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be_v procreate_v to_o foretell_v the_o accident_n that_o ensue_v afterward_o now_o for_o that_o they_o fall_v out_o so_o seldom_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v hide_v and_o secret_a and_o so_o not_o know_v as_o the_o rise_n of_o planet_n above_o say_v the_o eclipse_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n chap._n xxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o heaven_n flame_n likewise_o there_o be_v see_v star_n together_o with_o the_o sun_n all_o day_n long_o yea_o and_o very_o often_o about_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o sun_n other_o flame_n like_v unto_o garland_n of_o corn_n ear_n also_o circle_n of_o sundry_a colour_n such_o as_o those_o be_v when_o augustus_n caesar_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n enter_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o great_a name_n and_o imperial_a title_n chap._n xxjx_n ¶_o of_o celestial_a crown_n also_o the_o same_o garland_n appear_v about_o the_o moon_n and_o other_o goodly_a bright_a star_n which_o be_v fix_v in_o 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when_o c._n coelius_n and_o cn._n papyrius_n be_v consul_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o beside_o so_o as_o the_o night_n seem_v as_o light_a as_o the_o day_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o burn_a shield_n or_o targuet_n a_o burn_a shield_n run_v sparkle_v from_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n at_o the_o sun_n set_v when_o l._n valerius_n and_o c._n marius_n be_v consul_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o a_o strange_a sight_n in_o the_o sky_n by_o report_n there_o be_v once_o see_v and_o never_o but_o once_o when_o cn._n octavius_n and_o c._n scribonius_n be_v consul_n a_o sparkle_n to_o fall_v from_o a_o star_n and_o as_o it_o approach_v the_o earth_n it_o wax_v great_a and_o after_o it_o come_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o moon_n it_o shine_v out_o and_o give_v light_a as_o in_o a_o cloudy_a and_o dark_a day_n then_o be_v retire_v again_o into_o the_o sky_n it_o become_v to_o man_n think_v a_o burn_a lamp_n this_o licinius_n syllanus_n the_o proconfull_n see_v together_o with_o his_o whole_a train_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o the_o run_v of_o star_n to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o sky_n see_v there_o be_v also_o star_n to_o shoot_v hither_o and_o thither_o but_o never_o for_o nought_o and_o too_o no_o purpose_n for_o from_o the_o same_o quarter_n where_o they_o appear_v there_o rise_v terrible_a wind_n and_o after_o they_o storm_n and_o tempest_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n chap._n xxxvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o star_n call_v castor_n and_o pollux_n i_o have_v see_v myself_o in_o the_o camp_n from_o the_o soldier_n sentinel_n in_o the_o night_n watch_n the_o resemblance_n of_o lightning_n to_o stick_v fast_o upon_o the_o spear_n and_o pike_n set_v before_o the_o rampire_n they_o settle_v also_o upon_o the_o cross_a sail_n yard_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n as_o man_n do_v sail_v in_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o kind_n of_o vocal_a sound_n leap_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o shift_v their_o place_n as_o bird_n do_v which_o fly_v from_o buy_v to_o bough_n dangerous_a they_o be_v and_o unlucky_a when_o 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these_o be_v hide_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o nature_n and_o reserve_v within_o her_o cabinet_n chap._n xxxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o air_n it_o remain_v now_o thus_o much_o and_o thus_o far_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o world_n itself_o to_o wit_n the_o starry_a heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n to_o speak_v of_o other_o memorable_a thing_n observe_v in_o the_o sky_n for_o even_o that_o part_n also_o have_v our_o forefather_n call_v coelum_fw-la i_o the_o sky_n which_o otherwise_o they_o name_v air_n even_o all_o that_o portion_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o seem_v like_o a_o void_a and_o empty_a place_n yield_v this_o vital_a spirit_n whereby_o all_o thing_n do_v live_v this_o region_n be_v seat_v beneath_o the_o moon_n and_o far_o under_o that_o planet_n as_o i_o observe_v it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n by_o every_o man_n agree_v upon_o and_o mingle_v together_o a_o infinite_a portion_n of_o the_o superior_a celestial_a nature_n or_o elementary_a fire_n with_o a_o huge_a deal_n likewise_o of_o 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for_o pirate_n and_o rover_n at_o the_o first_o force_v man_n with_o present_a peril_n of_o death_n to_o run_v headlong_o upon_o their_o death_n and_o to_o hazard_v themselves_o in_o winter_n sea_n but_o now_o a_o day_n covetousness_n cause_v man_n to_o do_v the_o like_a the_o cold_a wind_n of_o all_o other_o be_v those_o which_o we_o say_v to_o blow_v from_o the_o north-pole_n and_o together_o with_o they_o their_o neighbour_n corus_n these_o wind_n do_v both_o allay_v and_o still_o all_o other_o and_o also_o scatter_v and_o drive_v away_o cloud_n moist_a wind_n be_v africus_n and_o especial_o the_o south_n wind_n of_o italy_n call_v auster_n man_n report_v also_o that_o caecias_n in_o pontus_n gather_v &_o draw_v to_o itself_o cloud_v corus_n and_o vulturnus_n be_v dry_a but_o only_o in_o the_o end_n when_o they_o give_v over_o the_o north-east_n and_o the_o north_n engender_v snow_n
island_n distant_a northward_o from_o britain_n six_o day_n sail_v yea_o and_o some_o affirm_v the_o same_o of_o mona_n a_o island_n distant_a from_o camalodunum_n a_o town_n of_o britain_n about_o 200_o mile_n chap._n lxxvi_o ¶_o of_o dial_n and_o quadrant_n this_o cunning_a and_o skill_n of_o shadow_n name_v gnonomice_n anaximines_n the_o milesian_n the_o disciple_n of_o anaximander_n above_o name_v invent_v and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o also_o that_o show_v in_o lacedaemon_n the_o horologe_n or_o dial_n which_o they_o call_v sciotericon_n chap._n lxxvii_o ¶_o how_o the_o day_n be_v observe_v the_o very_a day_n itself_o man_n have_v after_o diverse_a manner_n observe_v the_o babylonian_n count_v for_o day_n all_o the_o time_n between_o two_o sun-rising_n the_o athenian_n between_o the_o setting_n the_o vmbrian_o from_o noon_n to_o noon_n but_o all_o the_o common_a sort_n every_o where_o from_o day_n light_n until_o it_o be_v dark_a the_o roman_a priest_n and_o those_o that_o have_v define_v and_o set_v out_o a_o civil_a day_n likewise_o the_o egyptian_n and_o hipparchus_n from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n that_o the_o space_n or_o light_n be_v great_a or_o less_o betwixt_o sun_n rise_n near_o the_o sunsteds_n than_o the_o equinoctial_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o position_n of_o the_o zodiac_n about_o the_o middle_a part_n thereof_o be_v more_o oblique_a and_o crooked_a but_o towards_o the_o sunsted_n more_o straight_o and_o direct_a chap._n lxxviij_o ¶_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o variety_n and_o difference_n of_o sundry_a country_n and_o nation_n hereunto_o we_o must_v join_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v link_v to_o celestial_a cause_n for_o doubtless_o it_o be_v that_o the_o aethiopian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sun_n vicinity_n be_v scorch_v and_o tan_v with_o the_o heat_n thereof_o like_v to_o they_o that_o be_v adust_a and_o burn_v have_v their_o beard_n and_o bush_n of_o hair_n curl_v also_o that_o in_o the_o contrary_a clime_n of_o the_o world_n to_o it_o in_o the_o freeze_a and_o icy_a region_n the_o people_n have_v white_a skin_n hair_n grow_v long_o downward_o and_o yellow_a but_o be_v fierce_a and_o cruel_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o rigorous_a cold_a air_n howbeit_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o in_o this_o mutability_n be_v dull_a and_o gross_a and_o the_o very_a leg_n do_v argue_v the_o temperature_n for_o in_o the_o aethiopian_n the_o juice_n or_o blood_n be_v draw_v upward_o again_o by_o the_o natural_a heat_n but_o among_o the_o nation_n septentrional_a the_o same_o be_v drive_v to_o the_o inferior_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o moisture_n apt_a to_o fall_v downward_o here_o breed_v noisome_a and_o hurtful_a wild_a beast_n but_o there_o be_v engender_v creature_n of_o sundry_a and_o diverse_a shape_n especial_o bird_n tall_a they_o be_v of_o bodily_a stature_n as_o well_o in_o one_o part_n as_o the_o other_o in_o the_o hot_a region_n by_o the_o occasional_a motion_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o other_o by_o the_o moist_a nourishment_n but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v a_o wholesome_a mixture_n from_o both_o side_n the_o whole_a tract_n be_v fertile_a and_o fruitful_a for_o all_o thing_n the_o habit_n of_o man_n body_n of_o a_o mean_a and_o indifferent_a constitution_n the_o colour_n also_o show_v a_o great_a temperature_n the_o fashion_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n be_v civil_a and_o gentle_a their_o sense_n clear_a and_o lightsome_a their_o wit_n pregnant_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o nature_n they_o also_o bear_v sovereign_a rule_n and_o sway_v empire_n and_o monarchy_n which_o those_o uttermost_a nation_n never_o have_v yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o even_o they_o who_o be_v out_o of_o the_o temperate_a zone_n may_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v subject_a nor_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o these_o for_o such_o be_v their_o savage_a and_o brutish_a nature_n that_o it_o urge_v they_o to_o live_v solitary_a by_o themselves_o chap._n lxxix_o ¶_o of_o earthquake_n the_o babylonian_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n that_o earthquake_n and_o gape_a chink_n and_o all_o other_o accident_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o planet_n but_o of_o those_o three_o only_a to_o which_o they_o attribute_v lightning_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n namely_o as_o they_o keep_v their_o course_n with_o the_o sun_n or_o meet_v with_o he_o and_o especial_o when_o this_o concurrence_n be_v about_o the_o quadrature_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o sure_o if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v report_v of_o anaximander_n the_o milesian_n natural_a philosopher_n his_o prescience_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n be_v excellent_a and_o worthy_a of_o immortality_n who_o as_o it_o be_v say_v forewarn_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o look_v well_o to_o their_o city_n and_o dwell_v house_n for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n towards_o which_o happen_v according_o when_o not_o only_o their_o whole_a city_n be_v shake_v and_o fall_v down_o but_o also_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o mountain_n taygetus_n which_o bear_v out_o like_a to_o the_o poop_n of_o a_o ship_n break_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o rest_n come_v down_o too_o whole_o cover_v the_o foresay_a ruin_n there_o be_v report_v another_o shrewd_a guess_n of_o pherecydes_n who_o be_v pythagoras_n his_o master_n and_o the_o same_o likewise_o divine_a and_o prophetical_a he_o by_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o a_o pit_n both_o foresee_v and_o also_o foretell_v a_o earthquake_n there_o which_o if_o they_o be_v true_a how_o far_o off_o i_o pray_v you_o may_v such_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v from_o god_n even_o while_o they_o live_v here_o on_o earth_n but_o as_o for_o these_o thing_n very_o i_o leave_v it_o free_a for_o every_o man_n to_o weigh_v and_o deem_v of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o own_o judgement_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o suppose_v that_o without_o all_o doubt_n the_o wind_n be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o never_o begin_v the_o earth_n to_o quake_v but_o when_o the_o sea_n be_v still_o and_o the_o weather_n so_o calm_a withal_o that_o the_o bird_n in_o their_o fly_a can_v hover_v and_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n by_o reason_n that_o all_o the_o spirit_n and_o wind_n which_o shall_v bear_v they_o up_o be_v withdraw_v from_o they_o ne_o yet_o at_o any_o time_n but_o after_o the_o wind_n be_v lay_v namely_o when_o the_o blast_n be_v pen_v and_o hide_a within_o the_o vein_n and_o hollow_a cave_n of_o the_o earth_n neither_o be_v this_o shake_n in_o the_o earth_n any_o other_o thing_n than_o be_v thunder_n in_o the_o cloud_n nor_o the_o gape_a chink_n thereof_o ought_v else_o but_o like_o the_o cleft_n whereout_o the_o lightning_n break_v when_o the_o spirit_n enclose_v within_o struggle_v and_o stir_v to_o go_v forth_o at_o liberty_n chap._n lxxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o gape_a chink_n of_o the_o earth_n after_o many_o and_o sundry_a sort_n the_o earth_n therefore_o be_v shake_v and_o thereupon_o ensue_v wondrous_a effect_n in_o one_o place_n the_o wall_n of_o city_n be_v lay_v along_o in_o another_o they_o be_v swallow_v up_o in_o a_o deep_a and_o wide_o chawne_v here_o be_v cast_v up_o mighty_a heap_n of_o earth_n there_o be_v let_v out_o river_n of_o water_n yea_o and_o sometime_o fire_n do_v breathe_v forth_o and_o hot_a spring_n issue_n abroad_o in_o another_o place_n the_o course_n and_o channel_n of_o river_n be_v turn_v clean_o away_o and_o force_v backward_o there_o go_v before_o and_o come_v with_o it_o a_o terrible_a noise_n one_o while_o a_o rumble_a more_o like_o the_o loow_v and_o bellow_v of_o beast_n otherwhiles_o it_o resemble_v a_o man_n voice_n or_o else_o the_o clatter_a and_o rustle_v of_o armour_n and_o weapon_n beat_v one_o upon_o another_o according_a to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o matter_n that_o catch_v and_o receive_v the_o noise_n or_o the_o fashion_n either_o of_o the_o hollow_a crane_n within_n or_o the_o cranny_n by_o which_o it_o pass_v while_o in_o a_o narrow_a way_n it_o take_v on_o with_o a_o more_o slender_a and_o whistle_a noise_n and_o the_o same_o keep_v a_o hoarse_a din_n in_o wind_a and_o crooked_a cave_n rebound_v again_o in_o hard_a passage_n roar_v in_o moist_a place_n wave_a and_o float_v in_o stand_a water_n boil_v and_o chase_v against_o solid_a thing_n and_o therefore_o a_o noise_n be_v often_o hear_v without_o any_o earthquake_n and_o never_o at_o any_o time_n shake_v it_o simple_o after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n but_o tremble_v and_o wag_v to_o and_o fro_o as_o for_o the_o gape_a chink_n sometime_o it_o remain_v wide_o open_a and_o show_v what_o it_o have_v swallow_v up_o otherwhiles_o it_o close_v up_o the_o mouth_n and_o hide_v all_o and_o the_o earth_n be_v knit_v together_o so_o again_o as_o there_o remain_v no_o mark_n and_o token_n to_o be_v
see_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n it_o have_v devour_v city_n and_o draw_v into_o it_o a_o whole_a tract_n of_o ground_n and_o field_n sea_n coast_n and_o maritime_a region_n most_o of_o all_o other_o feel_v earthquake_n neither_o be_v the_o hilly_a country_n without_o this_o calamity_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o alps_o and_o apennine_a have_v often_o tremble_v in_o the_o autumn_n also_o and_o spring_n there_o happen_v more_o earthquake_n than_o at_o other_o time_n like_v as_o lightning_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o france_n and_o egypt_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o be_v shake_v for_o that_o in_o egypt_n the_o continual_a summer_n and_o in_o france_n the_o hard_a winter_n be_v against_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n earthquake_n be_v more_o rife_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n time_n but_o the_o great_a use_n to_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n towards_o day_n light_n there_o be_v many_o and_o if_o by_o day_n it_o be_v usual_o about_o noon_n they_o fortune_n also_o to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v because_o then_o all_o tempest_n be_v asleep_a and_o lay_v to_o rest_n but_o especial_o when_o after_o much_o rain_n there_o follow_v a_o great_a time_n of_o heat_n or_o after_o heat_n store_n of_o rain_n chap._n lxxxj_o ¶_o sign_n of_o earthquake_n come_v sailor_n also_o have_v a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n thereof_o and_o guess_v not_o doubtful_o at_o it_o namely_o when_o the_o wave_n swell_v sudden_o without_o any_o gale_n of_o wind_n or_o when_o in_o the_o ship_n they_o be_v shocked_a with_o billow_n shake_v under_o they_o then_o be_v the_o thing_n see_v to_o quake_v which_o stand_v in_o the_o ship_n as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o house_n and_o with_o a_o rustle_a noise_n give_v warn_v beforehand_o the_o fowl_n likewise_o of_o the_o air_n sit_v not_o quiet_o without_o fear_n in_o the_o sky_n also_o there_o be_v sign_n thereof_o for_o there_o go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n either_o 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the_o continent_n a_o fountain_n there_o be_v within_o the_o city_n call_v callipia_n and_o two_o river_n height_n both_o selinus_n come_v from_o diverse_a part_n environ_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n after_o you_o have_v be_v at_o ephesus_n you_o come_v to_o another_o manteium_n inhabit_v by_o the_o colophonian_n and_o within_o the_o country_n colophon_n itself_o with_o the_o river_n halesus_n under_o it_o then_o meet_v you_o with_o the_o noble_a temple_n of_o apollo_n clarius_n and_o lebedos_n and_o in_o this_o quarter_n sometime_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o town_n notium_n the_o promontory_n also_o coryceon_n be_v in_o this_o coast_n and_o the_o mountain_n mimas_n which_o reach_v out_o 250_o mile_n and_o end_v at_o length_n in_o the_o plain_n within_o the_o continent_n that_o join_v unto_o it_o this_o be_v the_o place_n wherein_o alexander_n the_o great_a command_v a_o trench_n seven_o mile_n long_o and_o a_o half_a to_o be_v cut_v through_o the_o plain_a for_o to_o join_v two_o 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judicial_o call_v to_o his_o answer_n 44_o time_n and_o never_o be_v there_o man_n accuse_v often_o than_o he_o yet_o go_v he_o ever_o clear_a away_o and_o be_v acquit_v chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o valour_n and_o fortitude_n a_o endless_a piece_n of_o work_n it_o be_v to_o know_v and_o set_v down_o who_o bear_v the_o prize_n for_o valiancy_n &_o namely_o if_o we_o admit_v the_o fabulous_a tale_n of_o poet_n as_o for_o the_o poet_n ennius_n he_o have_v in_o great_a admiration_n t._n caecilius_n teucer_n and_o especial_o his_o brother_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o those_o two_o he_o compile_v the_o six_o book_n of_o his_o annal_n to_o the_o rest_n but_o l._n siccius_n dentatus_n a_o tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o not_o long_o after_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o king_n when_o sp._n tarpetus_fw-la and_o a._n aeterinus_fw-la be_v
catiline_n to_o flight_n and_o banish_v he_o the_o city_n thou_o and_o none_o but_o thou_o do_v outlaw_n m._n antonius_n and_o put_v he_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o state_n all_o hail_n therefore_o o_o m._n tullius_n fair_a chieve_z thou_o thou_o that_o first_o be_v salute_v by_o the_o name_n of_o parens_fw-la patriae_fw-la i._o father_n of_o thy_o country_n first_o that_o deserve_v triumpth_n in_o thy_o long_a robe_n &_o the_o laurel_n garland_n for_o thy_o language_n the_o only_a father_n indeed_o of_o eloquence_n &_o of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n and_o as_o caesar_n dictator_n sometime_o thy_o enemy_n have_v write_v of_o thou_o have_v deserve_v a_o crown_n above_o all_o other_o triumph_n by_o how_o much_o more_o praiseworthy_a it_o be_v to_o have_v amplify_v and_o set_v out_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o roman_a wit_n and_o learning_n than_o of_o roman_a ground_n and_o dominion_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o a_o certain_a majesty_n in_o behaviour_n and_o carriage_n those_o who_o among_o other_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v surpass_v other_o man_n in_o sage_a advice_n and_o wisdom_n be_v thereupon_o at_o rome_n surname_v cati_fw-la and_o corculi_fw-la in_o greece_n socrates_n carry_v the_o name_n away_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v deem_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n pythius_n the_o wise_a man_n of_o all_o other_o chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o authority_n again_o chilo_n the_o lacedaemonian_a be_v of_o so_o great_a reputation_n among_o man_n that_o his_o say_n be_v hold_v for_o oracle_n and_o three_o precept_n of_o his_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n &_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphi_n where_o the_o first_o be_v this_o know_v thyself_o the_o second_o set_v thy_o mind_n too_o much_o on_o nothing_o the_o three_o debt_n and_o law_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o misery_n his_o hap_n be_v to_o die_v for_o joy_n upon_o tiding_n that_o his_o son_n win_v the_o best_a prize_n and_o be_v crown_v victor_n at_o the_o solemn_a game_n olympia_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v inter_v all_o greece_n do_v he_o honour_n and_o solemnize_v his_o funeral_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o person_n of_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o heavenly_a nature_n among_o woman_n sibylla_n be_v excellent_a at_o divination_n and_o for_o a_o certain_a fellowship_n and_o society_n with_o celestial_a wight_n of_o great_a name_n as_o for_o man_n among_o the_o greek_n melampus_n and_o with_o we_o roman_n martius_z carried_z as_o great_a a_o opinion_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o scipio_n nasica_n scipio_n nasica_n be_v judge_v once_o by_o the_o senate_n swear_v to_o speak_v without_o passion_n and_o affection_n to_o be_v the_o best_a &_o honest_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n howbeit_o the_o same_o man_n as_o upright_o as_o he_o be_v suffer_v a_o repulse_n and_o disgrace_n at_o the_o people_n hand_n in_o his_o white_a robe_n when_o he_o sue_v for_o a_o dignity_n and_o to_o conclude_v in_o the_o end_n his_o hap_n be_v not_o to_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o his_o own_o country_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o socrates_n the_o wise_a man_n so_o deem_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n shall_v die_v out_o of_o prison_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o chastity_n svlpitia_n daughter_n of_o paterculus_n and_o wife_n to_o fulvius_n flaccus_n by_o all_o the_o voice_n in_o general_a of_o roman_a dame_n carry_v away_o the_o prize_n for_o continency_n and_o be_v elect_v out_o of_o the_o hundred_o principal_a matron_n of_o rome_n to_o dedicate_v and_o consecrate_v the_o image_n of_o venus_n according_a to_o and_o ordinance_n out_o of_o sibyl_n book_n claudia_n likewise_o be_v by_o a_o religious_a and_o devout_a experiment_n prove_v to_o be_v such_o another_o at_o what_o time_n as_o she_o bring_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n cybele_n to_o rome_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o piety_n or_o kindness_n in_o all_o part_n very_o of_o the_o world_n there_o have_v be_v find_v infinite_a 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burn_v with_o he_o chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o diverse_a excellent_a man_n in_o many_o art_n and_o science_n and_o namely_o in_o astrology_n grammar_n and_o geometry_n in_o the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n of_o sundry_a science_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n have_v excel_v howbeit_o we_o will_v but_o take_v the_o very_a flower_n of_o they_o all_o and_o touch_v those_o only_o who_o meet_v it_o be_v to_o be_v name_v for_o their_o special_a desert_n in_o astrology_n berosus_n be_v most_o cunning_a in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o athenians_n for_o his_o divine_a prediction_n and_o prognostication_n cause_v his_o statue_n with_o a_o golden_a tongue_n to_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o public_a school_n of_o their_o university_n for_o grammar_n apollodorus_n be_v singular_a and_o therefore_o be_v high_o honour_v of_o the_o state_n of_o greece_n call_v amphictyones_n in_o physic_n hypocrates_n excel_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o by_o his_o skill_n he_o foretell_v of_o a_o pestilence_n that_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o sclavonia_n and_o for_o to_o cure_v and_o remedy_v the_o same_o send_v forth_o his_o disciple_n and_o scholar_n to_o all_o the_o city_n about_o in_o recompense_n of_o which_o good_a desert_n of_o he_o all_o greece_n by_o a_o public_a decree_n ordain_v for_o he_o the_o like_a honour_n as_o unto_o hercules_n for_o the_o very_a same_o cunning_a and_o science_n king_n ptolomae_n give_v unto_o cleombrotus_n of_o cea_n at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n hold_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o great_a mother_n of_o the_o god_n a_o hundred_o talent_n and_o namely_o for_o cure_v the_o king_n antiochus_n critobulus_n likewise_o acquire_v and_o get_v himself_o a_o great_a name_n for_o draw_v a_o arrow_n forth_o of_o king_n philip_n eye_n and_o cure_v the_o wound_n when_o he_o have_v do_v so_o as_o the_o sight_n remain_v
&_o no_o blemish_n or_o deformity_n appear_v but_o asclepiades_n the_o prusian_a surpass_v all_o other_o in_o this_o kind_n who_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o new_a sect_n which_o bear_v his_o name_n reject_v the_o embassador_n the_o large_a promise_n &_o favour_n offer_v of_o k._n mithridates_n find_v out_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n to_o make_v wine_n wholesome_a and_o medicinable_a for_o sick_a folk_n and_o recover_v a_o man_n to_o his_o former_a state_n of_o health_n who_o be_v carry_v forth_o upon_o his_o bier_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o last_o he_o attain_v the_o great_a name_n for_o lay_v a_o wager_n against_o fortune_n and_o pawn_v his_o credit_n so_o far_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v repute_v a_o physician_n in_o case_n he_o ever_o be_v know_v to_o be_v sick_a or_o any_o way_n disease_v and_o in_o truth_n the_o wager_n he_o win_v for_o his_o hap_n be_v to_o live_v in_o health_n until_o he_o be_v very_o age_v and_o then_o to_o fall_v down_o from_o a_o pair_n of_o stair_n and_o so_o to_o die_v sudden_o a_o singular_a testimony_n of_o skill_n and_o cunning_a m._n marcellus_n give_v unto_o archimedes_n that_o notable_a geometrician_n and_o engineer_n of_o syracuse_n who_o in_o the_o saccage_n and_o rifle_n of_o that_o city_n give_v express_v commandment_n concern_v he_o alone_o that_o no_o violence_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o howbeit_o he_o will_v fail_v of_o his_o execution_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o soldier_n who_o in_o that_o hurly-burly_n slay_v he_o not_o know_v who_o hewas_fw-mi much_o commend_v and_o praise_v be_v ctesiphon_n of_o gnosos_n for_o his_o notable_a knowledge_n in_o architecture_n and_o namely_o for_o the_o wonderful_a frame_n of_o diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n philon_n likewise_o be_v high_o esteem_v for_o make_v the_o arsenal_n at_o athens_n able_a to_o receive_v 1000_o ship_n ctesibius_n also_o be_v much_o account_v of_o for_o devise_v wind_n instrument_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o certain_a engine_n to_o draw_v and_o send_v water_n to_o any_o place_n dinocrates_n also_o the_o engineer_n eternize_v his_o name_n for_o cast_v the_o plot_n and_o devise_v the_o model_n of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n at_o what_o time_n as_o alexander_n the_o great_a found_v it_o to_o conclude_v this_o mighty_a prince_n and_o commander_n alexander_n straight_o forbid_v by_o express_a edict_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v draw_v his_o portrait_n in_o colour_n but_o apelles_n the_o painter_n that_o none_o shall_v engrave_v his_o personage_n but_o pyrgoteles_n the_o grave_a and_o last_o of_o all_o that_o no_o workman_n shall_v cast_v his_o image_n in_o brass_n but_o lysippus_n a_o founder_n in_o which_o three_o feat_n many_o artisan_n have_v excel_v for_o their_o rare_a workmanship_n chap._n xxxviii_o ¶_o singular_a work_n of_o artificer_n king_n attalus_n cheapen_v one_o picture_n wrought_v by_o the_o aristides_n theban_n and_o 100_o talent_n for_o it_o caesar_n the_o dictator_n offer_v to_o timomachus_n eight_o talent_n for_o two_o pourtrait_n to_o wit_n of_o medea_n and_o aiax_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o set_v up_o and_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n genetrix_fw-la king_n candaulas_n buy_v of_o butarchus_fw-la a_o paint_a table_n wherein_o be_v draw_v the_o defeature_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o magnetes_n which_o take_v up_o no_o great_a room_n and_o weigh_v out_o the_o poise_n thereof_o in_o good_a gold_n king_n demetrius_n surname_v expugnator_fw-la i._o the_o conqueror_n and_o great_a forcer_n of_o city_n forbear_v to_o set_v rhodes_n on_o fire_n because_o he_o will_v not_o burn_v one_o paint_a table_n the_o handiwork_n of_o protogenes_n praxiteles_n be_v ennoble_v for_o a_o rare_a imager_n and_o cutter_n in_o stone_n and_o marble_n he_o eternize_v his_o memorial_n by_o make_v one_o image_n of_o venus_n for_o the_o gnidian_o so_o lively_a that_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n become_v so_o amorous_a of_o it_o and_o so_o dote_v thereon_o that_o he_o go_v beside_o himself_o which_o piece_n of_o work_n be_v esteem_v of_o such_o worth_n by_o nicomedes_n that_o whereas_o the_o gnidian_o owe_v he_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n he_o will_v have_v take_v it_o for_o full_a payment_n of_o the_o whole_a debt_n the_o statue_n of_o jupiter_n olympius_n be_v to_o be_v see_v and_o daily_o commend_v the_o workman_n phydias_n jupiter_n likewise_o capitolinus_n and_o diana_n in_o ephesus_n yield_v good_a testimony_n of_o mentor_n cunning_a and_o the_o tool_n or_o instrument_n of_o the_o say_a workman_n be_v consecrare_v for_o their_o exquisite_a make_n unto_o they_o in_o their_o temple_n and_o there_o remain_v chap._n thirty-nine_o ¶_o of_o servant_n and_o slave_n i_o have_v not_o know_v or_o hear_v to_o this_o day_n of_o a_o man_n bear_v a_o slave_n that_o be_v prise_v so_o high_a as_o daphnis_n the_o grammarian_n be_v for_o cn._n pisaurensis_fw-la hold_v he_o at_o 300700_o sesterce_n to_o m._n scaââ¦rus_n a_o great_a and_o principal_a man_n of_o rome_n howbeit_o in_o this_o our_o age_n certain_a stage_n player_n have_v go_v beyond_o this_o price_n and_o that_o not_o a_o little_a marry_o they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v buy_v out_o their_o freedom_n before_o and_o be_v not_o then_o slave_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o we_o find_v upon_o record_n that_o the_o great_a actor_n roscius_n in_o former_a time_n may_v yearly_o dispend_v by_o the_o stage_n 500000_o sesterce_n unless_o a_o man_n desire_n in_o this_o place_n to_o hear_v of_o the_o treasurer_n and_o purueior_fw-fr general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o armenia_n for_o the_o late_a war_n of_o king_n tyridates_n who_o be_v enfranchise_v by_o mean_n of_o nero_n for_o 120000_o sesterce_n but_o it_o be_v the_o war_n that_o cost_v thus_o much_o and_o not_o the_o man_n like_a as_o sutorius_n priscus_n give_v unto_o sejanus_n 3500_o sesterce_n for_o poezon_n one_o of_o his_o geld_a eunuch_n for_o a_o man_n will_v say_v that_o this_o be_v more_o to_o satisfy_v his_o filthy_a lust_n than_o for_o any_o special_a beauty_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o say_v poezon_n but_o he_o take_v the_o vantage_n of_o the_o time_n and_o go_v clear_a away_o with_o this_o impious_a villainy_n for_o at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o buy_v he_o the_o city_n be_v in_o perplexity_n and_o sorrow_n and_o no_o man_n for_o think_v of_o great_a affair_n and_o trouble_n have_v any_o leisure_n to_o find_v fault_n or_o say_v a_o word_n in_o reproof_n of_o such_o enormity_n chap._n xl._o ¶_o the_o excellency_n of_o nation_n doubtless_o it_o be_v and_o past_o all_o question_n that_o of_o all_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n the_o roman_n excel_v and_o be_v the_o only_a man_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n but_o to_o determine_v who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a wit_n consider_v that_o some_o take_v contentment_n and_o repose_n felicity_n in_o this_o thing_n other_o in_o that_o and_o every_o one_o measure_v it_o according_a to_o his_o several_a fancy_n and_o affection_n but_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n and_o judge_v aright_o indeed_o lay_v aside_o all_o the_o gloss_a flattery_n of_o fortune_n and_o without_o court_v she_o to_o determine_v this_o point_n there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o be_v count_v happy_a in_o this_o world_n right_o well_o it_o be_v on_o our_o side_n and_o fortune_n deal_v in_o exceed_a favour_n with_o we_o if_o we_o may_v not_o just_o be_v call_v unhappy_a for_o put_v case_n there_o be_v no_o other_o misery_n and_o calamity_n beside_o yet_o sure_o a_o man_n be_v ever_o in_o fear_n lest_o fortune_n will_v frown_v upon_o he_o and_o do_v he_o a_o shrewd_a turn_n one_o time_n or_o other_o and_o admit_v this_o fear_n once_o there_o can_v be_v no_o sound_a happiness_n and_o contentment_n in_o the_o mind_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v moreover_o than_o this_o that_o no_o man_n be_v at_o all_o time_n wise_a and_o in_o his_o perfect_a wit_n will_v god_n that_o this_o be_v take_v of_o most_o man_n for_o a_o poet_n word_n only_o and_o not_o a_o true_a say_n indeed_o but_o such_o be_v the_o vanity_n and_o folly_n of_o poor_a mortal_a man_n that_o they_o flatter_v themselves_o and_o be_v very_o witty_a to_o deceive_v themselves_o make_v their_o account_n and_o reckon_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a fortune_n like_a to_o the_o thracian_n who_o by_o certain_a white_a and_o black_a stone_n which_o they_o cast_v into_o a_o certain_a vessel_n and_o there_o lay_v up_o for_o the_o better_a proof_n and_o trial_n of_o every_o day_n fortune_n and_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o time_n of_o their_o death_n they_o fall_v to_o part_v these_o stone_n one_o from_o another_o and_o tell_v they_o apart_o and_o according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o the_o white_a and_o black_a give_v judgement_n and_o pronounce_v of_o each_o one_o fortune_n but_o what_o say_v they_o to_o this_o that_o many_o time_n it_o fall_v
be_v for_o be_v one_o of_o those_o three_o in_o the_o triumvirate_n yoke_v and_o match_v with_o wicked_a companion_n and_o most_o dangerous_a member_n to_o the_o weal_n public_a and_o this_o gall_a he_o the_o more_o that_o in_o this_o fellowship_n the_o roman_a empire_n be_v not_o equal_o and_o indifferent_o part_v among_o they_o three_o but_o antony_n go_v away_o with_o the_o great_a share_n by_o odds_o also_o his_o ill_a fortune_n be_v in_o the_o battle_n before_o philippos_n to_o fall_v sick_a to_o take_v his_o flight_n and_o for_o three_o day_n disease_v as_o he_o be_v to_o lurk_v and_o lie_v hide_v within_o a_o marish_a whereupon_o as_o agrippa_n and_o maecenas_n confess_v he_o grow_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o dropsy_n so_o as_o his_o belly_n and_o side_n be_v puff_v up_o and_o swell_v with_o a_o waterish_a humour_n get_v and_o spread_v betwixt_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o skin_n furthermore_o he_o suffer_v shipwreck_n in_o sicily_n and_o there_o likewise_o he_o be_v glad_a to_o skulk_v within_o a_o cave_n in_o the_o ground_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v how_o when_o he_o be_v put_v to_o flight_n at_o sea_n and_o the_o whole_a power_n of_o his_o enemy_n at_o his_o heel_n he_o beseech_v proculeius_n in_o that_o great_a danger_n to_o rid_v he_o out_o of_o his_o life_n how_o he_o be_v perplex_v for_o the_o quarrel_n and_o contention_n at_o perusium_n in_o what_o fear_n and_o agony_n he_o be_v in_o the_o battle_n of_o actium_n a_o town_n of_o albany_n as_o also_o for_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o pannonian_n war_n for_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o bridge_n and_o a_o town_n both_o so_o many_o mutiny_n among_o his_o soldier_n so_o many_o dangerous_a disease_n the_o jealousy_n and_o suspicion_n that_o he_o have_v evermore_o of_o marcellus_n the_o reproach_n &_o shame_n he_o sustain_v for_o confine_v and_o banish_v agrippa_n his_o life_n so_o many_o time_n lay_v for_o by_o poison_n and_o other_o secret_a train_n the_o death_n of_o his_o child_n suspect_v to_o have_v be_v by_o indirect_a mean_n the_o double_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n of_o heart_n thereby_o and_o not_o altogether_o for_o his_o childless_a estate_n the_o adultery_n of_o his_o own_o daughter_n and_o her_o purpose_n of_o take_v his_o life_n away_o detect_v and_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n the_o reproachful_a departure_n and_o slip_v aside_o of_o nero_n the_o sonnè_fw-la of_o his_o wife_n another_o adultery_n commit_v by_o one_o of_o his_o own_o niece_n over_o and_o above_o all_o this_o thus_o many_o more_o cross_n and_o trouble_v come_v one_o in_o the_o neck_n of_o another_o namely_o want_v of_o pay_n for_o his_o soldier_n the_o rebellion_n of_o sclavonia_n the_o muster_n of_o slave_n and_o bond_n servant_n to_o make_v up_o his_o army_n for_o want_v of_o other_o able_a youth_n to_o levy_v unto_o the_o war_n pestilence_n in_o rome_n city_n famine_n and_o drought_n universal_o throughout_o italy_n and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v a_o deliberate_a purpose_n and_o resolution_n of_o he_o to_o 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xlvi_o ¶_o who_o the_o god_n judge_v most_o happy_a i_o can_v overpasse_v in_o this_o discourse_n and_o consideration_n the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n deliver_v from_o that_o heavenly_a god_n to_o chastise_v and_o repress_v as_o it_o be_v the_o folly_n and_o vanity_n of_o man_n and_o two_o there_o be_v which_o give_v answer_v to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n after_o this_o manner_n first_o that_o phedius_n who_o but_o a_o while_n before_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o country_n be_v most_o happy_a moreover_o gyges_n the_o most_o puissant_a king_n in_o those_o day_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n send_v a_o second_o time_n to_o know_v of_o the_o oracle_n who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n next_o he_o and_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o aglaus_n psophidius_n be_v happy_a than_o the_o former_a now_o this_o aglaus_n be_v a_o good_a honest_a man_n well_o step_v in_o year_n dwell_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a corner_n of_o arcadia_n where_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n and_o land_n of_o his_o 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with_o the_o herb_n endive_n or_o cichory_n crane_n and_o such_o like_a help_n themselves_o that_o way_n with_o the_o marish_a reed_n the_o raven_n when_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o chameleon_n and_o yet_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v hurt_v and_o poison_v by_o he_o flieth_z for_o remedy_n to_o the_o laurel_n and_o with_o it_o repress_v and_o extinguish_v the_o venom_n that_o he_o be_v infect_v withal_o chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o prognostication_n of_o weather_n take_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o dumb_a creature_n moreover_o the_o same_o universal_a nature_n have_v give_v a_o thousand_o property_n beside_o unto_o beast_n and_o namely_o have_v endue_v very_o many_o of_o they_o with_o the_o knowledge_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o air_n above_o give_v we_o good_a mean_n by_o they_o diverse_a way_n to_o foresee_v what_o weather_n we_o shall_v have_v what_o wind_n what_o rain_n what_o tempest_n will_v follow_v which_o to_o decipher_v in_o particular_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a no_o more_o than_o to_o discourse_v thorough_o of_o their_o other_o quality_n they_o have_v respective_a to_o the_o society_n with_o every_o man_n for_o they_o advertise_v &_o warn_v we_o beforehand_o of_o danger_n to_o come_v not_o only_o by_o their_o fibre_n and_o bowel_n about_o the_o skill_n and_o presage_v whereof_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v amaze_v but_o also_o by_o other_o manner_n of_o token_n and_o signification_n when_o a_o house_n be_v ready_a to_o tumble_v down_o the_o mouse_n go_v out_o of_o it_o before_o and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o spider_n with_o their_o web_n fall_v down_o as_o for_o the_o flight_n of_o bird_n &_o their_o fore-tokening_a call_v augury_n there_o be_v a_o art_n of_o it_o and_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o method_n in_o so_o much_o as_o at_o rome_n there_o be_v a_o college_n of_o augurus_fw-la institute_v by_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v in_o what_o account_n &_o regard_v that_o sacerdotal_a dignity_n and_o profession_n be_v in_o thracia_n which_o be_v a_o cold_a and_o freeze_a country_n the_o fox_n also_o will_v not_o pass_v over_o any_o river_n or_o pool_n that_o be_v freeze_v before_o he_o try_v the_o thickness_n of_o the_o ice_n by_o his_o ear_n and_o otherwise_o it_o be_v a_o beast_n most_o quick_a of_o hear_v and_o observe_v it_o be_v that_o man_n never_o venture_v thereupon_o but_o when_o he_o go_v to_o relief_n or_o return_v from_o thence_o and_o then_o he_o lay_v his_o ear_n close_o to_o the_o ice_n and_o guess_v thereby_o how_o thick_a the_o water_n be_v freeze_v chap._n xxix_o ¶_o what_o city_n and_o nation_n have_v be_v utter_o destroy_v by_o little_a beast_n nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a and_o notorious_a than_o this_o that_o much_o hurt_n and_o damage_n have_v be_v know_v to_o come_v from_o small_a contemptible_a creature_n which_o otherwise_o be_v of_o no_o reckon_a and_o account_n m._n varro_n write_v that_o there_o be_v a_o town_n in_o spain_n undermine_v by_o coney_n and_o another_o likewise_o in_o thessaly_n by_o the_o moldwarpes_n in_o france_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o one_o city_n be_v drive_v out_o and_o force_v to_o leave_v it_o by_o frog_n also_o in_o africa_n the_o people_n be_v compel_v by_o locust_n to_o void_a their_o habitation_n and_o out_o of_o gyaros_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n the_o islander_n be_v force_v by_o rat_n and_o mouse_n to_o flee_v away_o moreover_o in_o italy_n the_o city_n amycle_n be_v destroy_v by_o serpent_n in_o aethiopia_n on_o this_o side_n the_o cynamolgi_n there_o be_v a_o great_a country_n lie_v waste_v and_o desert_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v dispeople_v sometime_o by_o scorpion_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o pismire_n call_v solpugae_fw-la and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o theophrastus_n report_v the_o treriens_fw-la be_v chase_v by_o certain_a worm_n call_v scolopendres_n but_o now_o let_v we_o return_v to_o other_o kind_n of_o wild_a beast_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o hyaena_fw-la crocuta_fw-la mantichora_n bievers_n and_o otter_n as_o touch_v hyaene_n it_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v two_o nature_n and_o that_o every_o second_o year_n they_o change_v their_o sex_n be_v this_o year_n male_n and_o the_o next_o year_n female_n howbeit_o aristotle_n deny_v it_o their_o neck_n and_o the_o mane_n therewith_o together_o with_o the_o back_n be_v one_o entire_a bone_n without_o any_o joint_a at_o all_o so_o as_o they_o can_v bend_v their_o neck_n without_o turn_v the_o whole_a body_n about_o many_o strange_a mat_n be_v report_v of_o this_o beast_n and_o above_o all_o other_o that_o he_o will_v counterfeit_v man_n speech_n and_o come_v to_o the_o shepherd_n cottage_n will_v call_v one_o of_o they_o forth_o who_o name_n he_o have_v learned_a and_o when_o he_o have_v he_o without_o all_o
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between_o the_o great_a whale_n balaena_fw-la and_o the_o little_a musculus_fw-la for_o whereas_o the_o whale_n aforesaid_a have_v no_o use_n of_o his_o eye_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o his_o kickshaw_n that_o cover_v they_o the_o other_o swim_v before_o he_o serve_v he_o in_o stead_n of_o eye_n and_o light_n to_o show_v when_o he_o be_v near_o the_o shelf_n and_o shallows_n wherein_o he_o may_v be_v soon_o ground_v so_o big_a and_o huge_a he_o be_v thus_o much_o of_o fish_n hence_o forward_o will_v we_o write_v of_o foules_n the_o ten_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o nature_n write_v by_o c._n plinius_n secundus_fw-la chap._n i._n ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n and_o fowl_n it_o follow_v now_o that_o we_o shall_v discourse_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o foules_n and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o ostrich_n they_o be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o other_o fowl_n and_o in_o manner_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o four_o footed_a beast_n namely_o those_o in_o africa_n and_o aethiopia_n for_o high_a they_o be_v than_o a_o man_n sit_v on_o horseback_n be_v from_o the_o ground_n and_o as_o they_o be_v tall_a than_o the_o man_n so_o be_v they_o swift_a on_o foot_n than_o the_o very_a horse_n for_o to_o this_o end_n only_o have_v nature_n give_v they_o wing_n even_o to_o help_v and_o set_v they_o forward_o in_o their_o run_n for_o otherwise_o neither_o fly_v they_o in_o the_o air_n ne_o yet_o so_o much_o as_o rise_v &_o mount_v from_o the_o ground_n cleave_a houf_n they_o have_v like_o red_a dear_a and_o with_o they_o they_o fight_v for_o good_a they_o be_v to_o catch_v up_o stone_n withal_o &_o with_o their_o leg_n they_o whirl_n they_o back_o as_o they_o run_v away_o against_o those_o that_o chase_v they_o a_o wonder_n this_o be_v in_o their_o nature_n that_o whatsoever_o they_o eat_v and_o great_a devourer_n they_o be_v of_o all_o thing_n without_o difference_n and_o choice_n they_o concoct_v and_o digest_v it_o but_o the_o very_a fool_n they_o be_v of_o all_o other_o for_o as_o high_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o body_n be_v yet_o if_o they_o thrust_v their_o head_n and_o neck_n once_o into_o any_o shrub_n or_o bush_n and_o get_v it_o hide_v they_o think_v than_o they_o be_v safe_a enough_o and_o that_o no_o man_n see_v they_o now_o two_o thing_n they_o do_v afford_v in_o recompense_n of_o man_n pain_n that_o they_o take_v in_o hunt_v and_o chase_v they_o to_o wit_n their_o egg_n which_o be_v so_o big_a that_o some_o use_v they_o for_o vessel_n in_o the_o house_n and_o their_o feather_n so_o fair_a that_o they_o serve_v for_o pennache_n to_o adorn_v and_o set_v out_o their_o crest_n and_o morion_n of_o soldier_n in_o the_o war_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o the_o phoenix_n the_o bird_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o india_n be_v for_o the_o most_o parr_o of_o diverse_a colour_n and_o such_o as_o a_o man_n be_v hardly_o able_a to_o decipher_v and_o describe_v but_o the_o phoenix_n of_o arabia_n pass_v all_o other_o how_o beit_n i_o can_v tell_v what_o to_o make_v of_o he_o and_o first_o of_o all_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o tale_n or_o no_o that_o that_o there_o be_v never_o but_o one_o of_o they_o in_o all_o the_o world_n &_o the_o same_o not_o common_o see_v by_o report_n he_o be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o eagle_n for_o colour_n as_o yellow_a and_o bright_a as_o gold_n namely_o all_o about_o the_o neck_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n a_o deep_a red_a purple_a the_o tail_n azure_a blue_a intermingle_v with_o feather_n among_o of_o rose_n carnation_n colour_n and_o the_o head_n brave_o adorn_v with_o a_o crest_n and_o penach_n fine_o wrought_v have_v a_o tuft_n and_o plume_n thereupon_o right_o fair_a and_o goodly_a to_o be_v see_v manilius_n the_o noble_a roman_a senator_n right_o excellent_o see_v in_o the_o best_a kind_n of_o learning_n and_o literature_n and_o yet_o never_o teach_v by_o any_o be_v the_o first_o man_n of_o the_o long_a robe_n who_o write_v of_o this_o bird_n at_o large_a &_o most_o exquisite_o he_o report_v that_o never_o man_n be_v know_v to_o see_v he_o feed_v that_o in_o arabia_n he_o be_v hold_v a_o sacred_a bird_n dedicate_v unto_o the_o sun_n that_o he_o live_v 660_o year_n and_o when_o he_o grow_v old_a and_o begin_v to_o decay_v he_o build_v himself_o with_o the_o twig_n and_o branch_n of_o the_o canell_n or_o cinnamon_n and_o frankincense_n tree_n and_o when_o he_o have_v fill_v it_o with_o all_o sort_n of_o sweet_a aromatical_a spice_n yield_v up_o his_o life_n thereupon_o he_o say_v moreover_o that_o of_o his_o bone_n and_o marrow_n there_o breed_v at_o first_o as_o it_o be_v a_o little_a worm_n which_o afterward_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o pretty_a bird_n and_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o this_o young_a new_a phoenix_n do_v be_v to_o perform_v the_o obsequy_n of_o the_o former_a phoenix_n late_o de_fw-mi cease_v to_o translate_v and_o carry_v away_o his_o whole_a nest_n into_o the_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n near_o panchea_n and_o to_o bestow_v it_o full_a devout_o there_o upon_o the_o altar_n the_o same_o manilius_n affirm_v that_o the_o revolution_n of_o the_o great_a year_n so_o much_o speak_v of_o agree_v just_a with_o the_o life_n of_o this_o bird_n in_o which_o year_n the_o star_n return_v again_o to_o their_o first_o point_n and_o give_v signification_n of_o time_n and_o season_n as_o at_o the_o beginning_n and_o withal_o that_o this_o year_n shall_v begin_v at_o high_a noon_n that_o very_a day_n when_o the_o sun_n enter_v the_o sign_n aries_n and_o by_o his_o say_n the_o year_n of_o that_o revolution_n be_v by_o he_o show_v when_o p._n licinius_n and_o m._n cornelius_n be_v consul_n cornelius_n valerianus_n write_v that_o while_o q._n plautius_n and_o sex_n papinius_n be_v consul_n the_o phoenix_n fly_v into_o egypt_n bring_v he_o be_v hither_o also_o to_o rome_n in_o the_o time_n that_o claudius_n caesar_n be_v censor_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o eight_o hundred_o year_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o rome_n and_o show_v open_o to_o be_v see_v in_o a_o full_a hall_n and_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v upon_o the_o public_a record_n how_o beit_n no_o man_n ever_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o he_o be_v a_o counterfeit_a phoenix_n and_o no_o better_o chap._n iii_o ¶_o of_o aegle_n ofall_v the_o bird_n which_o we_o know_v the_o aegle_n carry_v the_o price_n both_o for_o honour_n &_o strength_n six_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o first_o name_v of_o the_o greek_n think_v melaenaeto_n and_o in_o latin_a valeria_n the_o least_o it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o and_o strong_a withal_o black_a also_o of_o colour_n in_o all_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o aegle_n she_o alone_o nourish_v her_o young_a bird_n for_o the_o rest_n as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o declare_v do_v beat_v they_o away_o she_o only_o cry_v not_o nor_o keep_v a_o grumble_a and_o huz_n as_o other_o do_v and_o evermore_o converse_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v ãâã_d pygargus_fw-la it_o keep_v about_o town_n and_o plain_n 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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
by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o commerce_n we_o have_v have_v with_o the_o universal_a world_n by_o thââ¦ââ¦fick_n negotiation_n and_o society_n i_o say_v that_o we_o have_v enter_v into_o during_o the_o bless_a time_n of_o peace_n whichwe_v have_v enjoy_v consider_v that_o by_o such_o trade_n and_o intercourse_n all_o thing_n heretofore_o unknown_a may_v have_v come_v to_o light_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o few_o or_o none_o believe_v i_o there_o be_v who_o have_v attain_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o many_o matter_n which_o the_o old_a writer_n in_o time_n past_a have_v teach_v and_o put_v in_o writing_n whereby_o we_o may_v easy_o see_v that_o our_o ancestor_n be_v either_o far_o more_o careful_a and_o industrious_a or_o in_o their_o industry_n more_o happy_a and_o fortunate_a consider_v withal_o that_o above_o two_o hundred_o year_n past_o hesiodus_n who_o live_v in_o the_o very_a infancy_n of_o learning_n and_o good_a letter_n begin_v his_o work_n of_o agriculture_n and_o set_v down_o rule_n and_o precept_n for_o husbandman_n to_o follow_v after_o who_o good_a example_n many_o other_o have_v travel_v and_o take_v like_o pain_n yet_o have_v put_v we_o now_o to_o great_a labour_n for_o by_o this_o mean_v we_o be_v not_o only_o to_o search_v into_o the_o last_o invention_n of_o late_a writer_n but_o also_o to_o those_o of_o ancient_a time_n which_o be_v forget_v and_o cover_v with_o oblivion_n through_o the_o supine_n negligence_n and_o general_a idleness_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o what_o reason_n may_v a_o man_n allege_v of_o this_o drowsiness_n but_o that_o which_o have_v lull_v the_o world_n asleep_a the_o cause_n in_o good_a faith_n of_o all_o be_v this_o and_o no_o other_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o forgo_v all_o good_a custom_n of_o old_a and_o to_o embrace_v novelty_n and_o change_n of_o fashion_n man_n mind_n now_o a_o day_n be_v amuse_v and_o occupy_v about_o new_a fangle_n and_o their_o thought_n be_v roll_v they_o wander_v and_o rove_v at_o random_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 trouââ¦_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 revenââ¦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
fro_o 18._o i_o stature_n in_o man_n and_o woman_n be_v now_o decay_a 165._o a_o stew_n for_o fish_n who_o devise_v 266._o m_o straw_n serve_v for_o bed_v 551._o a_o strength_n of_o body_n many_o example_n 166._o k_o stimmata_fw-la 381._o d_o strabones_n who_o they_o be_v proper_o 335._o e_o stymphalides_n crisp_v on_o the_o head_n 331._o a_o straw_n how_o to_o be_v use_v and_o order_v 602._o l._n m_o stone_n grease_v and_o inflame_v with_o fire_n 48._o g_o stones_n of_o beast_n how_o they_o be_v place_v 352._o k_o stone_n quarry_n who_o first_o dig_v 188._o i_o stone_n find_v in_o tree_n 489._o b._n c_o white_z stone_n in_o the_o maw_n of_o young_a bird_n use_v in_o magic_a 343._o b._n stone_n of_o a_o strange_a power_n 42._o h_o stone_n rain_v down_o 28._o h_o stone_n in_o young_a heifer_n good_a for_o woman_n 343._o c_o stones_n rain_v down_o 19_o c_o stomach_n how_o it_o be_v frame_v and_o the_o use_n 340._o g_o stockdove_n out_z of_o the_o way_n for_o a_o time_n 284._o h._n sit_v upon_o their_o egg_n cock_n and_o hen_n by_o turn_n 300._o k_o stork_n esteem_v better_a meat_n than_o crane_n in_o old_a time_n 282._o g_o their_o manner_n of_o flight_n ibid._n h_o to_o kill_v a_o stork_n felony_n in_o rhessalie_n ibid._n kind_n to_o their_o parent_n ibid._n k_o no_o stork_n within_o eight_o mile_n of_o the_o lake_n lurius_n 285_o c_o star_n and_o other_o flame_n see_v about_o the_o sun_n 17._o d_o stay-ship_n fish_n see_v echeneis_fw-la straw_n how_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o good_a ground_n 503._o a_o straw_n of_o barley_n the_o best_a 562._o k_o strix_n a_o word_n of_o curse_v 347._o d_o strabones_n family_n in_o rome_n why_o so_o call_v 335._o e_fw-la strategiae_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 119._o d_o strawberrie_n tree_n see_v arbute_n strobos_fw-mi plant_n laedeum_fw-la 370._o h_o strobon_n in_o ceraunia_n 321._o a._n a_o sweet_a tree_n ibid._n storax_n a_o sweet_a odour_n ibid._n c._n the_o effect_n thereof_o ibid._n storax_n calamita_n 378._o g_o styrax_n or_o storax_n the_o tree_n ibid._n styrax_n gum_n of_o diverse_a kind_n 378._o k_o struthea_n what_o quince_n 436._o h_o struthopodes_n what_o people_n 156._o h_o sturgeon_n fish_n much_o set_v by_o of_o our_o ancestor_n 245._o e_o s_o v_n subis_n a_o bird_n 277._o c_o sugar_n 362._o k_o sun_n motion_n what_o it_o be_v 13._o f._n wherefore_o it_o burn_v not_o the_o earth_n 14._o m._n what_o summer_n we_o shall_v have_v democritus_n show_v by_o the_o solstice_n 590._o g._n how_o many_o furlong_n from_o the_o cloudy_a region_n to_o the_o sun_n ibid._n how_o to_o know_v the_o height_n of_o it_o from_o the_o earth_n up_o to_o the_o sun_n 15._o a_o summan_n what_o kind_n of_o dish_n 230._o l_o sun_n heat_n cause_v monstrous_a shape_n in_o egypt_n 146._o k_o superfluity_n of_o meat_n always_o dangerous_a 356._o h_o subulones_n a_o kind_n of_o stag_n 331._o c_o subsolanus_n wind_n 22._o l_o sun_n a_o divine_a power_n 36._o c._n his_o eclipse_n see_v eclipse_n sulpitius_n gallus_n first_o find_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o eclipse_n 8._o l_o sulpetia_n a_o matron_n that_o consecrate_a venus_n image_n 173._o f_o superstition_n in_o choose_v margot_n 4._o i_o superfluity_n in_o precious_a ointment_n 384._o g._n h_o superfluous_a expense_n in_o ceiling_n and_o inlay_v work_n 494._o h_o sun_n great_a of_o the_o planet_n 3._o b._n the_o soul_n of_o the_o world_n ib._n island_n of_o the_o sun_n describe_v 132._o i_o sun_n many_o see_v at_o once_o 17._o f._n in_o midwinter_n make_v tempest_n 20._o g_o sun_n motion_n what_o it_o be_v 13._o f._n the_o strange_a colour_n appear_v therein_o 17._o g._n the_o sign_n of_o weather_n depend_v of_o his_o rise_n or_o set_v 611._o a._n b._n lend_v his_o light_n to_o the_o other_o star_n 3._o c_o why_o the_o sun_n depart_v from_o we_o in_o winter_n 8._o g._n h_o sunsteads_n when_z 13._o i_o sun_n his_o race_n 2._o k_o sun_n the_o greatness_n thereof_o 8._o g._n by_o how_o many_o demonstration_n it_o appear_v big_a than_o the_o earth_n ibid._n sun_n the_o best_a prognosticator_n of_o weather_n 611._o a_o sign_n depend_v on_o the_o sun_n rise_v or_o set_v 611._o a._n b_o sunstead_n of_o summer_n 587._o e._n what_o weather_n we_o shall_v have_v democritus_n guess_v by_o the_o solstice_n day_n 590._o g_o sun_n his_o power_n 44._o h._n feed_v by_o the_o salt_n sea_n ibid._n l_o sumach_n a_o plant_n 389._o b_o sun_n ox_n whence_o the_o fable_n arise_v that_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o stall_n 43._o f_o supernata_n a_o kind_n of_o abricocts_n 436._o l_o suculae_fw-la what_o star_n 592._o l_o surname_n stolo_n whence_o it_o come_v 489._o c_o surus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o elephant_n 194._o i_o susinum_fw-la see_v oil_n of_o lily_n superfitation_n see_v more_o in_o conception_n s_o w_n sweat_v of_o the_o pharnaces_n dangerous_a to_o be_v touch_v 155._o b_o swine_n when_o they_o go_v a_o brim_v 229._o f._n how_o long_o they_o breed_v ibid._n eat_v their_o own_o pig_n ibid._n g._n their_o age_n 230._o b_o their_o disease_n ibid._n they_o know_v the_o swinard_n voice_n ibid._n i_o how_o they_o be_v know_v sick_a or_o sound_a ibid._n their_o subtlety_n and_o wit_n ibid._n their_o flesh_n yield_v variety_n of_o dish_n 230._o k._n have_v ten_o rib_n 243._o f_o swallow_n feed_v fly_v 284._o h._n they_o be_v indocible_a 295._o b_o of_o diverse_a sort_n 288._o h._n how_o they_o feed_v and_o keep_v clean_o their_o young_a bird_n ibid._n their_o nest_n make_v a_o bank_n to_o nilus_n ibid._n i._n how_o they_o build_v ibid._n g._n they_o fortify_v a_o island_n yearly_a 288._o i_o swallow_n enemy_n to_o bee_n 320._o ay_o young_a swallow_n be_v calcine_v do_v cure_v the_o squinancy_n 288._o k_o swallow_n have_v lose_v their_o eye_n will_v have_v new_a 336._o g_o they_o be_v go_v in_o winter_n 283._o d._n why_o they_o build_v not_o in_o the_o city_n thebes_n ibid._n l._n nor_o in_o byzia_n ibid._n wild_a swan_n how_o they_o fly_v 282._o i_o swan_n sing_v not_o before_o they_o die_v 284._o l_o of_o swiftness_n in_o run_v many_o example_n 166._o m_o s_o y_fw-fr syrian_n war_n against_o locust_n 328._o h_o sylke-worme_n how_o to_o be_v use_v 323._o b_o sylla_n dictatour_n die_v of_o lice_n 329._o d_o sibylla_n excellent_a at_o divination_n 173._o d_o syria_n a_o renown_a region_n the_o description_n thereof_o 99_o f_o syrenes_n fabulous_a bird_n 296._o k_o syagri_n kind_n of_o date_n 387._o b_o sycomore_n tree_n 389._o d._n pass_v fruitful_a ibid._n syraeum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 416._o l_o sycc_n what_o kind_n of_o rosin_n 463._o a_o syene_n a_o town_n at_o noonetide_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o summer_n no_o shadow_n be_v to_o be_v see_v there_o 35._o f_o syringias_n a_o kind_n of_o cane_n or_o reed_n 483._o b_o syrites_n a_o stone_n find_v in_o a_o wolf_n bladder_n 344._o g_o syrictae_fw-la people_n that_o have_v leg_n like_o snake_n 156._o h_o t_o a_o tader_n river_n 53._o d_o of_o tail_n a_o discourse_n 352._o l_o taprobane_n island_n 157._o a_o taprobane_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o long_a life_n 131._o b._n taprobane_n think_v to_o be_v a_o second_o world_n 129._o b_o taprobane_n island_n description_n thereof_o ibid._n b._n king_n of_o taprobane_n admit_v the_o roman_n upon_o relation_n of_o their_o justice_n and_o see_v their_o piece_n of_o coin_n all_o of_o equal_a weight_n 129._o f_o the_o manner_n &_o fashion_n of_o the_o island_n of_o taprobane_n 130._o k_o tamarix_n 398._o m_o of_o taste_n thirteen_o kind_n 448._o l_o of_o tallow_n 344._o k_o tallow_n whether_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o breast_n ibid._n tale_n there_o be_v of_o screech-owl_n feed_v young_a infant_n with_o their_o milk_n 347._o c_o tanaquils_n distaff_n and_o spindle_n 228._o g_o tar_n out_o of_o what_o tree_n it_o be_v boil_v 464._o h._n whereto_o it_o be_v employ_v ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o draw_v it_o ibid._n taprobane_n and_o toidis_n country_n most_o fruitful_a of_o pearl_n 254._o k._n tarum_fw-la 298._o m_o tarandus_n what_o beast_n 215._o c_o taste_n of_o sundry_a sort_n in_o herb_n 449._o b_o taste_v equal_a to_o all_o creature_n 306._o l_o taste_v common_a to_o all_o creature_n ibid._n taste_v of_o meat_n in_o all_o creature_n but_o man_n be_v at_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o tongue_n 339._o b_o taurus_n a_o mighty_a mountain_n 105._o e._n the_o diverse_a name_n thereof_o ibid._n taurus_n a_o bird_n low_v like_o a_o bull._n 293._o a_o tautalus_n city_n swallow_v up_o 40._o m_o tail_n of_o serpent_n be_v cut_v off_o will_v grow_v again_o ibid._n tail_n in_o all_o creature_n except_o man_n and_o ape_n 352._o i._n serve_v to_o necessary_a use_n ibid._n tail_n of_o ox_n and_o cow_n great_a and_o big_a 16._o m_o taygetus_n a_o hill_n 37._o
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so_o appoint_v that_o at_o one_o &_o the_o same_o time_n we_o shall_v have_v both_o will_n to_o embrace_v vice_n &_o also_o power_n &_o liberty_n withal_o to_o perform_v sin_n so_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o time_n and_o the_o enormity_n thereof_o we_o may_v justify_v yea_o and_o honour_v any_o of_o our_o ancestor_n who_o seem_v before_o to_o offend_v in_o this_o behalf_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v c._n marius_n after_o he_o have_v defeat_v the_o cimbrian_o content_v himself_o to_o drink_v in_o a_o wooden_a godet_fw-la and_o tankard_n after_o the_o example_n of_o father_n bacchus_n c._n marius_n i_o say_v who_o of_o a_o good_a husbandman_n in_o the_o country_n about_o arpinum_n &_o of_o a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a soldier_n come_v to_o be_v a_o brave_a captain_n and_o commander_n in_o the_o field_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o
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serve_v to_o make_v mirroirs_fw-fr of_o the_o troezenian_a ruby_n by_o his_o say_n be_v of_o diverse_a colour_n and_o spot_a with_o white_a speck_n come_v in_o among_o and_o the_o corinthian_a ruby_n be_v more_o pale_a and_o white_a than_o the_o rest_n bocchus_n write_v that_o there_o be_v bring_v ruby_n from_o marsil_n and_o lisbon_n in_o portugal_n but_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o great_a difficulty_n they_o be_v find_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o clay_n wherein_o they_o be_v inlap_v in_o certain_a desert_n and_o forest_n burn_v with_o the_o sun_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v not_o a_o hard_a thing_n than_o to_o discern_v these_o sundry_a kind_n of_o ruby_n one_o from_o another_o they_o be_v so_o easy_a to_o be_v counterfeit_v and_o falsify_v by_o the_o art_n and_o skill_n of_o lapidary_n &_o goldsmith_n who_o have_v a_o cast_n to_o lay_v some_o foil_n under_o to_o make_v they_o for_o to_o shine_v and_o glitter_v like_o fire_n man_n say_v that_o the_o aethyopian_o have_v a_o devise_n to_o steep_v their_o duskish_a and_o dark_a ruby_n in_o vinegar_n for_o in_o 14_o day_n they_o will_v be_v pure_a and_o glister_n yea_o and_o continue_v so_o 14_o month_n after_o there_o be_v a_o way_n to_o counterfeit_a ruby_n with_o false_a glass_n stone_n which_o they_o will_v make_v seem_v ruby_n as_o like_v as_o be_v possible_a but_o the_o grind_n upon_o a_o mill_n soon_o discover_v the_o fraud_n like_a as_o it_o do_v in_o any_o other_o artificial_a and_o sophisticat_v gem_n whatsoever_o for_o their_o matter_n be_v more_o soft_a and_o brittle_a withal_o than_o the_o fine_a and_o pure_a stone_n indeed_o also_o the_o false_a ruby_n be_v detect_v by_o the_o hardness_n of_o the_o powder_n that_o be_v fetch_v from_o they_o &_o the_o weight_n for_o these_o glass_n ruby_n
in_o stall_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 339._o b_o pain_v in_o the_o gut_n or_o vex_v with_o the_o bot_n how_o help_v 399._o c._n horse_n and_o ass_n tire_v how_o to_o be_v recover_v and_o make_v lusty_a 153._o c._n stall_n drop_n by_o drop_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 354._o m_o horsleeche_n if_o they_o be_v swallow_v down_o in_o drink_v be_v venomous_a 323._o c._n the_o remedy_n ibid._n 356._o h._n 361._o d_o horsleeche_n medicinable_a 438._o g_o horsleeche_n how_o they_o draw_v blood_n 447._o b._n their_o use_n in_o physic_n ibid._n the_o discommodity_n that_o ensue_v in_o apply_v horsleeche_n 447._o b_o how_o they_o fall_v off_o from_o the_o place_n whereto_o they_o stick_v 447._o c_o the_o danger_n in_o pluck_v they_o off_o ibid._n how_o they_o may_v be_v force_v to_o fall_v off_o as_o they_o be_v suck_v 356._o h._n how_o to_o be_v take_v off_o without_o danger_n 447._o d_o messalinus_n die_v by_o set_v a_o horseleech_n to_o his_o knee_n 467._o c_o horsenesse_n occasion_v by_o a_o rheum_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 71._o c_o 271._o d._n 275._o e._n 289._o d._n 352._o g._n 378._o h._n see_v more_o in_o voice_n and_o throat_n hortensius_n the_o orator_n set_v great_a store_n by_o the_o image_n of_o sphinx_n 496._o l._n how_o m._n cicero_n scoff_v at_o he_o for_o it_o ibid._n hortensij_n what_o kind_n of_o bulb_n and_o their_o virtue_n 52._o l_o horus_n k._n of_o the_o assyrian_n devise_v a_o medicine_n agaist_fw-mi drunkenness_n 399._o c_o hosthanes_n a_o writer_n in_o magic_n 306._o m_o l._n hostilius_n mancinus_n attain_v to_o be_v consul_n by_o decipher_v unto_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o picture_n of_o carthage_n by_o he_o assault_v and_o force_v 526._o l_o hot_a water_n or_o bathe_v natural_a for_o what_o disease_n in_o general_n they_o be_v good_a 401._o e._n f_o hight_z water_n natural_o be_v not_o always_o medicinable_a 412._o i_o see_v more_o in_o bains_n owlet_n by_o a_o secret_a antipathy_n in_o nature_n be_v most_o adverse_a to_o horsleeche_n 361_o d_o hound_n tongue_n a_o herb_n 223._o d._n why_o it_o be_v call_v cynoglossos_n ibid._n two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o description_n ib._n houseleek_a what_o herb_n 237._o c._n two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n d_o their_o description_n ibid._n houseleek_n chase_v away_o canker_n and_o other_o worm_n out_o of_o a_o garden_n 32._o l._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v 237._o c._n why_o it_o be_v call_v stergethron_n ibid._n why_o call_v hypogeson_n ib._n name_v common_o in_o latin_a sempervivum_fw-la 237._o d_o h_o v_o hucklebone_n disease_v how_o to_o be_v holpen_v 143._o f._n 149._o b._n see_v more_o in_o sciatica_n huluer_n or_o holly_n tree_n 194._o e._n the_o medicinable_a operation_n ib._n hunger_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a in_o disease_n 140_o l_o hunger_n how_o it_o may_v be_v put_v by_o or_o satisfy_v 120._o b_o 223._o f_z hungry_a worm_n in_o the_o stomach_n how_o to_o be_v repress_v and_o cure_v 259._o d._n see_v phagedaena_fw-la hurd_n or_o hird_n see_v tow._n husked_a barley_n 139._o c._n d._n who_o invention_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v in_o physic_n ibid._n see_v more_o in_o ptisana_fw-la h_o young_a hyacinth_n the_o flower_n why_o so_o call_v 92._o i._n where_o it_o love_v to_o grow_v 110._o k_o frenchmen_n die_v their_o cloth_n with_o it_o for_o default_n of_o grain_n 110._o k._n other_o property_n and_o use_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hyacinthizontes_n what_o beryls_n they_o be_v 613._o c._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hyaena_fw-la the_o wild_a beast_n yield_v from_o sundry_a part_n of_o her_o body_n many_o medicine_n according_a to_o the_o magician_n 311._o c_o the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o hyaena_fw-la ravish_v and_o allure_v the_o sense_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n 311._o d_o hyaena_fw-la change_v the_o sex_n each_o other_o year_n ibid._n adverse_a to_o luzern_n or_o panther_n 311._o d_o how_o the_o hyaena_fw-la shift_v in_o hunt_v 311_o e._n she_o do_v intoxicat_a the_o head_n of_o the_o hunter_n ibid._n the_o urine_n of_o great_a efficacy_n 203._o d_o hyaene_n how_o they_o be_v hunt_v and_o take_v 311._o e_o hyaens_n hair_n save_v as_o a_o medicinable_a thing_n 311._o f_o the_o skin_n of_o their_o head_n count_v medicinable_a ibid._n their_o gall_n emply_v in_o physic_n ibid._n the_o gravy_n or_o drip_v of_o their_o liver_n esteem_v medicinable_a 312._o g_o what_o part_v beside_o be_v use_v in_o physic_n 312._o g._n h._n i._n k._n l._n m_o 313._o a._n b._n etc._n etc._n hyaenta_fw-mi a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o e._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n where_o it_o be_v find_v ib._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o magician_n ibid._n hydrargyrum_n be_v quicksilver_n artificial_a 473._o c_o whereof_o and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v 477._o d_o a_o very_a poison_n ibid._n e_o use_v in_o guild_v silver_n and_o otherwise_o 477._o e_o hydrocele_n a_o kind_n of_o rupture_n and_o descent_n of_o humour_n into_o the_o bag_n of_o cod_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 58._o i_o hydrolapathum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o dock_n 73._o b_o hydromel_n what_o kind_n of_o mead_n 136._o g_o two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o make_v 136._o g._n 413._o e_fw-la the_o virtue_n and_o operation_n thereof_o 136._o g_o the_o discommodity_n that_o come_v thereby_o 136._o k_o how_o use_v 413._o e._n wherefore_o reject_v ibid._n hydrophobie_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a._n the_o remedy_n of_o this_o fearful_a accident_n 309._o f._n 362._o l._n 435._o c._n d._n 437._o g._n 516._o g._n see_v more_o in_o mad_a dog_n bite_v hydrus_n a_o kind_n of_o watersnake_n 444._o i_o in_o some_o case_n medicinable_a ibid._n see_v more_o in_o enhydris_n hyginus_n a_o greekewriter_n in_o physic_n 54._o i_o hygremplastron_n what_o kind_n of_o emplaistre_fw-mi 516._o k_o the_o composition_n thereof_o ibid._n in_o what_o case_n use_v ibid._n hyopthalmus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o hyosââ¦ris_n a_o herb_n 283._o d._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ib._n hypanis_n a_o river_n 411._o c._n sometime_o it_o run_v under_o and_o otherwhiles_o above_o borysthenes_n ibid._n hypecoon_n a_o herb_n 284._o h._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ib._n hypericon_n what_o herb_n 255._o a._n the_o name_n thereof_o and_o their_o description_n 255._o b._n a_o second_o kind_n describe_v ibid._n hypobarus_fw-la a_o river_n 606._o l._n what_o the_o name_n signify_v ibid._n hypochondriall_a grief_n and_o the_o remedy_n thereof_o 39_o b._n 277._o d_o see_v more_o in_o flank_n hypocisthis_n a_o herb_n 190._o k._n 249._o e._n where_o it_o grow_v ib._n two_o kind_n thereof_o 249._o e._n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n ibid._n hypogeson_n what_o herb_n 237._o c._n see_v houseleek_n hypoglossa_n a_o herb_n 284._o g._n the_o description_n ibid._n hypophlomos_n what_o herb_n 235._o b_o hyssop_n a_o herb_n contrary_a to_o radish_n and_o correct_v thereby_o 40._o g._n what_o hyssop_n be_v best_a 233._o a._n the_o property_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hyssop_n according_a as_o it_o be_v take_v purge_v upward_o or_o downward_o ibid._n i_o a_o ja_z what_o violet_n they_o be_v 85._o d_o jace_n a_o kind_n of_o coral_n 429._o d_o jacinct_n a_o precious_a stone_n 621._o d_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o amethyst_n ibid._n sundry_a kind_n of_o jacinct_n 621._o d._n e_o which_o be_v the_o best_a ib._n how_o goldsmith_n set_v they_o in_o gold_n ib._n jacinct_n call_v chryselectri_fw-la and_o why_o 621._o f_o a_o citrin_n jacinct_n or_o chrysolith_n wheigh_v 12_o pound_n 622._o g_o jacinct_n named_z leucochrysi_n ibid._n jacinct_n which_o be_v call_v capniae_fw-la and_o wherefore_o ibid._n jacinct_n how_o counterfeit_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v detect_v ibid._n jacinct_n call_v melichrysi_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o ibid._n jalysus_n and_o his_o dog_n foam_n a_o famous_a picture_n of_o protogenes_n his_o do_v 542._o h_o k._n demetrius_n respect_v it_o forbear_v to_o burn_v the_o city_n of_o rhodes_n 542._o m_o jamnes_n a_o great_a magician_n 373._o d_o janthina_n vestis_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o cloth_n 85._o d_o janus_n his_o image_n of_o brass_n at_o rome_n 494._o g._n the_o god_n of_o time_n and_o age_n according_a as_o his_o portraiture_n import_v ibid._n jasione_n what_o herb_n 99_o d._n the_o description_n 130._o ãâã_d the_o virtue_n 130._o i_o jasper_n a_o gem_n or_o precious_a stone_n 619._o e._n of_o a_o greenish_a colour_n ib._n common_a to_o many_o country_n 619._o f_o that_o of_o india_n cyprus_n and_o persia_n ibid._n the_o persian_a jasper_n why_o it_o be_v call_v aerizusa_n ibid._n the_o jasper_n of_o the_o caspian_a hill_n ibid._n jasper_n about_o the_o river_n thermodoon_n be_v blue_a as_o azure_n ibid._n jasper_n in_o phrygia_n purple_a ibid._n jasper_n in_o cappadocia_n pontus_n and_o chalcedon_n ib._n 320._o g_o sundry_a kind_n of_o jasper_n different_a in_o goodness_n 620._o g._n h_o jasper_n terebinthizusa_n
the_o reader_n pain_n to_o mend_v or_o be_v offend_v with_o they_o be_v take_v away_o this_o i_o think_v good_a to_o give_v notice_n of_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v they_o omit_v not_o amend_v tit._n 1._o rom._n 1._o 2._o reg._n 11._o cant._n 2._o psââ¦l_n 19_o ââ¦om_n ãâã_d gen._n ãâã_d gen_n 3._o rom._n 8._o psal._n 119._o &_o 147._o 147._o magnus_fw-la magnus_fw-la polyorceteââ¦_n polyorceteââ¦_n i._o titus_n titus_n suavissimââ¦_n suavissimââ¦_n maximus_n maximus_n namque_fw-la tââ¦_n solebââ¦s_fw-la mââ¦_n esse_fw-la aliqââ¦_n ãâã_d ââ¦gas_fw-la ââ¦gas_fw-la ãâã_d it_o seem_v that_o pliny_n read_v thus_o in_o ãâã_d ãâã_d pââ¦tare_fw-la namque_fw-la nââ¦gas_fw-la esse_fw-la aliquââ¦d_fw-la meas_fw-la soleââ¦as_fw-la whiââ¦h_o indeed_o be_v but_o a_o haââ¦d_a composition_n and_o couchââ¦g_n of_o the_o woââ¦ds_n woââ¦ds_n ãâã_d or_o rather_o septies_fw-la out_o of_o suetonius_n suetonius_n for_o domitian_n vespasian_n be_v repute_v a_o excellent_a poet._n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ââ¦issus_fw-la ââ¦issus_fw-la coutain_v aââ¦l_a ââ¦gs_n as_o tyââ¦_n tullââ¦us_n do_v do_v a_o manuel_n to_o be_v carry_v always_o in_o hand_n hand_n ãâã_d ãâã_d a_o table_n or_o index_n index_n apelles_n faciebat_fw-la faciebat_fw-la homeromasââ¦ges_n homeromasââ¦ges_n if_o woman_n may_v be_v allow_v to_o control_v man_n write_n we_o may_v be_v weary_a of_o our_o life_n and_o go_v hang_v ourselves_o well_o enough_o enough_o i._o as_o touch_v the_o work_n of_o bee_n bee_n a_o woman_n who_o be_v a_o midwife_n midwife_n a_o womaââ¦_n womaââ¦_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d here_o let_v christian_n take_v heed_n and_o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o the_o light_n reveal_v unto_o they_o out_o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n saturn_n jupiter_n mars_n the_o sun_n venus_n mercury_n the_o moon_n pogonias_n acontias_n xyphias_n disceus_fw-la pitheus_n ceratias_fw-la lampadias_n hippeus_n hippeus_n galaxi_fw-la typhon_n lampades_fw-la bolides_n docus_n chasma_fw-la chasma_fw-la some_o 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the_o statue_n beforesaid_a in_o auvergne_n he_o counterfeit_v two_o drink_a cup_n grave_v and_o chase_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o calamis_n but_o belong_v to_o vibius_n avitus_n the_o precedent_n and_o governor_n at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o that_o province_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v of_o cassius_n syllinus_fw-la his_o uncle_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n tutor_n and_o schoolmaster_n sometime_o to_o caesar_n germanicus_n which_o prince_n notwithstanding_o that_o he_o love_v they_o well_o yet_o he_o bestow_v they_o free_o upon_o his_o say_a instructor_n cassius_n who_o he_o love_v better_a and_o zenodorus_n do_v it_o so_o well_o that_o hardly_o there_o can_v be_v discern_v any_o difference_n in_o the_o workmanship_n but_o to_o conclude_v the_o more_o consummate_a and_o accomplish_a that_o zenodorus_n be_v for_o his_o skill_n and_o cunning_a the_o more_o evident_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o true_a art_n of_o founderie_n be_v in_o his_o time_n clean_o lose_v and_o out_o of_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o 366_o excellent_a piece_n of_o work_n in_o brass_n and_o as_o many_o cunning_a artificer_n in_o that_o kind_n the_o image_n and_o wrought_a piece_n of_o brass_n common_o call_v corinthian_n work_n many_o man_n take_v such_o pleasure_n &_o delight_n in_o that_o they_o love_v to_o carry_v the_o same_o with_o they_o whither_o soever_o they_o go_v as_o hortensius_z the_o famous_a orator_n who_o will_v never_o be_v without_o the_o counterfeit_n of_o sphinx_n which_o he_o have_v from_o verres_n his_o client_n at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o be_v in_o trouble_n and_o call_v into_o question_n for_o his_o extortion_n and_o oppression_n in_o sicily_n in_o which_o trial_n of_o verres_n wherein_o cicero_n be_v his_o adversary_n and_o accuser_n upon_o occasion_n that_o hortensius_n who_o plead_v at_o the_o bar_n against_o he_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o verrus_fw-la among_o other_o cross_a word_n that_o pass_v petweene_n happen_v to_o say_v that_o he_o 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nestocles_n and_o hegias_n after_o these_o and_o namely_o in_o the_o 87_o olympias_n there_o succeed_v and_o have_v their_o time_n agelades_n callon_n polycletus_n phragmon_n gorgias_n lacon_n myron_n pythagoras_n scopas_n and_o perelius_fw-la of_o which_o polycletus_n bring_v up_o diverse_a brave_a and_o worthy_a apprentice_n and_o by_o name_n argius_n asapodorus_fw-la alexis_n aristides_n phrynon_n pynon_n athenodorus_n dameas_n of_o clitore_n &_o myron_n the_o lycian_a in_o the_o 95_o olympias_n there_o flourish_v naucides_n dinomedes_n canochus_fw-la and_o patrocles_n in_o the_o 102_o olympias_n there_o come_v in_o place_n polycles_n cephissodorus_n leochares_n and_o hypatodorus_n in_o the_o 104_o live_v lysippus_n at_o what_o time_n also_o k._n alexander_n the_o great_a flourish_v likewise_o lysistratus_n and_o his_o brother_n sthenis_n euphronides_n sostratus_n son_n and_o silanion_n of_o which_o silanion_n this_o be_v wonderful_a that_o have_v no_o master_n at_o all_o to_o 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