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say_v be_v comfortable_a to_o the_o sinew_n like_v as_o the_o herbattum_fw-la grasse-green_a oil_n which_o the_o inguinian_n dwell_v upon_o the_o causy_n or_o street-way_n flamminia_n use_v to_o sel._n syriacum_n elaeomeli_fw-la a_o oil_n which_o as_o i_o have_v declare_v before_o issue_v from_o olive_n tree_n in_o syria_n carry_v a_o certain_a taste_n of_o honey_n howbeit_o their_o stomach_n it_o make_v to_o rise_v at_o it_o who_o lick_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v of_o power_n to_o soften_v the_o belly_n it_o purge_v choler_n electiuè_fw-fr if_o two_o cyath_n thereof_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v in_o one_o hemine_a of_o water_n howbeit_o these_o symptom_n or_o accident_n do_v follow_v they_o who_o drink_v thereof_o they_o lie_v as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o dead_a sleep_n and_o must_v eftsoons_o be_v awaken_v our_o lusty_a drunkard_n who_o make_v profession_n of_o carouse_v use_v to_o take_v one_o ciath_n thereof_o before_o they_o sit_v down_o to_o drink_v one_o another_o under_o board_n the_o oil_n of_o pitch_n be_v use_v every_o where_o for_o to_o heal_v the_o skurfe_n mange_n and_o farcin_n in_o beast_n next_o to_o vine_n and_o olive_n date_n tree_n be_v to_o be_v range_v in_o the_o high_a place_n and_o do_v carry_v the_o great_a name_n date_n if_o they_o be_v fresh_a and_o new_a do_v inebriat_fw-la and_o overturn_v the_o brain_n and_o if_o they_o be_v not_o very_o well_o dry_v they_o do_v cause_n headache_n neither_o be_v they_o so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v see_v any_o way_n good_a for_o the_o stomach_n again_o they_o do_v exasperate_v the_o cough_n and_o make_v it_o worse_o yet_o they_o be_v great_a nourisher_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o feed_v who_o eat_v of_o they_o our_o ancient_n in_o old_a time_n draw_v a_o certain_a juice_n or_o liquor_n out_o of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v boil_v which_o they_o give_v unto_o sick_a person_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o hydromell_n or_o honeyed_a water_n to_o drink_v and_o that_o for_o to_o refresh_v they_o to_o restore_v their_o strength_n and_o to_o quench_v thirst_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o prefer_v the_o date_n of_o thebais_n in_o high_a egypt_n before_o all_o other_o be_v eat_v as_o meat_n especial_o at_o meal_n they_o be_v good_a for_o they_o who_o reach_v up_o blood_n the_o date_n caryotae_n serve_v to_o make_v a_o lineament_n for_o the_o stomach_n the_o bladder_n belly_n &_o gut_n with_o a_o addition_n of_o quince_n among_o be_v incorporat_a with_o wax_n &_o safron_n they_o reduce_v the_o black_a and_o blue_a mark_n remain_v after_o stripe_n in_o the_o skin_n to_o their_o natural_a colour_n date_fw-la stone_n with_o their_o kernel_n be_v burn_v in_o a_o new_a earthen_a vessel_n which_o be_v never_o occupy_v before_o and_o be_v thus_o calcine_v and_o their_o ash_n wash_v they_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o spodium_n and_o do_v enter_v with_o other_o ingredient_n into_o collyry_n or_o eie-salue_n and_o with_o some_o nard_n among_o they_o make_v fuke_n to_o paint_v and_o calliâ—…lephara_n imbelish_v the_o eyebrow_n chap._n v._n ¶_o of_o the_o myrabolan_n date_n and_o the_o date_n elate_a the_o best_a palm_n or_o date_n tree_n which_o bear_v a_o fruit_n like_o to_o myrabolanes_n be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o egypt_n these_o date_n have_v no_o stone_n like_a to_o other_o be_v take_v in_o unripe_a and_o hard_a wine_n they_o stop_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o stay_v the_o extraordinary_a course_n of_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi and_o do_v consolidat_fw-la wound_n as_o touch_v the_o date-tree_n call_v elate_a or_o spathe_v it_o afford_v for_o use_v in_o physic_n the_o young_a bud_n the_o leaf_n and_o the_o bark_n the_o leave_v serve_v to_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n the_o stomach_n liver_n and_o such_o corosive_n ulcer_n as_o hardly_o will_v be_v bring_v to_o heal_v and_o skin_n up_o the_o
and_o acacia_n 13._o of_o the_o common_a and_o wild_a thistle_n of_o ery_z sisceptrum_fw-la of_o the_o thorn_n or_o thystle_n appendix_n of_o pyxacanthum_fw-la or_o the_o barbary_n tree_n of_o paliurus_n of_o the_o holly_n of_o the_o yew_n tree_n and_o other_o bush_n with_o their_o virtue_n in_o physic_n 14._o of_o the_o sweet_a brier_n or_o eglantine_n of_o the_o respâ—…ce_n bush_n of_o the_o white_a bramble_n rhamnus_n of_o lycium_n of_o sarcocolla_n of_o the_o composition_n name_v oporice_n and_o all_o their_o medicine_n 15._o of_o germander_n of_o perwinke_n or_o lowrie_n of_o 〈◊〉_d or_o olivell_n of_o chamaesyce_n of_o ground_n yvie_n of_o lavender_n cotton_n of_o ampeloprasos_n or_o vine_n porret_fw-la of_o stachys_n or_o wild_a sauge_n of_o clinopodium_fw-la or_o horse-time_n of_o cudweed_n of_o perwinke_n of_o egypt_n and_o their_o property_n 16._o of_o wake-robin_n of_o dragonwort_n or_o serpentine_a of_o the_o garden_n the_o great_a dragon-wort_n of_o arisaron_n of_o yarrow_n and_o millefoile_n of_o bastard_n navew_v of_o myrrhis_fw-la and_o onobrychis_n with_o their_o virtue_n 17._o of_o coriacesia_n callicia_n and_o menais_n with_o three_o and_o twenty_o other_o herb_n and_o their_o property_n which_o be_v hold_v by_o some_o to_o serve_v in_o magic_n of_o considia_n and_o aproxis_fw-la with_o other_o that_o reduce_v and_o revive_v love_n again_o 18._o of_o eriphia_n lanaria_n and_o water_n yarrow_n with_o their_o virtue_n 19_o of_o the_o herb_n that_o grow_v upon_o the_o head_n of_o statue_n and_o image_n of_o the_o herb_n that_o come_v out_o of_o river_n of_o the_o herb_n call_v lingua_n simple_o i._n the_o tongue_n of_o herb_n grow_v within_o sieve_n and_o upon_o dnnghil_n of_o rhodora_n of_o the_o herb_n impia_fw-la i._o the_o child_n before_o the_o parent_n of_o the_o herb_n pecten_fw-mi veneris_fw-la of_o nodia_n of_o cleiver_n or_o goose_n erith_n of_o burr_n of_o tordile_n of_o dent_n de_fw-fr chien_fw-fr or_o quiche_n of_o dactylus_fw-la and_o fenigreek_n with_o their_o virtue_n in_o sum_n herein_o be_v comprise_v medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n c._n volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n m._n varro_n cornelius_n celsus_n and_o fabius_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n democritus_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n museus_fw-la sophocles_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n simo_n timaristus_n hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la hicesius_n dionysius_n apollodorus_n of_o cittia_n apollodorus_n the_o tarentine_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n medius_n dieuchus_fw-la cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n cratevas_n petronius_n diodotus_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n sosimenes_n theopolemus_n solon_n lycus_n metrodorus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phyllinus_n petreius_n miction_n glaucia_n and_o xenocrates_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxv_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o nature_n of_o herb_n and_o weed_n that_o come_v up_o of_o themselves_o the_o reputation_n that_o herb_n have_v be_v of_o when_o they_o begin_v first_o to_o be_v use_v chap._n 1._o the_o property_n and_o nature_n of_o wild_a herb_n grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n 2._o what_o author_n have_v write_v in_o latin_a of_o the_o nature_n and_o use_n of_o herb_n when_o the_o knowledge_n of_o simple_n begin_v first_o to_o be_v practise_v at_o rome_n what_o greek_a author_n first_o write_v of_o herb_n the_o invention_n and_o find_v out_o of_o sundry_a herb_n the_o physic_n of_o old_a time_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o simple_n be_v not_o so_o much_o in_o request_n and_o use_v for_o physic_n as_o in_o old_a time_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o the_o eglantine_n and_o serpentary_n or_o dragon_n 3._o of_o a_o certain_a venomous_a fountain_n in_o almain_n the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o herb_n britannica_fw-la what_o disease_n cause_v the_o great_a pain_n 4._o of_o moly_n of_o dodecatheos_n of_o paeonium_fw-la name_v otherwise_o pentorobus_fw-la and_o glycyside_n of_o panace_n or_o asclepios_n of_o heraclium_n of_o panace_n chironeum_fw-la of_o panace_n centaureum_fw-la or_o pharnaceum_n of_o heraclium_fw-la siderium_fw-la of_o henbane_n 5._o of_o the_o herb_n mercury_n female_a of_o parthenium_n of_o hermu-poea_a or_o rather_o mercury_n of_o yarow_n of_o panace_n heracleum_n of_o sideritis_fw-la of_o millefoile_n of_o scopa_n regio_fw-la of_o hemionium_n teucrium_fw-la splenium_fw-la melampodium_fw-la or_o black_a ellebore_n and_o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o black_a and_o white_a ellebore_n when_o ellebore_n be_v to_o be_v give_v how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v to_o who_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v give_v also_o that_o it_o kill_v mouse_n and_o rat_n 6._o of_o mithridatium_n of_o scordotis_fw-la or_o scordium_fw-la of_o polemonia_n otherwise_o call_v philetaeria_n or_o chiliodynama_n of_o eupatorie_n or_o agrimonie_n of_o great_a centaurie_n otherwise_o call_v chironium_n of_o the_o less_o centaurie_n or_o libadium_fw-la call_v fel_n terrae_fw-la i._o the_o gall_n of_o the_o earth_n of_o triorche_n and_o their_o virtue_n 7._o of_o clymenus_n gentian_n lysimachia_n and_o parthenius_n or_o motherwort_n mugwort_n ambrose_n nenuphar_n heraclium_n and_o euphorbia_n with_o all_o their_o virtue_n medicinable_a 8._o of_o plantain_n buglosse_n hound_n tongue_n oxe-eye_n or_o may_v weed_v of_o scythica_n hippice_n and_o ischaemon_n of_o betonie_a cantabrica_n settarwort_n of_o dittander_n or_o hiberis_n of_o celendine_n the_o great_a celendine_n the_o less_o or_o pilewort_n of_o canaria_n of_o elaphoboscos_n of_o dictamnum_n 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molybdaena_fw-la of_o fumiterre_fw-fr of_o galengale_n of_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_fw-fr of_o cotyledon_n or_o vmbilicus_fw-la veneris_fw-la of_o houseleek_n or_o sengreene_n of_o pourcellane_n of_o groundswell_o of_o ephemerum_n of_o great_a tazill_n of_o crowfoot_n which_o afford_v medicine_n against_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n ear_n nostril_n tooth_n and_o mouth_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n do_v yield_v of_o medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o two_o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varro_n c._n volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o both_o write_v in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n and_o cornelius_n celsus_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n democritus_n king_n juba_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n who_o write_v biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n musaeus_n sophocles_n xanthus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n phanias_n the_o 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abolish_v the_o old_a manner_n of_o practice_n and_o set_v up_o a_o new_a 4._o the_o superstitious_a folly_n of_o magic_n be_v deride_v also_o a_o discourse_n touch_v the_o foul_a tettar_n call_v lichenes_n the_o remedy_n thereof_o and_o also_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o chaw_v 5._o receipt_n and_o remedy_n against_o the_o king_n evil_a also_o for_o
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dictatour_n go_v beyond_o all_o man_n beside_o i_o speak_v not_o now_o of_o his_o virtue_n and_o constancy_n neither_o of_o his_o high_a reach_n and_o deep_a wit_n whereby_o he_o apprehend_v the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n but_o of_o that_o agility_n of_o mind_n that_o prompt_a and_o ready_a conceit_n of_o he_o as_o nimble_a and_o active_a as_o the_o very_a fire_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o report_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o write_v to_o read_v to_o indite_v letter_n and_o withal_o to_o give_v audience_n to_o suitor_n &_o hear_v their_o cause_n all_o at_o one_o instant_a and_o be_v employ_v as_o you_o know_v he_o be_v in_o so_o great_a and_o important_a affair_n he_o ordinary_o indict_v letter_n to_o four_o secretary_n or_o clerk_n at_o once_o and_o when_o he_o be_v free_a from_o other_o great_a business_n he_o will_v otherwise_o find_v seven_o of_o they_o work_v at_o one_o time_n the_o same_o man_n in_o his_o day_n fight_v 50_o set_v 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athens_n at_o what_o time_n as_o the_o city_n be_v besiege_v by_o the_o lacedaemonian_n god_n bacchus_n appear_v sundry_a time_n by_o way_n of_o vision_n in_o a_o dream_n to_o lysander_n their_o king_n admonishng_v he_o to_o suffer_v his_o delight_n and_o he_o who_o he_o set_v most_o store_n by_o for_o to_o be_v inter_v whereupon_o the_o king_n make_v diligent_a enquiry_n who_o late_o be_v depart_v this_o life_n in_o athens_n and_o by_o relation_n of_o the_o citizen_n soon_o find_v it_o out_o and_o perceive_v who_o it_o be_v that_o the_o foresay_a god_n mean_v and_o so_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o bury_v sophocles_n in_o peace_n and_o to_o perform_v his_o funeral_n without_o any_o molestation_n or_o impeachment_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o plato_n ennius_n virgil_n m._n varro_n and_o m._n cicero_n denis_n the_o tyrant_n bear_v otherwise_o to_o pride_n and_o cruelty_n be_v advertise_v of_o the_o come_n and_o arrival_n of_o plato_n that_o great_a clerk_n and_o prince_n of_o learning_n send_v 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soil_n be_v it_o never_o so_o healthy_a now_o as_o touch_v the_o healthfulness_n of_o a_o place_n a_o man_n may_v not_o always_o conclude_v thereof_o by_o the_o colour_n and_o fresh_a hue_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n for_o many_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o those_o who_o be_v use_v to_o pestilent_a place_n hold_v out_o well_o and_o have_v their_o health_n yea_o and_o by_o their_o look_n bewray_v no_o harm_n that_o they_o take_v moreover_o some_o quarter_n and_o coast_n there_o be_v which_o at_o some_o time_n of_o the_o year_n stand_v sound_a and_o healthy_a enough_o but_o i_o will_v count_v none_o wholesome_a but_o such_o as_o be_v healthful_a all_o the_o year_n long_o a_o ill_a piece_n of_o land_n be_v that_o which_o put_v the_o lord_n thereof_o to_o pain_n and_o with_o which_o he_o be_v force_v to_o wrestle_v for_o to_o have_v his_o health_n cato_n will_v have_v this_o point_n especial_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o soil_n of_o a_o farm_n scituat_fw-la as_o have_v be_v say_v be_v good_a of_o itself_o and_o fertile_a also_o that_o near_o unto_o it_o there_o be_v store_n of_o laborer_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o far_o from_o a_o good_a and_o strong_a town_n moreover_o that_o it_o have_v sufficient_a mean_n for_o transport_v of_o the_o commodity_n which_o it_o yield_v either_o by_o vessel_n upon_o water_n or_o otherwise_o by_o wane_v upon_o the_o land_n furthermore_o that_o the_o manor_n house_n be_v well_o build_v and_o the_o land_n about_o it_o as_o well_o husband_v howbeit_o herein_o i_o see_v many_o man_n to_o err_v much_o and_o great_o to_o be_v deceive_v for_o they_o hold_v opinion_n that_o the_o negligence_n and_o ill_a husbandry_n of_o the_o former_a lord_n be_v good_a for_o he_o that_o shall_v purchase_v land_n and_o come_v after_o he_o but_o i_o say_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a and_o disaduantageous_a to_o the_o buyer_n than_o land_n so_o left_a waist_n and_o out_o of_o heart_n and_o therefore_o cato_n give_v good_a counsel_n to_o purchase_v land_n of_o a_o good_a husband_n and_o not_o rash_o and_o hand_n over_o head_n to_o despise_v and_o set_v light_a by_o the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n of_o another_o who_o say_v moreover_o that_o as_o well_o land_n as_o man_n which_o be_v of_o great_a charge_n and_o expense_n how_o gaineful_a soever_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v yield_v not_o much_o profit_n in_o the_o end_n to_o the_o master_n declaro_fw-la when_o all_o count_n be_v cast_v and_o reckon_n make_v he_o therfâ—…re_o judge_v that_o the_o vine_n yield_v the_o best_a revenue_n of_o all_o commodity_n belong_v to_o a_o farm_n and_o good_a reason_n he_o have_v so_o to_o say_v because_o above_o all_o thing_n he_o take_v order_n to_o cut_v off_o expense_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v next_o to_o it_o he_o reckon_v hortyard_n such_o especial_o as_o
very_o big_a 341._o a_o chameleon_n roll_v their_o whole_a eye_n 331._o f_o chamelaea_n 398._o k_o chamaeropes_n what_o they_o be_v 387._o a_o chamaemyrsine_n 434._o h_o chani_fw-la fish_n without_o male_n 244._o m_o characias_n a_o kind_n of_o reed_n or_o cane_n 483._o e_o charit_n oblepharon_fw-mi a_o shrub_n within_o the_o sea_n 402._o k_o charcoal_n of_o oke-wood_n 459._o c_o charcoal_n of_o young_a tree_n best_a ibid._n charcoal_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 459._o d_o charcoal_n worst_a make_v of_o the_o oak_n hatiphleos_n ibid._n charm_n to_o drive_v away_o hail_n 547._o f_o charmidas_n his_o memory_n 168._o g_o chasma_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 17._o h_o of_o chastity_n rare_a example_n 173._o f_o chatte_n or_o catkin_n upon_o diverse_a tree_n 459._o d_o chaus_n a_o beast_n 205._o e_o chalenophagi_n hairy_a all_o but_o head_n 134._o i_o cheiidoniae_fw-la island_n in_o asia_n 368._o l_o chelidony_n stone_n in_o maw_n of_o young_a bird_n 343._o b_o chenelopes_n see_v birgander_n chenerote_n 281._o b_o cheese_n unknown_a to_o barbarous_a nation_n 348._o k_o cheese_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n make_v in_o dalmatia_n ibid._n l_o cheese_n excellent_a at_o vatusium_fw-la ibid._n m_o cheese_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 349._o a_o of_o cheese_n a_o discourse_n 348._o l_o a_o cherry_n tree_n bear_v arm_n of_o a_o mighty_a bigness_n 476._o m_o cherry_n tree_n when_o to_o be_v graft_v 523._o b_o cherry_n of_o a_o middle_a kind_n between_o berry_n &_o grain_n 448._o g_o cherry_n tree_n bring_v into_o italy_n ibid._n h._n they_o will_v not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n ibid._n cherry_n apronian_n actium_n caecilian_n julian_n duracin_n plinian_n of_o portugal_n laurean_n macedonian_a 448._o h_o cherry_n how_o they_o be_v keep_v ibid._n ay_o chestnut_n rather_o no_o be_v call_v mast_n than_o nut_n 446._o l_o chestnut_n describe_v ibid._n their_o kernils_n ground_n into_o meal_n for_o bread_n ibid._n how_o to_o be_v eat_v ibid._n chestnut_n call_v sardinian_a nut_n and_o why_o ibid._n name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n uâ—…_n chestnut_n tarentine_n balanitis_n ibid._n chestnut_n salarian_a corellian_a meteran_n coctiva_fw-la 447_o a_o chestnut_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n chough_n filch_v money_n 285._o c_o chine-bone_n 339._o e._n the_o use_n of_o it_o ibid._n chin_n man_n only_o have_v 337._o a_o chicken_n how_o they_o be_v hatch_v 298._o l_o child_n beget_v and_o bear_v at_o what_o age_n of_o the_o parent_n 163._o a._n b._n child_n not_o always_o answerable_a to_o their_o parent_n in_o every_o respect_n 160._o l_o child_n twelve_o distinct_a cast_v away_o at_o one_o slip_n from_o a_o woman_n 160._o k_o child_n of_o the_o dake_n carry_v the_o mark_n of_o their_o parent_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n 161._o a_o child_n changeling_n 158_o h_o child_n breed_v their_o tooth_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o their_o age_n 164._o b_o children_n above_o three_o at_o a_o birth_n be_v monstrous_a 157._o d_o a_o child_n return_v into_o the_o mother_n womb_n 158._o g_o chimaera_n a_o hill_n in_o phoselis_n burn_v both_o night_n and_o day_n 47._o b._n black_a choler_n cause_n of_o fury_n 341._o e._n cast_v up_o by_o vomit_n deadly_a ibid._n choromandae_fw-la what_o people_n 156._o h_o chilo_n his_o say_n count_v oracle_n 173._o c._n how_o he_o die_v and_o be_v honour_v ibid._n d_o chronicle_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o f_o chrysomela_n a_o kind_n of_o quince_n 436._o h_o chydaei_fw-la certain_a date_n 388._o g_o c_o i_o cich-pease_n and_o the_o nature_n thereof_o how_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o f_o 570._o g._n sundry_a kind_n of_o ciche_n 370._o g_o cich-pease_n how_o cod_v ibid._n m._n t._n cicero_n the_o elder_a his_o praise_n 172._o m_o m._n cicero_n the_o young_a challenge_v for_o a_o drunkard_n 428._o g_o cicercuta_n 370._o g_o cicero_n his_o commendation_n 272._o m_o cici_n look_v ricinus_n cichorie_n medicinable_a to_o diverse_a bird_n 211._o d_o cilicia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 104._o m_o cinnamologus_fw-la a_o bird_n 288._o m_o cinnamon_n 372._o f._n g_o cinnamon_n grow_v in_o aethyopia_n 372._o i._n exchange_v for_o what_o commodity_n 372._o k_o cinnamon_n plant_v describe_v ibid._n cinnamon_n the_o best_a 373._o a._n b._n cinnamon_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n b_o cinnamon_n the_o price_n ibid._n cinnamon_n root_n set_v into_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o augustus_n ibid._n c_o cinnamon_n garland_n dedicate_v by_o uespasian_n 373._o d_o cinnamon_n shrub_n will_v not_o prosper_v in_o syria_n 478_o l_o circos_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o hawk_n 274._o k_o circei_n island_n by_o the_o retire_n of_o the_o sea_n join_v to_o the_o continent_n 39_o e_fw-la circeus_fw-la the_o name_n of_o a_o wind_n 23._o b_o circumference_n of_o the_o world_n 49._o e_o citron_n tree_n 359._o c._n the_o fruit_n a_o counterpoison_v ibid._n citron_n tree_n fruitful_a 359._o d._n it_o like_v not_o to_o be_v in_o strange_a country_n ibid._n pomecitron_n kernil_v good_a against_o a_o stink_a breath_n ibid._n e_o citron_n tree_n 395._o c_o citron_n table_n ibid._n citron_n tree_n bear_v not_o but_o in_o assyria_n 478_o k_o civicke_a coronet_n six_o give_v to_o manlius_n capitolinus_n ibid._n civicke_a coronet_n 456._o h._n compare_v with_o all_o other_o ibid._n civicke_a coronet_n fourteen_o give_v to_o siccius_n dentalus_n 454._o e_o civicke_a coronet_n or_o garland_n whereof_o it_o be_v first_o make_v 457._o b_o law_n appertain_v to_o civicke_a coronet_n ibid._n d_o civicke_a coronet_n at_o rome_n comparable_a to_o the_o best_a among_o the_o greek_n ibid._n c_o c_o l_o clamato_fw-la ria_fw-la a_o bird_n 277._o c_o clap_v of_o hand_n rejoice_v bee_n 231._o e_o of_o claw_n a_o discourse_n 351._o c_o cleopatraher_n lavish_a expense_n 257._o a_o q._n cleopatra_n her_o rich_a pearl_n ibid._n cleostratus_n find_v out_o the_o sign_n in_o the_o zodiac_n 5._o e_fw-la clerus_fw-la a_o bitter_a thing_n find_v in_o honey_n comb_v 318._o l_o climastericke_n year_n 182._o h_o clod_v of_o land_n 579._o e_fw-la clodeus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o aesop_n his_o expense_n and_o riot_n in_o pearl_n 257._o d._n clog_n hang_v from_o rosin_n tree_n all_o but_o the_o larch_n 463._o cloth_n of_o gold_n when_o it_o be_v invent_v 226._o i_o clothes_n of_o diverse_a colour_n weave_v 228._o i_o cloud_n their_o shape_n 29._o c_o clove_n a_o spice_n 362._o h_o cluina_n or_o clivina_fw-la a_o bird_n 277._o c_o clupea_n a_o fish_n kill_v another_o call_v attilus_n 243._o a_o c_o n_o cneston_n cneros_n 398._o k_o c_o o_o cock_n go_v about_o with_o chicken_n when_o the_o hen_n be_v dead_a 299._o e_o cock_n watchful_a and_o desirous_a of_o glory_n 279._o c._n astronomer_n ibid._n sentinel_n ibid._n they_o love_v sovereignty_n and_o win_v it_o by_o fight_n ibid._n c._n d_o cock_n dreadful_a to_o the_o lion_n ibid._n e_o cock_n of_o kind_a fighter_n ibid._n cock_n bear_v great_a sway_n in_o auspex_n 279._o f_o cock_n carve_a and_o make_v capon_n 280._o h_o cock_n fight_v ibid._n a_o cock_n speak_v ibid._n cocolobis_n see_v vine_n basilica_n coctura_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 412._o k_o coclites_n who_o they_o be_v 335._o b_o codfish_n 245._o b_o coggygria_n a_o tree_n the_o propriety_n of_o it_o 399._o c_o coin_v stamp_v with_o the_o image_n of_o sheep_n cow_n and_o ox_n 550._o l._n colariae_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o codfish_n 245._o e_o colon_n a_o gut_n so_o call_v 343._o a._n in_o it_o be_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n ibid._n colostratia_n a_o disease_n that_o come_v of_o bee-sting_n 348._o h_o columbinum_n cicer._n 570._o g_o colour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bee_n 318._o i_o colour_n in_o the_o eye_n why_o they_o be_v 335._o b_o colymbades_fw-la what_o olive_n 432._o g_o comagenum_n a_o precious_a composition_n 381_o comata_fw-la part_n of_o france_n 332._o i_o comarum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 447._o e_fw-la comet_n white_a with_o silver_n hair_n 15._o f._n shaggy_a and_o like_a a_o mane_n when_o such_o a_o one_o appear_v and_o the_o continuance_n of_o such_o when_o they_o do_v appear_v 16._o g_o comet_n what_o they_o do_v fore-token_n ibid._n g_o comet_n never_o light_o see_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o heaven_n 16._o h._n be_v worship_v for_o god_n ibid._n ay_o combat_n between_o bull_n and_o elephant_n 195._o f_o cambat_n between_o a_o elephant_n and_o a_o roman_a ibid._n d._n e_o commodity_n in_o a_o farm_n which_o be_v most_o gainful_a 553._o e._n f_o commosis_n first_o foundation_n of_o bee_n work_v 313._o g_o conception_n at_o what_o time_n 164._o h_o sign_n of_o conception_n 159._o a._n of_o a_o boy_n and_o a_o girl_n distinst_a ihid_fw-mi d._n conception_n double_a 160._o l_o conchylium_fw-la a_o shellfish_n 246._o i_o conchylia_fw-la what_o fish_n 258._o i_o conger_n a_o fish_n 246._o b_o conferration_n what_o it_o be_v 550._o i_o coney_n kinnle_fw-mi every_o month_n 303._o d._n they_o admit_v superfoetation_n ibid._n coney_n exceed_v fruitful_a
to_o leave_v the_o heaven_n and_o those_o celestial_a body_n in_o their_o majesty_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o as_o the_o magnet_n or_o loadstone_n draw_v iron_n unto_o it_o so_o there_o be_v another_o 36._o stone_n abhor_v the_o same_o and_o drive_v iron_n from_o it_o what_o shall_v the_o reason_n be_v of_o the_o diamond_n that_o peerless_a stone_n the_o chief_a jewel_n wherein_o our_o rich_a worlding_n repose_v their_o great_a joy_n and_o delight_n a_o stone_n otherwise_o aâ—…_n invincible_a and_o which_o no_o force_n and_o violence_n beside_o can_v conquer_v but_o that_o it_o remain_v still_o infâ—…ngible_a and_o yet_o that_o the_o simple_a blood_n of_o a_o poor_a goat_n be_v able_a to_o burst_v it_o in_o piece_n beside_o many_o other_o secret_n in_o nature_n as_o strange_a yea_o and_o more_o miraculous_a all_o which_o we_o purpose_v to_o reserve_v unto_o their_o sever_n all_o place_n and_o will_v speak_v of_o they_o in_o order_n mean_a while_n may_v it_o please_v the_o reader_n to_o pardon_v we_o and_o to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n the_o manner_n of_o our_o entrance_n into_o this_o matter_n for_o albeit_o we_o shall_v deal_v in_o the_o begin_n with_o the_o small_a and_o base_a thing_n of_o all_o other_o yet_o such_o they_o be_v as_o be_v wholesome_a and_o concern_v much_o the_o health_n of_o man_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o life_n and_o first_o will_v we_o set_v in_o handwith_o the_o garden_n and_o the_o herb_n that_o we_o find_v there_o chap._n i._n ¶_o of_o the_o wild_a cucumber_n and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o elaterium_fw-la this_o wild_a cucumber_n as_o we_o have_v say_v heretofore_o be_v far_o less_o than_o that_o of_o the_o garden_n out_o of_o the_o aâ—…usive_a fruit_n hereof_o there_o be_v a_o medicinable_a juice_n draw_v which_o the_o physician_n call_v elaterium_fw-la for_o to_o get_v this_o juice_n man_n must_v not_o stay_v until_o the_o not_o cucumber_n be_v fullâ—…_n ripe_a for_o unless_o it_o be_v take_v betimes_o and_o cut_v down_o the_o soon_o it_o will_v leap_v &_o flirt_n in_o the_o handle_n from_o the_o steel_n whereto_o it_o hang_v against_o their_o face_n with_o no_o small_a danger_n of_o their_o eyesight_n now_o when_o it_o be_v once_o gather_v they_o keep_v it_o soon_o whole_a night_n the_o next_o morrow_n they_o make_v a_o incision_n and_o slit_v it_o with_o the_o edge_n of_o a_o cane_n they_o use_v to_o strew_v ash_n also_o thereupon_o to_o restrain_v and_o keep_v down_o the_o liquor_n which_o issue_v forth_o in_o such_o abundance_n which_o do_v they_o press_v the_o say_a juice_n forth_o andreceive_v it_o in_o rain_n water_n wherein_o it_o settle_v and_o afterward_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v in_o the_o sun_n they_o make_v it_o up_o into_o trochisque_n and_o certain_a these_o trochisque_n be_v sovereign_a for_o many_o purpose_n to_o the_o great_a good_a and_o benefit_n of_o mankind_n for_o first_o and_o foremost_a it_o cure_v the_o dimness_n and_o other_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n of_o the_o eye_n it_o heal_v also_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o eye_n lid_n it_o be_v say_v moreover_o that_o if_o a_o man_n rub_v never_o so_o little_a of_o this_o juice_n upon_o vine_n root_n there_o will_v no_o bird_n come_v near_o to_o peck_n or_o once_o touch_v the_o grape_n that_o shall_v hang_v thereon_o the_o root_n of_o this_o wild_a cucumber_n if_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o vinegar_n and_o make_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v be_v singular_a good_a for_o all_o kind_n of_o gout_n but_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o say_a root_n help_v the_o toothache_n the_o root_n be_v dry_v and_o incorporat_a with_o rosin_n cure_v the_o ringworme_n tettar_n &_o wild_a scab_n or_o skurf_n which_o some_o call_v psora_n and_o lichenes_n it_o discuss_v and_o heal_v the_o swell_a kernel_n behind_o the_o ear_n the_o angry_a bush_n also_o and_o biles_fw-la in_o other_o emunctory_n call_v pani_n and_o reduce_v the_o stool_n or_o scar_n leave_v after_o any_o sore_a and_o other_o scar_n to_o their_o fresh_a and_o native_a colour_n again_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o leave_v dop_v with_o vinegar_n into_o the_o ear_n be_v a_o remedy_n for_o deafness_n as_o for_o the_o liquor_n concrete_a of_o this_o cucumber_n name_v elaterium_fw-la the_o right_a season_n of_o make_v it_o be_v in_o autumn_n neither_o be_v there_o a_o drug_n that_o the_o apothecary_n have_v which_o last_v long_o than_o it_o do_v howbeit_o before_o it_o be_v three_o year_n old_a it_o begin_v not_o to_o be_v in_o force_n for_o any_o purpose_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v use_v it_o and_o yet_o if_o one_o will_v occupy_v it_o fresh_a and_o new_a before_o that_o time_n he_o must_v correct_v the_o foresay_a trosch_n es_fw-la with_o vinegar_n dissolve_v they_o therein_o over_o a_o soft_a fire_n in_o a_o new_a earthen_a pot_n never_o occupy_v before_o but_o the_o elder_a they_o be_v the_o better_a and_o more_o effectual_a they_o be_v insomuch_o as_o by_o the_o report_n of_o theophrastus_n elaterium_n have_v be_v keep_v and_o continue_v good_a 200_o year_n and_o for_o fifty_o year_n it_o be_v so_o strong_a &_o full_a of_o virtue_n that_o it_o will_v put_v out_o the_o light_n of_o a_o candle_n or_o lamp_n for_o this_o be_v the_o trial_n and_o proof_n of_o good_a elaterium_n it_o be_v set_v near_o thereto_o before_o that_o it_o put_v out_o the_o light_n it_o cause_v the_o candle_n to_o sparkle_v upward_o and_o downward_o that_o which_o be_v pale_a of_o colour_n and_o smooth_a be_v better_a than_o that_o which_o be_v of_o a_o greenish_a grass_n colour_n &_o rough_a in_o hand_n the_o same_o also_o be_v somewhat_o bitter_a withal_o moreover_o it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o a_o woman_n desire_v to_o have_v child_n &_o do_v carry_v about_o she_o the_o fruit_n of_o this_o wild_a cucumber_n fast_o tie_v to_o her_o body_n she_o shall_v the_o soon_o conceive_v and_o prove_v with_o child_n provide_v always_o that_o in_o the_o gather_n the_o say_a cucumber_n touch_v not_o the_o ground_n in_o any_o case_n also_o if_o it_o be_v lap_v within_o the_o wool_n of_o a_o ram_n &_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o loin_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n of_o childbirth_n so_o that_o she_o be_v not_o her_o selfware_v thereof_o she_o shall_v have_v the_o better_a speed_n and_o easy_a deliverance_n but_o then_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o infant_n &_o the_o mother_n be_v part_v the_o say_a cucumber_n must_v be_v have_v out_o of_o the_o house_n in_o all_o haste_n where_o the_o woman_n lie_v those_o writer_n who_o magnify_v these_o wild_a cucumber_n and_o set_v great_a store_n by_o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o best_a kind_n of_o they_o grow_v in_o arabia_n and_o the_o next_o about_o cyrenae_n but_o other_o say_v that_o the_o principal_n be_v in_o arcadia_n that_o the_o plant_n resemble_v turnsol_n that_o between_o the_o leaf_n and_o branch_n thereof_o there_o grow_v the_o fruit_n as_o big_a as_o a_o walnut_n with_o a_o white_a tail_n turn_v up_o backward_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o scorpion_n tail_n whereupon_o some_o there_o be_v who_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o the_o scorpion_n cucumber_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o as_o well_o the_o fruit_n itself_o as_o the_o juice_n thereof_o call_v elaterium_n be_v most_o effectual_a against_o the_o prick_n or_o sting_v of_o the_o scorpion_n as_o also_o that_o it_o be_v a_o medicine_n purgative_a of_o the_o belly_n but_o especial_o cleanse_v the_o womb_n or_o matrice_n of_o woman_n the_o ordinary_a dose_n be_v from_o half_a a_o obulus_fw-la to_o a_o solid_a i._o a_o obole_fw-la or_o half_a a_o scruple_n according_o to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o patient_a scruple_n a_o great_a receipt_n than_o one_o obulus_fw-la kill_v he_o or_o she_o that_o take_v it_o but_o be_v take_v within_o that_o quantity_n above_o name_v in_o some_o broth_n or_o convenient_a liquor_n it_o be_v pass_o good_a for_o the_o dropsy_n yea_o and_o to_o evacuat_v those_o filthy_a humour_n thar_z engender_v the_o lousy_a disease_n be_v temper_v with_o honey_n and_o old_a oil_n and_o so_o reduce_v into_o a_o thin_a ointment_n or_o lineament_n it_o cure_v the_o squinancy_n and_o such_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o windpipe_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o the_o serpentine_a cucumber_n call_v otherwise_o the_o wander_v cucumber_n also_o of_o the_o garden_n cucumber_n melon_n or_o pompion_n many_o there_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o serpentine_a cucumber_n among_o we_o which_o other_o call_v the_o wander_a cucumber_n be_v the_o same_o that_o the_o former_a cucumber_n which_o yield_v elaterium_fw-la the_o decoction_n whereof_o be_v of_o that_o virtue_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v besprinkle_v therewith_o no_o mouse_n will_v come_v near_o to_o touch_v it_o the_o same_o be_v sod_v in_o vinegar_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o a_o ointment_n be_v a_o present_a remedy_n to_o allay_v the_o pain_n of_o gout_n
to_o continue_v healthful_a strong_a &_o lusty_a that_o they_o be_v good_a for_o the_o stomach_n in_o this_o regard_n that_o they_o cause_n rift_v and_o break_v of_o wind_n upward_o which_o be_v a_o good_a exercise_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o withal_o that_o they_o keep_v the_o body_n loose_a and_o laxative_a yea_o and_o open_v the_o haemorrhoid_n vein_n if_o they_o be_v put_v up_o in_o manner_n of_o suppository_n also_o that_o the_o juice_n of_o onion_n and_o fennel_n together_o be_v marvelous_a good_a to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o a_o cataract_n dropsy_n item_n that_o their_o juice_n be_v incorporat_a with_o rue_n and_o hony_n be_v sovereign_a for_o the_o squinance_n as_o also_o that_o they_o will_v keep_v wake_v those_o who_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o lethargy_n to_o conclude_v varro_n say_v that_o if_o onion_n be_v bray_v with_o salt_n and_o vinegar_n and_o then_o dry_v no_o worm_n or_o vermin_n will_v come_v near_o that_o composition_n chap._n vi_o ¶_o of_o cut_n leek_n or_o porret_fw-la of_o bolled_a leek_n and_o of_o garlic_n porret_fw-la otherwise_o call_v cut-leeke_n or_o unset_a leek_n staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n in_o case_n it_o be_v stamp_v and_o put_v up_o close_o into_o the_o nostril_n or_o otherwise_o mingle_v with_o the_o powder_n of_o the_o gall-nut_n or_o mint_n moreover_o porret_fw-la stay_v the_o immoderate_a shift_n or_o flux_n of_o blood_n that_o follow_v woman_n upon_o a_o slip_n or_o abortive_a birth_n if_o the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v drink_v in_o breast-milke_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o help_v a_o old_a cough_n and_o all_o other_o disease_n of_o breast_n and_o lung_n burnes_n and_o sealding_n be_v heal_v with_o a_o lineament_n make_v of_o porret_fw-la or_o leek_n blade_n likewise_o the_o epinyctide_n for_o so_o in_o this_o place_n i_o term_v that_o ulcer_n which_o in_o the_o lachrymal_a or_o corner_n of_o the_o eye_n run_v and_o water_v continual_o some_o call_v it_o syce_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o fig._n and_o yet_o other_o there_o be_v who_o understand_v by_o that_o word_n epinyctide_v the_o blackish_a or_o blue_a blister_a wheal_v the_o bloody_a fall_v i_o mean_v and_o angry_a chilblain_n that_o in_o the_o night_n disquiet_a and_o trouble_v folk_n that_o have_v they_o but_o to_o come_v again_o to_o our_o porret_fw-la the_o blade_n thereof_o stamp_v and_o lay_v too_o with_o honey_n heal_v all_o sore_n and_o ulcer_n whatsoever_o the_o bite_n of_o any_o venomous_a beast_n the_o sting_n also_o of_o serpent_n be_v cure_v therewith_o as_o for_o the_o impediment_n of_o the_o hear_n and_o the_o ear_n they_o be_v remedy_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o leek_n and_o goat_n gall_n or_o else_o a_o like_a quantity_n of_o honey_a wine_n instill_v thereinto_o and_o as_o for_o the_o whistling_n or_o crash_a noise_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v hear_v within_o head_n otherwhiles_o they_o be_v discuss_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o leek_n and_o woman_n milk_n drop_v into_o the_o ear_n if_o the_o same_o be_v snuffle_v up_o into_o the_o nostril_n or_o otherwise_o convey_v that_o way_n up_o into_o the_o head_n it_o ease_v headache_n for_o which_o purpose_n also_o it_o be_v good_a to_o pour_v into_o the_o ear_n when_o one_o go_v to_o bed_n and_o lie_v to_o sleep_v two_o spoonful_n of_o the_o say_a juice_n and_o one_o of_o honey_n the_o juice_n of_o porret_fw-la if_o it_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v with_o good_a wine_n of_o the_o grape_n against_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n and_o namely_o scorpion_n likewise_o so_o take_v with_o a_o ounce_n hemine_a of_o wine_n it_o cure_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n or_o small_a of_o the_o back_n such_o as_o spit_v or_o reach_v up_o blood_n such_o as_o be_v disease_v with_o the_o physic_n or_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n such_o also_o as_o have_v be_v long_o trouble_v with_o the_o pose_v the_o murr_n catarrh_n and_o other_o rheum_n find_v great_a help_n by_o drink_v the_o juice_n of_o porret_fw-la or_o eat_v leek_n with_o their_o meat_n moreover_o leek_n be_v 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whatsoever_o be_v make_v tame_a which_o by_o kind_n be_v wild_a the_o same_o will_v not_o breed_v as_o goose_n and_o gander_n in_o like_a manner_n wild_a swine_n &_o red_a deer_n if_o they_o be_v tame_v or_o if_o they_o do_v it_o be_v very_o long_o first_o and_o such_o only_a as_o be_v bring_v to_o hand_n even_o from_o the_o time_n that_o they_o be_v very_o young_a final_o this_o one_o thing_n be_v strange_a and_o wonderful_a that_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n save_v only_o the_o mare_n and_o the_o sow_n if_o they_o find_v themselves_o to_o be_v with_o young_a drive_v the_o male_a from_o they_o but_o the_o cony_n and_o the_o hare_n alone_o will_v conceive_v again_o when_o they_o be_v go_v with_o young_a chap._n lxiiii_o ¶_o the_o variety_n in_o live_a creature_n as_o touch_v their_o come_n into_o the_o world_n whatsoever_o have_v quick_a creature_n within_o they_o bring_v the_o same_o forth_o with_o the_o head_n forward_o for_o when_o the_o time_n be_v come_v the_o young_a thing_n 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many_o other_o plant_n chap._n lxv_o ¶_o the_o breed_n of_o mouse_n and_o rat_n of_o all_o creature_n that_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a perfect_a swine_n only_a farrow_n one_o pig_n and_o two_o pig_n at_o a_o time_n yea_o and_o sometime_o a_o number_n of_o they_o also_o they_o alone_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o those_o that_o either_o be_v whole-hoofed_n or_o clovenfooted_n in_o twain_o bring_v a_o number_n of_o young_a one_o at_o one_o farrow_n but_o above_o all_o mouse_n and_o rat_n for_o fruitfulness_n do_v pass_v and_o therefore_o i_o can_v put_v off_o the_o discourse_n of_o they_o any_o long_o and_o yet_o therein_o i_o must_v follow_v aristotle_n for_o my_o author_n and_o the_o report_n withal_o of_o the_o soldier_n that_o serve_v under_o alexander_n the_o great_a it_o be_v say_v that_o they_o engender_v by_o lick_v without_o any_o other_o kind_n of_o copulation_n and_o that_o one_o of_o they_o have_v bring_v sixscore_a at_o a_o time_n also_o that_o in_o persia_n there_o have_v be_v young_a mouse_n find_v with_o young_a even_o in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o old_a dam._n and_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o they_o will_v be_v bag_v if_o they_o taste_v but_o of_o a_o little_a salt_n why_o shall_v we_o then_o wonder_v any_o more_o how_o such_o multitude_n of_o field-mice_n and_o rat_n shall_v come_v to_o devour_v whole_a field_n of_o corn_n howbeit_o the_o reason_n be_v not_o yet_o know_v how_o such_o number_n of_o they_o shall_v all_o of_o a_o sudden_a consume_v away_o &_o come_v to_o nothing_o for_o neither_o be_v they_o find_v lie_v dead_a above_o ground_n neither_o can_v any_o man_n come_v forth_o and_o say_v that_o he_o have_v turn_v up_o any_o one_o with_o his_o spade_n as_o he_o dig_v in_o the_o winter_n the_o country_n of_o troas_n be_v mighty_o give_v to_o breed_v great_a store_n of_o they_o insomuch_o as_o they_o have_v force_v already_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o abandon_v the_o place_n and_o depart_v man_n say_v that_o the_o season_n proper_a and_o agreeable_a for_o their_o breed_n in_o such_o abundance_n be_v a_o great_a drought_n also_o that_o when_o they_o be_v towards_o their_o end_n there_o be_v little_a worm_n breed_v in_o their_o head_n that_o kill_v they_o the_o mouse_n and_o rat_n of_o egypt_n have_v hard_a hair_n and_o pricky_n like_v to_o hedgehog_n they_o go_v likewise_o upright_o on_o their_o hinder_a foot_n and_o walk_v as_o if_o they_o be_v two_o footed_a after_o the_o manner_n of_o those_o in_o the_o alps._n moreover_o if_o beast_n of_o diverse_a kind_n engender_v together_o they_o may_v well_o breed_v young_a between_o they_o in_o case_n they_o do_v agree_v and_o jump_v in_o the_o time_n that_o the_o female_n of_o both_o shall_v go_v with_o young_a it_o be_v common_o think_v and_o believe_v that_o among_o four_o footed_a beast_n the_o lizard_n have_v egg_n within_o she_o and_o deliver_v they_o at_o her_o mouth_n but_o aristotle_n flat_o deny_v it_o howbeit_o they_o sit_v not_o upon_o they_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v as_o be_v forgetful_a where_o they_o lay_v they_o so_o little_a or_o no_o memory_n at_o all_o have_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o young_a lizard_n of_o themselves_o break_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o shell_n chap._n lxvi_o ¶_o of_o a_o serpent_n engender_v of_o the_o marrow_n of_o a_o manâ—…_n back_o bone_n i_o have_v hear_v many_o a_o man_n say_v that_o the_o marrow_n of_o a_o man_n back_n bone_n will_v breed_v to_o a_o snake_n and_o well_o it_o may_v so_o be_v for_o sure_o there_o be_v many_o secret_n in_o nature_n to_o we_o unknown_a and_o much_o may_v come_v of_o hide_a cause_n as_o we_o may_v see_v even_o among_o four_o footed_a beast_n chap._n lxvii_o ¶_o of_o
the_o salamander_n as_o for_o example_n the_o salamander_n make_v in_o fashion_n of_o a_o lizard_n mark_v with_o spot_n like_o star_n never_o come_v abroad_o and_o show_v it_o self_n but_o in_o great_a shewre_n for_o in_o fair_a weather_n he_o be_v not_o see_v he_o be_v of_o so_o cold_a a_o complexion_n that_o if_o he_o do_v but_o touch_v the_o fire_n he_o will_v quench_v it_o as_o present_o as_o if_o ice_n be_v put_v unto_o it_o the_o salamander_n cast_v up_o at_o the_o mouth_n a_o certain_a venomous_a matter_n like_o milk_n let_v it_o but_o once_o touch_v any_o bare_a part_n of_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n body_n all_o the_o hair_n will_v fall_v off_o and_o the_o part_n so_o touch_v will_v change_v the_o colour_n of_o the_o skin_n to_o the_o white_a morphew_n chap._n lxviii_o ¶_o of_o those_o that_o breed_v of_o other_o which_o never_o be_v engender_v also_o of_o those_o that_o be_v engender_v yet_o breed_v not_o some_o creature_n there_o be_v that_o breed_n of_o those_o that_o never_o be_v engender_v themselves_o and_o yet_o not_o according_a to_o those_o natural_a mean_n as_o other_o which_o we_o have_v show_v before_o and_o such_o also_o as_o either_o the_o summer_n or_o spring_n or_o some_o certain_a season_n of_o the_o year_n do_v breed_v among_o which_o some_o engender_v not_o at_o all_o as_o the_o salamander_n experience_n for_o there_o be_v no_o more_o distinction_n of_o sex_n in_o they_o than_o in_o yeele_n and_o in_o all_o those_o which_o neither_o lay_v egg_n ne_o yet_o bring_v forth_o any_o live_a creature_n oyster_n likewise_o and_o all_o such_o creature_n as_o cleave_v fast_o either_o to_o rock_n or_o to_o the_o shelf_n be_v neither_o male_a nor_o female_a as_o for_o such_o as_o come_v of_o themselves_o if_o there_o be_v see_v in_o they_o any_o distinction_n of_o male_a and_o female_a something_o very_o they_o engender_v between_o they_o but_o a_o imperfect_a creature_n very_o it_o be_v and_o not_o resemble_v they_o neither_o do_v that_o generation_n breed_v aught_o any_o more_o as_o we_o see_v the_o fly_n that_o engender_v certain_a little_a worm_n the_o experience_n hereof_o be_v better_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o those_o creature_n call_v infect_v who_o nature_n be_v hard_o to_o be_v express_v and_o yet_o i_o have_v appoint_v a_o several_a treatise_n for_o they_o apart_o wherefore_o i_o will_v go_v forward_o in_o the_o discourse_n begin_v already_o and_o namely_o as_o touch_v the_o sense_n and_o understanding_n of_o the_o forename_a creature_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o the_o rest_n chap._n lxix_o ¶_o the_o outward_a sense_n of_o live_a creature_n man_n excel_v all_o other_o creature_n first_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o feeling_n and_o then_o of_o taste_v in_o the_o rest_n many_o beast_n go_v beyond_o he_o for_o the_o aegle_n have_v a_o clear_a eyesight_n the_o geire_n a_o fine_a smell_n and_o the_o moldwarp_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o earth_n so_o heavy_a so_o thick_a and_o deaf_a a_o element_n as_o it_o 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their_o meat_n other_o lie_v suck_v at_o it_o some_o lick_n other_o sup_v in_o to_o conclude_v some_o chew_v other_o swallow_v and_o devour_v whole_a as_o it_o be_v as_o touch_v their_o foot_n there_o be_v no_o less_o variety_n in_o the_o use_n thereof_o in_o snatch_v and_o carry_v away_o in_o tear_v and_o pluck_v a_o piece_n in_o hold_v fast_o and_o in_o crush_a their_o prey_n some_o you_o shall_v have_v to_o hang_v by_o their_o foot_n and_o other_o never_o lin_v scrape_v and_o scratch_v the_o earth_n chap._n lxxii_o ¶_o what_o creature_n live_v of_o poison_n and_o what_o of_o earth_n row_v buck_n and_o do_v yea_o and_o quail_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o will_v feed_v fat_a with_o
so_o late_o of_o growth_n be_v those_o tree_n in_o his_o time_n and_o so_o slow_o come_v they_o forward_o but_o now_o adays_o they_o come_v up_o of_o kernel_n and_o stone_n set_v in_o plot_n of_o ground_n for_o the_o purpose_n and_o be_v transplant_v again_o they_o bear_v olive_n the_o second_o year_n after_o fabianus_n say_v that_o olive_n love_v not_o to_o grow_v either_o in_o the_o cold_a or_o the_o hot_a ground_n virgil_n have_v set_v down_o 3_o kind_n of_o olive_n to_o wit_n orchitae_n i._o the_o great_a round_a olive_n radij_fw-la i._o the_o long_a olive_n and_o those_o which_o be_v call_v pausiae_n he_o say_v moreover_o that_o the_o olive_n tree_n require_v no_o tend_v or_o dress_v at_o all_o and_o need_v neither_o the_o hook_n to_o be_v prune_v nor_o the_o rake_n and_o harrow_n to_o be_v mould_v ne_o yet_o the_o spade_n to_o be_v dig_v about_o doubtless_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o soil_n and_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o climate_n especial_o be_v very_o requisite_a and_o 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or_o have_v no_o other_o moisture_n than_o their_o own_o and_o that_o which_o they_o receive_v by_o dew_n and_o rain_n from_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n oile-olive_n come_v to_o have_v a_o rank_n and_o unpleasant_a taste_n if_o it_o be_v old_a keep_v and_o stale_a contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n which_o be_v the_o better_a for_o age_n and_o the_o long_a time_n that_o oil_n will_v continue_v good_a be_v but_o one_o year_n wherein_o sure_o if_o a_o man_n will_v well_o consider_v he_o may_v observe_v the_o great_a providence_n of_o nature_n for_o see_v that_o wine_n be_v make_v to_o seruefor_o intemperance_n and_o drunkenness_n there_o be_v not_o that_o necessity_n to_o drink_v much_o thereof_o and_o to_o spend_v they_o out_o of_o hand_n and_o more_o than_o so_o the_o dainty_a taste_n that_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v stale_a induce_v man_n to_o lay_v they_o up_o and_o keep_v they_o long_o but_o contrariwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v we_o make_v such_o spare_a of_o oil_n and_o therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a use_n and_o need_v thereof_o she_o have_v make_v it_o vulgar_a and_o common_a to_o all_o as_o touch_v this_o benefit_n and_o gift_n of_o nature_n bestow_v upon_o mankind_n italy_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n carry_v the_o name_n for_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o but_o principal_o the_o territory_n or_o county_n of_o venafrum_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n lie_v towards_o licinia_n which_o yield_v the_o oil_n call_v licinianum_n whereupon_o there_o be_v no_o olive_n comparable_a to_o they_o of_o licinia_n both_o for_o to_o serve_v the_o perfumer_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o pleasant_a smell_n which_o that_o oil_n do_v give_v so_o appropriate_a unto_o their_o ointment_n as_o also_o to_o furnish_v the_o kitchen_n and_o the_o table_n as_o they_o say_v that_o be_v fine-toothed_n &_o have_v a_o delicate_a taste_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o say_v that_o this_o oil_n carry_v the_o only_a name_n and_o yet_o these_o olive_n of_o licinia_n have_v this_o privilege_n beside_o that_o bird_n love_v not_o to_o come_v near_o they_o next_o to_o these_o licinian_n olive_n the_o question_n be_v between_o they_o of_o istria_n &_o baetica_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v away_o with_o the_o price_n for_o their_o goodness_n and_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o say_v which_o be_v the_o better_a of_o the_o two_o a_o three_o degree_n there_o be_v under_o these_o twoabove_n name_v namely_o of_o the_o olive_n that_o come_v from_o all_o other_o province_n set_v aside_o the_o fertile_a soil_n of_o that_o tract_n in_o africa_n which_o yield_v so_o great_a increase_n of_o corn_n for_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o nature_n have_v set_v it_o apart_o for_o grain_n only_o see_v it_o so_o fruitful_a that_o way_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v it_o the_o benefit_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n which_o she_o have_v deny_v those_o part_n as_o think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o they_o may_v glory_v and_o have_v the_o name_n for_o their_o harvest_n as_o for_o other_o point_n belong_v to_o olive_n man_n have_v err_v and_o be_v deceive_v very_o much_o neither_o be_v there_o in_o any_o part_n concern_v our_o life_n to_o be_v find_v more_o confusion_n than_o be_v therein_o as_o we_o will_v show_v and_o declare_v hereafter_o chap._n iii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o olive_n berry_n also_o of_o young_a olive_n plant_n this_o fruit_n call_v the_o olive_n consist_v of_o a_o stone_n or_o kernel_n of_o oil_n a_o fleshy_a substance_n and_o the_o lees_n or_o dregs_n now_o by_o these_o lees_n call_v in_o latin_a amurca_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o bitter_a liquor_n of_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o oil_n yield_v it_o come_v of_o abundance_n of_o water_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o time_n of_o drought_n there_o be_v least_o thereof_o so_o in_o a_o rainy_a and_o watery_a constitution_n you_o shall_v have_v store_n and_o plenty_n as_o for_o the_o proper_a juice_n of_o the_o olive_n it_o be_v their_o oil_n and_o the_o chief_a 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time_n most_o of_o all_o which_o be_v do_v by_o great_a pain_n and_o labour_n of_o man_n or_o happen_v through_o rain_n and_o plenty_n of_o shower_n unless_o there_o ensue_v a_o dry_a season_n &_o fair_a weather_n to_o extenuate_v that_o gross_a substance_n into_o which_o the_o olive_n have_v turn_v the_o foresay_a juice_n and_o humour_n all_o the_o oil_n be_v consume_v and_o lose_v for_o it_o be_v heat_n &_o nothing_o else_o as_o theophrastus_n say_v which_o engender_v oil_n &_o therefore_o both_o about_o the_o press_n at_o first_o &_o also_o in_o the_o very_a garner_n where_o olive_n be_v lay_v after_o they_o use_v to_o keep_v good_a fire_n by_o that_o mean_n to_o draw_v the_o more_o oil_n forth_o a_o three_o default_n there_o be_v in_o oil_n and_o that_o come_v of_o two_o much_o spare_n and_o nigardise_n for_o some_o man_n there_o be_v who_o be_v loath_a to_o be_v at_o cost_n to_o pluck_v and_o gather_v olive_n from_o the_o tree_n wait_v still_o and_o look_v that_o they_o shall_v 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