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there_o be_v many_o bird_n describe_v and_o set_v out_o in_o their_o colour_n which_o have_v not_o be_v see_v some_o hundred_o of_o year_n past_a and_o i_o muse_v and_o marvel_n much_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v now_o extinct_a and_o the_o race_n of_o they_o clean_o go_v consider_v that_o the_o kind_n of_o those_o fowl_n be_v not_o lose_v but_o continue_v still_o in_o great_a abundance_n which_o man_n eat_v daily_o at_o their_o table_n and_o consume_v so_o ordinary_o chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o night-flying_a bird_n of_o stranger_n and_o foreign_a writer_n hylas_n be_v think_v to_o have_v write_v best_o and_o most_o learned_o as_o touch_v augury_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n he_o report_v in_o his_o book_n that_o the_o owlet_n screech-owl_n the_o spite_n that_o peck_v hole_n in_o tree_n the_o trogone_n and_o the_o chough_n or_o crow_n when_o they_o be_v hatch_v come_v forth_o of_o their_o shell_n with_o their_o tail_n first_o and_o that_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o head_n so_o heavy_a the_o egg_n be_v turn_v with_o the_o wrong_a end_n downward_o &_o so_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o the_o body_n lie_v next_o under_o the_o hen_n or_o the_o dam_n to_o sit_v upon_o and_o cherish_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o her_o body_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o owl_n or_o owlet_n it_o be_v a_o pretty_a sight_n to_o see_v the_o wit_n and_o dexterity_n of_o these_o owlet_n when_o they_o fight_v with_o other_o bird_n for_o when_o they_o be_v overlay_v and_o beset_v with_o a_o multitude_n of_o they_o they_o lie_v upon_o their_o back_n and_o with_o their_o foot_n make_v shift_v to_o resist_v they_o for_o gather_v themselves_o into_o a_o narrow_a compass_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o a_o manner_n to_o be_v see_v of_o they_o save_v only_o their_o bill_n and_o talon_n which_o cover_v the_o whole_a body_n the_o falcon_n by_o a_o secret_a instinct_n and_o society_n of_o nature_n see_v the_o poor_a how_o let_v thus_o distress_v come_v to_o succour_v and_o take_v equal_a part_n with_o he_o and_o so_o end_v the_o fray_n nigidius_n write_v that_o owlet_n for_o sixty_o day_n in_o winter_n keep_v close_o and_o remain_v in_o covert_n and_o that_o they_o change_v their_o voice_n into_o nine_o tune_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o spite_n or_o woodpecker_n some_o little_a bird_n there_o be_v also_o that_o have_v hook_a clee_n as_o the_o spite_n which_o be_v know_v by_o the_o surname_n of_o martius_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v pici_fw-la martij_fw-la these_o be_v of_o great_a account_n in_o auspex_n and_o presage_v good_a they_o that_o job_n and_o peck_n hole_n in_o tree_n and_o will_v climb_v upright_o like_o cat_n be_v of_o this_o race_n as_o for_o they_o they_o will_v ramp_v up_o with_o their_o belly_n to_o the_o tree_n bend_v backward_o &_o when_o they_o peck_v
and_o so_o with_o that_o livery_n as_o it_o be_v let_v they_o fly_v to_o his_o friend_n for_o to_o carry_v tiding_n unto_o they_o of_o the_o good_a success_n which_o he_o have_v obtain_v know_v right_o well_o that_o every_o one_o will_v home_n to_o the_o same_o nest_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o thus_o in_o small_a space_n can_v he_o inform_v his_o consort_n and_o well-willer_n of_o his_o good_a speed_n also_o fabius_n pictor_n report_v in_o his_o annal_n that_o when_o a_o fort_n which_o the_o roman_a garrison_n hold_v be_v besiege_v by_o the_o ligustines_n there_o be_v a_o she_o swallow_v new_o take_v out_o of_o her_o nest_n within_o that_o fort_n from_o her_o little_a one_o as_o she_o sit_v over_o they_o and_o bring_v to_o he_o with_o this_o watchword_n that_o by_o a_o linen_n thread_n tie_v to_o her_o foot_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o letter_n he_o shall_v advertise_v they_o within_o the_o fort_n by_o so_o many_o knot_n tie_v in_o the_o say_a thread_n as_o there_o will_v day_n pass_v before_o aid_n can_v come_v from_o he_o unto_o they_o to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o also_o may_v be_v ready_a upon_o that_o day_n to_o fallie_v forth_o ousles_a throstle_n blackbird_n and_o stare_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n depart_v aside_o from_o we_o but_o go_v not_o far_o howbeit_o these_o cast_v not_o their_o feather_n nor_o lie_v altogether_o hide_v but_o be_v see_v oftentimes_o in_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o fetch_v meat_n to_o serve_v they_o in_o the_o winter_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o blackbird_n be_v common_a in_o germany_n and_o special_o in_o winter_n time_n the_o turtle_n more_o proper_o and_o true_o be_v say_v to_o hide_v herself_o and_o to_o shed_v her_o plume_n &_o moult_v stockdove_n likewise_o depart_v from_o we_o but_o whether_o they_o go_v no_o man_n know_v as_o touch_v starling_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o the_o whole_a kind_n of_o they_o to_o fly_v by_o troop_n and_o in_o their_o flight_n to_o gather_v round_o into_o a_o ring_n or_o bal_n while_o every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v a_o desire_n to_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o all_o bird_n the_o swallow_n alone_o fly_v bias_n and_o wind_v in_o and_o out_o in_o his_o flight_n he_o be_v most_o swift_a of_o wing_n and_o fly_v with_o ease_n and_o therefore_o not_o so_o ready_a to_o be_v surprise_v and_o take_v by_o other_o bird_n to_o conclude_v he_o never_o feed_v but_o fly_v and_o so_o do_v no_o other_o bird_n beside_o chap._n xxv_o ¶_o what_o bird_n continue_v with_o we_o all_o the_o year_n long_o which_o be_v half_a year_n bird_n and_o which_o be_v but_o for_o three_o month_n great_a difference_n there_o be_v in_o the_o season_n and_o time_n of_o bird_n some_o abide_v the_o whole_a year_n as_o house-dove_n other_o half_n the_o year_n as_o swallow_n and_o some_o again_o but_o a_o quarter_n as_o blackbird_n and_o turtle-dove_n and_o there_o be_v again_o that_o be_v go_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v hatch_v and_o train_v their_o young_a abroad_o into_o the_o open_a air_n such_o be_v the_o hu-hole_n and_o houpe_n or_o lapwing_n as_o some_o think_v chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o strange_a story_n of_o bird_n writer_n there_o be_v who_o affirm_v that_o every_o year_n certain_a bird_n come_v fly_v out_o of_o ethyopia_n to_o ilium_n and_o there_o about_o the_o tomb_n or_o sepulchre_n of_o memnon_n skirmish_n and_o fight_v a_o battle_n for_o which_o cause_n man_n call_v they_o memnonides_n and_o cremutius_n avouch_v upon_o his_o own_o knowledge_n that_o every_o five_o year_n the_o same_o bird_n do_v the_o like_a in_o aethyopia_n even_o before_o the_o royal_a palace_n sometime_o of_o the_o say_a king_n memnon_n semblable_o the_o bird_n name_v maleagrides_n do_v fight_v a_o field_n in_o boeotia_n now_o be_v these_o meleagrides_n a_o kind_n of_o turkeycock_n and_o hen_n of_o africa_n have_v a_o bunch_n on_o their_o back_n and_o bespot_v with_o feather_n of_o sundry_a colour_n of_o all_o strange_a bird_n come_v out_o of_o foreign_a part_n these_o be_v last_o receive_v and_o admit_v to_o serve_v the_o table_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a harsh_a and_o unpleasant_a strong_a taste_n that_o they_o have_v but_o it_o be_v the_o monument_n and_o tomb_n of_o meleager_n which_o have_v give_v they_o that_o name_n and_o credit_n which_o they_o have_v chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o of_o bird_n syrname_v seleucides_n the_o bird_n call_v seleucides_n come_v to_o succour_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o mountain_n casius_n against_o the_o locust_n for_o when_o they_o make_v great_a waste_n in_o their_o corn_n and_o other_o fruit_n jupiter_n at_o the_o instant_a prayer_n and_o supplication_n of_o the_o people_n send_v these_o foul_n among_o they_o to_o destroy_v the_o say_a locust_n but_o from_o whence_o they_o come_v or_o whether_o they_o go_v again_o no_o man_n know_v for_o never_o be_v they_o see_v but_o upon_o this_o occasion_n namely_o when_o there_o be_v such_o need_n of_o their_o help_n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o bird_n ibis_n the_o egyptian_n likewise_o have_v recourse_n in_o their_o prayer_n &_o invocation_n to_o their_o bird_n name_v ibis_n what_o time_n as_o they_o be_v trouble_v and_o annoy_v with_o serpent_n come_v among_o they_o and_o in_o like_a case_n the_o elean_n seek_v unto_o their_o god_n myiagros_n for_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o a_o multitude_n of_o fly_n which_o pester_v they_o so_o that_o they_o breed_v a_o pestilence_n among_o they_o but_o look_v upon_o what_o day_n they_o find_v that_o idol_n appease_v and_o pacify_v by_o their_o sacrifice_n all_o the_o fly_v die_v forthwith_o chap._n xxix_o ¶_o what_o bird_n they_o be_v which_o will_v not_o abide_v some_o place_n also_o which_o be_v they_o that_o change_n colour_n and_o voice_n and_o then_o of_o the_o nightingale_n but_o that_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v say_v when_o we_o write_v of_o the_o departure_n and_o go_v aside_o of_o bird_n the_o how_o let_v also_o be_v report_v to_o lie_v hide_v some_o few_o day_n moreover_o this_o be_v know_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o in_o the_o 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a_o eclipse_n nicias_n the_o general_n of_o the_o athenian_n as_o a_o man_n ignorant_a of_o the_o course_n thereof_o fear_v to_o set_v sail_n with_o his_o fleet_n out_o of_o the_o haven_n and_o so_o great_o endanger_v and_o distress_v the_o state_n of_o his_o country_n fair_a chieve_z you_o then_o for_o your_o excellent_a wit_n o_o noble_a spirit_n interpreter_n of_o the_o heaven_n capable_a of_o nature_n work_n and_o the_o deviser_n of_o that_o reason_n whereby_o you_o have_v surmount_v both_o god_n and_o man_n for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o see_v these_o thing_n and_o the_o painful_a ordinary_a travel_n since_o that_o this_o term_n be_v now_o take_v up_o of_o the_o star_n will_v not_o bear_v with_o his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o excuse_v this_o necessity_n of_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v now_o for_o this_o present_a i_o will_v bâ—…iefly_o and_o summary_o touch_v those_o principal_a point_n which_o be_v confess_v and_o agree_v upon_o as_o touch_v the_o say_a eclipse_n have_v light_o render_v a_o reason_n thereof_o in_o most_o needful_a place_n for_o neither_o such_o prove_v and_o argue_v of_o these_o matter_n belong_v proper_o to_o our_o purpose_a work_n neither_o be_v it_o less_o wonder_n to_o be_v able_a to_o yield_v the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n than_o to_o be_v resolute_a and_o constant_a in_o some_o chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o eclipscs_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o all_o eclipse_n in_o 222_o month_n have_v their_o revolution_n and_o return_v to_o their_o former_a point_n as_o also_o that_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n never_o happen_v but_o upon_o the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n namely_o either_o in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o old_a or_o first_o of_o the_o new_a which_o they_o call_v conjunction_n and_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v never_o eclipse_v but_o in_o the_o full_a and_o always_o somewhat_o prevent_v the_o former_a eclipse_n moreover_o that_o every_o year_n both_o planet_n be_v eclipse_v at_o certain_a day_n and_o hour_n under_o the_o earth_n neither_o be_v these_o eclipse_n in_o all_o place_n see_v when_o they_o be_v above_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n sometime_o of_o cloudy_a weather_n but_o morâ—…_n often_o for_o that_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n hinder_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o bend_a convexitie_n of_o the_o heaven_n within_o these_o two_o hundred_o year_n be_v it_o find_v out_o by_o the_o witty_a calculation_n of_o hipparchus_n that_o the_o moon_n sometime_o be_v eclipse_v twice_o in_o five_o month_n space_n and_o the_o sun_n likewise_o in_o seven_o also_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n twice_o in_o thirty_o day_n be_v darken_v above_o the_o earth_n how_o beit_v see_v this_o be_v not_o equal_o in_o all_o quarter_n but_o of_o diverse_a man_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o that_o which_o make_v i_o to_o marvel_v most_o of_o all_o in_o this_o wonder_n be_v this_o that_o when_o agree_v it_o be_v by_o all_o that_o the_o moon_n light_n be_v dim_v by_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n one_o while_o this_o eclipse_n happen_v in_o the_o west_n and_o another_o while_n in_o the_o east_n as_o also_o by_o what_o reason_n it_o happen_v that_o see_v after_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o that_o shadow_n which_o dusk_v the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n must_v needs_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n it_o fall_v out_o once_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v in_o the_o west_n and_o both_o planet_n to_o be_v see_v above_o the_o ground_n in_o our_o horizon_n for_o that_o in_o twelve_o day_n both_o these_o light_n be_v miss_v and_o neither_o sun_n nor_o moon_n be_v see_v it_o happen_v in_o our_o time_n when_o both_o the_o vespasian_n emperor_n be_v consul_n the_o father_n the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o son_n the_o second_o chap._n fourteen_o ¶_o of_o the_o moon_n motion_n clear_a it_o be_v that_o the_o moon_n always_o in_o her_o increase_n have_v
see_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n it_o have_v devour_v city_n and_o draw_v into_o it_o a_o whole_a tract_n of_o ground_n and_o field_n sea_n coast_n and_o maritime_a region_n most_o of_o all_o other_o feel_v earthquake_n neither_o be_v the_o hilly_a country_n without_o this_o calamity_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o alps_o and_o apennine_a have_v often_o tremble_v in_o the_o autumn_n also_o and_o spring_n there_o happen_v more_o earthquake_n than_o at_o other_o time_n like_v as_o lightning_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o france_n and_o egypt_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o be_v shake_v for_o that_o in_o egypt_n the_o continual_a summer_n and_o in_o france_n the_o hard_a winter_n be_v against_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n earthquake_n be_v more_o rife_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n time_n but_o the_o great_a use_n to_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n towards_o day_n light_n there_o be_v many_o and_o if_o by_o day_n it_o be_v usual_o about_o noon_n they_o fortune_n also_o to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v because_o then_o all_o tempest_n be_v asleep_a and_o lay_v to_o rest_n but_o especial_o when_o after_o much_o rain_n there_o follow_v a_o great_a time_n of_o heat_n or_o after_o heat_n store_n of_o rain_n chap._n lxxxj_o ¶_o sign_n of_o earthquake_n come_v sailor_n also_o have_v a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n thereof_o and_o guess_v not_o doubtful_o at_o it_o namely_o when_o the_o wave_n swell_v sudden_o without_o any_o gale_n of_o wind_n or_o when_o in_o the_o ship_n they_o be_v shocked_a with_o billow_n shake_v under_o they_o then_o be_v the_o thing_n see_v to_o quake_v which_o stand_v in_o the_o ship_n as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o house_n and_o with_o a_o rustle_a noise_n give_v warn_v beforehand_o the_o fowl_n likewise_o of_o the_o air_n sit_v not_o quiet_o without_o fear_n in_o the_o sky_n also_o there_o be_v sign_n thereof_o for_o there_o go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n either_o 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425_o mile_n &_o so_o to_o the_o mouth_n of_o ganges_n where_o he_o fall_v into_o the_o sea_n 638_o mile_n as_o for_o the_o nation_n which_o it_o pain_v i_o not_o to_o name_v from_o the_o mountain_n emodi_n &_o the_o principal_a cape_n of_o they_o imaus_n which_o signify_v in_o that_o country_n language_n full_a of_o snow_n they_o be_v these_o the_o isari_fw-la cosyri_n izgi_n and_o upon_o the_o very_a mountain_n the_o ghisiotosagi_n also_o the_o brachmanae_fw-la a_o name_n common_a to_o many_o nation_n among_o who_o be_v the_o maccocalingae_n of_o river_n beside_o there_o be_v pinnace_n &_o cainas_fw-la the_o late_a of_o which_o twain_o run_v into_o ganges_n &_o both_o be_v navigable_a the_o people_n call_v calingae_n coast_n hard_a upon_o the_o sea_n but_o the_o mandei_n &_o malli_n among_o who_o be_v the_o mountain_n mallus_n be_v above_o they_o high_o in_o the_o country_n and_o to_o conclude_v than_o you_o come_v to_o ganges_n the_o far_a bind_v and_o point_n of_o all_o that_o 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there_o be_v of_o incense_n because_o it_o be_v find_v in_o other_o country_n howbeit_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gebanite_n have_v pay_v unto_o he_o for_o toll_v and_o custom_n a_o four_o part_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v through_o his_o kingdom_n to_o conclude_v whatsoever_o be_v buy_v in_o any_o market_n or_o place_n abroad_o they_o put_v and_o thrust_v it_o hard_o together_o in_o leather_n bag_n one_o with_o another_o but_o the_o druggist_n and_o apothecary_n can_v soon_o separate_v the_o better_a from_o the_o worse_o and_o be_v very_o cunning_a and_o ready_a to_o digest_v they_o according_a to_o the_o mark_n that_o they_o go_v by_o as_o well_o of_o smell_n as_o fattinesse_n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o diverse_a kind_n of_o myrrh_n the_o nature_n virtue_n and_o price_n thereof_o many_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o myrrh_n of_o all_o the_o wild_a kind_n the_o first_o be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o troglodyte_n country_n next_o to_o it_o be_v minaea_n in_o which_o rank_n you_o may_v place_v attramittica_fw-la and_o ausaritis_fw-la which_o both_o come_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n of_o the_o gebanite_n in_o a_o three_o place_n reckon_v that_o which_o they_o call_v dianitis_n a_o four_o sort_n be_v get_v here_o and_o there_o in_o all_o part_n and_o huddle_v together_o in_o the_o five_o range_n be_v sembracena_n so_o call_v of_o a_o city_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o sabaean_o and_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o sea_n the_o six_o they_o call_v dusaritis_n beside_o all_o these_o a_o white_a myrrh_n there_o be_v find_v but_o in_o one_o place_n which_o ordinary_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o city_n mesalum_fw-la &_o there_o sold._n the_o trogloditick_a myrrh_n they_o choose_v by_o the_o fattinesse_n thereof_o and_o for_o that_o it_o seem_v to_o the_o eye_n green_a it_o show_v also_o foul_a rude_a and_o ill-favoured_a but_o sharp_a it_o be_v and_o more_o bite_v in_o mouth_n than_o the_o rest_n the_o sembracene_n have_v none_o of_o these_o fault_n but_o be_v pleasant_a and_o 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apothecary_n call_v the_o flower_n of_o it_o and_o that_o calamus_fw-la be_v count_v better_o which_o have_v more_o in_o it_o of_o these_o flower_n there_o be_v another_o mark_n also_o of_o good_a calamus_fw-la namely_o if_o it_o be_v black_a and_o yet_o in_o some_o place_n they_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o the_o black_a calamus_fw-la but_o in_o a_o word_n the_o short_a and_o thick_a that_o the_o reed_n be_v the_o better_a be_v the_o calamus_fw-la and_o the_o same_o be_v more_o supple_a and_o pliable_a when_o a_o man_n will_v break_v it_o as_o for_o calamus_fw-la it_o be_v worth_a eleven_o denier_n the_o pound_n but_o squinanth_n be_v sell_v for_o fifteen_o moreover_o some_o say_v that_o there_o be_v a_o sweet_a rush_n or_o squinanth_n find_v in_o campania_n and_o now_o be_v we_o go_v from_o those_o land_n that_o coast_n upon_o the_o deep_a ocean_n and_o come_v to_o those_o that_o confront_v and_o lie_v upon_o our_o mediterranean_a sea_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o hammoniacum_n and_o spagnum_fw-la to_o begin_v withal_o in_o the_o sand_n of_o those_o part_n of_o africa_n which_o lie_v under_o aethiopia_n there_o be_v a_o liquor_n distil_v call_v in_o greek_a hammoniacum_n of_o hammon_n which_o signify_v sand_n and_o the_o oracle_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n for_o near_o unto_o the_o temple_n where_o the_o say_a oracle_n return_v answer_n there_o grow_v certain_a tree_n within_o the_o sand_n which_o they_o call_v metopia_n from_o which_o hammoniacum_n drop_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o rosin_n or_o gum_n and_o of_o it_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o be_v name_v thrauston_n like_v unto_o the_o male_a or_o better_a frankincense_n and_o be_v most_o esteem_v the_o other_o be_v fat_a and_o full_a of_o rosin_n and_o they_o call_v it_o phyrama_n the_o manner_n to_o sophisticate_a hammoniacum_n be_v with_o sand_n to_o make_v man_n believe_v that_o it_o grow_v among_o the_o sand_n and_o gather_v it_o in_o the_o grow_a and_o come_v up_o and_o therefore_o the_o good_a 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belong_v to_o that_o which_o be_v red_a but_o the_o black_a be_v worth_a nothing_o neither_o be_v any_o reckon_n make_v of_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o island_n and_o rock_n and_o to_o conclude_v all_o those_o that_o smell_v not_o as_o moss_n shall_v burr_n rather_o like_v to_o date_n or_o the_o plant_n whereof_o they_o come_v chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o of_o cyprus_n aspalathus_n and_o marum_n there_o be_v a_o tree_n in_o egypt_n call_v cypros_n bear_v leaf_n like_v to_o ziziphus_n or_o the_o jujube_n tree_n and_o a_o grain_n resemble_v coriander_n seed_n with_o a_o white_a flower_n very_o pleasant_a and_o sweet_a these_o flower_n be_v steep_v and_o sod_v in_o common_a oil_n out_o of_o which_o be_v afterward_o press_v medicinable_a oil_n call_v cyprus_n or_o cyprinum_n a_o pound_n of_o it_o will_v cost_v five_o roman_a denier_n the_o best_a come_v from_o that_o tree_n which_o grow_v upon_o the_o bank_n of_o that_o river_n nilus_n about_o canopus_n which_o be_v the_o first_o mouth_n where_o 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in_o the_o varracine_n vine_n that_o be_v prune_v but_o once_o in_o two_o year_n a_o piece_n of_o husbandry_n by_o they_o practise_v not_o for_o any_o good_a that_o it_o do_v unto_o the_o vine_n but_o because_o the_o wine_n thereof_o be_v so_o cheap_a that_o often_o prune_v will_v not_o quit_v cost_v neither_o do_v the_o revenue_n answer_v the_o labour_n and_o the_o charge_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o carseoli_n a_o champion_n and_o plain_a country_n about_o rome_n the_o peasant_n take_v a_o better_a order_n and_o hold_v a_o middle_n and_o temperate_a course_n for_o their_o manner_n be_v to_o proin_n and_o cut_v away_o from_o the_o vine_n those_o part_n only_o that_o be_v faulty_a and_o rot_a when_o they_o begin_v once_o to_o dry_a and_o to_o wither_v leave_v all_o the_o rest_n for_o to_o bear_v grape_n and_o thus_o discharge_v it_o of_o the_o superfluous_a burden_n that_o it_o carry_v they_o hold_v opinion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o wound_v it_o in_o diverse_a place_n for_o by_o this_o mean_n say_v they_o it_o will_v be_v nourish_v and_o come_v on_o very_o well_o but_o by_o their_o leave_n unless_o the_o ground_n be_v pass_o rich_a and_o fat_a vine_n thus_o overcharge_v with_o wood_n will_v for_o want_n of_o prune_v degenerate_a into_o the_o bastard_n wild_a wine_n call_v labruscae_fw-la but_o to_o return_v again_o unto_o our_o plot_n plant_v with_o tree_n and_o vine_n couple_v together_o such_o ground_n when_o they_o be_v plough_v require_v a_o good_a deep_a stitch_n although_o the_o corn_n therein_o sow_v need_v it_o not_o also_o it_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n to_o disburgen_n or_o deffoile_n altogether_o such_o tree_n and_o thereby_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o toil_n and_o labour_n be_v save_v but_o when_o the_o vine_n be_v a_o prune_n they_o will_v be_v disbranch_a at_o once_o with_o they_o where_o the_o bough_n grow_v thick_a and_o to_o make_v a_o glade_n only_o through_o the_o superfluous_a branch_n will_v be_v cut_v away_o which_o otherwise_o may_v consume_v the_o nutriment_n of_o the_o grape_n as_o for_o the_o cut_v and_o wound_n remain_v after_o such_o prune_n and_o debranch_a we_o have_v already_o forbid_v that_o they_o shall_v stand_v either_o against_o the_o north_n or_o the_o south_n and_o i_o think_v moreover_o it_o be_v very_o well_o that_o they_o do_v not_o regard_v the_o west_n where_o the_o sun_n set_v for_o such_o wound_n will_v smart_v and_o be_v long_o sore_a yea_o and_o hardly_o heal_v again_o if_o either_o extreme_a cold_a pinch_n or_o extreme_a heat_n parch_v they_o furthermore_o a_o vine_n have_v not_o the_o same_o liberty_n in_o a_o vineyard_n that_o it_o have_v upon_o a_o tree_n for_o better_a mean_n there_o be_v and_o easy_a it_o be_v to_o hide_v the_o say_a wound_n from_o the_o weather_n
they_o teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o helm_n in_o the_o ship_n 275._o f_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n ibid._n kiss_v of_o woman_n by_o kinsfolk_n upon_o what_o occasion_n 418._o k_o k_n n_o knee_n be_v wound_v in_o their_o hollow_n bring_v present_a death_n 350._o i_o of_o knee_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n knur_n in_o timber_n 489._o b_o l_o at_fw-fr laburnum_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 468._o k_o labeones_n who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o laboriae_fw-la in_o campane_n a_o most_o fruitful_a tract_n 567._o f_o labruscae_fw-la bastard_n wild_a uine_n 538._o g_o lacta_fw-la the_o best_a casia_n or_o canell_n 373._o e_fw-la lactes_fw-la place_v next_o to_o the_o bag_n of_o the_o stomach_n 342._o l_o lacydes_n accompany_v with_o a_o goose._n 280._o k_o laudanum_n the_o best_a 370._o k._n the_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n laudanum_n how_o it_o be_v gather_v 370._o g_o laudanum_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n i_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o laertes_n a_o king_n muck_v ground_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n 507._o b_o lagopus_n a_o bird_n why_o so_o call_v 296._o h_o lalisiones_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 224._o i_o lama_n what_o tree_n 369._o e_fw-la lamb_n name_v cordi_fw-la 226._o l_o lamb_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n lampades_fw-la flame_v torch_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o lampadias_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o f_o lampido_n the_o only_a woman_n know_v to_o have_v be_v daughter_n to_o a_o king_n a_o king_n wife_n and_o mother_n to_o a_o king_n 176._o l_o lamprey_n in_o france_n how_o they_o be_v mark_v 248._o i_o lamprey_n a_o fish_n 245._o b_o lampreics_n of_o fresh_a water_n 246._o g_o sea_n lamprey_n their_o nature_n 248._o h_o lampyrides_n what_o they_o be_v 593._o c_o lanata_n what_o apple_n 438._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lanati_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o pike_n 245._o e_o land_n in_o the_o country_n make_v distinction_n of_o state_n at_o rome_n 550._o m._n land_n worth_a forty_o denarij_fw-la the_o short_a cubit_n 581._o d_o land_n mediterranean_n fit_a for_o fruit_n 501._o c_o land_n how_o much_o assign_v by_o king_n romulus_n to_o his_o subiest_n 549._o d._n land_n of_o who_o to_o be_v buy_v 553._o c_o little_a land_n well_o till_v 554._o m_o land_n may_v be_v overmuch_o tend_v 555._o b_o lanisis_n of_o lacedaemon_n his_o swiftness_n 167._o a_o lantern_n a_o sea_n fish_n 249._o d_o laodicea_n a_o city_n the_o description_n thereof_o 107._o a_o larch_n tree_n 462._o l._n the_o timber_n and_o the_o liquid_a rosin_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o it_o be_v draw_v 465._o b_o larch_n tree_n female_a 487._o b_o larch_n tree_n of_o great_a length_n 489._o d_o lares_fw-la a_o temple_n to_o they_o near_o to_o which_o a_o altar_n erect_v to_o orbona_n see_v orbona_n large_a space_n between_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o paunch_n be_v cause_n of_o more_o hunger_n 342._o l_o law_n who_o first_o invent_v 187._o c_o lawrea_n the_o leaf_n of_o laurel_n 454._o g_o laurel_n tree_n not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n 27._o c_o laurel_n grove_n why_o call_v triumphales_fw-la 454._o g_o laurel_n a_o medicine_n for_o the_o raven_n 211._o d_o the_o mad_a laurel_n 495._o d_o laurel_n tree_n how_o it_o be_v employ_v at_o rome_n 452._o i_o laurel_n delphic_a cyprian_a mustacea_n ibid._n delphic_a laurel_n describe_v 452._o k_o cyprian_a laurel_n describe_v ibid._n laurel_n tinus_fw-la or_o wild_a laurel_n 452._o k_o laurel_n augusta_n or_o imperiall_n ibid._n laurel_n baccalia_n 452._o l_o laurel_n triumphal_a ibid._n laurel_n taxa_fw-la 452._o l_o laurel_n spadonia_n ibid._n laurel_n alexandrina_n 452._o m_o laurel_n idaea_n ibid._n laurel_n token_n of_o peace_n 453._o b_o laurel_n much_o honour_v at_o rome_n and_o why_o ibid._n c_o laurel_n fair_a upon_o parnassus_n 453._o c_o laurel_n not_o smite_v with_o the_o lightning_n ibid._n a_o laurel_n chaplet_n use_v by_o tiberius_n caesar_n against_o lightning_n 453._o d_o laurel_n why_o use_v in_o triumph_n ibid._n laurcola_n 453._o a._n describe_v ibid._n laurice_n young_a rabbit_n or_o leveret_n 232._o h_o laurus_fw-la the_o only_a tree_n in_o latin_a that_o give_v name_n unto_o a_o man_n 454._o g_o who_o laugh_v the_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v 164._o m_o lax_n a_o fish_n 243._o a_o l_o e_o lead_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o l_o league_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o i_o leap_v year_n 6._o h_o learned_a wit_n honour_v 171._o f_o leave_n of_o aspen_n tree_n never_o hang_v still_o 514._o l_o leave_v that_o alter_v their_o shape_n &_o form_n upon_o the_o tree_n 470._o h_o leave_n of_o some_o tree_n turn_v about_o with_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o tropic_n of_o cancer_n 407._o i_o leave_v of_o the_o tree_n how_o they_o be_v frame_v above_o and_o beneath_o 470._o k._n leave_v of_o tree_n distinguish_v by_o their_o bigness_n form_n and_o substance_n 470._o l._n m_o leave_v distinguish_v by_o other_o quality_n and_o their_o order_n 471._o a._n leave_v of_o tree_n good_a fodder_n 471._o b_o what_o leave_v be_v apt_a to_o shed_v and_o which_o be_v not_o 469._o d_o a_o philosophical_a discourse_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o shed_v or_o hold_v leave_n 469._o e._n f_o leave_v of_o what_o tree_n hold_v their_o colour_n 470._o g_o lectos_fw-la a_o promontory_n in_o trouâ—…_n 471._o f_o ledon_n 370._o i_o lemnos_n island_n 378._o g._n their_o manner_n ibid._n length_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o neck_n answerable_a for_o the_o proportion_n in_o all_o creature_n 339._o e_o lentill_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o e_fw-la lentil_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n lent_n and_o lenes_n in_o latin_a whence_o derive_v 569._o e_o lentisk_a berry_n preserve_v 448._o k_o lentuli_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o h_o leococruta_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o h._n and_o what_o of_o nature_n ibid._n how_o engender_v 212_o lconides_n rebuke_v alexander_n the_o great_a for_o burn_v too_o much_o frankincense_n 367._o f_o leontophonus_fw-la what_o beast_n 217._o e._n and_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n leopard_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n 308._o g_o leptorhage_n what_o grape_n 495._o m_o lepo_n or_o mole_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 249._o c_o letter_n or_o character_n who_o invent_v 187._o f_o levaines_n 566._o h._n i_o the_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n l_o leuci_n kind_n of_o heron_n with_o one_o eye_n 334._o g_o lecocomum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o pomegranate_n 398._o h_o leucogaeon_n a_o place_n 568._o h._n it_o yield_v chalk_n to_o make_v white_a frumentie_n and_o a_o great_a revenâ—…e_n yearly_a ibid._n leucosia_n island_n sometime_o join_v to_o the_o promontory_n of_o syreus_n 540._o i_o l_o i_o libanus_n mount_v the_o description_n thereof_o 102._o i_o liciniani_n why_o so_o call_v 163._o a_o licinius_n stolo_n condemn_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o law_n 551._o d_o of_o man_n life_n the_o term_n uncertain_a 180._o l_o life_n short_a a_o benefit_n 183._o b_o licorne_n see_v monoceros_n lignum_fw-la a_o fault_n in_o cytron_n wood_n 396._o h_o lightning_n attribute_v to_o jupiter_n 14._o g._n the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n presage_n of_o future_a thing_n ibid._n lightning_n seldom_o in_o summer_n or_o winter_n and_o the_o reason_n 25._o c._n in_o what_o land_n they_o fall_v not_o ibid._n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o wonder_n thereof_o 25._o e._n diverse_a observation_n touch_v they_o 26._o g._n raise_v by_o conjuration_n ibid._n k._n general_a rule_n of_o lightning_n ibid._n m._n it_o be_v see_v before_o the_o thunderclap_n be_v hear_v and_o why_o ibid._n what_o thing_n be_v not_o strike_v with_o lightning_n 27._o e_o lights_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o breath_n 341._o a._n spongeous_a and_o full_a of_o pipe_n ibid._n limosae_fw-la what_o fish_n 243._o c_o lime_n at_o the_o root_n of_o cberrte-troes_a hasten_v their_o fruit_n 546._o k_o limn_v see_v paint_v linden_n tree_n differ_v in_o sex_n 466._o i._n their_o fruit_n no_o beast_n will_v touch_v ibid._n the_o linden_n tree_n yield_v fine_a panicle_n for_o cordage_n 466._o i_o the_o timber_n will_v not_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n k_o linen_n fine_a cloth_n whence_o 80._o l_o linnet_n very_o docible_a 293._o a_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n grandsire_n or_o other_o 160._o m_o 161._o a._n b._n the_o reason_n in_o nature_n 161._o c_o likeness_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o diverse_a example_n 161._o d_o &_o deinceps_fw-la lion_n of_o the_o right_a kind_n how_o they_o be_v know_v 200._o i._n k_o lion_n bone_n will_v strike_v fire_n 344._o m_o lion_n how_o they_o will_v walk_v 350._o k_o lioness_n lecherous_a 200._o k_o lioness_n engender_v with_o parde_n ibid._n lion_n jealous_a of_o the_o lioness_n 200._o k_o lioness_n how_o oft_o she_o bear_v young_a 200._o l._n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 201._o b_o of_o lion_n two_o kind_n ibid._n their_o nature_n and_o property_n ibid._n lion_n long_o live_v 201._o c_o lion_n crucify_v ibid._n and_o why_o ibid._n
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