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cure_v all_o those_o accident_n for_o which_o the_o drink_n of_o ellebore_n serve_v as_o for_o sea_n water_n to_o be_v apply_v simple_o of_o itself_o unto_o the_o outward_a part_n physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v more_o effectual_a than_o any_o other_o for_o to_o discuss_v &_o resolve_v tumour_n &_o more_o particular_o if_o there_o be_v a_o cataplasm_n make_v of_o it_o and_o barley_n meal_n sod_v together_o it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o swell_n behind_o the_o ear_n call_v parotide_n they_o mingle_v the_o same_o likewise_o in_o plaster_n such_o especial_o as_o be_v white_a and_o emollitives_n and_o if_o the_o head_n be_v hurt_v and_o the_o *_o brain_n touch_v and_o â—…cto_fw-la offend_v it_o be_v sovereign_a to_o be_v infuse_v into_o the_o wound_n it_o be_v prescribe_v also_o to_o be_v drink_v for_o albeit_o the_o stomach_n take_v some_o offence_n and_o hurt_n thereby_o yet_o it_o purge_v the_o body_n well_o and_o do_v evacuat_a melancholic_a humour_n and_o black_a 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tonantes_fw-la and_o feretrij_fw-la we_o have_v hear_v that_o one_o also_o be_v call_v elicius_n sundry_a and_o diverse_a be_v man_n opinion_n as_o touch_v this_o point_n and_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o like_n and_o fancy_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o believe_v that_o nature_n may_v be_v force_v and_o command_v be_v a_o very_a audacious_a and_o bold_a opinion_n but_o it_o be_v as_o blockish_a on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o senseless_a to_o make_v her_o benefit_n of_o no_o power_n and_o effect_n consider_v that_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o lightning_n man_n have_v thus_o far_o forth_o proceed_v in_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n as_o to_o foretell_v when_o they_o will_v come_v at_o a_o set_v and_o prescript_n day_n and_o whether_o they_o will_v fordo_v and_o frustrate_v the_o danger_n pronounce_v or_o rather_o open_a other_o destiny_n which_o lie_v hide_v and_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o public_a and_o private_a experiment_n of_o both_o kind_n be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o 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little_o less_o than_o 25000_o stadia_fw-la chap._n cix_o ¶_o the_o harmonical_a measure_n and_o circumference_n of_o the_o world_n dionysidorus_n in_o another_o kind_n will_v be_v believe_v for_o i_o will_v not_o beguile_v you_o of_o the_o great_a example_n of_o grecian_a vanity_n this_o man_n be_v a_o melian_n famous_a for_o his_o skill_n in_o geometry_n he_o die_v very_o age_v in_o his_o own_o country_n his_o near_a kins-woman_n who_o by_o right_n be_v his_o heir_n in_o remainder_n solemnize_v his_o funeral_n &_o accompany_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n these_o woman_n as_o they_o come_v some_o few_o day_n after_o to_o his_o sepulchre_n for_o to_o perform_v some_o solemn_a obsequy_n thereto_o belong_v by_o report_n find_v in_o his_o monument_n a_o epistle_n of_o this_o dionysidorus_n write_v in_o his_o own_o name_n to_z they_o above_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o the_o live_n and_o to_o this_o effect_n namely_o that_o he_o have_v make_v a_o step_n from_o his_o sepulchre_n to_o the_o 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such_o colourable_a excuse_n for_o their_o handle_n of_o poison_n and_o so_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a be_v some_o beside_o that_o they_o bash_v not_o to_o avow_v the_o use_n of_o they_o bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o physic_n can_v stand_v without_o poison_n the_o thapsia_n in_o africa_n be_v the_o strong_a of_o all_o other_o some_o use_n to_o slit_v or_o cut_v the_o stem_n about_o harvest_n and_o in_o the_o very_a root_n make_v a_o hollow_a trough_n to_o receive_v the_o juice_n that_o run_v down_o and_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v they_o take_v it_o away_o other_o again_o do_v bruise_v and_o stamp_n in_o a_o mortar_n both_o leaf_n stalk_n and_o root_n and_o when_o the_o juice_n that_o be_v press_v therefrom_o be_v thorough_o dry_v in_o the_o sun_n they_o reduce_v the_o same_o into_o certain_a trochisque_n nero_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n give_v great_a credit_n to_o thapsia_n for_o use_v as_o he_o do_v to_o be_v a_o nightwalker_n and_o to_o make_v many_o riot_n and_o much_o misrule_n in_o the_o dark_a he_o meet_v otherwhiles_o with_o those_o that_o will_v so_o beat_v he_o as_o that_o he_o carry_v away_o the_o mark_n black_a and_o blue_a in_o his_o face_n but_o as_o he_o be_v subtle_a &_o desirous_a to_o avoid_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n a_o ointment_n he_o have_v make_v of_o thapsia_n frankincense_n and_o wax_v wherewith_o he_o will_v anoint_v his_o face_n and_o by_o the_o next_o morning_n come_v abroad_o with_o a_o clear_a skin_n and_o no_o such_o mark_n to_o be_v see_v to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n of_o all_o that_o see_v he_o to_o conclude_v the_o ferula_fw-la make_v the_o best_a match_n to_o keep_v fire_n by_o all_o man_n confession_n and_o those_o in_o egypt_n excel_v the_o rest_n for_o that_o purpose_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o capparis_fw-la or_o cynosbatos_n or_o opheostaphyle_n and_o of_o sari_n likewise_o in_o egypt_n grow_v capparis_fw-la a_o shrub_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o more_o woody_a substance_n well_o know_v for_o the_o seed_n and_o fruit_n that_o it_o carry_v common_o eat_v with_o meat_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o capres_n and_o the_o stalk_n be_v pluck_v and_o gather_v together_o the_o outlandish_a capres_n not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n we_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n of_o and_o beware_v for_o those_o of_o arabia_n be_v pestilential_a and_o venomous_a they_o of_o africa_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o gumb_n and_o principal_o the_o marmarike_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o matrice_n and_o breed_v ventosity_n the_o apulian_a capres_n cause_n vomit_v and_o make_v lubricitie_n both_o of_o stomach_n and_o belly_n some_o call_v the_o shrub_n cynosbatos_n other_o opheostaphyle_n moreover_o there_o be_v a_o plant_n of_o shrub_n kind_a call_v sari_n it_o grow_v along_o nilus_n almost_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o bear_v a_o inch_n in_o thickness_n and_o have_v leaf_n like_a to_o papyr-reed_n and_o man_n do_v chew_v and_o eat_v it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o touch_v the_o root_n it_o be_v singular_a good_a for_o smith_n coal_n to_o burn_v in_o their_o forge_n so_o hard_o it_o be_v and_o durable_a chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o royal_a thorn_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o cytisus_n i_o may_v not_o overpass_a that_o plant_n which_o about_o babylon_n be_v sow_v upon_o thornes_n only_o for_o otherwise_o it_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v no_o more_o than_o misselto_n but_o on_o tree_n howbeit_o this_o plant_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o be_v sow_v upon_o that_o thorn_n alone_o call_v the_o royal_a thorn_n and_o a_o strange_a thing_n it_o be_v of_o this_o plant_n that_o it_o spring_v and_o grow_v the_o very_a same_o day_n that_o it_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v now_o the_o seasonable_a time_n of_o sow_v it_o be_v at_o the_o very_a rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o sun_n heat_n right_o quick_o overspread_v it_o the_o tree_n or_o shrub_n on_o which_o it_o be_v cast_v the_o babylonian_n use_v to_o aromatize_v their_o wine_n therewith_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n be_v they_o so_o careful_a to_o sow_v it_o but_o the_o foresay_a thorn_n tree_n grow_v also_o about_o the_o long_a wall_n of_o athens_n reach_v from_o the_o tower_n to_o the_o haven_n pyraeeum_n noreover_o a_o shrub_n there_o be_v call_v cytisus_n high_o commend_v and_o wondrous_a much_o praise_v by_o aristomachus_n the_o athenian_a for_o feed_v of_o sheep_n as_o also_o for_o fat_v of_o swine_n when_o it_o be_v dry_a and_o he_o promise_v and_o assure_v that_o a_o acre_n of_o land_n sow_v therewith_o although_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a soil_n but_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o ordinary_a rent_n will_v yield_v yearly_a communibus_fw-la annis_fw-la 2000_o sesterce_n to_o the_o master_n as_o great_a profit_n come_v thereby_o as_o of_o the_o pulse_n like_o vetch_n call_v ervum_fw-la but_o soon_o will_v a_o beast_n be_v satisfy_v therewith_o and_o a_o very_a little_a thereof_o will_v serve_v to_o fat_a the_o same_o insomuch_o as_o if_o horse_n or_o any_o such_o labour_a cattle_n may_v meet_v with_o that_o provender_n they_o will_v not_o care_v for_o barley_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o grass_n or_o fodder_n that_o yield_v more_o or_o better_a milk_n than_o it_o but_o that_o which_o pass_v all_o the_o pasturage_n of_o cytisus_n preserve_v sheep_n goat_n and_o such_o like_a cattle_n sound_a and_o safe_a from_o all_o disease_n whatsoever_o over_o and_o beside_o if_o a_o nurse_n want_v milk_n aristomachus_n prescribe_v she_o to_o take_v cytisus_n dry_a and_o see_v it_o in_o water_n and_o so_o to_o drink_v it_o in_o wine_n whereby_o not_o only_o her_o milk_n will_v come_v again_o in_o great_a plenty_n but_o the_o babe_n that_o suck_v thereof_o will_v be_v the_o strong_a and_o tall_a he_o give_v it_o also_o to_o hen_n and_o pullein_a while_o it_o be_v green_a or_o steep_v and_o wet_a if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v dry_a democritus_n and_o aristomachus_n both_o do_v promise_n and_o assure_v we_o that_o bee_n will_v never_o miscarry_v nor_o fail_v if_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o cytisus_n to_o seed_n upon_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n of_o less_o charge_n to_o maintain_v than_o it_o sow_v it_o be_v common_o in_o the_o spring_n with_o barley_n i_o mean_v the_o seed_n thereof_o as_o they_o mean_v to_o sow_v leek_n or_o porret_fw-la seed_n or_o else_o they_o set_v plant_n and_o slip_v thereof_o from_o the_o stalk_n in_o autumn_n before_o midwinter_n if_o the_o seed_n be_v sow_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v steep_v and_o moisten_v before_o yea_o and_o if_o there_o fall_v no_o store_n of_o rain_n after_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ground_n it_o have_v need_v to_o be_v water_v as_o for_o the_o plant_n when_o they_o be_v a_o cubit_n long_o be_v replant_v in_o a_o trench_n a_o foot_n deep_a otherwhile_o the_o tender_a quicke-sets_a be_v plant_v about_o the_o equinox_n to_o wit_n in_o mid-march_n and_o mid-september_n in_o three_o year_n they_o come_v to_o their_o full_a growth_n they_o use_v to_o cut_v it_o down_o in_o the_o spring-equinox_n when_o it_o have_v do_v flower_a a_o work_n that_o a_o very_a lad_n or_o old_a woman_n may_v do_v even_o such_o as_o can_v skill_n of_o nothing_o beside_o this_o cytisus_n be_v in_o outward_a hue_n white_a and_o in_o one_o word_n if_o a_o man_n will_v portray_v the_o likeness_n thereof_o it_o resemble_v for_o all_o the_o world_n a_o shrub_n of_o trifolie_n or_o claver-grasse_n with_o narrow_a leaf_n be_v thus_o gather_v it_o be_v ever_o give_v to_o beast_n once_o in_o three_o day_n and_o in_o winter_n that_o which_o be_v dry_v aught_o to_o be_v wet_a before_o they_o have_v it_o ten_o pound_n of_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a fodder_a for_o a_o horse_n and_o for_o other_o small_a cattle_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n but_o by_o the_o way_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o set_v garlic_n and_o sow_v onion_n seed_n between_o the_o rue_v and_o rank_n of_o cytisus_n where_o it_o grow_v and_o they_o will_v thrive_v more_o plenteous_o this_o shrub_n be_v first_o discover_v and_o know_v in_o the_o island_n cythnus_n and_o from_o thence_o translate_v into_o all_o the_o other_o cyclades_n and_o soon_o after_o bring_v to_o all_o the_o city_n of_o greece_n whereupon_o follow_v great_a increase_n of_o milk_n &_o plenty_n of_o cheese_n i_o marvel_v therefore_o very_o much_o that_o it_o be_v so_o geason_a and_o rare_a in_o italy_n and_o a_o plant_v it_o be_v that_o fear_v neither_o heat_n nor_o cold_a no_o injury_n of_o hail_n nor_o offence_n by_o snow_n and_o as_o hyginus_n say_v it_o be_v not_o afraid_a so_o much_o as_o of_o the_o enemy_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v nothing_o beautiful_a to_o the_o eye_n chap._n xxv_o ¶_o of_o shrub_n and_o tree_n grow_v
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 much_o material_a alone_a without_o far_a help_n howbeit_o they_o use_v to_o be_v cut_v and_o prune_v yea_o they_o love_v also_o to_o be_v scrape_v polish_a and_o cleanse_v between_o where_o the_o branch_n grow_v over-thicke_a even_o as_o well_o as_o vine_n and_o at_o the_o same_o season_n the_o time_n of_o gather_v olive_n ensue_v present_o upon_o the_o vintage_n of_o grape_n but_o great_a industry_n and_o skill_n be_v require_v to_o the_o make_n and_o temper_v of_o good_a oil_n than_o about_o new_a wine_n for_o you_o shall_v have_v one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o kind_n of_o olive_n to_o yield_v a_o different_a juice_n and_o diverse_a oil_n first_o and_o foremost_a of_o the_o green_a olive_n and_o altogether_o unripe_a there_o be_v draw_v the_o oil_n olive_n which_o have_v of_o all_o other_o the_o best_a verdure_n and_o in_o taste_n excel_v the_o rest_n and_o of_o this_o oil_n the_o first_o run_v that_o come_v from_o the_o press_n be_v most_o commend_v and_o so_o by_o degree_n better_a or_o worse_o as_o the_o oil_n be_v draw_v before_o or_o after_o out_o of_o the_o press_n or_o according_a to_o a_o late_a invention_n by_o tread_v they_o with_o man_n foot_n in_o little_a pannier_n and_o upon_o hardles_o make_v of_o small_a and_o fine_a oziers_n this_o be_v a_o rule_n the_o ripe_a that_o the_o olive_n be_v the_o fat_a will_v the_o oil_n be_v and_o more_o plentiful_a but_o nothing_o so_o pleasant_a in_o taste_n and_o therefore_o the_o best_a season_n to_o gather_v olive_n both_o for_o goodness_n and_o abundance_n of_o oil_n be_v when_o they_o begin_v to_o show_v black_a and_o such_o halfe-ripe_a olive_n we_o in_o latin_a call_n drupae_n and_o the_o greek_n drypetae_fw-la to_o conclude_v it_o skill_v very_o much_o whether_o the_o berry_n be_v ripe_a upon_o the_o tree_n or_o mellow_a within_o their_o press_n also_o whether_o the_o tree_n be_v water_v that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o olive_n hang_v thereupon_o be_v drench_v and_o refresh_v with_o sprinkle_v water_n 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 be_v that_o which_o come_v of_o those_o that_o be_v unripe_a like_a as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o when_o we_o treat_v of_o ompharium_fw-la or_o the_o olive_n verjuice_n this_o oily_a substance_n do_v increase_v and_o augment_v within_o the_o olive_n until_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o star_n arcturus_n to_o wit_n 16_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o october_n after_o which_o time_n their_o stone_n and_o carnous_a matter_n about_o they_o do_v rather_o thrive_v but_o mark_v when_o there_o follow_v a_o glut_n of_o rain_n and_o wet_a weather_n present_o upon_o a_o dry_a season_n the_o oil_n in_o they_o do_v corrupt_a and_o turn_v all_o well_o near_o into_o the_o lees_n above_o say_v which_o may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o colour_n for_o it_o cause_v the_o olive_n berry_n to_o look_v black_a and_o therefore_o when_o this_o blackness_n begin_v to_o appear_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o have_v somewhat_o although_o very_o little_a of_o the_o lees_n but_o before_o that_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o herein_o man_n be_v foul_o dceive_v take_v this_o mark_n for_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o ripeness_n which_o black_a hue_n indeed_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o their_o corruption_n and_o betoken_v that_o then_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o be_v stark_o naught_o they_o err_v also_o in_o this_o that_o they_o suppose_v a_o olive_n the_o more_o grow_v it_o be_v in_o carnositie_n to_o be_v the_o full_a of_o oil_n whereas_o in_o very_a truth_n all_o the_o good_a juice_n â—…n_v they_o be_v convert_v then_o into_o the_o gross_a and_o corpulent_a substance_n thereof_o and_o thereby_o also_o the_o stone_n and_o kernel_n come_v to_o be_v big_a and_o massy_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o water_v at_o that_o time_n
infuse_v or_o in_o steep_a for_o certain_o if_o the_o berry_n be_v not_o dry_v before_o they_o will_v yield_v a_o oil_n from_o they_o howbeit_o afterward_o there_o be_v a_o devise_n find_v out_o to_o make_v a_o white_a wine_n of_o the_o white_a myrtle_n in_o this_o manner_n take_v of_o myrtle_n well_o beat_v or_o stamp_v the_o quantity_n of_o two_o quartâ—…_n sextare_n steep_v the_o same_o in_o three_o hemire_n or_o pint_n of_o wine_n and_o then_o strain_n and_o press_v forth_o the_o liquor_n moreover_o the_o very_a leaf_n of_o the_o myrtle_n tree_n be_v dry_v and_o reduce_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o meal_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o to_o cure_v the_o ulcer_n in_o man_n body_n for_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o this_o powder_n do_v gentle_o eat_v away_o and_o consume_v the_o superfluous_a humour_n that_o cause_n putrefaction_n and_o beside_o it_o serve_v well_o to_o cool_v and_o repress_v immoderate_a sweat_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o oil_n also_o of_o myrtle_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n to_o tell_v have_v a_o certain_a relish_n and_o taste_v of_o wine_n and_o withal_o the_o fat_a liquor_n thereof_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o special_a and_o principal_a virtue_n to_o correct_v and_o clarify_v wine_n if_o the_o bag_n and_o strainer_n wherethrough_a the_o wine_n run_v be_v first_o soak_v and_o drench_v therewith_o for_o the_o say_v oleous_a substance_n retain_v and_o keep_v with_o it_o all_o the_o lees_n and_o dregs_n and_o suffer_v nothing_o but_o the_o pure_a and_o clear_a liquor_n to_o pass_v through_o and_o more_o than_o that_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o commendable_a odour_n and_o principal_a virtue_n of_o the_o say_a oil_n furthermore_o it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o a_o way_n fare_v man_n that_o have_v a_o great_a journey_n for_o to_o go_v on_o foot_n carry_v in_o his_o hand_n a_o stick_n or_o rod_n of_o the_o myrtle_n tree_n he_o shall_v never_o be_v weary_a nor_o think_v his_o way_n long_o and_o tedious_a also_o iron_n ring_v make_v of_o myrtle_n twig_n without_o any_o edge_a iron_n tool_n keep_v down_o and_o cure_v the_o swell_a bunch_n that_o rise_v in_o the_o groin_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o the_o myrtle_n intermeddle_v in_o war_n affair_n for_o posthumius_fw-la tubertus_n be_v confull_n of_o rome_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o enter_v in_o a_o petty_a triumph_n ovant_fw-la into_o the_o city_n because_o he_o have_v easy_o conquer_v the_o sabine_n and_o draw_v in_o manner_n no_o blood_n of_o they_o ride_v triumphant_a in_o this_o manner_n to_o wit_n crown_v with_o a_o chaplet_n of_o myrtle_n dedicate_v to_o venus_n victoresse_n and_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o the_o sabine_n even_o his_o very_a enemy_n set_v much_o store_n by_o that_o tree_n and_o hold_v it_o in_o great_a reverence_n and_o ever_o after_o they_o that_o go_v but_o ovant_fw-la into_o the_o city_n after_o a_o victory_n wear_v this_o kind_n of_o garland_n only_o except_o m._n crassus_n who_o after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v the_o fugitive_a slave_n and_o defeat_v spartanus_n march_v in_o a_o coronet_n of_o laurel_n massurius_n write_v how_o general_n when_o they_o enter_v triumphant_a into_o rome_n ride_v in_o their_o stately_a chariot_n which_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o all_o other_o ware_n upon_o their_o head_n chaplet_n of_o myrtle_n l._n piso_n report_v that_o papyrius_n masso_n who_o first_o triumph_v in_o mount_n albanus_n over_o the_o corsians_n use_v ever_o after_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o game_n circenses_fw-la and_o to_o behold_v they_o crown_v with_o a_o garland_n of_o myrtle_n this_o papyrius_n be_v grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n to_o the_o second_o scipio_n africanus_n final_o m._n valerius_n according_a to_o a_o vow_n that_o he_o make_v in_o his_o triumph_n use_v to_o wear_v coronet_n as_o well_o of_o laurel_n as_o myrtle_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o laurel_n or_o bay_a tree_n thirteen_o kind_n thereof_o laurel_n be_v appropriate_a unto_o triumph_n and_o beside_o grow_v most_o pleasant_o before_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o emperor_n court_n and_o bishop_n palace_n give_v attendance_n there_o as_o a_o dutiful_a portresse_n or_o huisser_n most_o decent_o this_o tree_n alone_o both_o adorn_v their_o stately_a house_n &_o also_o keep_v watch_n and_o ward_v due_o at_o the_o door_n cato_n set_v down_o two_o kind_n of_o laurel_n to_o wit_n the_o delphic_a and_o the_o cyprian_a hereunto_o pompeius_n lenaeus_n have_v join_v a_o three_o which_o he_o call_v mustacea_n because_o in_o old_a time_n they_o use_v to_o lay_v the_o leave_v thereof_o under_o certain_a cake_n or_o marchpane_n which_o in_o those_o day_n they_o call_v mustacea_n as_o they_o be_v in_o bake_v this_o three_o kind_n have_v leaf_n of_o all_o other_o large_a flaggy_a hang_v and_o whitish_a withal_o as_o for_o the_o delphic_a it_o carry_v leaf_n of_o one_o entire_a colour_n green_a than_o the_o rest_n the_o bay_n or_o berry_n thereof_o likewise_o be_v big_a and_o of_o a_o red_a green_a colour_n with_o this_o laurel_n 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they_o teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o helm_n in_o the_o ship_n 275._o f_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n ibid._n kiss_v of_o woman_n by_o kinsfolk_n upon_o what_o occasion_n 418._o k_o k_n n_o knee_n be_v wound_v in_o their_o hollow_n bring_v present_a death_n 350._o i_o of_o knee_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n knur_n in_o timber_n 489._o b_o l_o at_fw-fr laburnum_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 468._o k_o labeones_n who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o laboriae_fw-la in_o campane_n a_o most_o fruitful_a tract_n 567._o f_o labruscae_fw-la bastard_n wild_a uine_n 538._o g_o lacta_fw-la the_o best_a casia_n or_o canell_n 373._o e_fw-la lactes_fw-la place_v next_o to_o the_o bag_n of_o the_o stomach_n 342._o l_o lacydes_n accompany_v with_o a_o goose._n 280._o k_o laudanum_n the_o best_a 370._o k._n the_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n laudanum_n how_o it_o be_v gather_v 370._o g_o laudanum_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n i_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o laertes_n a_o king_n muck_v ground_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n 507._o b_o lagopus_n a_o bird_n why_o so_o call_v 296._o h_o lalisiones_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 224._o i_o lama_n what_o tree_n 369._o e_fw-la lamb_n name_v cordi_fw-la 226._o l_o lamb_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n lampades_fw-la flame_v torch_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o lampadias_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o f_o lampido_n the_o only_a woman_n know_v to_o have_v be_v daughter_n to_o a_o king_n a_o king_n wife_n and_o mother_n to_o a_o king_n 176._o l_o lamprey_n in_o france_n how_o they_o be_v mark_v 248._o i_o lamprey_n a_o fish_n 245._o b_o lampreics_n of_o fresh_a water_n 246._o g_o sea_n lamprey_n their_o nature_n 248._o h_o lampyrides_n what_o they_o be_v 593._o c_o lanata_n what_o apple_n 438._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lanati_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o pike_n 245._o e_o land_n in_o the_o country_n make_v distinction_n of_o state_n at_o rome_n 550._o m._n land_n worth_a forty_o denarij_fw-la the_o short_a cubit_n 581._o d_o land_n mediterranean_n fit_a for_o fruit_n 501._o c_o land_n how_o much_o assign_v by_o king_n romulus_n to_o his_o subiest_n 549._o d._n land_n of_o who_o to_o be_v buy_v 553._o c_o little_a land_n well_o till_v 554._o m_o land_n may_v be_v overmuch_o tend_v 555._o b_o lanisis_n of_o lacedaemon_n his_o swiftness_n 167._o a_o lantern_n a_o sea_n fish_n 249._o d_o laodicea_n a_o city_n the_o description_n thereof_o 107._o a_o larch_n tree_n 462._o l._n the_o timber_n and_o the_o liquid_a rosin_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o it_o be_v draw_v 465._o b_o larch_n tree_n female_a 487._o b_o larch_n tree_n of_o great_a length_n 489._o d_o lares_fw-la a_o temple_n to_o they_o near_o to_o which_o a_o altar_n erect_v to_o orbona_n see_v orbona_n large_a space_n between_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o paunch_n be_v cause_n of_o more_o hunger_n 342._o l_o law_n who_o first_o invent_v 187._o c_o lawrea_n the_o leaf_n of_o laurel_n 454._o g_o laurel_n tree_n not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n 27._o c_o laurel_n grove_n why_o call_v triumphales_fw-la 454._o g_o laurel_n a_o medicine_n for_o the_o raven_n 211._o d_o the_o mad_a laurel_n 495._o d_o laurel_n tree_n how_o it_o be_v employ_v at_o rome_n 452._o i_o laurel_n delphic_a cyprian_a mustacea_n ibid._n delphic_a laurel_n describe_v 452._o k_o cyprian_a laurel_n describe_v ibid._n laurel_n tinus_fw-la or_o wild_a laurel_n 452._o k_o laurel_n augusta_n or_o imperiall_n ibid._n laurel_n baccalia_n 452._o l_o laurel_n triumphal_a ibid._n laurel_n taxa_fw-la 452._o l_o laurel_n spadonia_n ibid._n laurel_n alexandrina_n 452._o m_o laurel_n idaea_n ibid._n laurel_n token_n of_o peace_n 453._o b_o laurel_n much_o honour_v at_o rome_n and_o why_o ibid._n c_o laurel_n fair_a upon_o parnassus_n 453._o c_o laurel_n not_o smite_v with_o the_o lightning_n ibid._n a_o laurel_n chaplet_n use_v by_o tiberius_n caesar_n against_o lightning_n 453._o d_o laurel_n why_o use_v in_o triumph_n ibid._n laurcola_n 453._o a._n describe_v ibid._n laurice_n young_a rabbit_n or_o leveret_n 232._o h_o laurus_fw-la the_o only_a tree_n in_o latin_a that_o give_v name_n unto_o a_o man_n 454._o g_o who_o laugh_v the_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v 164._o m_o lax_n a_o fish_n 243._o a_o l_o e_o lead_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o l_o league_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o i_o leap_v year_n 6._o h_o learned_a wit_n honour_v 171._o f_o leave_n of_o aspen_n tree_n never_o hang_v still_o 514._o l_o leave_v that_o alter_v their_o shape_n &_o form_n upon_o the_o tree_n 470._o h_o leave_n of_o some_o tree_n turn_v about_o with_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o tropic_n of_o cancer_n 407._o i_o leave_v of_o the_o tree_n how_o they_o be_v frame_v above_o and_o beneath_o 470._o k._n leave_v of_o tree_n distinguish_v by_o their_o bigness_n form_n and_o substance_n 470._o l._n m_o leave_v distinguish_v by_o other_o quality_n and_o their_o order_n 471._o a._n leave_v of_o tree_n good_a fodder_n 471._o b_o what_o leave_v be_v apt_a to_o shed_v and_o which_o be_v not_o 469._o d_o a_o philosophical_a discourse_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o shed_v or_o hold_v leave_n 469._o e._n f_o leave_v of_o what_o tree_n hold_v their_o colour_n 470._o g_o lectos_fw-la a_o promontory_n in_o trouâ—…_n 471._o f_o ledon_n 370._o i_o lemnos_n island_n 378._o g._n their_o manner_n ibid._n length_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o neck_n answerable_a for_o the_o proportion_n in_o all_o creature_n 339._o e_o lentill_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o e_fw-la lentil_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n lent_n and_o lenes_n in_o latin_a whence_o derive_v 569._o e_o lentisk_a berry_n preserve_v 448._o k_o lentuli_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o h_o leococruta_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o h._n and_o what_o of_o nature_n ibid._n how_o engender_v 212_o lconides_n rebuke_v alexander_n the_o great_a for_o burn_v too_o much_o frankincense_n 367._o f_o leontophonus_fw-la what_o beast_n 217._o e._n and_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n leopard_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n 308._o g_o leptorhage_n what_o grape_n 495._o m_o lepo_n or_o mole_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 249._o c_o letter_n or_o character_n who_o invent_v 187._o f_o levaines_n 566._o h._n i_o the_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n l_o leuci_n kind_n of_o heron_n with_o one_o eye_n 334._o g_o lecocomum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o pomegranate_n 398._o h_o leucogaeon_n a_o place_n 568._o h._n it_o yield_v chalk_n to_o make_v white_a frumentie_n and_o a_o great_a revenâ—…e_n yearly_a ibid._n leucosia_n island_n sometime_o join_v to_o the_o promontory_n of_o syreus_n 540._o i_o l_o i_o libanus_n mount_v the_o description_n thereof_o 102._o i_o liciniani_n why_o so_o call_v 163._o a_o licinius_n stolo_n condemn_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o law_n 551._o d_o of_o man_n life_n the_o term_n uncertain_a 180._o l_o life_n short_a a_o benefit_n 183._o b_o licorne_n see_v monoceros_n lignum_fw-la a_o fault_n in_o cytron_n wood_n 396._o h_o lightning_n attribute_v to_o jupiter_n 14._o g._n the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n presage_n of_o future_a thing_n ibid._n lightning_n seldom_o in_o summer_n or_o winter_n and_o the_o reason_n 25._o c._n in_o what_o land_n they_o fall_v not_o ibid._n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o wonder_n thereof_o 25._o e._n diverse_a observation_n touch_v they_o 26._o g._n raise_v by_o conjuration_n ibid._n k._n general_a rule_n of_o lightning_n ibid._n m._n it_o be_v see_v before_o the_o thunderclap_n be_v hear_v and_o why_o ibid._n what_o thing_n be_v not_o strike_v with_o lightning_n 27._o e_o lights_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o breath_n 341._o a._n spongeous_a and_o full_a of_o pipe_n ibid._n limosae_fw-la what_o fish_n 243._o c_o lime_n at_o the_o root_n of_o cberrte-troes_a hasten_v their_o fruit_n 546._o k_o limn_v see_v paint_v linden_n tree_n differ_v in_o sex_n 466._o i._n their_o fruit_n no_o beast_n will_v touch_v ibid._n the_o linden_n tree_n yield_v fine_a panicle_n for_o cordage_n 466._o i_o the_o timber_n will_v not_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n k_o linen_n fine_a cloth_n whence_o 80._o l_o linnet_n very_o docible_a 293._o a_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n grandsire_n or_o other_o 160._o m_o 161._o a._n b._n the_o reason_n in_o nature_n 161._o c_o likeness_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o diverse_a example_n 161._o d_o &_o deinceps_fw-la lion_n of_o the_o right_a kind_n how_o they_o be_v know_v 200._o i._n k_o lion_n bone_n will_v strike_v fire_n 344._o m_o lion_n how_o they_o will_v walk_v 350._o k_o lioness_n lecherous_a 200._o k_o lioness_n engender_v with_o parde_n ibid._n lion_n jealous_a of_o the_o lioness_n 200._o k_o lioness_n how_o oft_o she_o bear_v young_a 200._o l._n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 201._o b_o of_o lion_n two_o kind_n ibid._n their_o nature_n and_o property_n ibid._n lion_n long_o live_v 201._o c_o lion_n crucify_v ibid._n and_o why_o ibid._n
effect_n make_v a_o decoction_n of_o they_o in_o milk_n and_o so_o minister_v it_o unto_o the_o patient_a in_o a_o clyster_n these_o stalk_n be_v well_o and_o thorough_o boil_v be_v say_v to_o be_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o stomach_n also_o like_v as_o for_o to_o procure_v sleep_n the_o garden_n lectuce_n be_v think_v most_o effectual_a namely_o that_o which_o be_v bitter_a and_o yield_v store_n of_o milk_n which_o heretofore_o we_o have_v term_v meconis_n this_o milk_n physician_n prescribe_v with_o very_o good_a success_n for_o to_o clarify_v the_o eyesight_n namely_o if_o it_o be_v mingle_v with_o woman_n milk_n and_o the_o forehead_n anoint_v therewith_o in_o good_a season_n and_o betimes_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o help_v the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n proceed_v from_o cold_a cause_n other_o virtue_n and_o commendable_a property_n beside_o i_o find_v in_o lectuce_n of_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a operation_n and_o namely_o that_o it_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n as_o well_o as_o sothernwood_n do_v if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o the_o best_a honey_n of_o athens_n item_n that_o if_o any_o woman_n do_v eat_v thereof_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o monthly_a sickness_n come_v orderly_o also_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o garden_n lectuce_n be_v give_v to_o very_o great_a purpose_n against_o the_o prick_n or_o sting_v of_o any_o venomous_a scorpion_n moreover_o that_o if_o the_o seed_n be_v stamp_v and_o take_v in_o wine_n it_o secure_v one_o from_o the_o imaginary_a fancy_n of_o venus_n delight_n in_o sleep_n and_o the_o pollution_n also_o that_o thereof_o do_v ensue_v final_o that_o certain_a water_n which_o use_v to_o intoxicat_v and_o trouble_v the_o brain_n shall_v never_o hurt_v they_o that_o eat_v any_o lectuce_n howbeit_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o overmuch_o use_v of_o lectuce_n at_o meat_n enfeeble_v the_o eye_n and_o impair_v their_o clear_a sight_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o beet_n and_o their_o sundry_a kind_n of_o endive_n diverse_a sort_n of_o cichorie_n of_o garden_n endive_n and_o two_o kind_n thereof_o the_o beet_n of_o both_o sort_n be_v not_o without_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n for_o be_v it_o the_o white_a or_o the_o black_a if_o one_o take_v the_o root_n thereof_o fresh_a and_o new_a out_o of_o the_o ground_n wet_z it_o thorough_o and_o soak_v it_o well_o in_o water_n and_o then_o carry_v it_o about_o he_o hang_v by_o a_o string_n or_o lace_n it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a preservative_n against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n the_o white_a beet_n boil_v and_o eat_v with_o raw_a garlic_n expel_v the_o broad_a worm_n in_o the_o belly_n the_o root_n of_o the_o black_a sodden_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n in_o water_n rid_v away_o the_o dandruff_n or_o unseemly_a scale_n within_o the_o hair_n of_o head_n or_o beard_n and_o indeed_o general_o for_o any_o use_n the_o black_a beet_n be_v more_o effectual_a than_o the_o white_a the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v singular_a good_a for_o a_o old_a and_o settle_a headache_n for_o the_o dizziness_n or_o swim_v in_o the_o head_n also_o it_o rid_v away_o the_o sing_n and_o ring_v in_o the_o ear_n if_o it_o be_v drop_v into_o they_o it_o procure_v urine_n be_v inject_v by_o a_o clyster_n it_o cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_a it_o help_v also_o the_o jaunise_n moreover_o the_o say_a juice_n appease_v the_o intolerable_a pain_n of_o toothache_n if_o the_o tooth_n be_v rub_v or_o anoint_v therewith_o singular_a it_o be_v against_o the_o sting_a of_o serpent_n but_o than_o it_o must_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o root_n only_o and_o make_v a_o decoction_n of_o the_o say_a root_n it_o help_v kibe_a heel_n as_o for_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o white_a beet_n it_o stay_v the_o rheum_n or_o waterish_a humour_n that_o fall_v into_o the_o eye_n if_o the_o forehead_n be_v therewith_o anoint_v and_o put_v but_o a_o little_a alum_n thereto_o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n against_o s._n anthony_n fire_n white_a beet_n only_o stamp_v although_o there_o come_v no_o oil_n unto_o they_o heal_v any_o burn_n or_o scald_a if_o the_o place_n be_v therewith_o anoint_v moreover_o against_o the_o break_n out_o into_o red_a and_o angry_a pimple_n the_o same_o be_v very_o good_a but_o see_v beet_n and_o make_v thereof_o a_o lineament_n it_o repress_v the_o ulcer_n that_o run_v and_o spread_v abroad_o the_o same_o be_v raw_a rub_v upon_o the_o bare_a place_n where_o the_o hair_n be_v shed_v recover_v hair_n yea_o and_o stay_v the_o run_a scale_n of_o the_o head_n the_o juice_n of_o these_o beet_n temper_v with_o honey_n and_o snuff_v up_o into_o the_o head_n by_o the_o nostril_n cleanse_v the_o brain_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a meat_n make_v with_o 〈◊〉_d beet_n &_o lentil_o boil_v together_o which_o common_o be_v eat_v with_o vinegar_n for_o to_o make_v the_o body_n laxative_a the_o same_o be_v oversodden_v to_o a_o thick_a consistence_n stay_v both_o the_o turn_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wild_a beet_n which_o some_o name_n limonion_n other_o neuroide_n it_o have_v leaf_n much_o less_o and_o tender_a than_o the_o other_o howbeit_o grow_v thick_a &_o rise_v up_o many_o time_n with_o eleven_o stalk_n the_o leaf_n of_o this_o beet_n be_v very_o good_a for_o burn_v and_o scald_v they_o restrain_v and_o stay_v all_o flux_n by_o drop_n meal_n which_o breed_v the_o gout_n the_o seed_n be_v take_v to_o the_o quantity_n of_o one_o acetabulum_n cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_a &_o heal_v the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o gut_n that_o cause_v the_o same_o some_o say_v that_o if_o this_o beet_n be_v sod_v in_o water_n the_o decoction_n will_v scour_v and_o take_v out_o any_o stain_n in_o clothes_n even_o the_o very_a iron-mole_n likewise_o it_o will_v wash_v away_o any_o spot_n in_o parchment_n now_o as_o touch_v endive_n or_o garden_n cichorie_n furnish_v also_o it_o be_v with_o many_o property_n effectual_a in_o physic_n the_o juice_n thereof_o mingle_v with_o oil_n rosat_n and_o vinegar_n allai_v the_o pain_n in_o the_o head_n the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v drink_v with_o wine_n be_v good_a for_o the_o liver_n and_o bladder_n also_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o stop_v the_o humour_n that_o have_v take_v a_o course_n thither_o the_o wild_a cichorie_n that_o grow_v wander_v here_o and_o there_o abroad_o some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n name_n 〈◊〉_d ambugia_n in_o egypt_n they_o call_v the_o wild_a endive_n cichoreum_n &_o the_o tame_a garden_n endive_n seris_fw-la the_o which_o indeed_o be_v less_o than_o the_o other_o full_a also_o of_o rib_n and_o vein_n as_o for_o the_o wild_a which_o be_v cichorie_n it_o have_v a_o cool_a nature_n be_v eat_v as_o meat_n but_o apply_v in_o form_n of_o a_o lineament_n it_o be_v good_a against_o the_o collection_n of_o humour_n that_o engender_v imposthume_n the_o juice_n of_o it_o sodden_a do_v loosen_v the_o belly_n wholesome_a it_o be_v for_o the_o liver_n the_o kidney_n and_o the_o stomach_n likewise_o if_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o vinegar_n it_o resolve_v the_o painful_a torment_n occasion_v by_o the_o stop_n or_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n and_o open_v passage_n to_o make_v water_n at_o ease_n moreover_o if_o the_o juice_n or_o decoction_n thereof_o be_v drink_v with_o honey_a wine_n it_o cure_v the_o jaundice_n so_o it_o be_v without_o a_o fever_n it_o be_v comfortable_a also_o &_o helpefull_a to_o the_o bladder_n boil_a in_o water_n it_o be_v so_o powerful_a to_o bring_v down_o woman_n term_n that_o it_o be_v of_o force_n to_o send_v out_o the_o child_n if_o it_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o mother_n belly_n the_o magician_n say_v moreover_o that_o whosoever_o anoint_v their_o body_n all_o over_o with_o the_o juice_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o oil_n together_o they_o shall_v be_v right_o amiable_a and_o win_v the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o all_o man_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v the_o more_o easy_o obtain_v whatsoever_o their_o heart_n stand_v unto_o and_o very_o for_o that_o it_o be_v so_o singular_a and_o wholesome_a to_o man_n body_n some_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o for_o another_o wild_a kind_n some_o call_v it_o sweet_a hedypnois_n &_o that_o have_v a_o broad_a leaf_n than_o the_o rest_n be_v sodden_a it_o be_v astrictive_a and_o will_v strengthen_v a_o weak_a stomach_n and_o eat_v raw_a it_o bind_v the_o belly_n and_o stay_v the_o lask_n wholesome_a it_o be_v for_o such_o as_o have_v the_o bloody_a flix_a the_o rather_o if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o lentil_o in_o sum_n as_o well_o raw_a as_o sodden_a both_o kind_n the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o help_v those_o that_o have_v cramp_n and_o rupture_n comfortable_a it_o be_v likewise_o to_o such_o as_o upon_o
as_o most_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o fever_n follow_v upon_o such_o accident_n than_o the_o patient_n must_v drink_v it_o with_o water_n a_o special_a and_o effectual_a property_n it_o have_v against_o certain_a land-snake_n call_v chersydri_fw-la and_o venomous_a toad_n if_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v to_o the_o sore_a but_o heraclides_fw-la the_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o goose_n it_o be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o all_o other_o against_o the_o toxica_fw-la and_o aconita_fw-la but_o whereas_o other_o do_v boil_v it_o in_o sheer_a water_n against_o the_o poison_n toxica_fw-la appollodorus_n will_v have_v a_o frog_n sodden_a withal_o the_o herb_n itself_o be_v of_o substance_n hard_o branch_a much_a full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o prick_n a_o stem_n or_o stalk_v it_o carry_v part_v by_o knot_n and_o joint_n a_o cubit_n high_a &_o somewhat_o more_o moreover_o as_o there_o be_v white_a ere_a so_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o it_o black_a the_o root_n be_v odoriferous_a eryngion_n very_o come_v up_o ordinary_o of_o seed_n and_o by_o set_v but_o it_o grow_v also_o in_o rough_a and_o stony_a place_n of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o which_o we_o see_v along_o the_o sea_n shore_n be_v hard_a and_o black_a than_o the_o rest_n leave_a also_o like_o common_a ache_n or_o perse_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o herb_n or_o thistle_n common_o call_v centum-capita_n i._n the_o hundred_o head_n as_o for_o the_o white_a ere_a our_o countryman_n call_v it_o in_o latin_a centumcapita_a but_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n and_o effect_n and_o the_o greek_n very_o make_v their_o ordinary_a meat_n as_o well_o of_o their_o stalk_n as_o root_n both_o way_n to_o wit_n either_o raw_a or_o boil_a as_o they_o list_v certes_o there_o be_v wonder_n report_v of_o this_o herb_n namely_o that_o the_o root_n of_o this_o white_a eryngion_n which_o be_v very_o geason_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v find_v resemble_v one_o while_o the_o male_a sex_n and_o otherwhiles_o the_o female_a of_o our_o kind_n but_o if_o it_o chance_v that_o a_o man_n do_v meet_v with_o that_o eryngion_n which_o be_v like_a to_o that_o member_n which_o distinguish_v he_o from_o a_o woman_n he_o shall_v be_v very_o amiable_a and_o belove_a of_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n say_v that_o lady_n sapph_n be_v so_o enamour_v on_o the_o young_a knight_n phao_n of_o lesbos_n and_o very_o as_o touch_v this_o herb_n not_o only_o the_o magician_n but_o the_o disciple_n also_o and_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n tell_v we_o many_o vain_a and_o foolish_a tale_n but_o to_o come_v indeed_o to_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o physic_n over_o and_o beside_o those_o virtue_n and_o property_n which_o i_o have_v relate_v already_o good_a it_o be_v to_o resolve_v ventosity_n it_o ease_v the_o gripe_n and_o wring_v in_o the_o belly_n it_o cure_v the_o disease_n and_o debility_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o help_v the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n for_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a take_v in_o honey_a water_n and_o for_o the_o spleen_n in_o vinegar_n &_o water_n together_o also_o drink_v in_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o kidney_n the_o strangury_n the_o cramp_n or_o crick_n that_o pull_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n backward_o for_o other_o spasme_n also_o and_o convulsion_n for_o the_o loin_n the_o dropsy_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n sovereign_a it_o be_v moreover_o for_o woman_n monthly_a fleures_fw-mi whether_o they_o do_v stay_v upon_o they_o or_o contrariwise_o run_v excessive_o from_o they_o and_o in_o one_o word_n it_o cure_v all_o the_o accident_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o offensive_a thing_n stick_v within_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o salt_n lard_n or_o hog_n grease_n and_o so_o incorporat_a into_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o swell_a kernel_n within_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o flat_a bile_n and_o botch_n it_o rejoin_v also_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o bone_n &_o final_o souder_v and_o knit_v break_a bone_n or_o fracture_n take_a before_o a_o man_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v it_o preserve_v he_o from_o surfeit_n or_o drunkenness_n and_o bind_v the_o belly_n some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o little_a before_o the_o summer-solstice_n say_v moreover_o that_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o rain_n water_n it_o help_v all_o the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o by_o their_o report_n if_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o cure_v the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquorice_n some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v acanus_n for_o a_o kind_n of_o eryngium_n and_o they_o describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o low_a herb_n and_o yet_o grow_v broad_a and_o large_a full_a of_o prick_v and_o thorn_n and_o those_o likewise_o big_a than_o ordinary_a be_v apply_v outward_o wonderful_a effectual_a it_o be_v by_o their_o say_n to_o staunch_v blood_n other_o there_o be_v who_o have_v think_v ere_v and_o liquorice_n to_o be_v all_o one_o but_o they_o be_v deceive_v howbeit_o for_o some_o resemblance_n that_o be_v between_o they_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o the_o description_n thereof_o immediate_o after_o these_o erynge_n doubtless_o this_o liquorice_n also_o be_v to_o be_v count_v among_o these_o thorny_a plant_n for_o that_o the_o leaf_n stand_v tree_n prick_v up_o sharp_a point_a the_o same_o be_v fatty_a and_o in_o handle_v gummy_a and_o gluey_a it_o put_v forth_o many_o branch_n and_o those_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o carry_v a_o flower_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o bear_v fruit_n resemble_v ball_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o those_o which_o hang_v upon_o the_o plane_n tree_n the_o excellent_a liquorice_n be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o cilicia_n the_o next_o for_o goodness_n come_v from_o pontus_n and_o have_v a_o sweet_a root_n which_o only_o be_v use_v in_o physic_n take_a up_o this_o be_v and_o gather_v at_o the_o set_n or_o occultation_n of_o the_o brood-hen_n star_n and_o be_v find_v run_v along_o in_o the_o ground_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o vine_n root_n in_o colour_n like_o to_o the_o box_n tree_n that_o which_o be_v duskish_a and_o somewhat_o black_a be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o better_a like_v as_o the_o lithe_a &_o pliable_a root_n which_o will_v wind_v and_o turn_v every_o way_n be_v prefer_v before_o that_o which_o be_v brittle_a and_o easy_a to_o break_v great_a use_n there_o be_v of_o it_o in_o those_o medicine_n which_o be_v loch_n hold_v under_o the_o tongue_n so_o to_o resolve_v &_o melt_v leisurely_o namely_o after_o it_o have_v be_v sodden_a to_o the_o three_o yea_o and_o otherwhiles_o boil_v to_o the_o height_n and_o consistence_n of_o honey_n sometime_o they_o use_v to_o bruise_v it_o and_o in_o that_o manner_n they_o do_v lay_v it_o upon_o wound_n where_o it_o do_v much_o good_a as_o also_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o disease_n and_o accident_n befalling_a to_o the_o throat_n and_o jaw_n the_o juice_n of_o liquorice_n reduce_v to_o a_o thick_a consistence_n if_o it_o be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n be_v singular_a for_o to_o clear_v the_o voice_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v suppose_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o breast_n and_o liver_n and_o therewith_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o both_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n may_v be_v slake_v and_o allay_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o have_v call_v it_o adipson_fw-la and_o in_o that_o regard_n minister_v it_o to_o those_o person_n who_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n for_o to_o prevent_v and_o take_v away_o their_o thirstinesse_n therefore_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o proper_a remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mouth_n if_o it_o be_v either_o chew_v or_o otherwise_o cast_v and_o strew_v upon_o the_o ulcer_n therein_o and_o so_o it_o cure_v the_o excrescence_n also_o and_o exulceration_n about_o the_o root_n of_o the_o nail_n moreover_o it_o heal_v the_o excoriation_n &_o soreness_n of_o the_o bladder_n assuage_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n cure_v the_o swell_a &_o ache_a pile_n the_o fissure_v also_o in_o the_o seat_n and_o final_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n some_o physician_n have_v prescribe_v to_o drink_v in_o a_o quartain_a ague_n the_o weight_n of_o two_o dram_n of_o liquorice_n &_o one_o of_o pepper_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o water_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o small_a pint_n or_o hemina_fw-la this_o root_n be_v
their_o wholesome_a virtue_n according_a as_o they_o enter_v into_o many_o composition_n which_o proceed_v all_o as_o i_o have_v say_v from_o the_o wit_n and_o artificial_a invention_n of_o man_n for_o we_o never_o find_v that_o cerots_n cataplasm_n emollitives_n plastre_n collyry_n or_o eye-salue_n antidote_n or_o preservative_n confection_n be_v ever_o of_o our_o great_a mother_n dame_n nature_n make_v who_o indeed_o be_v the_o divine_a work_n mistress_n of_o all_o thing_n these_o be_v the_o device_n of_o apothecary_n nay_o they_o be_v rather_o trick_n proceed_v from_o avarice_n and_o covetousness_n as_o for_o nature_n she_o have_v make_v nothing_o unperfect_a her_o work_n be_v absolute_a all_o and_o accomplish_v in_o their_o essence_n ordain_v have_v she_o no_o compound_n unless_o it_o be_v very_o few_o wherein_o she_o proceed_v upon_o good_a cause_n and_o reason_n and_o go_v not_o by_o blind_a aim_n and_o doubtful_a conjecture_n as_o namely_o when_o according_a to_o her_o rule_n and_o order_n she_o do_v incorporate_v some_o thing_n of_o a_o dry_a constitution_n and_o substance_n with_o a_o liquor_n that_o they_o may_v pierce_v &_o enter_v better_o within_o the_o pore_n of_o the_o body_n or_o else_o when_o she_o give_v consistence_n to_o liquid_a matter_n by_o some_o bodily_a substance_n which_o may_v unite_v and_o knit_v they_o together_o to_o go_v about_o for_o to_o compass_v the_o virtue_n of_o every_o simple_a ingredient_n in_o these_o composition_n curious_o by_o scruple_n and_o grain_n savour_v of_o impudency_n rather_o than_o a_o work_n ground_v upon_o humane_a conjecture_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o these_o drug_n and_o far-fetched_a ware_n that_o come_v from_o india_n and_o arabia_n i_o meddle_v not_o i_o say_v with_o these_o medicinable_a spice_n bring_v out_o as_o it_o be_v of_o another_o world_n these_o simple_n grow_v so_o far_o off_o in_o such_o remote_a country_n please_v i_o not_o neither_o do_v i_o think_v they_o meet_v for_o to_o cure_v our_o malady_n they_o be_v never_o bring_v forth_o by_o nature_n for_o we_o no_o nor_o for_o they_o neither_o where_o they_o grow_v otherwise_o they_o be_v not_o such_o fool_n i_o trow_v as_o to_o sell_v and_o pass_v they_o away_o as_o they_o do_v buy_v they_o and_o spare_v not_o for_o sweet_a pomander_n perfume_n and_o delicate_a ointment_n you_o may_v buy_v they_o also_o if_o you_o please_v upon_o a_o superstitious_a devotion_n for_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n for_o that_o now_o we_o can_v sacrifice_v pray_v &_o serve_v god_n for_o sooth_n without_o frank_n incense_n and_o costus_n and_o that_o our_o dainty_a one_o and_o effeminate_a person_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o ashamed_a of_o themselves_o i_o will_v the_o rather_o show_v and_o prove_v that_o we_o may_v both_o preserve_v and_o recover_v our_o health_n well_o enough_o without_o these_o exotical_a and_o foreign_a drug_n and_o that_o each_o region_n be_v furnish_v sufficient_o with_o home-physicke_n 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report_v of_o the_o same_o beast_n over_o &_o beside_o those_o before_o rehearse_v for_o it_o be_v say_v that_o whosoever_o do_v find_v and_o take_v up_o a_o horse_n shoe_n shake_v from_o the_o houfe_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n that_o happen_v upon_o the_o way_n when_o a_o horse_n cast_v his_o shoe_n and_o lay_v the_o same_o up_o they_o shall_v find_v a_o remedy_n for_o the_o yox_n if_o they_o do_v but_o call_v to_o mind_n and_o think_v upon_o the_o place_n where_o they_o bestow_v the_o same_o also_o that_o the_o liver_n of_o a_o hare_n be_v in_o this_o regard_n for_o cure_v of_o the_o hicket_n like_v to_o a_o horse_n shoe_n moreover_o if_o a_o horse_n do_v follow_v in_o chase_n after_o a_o wolf_n and_o chance_n to_o tread_v upon_o the_o tract_n where_o the_o wolf_n have_v run_v he_o will_v be_v break_v wind_v and_o burst_v even_o under_o the_o man_n upon_o his_o back_n it_o be_v think_v moreover_o that_o the_o anklebone_n of_o swine_n have_v a_o property_n to_o make_v debate_n and_o 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k_o 443_o f._n 516_o g._n 520_o i_o 557_o e._n 559_o c._n the_o pain_n proceed_v thereupon_o how_o to_o be_v assuage_v 148_o l._n see_v more_o in_o dysenterie_n a_o bloud_v call_v in_o latin_a sanguiculus_fw-la 332._o g_o b_o o_o body_n of_o those_o that_o have_v be_v sting_v with_o serpent_n or_o bite_v by_o mad_a dog_n make_v egg_n addle_n under_o a_o hen_n and_o cause_n ewe_n and_o such_o to_o cast_v their_o young_a untimely_a 299._o b_o the_o remedy_n ibid._n c_o boëthus_n a_o excellent_a imageur_fw-fr and_o engrave_a 483._o b_o minerva_n of_o his_o workmanship_n ibid._n a_o child_n throtling_n a_o goose_n wrought_v by_o he_o 503._o c_o better_n he_o be_v in_o silver_n than_o in_o brass_n ibid._n boy_n child_n by_o what_o mean_v they_o be_v think_v to_o be_v get_v and_o breed_v 215_o f._n 226_o k._n 257_o b._n 279_o b_o d._n 288_o m_o 339_o e._n 340_o m._n boy_n how_o salpe_n cause_v to_o look_v young_a and_o smooth_a without_o hair_n on_o their_o face_n 449_o c_o bolae_fw-la certain_a precious_a stone_n 625._o c_o bole-armen_a common_a a_o painter_n colour_n 528._o e_fw-la bolbiton_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 336._o l_o boleti_n what_o mushroom_n 132._o m_o bolites_n what_o it_o be_v 110._o l_o bombace_n see_v cotton_n bone_fw-la ache_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 67._o d_o bones_n grieve_v how_o to_o be_v help_v 262._o k_o bone_n break_v how_o to_o be_v knit_v and_o sowder_v 40_o h._n see_v fracture_n bones_o grow_v within_o the_o ground_n 588._o h_o stone_n of_o a_o bony_a substance_n ibid._n a_o bone_n find_v in_o a_o horse_n heart_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a 326._o m_o bonnet_n vail_v whereupon_o and_o for_o what_o cause_n it_o arise_v 305._o a_o borage_n see_v buglosse_n wild_a boar_n what_o they_o do_v yield_v adverse_a to_o serpent_n 322._o h_o wild_a boar_n grease_n medicinable_a 324._o k_o their_o urine_n likewise_o and_o gall_n 325._o d_o boar_n grease_n medicinable_a 230_o h_o boar_n trouble_v and_o skalt_v with_o their_o own_o urine_n 332._o l_o bostrychites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 625._o b_o bot_n in_o beast_n how_o to_o be_v expel_v 326._o l_o botch_n see_v impostume_n botch_n in_o the_o emunctory_n how_o to_o be_v discuss_v or_o else_o ripen_v 121_o d._n 122_o g._n 144._o g._n see_v impostume_n call_v pani_n botryon_fw-la what_o medicine_n 301_o c_o botrys_n what_o herb_n 222_o h._n the_o description_n ibid._n botrys_n 278_o h._n what_o name_v theca_fw-la ppadocian_n give_v it_o ibid._n botryte_n a_o precious_a stone_n 625_o b_o borax_n natural_a 454_o g._n a_o mineral_n and_o where_o find_v 470_o l_o the_o degree_n of_o borax_n in_o goodness_n and_o where_o to_o be_v have_v 470_o l_o m._n borax_n artificial_a 470_o m._n call_v lutea_fw-la or_o yellow_a borax_n 471._o a._n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o prepare_v ibid._n b._n how_o colour_v ib._n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n borax_n which_o be_v best_a and_o how_o know_v 471_o c_o the_o price_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o borax_n ibid._n d_o nero_n pave_v the_o great_a cirque_fw-la at_o rome_n all_o over_o with_o green_a borax_n 471._o c_o borax_n of_o three_o kind_n ibid._n d_o borax_n in_o powder_n how_o to_o be_v lay_v in_o paint_v ibid._n borax_n that_o goldsmith_n use_n be_v call_v chrysocolla_n or_o gold-sode_a 571._o f._n it_o be_v altogether_o artificial_a ibid._n how_o it_o be_v make_v ibid._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a 471._o c_o borysthenes_n a_o famous_a river_n 410._o k._n float_v over_o the_o river_n hypanis_n 411._o c._n once_o in_o the_o summer_n look_v of_o a_o violet_n colour_n ib._n the_o water_n of_o it_o very_a light_n ibid._n borsycite_v a_o precious_a stone_n 631._o a_o bowel_n their_o obstruction_n how_o cure_v 259._o a_o see_v praecordiall_a part_n b_o r_o brabyla_n 278._o i_o bracelet_n give_v to_o roman_a citizen_n for_o their_o service_n in_o war_n 461_o c._n bracelet_n of_o gold_n wear_v by_o man_n next_o to_o their_o arm_n bare_a 461._o f._n why_o they_o be_v call_v dardania_n 462._o g_o brain_n and_o the_o pellicle_n thereof_o impostumat_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 185._o f_o brain_n pellicle_n how_o comfort_v 189._o d_o brain_n light_v how_o to_o be_v settle_v 67._o a_o brain_n intoxicate_v by_o halicacabus_n or_o dwale_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 113._o a_o brain_n how_o it_o be_v purge_v of_o phlegmatic_a humour_n 47._o c_o 232._o l._n 233._o e._n 234._o k._n brain_n of_o a_o wild_a boar_n adverse_a to_o serpent_n 322._o h_o brainsick_a or_o distraught_a of_o wit_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 44._o g._n 46._o i_o 56._o h._n 219._o d._n 283._o a._n 591._o a._n bramble_n what_o medicinable_a virtue_n they_o be_v endue_v withal_o 195._o f._n they_o be_v exceed_o astringent_a 196._o k_o brand_v mark_n how_o to_o be_v take_v 240._o g_o brankursine_n a_o herb_n to_o what_o use_v it_o serve_v 129._o b._n two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n ibid._n c_o branch_n for_o light_n in_o temple_n make_v ordinary_o of_o brass_n 489._o c._n brass_n pot_n how_o they_o may_v be_v scour_v &_o rid_v from_o fur_v 51_o b_o brass_n over_o see_v cadmia_n brass_n a_o mettle_n great_o esteem_v 486._o i_o of_o brasse-founder_n a_o confraternitie_n at_o rome_n ibid._n k_o brass_n weigh_v out_o for_o payment_n and_o money_n 462._o k_o brass_n first_o coin_v by_o ser._n tullus_n k._n of_o rome_n ibid._n l_o what_o be_v the_o stamp_n ibid._n the_o value_n enhance_v and_o raise_v at_o rome_n 463._o a_o brass_n mine_n where_o the_o best_a 486._o l_o they_o be_v medicinable_a 506._o g_o brass_n try_v out_o of_o the_o ore_n 486._o k_o brass_n make_v of_o cadmia_n 486._o h_o brass_n cyprium_n or_o copper_n make_v of_o chalcitis_n ibid._n m_o brass_n sallustianum_fw-la 487._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n brass_n linianum_fw-la ib._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n brass_n marianum_n 487._o a_o brass_n cordubense_n ibid._n brass_n mascelin_n a_o compound_a temperature_n of_o the_o best_a 487._o c_o brass_n corinthian_n what_o mixture_n it_o be_v ib._n d._n high_o esteem_v ibid._n corinth_n brass_n mettle_n of_o three_o kind_n 488._o g_o brass_n of_o aegina_n high_o esteem_v 448._o h_o brass_n of_o delos_n much_o accept_v ibid._n brass_n of_o corinth_n employ_v both_o in_o public_a and_o private_a building_n 489._o a_o brass_n coronarium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 505._o b_o brass_n regular_fw-la ib._n call_v also_o ductile_a and_o why_o ibid._n c_o brass_n caldarium_fw-la 505._o c_o brass_n campanum_n ibid._n statuaria_n what_o temperature_n of_o brass_n it_o be_v 505._o e_fw-la and_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n tabularis_fw-la what_o temperature_n of_o brass_n and_o whereupon_o so_o name_v ibid._n brass_n collectaneum_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n the_o temperature_n of_o brass_n call_v formalis_fw-la 505._o f_o the_o temperature_n call_v ollaria_n ibid._n colour_n of_o brass_n name_v grecanicke_n 505._o f_o what_o varnish_n save_v brass_n from_o rust_n 506._o g_o brass_n serve_v for_o perpetuity_n of_o register_n 506._o g_o brass_n scale_n 507._o c_o brass_n rust_n or_o verdegris_n 508._o g_o diverse_a way_n to_o gather_v it_o 508._o h_o how_o it_o be_v sophisticated_a 508._o i._n how_o discern_v ib._n k_o brass_n green_a rust_n or_o verdegris_n how_o to_o be_v calcine_v and_o prepare_v for_o use_v in_o physic_n 508_o k._n l._n uncalcine_v what_o medicinable_a virtue_n it_o have_v 509._o a_o bread_n at_o rome_n different_a according_a to_o state_n &_o degree_n 11._o b_o bread_n leaven_a 141._o a_o bread_n downright_a ibid._n bread_n biscuit_n ibid._n beside_o nourishment_n what_o virtue_n medicinable_a it_o yield_v ibid._n sea-bream_n melanuri_n how_o they_o feed_v of_o crumb_n 429._o a_o how_o they_o beware_v of_o a_o bait_n within_o a_o hook_n ibid._n breath_n stink_v a_o unseemly_a disease_n 239._o f_o proceed_n from_o corrupt_a lung_n how_o remedy_v 329._o b_o what_o make_v a_o sour_a and_o strong_a breath_n 377_o a._n 441._o a_o breath_n how_o it_o may_v be_v make_v sweet_a 64._o g._n 65._o e._n 79._o a._n 105._o d._n 131._o c._n 140._o i._n 156._o m._n 162._o i._n 164._o i._n 174._o h_o 239._o f._n 240._o g._n 304._o g._n 313._o a._n 326._o k._n 328._o k._n 350._o g._n 377._o a_o 441._o a._n 624._o i._n for_o disease_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o breast_n what_o medicine_n be_v appropriate_a 46._o l_o 53._o a._n 56._o h._n 66._o g._n i_o 74._o i._n 76._o l._n 120._o h_o 154._o g._n 180._o l._n 182._o l._n 186._o i._n 192._o l._n 193._o b._n 246._o g._n 247._o c._n d_o 250._o l._n 290._o i._n k._n 275._o e._n 284._o h._n 289._o f._n for_o breast_n impostumat_v remedy_n 141_o c._n 246_o g._n suppuration_n in_o the_o breast_n how_o cleanse_v 144_o h._n 216_o l_o ulcer_n in_o the_o breast_n how_o heal_v 208._o g_o breast_n of_o woman_n swell_v how_o to_o be_v help_v
of_o aconae_fw-la a_o certain_a town_n near_o to_o which_o it_o grow_v abundant_o ab_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…eretica_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d old_a age_n age_n petronius_n niger_n as_o dioscorides_n say_v in_o his_o preface_n preface_n it_o seem_v that_o he_o mean_v here_o the_o concrete_v 〈◊〉_d thereoâ—…_n which_o we_o also_o do_v call_v aloe_n aloe_n chickweed_n chickweed_n i._o mousâ—…_n ear_n ear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o grove_n grove_n the_o right_a mouse_n aâ—…e_v aâ—…e_v parietarie_n of_o the_o wail_n wail_n alba._n haply_o pliny_n have_v translatâ—…d_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o dioscor_n which_o be_v hâ—…uing_v slender_a stalk_n like_o rush_n resta_fw-la bovis_fw-la restharrow_n or_o petty_a whin_n whin_n some_o take_v it_o for_o bugâ—…e_n or_o 〈◊〉_d heal_n heal_n nameless_a nameless_a or_o scolopendrium_n scolopendrium_n whereupon_o they_o call_v it_o philanthropos_n i._n a_o lover_n of_o man_n man_n trientalibus_fw-la trientalibus_fw-la i_o man_n blood_n blood_n pliny_n have_v forget_v himself_o consider_v that_o in_o the_o 22_o book_n &_o 21_o chapter_n he_o describe_v it_o according_a to_o dioscorides_n to_o be_v like_a in_o root_n and_o leaf_n to_o orchanet_n etc._n etc._n and_o there_o heâ—…_n name_v it_o arcebion_n arcebion_n vetustissime_fw-la in_o usu_fw-la est_fw-la some_o read_v vetus_fw-la sive_fw-la usu_fw-la est_fw-la that_o be_v if_o this_o drink_n be_v stale_a and_o not_o use_v present_o it_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o nothing_o cum_fw-la apio_fw-la not_o opio_fw-la opio_fw-la or_o the_o cerot_n cypâ—…c_a after_o dioscorides_n dioscorides_n so_o call_v becausâ—…_n osiris_n be_v entâ—…_n and_o his_o sepulchre_n renew_v there_o there_o or_o rather_o a_o kind_n of_o sweet_a cuit_n call_v hâ—…p_n sâ—…ma_fw-la by_o diosc._n which_o signify_v also_o a_o water_n gruel_n gruel_n porri_fw-la but_o it_o shall_v be_v marrubij_fw-la according_a to_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o take_v they_o for_o damascen_n plum_n or_o rather_o for_o bulloâ—…s_n skeg_n or_o such_o like_a wild_a plum_n plum_n as_o if_o it_o will_v catch_v woman_n and_o hold_v they_o fast_o perforce_o perforce_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o greek_a signify_v a_o bridle_n or_o bit_n and_o it_o be_v think_v to_o bâ—…_n leontopodium_n dioscor_n though_o other_o take_v it_o for_o dodeâ—…_n dodeâ—…_n or_o rather_o calix_n calix_n rather_o orocleia_n out_o of_o dioscorides_n dioscorides_n or_o borage_n call_v in_o greek_a bugâ—…osson_n bugâ—…osson_n some_o take_v this_o for_o our_o persicorie_n or_o ars-mert_a ars-mert_a i._o holly_n or_o huluer_n nay_o rather_o aquifolia_n be_v agria_n in_o greek_a and_o the_o cratâ—…gus_n of_o theophrastus_n which_o he_o mean_v here_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ceruoise_n tree_n now_o call_v torminalis_fw-la torminalis_fw-la i_o think_v he_o mean_v orach_n orach_n 〈◊〉_d terrae_fw-la sonâ—…n_o think_v 〈◊〉_d place_n unperfect_a but_o i_o 〈◊〉_d rather_o â—…hat_o pliny_n herâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d at_o â—…e_a obscurity_n â—…ir_n 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simâ—…_n put_v 〈◊〉_d at_o 〈◊〉_d â—…ny_n 〈◊〉_d wâ—…ch_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o sense_n 〈◊〉_d moâ—…e_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virga_fw-la pastoris_fw-la pastoris_fw-la thereupon_o it_o be_v call_v labrum_n uenerus_fw-la venus_n laver_n laver_n this_o water_n be_v not_o saltish_a but_o because_o the_o name_n dipsaco_n in_o greek_a allude_v to_o thirst_n &_o salt_n thing_n cause_n thirstinesse_n pliny_n guessâ—…d_v this_o humour_n to_o be_v saltish_a *_o this_o empetron_n be_v think_v to_o be_v our_o saxifrage_n saxifrage_n for_o it_o hinder_v conception_n conception_n non_fw-la gravi_fw-la odour_n dioscor_n say_v sub_fw-la grave_n odour_n somewhat_o unpleasant_a in_o smell_n smell_n and_o in_o columella_n filix_fw-la be_v call_v auia_fw-la auia_fw-la many_o take_v it_o for_o archangel_n archangel_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v call_v holcus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o one_o will_v say_v swine_n endive_n or_o cichory_n cichory_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o word_n signify_v all_o bone_n bone_n so_o in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n fell_a be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o some_o part_n of_o france_n as_o dalechamp_n note_v gallis_fw-la name_v le_fw-fr doux_fw-fr doux_fw-fr some_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o dyer_n other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o fuller_n bislingua_n horse-tongue_n or_o double-tongue_n double-tongue_n lathyris_n lathyris_n for_o the_o milky_a juicehap_o for_o dioscor_v say_v amygdalae_fw-la i._o of_o the_o almond_n tree_n tree_n purgata_fw-la facilia_fw-la some_o think_v gentle_a puigative_n puigative_n some_o take_v it_o foe_n a_o kind_n of_o orchanet_n other_o for_o hounds-tongue_n hounds-tongue_n quincuncialis_fw-la ferè_fw-la other_o read_v quinque_fw-la caulibus_fw-la 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