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every_o way_n far_o remote_a from_o
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promontory_n whereupon_o stand_v the_o free_a city_n laodicea_n together_o with_o diospolis_n heraclea_n charadrus_n and_o posidium_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o syria_n antiochena_n go_v forward_o in_o this_o tract_n and_o you_o shall_v come_v to_o the_o cape_n of_o syria_n atiochena_n within-forth_a be_v seat_v the_o noble_a and_o free_a city_n itself_o antiochena_n surname_v epidaphne_n through_o the_o mid_n whereof_o run_v the_o river_n orontes_n but_o upon_o the_o very_a cape_n be_v the_o free_a city_n seleucia_n name_v also_o pieria_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o the_o mount_n casius_n above_o the_o city_n seleucia_n there_o be_v another_o mountain_n name_v casius_n as_o well_o as_o that_o other_o which_o confronterh_n arabia_n this_o hill_n be_v of_o that_o height_n that_o if_o a_o man_n be_v upon_o the_o top_n of_o it_o in_o the_o dark_a night_n season_n at_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o four_o watch_n he_o may_v behold_v the_o sun_n arise_v so_o that_o with_o a_o little_a turn_n of_o his_o face_n 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under_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n
which_o they_o call_v capotes_n 12_o mile_n high_o into_o the_o country_n than_o be_v simyra_n and_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v call_v pyxirates_n it_o run_v first_o direct_o to_o derxene_n and_o so_o forth_o to_o ana_n also_o exclude_v the_o region_n armeniae_n the_o great_a as_n well_o as_o the_o less_o from_o cappadocia_n the_o dastusae_fw-la from_o simyra_n be_v 75_o mile_n from_o thence_o it_o be_v navigable_a to_o paestona_n 50_o mile_n from_o it_o to_o melitene_n in_o cappadocia_n 74_o mile_n so_o forward_o to_o elegia_fw-la in_o armenia_n ten_o mile_n where_o he_o receive_v these_o river_n lycus_n arsania_n and_o arsanus_n near_o to_o elegia_fw-la he_o meet_v afront_o with_o the_o hill_n taurus_n yet_o stay_v he_o not_o there_o but_o prevail_v a_o pierce_v through_o it_o although_o it_o bear_v a_o breadth_n there_o of_o 12_o mile_n at_o this_o entry_n where_o he_o break_v through_o the_o hill_n they_o call_v he_o omiras_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v 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be_v change_v and_o in_o another_o the_o pace_n in_o journey_v be_v either_o more_o or_o less_o also_o consider_v the_o sea_n in_o so_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n have_v encroach_v here_o upon_o the_o land_n and_o the_o bank_n again_o get_v thereof_o the_o sea_n and_o bear_v far_o in_o also_o for_o that_o the_o reach_n of_o the_o river_n have_v either_o turn_v crooked_a or_o go_v straight_o &_o direct_a over_o and_o beside_o for_o that_o some_o have_v begin_v to_o take_v their_o measure_n from_o this_o place_n other_o from_o that_o and_o go_v diverse_a way_n it_o be_v by_o these_o mean_n come_v to_o pass_v that_o no_o twain_o accord_n together_o in_o one_o song_n as_o touch_v their_o measure_n &_o geographic_a chap._n ii_o ¶_o the_o length_n and_o breadth_n of_o boetica_fw-la the_o length_n of_o boetica_fw-la at_o this_o day_n from_o the_o bind_v of_o the_o town_n castulo_n unto_o gades_n be_v 475_o mile_n and_o from_o murgi_n the_o maritine_a coast_n or_o land_n end_v more_o 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attilius_n regulus_n be_v consul_n upon_o news_n bring_v of_o a_o sudden_a rise_n and_o tumult_n of_o the_o gaul_n alone_o by_o itself_o without_o any_o foreign_a aid_n and_o even_o they_o without_o any_o nation_n beyond_o padus_n arm_v 80000_o horseman_n and_o 700000_o foot_n in_o plenty_n of_o all_o metal_n mine_n it_o give_v place_n to_o no_o land_n whatsoever_o but_o forbid_v it_o be_v to_o dig_v any_o by_o a_o old_a act_n of_o the_o senate_n give_v express_a order_n to_o make_v spare_a of_o italy_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o illyricum_n the_o nation_n of_o the_o liburnian_o join_v unto_o arsia_n even_o as_o far_o as_o the_o river_n titius_n a_o part_n thereof_o be_v the_o mentores_n hymani_fw-la encheleae_fw-la dudini_fw-la and_o those_o who_o callimachus_n name_v pucetiae_fw-la now_o the_o whole_a in_o general_n be_v call_v by_o one_o name_n illyricum_n the_o name_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v few_o of_o they_o eitherworthy_a or_o easy_a to_o be_v speak_v as_o for_o the_o judicial_a court_n of_o assize_n at_o scordona_n the_o japides_fw-la and_o fourteen_o state_n beside_o of_o the_o liburians_n resort_v unto_o of_o which_o it_o grieve_v i_o not_o to_o name_v the_o lacinians_n stulpinians_n burniste_n and_o albonenses_n and_o in_o that_o court_n these_o nation_n follow_v have_v the_o liberty_n of_o italian_n to_o wit_n the_o alutae_fw-la and_o flanate_n of_o who_o the_o sea_n or_o gulf_n bear_v the_o name_n lopsi_fw-la varubarini_fw-la and_o the_o assesiate_n that_o be_v exempt_a from_o all_o tribute_n also_o of_o island_n the_o fulsinate_n and_o curiolae_fw-la moreover_o along_o the_o border_n and_o maritime_a coast_n beyond_o nesactum_fw-la these_o town_n aluona_n flavona_n tarsatica_n senia_n lopsica_n ortopula_n vegium_fw-la argyruntum_fw-la corinium_n the_o city_n aenona_n the_o river_n pausinus_fw-la &_o tedanium_n at_o which_o japida_n do_v end_n the_o island_n lie_v in_o that_o gulf_n together_o with_o the_o town_n beside_o those_o town_n above_o note_v absirtium_n arba_n tragurium_n issa_n pharos_n beforetime_o paros_n crexa_n gissa_n portunata_fw-la again_o within_o the_o continent_n the_o colony_n jaderon_n which_o be_v from_o pola_n 160_o mile_n from_o thence_o 30_o mile_n off_o the_o island_n colentum_fw-la and_o 18_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o river_n titius_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o liburnia_n the_o end_n of_o liburnia_n and_o beginning_n of_o dalmatia_n be_v scordona_n which_o frontier_n town_n be_v 12_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n situate_a upon_o the_o say_a river_n titius_n then_o follow_v the_o ancient_a country_n of_o the_o tariotes_n and_o the_o castle_n tariota_n the_o promontory_n diomedis_n or_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o the_o demi_a island_n hyllis_n take_v in_o circuit_n a_o hundred_o mile_n also_o tragurium_n inhabit_v by_o roman_a citizen_n well_o know_v for_o the_o marble_n there_o sicum_n into_o which_o place_n claudius_z late_a caesar_n send_v the_o old_a soldier_n the_o colony_n salona_n 222_o mile_n from_o jadera_n there_o repair_n to_o it_o for_o law_n those_o that_o be_v describe_v into_o decuries_n or_o tithing_n 382_o to_o wit_n dalmatian_n 22_o decunum_fw-la 239_o dition_n 69_o and_o mezaei_fw-la 52_o sardiates_n in_o this_o tract_n be_v burnum_n mandetrium_fw-la and_o tribulium_n castle_n of_o name_n for_o the_o battle_n of_o the_o roman_n there_o come_v also_o forth_o of_o the_o island_n the_o issaeans_n collentine_n separians_n and_o epetines_n beside_o they_o certain_a castle_n piguntiae_n and_o rataneum_n and_o narona_n a_o colony_n pertain_v to_o the_o three_o countie-court_n 72_o mile_n from_o salona_n lie_v hard_o to_o a_o river_n of_o the_o same_o name_n and_o 20_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n m._n varro_n write_v that_o 89_o state_n use_v to_o repair_v thither_o for_o justice_n now_o these_o only_a in_o a_o manner_n be_v know_v to_o wit_n cerauni_fw-la in_o 33_o tithing_n daorizi_n in_o 17_o destitiate_v in_o 103_o docleate_v in_o 34_o deretines_n in_o 14_o deremiste_n in_o 30_o dindari_fw-la in_o 33_o glinditiones_n in_o 44_o melcomani_fw-la in_o 24_o naresij_fw-la in_o 102_o scirtari_fw-la in_o 72_o siculote_n in_o 24_o and_o the_o vardaei_n who_o sometime_o waste_v and_o forray_v italy_n in_o 20_o decury_n and_o no_o more_o beside_o these_o there_o hold_v and_o possess_v this_o tract_n oenei_n partheni_n hemasini_fw-la arthitae_fw-la &_o armistae_fw-la from_o the_o river_n naron_n a_o hundred_o mile_n be_v the_o colony_n epidaurum_n town_n of_o roman_a citizen_n be_v these_o rhizinium_n ascrinium_fw-la butua_n olchinium_n which_o beforetime_o be_v call_v colchinium_n build_v by_o the_o colchi_n the_o river_n drilo_n and_o the_o town_n upon_o it_o scodra_n inhabit_v by_o roman_a citizen_n eighteen_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n over_o and_o beside_o many_o other_o town_n of_o greece_n yea_o &_o strong_a city_n out_o of_o all_o remembrance_n for_o in_o that_o tract_n be_v the_o labeates_n enderudines_fw-la sassaei_fw-la grabaei_n and_o those_o who_o proper_o be_v call_v illyrij_fw-la the_o taulantij_fw-la and_o pyraei_n the_o promontory_n nymphaeum_n in_o the_o coast_n thereof_o keep_v still_o the_o name_n also_o lyssum_n a_o town_n of_o roman_a citizen_n a_o hundred_o mile_n from_o epidaurum_n c_o xxiii_o ¶_o macedon_n from_o lissum_n be_v the_o province_n of_o macedon_n the_o nation_n there_o be_v the_o partheni_n and_o on_o their_o back_n side_n the_o dassaretes_n two_o mountain_n of_o candavia_n 79_o mile_n from_o dyrrhachium_n but_o in_o the_o border_n thereof_o denda_n a_o town_n of_o roman_a citizen_n also_o the_o colony_n epidamnum_n which_o for_o that_o unlucky_a name_n sake_n be_v by_o the_o roman_n call_v dyrrhachium_n the_o river_n aous_n name_v of_o some_o aeas_n apollonia_n sometime_o a_o colony_n of_o the_o corinthian_n situate_a within_o the_o country_n seven_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o march_n whereof_o be_v the_o famous_a nymphaeum_n the_o borderer_n inhabit_v thereby_o be_v the_o amantes_fw-la and_o buliones_fw-la but_o in_o the_o very_a edge_n thereof_o the_o town_n oricum_n build_v by_o the_o colchi_n then_o begin_v epirus_n the_o mountain_n acroceraunia_n at_o which_o we_o have_v bound_v this_o sea_n of_o europe_n as_o for_o oricum_n it_o be_v from_o salentinum_n a_o promontory_n of_o italy_n 85_o mile_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o noricum_n behind_o the_o carni_n and_o japides_n whereas_o the_o great_a river_n ister_n run_v the_o norici_n join_v to_o the_o rhaeti_fw-la their_o town_n be_v virunum_n celeia_n teurnia_n aguntum_n viana_n aemona_n claudia_n flavium_n tolvense_n upon_o the_o norici_n there_o lie_v fast_o the_o lake_n peiso_n the_o desert_n of_o the_o boij_fw-la howbeit_o now_o by_o the_o colony_n of_o the_o late_a emperor_n claudius_n of_o famous_a memory_n salaria_n and_o the_o town_n scarabantia_n julia_n they_o be_v inhabit_v and_o people_v chap._n xxv_o ¶_o pannonia_n thence_o begin_v pannonia_n so_o fruitful_a in_o mast_n whereas_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o alps_o wax_v more_o mild_a and_o civil_a turn_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o illyricum_n from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o south_n settle_v low_o by_o a_o easy_a descent_n both_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o left_a that_o part_n which_o regard_v the_o adriatic_a sea_n be_v call_v dalmatia_n and_o illyricum_n abovenamed_n pannonia_n bend_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o be_v bound_v by_o the_o river_n danubius_n in_o it_o be_v these_o colony_n aemonia_n siscia_n and_o these_o river_n of_o special_a name_n and_o navigable_a run_v into_o danubius_n draus_n with_o more_o violence_n out_o of_o the_o noricke_n alps_n and_o saus_n out_o of_o the_o carnicke_n alps_n more_o gentle_o 115_o mile_n between_o as_o for_o draus_n it_o pass_v through_o the_o serretes_n serrapille_v jasians_n &_o sandrozetes_n but_o saus_n through_o the_o colapian_n and_o bruci_n and_o these_o be_v the_o chief_a state_n of_o that_o country_n moreover_o the_o arivates_n azali_n amantes_fw-la belgites_n catari_fw-la corneate_n aravisci_n hercuniates_n latovici_n oseriates_n and_o varciani_n the_o mount_n claudius_n in_o the_o front_n whereof_o be_v the_o scordisci_n and_o upon_o the_o back_n the_o taurisci_n the_o island_n in_o saus_n metubarris_n the_o big_a of_o all_o the_o river_n island_n beside_o notable_a good_a river_n calapis_n run_v into_o saus_n near_a siscia_n where_o with_o a_o double_a channel_n it_o make_v the_o island_n call_v segestica_n another_o river_n bacuntius_n run_v likewise_o into_o saus_n at_o the_o town_n sirmium_n where_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o sirmians_n and_o amantine_n five_o &_o forty_o mile_n from_o thence_o taurunum_n where_o saus_n be_v intermingle_v with_o danubius_n high_a above_n there_o run_v into_o it_o valdanus_fw-la and_o vrpanus_fw-la and_o they_o iwis_o be_v no_o base_a and_o obscure_a river_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o moesia_n unto_o pannonia_n join_v the_o province_n call_v moesia_n which_o extend_v along_o danubius_n unto_o pontus_n it_o begin_v at_o the_o confluent_a abovenamed_n in_o it_o be_v the_o dardanian_n celegeri_n triballi_n trimachi_n moesi_n thranes_n and_o the_o scythian_n
the_o sea_n at_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v name_v drymodis_n but_o soon_o after_o pelasgis_n the_o town_n in_o it_o be_v psophis_n mantinaea_n stymphalum_fw-la tegea_n antegonea_n orchomenum_fw-la pheneum_fw-la palatium_n from_o whence_o the_o mount_n palatium_n at_o rome_n take_v the_o name_n megalepolis_n catina_n bocalium_fw-la carmon_n parrhasiae_fw-la thelphusa_n melanaea_n heraea_n pile_n pellana_n agrae_n epium_fw-la cynaetha_n lepreon_n of_o arcadia_n parthenium_n alea_n methydrium_n enespe_fw-fr macistum_fw-la lamp_n clitorium_fw-la cleone_n between_o which_o town_n be_v the_o tract_n nemea_n usual_o call_v berubinadia_n mountain_n in_o arcadia_n pholoe_n with_o a_o town_n so_o name_v item_n hyllene_n lyceus_n wherein_o be_v the_o chapel_n of_o jupiter_n lycenus_fw-la maenalus_n artemisius_n parthenian_n lampeus_fw-la and_o nonacris_n &_o eight_o beside_o of_o base_a account_n river_n ladon_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o mere_a and_o fen_n of_o pheneus_n erymanthus_n out_o of_o a_o mountain_n of_o the_o same_o name_n run_v both_o down_o into_o alpheus_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o city_n to_o be_v name_v in_o achaea_n aliphiraei_fw-la abeatae_fw-la pyrgenses_n pareatae_fw-la paragenitiae_fw-la tortuni_fw-la typanaei_fw-la thryasij_fw-la trittense_n all_o achaaea_n general_o throughout_o domitius_n nero_n endow_v with_o freedom_n peloponnesus_n from_o the_o promontory_n of_o malea_n to_o the_o town_n lechaeum_n upon_o the_o corinthian_a gulf_n lie_v in_o breadth_n 160_o mile_n but_o over_o cross_n from_o elis_n to_o epidaurum_n 125_o mile_n from_o olympia_n to_o argos_n through_o arcadia_n 63_o mile_n from_o the_o same_o place_n to_o phlius_n be_v the_o say_a measure_n and_o all_o throughout_o as_o if_o nature_n make_v recompense_n for_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o sea_n it_o rise_v up_o in_o 76_o hill_n chap._n vii_o ¶_o greece_n and_o attica_n at_o the_o straits_n of_o isthmus_n begin_v hellas_n of_o our_o countryman_n call_v graecia_n the_o first_o tract_n thereof_o be_v attica_n in_o old_a time_n name_v act_n it_o reach_v unto_o isthmus_n on_o that_o part_n thereof_o which_o be_v call_v megaris_n of_o the_o colony_n megara_n or_o against_o pagae_n these_o 2_o town_n as_o peloponnesus_n lie_v out_o in_o length_n be_v seat_v on_o either_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o hellas_n the_o pageant_n and_o more_o than_o so_o the_o aegosthenienses_fw-la lie_v annex_v to_o the_o magarensians_n and_o owe_v service_n to_o they_o in_o the_o coast_n thereof_o be_v the_o haven_n schoenus_n town_n sidus_n cremyon_n scironia_n rock_n for_o three_o mile_n long_o geranea_n megara_n and_o eleusin_n there_o be_v beside_o oenoa_n and_o probalinthus_n which_o now_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v 52_o mile_n from_o isthmus_n pyraeeus_fw-la and_o phalera_fw-la two_o haven_n join_v to_o athens_n by_o a_o wall_n with_o in_o the_o land_n five_o mile_n a_o free_a city_n this_o be_v and_o need_v no_o more_o any_o man_n praise_n so_o noble_a and_o famous_a it_o be_v otherwise_o beyond_o all_o measure_n in_o attica_n be_v these_o fountain_n cephissia_n larine_n callirrhoe_n and_o enneacreunos_n mountain_n brilessus_n megialcus_fw-la icarius_n hymettus_n &_o lyrabetus_fw-la also_o the_o river_n ilissos_n from_o pyraeeum_n 42_o mile_n off_o be_v the_o promontory_n sunium_n likewise_o the_o promontory_n doriscum_fw-la also_o potamos_n and_o brauron_n town_n in_o time_n past_a the_o village_n rhamnus_n and_o the_o place_n marathon_n the_o plain_a thriastius_fw-la the_o town_n melita_n and_o oropus_n in_o the_o confine_n or_o march_n of_o boeotia_n unto_o which_o belong_v anthedon_n onchestos_n thespre_n a_o free_a town_n lebadea_n and_o thebes_n surname_v boeotia_n not_o inferior_a in_o fame_n and_o renown_n to_o athens_n as_o be_v the_o native_a country_n &_o as_o man_n will_v have_v it_o of_o two_o god_n liber_n and_o hercules_n also_o they_o attribute_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o muse_n in_o the_o wood_n helicon_n to_o this_o 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name_v callirhoe_n and_o good_a against_o many_o disease_n the_o very_a name_n that_o it_o carry_v import_v no_o less_o praise_n and_o commendation_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o the_o people_n esseni_n along_o the_o west_n coast_n inhabit_v the_o esseni_n a_o nation_n this_o be_v live_v alone_o and_o solitary_a and_o of_o all_o other_o throughout_o the_o world_n most_o admirable_a and_o wonderful_a woman_n they_o see_v none_o carnal_a lust_n they_o know_v not_o they_o handle_v no_o money_n they_o lead_v their_o life_n by_o themselves_o and_o keep_v company_n only_o with_o date_n tree_n yet_o nevertheless_o the_o country_n be_v evermore_o well_o people_v for_o that_o daily_a number_n of_o stranger_n resort_v thither_o in_o great_a frequency_n from_o other_o part_n and_o namely_o such_o as_o be_v weary_a of_o this_o miserable_a life_n be_v by_o the_o surge_a wave_n of_o frown_a fortune_n drive_v hither_o to_o sort_v with_o they_o in_o their_o manner_n of_o live_v thus_o for_o many_o thousand_o 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it_o fetch_v such_o wind_n to_o and_o fro_o that_o oftentimes_o it_o be_v take_v for_o to_o run_v back_o again_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v the_o first_o country_n that_o it_o pass_v through_o be_v apamia_n and_o from_o thence_o it_o proceed_v to_o eumenitica_fw-la and_o so_o forward_o through_o the_o plain_n bergylletici_fw-la last_o of_o all_o he_o come_v gentle_o into_o caria_n and_o when_o he_o have_v water_v and_o overflow_v all_o that_o land_n with_o a_o most_o fat_a and_o fruitful_a mud_n that_o he_o leave_v behind_o he_o about_o ten_o stadia_fw-la from_o miletus_n he_o discharge_v himself_o into_o the_o sea_n near_o to_o that_o river_n be_v the_o hill_n latmus_n the_o city_n heraclea_n surname_v caryca_n of_o a_o hill_n of_o that_o name_n also_o myus_n which_o as_o the_o report_n go_v be_v the_o first_o city_n found_v by_o the_o jonians_n after_o their_o arrival_n from_o athens_n naulochum_n and_o pyrene_n also_o upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n the_o town_n call_v trogilia_n and_o 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that_o dwell_v far_o off_o to_o wit_n the_o caesarian_n metropolite_n cylbianes_n the_o myso-macedonians_a as_o well_o the_o high_a as_o the_o low_a the_o mastaurians_n brullite_n hyppepoenians_n and_o dios-hieriteae_a chap._n xxx_o ¶_o aeolis_n troas_n and_o pergamus_n aeolis_n in_o old_a time_n mysia_n confront_v upon_o jonia_n so_o do_v troas_n which_o bound_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o hellespontus_n be_v then_o past_a phocaea_n you_o meet_v with_o the_o port_n ascanius_n &_o the_o place_n where_o sometime_o larissa_n stand_v and_o now_o cyme_n and_o myrina_n which_o love_v to_o be_v call_v sebastopolis_n within_o the_o firm_a land_n aegae_n attalia_n posidea_n neon-tichos_a and_o temnos_n but_o upon_o the_o coast_n the_o river_n titanus_n and_o a_o city_n take_v name_n thereof_o the_o time_n be_v when_o a_o man_n may_v have_v see_v there_o the_o city_n grynia_n but_o now_o there_o be_v but_o a_o haven_n and_o the_o bare_a ground_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o island_n be_v take_v 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which_o nothing_o be_v more_o dread_a and_o fear_v of_o man_n a_o fiery_a impression_n fall_v from_o out_o of_o heaven_n to_o earth_n like_v as_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o 3_o year_n of_o the_o 107_o olympias_n at_o what_o time_n king_n philip_n make_v all_o greece_n to_o shake_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o these_o thing_n very_o i_o suppose_v to_o come_v at_o certain_a time_n by_o course_n of_o nature_n like_v as_o other_o thing_n and_o not_o as_o the_o most_o part_n think_v of_o sundry_a cause_n which_o the_o subtle_a wit_n and_o head_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o devise_v they_o have_v indeed_o be_v forerunner_n of_o exceed_v great_a misery_n but_o i_o suppose_v those_o calamity_n happen_v not_o because_o these_o impression_n be_v but_o these_o therefore_o
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appear_v even_o and_o equal_a to_o any_o but_o to_o those_o that_o be_v seat_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o now_o in_o all_o part_n agree_v and_o accord_v together_o alike_o chap._n lxxj_o ¶_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o day_n light_n upon_o earth_n and_o hence_o it_o come_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o night_n nor_o day_n at_o one_o time_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o globe_n bring_v night_n and_o the_o round_a compass_n or_o circuit_n thereof_o discover_v the_o day_n this_o be_v know_v by_o many_o experiment_n in_o africa_n and_o spain_n there_o be_v raise_v by_o hannibal_n high_a watchtower_n and_o in_o asia_n for_o the_o same_o fear_n of_o rover_n and_o pirate_n the_o like_a help_n of_o beacon_n be_v erect_v wherein_o it_o be_v note_v oft_o time_n that_o the_o fire_n give_v warning_n aforehand_o which_o be_v kindle_v at_o the_o six_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n be_v descry_v by_o they_o that_o be_v far_o off_o in_o asia_n at_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n philonides_n the_o curror_fw-la or_o post_fw-la of_o the_o same_o alexander_n above_o name_v dispatch_v in_o 9_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n 1200_o stadia_fw-la even_o as_o far_o as_o from_o sicyone_n to_o elis_n and_o from_o thence_o again_o albeit_o he_o go_v down_o hill_n all_o the_o way_n he_o return_v oftentimes_o but_o not_o before_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o night_n the_o cause_n be_v for_o that_o he_o have_v the_o sun_n with_o he_o in_o his_o first_o set_v out_o to_o elis_n and_o in_o his_o return_n back_o to_o sicyone_n he_o go_v full_a against_o it_o meet_v with_o it_o and_o ere_o he_o come_v home_o overpass_o it_o leave_v it_o in_o the_o west_n behind_o go_v from_o he_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n also_o that_o they_o who_o by_o day_n light_a sail_n westward_o in_o the_o short_a day_n of_o the_o year_n rid_v more_o way_n than_o those_o who_o sail_v all_o night_n long_o at_o the_o same_o time_n for_o that_o the_o other_o do_v accompany_v the_o sun_n chap._n lxxij_o ¶_o the_o gnomonicke_n be_v of_o the_o same_o matter_n as_o also_o of_o the_o first_o dial_n also_o the_o instrument_n serve_v for_o the_o hour_n as_o quadrant_n and_o dial_n will_v not_o serve_v for_o all_o place_n but_o in_o every_o 300_o stadia_fw-la or_o 500_o at_o the_o far_a the_o shadow_n that_o the_o sun_n cast_v change_v and_o therefore_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o style_n in_o the_o dial_n call_v the_o gnomon_n in_o egypt_n at_o noon_n tide_v in_o the_o aequinoctial_a day_n be_v little_o more_o in_o length_n than_o half_a the_o gnomon_n but_o in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n the_o shadow_n want_v the_o nine_o part_n of_o the_o gnomon_n in_o the_o town_n ancona_n it_o be_v long_o than_o it_o in_o a_o 35_o part_n but_o in_o venice_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o hour_n the_o shadow_n and_o the_o gnomon_n be_v all_o one_o chap._n lxxiij_o ¶_o where_o and_o when_o there_o be_v no_o shadow_n at_o all_o in_o like_a manner_n they_o say_v that_o in_o the_o town_n syene_n which_o be_v above_o alexandria_n 50_o stadia_fw-la at_o noon_n tide_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o summer_n there_o be_v no_o shadow_n at_o all_o and_o for_o further_a experiment_n thereof_o let_v a_o pit_n be_v sink_v in_o the_o ground_n and_o it_o will_v be_v light_a all_o over_o in_o every_o corner_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o sun_n than_o be_v just_a and_o direct_o over_o that_o place_n as_o the_o very_a zenith_n thereof_o which_o also_o at_o the_o same_o time_n happen_v in_o india_n above_o the_o river_n hypasis_n as_o onesicratus_n have_v set_v down_o in_o writing_n yea_o and_o it_o be_v for_o certain_a know_v that_o in_o berenice_n a_o city_n of_o the_o troglodyte_n and_o from_o thence_o 4820_o stadia_fw-la in_o the_o same_o country_n at_o the_o town_n of_o ptolemais_n which_o be_v build_v at_o the_o first_o upon_o the_o very_a bank_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n for_o the_o pleasure_n of_o chase_v and_o hunt_v of_o elephant_n the_o self_n same_o be_v to_o be_v see_v 45_o day_n before_o the_o summer_n sunsted_n and_o as_o long_o after_o and_o that_o for_o 90_o day_n space_n all_o shadow_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o south_n again_o in_o the_o isle_n meroe_n the_o capital_a place_n of_o the_o aethiopian_a nation_n inhabit_v 5000_o stadia_fw-la from_o syene_n upon_o the_o river_n nilus_n twice_o in_o the_o year_n the_o shadow_n be_v go_v and_o none_o at_o all_o see_v to_o wit_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o 18_o degree_n of_o taurus_n and_o the_o 14_o of_o leo._n in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o oretes_n within_o india_n there_o be_v a_o mountain_n name_v maleus_n near_o which_o the_o shadow_n in_o summer_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o south_n and_o in_o winter_n into_o the_o north._n there_o for_o 15_o night_n and_o no_o more_o be_v the_o star_n charles-wain_n near_o the_o pole_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o same_o india_n at_o patale_n a_o most_o famous_a and_o frequent_a port_n the_o sun_n arise_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o all_o shadow_n fall_v to_o the_o south_n while_o alexander_n make_v abide_v there_o onesicritus_n a_o captain_n of_o his_o write_v that_o it_o be_v observe_v there_o that_o the_o north_n star_n be_v see_v the_o first_o part_n only_o of_o the_o night_n also_o in_o what_o place_n of_o india_n there_o be_v no_o shadow_n there_o the_o north_n star_n appear_v not_o and_o that_o those_o quarter_n be_v call_v ascia_fw-la i._o without_o shadow_n neither_o keep_v they_o any_o reckon_n of_o hour_n there_o chap._n lxxiv_o ¶_o where_o twice_o in_o the_o year_n the_o shadow_n go_v contrary_a way_n but_o throughout_o all_o trogliditine_n cratosthenes_n have_v write_v that_o the_o shadow_n two_o time_n in_o the_o year_n for_o 45_o day_n fall_v contrary_a way_n chap._n lxxv_o ¶_o where_o the_o day_n be_v long_a and_o where_o short_a it_o come_v thus_o to_o pass_v that_o by_o the_o variable_a increment_n of_o the_o day_n light_n the_o long_a day_n in_o meroe_n do_v comprehend_v 12_o equinoctiai_n hour_n and_o 8_o part_n of_o one_o hour_n above_o but_o in_o alexandria_n 14_o in_o italy_n 15_o in_o britain_n 17_o where_o in_o summer_n time_n the_o night_n be_v light_n and_o short_a by_o infallible_a experience_n show_v that_o which_o reason_n force_v to_o believe_v namely_o that_o at_o mid_a summer_n time_n as_o the_o sun_n make_v his_o approach_n near_o unto_o the_o pole_n of_o the_o world_n the_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n lie_v underneath_o have_v day_n continual_o for_o six_o month_n and_o contrariwise_o night_n when_o the_o sun_n be_v remote_a as_o far_o as_o bruma_n the_o which_o pythias_n of_o massiles_n have_v write_v of_o thule_n
hill_n and_o likewise_o from_o the_o plain_n of_o arabia_n it_o be_v sea_n also_o about_o ilium_n and_o the_o flat_a of_o teuthrania_n and_o all_o that_o level_v whereas_o the_o river_n maeander_n now_o run_v by_o goodly_a meadow_n chap._n lxxxvi_o ¶_o the_o reason_n of_o island_n that_o new_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v land_n also_o that_o put_v forth_o after_o another_o manner_n and_o all_o at_o once_o show_v on_o a_o sudden_a in_o some_o sea_n as_o if_o nature_n cry_v quittance_n with_o herself_o and_o make_v even_o pay_v one_o for_o another_o namely_o by_o give_v again_o that_o in_o one_o place_n which_o those_o chawne_n and_o gape_a gulf_n take_v away_o in_o another_o chap._n lxxxvij_o ¶_o what_o island_n have_v spring_v up_o and_o when_o those_o famous_a island_n long_o since_o to_o wit_n delos_n and_o rhodes_n be_v record_v to_o have_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o afterward_o other_o that_o be_v less_o namely_o anaphe_n beyond_o melos_n and_o nea_n between_o lemnus_n and_o hellespont_n alone_o also_o between_o lebedus_n and_o teos_n thera_n likewise_o and_o therasia_n among_o the_o cyclades_n which_o show_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o the_o 135_o olympias_n moreover_o among_o the_o same_o isle_n 130_o year_n after_o hiera_n which_o be_v the_o same_o that_o automate_n and_o two_o furlong_n from_o it_o after_o 110_o year_n thia_n even_o in_o our_o time_n upon_o the_o 8_o day_n before_o the_o ides_n of_o july_n when_o m._n junius_n syllanus_n and_o l._n balbus_n be_v consul_n chap._n lxxxviij_o ¶_o what_o land_n the_o sea_n have_v break_v in_o between_o even_o within_o our_o ken_n near_o to_o italy_n between_o the_o isle_n aeoliae_n in_o like_a manner_n near_o creta_n there_o be_v one_o show_v itself_o with_o hot_a fountame_n out_o of_o the_o sea_n for_o a_o mile_n and_o half_a and_o another_o in_o the_o 3_o year_n of_o the_o 143_o olympias_n within_o the_o tuscan_a gulf_n and_o this_o burn_v with_o a_o violent_a wind_n record_v it_o be_v also_o that_o when_o a_o great_a multitude_n of_o fish_n float_v ebb_v about_o it_o those_o person_n die_v present_o that_o do_v feed_v thereof_o so_o they_o say_v that_o in_o the_o campaine_n gulf_n the_o pithecusae_n island_n appear_v and_o soon_o after_o the_o hill_n epopos_n in_o they_o at_o what_o time_n as_o sudden_o there_o burst_v forth_o a_o flame_a fire_n out_o of_o it_o be_v lay_v level_a with_o the_o plain_a champion_n within_o the_o same_o also_o there_o be_v a_o town_n swallow_v up_o by_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o one_o earthquake_n there_o appear_v a_o stand_a pool_n but_o in_o another_o by_o the_o fall_n and_o tumble_v down_o of_o certain_a hill_n grow_v the_o island_n prochyta_n for_o after_o this_o manner_n also_o nature_n have_v make_v island_n thus_o she_o dis-joined_n sicily_n from_o italy_n cyprus_n from_o syria_n euboea_n from_o boeotia_n atalante_n and_o macris_n from_o euboea_n besbycus_fw-la from_o bythinia_n leucostia_n from_o the_o promontory_n and_o cape_n of_o the_o syrenes_n chap._n lxxxix_o what_o island_n come_v to_o join_v unto_o the_o main_n again_o she_o have_v take_v island_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o join_v they_o to_o the_o firm_a land_n namely_o antissa_n to_o lesbos_n zephyria_n to_o halicarnassus_n aethusa_n to_o myndus_n dromiscos_n and_o pern_n to_o miletus_n and_o narthecusa_n to_o the_o promontory_n parthenius_n hybanda_n sometime_o a_o isle_n of_o jonia_n be_v now_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n 200_o stadia_fw-la as_o for_o syrie_n ephesus_n have_v it_o now_o in_o the_o midland_n part_v far_o from_o the_o sea_n so_o magnesia_n neighbour_a to_o it_o have_v derasitas_fw-la and_o sophonia_n as_o for_o epidaurus_n and_o oricum_n they_o be_v no_o more_o island_n at_o this_o day_n chap._n xc_o ¶_o what_o land_n have_v be_v turn_v whole_o into_o sea_n nature_n have_v altogether_o take_v away_o certain_a land_n in_o the_o first_o place_n whereas_o now_o the_o sea_n atlanticum_n be_v be_v sometime_o the_o continent_n for_o a_o mighty_a space_n of_o ground_n as_o plato_n say_v likewise_o in_o our_o mediterranean_a sea_n all_o man_n may_v see_v at_o this_o day_n how_o much_o have_v be_v drown_v up_o to_o wit_n acarnania_n by_o the_o inward_a gulf_n of_o ambracia_n achaia_n within_o that_o of_o corinth_n europe_n and_o asia_n within_o propontis_n and_o pontus_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o sea_n have_v break_v through_o leucas_n antirrhium_n hellespont_n and_o the_o two_o bosphori_n chap._n xci_o what_o land_n have_v swallow_v up_o themselves_o and_o now_o to_o pass_v over_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o lake_n the_o very_a earth_n have_v devour_v and_o bury_v herself_o to_o wit_n that_o most_o high_a hill_n cybotus_fw-la with_o the_o town_n curite_n sipylus_n in_o magnesia_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n before_o time_n the_o most_o noble_a city_n call_v tantalus_n the_o territory_n of_o galanis_n and_o gamale_n in_o phoenicia_n together_o with_o the_o very_a city_n phogium_fw-la also_o a_o pass_a high_a hill_n in_o ethiopia_n as_o if_o the_o very_a strand_n and_o continent_n be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v but_o they_o also_o must_v work_v hurt_v and_o mischief_n chap._n xcii_o ¶_o what_o city_n have_v be_v drown_v with_o the_o sea_n the_o sea_n pontus_n have_v overwhelm_v pyrrha_n and_o antyssa_n about_o maeotis_n elice_n and_o bura_n in_o the_o gulf_n of_o corinth_n whereof_o the_o mark_n and_o token_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o deep_a out_o of_o the_o island_n cea_n more_o than_o 30_o mile_n of_o ground_n be_v lose_v sudden_o at_o once_o with_o many_o man_n in_o sicily_n also_o the_o sea_n come_v in_o and_o bare_a away_o half_a the_o city_n thindaris_n and_o all_o that_o italy_n nurse_v between_o it_o and_o sicily_n the_o like_v it_o do_v in_o boeotia_n and_o eleusina_n chap._n xciii_o ¶_o of_o the_o strange_a wonder_n of_o the_o land_n for_o let_v we_o speak_v no_o more_o of_o earthquake_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o of_o that_o kind_n as_o of_o grave_n and_o sepulcher_n of_o 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put_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 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be_v release_v and_o give_v to_o the_o daughter_n for_o her_o rare_a piety_n and_o kindness_n both_o of_o they_o have_v a_o pension_n out_o of_o the_o city_n allow_v they_o for_o their_o amintenance_n for_o ever_o and_o the_o place_n where_o this_o happen_v be_v consecrate_v to_o piety_n in_o so_o much_o as_o when_o c._n quintius_n and_o m._n acilius_n be_v consul_n there_o be_v a_o temple_n to_o she_o build_v in_o the_o very_a place_n where_o this_o prison_n stand_v just_o whereas_o now_o stand_v the_o theatre_n of_o marcellus_n the_o father_n of_o the_o gracchi_n happen_v to_o light_v upon_o and_o take_v two_o serpent_n within_o his_o house_n whereupon_o he_o send_v out_o to_o the_o soothsayer_n for_o to_o know_v what_o this_o thing_n may_v presage_v who_o make_v this_o answer_n that_o if_o he_o will_v himself_o live_v the_o female_a snake_n shall_v be_v kill_v nay_o marry_v qd_n he_o not_o so_o but_o rather_o kill_v the_o male_a for_o my_o wife_n cornelia_n be_v young_a enough_o 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fallow_a and_o rest_v the_o year_n before_o however_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n in_o this_o part_n of_o agriculture_n consist_v in_o dung_v whereof_o i_o have_v write_v already_o in_o the_o former_a book_n next_o to_o this_o this_o one_o point_n only_o be_v resolve_v upon_o by_o all_o man_n that_o none_o of_o our_o ground_n ought_v to_o be_v sow_v unless_o they_o be_v manure_v and_o muck_v before_o and_o yet_o herein_o must_v we_o be_v direct_v by_o certain_a rule_n peculiar_a and_o proper_a thereunto_o as_o follow_v millet_n panic_n rape_n turnip_n or_o navews_n ought_v never_o to_o be_v sow_v but_o in_o a_o ground_n that_o be_v dung_v if_o there_o be_v no_o compost_n lay_v upon_o a_o ground_n sow_v upon_o it_o frument_n or_o bread-corne_n rather_o than_o barley_n likewise_o in_o ground_n that_o rest_n and_o lie_v fallow_a every_o other_o year_n albeit_o in_o all_o man_n opinion_n they_o be_v think_v good_a for_o to_o bear_v bean_n yet_o notwithstanding_o bean_n love_v better_o wheresoever_o they_o come_v to_o be_v sow_v in_o a_o ground_n but_o new_o muck_v he_o that_o mind_v to_o sow_v at_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n must_v in_o the_o month_n of_o september_n before_o spread_v his_o dung_n turn_v it_o in_o with_o the_o plough_n and_o so_o incorporat_a it_o with_o the_o soil_n present_o after_o a_o shower_n of_o rain_n even_o so_o also_o if_o a_o man_n purpose_n to_o sow_v in_o the_o spring_n let_v he_o in_o the_o winter_n time_n dispose_v of_o his_o muck_n upon_o the_o land_n and_o spread_v it_o the_o ordinary_a proportion_n be_v to_o lay_v 18_o tumbrel_n or_o load_n thereof_o upon_o every_o acre_n throw_v abroad_o it_o must_v be_v also_o before_o it_o be_v dry_v and_o ere_o you_o sow_v or_o else_o
what_o virtue_n it_o have_v 355._o c_o breed_n time_n in_o plant_n 471._o e_o of_o the_o breast_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o e._n f_o breast_n apple_n 438._o l_o brick_n and_o tile_n who_o devise_v 188._o k_o brick_n and_o tile_n reign_v see_v raine_n brimstone_n i_o 568._o i_o brim_n of_o the_o eyelid_n be_v wound_v can_v be_v draw_v together_o 336._o i_o britain_n a_o island_n renown_v 86._o k_o brocci_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o brochos_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a_o brood-hen_n star_n uirgiliae_fw-la 588._o h_o set_v of_o brood-hen_n 589._o f_o broome_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v set_v 523._o c_o bruscum_fw-la in_o maple_n 467._o a_o bruta_n what_o tree_n 371._o a_o brutium_fw-la a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o bryon_n aromaticum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 375._o d_o bryon_n a_o weed_n in_o the_o sea_n 401._o c_o b_o v_o bubetij_fw-la what_o play_v they_o be_v 550._o k_o bubulcus_n surname_n to_o the_o house_n of_o junij_fw-la whereupon_o ib._n h_o bucephalia_n the_o city_n 221._o a_o bucephalus_n king_n alexander_n horse_n 220._o l._n his_o description_n and_o rare_a quality_n ib._n m_o buckler_n of_o what_o wood_n they_o be_v make_v 590._o k_o buffle_n horn_n of_o eight_o gallon_n 331._o f._n buffle_n horn_n how_o it_o be_v use_v 332._o g_o building_n upon_o land_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o g._n h_o bull_n bait_v 225._o e_o buy_v and_o sell_v who_o devise_v 187._o e_o bull_n wild_a untameable_a 206._o i_o bullais_n 437._o a_o bumasti_fw-la grape_n 405._o a_o bumelia_n a_o kind_n of_o ash-tree_n 465_o f_o bunch_n in_o wood_n 487._o l_o bura_n city_n 41._o a_o burn_a and_o bury_v of_o deadbody_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 186._o l._n m._n butter_n have_v the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o oil_n 340._o k_o butterfly_n how_o it_o be_v breed_v 329._o e_fw-la butterfly_n no_o good_a sign_n of_o the_o spring_n 586._o g_o buteo_n see_v triorche_n buteo_n give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o house_n of_o fabius_n in_o rome_n 274._o k_o buzzard_n good_a meat_n 296._o k_o buzzard_n see_v buteo_n b_o y_z byzacium_n territory_n of_o africa_n 505._o e._n most_o fruitful_a ground_n ibid._n byzia_n a_o castle_n of_o thracian_a king_n hate_v of_o swallow_n and_o why_o 278._o l_o c_o at_fw-fr cachrys_n in_o a_o oak_n what_o it_o be_v 400._o l._n the_o use_n and_o manner_n thereof_o ibid._n cadytas_n what_o it_o be_v 496._o i_o cadmus_n whore_n bear_v 108._o g._n first_o find_v out_o for_o to_o write_v prose_n ibid._n casias_n wind_n 23._o a_o caecina_n his_o practice_n by_o swallow_n 283._o a_o caesares_fw-la and_o caesones_n why_o so_o call_v 160._o i._n such_o common_o fortunate_a ibid._n caesar_n his_o breastplate_n make_v of_o english_a pearl_n 256._o k_o caesar_n dictator_n his_o liberality_n in_o wine_n 420._o h_o caesar_n rip_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n belly_n 160._o ay_o c._n caesar_n his_o quickenesse_n of_o spirit_n 168._o k_o caesar_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o clemency_n ibid._n l_o caesar_n his_o fidelity_n concern_v writing_n 168._o m_o caesaris_fw-la thronos_fw-la a_o star_n 34._o l_o caesaria_n a_o city_n in_o mauritania_n 53._o d_o caius_n hirtius_n invent_v stew_n for_o lamprey_n in_o asia_n 267._o c._n caius_n marius_n first_o advance_v the_o eagle_n in_o the_o roman_a ensign_n 273._o c_o caius_n caligula_n the_o emperor_n his_o say_n of_o surrentine_n wine_n 414._o h_o caia_n cecilia_n leoke_v tanaquill_n calpe_n a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o calpe_n a_o mountain_n ibid._n e_fw-la calculosae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o purple_n 259._o b_o calydna_n island_n 316._o b_o calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la 375._o a_o calculation_n of_o the_o year_n by_o caesar_n the_o author_n follow_v 586._o l._n calamary_n fish_n 244._o b_o calaminth_n first_o use_v by_o lizard_n 210._o l_o sea-calf_n his_o quality_n 213._o b_o calf_n choose_v for_o sacrifice_n 235._o e_fw-la callithriches_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o ape_n 225._o b_o camalodunum_n a_o town_n in_o britain_n 36._o k_o cammell_n have_v no_o foretooth_n in_o the_o upper_a jaw_n 337._o b_o camel_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l_o camel_n their_o diverse_a kind_n 205._o b_o camelopardalis_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 205._o d_o campaine_n in_o italy_n a_o most_o fruitful_a country_n 567._o e._n f_o canell_n see_v casia_n cane_n see_v reed_n cane_n of_o india_n serve_v between_o joint_n for_o boat_n 482._o m_o cane_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 483._o b_o cane_n and_o reed_n how_o they_o grow_v ibid._n a_o canarium_fw-la what_o sacrifice_n 551._o b_o caucamum_fw-la 374._o b_o canetias_n the_o workman_n that_o make_v the_o stature_n of_o diana_n at_o ephesus_n 491._o c_o canopus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o star_n where_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o appear_v and_o where_o not_o 34._o l_o canopus_n a_o goodly_a star_n see_v in_o taprobane_n about_o the_o pole_n antarctic_a 130._o i_o canterius_n in_o a_o vineyard_n what_o it_o be_v 528._o i._n k_o cantharolethus_fw-la in_o thrace_n 327._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n capnumargos_n a_o kind_n of_o red_a marvel_n 506._o b_o capparis_fw-la the_o plant_n of_o the_o fruit_n capres_fw-fr 400._o i_o caprification_n to_o be_v practise_v after_o rain_n 546._o b_o caprification_n what_o it_o be_v 444._o k_o caprificus_fw-la what_o it_o be_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d cappadocian_o how_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 116._o h_o caprimulgi_fw-la what_o bird_n 292._o i_o carambis_n promontory_n 49._o a_o carbunculus_fw-la burn_v earth_n 503._o b_o carbunculus_fw-la in_o corn_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o cardamomum_fw-la four_o kind_n 365._o 〈◊〉_d cardiaca_fw-la disease_n of_o the_o heart_n 341._o a_o cardo_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o carpinus_n what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 466._o m_o carginon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o carpheotum_fw-la 367._o d_o caryoâ—…a_n date_n why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o wine_n thereof_o 387._o d_o caryopon_n what_o drug_n 397._o e._n the_o worth_n ibid._n carob-tree_n 390._o g_o carob_v or_o charact_n what_o kind_n of_o fruit_n 447._o b_o carpentry_n and_o the_o tool_n who_o invention_n 188._o l_o carpophilon_n 452._o m_o carseoly_n territory_n 537._o f_o carthegon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o casia_n 372._o i_o casia_n the_o sweet_a spice_n where_o it_o grow_v 373._o e_o the_o plant_n describe_v ibid._n casia_n the_o best_a ibid._n casius_n a_o mount_n of_o admirable_a height_n 102._o g_o caspiae_n gate_n so_o call_v 122._o g_o caspia_n part_n not_o the_o straits_n of_o caucasus_n they_o be_v describe_v 455._o a._n b._n castor_n and_o pollux_n star_n what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o they_o 18._o k_o wherefore_o man_n invocate_v they_o at_o sea_n ibid._n l_o castoreum_n what_o it_o be_v 212._o m_o cat_n of_o gold_n worship_v as_o a_o god_n 546._o b_o cat_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l._n cat_n how_o subtle_a in_o hunt_v 308._o g._n catacecaumene_n a_o region_n 415._o f._n why_o so_o call_v 416._o g_o caligula_n his_o eye_n stiff_o in_o his_o head_n 334._o k_o cataractae_fw-la see_v diomedian_n bird_n cato_n censorius_n commend_v 410._o l._n his_o precept_n touch_v uine_n 411._o a_o cato_n persuade_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o destroy_v carthage_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o fig_n 443._o a._n b._n c_o cato_n his_o praise_n and_o commendation_n 169._o f_o catorchites_n what_o kind_n of_o date_n 421._o a_o catoblephas_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o l_o cati_fw-la and_o corculi_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 173._o b_o cause_n of_o vomit_n 342._o l_o caunian_n natural_o subject_n to_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o spleen_n 331._o k._n cauneas_n presage_v ill_a fortune_n to_o m._n crassus_n 445._o a_o cauchi_n a_o people_n without_o tree_n their_o habitation_n and_o country_n describe_v 455._o a._n b_o cavaticae_n a_o kind_n of_o snail_n 218._o i_o c_o e_o cea_n island_n 41._o a_o cedar_n gum_n 424._o g_o cedar_n which_o be_v best_a 489._o a_o cedar_n oil_n ibid._n cedar_n for_o mast_n 490._o g_o cedar_n of_o dwarf_n kind_n 388._o l._n m_o cedrelate_n 389._o a._n the_o timber_n thereof_o everlasting_a ibid._n cedrelaeon_n 434._o h._n i_o cedrium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 46._o h_o celendine_n reveal_v by_o swallow_n 210._o l_o celtium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o tortoise_n 241._o e_o celtie_n see_v lote-tree_n centigranum_fw-la wheat_n 565._o b_o cepphus_n a_o beast_n 205._o e_o cephenes_n or_o serenes_n young_a dronâ—…_n boes_n and_o how_o they_o be_v feed_v 318._o i_o ceratias_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o e_fw-la cervus_fw-la a_o mast-tree_n 458._o m._n the_o mast_n thereof_o ibid._n cerastes_n what_o worm_n 492._o g._n worm_n in_o figge-tree_n 539._o c_o cerastae_fw-la serpent_n 208._o g._n cerastae_fw-la serpent_n have_v horn_n of_o flesh_n 331_o c_o h_n cheapenesse_n of_o all_o victual_n in_o rome_n 551._o d._n the_o cause_n thereof_o ibid._n f_o chalcedon_n why_o call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o blind_a 114._o g_o chamaedaphne_n 452._o m_o chamecerasti_fw-la 448._o h_o chameleon_n light_n be_v
presence_n of_o the_o male_a 386_o g._n h_o date_n tree_n corn_n of_o flip_v and_o branch_n as_o well_o as_o of_o kernil_n ibid._n ay_o date_n tree_n spring_v of_o their_o own_o leaf_n 508_o m_o date_n geld_v 386_o l_o date_fw-la tree_n grow_v in_o the_o capitol_n of_o rome_n 143_o e_fw-la date_n of_o 49_o sort_n 387_o b_o date_n royal_a 161_o d_o date_n of_o jury_n best_a 387_o e_fw-la date_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 388_o h_o date_n serve_v to_o frank_a swine_n ibid._n i_o damascene_fw-la prune_n ibid._n l_o date_fw-la tree_n leave_v serve_v for_o cordage_n 470_o l._n how_o to_o be_v pull_v and_o order_v 470_o l_o date_fw-la tree_n like_v not_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n 478_o k_o date_fw-la tree_n of_o great_a antiquity_n 495_o e_fw-la dathiathum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 367_o d_o day_n how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v unequal_a and_o not_o of_o certain_a length_n 13_o f_o daylight_n in_o the_o night_n 18_o g_o daylight_n upon_o earth_n the_o reason_n thereof_o 35_o c_o day_n where_o it_o be_v long_a and_o where_o short_a 36_o ay_o continual_a day_n for_o six_o month_n ibid._n how_o day_n be_v observe_v 36_o l_o day_n for_o six_o month_n together_o where_o 84_o i_o the_o kindness_n of_o a_o daughter_n to_o her_o mother_n 174_o h_o daughter_n of_o agrippa_n deliver_v of_o two_o tyrant_n 160_o g_o daphnis_n a_o bondslave_n how_o high_o praise_v 175_o e_fw-la daudo_fw-la a_o sclavonian_a live_v five_o hundred_o year_n 181_o a_o dactyle_n fish_n 209_o f_o daughter_n of_o marcus_n curiatius_n why_o they_o be_v call_v sedigitae_fw-la 349_o c_o dance_v who_o invention_n 189_o c_o d_o e_o death_n sudden_n 185_o c._n d._n etc._n etc._n dead_a suppose_v recover_v 184_o h_o deal_n see_v fir_n dew_n when_o it_o appear_v 29_o b_o sign_n of_o death_n in_o sickness_n 183_o e_o dead_a body_n weigh_v more_o than_o quick_a 156_o e_o deaf_a natural_o be_v dumb_a 306_o g_o decumanus_n line_n what_o it_o be_v 609_o b_o deer_n where_o they_o have_v four_o kidney_n apiece_o 343_o d_o decapolis_n why_o so_o call_v 701_o e_fw-la defrutum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 416_o l_o delos_n island_n 40_o g_o delos_n island_n famous_a and_o why_o so_o call_v 81_o b._n the_o diverse_a name_n thereof_o 161_o d_o demetrius_n spare_v to_o burn_v rhodes_n for_o the_o love_n of_o a_o picture_n 175_o d_o democritus_n foresee_v by_o the_o star_n a_o dearth_n of_o oil_n buy_v up_o all_o aforehand_o 598_o g._n he_o feign_v two_o god_n punishment_n and_o benefit_n 3_o d_o democritus_n in_o hot_a weather_n foresee_v a_o shower_n of_o rain_n and_o foretell_v it_o 610_o m_o deuteriae_fw-la what_o wine_n 417_o e_o d_o i_o dial_n where_o first_o invent_v 191_o b._n not_o serve_v for_o all_o place_n 35_o d_o dialeta_n a_o kind_n of_o purple_n 29_o b_o dianitis_n murrhe_n 369_o b_o diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n four_o hundred_o year_n in_o building_n 491_o b._n of_o what_o timber_n it_o be_v build_v 161_o d_o her_o image_n of_o wood_n 491_o c._n by_o what_o mean_v it_o endure_v so_o long_o ibid._n diana_n temple_n at_o saguntum_n ibid._n d_o dibapha_fw-la what_o purple_a die_v 260i_fw-la diana_n temple_n in_o aulis_n 491_o e_o dia_n pasmata_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 383_o c_o dicaearchus_n his_o commission_n 31_o d_o digestion_n of_o meat_n worse_o in_o summer_n than_o in_o winter_n 355_o f_o digestion_n in_o sleep_n of_o what_o effect_n 356_o g_o diadem_n first_o invent_v 187_o 〈◊〉_d divination_n by_o beast_n who_o devise_v 189_o d_o dinochares_n a_o renown_a architect_n 99_o b_o diomedian_n bird_n describe_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 294_o m_o 295_o a._n b._n dibapha_fw-la what_o die_v 260_o i_o dioscurias_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o the_o colchian_o 117_o c._n d_o by_o who_o found_v ibid._n d_o divinor_n or_o man_n of_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n 173_o d_o dionysius_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o kingdom_n the_o sea-water_n grow_v to_o be_v fresh_a 44_o i_o dionysiodorus_n a_o geometrician_n 49_o c._n and_o his_o epistle_n find_v in_o his_o sepulchre_n and_o the_o content_n thereof_o ibid._n diomedes_z his_o lake_n 94_o g_o diomedes_n his_o horse_n 78_o h_o diribitorium_n 489_o d_o discord_n between_o beast_n 308_o h_o diversitte_n of_o child_n resemblance_n of_o their_o parent_n ibid._n b_o division_n of_o fish_n 247_o d_o difference_n between_o brain_n and_o marrow_n of_o the_o bone_n 333_o a_o difference_n of_o eyesight_n in_o man_n 334_o diversity_n of_o mouth_n in_o creature_n 336_o l_o diversity_n of_o tooth_n in_o creature_n 337_o a_o disease_n strange_a incident_a to_o man_n and_o woman_n 182._o l._n as_o strange_o cure_v 183._o a._n who_o live_v long_o without_o disease_n ibid._n b._n disease_n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n c._n d_o disease_n ihat_o haunt_v tree_n 538._o m_o distance_n in_o plant_v how_o to_o be_v observe_v 514._o l_o d_o o_fw-fr docus_n shine_v beam_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o dog_n love_v and_o faithful_a to_o their_o master_n 218._o l_o dog_n restore_v a_o king_n to_o â—…is_n crown_n again_o 218._o m._n their_o affection_n to_o their_o master_n 219._o a_o dog_n employ_v in_o war_n 218._o m._n their_o rare_a property_n 219._o c_o one_o dog_n overcom_v a_o lion_n and_o a_o elephant_n 220._o g._n h_o dog_n mad_a 220._o i._n how_o they_o be_v preserve_v from_o madness_n ib._n a_o dog_n speak_v 220._o k_o dog_n come_v into_o hercules_n temple_n in_o the_o beast-market_n at_o rome_n 285._o d_o dog_n will_v not_o live_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o sygaros_n 141._o e_o dogstar_n his_o power_n 19_o f_o dogstar_n powerful_a on_o the_o sea_n 245._o 〈◊〉_d dogstar_n of_o great_a effect_n and_o precious_a 597._o d._n high_o honour_v ibid._n dolphin_n their_o nature_n 238._o h._n i_o dolphin_n swift_a of_o all_o fish_n and_o creature_n 238._o m._n swift_a than_o a_o arrow_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n ibid._n sort_n themselves_o like_o man_n and_o wife_n 238._o i_o dolphin_n love_o affect_v man_n and_o music_n ibid._n l._n they_o love_v mankind_n diverse_a example_n thereof_o 238._o m_o dolphin_n know_v the_o name_n simo._n ib._n they_o help_v fisher_n to_o catch_v fish_n 240._o 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v a_o certain_a commonwealth_n ibid._n l_o dolphin_n have_v no_o ear_n 333._o c_o dolphin_n enemy_n to_o crocodile_n 209._o c_o dormouse_n keep_v tame_a 233_o b._n they_o sleep_v all_o winter_n ibid._n c_o kind_n to_o their_o sire_n ibid._n doric_a tune_n 14._o l_o house_n dove_n chaste_a 290._o g._n hen-dove_n meek_a ibid._n h._n the_o cock_n jealous_a ibid._n kind_n to_o their_o pigeon_n ibid._n i._n how_o they_o drink_v ibid._n stocke-dove_n live_v long_o 29â—…_n k._n their_o tune_n ibid._n dove_n wink_v with_o both_o their_o eyelid_n 336._o i_o house-dove_n glorious_a 290._o m._n take_v in_o their_o pride_n by_o the_o falcon_n 291._o b._n they_o love_v the_o kestrell_n or_o stanell_n and_o wherefore_o ibid._n dove_n employ_v as_o post_n and_o courrier_n between_o ib._n c._n how_o they_o be_v keep_v to_o their_o own_o dovecote_n ibid._n dove_n and_o pigeon_n of_o great_a price_n 291._o d_o dove_n how_o ofâ—…en_o they_o sit_v and_o lay_v in_o a_o year_n 298._o i_o house-dove_n hatch_v a_o cock_n and_o a_o hen_n pigeon_n 300._o k._n hen-dove_n tread_v one_o another_o for_o want_n of_o a_o cock_n ibid._n l_o donax_n a_o kind_n of_o reed_n 485._o c._n k_o doughty_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 560_o d_o r_o sea-dragon_n 249._o d_o dragon_n in_o vine_n what_o they_o be_v 536._o h_o dragon_n fight_n with_o elephant_n and_o their_o subtlety_n 198._o k_o where_o they_o breed_v 199._o c._n dragon_n procure_v appetite_n to_o meat_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o wild_a lettuce_n 271._o a_o some_o man_n never_o dream_v 309._o c_o 〈◊〉_d by_o dream_n who_o first_o practise_v 189._o d_o dream_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n that_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a quick_a ibid._n drepanâ—…s_n the_o sea-swallow_a seldom_o see_v 351._o d_o drink_n may_v be_v forbear_v altogether_o 166._o g_o drupae_n what_o olive_n 379._o b_o 30._o g_o drypetae_fw-la what_o olive_n 430._o g_o dryos_n hyphear_n 496._o k_o dryidae_n in_o france_n 497._o b._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n dryidae_n their_o ceremony_n in_o gather_v of_o oak_n misselto_n ibid._n c_o against_o drunkenness_n and_o drunkard_n 426._o ay_o m._n antonius_n a_o drunkard_n and_o maintainer_n of_o drunkenness_n 428._o g_o the_o behaviour_n of_o drunkard_n 427._o a_o parthian_n great_a drinker_n of_o wine_n ibid._n d_o dromiscos_n island_n 40._o k_o d_o v_o dung_n of_o blackbird_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a 507._o c_o dung_v of_o land_n when_o and_o in_o what_o order_n 582._o l_o dunghill_n cock_n best_a adorn_v on_o the_o head_n 331._o b_o dung_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v rake_v 582._o l_o dung_v of_o ground_n invent_v by_o king_n augeas_n 507._o b_o duracina_n certain_a grape_n 405._o e_fw-la
lion_n gentle_a to_o those_o that_o submit_v themselves_o 201._o d_o lion_n spare_v woman_n and_o babe_n ibid._n lion_n entreat_v with_o fair_a language_n 201._o e._n their_o disposition_n know_v by_o their_o tail_n ibid._n f._n their_o generosâ—…tie_n and_o magnanimity_n 202._o g._n whereat_o they_o be_v affright_v 202._o i_o their_o disease_n and_o remedy_n ibid._n lion_n first_o show_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o cirque_fw-la 202._o k._n how_o they_o be_v take_v ibid._n l_o lion_n yoke_v and_o put_v to_o draw_v at_o rome_n 202_o m_o a_o lion_n thankfulness_n 203._o d_o lion_n die_v with_o taste_v leontophonus_fw-la ibid._n or_o drench_v with_o the_o urine_n 217._o f_o of_o li_n 336._o l_o liquor_n fall_v from_o heaven_n 316._o m._n how_o good_a ibid._n lisard_n their_o nature_n 218._o k_o lysimachus_n strangle_v a_o lion_n 202._o m_o liver_n lie_v on_o the_o right_a side_n 341._o b_o liver_n find_v in_o sacrifice_n without_o the_o head_n or_o fibre_n ibid._n see_v with_o twain_o ibid._n what_o they_o foreshow_v ibid._n liver_n insacrifice_v find_v inward_a to_o the_o number_n of_o six_o 341_o b_o liver_n find_v cut_v presage_v ill_a hap_n ibid._n c_o liver_n receive_v blood_n from_o the_o heart_n ibid._n d_o liver_n of_o mouse_n and_o rat_n grow_v at_o mid_a winter_n 342._o g_o have_v so_o many_o fibre_n as_o the_o moon_n be_v day_n old_a ibid._n liver_n continue_v in_o salt_n a_o hundred_o year_n 342_o h_o who_o live_v a_o long_a time_n 180._o l_o livia_n augusta_n make_v trial_n by_o a_o egg_n whether_o she_o go_v with_o a_o boy_n or_o a_o girl_n 299._o d_o livia_n drusilla_n august_n a_o present_v with_o a_o bâ—…y_a branch_n in_o a_o hen_n bill_n fall_v into_o her_o lap_n 453._o c_o lizard_n tender_v skin_v and_o fourfooted_a 336._o h_o lizard_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o m._n they_o deliver_v their_o egg_n at_o their_o mouth_n 305._o 〈◊〉_d l_o o_fw-fr lobae_fw-la the_o stalk_n of_o millet_n 558._o i._n lobster_n want_n blood_n 252._o i._n they_o cast_v their_o coat_n in_o spring_n ibid._n die_v for_o woe_n 270._o g_o lobster_n their_o nature_n 252._o i_o locry_v a_o free_a state_n with_o the_o description_n of_o their_o country_n 73._o c._n locuplete_v i_o rich_a man_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o i_o locust_n how_o they_o utter_v their_o voice_n 353._o a_o locust_n and_o grasshopper_n have_v no_o eye_n 334._o g_o locust_n lay_v egg_n in_o autumn_n 327._o b._n their_o young_a creep_v on_o their_o wing_n ibid._n c._n the_o mother_n of_o they_o die_v at_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o her_o young_a ibid._n c._n they_o can_v kill_v serpent_n ib._n d_o locust_n in_o indaea_n three_o foot_n long_o ibid._n they_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o wind_n 327._o d._n they_o fly_v many_o day_n without_o rest_n ib._n foresee_v a_o famine_n ib._n e._n darken_v the_o sun_n with_o their_o flight_n ibid._n burn_v corn_n with_o their_o blast_n ibid._n lollia_n paulina_n how_o she_o be_v adorn_v with_o pearl_n 256._o k_o the_o price_n of_o they_o ibid._n lomentum_fw-la 568._o m_o lora_n what_o it_o be_v 417._o e_fw-la loretum_fw-la a_o place_n 454._o g_o lote_n tree_n capillata_fw-la and_o why_o so_o call_v 495._o a_o lote_a tree_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o m._n 495._o a_o lotophagi_n people_n 397._o b_o lot_n take_v for_o a_o god_n 4._o k_o lotus_fw-la tree_n in_o africa_n 397._o a._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o fruit_n ibid._n b._n it_o serve_v for_o meat_n and_o drink_n 397._o c_o lotus_fw-la the_o herb_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la tree_n wood_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la of_o egypt_n 397._o c._n d._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o the_o head_n and_o flower_n ibid._n e._n the_o root_n feed_v hog_n ibid._n f_o lotus_fw-la three_fw-mi why_o it_o be_v regard_v much_o at_o rome_n 476._o k._n the_o description_n thereof_o and_o the_o use_n ibid._n of_o the_o lousy_a disease_n pherecides_n die_v 184._o g_o l_o v_o luceia_n act_v on_o the_o stage_n a_o hundred_o year_n 181._o c_o lucentum_n a_o town_n of_o the_o latin_n 53._o d_o lucerna_fw-la a_o shine_a fish_n 249._o d_o lucifer_n why_o so_o call_v 6._o i_o lucina_n the_o name_n of_o diana_n and_o whereupon_o 494._o m_o lucini_fw-la man_n so_o call_v 335._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lucius_z martius_z 48._o h_o lucius_n cossitius_fw-la turn_v from_o a_o woman_n to_o a_o man_n on_o the_o very_a marriage_n day_n 158._o h_o lucius_n sylla_n unworthy_o name_v foelix_n 177._o d_o lucius_n metellus_n only_o suffer_v to_o ride_v in_o his_o coach_n unto_o the_o senat._n 138._o h._n think_v most_o happy_a ibid._n g_o lucius_n apronius_n his_o son_n how_o fat_a he_o be_v 334._o l_o lucius_n opimius_n and_o quintius_n fabius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o arch_n see_v about_o the_o sun_n 17._o e_o lucius_n portius_n and_o marcus_n acilius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o round_a circle_n about_o the_o sun_n ibid._n lucullus_n resist_v by_o the_o muddy_a slime_n maltha_n at_o samosatis_n 46._o m_o lung_n be_v but_o in_o few_o fish_n 335._o e_fw-la lung_n that_o be_v little_a cause_n the_o body_n to_o be_v swift_a 341._o a_o lupi_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o spider_n 323._o d._n they_o spin_v not_o ibid._n lupine_n a_o direction_n to_o the_o husbandman_n 594._o g_o lupine_n meat_n medicinable_a 272._o g_o lupin_n not_o easy_o mow_v down_o 571._o c_o sympathy_n betwixt_o lupin_n and_o the_o sun_n ibid._n d._n wonderful_o affectionate_a to_o the_o earth_n ibid._n lupin_n sow_v themselves_o ibid._n e_o lupin_n sow_v be_v as_o good_a as_o soil_n or_o compost_n 571._o f._n 572._o g_o lupin_n steep_v man_n meat_n ibid._n lupin_n how_v to_o be_v keep_v ibid._n lupin_n profitable_a to_o be_v set_v in_o ground_n 508._o g_o lucae-bone_n what_o they_o be_v 195._o b_o lusitania_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n 51._o f_o lusitania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 88_o i_o lutarius_n a_o kind_n of_o barble_n 246._o h_o lutense_n a_o kind_n of_o pelagiae_n purple_n 259._o a_o l_o y_fw-fr lyncurium_n what_o it_o be_v 217._o f_o lycus_n river_n 268._o b_o lyrare_n what_o it_o be_v 579._o f_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g._n lytion_n what_o composition_n it_o be_v 362._o h_o m_o a_o macrobij_n and_o other_o people_n live_v long_o 156._o l._n m_o macedonia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o a_o macer_n 362._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o the_o rind_n ibid._n machlis_n what_o manner_n of_o beast_n 200._o g_o macius_fw-la island_n sometime_o join_v to_o euboea_n 4._o i_o macrinus_n vistus_fw-la how_o he_o use_v to_o bleed_v 346._o g_o maeander_n river_n where_o it_o now_o run_v by_o goodly_a meadow_n in_o time_n past_a be_v all_o sea_n 39_o e._n the_o description_n thereof_o 108._o h._n maenander_n how_o he_o love_v his_o study_n 172._o m_o magnesiae_fw-la the_o description_n thereof_o 36._o m_o magnesia_n island_n 40._o k_o magna_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 383._o c_o maid_n child_n in_o rome_n become_v a_o boy_n 158._o h_o male_n in_o all_o beast_n strong_a than_o female_n 352._o k._n some_o be_v except_v ibid._n male_n have_v more_o tooth_n than_o female_n 338._o g_o malady_n and_o death_n consume_v blood_n 346._o i_o maldacon_n see_v brochos_n malacha_n see_v brochos_n maleus_n a_o mountain_n 36._o g_o malady_n of_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 541._o c_o malis_fw-la bonis_fw-la what_o it_o mean_v 555._o d_o malobathron_n a_o plant_n 378._o l._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n and_o the_o kind_n ibid._n m_o malobathrum_n the_o leaf_n 379._o a_o malt_n make_v strong_a drink_n in_o old_a time_n 428._o h._n i_o maltha_n a_o slimy_a mud_n so_o call_v 46._o m_o maltha_n a_o kind_n of_o mud_n in_o a_o pond_n of_o the_o city_n samosatis_n ibid._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o it_o ibid._n man_n how_o long_o he_o grow_v 345._o b_o man_n breast_n only_o broad_a and_o square_a 343._o e_o man_n only_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n 346._o g_o man_n only_o two_o footed_a 349._o b_o man_n only_o have_v a_o cannell_n bone_n and_o shoulder_n ibid._n man_n only_o have_v palm_n on_o his_o hand_n 350._o l_o man_n in_o egypt_n have_v four_o eye_n 354._o h_o man_n for_o his_o proportion_n have_v most_o brain_n 352._o b._n have_v more_o brain_n than_o woman_n ibid._n man_n his_o brain_n only_o pant_v and_o breathe_v 333._o a._n they_o be_v not_o settle_v before_o he_o speak_v ibid._n man_n only_o want_v power_n to_o shake_v his_o ear_n 333._o b_o man_n only_o have_v face_n and_o visage_n 333._o d._n his_o forehead_n declare_v his_o nature_n ibid._n man_n only_o bear_v without_o tooth_n 337._o e_o man_n than_o who_o nothing_o more_o proud_a and_o wretched_a 4._o m_o man_n the_o best_a gift_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o can_v rid_v himself_o by_o death_n out_o of_o his_o misery_n 5._o a_o man_n flesh_n sacrifice_v and_o eat_v 154._o g_o
only_o have_v feather_n like_o ear_n 33._o d_o o_o w_n owl_n their_o wit_n when_o they_o fight_v with_o other_o bird_n 277._o f_o owsels_n depart_v for_o a_o time_n 284._o g_o o_fw-la x_o ox_n of_o the_o troglodyte_n hang_v their_o horn_n downward_o 331._o d._n ox_n at_o two_o year_n age_n change_v their_o tooth_n 338._o i_o draught_n ox_n how_o to_o be_v couple_v in_o yoke_n and_o how_o they_o labour_v at_o the_o plough_n 579._o a._n how_o much_o they_o plough_v in_o a_o day_n according_a to_o the_o ground_n ibid._n b_o ox_n gall_v dedicate_v to_o nature_n 342_o g_o ox_n how_o high_o honour_a in_o old_a time_n 225._o c_o oxycedrus_n 388._o l_o oxymyrsinum_fw-la 434._o h_o o_o y_fw-fr oil_n who_o draw_v first_o out_o of_o olive_n 189._o a_o oil_n of_o wild_a olive_n 433._o e_o oil_n of_o chamelaea_n ibid._n oil_n of_o cicior_fw-la ricinus_n ibid._n how_o it_o be_v make_v 434_o g._n the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n oil_n of_o almond_n bitter_a 434._o g_o oil_n of_o black_a myrtle_n berry_n ibid._n h_o oil_n of_o garden_n myrtle_n ibid._n oil_n of_o cypros_n and_o cipress_n 434._o i_o oil_n of_o lentiske_n ciprinum_fw-la of_o chestnut_n sesame_n seed_n rice_n ibid._n oil_n melinum_n 382._o h_o oil_n of_o oenanthe_n 434._o i_o oil_n of_o fish_n ibid._n oil_n of_o plane_n berry_n ibid._n oil_n of_o quince_n 382._o g._n h_o oil_n de_fw-fr bais_n 382._o g_o oil_n of_o myrtle_n ibid._n oil_n of_o quince_n see_v melinum_n oil_n of_o lily_n 382._o h_o oil_n of_o fenigreeke_n ibid._n oil_n of_o myrrh_n 382._o m_o oil_n a_o acceptable_a liquor_n to_o be_v use_v outward_o 428._o i_o oil_n the_o use_n thereof_o 432_o k_o oil_n licin_n anum_fw-la 430._o i_o oil_n abuse_v by_o the_o greek_n ibid._n oil_n de_fw-fr bays_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 434._o g_o oil_n olive_n the_o price_n at_o rome_n 429._o c_o oil_n olive_n of_o green_a olive_n ibid._n f_o worse_n for_o age_n 430._o g_o and_o why_o ibid._n it_o have_v three_o degree_n in_o goodness_n and_o no_o more_o 432_o i_o oil_n of_o graine_n gnidian_n 434._o i_o oil_n gleucinum_n ibid._n k_o oil_n of_o aspalathus_n ibid._n oil_n of_o sweet_a calamus_fw-la balm_n iris_n or_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_n cardamomum_fw-la or_o grain_n of_o paradise_n melilot_n french_a nard_n panax_fw-la maioran_n elecampane_n cinnamon_n root_n ib._n oil_n rosat_n 434._o l_o oil_n of_o squinanth_n of_o henbane_n of_o lupin_n of_o daffodil_n ibid._n oil_n of_o radish_n seed_n 434._o l._n the_o root_n of_o gramen_fw-la ibid._n oil_n cortinon_n ibid._n oil_n cnecinum_fw-la or_o cnidium_fw-la 434._o l_o oil_n of_o lily_n ibid._n selgeticum_fw-la ibid._n of_o pitch_n ibid._n oil_n liquor_n wâ—…ll_v turn_v into_o lees_n 430_o m_o oil_n contrary_n to_o venom_n of_o scorpion_n 325._o g_o oil_n lees_n or_o dregs_n wherefore_o it_o be_v good_a 435_o b_o oil_n killâ—…th_n infect_v 355._o e_o oil_n of_o saffron_n 504._o m_o o_o z_o ozanitis_n what_o it_o be_v 364._o i_o p_o at_fw-fr pactolus_n a_o famous_a river_n 107._o e._n the_o name_n thereof_o ibid._n padians_n a_o people_n govern_v by_o woman_n 1â—…8_n h_o paetâ—…_n family_n in_o rome_n 335._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n paezon_n a_o eunuch_n how_o he_o be_v sold._n 175._o f_o pagri_n fish_n 245._o a_o pala_n a_o tree_n of_o india_n 361._o a_o palatium_n a_o mount_n wherein_o a_o chapel_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o goddess_n fever_n 3._o e_fw-la palesimundum_fw-la a_o famous_a and_o populous_a city_n in_o taprobane_n 130_o g_o palilicium_n what_o star_n 592._o l_o palmyra_n a_o noble_a city_n with_o the_o description_n thereof_o 104._o i._n paliurus_n a_o thorn_n plant_v 398._o g_o palma_n christi_n see_v ricinus_n palm_n 379._o e_o palmistry_n frivolous_a 354._o k_o palmiprimum_fw-la what_o wine_n 421._o a_o pamphylia_n of_o coos_n inventresse_n of_o weave_v silk_n 323._o a_o paâ—…governour_n of_o lucitania_n 51._o f_o panaces_n or_o panax_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o plant_n 378._o k_o panathenaicum_fw-la ointment_n 381._o c_o pandore_n a_o kindred_n of_o indian_n that_o live_v in_o valley_n until_o two_o hundred_o year_n age_n 156._o m_o panic_n of_o many_o kindâ—…s_n 558._o h._n it_o yield_v very_o much_o flower_n ibid._n panic_n with_o beanes_n much_o use_v in_o piedmont_n 566._o g_o panic_n a_o corn_n why_o so_o call_v 558._o g_o pantheon_n a_o temple_n of_o venus_n in_o rome_n 257._o d_o a_o panther_n seck_v help_v at_o man_n hand_n 204._o g._n her_o thankfulness_n ibid._n i_o panther_n skin_n ibid._n i._n their_o sweet_a smell_n and_o hideous_a look_n ibid._n k._n panther_n mark_v in_o their_o shoulder_n ibid._n panther_n exhibit_v in_o show_n at_o rome_n ibid._n l_o panther_n how_o they_o be_v poison_v with_o aconitum_n and_o cure_v again_o 211._o b_o pantherinae_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o table_n 396._o g_o of_o pap_n a_o discourse_n 346._o k._n 347._o d_o pap_n of_o a_o dolphin_n place_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o her_o belly_n 248._o g_o pap_n of_o a_o sow_n have_v be_v new_o farrow_v be_v excellent_a meat_n 344._o i_o pap_n how_o they_o be_v place_v in_o creature_n 347._o i_o pap_n of_o elephant_n be_v under_o their_o shoulder_n 347._o e_o papyr_n cane_n in_o egypt_n 391._o e_o papyr_n when_o it_o be_v first_o make_v and_o where_o ibid._n papyr_n reed_n or_o cane_n how_o it_o grow_v 392._o g._n h_o the_o use_n thereof_o beside_o papyr_n 392._o h_o papyr_n hieralica_fw-la ibid._n k_o papyr_n augusta_n ibid._n papyr_n livia_n ibid._n l_o papyr_n amphitheatrica_n ibid._n papyr_n fanniana_n ibid._n papyr_n saitica_n ibid._n m_o papyr_n taniotica_fw-la ibid._n papyr_n emporetica_fw-la or_o shop-papyr_a ibid._n papyr_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 393._o a_o papyr_n macrocola_n ibid._n c_o papyr_n claudian_n ibid._n parchment_n devise_v at_o pergamus_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n 392._o g._n pardalium_fw-la a_o ointment_n 381._o c_o parietarie_n a_o medicine_n to_o diverse_a bird_n 211._o c_o parkes_n when_o first_o devise_v 231._o a_o parrae_fw-la certain_a bird_n 288._o l_o the_o parrot_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n 293._o b._n name_v sittace_n ibid._n can_v prate_v and_o pronounce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n hard_o head_v feeble_a footed_a ibid._n love_v wine_n ibid._n parrot_n have_v the_o hard_a soul_n 332._o l_o parrot_n be_v firâ—…t_o see_v in_o the_o island_n gagandus_fw-la 446._o h_o part_n most_o principal_a of_o man_n be_v skin_v by_o themselves_o 342._o l._n part_n â—…all_v make_v difference_n in_o nation_n 352._o h_o pâ—…â—…all_n of_o hermâ—…phrodites_n serve_v for_o both_o sex_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 40._o k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o corrupt_v breath_n 335._o b_o â—…o_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 289._o g_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d have_v two_o heart_n 340._o i_o partridge_n will_v never_o be_v fat_a 344._o k_o partridge_n how_o industrious_a they_o be_v in_o build_v their_o nest_n 289._o b_o partridge_n exceed_v lecherous_a ibid._n c_o cock-partridge_n tread_v one_o another_o for_o want_n of_o hen_n 289._o c_o hen-partridge_n conceive_v with_o the_o very_a air_n of_o the_o cock_n 289._o d._n their_o jealousy_n ibid._n e._n f._n their_o policy_n to_o save_v their_o young_a ibid._n their_o age_n 290._o g_o pascua_n the_o revenue_n at_o rome_n 550._o k_o passienus_n crispus_n fancy_v a_o beech_n tree_n 496._o g_o patales_n a_o famous_a port_n in_o india_n 36._o g_o pateton_n a_o kind_n of_o date_n why_o so_o call_v 387._o f_o of_o patience_n sundry_a example_n 167._o e_o patroclus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o elephant_n 194._o k._n his_o hardy_a adventure_n and_o reward_n ibid._n paulinus_n suetonius_n a_o roman_a that_o go_v first_o over_o atlas_n 92._o h._n paunch_n of_o hoof_v beast_n hard_a and_o rough_a 343._o a_o paunch_n never_o compass_v with_o bone_n 343._o e_o pausiae_n what_o olive_n 429._o 〈◊〉_d p_o e_o peach_n four_o kind_n 436._o b_o peach_n why_o call_v persica_fw-la 437._o c_o peach_n in_o persia_n whether_o they_o be_v venomous_a or_o no._n ibid._n d_o peacock_n crown_v with_o hairy_a feather_n 331._o a_o peacock_n beautiful_a witty_a and_o proud_a 278._o m._n his_o life_n 279._o a._n they_o be_v malicious_a ibid._n make_v fat_a and_o serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n first_o ibid._n b_o peacock_n lecherous_a 301._o a_o m._n aufidius_n lurco_n feed_v peacock_n and_o make_v a_o gain_n thereby_o 379._o b_o the_o pea-hen_n how_o she_o lay_v 300._o m._n and_o hatch_v 301._o a_o pear_n more_o point_v than_o apple_n 439._o f_o pear_n how_o preserve_v 440._o g_o the_o property_n of_o pear_n and_o their_o use_n ibid._n pear_n how_o they_o be_v keep_v long_o ibid._n k_o pear_n barbarian_a venerean_a or_o colour_v royal_a patrician_n voconian_a uolenian_a 439._o d_o gourd_n pear_n ibid._n pear_n call_v libralia_n 436._o k_o pear_n proud_a 439._o a_o pear_n crustumine_fw-la ibid._n pear_n falerne_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n milk_n pear_n ibid._n syrian_a pear_n why_o so_o call_v
too_o end_v 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 d_o t_o e_o tooth_n their_o nature_n sundry_a kind_n and_o use_n 164._o i._n k_o their_o presage_n 164._o l_o tooth_n of_o viper_n hide_v within_o their_o gumbe_n 337._o d_o tooth_n of_o sundry_a kind_n and_o how_o they_o be_v set_v and_o to_o what_o use_n etc._n etc._n 337._o c._n 338._o g_o teda_n or_o the_o torch-tree_n 462._o m_o tepidare_n river_n in_o italy_n 545._o it_o be_v warm_a in_o winter_n ibid._n temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n in_o meroe_n in_o egypt_n 146._o i_o tempest_n diverse_a kind_n thereof_o 25._o e_fw-la temetrum_fw-la 418._o k_o tempsis_n the_o pitch_n of_o the_o mountain_n 181._o e_o temerinda_n the_o name_n of_o meotis_n and_o why_o 118._o i_o tenerum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 2._o h_o tenthorania_n in_o time_n past_o near_a unto_o the_o sea_n 39_o e_fw-la tenera_fw-la terra_fw-la 582._o g_o tentyrites_n enemy_n to_o crocodile_n 209._o d_o tennis_n play_v who_o invention_n 190._o g_o tepidare_n what_o it_o signify_v 545._o a_o terra_fw-la tenera_fw-la earth_n as_o good_a as_o can_v be_v imagine_v 504._o k_o terra_fw-la pulla_fw-la a_o tender_a and_o mellow_a soil_n ibid._n teramnon_n 575._o d._n 62._o m_o terminatra_n a_o feast_n institute_v by_o king_n numa_n 549._o e_o teredines_n what_o worm_n 492._o h_o terebinth_n wood_n fine_a 490._o h_o territory_n of_o mutina_n 48._o g_o territorie_n of_o sabine_n and_o sidicine_n ibid._n f_o terpentine_n the_o clear_a rosin_n 423._o f_o terebinth_n or_o tepidian_a tree_n 389._o a._n the_o kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o fruit_n ibid._n b_o terpentine_n how_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o tree_n 465._o b_o terentine_n pine_v nut_n 435._o e._n f._n wit-teeth_n 338._o g_o tooth_n serve_v not_o only_o for_o grind_v our_o meat_n 164._o k_o tetartemorion_n what_o quadrant_a 182._o g_o tettigoniae_n a_o little_a kind_n of_o grasshopper_n 325._o 〈◊〉_d t_o h_n thalis_fw-la milesius_n among_o the_o greek_n first_o find_v out_o the_o reason_n of_o eclipse_n 8._o l_o theophrastus_n one_o of_o they_o that_o write_v of_o the_o roman_n 58._o i_o thracia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o f_o thunder_n and_o lighten_v the_o reason_n thereof_o 20._o m_o thorn_n royal_a 400._o l_o thirsty_a thorn_n 402._o g_o thrasymenus_n lake_n 48._o h_o thripe_n 492._o h_o thybians_n their_o strange_a nature_n and_o eyesight_n 155._o b_o thucydides_n call_v from_o banishment_n 172_o g_o thracian_n how_o they_o prove_v their_o fortune_n 176._o i_o thracian_n how_o they_o measure_v their_o happiness_n ibid._n thrash_v practise_v sundry_a way_n 602._o k_o t_o i_o tibur_n city_n found_v by_o tiburts_n more_o ancient_a than_o rome_n 415._o b._n tiberius_n caesar_n his_o say_n of_o sarnell_n in_o wine_n 414._o h._n heâ—…_n can_v see_v by_o night_n 334._o ay_o tib._n caesar_n write_v a_o poem_n of_o the_o comet_n call_v acontias_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d tibuli_n what_o tree_n 462._o i_o ticke_n want_v mean_n to_o avoid_v excrement_n 330._o g_o tigris_n the_o river_n where_o it_o begin_v and_o the_o diverse_a name_n it_o have_v 137._o a._n run_v through_o the_o lake_n arethusa_n ibid._n d_o tingitania_n province_n the_o description_n thereof_o 92._o k_o tinea_fw-la what_o worm_n 492._o h_o timarchus_n the_o paphian_a 338._o g._n have_v double_a course_n of_o tooth_n in_o each_o jaw_n ibid._n timber_n tree_n in_o what_o way_n several_o they_o be_v employ_v 491_o f_o tilthe_n fine_n 380._o g_o tissue_n cloth_n who_o invention_n 228._o i_o t_o m_o tmolus_n the_o hill_n well_o plant_v with_o vineyard_n 107._o 〈◊〉_d t_o o_fw-fr token_n of_o good_a honey_n 317._o b_o token_n of_o good_a bee_n ibid._n d_o token_n of_o death_n 183._o e_fw-la token_n of_o life_n uncertain_a ibid._n tool_n for_o smith_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o h_o token_n by_o the_o ear_n of_o beast_n 333._o d_o torpedo_n the_o crampefish_n 261._o d_o novellius_fw-la torquatus_n tricongius_fw-la a_o worthy_a wine-bibber_n 427._o d._n tortois_a have_v a_o kidnie_n alone_o of_o they_o that_o lie_v egg_n 343._o e_fw-la tortoise_n of_o the_o sea_n 241._o b_o tortoise_n shell_n as_o much_o as_o will_v cover_v house_n 134._o i_o tortoise_n his_o lung_n without_o blood_n 341._o a_o tortivum_fw-la wine_n what_o it_o be_v 425._o b_o town_n by_o who_o first_o build_v 188._o h_o town_n wall_n and_o tower_n who_o first_o rear_v 188._o h._n i_o of_o tongue_n 338._o m._n 339._o a_o tongue_n of_o serpent_n and_o libbard_n three_o fork_v 338._o k_o tongue_n of_o lizard_n two_o fork_v ibid._n serpent_n tongue_n as_o small_a as_o hair_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o crocodile_n cleave_v to_o their_o palate_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o lion_n and_o libard_n uneven_a ibid._n l_o tongue_n of_o cat_n bring_v madness_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o bee_n very_o long_o 339._o a_o tonsillae_n spungeous_a kernil_n in_o man_n ibid._n b_o t_o r_o trabca_n k._n romulus_n his_o mantill_a of_o estate_n 260._o h_o traffic_n first_o devise_v 187._o e._n 188._o m_o tragelaphis_n his_o nature_n 214._o m_o tragum_n what_o it_o be_v 562._o g_o trees_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n 357._o b._n how_o they_o grow_v 508._o l_o tree_n that_o never_o grow_v out_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n 509._o b._n by_o what_o mean_v they_o grow_v 508._o l._n what_o tree_n bring_v forth_o young_a imp_n at_o the_o root_n 510._o h._n what_o tree_n grow_v by_o prick_v into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n k._n how_o to_o be_v remove_v 512._o m_o not_o in_o windy_a weather_n 513._o 〈◊〉_d their_o root_n not_o to_o be_v handle_v violent_o 514._o g_o trees_n which_o be_v slow_a in_o growth_n 515._o e._n which_o be_v forward_o in_o fruit_n ibid._n their_o shoot_n hinder_v growth_n ibid._n will_v overspread_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o they_o be_v not_o repress_v ibid._n f._n how_o they_o grow_v one_o upon_o another_o 516._o l_o tree_n ought_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o autumn_n 522._o m_o tree_n of_o diverse_a nature_n how_o to_o be_v conjoin_v 123._o d_o tree_n plant_v for_o the_o use_n of_o uine_n 534._o l_o tree_n of_o much_o shadow_n not_o good_a for_o uine_n 535._o a_o tree_n admirable_a about_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o protesilaus_n 495._o c_o â—…o_n trees_n exempt_v from_o the_o worm_n blast_v and_o joint-ach_n 539._o a._n tree_n hunger_n starve_v headless_a ibid._n tree_n more_o or_o less_o subject_a to_o disease_n 539._o b_o what_o tree_n soon_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n c_o trees_n trouble_v with_o certain_a fly_n 541._o c_o trees_n when_o they_o be_v say_v to_o die_v or_o to_o be_v sick_a 440._o g_o trees_n blast_v with_o certain_a wind_n 541._o c_o shed_n of_o leaf_n a_o sign_n of_o their_o recovery_n ibid._n d._n freeze_a to_o death_n in_o pontus_n and_o phrygia_n ibid._n soon_o die_v have_v once_o lose_v their_o head_n 542._o h_o tree_n that_o bear_v rosin_n abide_v any_o bruise_n or_o wound_v ibid._n ay_o tree_n grow_v thick_a kill_v one_o another_o ibid._n k_o trees_n prosper_v without_o leaf_n 543._o a_o tree_n change_v their_o colour_n from_o black_a to_o white_a ibid._n b_o trees_n change_v from_o better_a to_o worse_o be_v unlucky_a signesib_fw-la c_o trees_n sink_v and_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n 443._o d_o tree_n yield_v many_o prodigious_a foretoken_n ibid._n remedy_n of_o tree_n disease_n 5â—…4_n h_o tree_n when_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v water_v ibid._n l_o trees_n turn_v their_o leaf_n in_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n 20._o h_o tree_n and_o timber_n piece_n of_o monstrous_a length_n 489._o d_o tree_n trouble_v with_o ant_n how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 547._o d_o tree_n of_o india_n exceed_v high_a 155._o d_o tree_n force_v to_o grow_v by_o art_n 498._o h_o tree_n stand_v upon_o the_o north_n do_v like_o best_a 500_o g._n why_o sometime_o they_o lose_v their_o fruit_n 500_o h._n nourish_v by_o rain_n 500_o i_o tree_n stand_v southward_o soon_o shed_v their_o leaf_n 502._o i_o no_o tree_n in_o some_o country_n 454._o m_o tree_n be_v not_o load_v with_o fruit_n after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n 475._o b_o tree_n more_o fruitful_a in_o age_n than_o in_o youth_n and_o contrariwise_o ibid._n what_o tree_n live_v long_o than_o other_o 475._o e_o trees_n age_n soon_o by_o bear_v ibid._n tree_n bear_v fruit_n diverse_o ibid._n tree_n differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o growth_n either_o with_o single_a stock_n or_o manifold_a body_n 476._o h._n ay_o tree_n differ_v in_o root_n 477._o b_o trees_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o l._n m_o tree_n replant_v that_o have_v be_v blow_v down_o 477._o e_fw-la tree_n fall_v of_o themselves_o rise_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n 478_o g_o trees_n fall_v top_v and_o square_v and_o yet_o revive_v 478_o h_o tree_n grow_v natural_o by_o three_o manner_n of_o mean_n ibid._n ay_o tree_n and_o shrub_n will_v not_o all_o grow_v in_o every_o place_n 478_o k_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ib._n their_o homogenean_n or_o substantial_a part_n 486._o
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of_o a_o viper_n scorpite_n either_o of_o the_o colour_n or_o form_n of_o a_o scorpion_n scarites_n of_o the_o fish_n scaurus_n i._n a_o gilthead_n triglites_n of_o the_o barble_n aegopththalmos_n of_o a_o goat_n eye_n like_v as_o another_o for_o the_o resemblance_n that_o it_o have_v to_o the_o hyophthalmos_n eye_n of_o a_o swine_n geranites_n take_v name_n of_o a_o crane_n colour_n even_o as_o hieracite_n of_o the_o hawk_n of_o falcon_n colour_n aëtite_n resemble_v the_o colour_n of_o that_o eagle_n which_o have_v a_o white_a tail_n myrmerite_n show_v the_o form_n of_o a_o pismire_n creep_v within_o the_o stone_n so_o do_v cantharias_n of_o beetle_n lycophthalmos_n have_v the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o wolf_n eye_n and_o consist_v of_o 4_o colour_n the_o outward_a part_n be_v tawny_a incline_v to_o a_o blood_n red_a in_o the_o midst_n there_o be_v a_o black_a enclose_v within_o a_o white_a circle_n as_o like_a to_o the_o say_a eye_n as_o possible_o can_v be_v the_o stone_n toas_n be_v like_a to_o a_o peacock_n even_o as_o the_o gem_n chelonia_n to_o the_o tortoise_n in_o hammochrysos_n there_o be_v a_o resemblance_n of_o sand_n as_o if_o sand_n &_o gold_n be_v intermingle_v cenchrites_n be_v make_v like_o to_o the_o grain_n or_o seed_n of_o millet_n scatter_v here_o and_o there_o dryites_n have_v a_o great_a affinity_n with_o the_o stock_n of_o a_o tree_n and_o the_o same_o will_v burn_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o wood_n cissite_n be_v white_a and_o in_o that_o white_a shine_a seem_v to_o be_v clasp_v every_o where_o with_o leaf_n of_o yvie_n narcissites_n likewise_o be_v distinguish_v and_o part_v with_o vein_n of_o yvie_n cyamea_n be_v black_a but_o be_v break_v it_o yield_v out_o of_o it_o a_o resemblace_n of_o a_o bean_n pyren_a be_v so_o call_v by_o reason_n of_o a_o olive_n stone_n or_o keruill_a which_o it_o resemble_v within_o this_o stone_n there_o appear_v otherwhiles_o as_o it_o be_v fish_n bone_n chalazias_n as_o it_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o hail_n so_o it_o represent_v as_o well_o the_o colour_n as_o the_o shape_n thereof_o but_o as_o hard_o it_o be_v as_o the_o diamant_n it_o be_v report_v also_o that_o if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o the_o fire_n yet_o it_o will_v continue_v cold_a &_o not_o alter_v a_o whit_n the_o fire_n stone_n pyrite_n be_v very_o black_a but_o rub_v it_o with_o your_o finger_n you_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o burn_v polyzonos_n be_v a_o black_a stone_n of_o itself_o but_o many_o white_a fillet_n it_o have_v about_o it_o astrapias_fw-la be_v white_a or_o blue_a like_o azure_a yet_o from_o the_o midst_n thereof_o their_o seem_v to_o shoot_v ray_n of_o lightning_n in_o the_o stone_n phlegontis_n there_o appear_v a_o burn_a flame_n within_o and_o never_o come_v forth_o in_o the_o granat_n name_v authracitis_n there_o be_v a_o
seed_v upon_o hare_n flesh_n cause_v fâ—…lke_v to_o look_v fair_a 341._o e._n hare_n gall_n good_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 325._o d_o a_o hare_n burn_v to_o ash_n medicinable_a 324._o i_o hare_n rennet_n medicinable_a 322._o k_o the_o sea-hare_n venomous_a 7â—…_n f._n her_o wonder_n full_a nature_n 427._o a_o the_o seed_v upon_o this_o fish_n dangerous_a to_o all_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o sea_n barble_n 427._o a_o b_o those_o of_o india_n be_v kill_v with_o the_o touch_n of_o a_o man_n 427._o b_o the_o symptom_n incident_a to_o those_o that_o be_v hurt_v with_o the_o sea_n hare_n ibid._n against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o sea_n hare_n remedy_n 71._o f._n 165._o a_o 179._o d._n f._n 231._o b._n c._n 318._o h._n 307._o f._n 323._o a._n b._n 363._o f._n 434._o i_o 436._o h._n i_o against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o hardishrew_v remedy_n 140._o i_o 155._o f._n harmodius_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n of_o brass_n for_o kill_v the_o tyrant_n pisistratus_n 490._o g_o harmoge_n in_o paint_v what_o it_o be_v 526._o i_o harpacticon_n a_o emplaster_n make_v with_o brimstone_n 556._o m_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n harpax_n why_o amber_n be_v so_o call_v 606._o k_o harpocrates_n his_o image_n wear_v in_o gold_n ring_v 462._o h_o harstrang_a 229._o f._n the_o description_n 230._o g._n the_o juice_n how_o it_o be_v draw_v ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n h._n a_o notable_a healer_n 265._o c_o hart_n horn_n burn_v to_o ash_n be_v medicinable_a 324_o g_o h_o e_o head_n how_o to_o be_v defend_v against_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n 424._o k_o heaviness_n of_o the_o head_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 180._o m._n 289._o e_fw-la 304._o k._n head_n seal_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 433._o b._n 437._o d._n 438._o h._n 474._o i_o head_n annoy_v with_o blister_n and_o push_v what_o remedy_n 443._o c._n heat_n of_o the_o head_n in_o child_n call_v siriasis_n how_o to_o be_v amend_v 38._o h._n 69._o e._n 104._o g_o head_n how_o to_o be_v purge_v of_o steam_n 74._o g._n h._n 511._o b._n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v 74_o i_o 102._o l_o 105_o c._n 109._o e._n 148._o l._n 189_o d._n e_o headache_n the_o great_a pain_n that_o 〈◊〉_d except_o that_o of_o strangury_n and_o stomach_n 20â—…_n c_o against_o headache_n proper_a remedy_n 43._o a._n 44._o i._n 47._o b._n d._n 48._o l_o 55._o b._n 56._o i._n 57_o b._n 60_o g._n 〈◊〉_d 61._o 〈◊〉_d â—…5_n b._n 66._o g._n i_o 68_o h._n 69._o c_o 75._o e._n 76._o g._n 102._o k._n 104_o g._n 105._o d._n 106._o m._n 109._o c._n 126._o 〈◊〉_d 127._o b._n 139._o i._n b._n 146._o h._n 147._o b._n 155._o e._n 158._o k._n 160._o 〈◊〉_d l_o 161._o b._n c._n d._n 173._o a._n c._n 174._o i._n 175._o 〈◊〉_d 178._o m._n 181._o a._n c_o 184._o h._n 187._o d._n 189._o b._n l._n 19â—…_n l._n 194._o i._n 198._o k._n 205._o b_o 206._o h._n 207._o a._n 232._o 〈◊〉_d l._n 233._o c._n d._n 237._o e._n 272_o h._n 280._o h_o 283._o c._n 288._o g._n 287._o d._n 302._o l._n 308._o h._n 310._o l._n 311._o f._n 315._o f_o 324._o i_o k._n 350._o i._n 359._o c._n 365._o c._n d._n e._n f._n 413._o b._n c._n 423._o d._n 433._o a_o 438._o h._n 439._o a_o 510._o i._n 529._o f._n 573._o b._n headache_n incident_a ordinary_o to_o woman_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 300._o g._n heal_v medicine_n 50._o m._n 106._o i._n 135._o d._n 303._o a._n 351._o f_o more_o heal_v medicine_n that_o do_v conglutinate_v and_o skin_n up_o 283._o c._n 423._o d._n 471._o e._n 474._o h._n 506._o k._n m._n 509._o a._n 595._o c._n see_v more_o in_o wound-hearbe_n health_n how_o it_o may_v be_v ever_o preserve_v 72._o g_o heart_n heavy_a what_o cause_v 180._o m._n see_v hert._n heat_v in_o fever_n stomach_n or_o otherwise_o how_o to_o be_v cool_v or_o delay_v 135._o d._n 136._o g._n 148._o g._n 198._o k_o see_v refrigerative_a heat_n medicine_n 180._o i_o 186._o h._n 198._o i._n 290._o h._n 319._o c_o 320._o m._n 421._o e._n 521._o a._n 556._o l._n 588._o m._n heath_n what_o plant_n 187._o f._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n heave_v at_o the_o stomach_n or_o heart_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 62_o h_o 72._o h_o 77._o c._n 102._o k._n hecale_n how_o she_o feast_v prince_n theseus_n 131._o b._n â—…54_n k_o hecate_n a_o rare_a piece_n of_o work_n in_o marble_n at_o ephesus_n 568_o 〈◊〉_d hedypnois_n what_o herb_n 48._o g._n the_o property_n thereof_o ibid._n hegias_n a_o famous_a imageur_fw-fr 502._o h_o his_o work_n ibid._n heleysma_n the_o dross_n of_o silver_n 474._o h._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n helena_n his_o picture_n at_o lanuvium_n 52â—…_n d_o helenium_fw-la a_o herb_n 108._o h._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n b._n see_v more_o in_o elecampane_n helianthe_n a_o magical_a herb_n 204._o h_o heliccalis_fw-la the_o same_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n helicon_n hill_n full_a of_o good_a herb_n 217._o i_o heliochrysos_n the_o flower_n describe_v 92._o i_o 110._o h._n the_o property_n which_o it_o have_v 110._o h._n i_o heliopolus_fw-la the_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o egypt_n 574._o k_o helioscopium_n a_o herb_n 126._o g_o heliotropium_fw-la a_o herb_n ibid._n heliotropium_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ib._n c._n the_o vanity_n of_o magician_n as_o touch_v this_o stone_n ib._n helxine_n what_o herb_n 123._o b._n the_o description_n 273._o a._n why_o call_v perdicium_fw-la why_o name_v helxime_n 123._o b_o hemeresios_n a_o picture_n of_o pausius_fw-la his_o make_n 546._o l._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hemerocalles_n the_o herb_n and_o flower_n describe_v 108._o g._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n hemina_n what_o measure_n at_o rome_n 113._o e_o hemionis_n the_o name_n of_o a_o galley_n paint_v by_o protogenes_n 542._o h._n hemionium_n what_o herb_n 216._o l._n m._n 248._o h._n the_o virtue_n there_o f_z ibid._n hemlock_n a_o perilous_a herb_n what_o remedy_n for_o it_o 121._o c_o 153._o b._n 180._o m._n 232._o g._n 236._o g._n 28â—…_n g._n 323._o d._n 277._o c_o 323._o a._n it_o rectify_v the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herb_n 〈◊〉_d 236._o g._n it_o be_v a_o poison_n itself_o 235._o f_o 〈◊〉_d suffer_v dâ—…h_n at_o aâ—…ns_n by_o 〈◊〉_d ib._n 〈◊〉_d virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o â—…th_v ibid._n how_o it_o kill_v thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d thereof_o 236._o h_o hâ—…mpe_n good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thâ—…_n disâ—…_n of_o it_o 78_o h_o the_o sâ—…d_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gatâ—…red_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v pluck_v and_o pullâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diverse_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hempe-stem_n as_o big_a as_o tree_n 32_o g_o hen_n egg_n see_v egs._n hen_n flesh_n put_v into_o melt_a gold_n what_o it_o work_v 359._o d_o hen_n dung_n what_o part_n of_o it_o be_v medicinable_a 363._o e_o henbane_n a_o dangerous_a herb_n 215._o c._n and_o the_o remedy_n against_o the_o poisonous_a quality_n thereof_o 39_o d._n 43._o e._n 69._o e_fw-la 121._o c._n 136._o i._n 308._o g_o 323._o a._n henbane_n find_v by_o hercules_n 215._o a._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ib._n what_o virtue_n henbane_n have_v 228._o g_o many_o kind_n of_o henbane_n and_o their_o description_n with_o their_o property_n good_a and_o bad_a 215._o b._n c_o henui_n a_o precious_a stone_n so_o call_v among_o the_o indian_n 628._o g_o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n hepatite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o h_o hepatizon_n a_o kind_n of_o brass_n mettallmasceline_n 488._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hephestites_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o c._n the_o description_n and_o trial_n ibid._n where_o it_o be_v find_v ibid._n heptaphonon_n a_o gallery_n at_o olympia_n why_o so_o call_v 581._o c_o heptapleuron_n one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o plantain_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 223._o e_o heracleon_n siderion_n why_o so_o call_v 215_o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n heraclide_n a_o physician_n 66._o m._n and_o a_o writer_n 41._o b_o heraclides_fw-la a_o notable_a painter_n 548._o i_o heraclion_n a_o kind_n of_o poppy_n 69._o a_o heraclion_n a_o herb_n see_v nenuphar_n heraclius_n lapis_fw-la see_v touchstone_n herb_n which_o come_v up_o soon_o after_o they_o be_v sow_v 22._o l_o which_o be_v late_o ere_o they_o show_v above_o ground_n ibid._n herb_n of_o the_o garden_n come_v up_o by_o diverse_a mean_n 23._o c_o they_o do_v degenerate_a 32._o h_o herb_n be_v subject_a to_o disease_n ibid._n herb_n love_v the_o company_n of_o other_o herb_n 30._o l._n 31._o b_o herb_n why_o they_o be_v no_o more_o of_o they_o know_v 211._o d_o herb_n annoy_v with_o vermin_n 32._o i_o herb_n restore_v to_o life_n again_o 21._o b_o herb_n differ_v in_o taste_n and_o otherwise_o 33._o
pain_v 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 hyosâ—…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 〈◊〉_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
k._n 341._o e._n 421._o f._n 558._o k._n 560._o i._n swim_v in_o water_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a 414._o g_o swine_n how_o they_o will_v follow_v one_o 399._o f_o how_o cure_v of_o squinsy_n 268._o l_o swine_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v of_o all_o their_o disease_n 206_o h._n 450_o k_o swordfish_n his_o name_n 428._o i._n his_o description_n and_o nature_n ib._n swoon_a or_o faint_v of_o the_o heart_n how_o to_o be_v recover_v 55b_n 180._o g._n 381._o b._n s_o y_z sybaris_n a_o river_n 403._o c._n the_o water_n thereof_o be_v of_o wonderful_a operation_n ibid._n syce_n what_o it_o be_v 42._o l_o syce_n see_v peplos_fw-la sycitis_n a_o precious_a stone_n 631._o a_o sycomore_n what_o tree_n and_o the_o virtue_n in_o physic_n 169._o e_o sylla_n dictatour_n the_o rich_a roman_a that_o ever_o be_v 479._o d_o sylla_n dictatour_n honour_v with_o a_o chaplet_n of_o green_a grass_n 117._o c._n d._n he_o sign_v with_o the_o image_n of_o king_n jugurtha_n prisoner_n 601._o e._n silver_n when_o it_o be_v first_o stamp_v into_o coin_n at_o rome_n 462._o m._n roman_n impose_v their_o tribute_n to_o be_v pay_v in_o silver_n and_o not_o in_o gold_n 464_o h_o caeser_n dictator_n furnish_v the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o cirque_fw-la game_n all_o with_o silver_n 464._o k_o c._n antonius_n exhibit_v his_o play_n upon_o a_o scaffold_n of_o silver_n ibid._n c._n caligula_n set_v for_o pageant_n oll_v of_o silver_n 464._o k_o silver_n try_v out_o of_o gold_n over_o 467._o b_o silver_n find_v only_o by_o dig_v pit_n 472._o i._n can_v be_v try_v without_o lead_n or_o lead_v over_o 472._o k_o syluermine_v find_v in_o all_o place_n but_o the_o best_a in_o spain_n ibid._n damp_n in_o silver_n mine_v pernicious_a but_o to_o dog_n especial_o 473._o a._n silver_n of_o two_o kind_n 478_o g._n how_o the_o best_a be_v know_v ibid._n silver_n in_o plate_n paint_v by_o the_o egyptian_n and_o why_o 478_o l_o silver_n image_n enamel_v black_a by_o what_o mean_n 478_o m_o 479._o a._n silver_n for_o shift_v wear_v in_o stead_n of_o gold_n by_o who_o 483._o a._n b_o silver_n much_o use_v by_o soldier_n ibid._n b_o silver_n employ_v in_o base_a and_o uncleanely_a use_n 483._o b._n c_o symbolum_n what_o it_o signify_v 455._o b_o symmetry_n observe_v by_o lysippus_n the_o imageur_n 499._o 〈◊〉_d symmetry_n be_v a_o term_n that_o can_v be_v express_v by_o a_o latin_a word_n ibid._n sympathy_n observe_v 175._o f_o sympathy_n in_o natural_a thing_n 35._o c_o symphonia_fw-la a_o herb_n 247._o f._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n symphitum_fw-la petraeum_n a_o herb_n 275._o d._n why_o call_v symphytum_n ib._n why_o petraeum_n ibid._n synaristeusae_fw-la 174._o h_o syngenicus_fw-la a_o picture_n 550._o h_o synochitis_n a_o precious_a stone_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o 631._o a_o synodontes_n certain_a fish_n 629._o e_o synodontites_n a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n syriation_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 59_o d_o syrium_fw-la or_o syreion_n the_o juice_n extract_v of_o lillie_n flower_n 103._o b._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n c_o syron_n what_o herb_n 247._o a_o syropicon_n a_o kind_n of_o samian_a earth_n 559._o d._n the_o use_n in_o physic_n and_o how_o it_o be_v know_v ibid._n syrtitae_n precious_a stone_n 629._o e_fw-la syssetieteris_fw-la a_o magical_a herb_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o 204_o g_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n why_o name_v protomedia_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o signify_v 7._o a_o t_o a_o have_v at_o rome_n twain_o all_o of_o silver_n 481_o e_fw-la taeda_fw-la or_o torch-wood_n what_o virtue_n medicinable_a it_o have_v 148._o g_o taenia_n a_o sea-fish_n 439._o d_o talc_n or_o glasse-stone_n where_o it_o be_v find_v 592._o i_o k._n the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o manner_n of_o engender_v ib._n exceed_v durable_a in_o all_o weather_n 592._o l_o the_o use_n of_o talc_n reduce_v into_o slake_v and_o small_a piece_n 592._o l._n talent_n simple_o signify_v the_o attic_a talon_n 548._o k._n what_o it_o amount_v to_o ibid._n talon_n egyptian_a what_o it_o weigh_v 464._o i_o tallow_n or_o suet_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o grease_n 320._o k_o how_o to_o be_v order_v and_o prepare_v ibid._n which_o be_v the_o best_a ibid._n tamaricus_n a_o river_n the_o fountain_n whereof_o foretell_v future_a event_n 404._o l_o tamarix_n or_o tamariske_n a_o plant_n 188._o k_o the_o sundry_a kind_n and_o name_n thereof_o ibid._n tamariske_n how_o it_o be_v employ_v 188._o h._n the_o medicinable_a use_n thereof_o ib._n the_o antipathy_n between_o it_o and_o the_o spleen_n ib._n i_o why_o call_v the_o unluckietree_n 188._o k_o tamnacum_fw-la what_o herb_n 111._o e_o tangle_n a_o seaweed_n 437._o e._n see_v reit_n tano_n a_o bastard_n emeraud_n 613_o a_o taos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o k_o taperwort_n a_o herb_n see_v mullen_n and_o longwort_n taphiusius_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o aegle_n stone_n 590._o b._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n taphosiris_n a_o city_n in_o egypt_n 277._o e_o tar_n what_o medicinable_a virtue_n it_o have_v 183._o e._n how_o it_o be_v make_v palmipissa_n ibid._n taracia_n caia_n a_o benefactresse_n to_o rome_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n 492._o h_o tarentum_n the_o city_n have_v the_o name_n for_o make_v the_o best_a candlestick_n sbanke_n of_o brass_n 488._o l_o k_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n by_o what_o policy_n he_o keep_v his_o people_n at_o work_n under_o ground_n about_o his_o vault_n and_o sink_n 582._o k._n l._n k._n tarqvinius_n priscus_n his_o rampier_n a_o wonderful_a piece_n of_o work_n 582._o h._n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o capitol_n and_o the_o vault_a sink_n which_o he_o make_v be_v admirable_a 582_o h._n taste_v in_o the_o mouth_n how_o to_o be_v recover_v and_o season_v 148._o g_o 183._o e._n taste_v judicial_a of_o bitter_a and_o sweet_a why_o not_o in_o all_o person_n alike_o 136._o 〈◊〉_d tattaeus_fw-la salt_n most_o medicinable_a in_o what_o case_n 419._o a_o tauri_n fly_v a_o kind_n of_o beetle_n 379_o c._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n they_o be_v name_v also_o pedunculi_fw-la terrae_fw-la ibid._n tauriscus_n of_o tralleis_n a_o grave_a in_o marble_n 569._o b_o tauriscus_n a_o cunning_n grave_a in_o brass_n 483._o c_o tauriscus_n a_o painter_n renown_v for_o his_o work_n 550._o i_o tazil_n what_o herb_n 239._o c._n the_o description_n ibid._n 280_o k._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n l_o t_o e_o teat_n â—…f_n milch-beast_n sore_o how_o to_o be_v heal_v 148._o g_o tecolithi_n see_v sponge_n stone_n good_a to_o expel_v and_o break_v the_o stone_n in_o man_n body_n 629._o f_o for_o all_o accident_n of_o the_o tooth_n a_o remedy_n 443._o b_o eye-teeth_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n dead_a suppose_v to_o be_v of_o great_a virtue_n 302._o g_o tooth_n how_o they_o may_v be_v make_v white_a and_o so_o keep_v 64_o l._n 129_o a_o 140._o i._n 160._o i._n 168._o g._n 326._o i._n 352._o l._n tooth_n corrupt_a hollow_a worm-eaten_a and_o stink_a by_o what_o mean_v cure_v 159._o b._n 168._o k._n 239._o b._n c._n 252._o h._n 440._o k_o 624._o i._n tooth_n how_v to_o be_v preserve_v from_o rottenness_n and_o the_o worm_n 168._o g._n 190._o i._n 419_o b._n tooth_n rot_v and_o hollow_a how_o they_o may_v be_v break_v and_o have_v out_o by_o piecemeal_o 179._o c._n 190._o i._n 239._o 〈◊〉_d tooth_n hollow_a and_o rotâ—…en_o how_o they_o will_v fall_v out_o with_o ease_n 138._o h._n 159._o d._n 179._o e._n 302._o g._n 376._o i._n k._n l_o 440_o g._n tooth_n hollow_a in_o pain_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 276_o h._n 440._o k_o ache_n of_o the_o grinder_n or_o great_a jaw_n tooth_n how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 440._o h_o tooth_n loose_a by_o what_o mean_v they_o may_v be_v set_v fast_o 38._o g._n h_o 41._o e._n 70._o g._n 72._o g._n 73._o e._n 109._o e._n 124._o h._n 156._o h._n m._n 159._o b._n c_o 160._o g._n 164._o l._n 165._o d._n 184._o h._n 196._o h._n 197_o a._n 238._o i._n 239._o b._n c_o 326._o i_o k._n l._n 351._o b._n 377._o a._n 440._o i._n telephanes_n a_o famous_a imageur_n and_o his_o work_n 500_o h._n i_o telphium_fw-la a_o herb_n think_v to_o be_v orpine_n 290._o l_o the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n telicardios_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 629._o d_o telirrhizos_n a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n e_o telmessus_n a_o superstitious_a city_n addict_v to_o soothsay_v and_o magic_a 372._o l_o tempest_n and_o thunder_n how_o to_o be_v raise_v 315._o c_o temple_n of_o diana_n in_o ephesus_n how_o long_o a_o building_n 580._o h._n i_o how_o it_o be_v found_v and_o scituat_fw-la ibid._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n temple_n of_o cyzicum_n and_o the_o description_n thereof_o 581._o a._n by_o who_o build_v ibid._n temple_n of_o diana_n anaitis_n religious_a and_o sacred_a 470._o g_o spoil_v by_o antony_n the_o triumvir_n ibid._n temple_n of_o peace_n build_v
stuff_n &_o namely_o their_o fascinus_n in_o the_o old_a time_n which_o be_v turpiculare_v quale_fw-la membrum_fw-la virile_a hang_v about_o child_n neck_n to_o withstand_v the_o mischief_n that_o may_v come_v by_o the_o eye_n call_v in_o i_o atin_n fascinum_n also_o for_o a_o witch_n will_v not_o willing_o settle_v her_o eye_n long_o upon_o such_o a_o beastly_a and_o filthy_a object_n object_n virgin_n carnes_z carnes_z special_o upon_o the_o sea_n sea_n for_o every_o man_n be_v to_o be_v his_o own_o physician_n whereupon_o may_v rise_v this_o proverb_n a_o fool_n or_o a_o physician_n physician_n think_v to_o be_v calisthenes_n his_o physician_n for_o in_o those_o day_n physician_n be_v reckon_v but_o servant_n to_o such_o person_n as_o lucullus_n be_v be_v palma_n alterna_fw-la manu_fw-la scalpere_fw-la unless_o he_o mean_v to_o scratch_v the_o palm_n or_o inside_n of_o the_o hand_n etc._n etc._n which_o answer_v somewhat_o to_o the_o remedy_n next_o follow_v follow_v homo_fw-la alius_fw-la exiliret_fw-la ex_fw-la homine_fw-la which_o dalc_n campius_fw-la expound_v thus_o for_o that_o a_o man_n in_o that_o action_n go_v beside_o himself_o himself_o for_o it_o hold_v woman_n in_o pain_n still_o &_o hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o physic_n physic_n there_o be_v a_o old_a witch_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v keep_v she_o in_o a_o long_a and_o tedious_a travail_n travail_n wherein_o no_o end_n be_v to_o be_v see_v they_o be_v so_o close_o couch_v &_o therefore_o hardly_o to_o be_v unloose_a unloose_a spadonum_fw-la spadonum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d à _fw-la spuendo_fw-la i._o of_o spit_v spit_v modice_fw-la admisto_fw-la opio_fw-la opio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o luzerne_n luzerne_n felle_fw-fr some_o read_v melle_fw-la i._o honey_n honey_n sulphâ—…r_fw-fr i_o marvel_v hereat_o consider_v that_o brimston_n may_v be_v take_v inward_o with_o safety_n i_o â—…uppose_v therefore_o that_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v solanun_n mâ—…con_n i_o deadly_a dwale_a a_o pestiferous_a and_o venomous_a herb_n â—…he_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o brimstone_n in_o the_o author_n who_o he_o follow_v follow_v inuâ—…iliores_fw-la ex_fw-la dioscor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d either_o for_o that_o the_o rich_a only_o be_v allow_v to_o feed_v upon_o butyr_n or_o because_o they_o have_v plenty_n thereof_o and_o raise_v a_o yearly_a revenue_n for_o that_o commodity_n whereas_o the_o rest_n can_v spare_v none_o from_o their_o own_o belly_n belly_n quo_fw-la magis_fw-la virus_fw-la resipit_fw-la some_o will_v amend_v this_o place_n and_o for_o magis_fw-la put_v in_o minus_fw-la in_o a_o contâ—…arysence_n but_o i_o suppose_v he_o write_v in_o regard_n of_o barbarous_a people_n who_o make_v more_o account_n of_o such_o raâ—…ke_a butyr_n like_v as_o the_o uncivil_a irish_a in_o these_o day_n day_n natura_fw-la eiuâ—…_n adstringere_fw-la some_o read_v digerere_fw-la i._o it_o be_v digestive_a digestive_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o latin_a name_n of_o axis_fw-la &_o ungo_fw-la because_o they_o use_v to_o grease_v axeltree_n therewith_o therewith_o not_o those_o that_o be_v frankâ—…ed_v or_o keep_v in_o stic_a stic_a i'they_v come_v from_o beast_n of_o hot_a nature_n for_o o_o herwise_o they_o be_v temperate_a temperate_a themistocles_n there_o with_o poison_a himself_o *_o i._n tell_v we_o or_o terra_fw-la the_o earth_n iâ—…vidia_n for_o livor_fw-la livor_fw-la i_o pelitary_a of_o spain_n spain_n creta_n cimolia_n hirciâ—…um_n â—…me_o read_v 〈◊〉_d swine_n gall_n gall_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nyctalopes_n be_v they_o also_o call_v who_o see_v better_a in_o the_o night_n than_o by_o day_n accoâ—…ding_v as_o the_o word_n import_v import_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supinus_fw-la &_o posterganeus_fw-la raptus_fw-la aureliano_fw-it aureliano_fw-it which_o be_v ouâ—…_n turpentine_n turpentine_n i._o a_o bloud_n bloud_n some_o read_v muria_fw-la i._o in_o pickle_n or_o brine_n brine_n that_o be_v to_o say_v pile_n blind_a hemorrhoid_n chap_n fissure_n and_o swell_a bigg_n bigg_n in_o solâ—…s_n some_o read_v soâ—…s_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o banns_n or_o stouves_fw-mi stouves_fw-mi lichenes_n some_o take_v theâ—…_n for_o the_o malander_n malander_n call_v before_o polea_n polea_n bubâ—…_n bubâ—…_n i._o sherne_n sherne_n hyssopum_fw-la some_o read_v oesypum_fw-la which_o the_o apothecary_n call_v hyssopus_fw-la humida_fw-la &_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o greasy_a filth_n &_o sweat_n try_v out_o of_o the_o wool_n grow_v in_o sheep_n flank_n flank_n opio_fw-la some_o read_v apio_fw-la i_o persley_n persley_n some_o read_v forty_o forty_o apij_fw-la some_o read_v opij_fw-la i._o the_o juice_n of_o poppy_n poppy_n pila_fw-la mâ—…a_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d galen_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la coiâ—…equit_v not_o according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o vir._n 3._o geor._n in_o these_o word_n scilicet_fw-la ante_fw-la omnes_fw-la furor_fw-la eâ—…_n infignis_fw-la equarâ—…_n etc._n etc._n &_o a_o littlâ—…_n after_o hinc_fw-la demum_fw-la h_n ppomanes_a etc._n etc._n lentâ—…_n destillat_fw-la ab_fw-la inguine_fw-la virus_fw-la this_o course_n in_o practice_n be_v call_v clinice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o à _fw-la lecto_fw-la i._o the_o bed_n or_o bed_n chambeâ—…_n chambeâ—…_n jatraleptice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d well_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quasi_fw-la med_a cina_fw-la ungâ—…entaria_fw-la ungâ—…entaria_fw-la empi_fw-la â—…ce_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o expâ—…a_n when_o physician_n cureby_o expâ—…iments_v onlâ—…_n of_o medicine_n without_o regard_n of_o the_o câ—…use_n of_o the_o disease_n or_o nature_n of_o the_o patien_n patien_n to_o wit_n apollo_n &_o aesculapius_n aesculapius_n tynda_n idâ—…n_n but_o out_o of_o plutarch_n &_o a_o manus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d olâ—…_n câ—…py_a shoâ—…ld_v be_v râ—…ad_a 〈◊〉_d tâ—…_n son_n of_o â—…es_n we_o whâ—…_n 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