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call_v rhododendron_n 21._o again_o what_o tree_n lose_v not_o their_o leaf_n but_o show_v always_o green_a which_o be_v they_o that_o shed_v their_o leaf_n in_o part_n in_o what_o country_v no_o tree_n at_o all_o do_v lose_v their_o leaf_n 22._o the_o nature_n of_o those_o tree_n which_o let_v fall_v their_o leaf_n and_o which_o have_v leaf_n of_o sundry_a colour_n 23._o three_o sort_n of_o asp_n or_o popler_n &_o of_o what_o tree_n the_o leaf_n do_v alter_v their_o for_o i_o and_o fashion_n 24._o what_o leave_v use_v to_o turn_v every_o year_n the_o manner_n how_o to_o order_v the_o leaf_n of_o date_n tree_n and_o to_o use_v they_o also_o strange_a and_o admirable_a thing_n as_o touch_v leaf_n 25._o the_o order_n and_o course_n that_o nature_n hold_v in_o plant_n the_o blossom_n of_o tree_n their_o manner_n of_o conception_n bloum_v bud_a and_o bear_v fruit_n and_o in_o what_o order_n they_o put_v out_o flower_n 26._o of_o the_o corneil_n tree_n the_o right_a season_n wherein_o every_o tree_n bear_v fruit_n what_o tree_n be_v fruitless_a and_o therefore_o
poet_n buthus_n julius_n bassus_n and_o sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a of_o physic_n and_o fabius_n vestalis_fw-la foreign_a writer_n democritus_n metrodorus_n scepsius_n menechmus_n xenocrates_n antigonus_n and_o duris_n who_o all_o four_o write_v of_o grave_v chase_v and_o emboss_v metal_n a_o work_n entitle_v toreutice_n heliodorus_n who_o describe_v the_o ornament_n and_o oblation_n hang_v up_o in_o athens_n nymphodorus_n andreas_n heraclide_n diagoras_n botryensis_fw-la jolla_o apollodorus_n archimedes_n dionysius_n aristogenes_n diomedes_n mnesicles_n xenocrates_n the_o son_n of_o zeno_n and_o theomnestus_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxxv_o book_n be_v show_v in_o what_o account_n paint_v be_v in_o old_a time_n chap._n 1._o the_o honour_n and_o regard_n of_o picture_n in_o time_n past_a 2._o in_o what_o price_n image_n be_v of_o old_a 3._o when_o image_n be_v first_o erect_v and_o set_v up_o in_o public_a place_n as_o also_o in_o private_a house_n with_o their_o scutcheon_n and_o arm_n the_o beginning_n of_o picture_n the_o first_o draught_n of_o picture_n in_o one_o simple_a colour_n the_o first_o painter_n and_o how_o ancient_a they_o be_v in_o italy_n 4._o of_o roman_a painter_n the_o first_o time_n that_o paint_v and_o picture_n grow_v into_o credit_n who_o they_o be_v that_o draw_v their_o victory_n in_o colour_n upon_o table_n and_o set_v they_o forth_o to_o be_v see_v and_o when_o foreign_a picture_n begin_v to_o be_v of_o some_o good_a reckon_n at_o rome_n 5._o the_o art_n and_o cunning_a of_o draw_v picture_n the_o colour_n that_o painter_n use_v 6._o of_o colour_n natural_a and_o artificial_a 7._o what_o colour_n will_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v lay_v wet_a what_o colour_n they_o paint_v withal_o in_o old_a time_n at_o what_o time_n first_o the_o combat_n of_o sword-fencer_n at_o utterance_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o paint_a table_n to_o be_v see_v 8._o how_o ancient_a the_o art_n of_o paint_v be_v when_o it_o begin_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o excellent_a workman_n in_o that_o kind_n and_o how_o their_o workmanship_n be_v prise_v and_o esteem_v 9_o the_o first_o that_o contend_v &_o strive_v who_o can_v paint_v best_o also_o who_o first_o use_v the_o pencil_n 10._o of_o picture_n so_o lively_o draw_v that_o bird_n be_v deceive_v therewith_o what_o be_v the_o hard_a point_n in_o paint_v 11._o the_o way_n to_o still_o bird_n that_o they_o sing_v and_o chatter_v not_o who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o devise_v to_o enamel_n or_o to_o set_v colour_n with_o fire_n and_o with_o the_o pencil_n paint_a arch_a rouf_n and_o vault_n and_o among_o the_o wonderful_a prize_n that_o picture_n be_v set_v at_o in_o old_a time_n 12._o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o potterie_n of_o image_n make_v of_o clay_n and_o cast_v in_o mould_n also_o of_o vessel_n make_v of_o earth_n and_o their_o price_n 13._o sundry_a sort_n of_o earth_n for_o potter_n of_o the_o dust_n or_o sand_n of_o puteoli_n of_o other_o kind_n of_o earth_n which_o turn_n to_o be_v hard_a stone_n 14._o of_o wall_n make_v by_o cast_v in_o mould_n also_o of_o brick_n wall_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v they_o 15._o of_o brimstone_n &_o alum_n their_o diverse_a kind_n and_o use_n in_o physic_n 16._o of_o sundry_a sort_n of_o earth_n &_o namely_o samia_n eretria_n chia_n selenusia_n pingitis_fw-la and_o ampelitis_n and_o the_o use_n they_o have_v in_o physic_n 17._o sundry_a sort_n of_o chalk_n for_o fuller_n to_o scour_v clothes_n to_o wit_n cimolia_n sarda_n vmbrica_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o earth_n call_v saxum_fw-la as_o also_o that_o give_v a_o silver_n colour_n &_o be_v call_v agentaria_n 18._o who_o be_v they_o that_o enrich_v their_o slave_n after_o they_o be_v enfranchise_v and_o who_o they_o be_v of_o slave_n come_v up_o and_o grow_v to_o great_a wealth_n and_o power_n 19_o of_o the_o earth_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o island_n galeta_n of_o the_o earth_n clupea_n also_o of_o that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o balear_n island_n and_o the_o isle_n ebusa_n in_o sum_n the_o medicine_n history_n and_o observation_n in_o this_o book_n amount_v to_o 956._o latin_a author_n allege_v messala_z the_o orator_n messala_n the_o elder_a fenestella_n atticus_n verrius_n m._n varro_n cor._n nepos_n decius_n eculeo_fw-la mutianus_n melissus_n vitruvius_n cassius_n severus_n longulanus_fw-la fabius_n vastalis_fw-la who_o also_o write_v of_o paint_v foreign_a writer_n pasiteles_n apelles_n melanthius_n asclepiodorus_n euphranor_n parasius_n heliodorus_n who_o write_v of_o the_o picture_n and_o other_o ornament_n set_v up_o at_o athens_n metrodorus_n who_o likewise_o write_v of_o architecture_n to_o wit_n masonry_n and_o carpentry_n democritus_n theophrastus_n apion_n the_o grammarian_n who_o also_o make_v a_o book_n of_o mineral_n or_o chemic_a physic_n nymphodorus_n andreas_n heraclide_n jolla_o apollodorus_n diagor_n as_o botryensis_fw-la archidemus_fw-la dionysius_n aristogenes_n demanes_fw-la mnesicles_n xenocratos_n the_o scholar_n of_o zeno_n and_o theomnestus_n ¶_o the_o xxxvi_o book_n treat_v of_o stone_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o stone_n the_o superfluity_n and_o expense_n about_o building_n of_o marble_n 2._o who_o first_o show_v at_o rome_n column_n of_o marble_n in_o public_a place_n 3._o the_o first_o that_o bring_v column_n of_o marble_n to_o rome_n out_o of_o foreign_a country_n 4._o the_o first_o workman_n that_o be_v commend_v for_o cut_v in_o marble_n and_o at_o what_o time_n that_o invention_n begin_v 5._o excellent_a piece_n of_o work_n in_o marble_n to_o the_o the_o number_n of_o 126._o the_o cunning_a and_o curious_a workman_n themselves_o of_o the_o white_a marble_n of_o the_o island_n paros_n the_o stately_a and_o admirable_a sepulchre_n mausoleum_n 6._o when_o they_o begin_v at_o rome_n to_o build_v with_o marble_n who_o be_v the_o first_o that_o overcast_v the_o outside_n of_o wall_n with_o marble_n at_o what_o time_n this_o or_o that_o kind_n of_o marble_n be_v take_v up_o in_o building_n at_o rome_n who_o cut_v marble_n first_o and_o bring_v it_o into_o leaf_n or_o thin_a plate_n by_o cut_v the_o manner_n thereof_o also_o of_o sand_n 7._o of_o the_o hard_a stone_n of_o naxos_n and_o armenia_n sundry_a kind_n of_o marble_n 8._o of_o the_o alabastre_n marble_n of_o lygdinum_fw-la and_o alabandicum_fw-la 9_o of_o the_o great_a obeliske_n at_o thebes_n in_o egypt_n and_o at_o alexandria_n of_o that_o also_o which_o be_v in_o the_o great_a cirque_fw-la or_o shewplace_n at_o rome_n 10._o of_o that_o obeliske_n which_o stand_v in_o mars_n field_n at_o rome_n and_o serve_v for_o a_o gnomon_n or_o stile_n in_o a_o quadrant_a or_o dial_n 11._o of_o a_o three_o obeliske_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o vatican_n 12._o of_o the_o pyramid_n in_o egypt_n and_o a_o monstrous_a sphynx_n of_o a_o wonderful_a height_n 13._o of_o the_o maze_n or_o labyrinth_n in_o egypt_n the_o isle_n lemnos_n and_o in_o italy_n 14._o of_o hang_v garden_n make_v upon_o terrace_n of_o a_o great_a town_n where_o all_o the_o house_n be_v build_v upon_o vault_n and_o arch_n seem_v to_o hang_v in_o the_o air_n also_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n in_o ephesus_n 15._o of_o the_o stately_a temple_n of_o cyzicum_n of_o a_o certain_a rock_n of_o stone_n call_v fugitive_n of_o a_o echo_n that_o render_v the_o voice_n seven_o fold_n of_o a_o house_n build_v without_o nail_n or_o pin_n of_o the_o sumptuous_a and_o wonderful_a building_n at_o rome_n 16._o sundry_a kind_n of_o the_o loadstone_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n and_o property_n thereof_o 17._o of_o certain_a stone_n which_o soon_o eat_v &_o consume_v dead_a body_n that_o be_v lay_v therein_o of_o other_o again_o that_o preserve_v they_o long_o of_o the_o stone_n asius_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o 18._o of_o ivory_n dig_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n of_o stone_n convert_v into_o bone_n of_o stone_n that_o represent_v palm_n imprint_v in_o they_o and_o of_o other_o kind_n 19_o of_o curalius_n or_o a_o kind_n of_o marquesite_a call_v pyrite_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o of_o the_o stone_n ostracite_n and_o amiantus_n &_o the_o property_n of_o it_o of_o the_o stone_n melitite_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o of_o the_o gait_n and_o his_o medicinable_a property_n of_o sponge_n stone_n of_o the_o stone_n phrygius_n and_o his_o nature_n 20._o of_o the_o bloodstone_n and_o five_o sort_n of_o it_o and_o of_o schistus_n 21._o four_o kind_n of_o the_o eagle_n stone_n of_o the_o stone_n within_o the_o belly_n of_o they_o call_v callimus_n of_o the_o stone_n samius_n and_o arabus_n also_o of_o pumish_a stone_n 22._o of_o stone_n meet_v for_o to_o make_v apothecary_n mortar_n of_o soft_a stone_n of_o the_o stone_n specularis_fw-la &_o of_o flint_n of_o the_o shine_a stone_n phengites_n of_o whetstone_n and_o other_o stone_n meet_v for_o building_n of_o stone_n that_o will_v resist_v the_o fire_n and_o abide_v all_o weather_n and_o tempest_n
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of_o rhodes_n it_o be_v much_o like_a to_o that_o of_o coos_n but_o the_o phorinean_a wine_n be_v more_o salt_n than_o the_o wine_n of_o the_o isle_n coos_n final_o all_o transmarine_a or_o beyond-sea_o wine_n be_v think_v in_o seven_o or_o six_o year_n at_o the_o least_o to_o come_v unto_o their_o middle_a age_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o fourteen_o sort_n of_o sweet_a wine_n always_o the_o sweet_a that_o they_o be_v in_o taste_n the_o less_o fragrant_a &_o odoriferous_a they_o be_v the_o thin_a and_o small_a that_o they_o be_v the_o more_o ever_o they_o smell_v to_o the_o nose_n of_o wine_n there_o be_v four_o principal_a colour_n white_a yellow_a red_a and_o black_a as_o for_o psythium_fw-la and_o melampsythium_fw-la they_o be_v certain_a kind_n of_o cuit_n have_v a_o several_a taste_n apart_o by_o themselves_o not_o resemble_v wine_n indeed_o and_o for_o cicibelite_n make_v in_o galatia_n it_o taste_v always_o like_o new_a wine_n so_o do_v halyntium_fw-la in_o sicily_n for_o as_o touch_v syraeum_fw-la which_o some_o call_v hepsema_n &_o we_o in_o latin_a sapa_fw-la i._n cuit_fw-la it_o be_v a_o mere_a artificial_a thing_n the_o devise_n of_o man_n wit_n and_o no_o work_n of_o nature_n namely_o when_o new_a wine_n be_v sod_v away_o a_o three_o part_n for_o when_o it_o boil_v to_o the_o half_a we_o then_o call_v it_o defrutum_fw-la and_o in_o very_a deed_n all_o these_o be_v invention_n to_o sophisticate_a and_o counterfeit_a honey_n but_o those_o before_o name_v retain_v the_o natural_a taste_n of_o the_o grape_n and_o the_o soil_n whereof_o they_o do_v consist_v next_o to_o these_o cuit-wine_n of_o candie_n those_o of_o cilicia_n africa_n italy_n and_o the_o province_n confront_v thereupon_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o best_a certain_a it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v make_v of_o one_o grape_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v stica_fw-la and_o we_o apiana_n i._o the_o muscadel_n and_o of_o another_o name_v scirpula_n the_o which_o have_v be_v suffer_v a_o long_a time_n to_o hang_v in_o the_o sun_n upon_o the_o vine_n until_o they_o be_v scorch_v and_o parch_a or_o else_o over_o the_o vapour_n of_o scald_a oil_n some_o there_o be_v that_o make_v they_o of_o any_o sweet_a grape_n whatsoever_o so_o that_o they_o be_v let_v to_o concoct_v before_o in_o the_o sun_n until_o they_o be_v white_a and_o dry_a so_o far_o forth_o as_o little_o less_o than_o half_a of_o their_o weight_n be_v consume_v which_o do_v they_o stamp_v they_o and_o so_o gentle_o press_v they_o then_o look_v how_o much_o liquor_n they_o have_v press_v forth_o so_o much_o pit_n water_n they_o put_v to_o the_o cake_n that_o be_v press_v that_o thereof_o they_o may_v have_v a_o cuit_n of_o a_o second_o run_v but_o they_o that_o be_v more_o curious_a &_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v a_o dainty_a cuit_n dry_v the_o grape_n in_o manner_n aforesaid_a but_o they_o take_v forth_o the_o stone_n and_o grain_n within_o they_o strip_v they_o also_o from_o the_o steel_v and_o rail_v that_o they_o hang_v by_o and_o so_o after_o they_o be_v well_o drench_v and_o infuse_v in_o some_o excellent_a wine_n until_o they_o be_v swell_v and_o plump_a they_o press_v they_o and_o certain_o this_o fashion_n be_v simple_o the_o best_a of_o all_o other_o put_v to_o the_o cake_n thereof_o water_n as_o before_o and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n you_o shall_v have_v a_o cuit_n of_o a_o second_o sort_n now_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wine_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v aigleuce_n that_o be_v to_o say_v always_o sweet_a like_o new_a wine_n of_o a_o middle_a nature_n between_o the_o common_a simple_a wine_n and_o the_o sweet_a and_o this_o come_v not_o unto_o it_o by_o kind_n but_o by_o heed_n take_v in_o the_o boil_a for_o it_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o seethe_v and_o work_v and_o this_o be_v
daucus_n or_o yellow_a carot_n sauge_n panace_n acorus_n or_o galangal_n conyza_fw-la or_o cunilago_fw-la thyme_n mandragora_n and_o squinanth_n more_o such_o wine_n there_o be_v yet_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v scyzinum_fw-la itaeomelis_fw-la and_o lectispagite_n but_o as_o they_o be_v grow_v now_o out_o of_o use_n so_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v be_v unknown_a as_o touch_v wine_n make_v of_o tree_n &_o shrub_n their_o manner_n be_v to_o seethe_v the_o berry_n of_o the_o green_a wood_n of_o both_o the_o cedar_n the_o cypress_n the_o bay_n juniper_n terebinth_n pine_n calamus_fw-la and_o lentisk_n in_o new_a wine_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o very_a substance_n of_o chamelaea_n chamaepithys_n and_o germander_n last_o of_o all_o the_o flower_n also_o of_o the_o say_a plant_n serve_v to_o make_v wine_n namely_o by_o put_v into_o a_o gallon_n of_o new_a wine_n in_o the_o what_o the_o weight_n of_o ten_o denier_n or_o dram_n of_o the_o flower_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o hydromel_n and_o oxymel_n i._n honeyed_a water_n and_o honey_a vinegar_n there_o be_v a_o wine_n call_v hydromel_n make_v of_o water_n and_o honey_n only_o but_o to_o have_v it_o the_o better_a some_o do_v prescribe_v rain_n water_n and_o the_o same_o keep_v five_o year_n for_o that_o purpose_n other_o who_o be_v more_o wise_a and_o skilful_a herein_o do_v take_v rain_n water_n new_o fall_v and_o present_o seethe_v it_o until_o a_o three_o part_n be_v boil_v away_o then_o they_o put_v thereto_o a_o three_o part_n also_o of_o old_a honey_n in_o proportion_n to_o it_o and_o so_o let_v they_o stand_v together_o in_o the_o sun_n for_o forty_o day_n together_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n other_o after_o they_o have_v remain_v thus_o mingle_v and_o incorporate_a together_o ten_o day_n put_v it_o up_o &_o reserve_v it_o close_o stop_v for_o their_o use_n and_o this_o be_v call_v hydromel_n which_o be_v come_v to_o some_o age_n have_v the_o very_a taste_n of_o wine_n &_o no_o place_n afford_v better_a than_o phrygia_n moreover_o vinegar_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v temper_v with_o honey_n see_v how_o curious_a man_n have_v be_v to_o try_v conclusion_n in_o every_o thing_n which_o they_o call_v oxymel_n and_o that_o in_o this_o manner_n recipe_n of_o honey_n ten_o pound_n or_o pint_n of_o old_a vinegar_n five_o pint_n of_o sea_n salt_n one_o pound_n of_o rain_n water_n five_o sextare_n i._o a_o gallon_n within_o one_o quart_n boil_v they_o all_o together_o at_o a_o soft_a fire_n until_o they_o have_v have_v ten_o plawe_n or_o walme_n which_o do_v pour_v they_o out_o of_o one_o vessel_n into_o another_o and_o so_o let_v the_o liquor_n stand_v and_o settle_v a_o long_a time_n until_o it_o be_v stale_a all_o these_o wine_n &_o composition_n thus_o brew_v themison_n a_o author_n high_o renown_v have_v condemn_v and_o forbid_a expressey_n to_o be_v use_v and_o to_o say_v a_o very_a truth_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o use_n of_o they_o be_v never_o but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n unless_o a_o man_n will_v believe_v and_o say_v that_o ipocras_n spice_a wine_n &_o those_o that_o be_v compound_v of_o ointment_n be_v nature_n work_n or_o that_o she_o bring_v forth_o plant_n and_o tree_n to_o no_o other_o end_n but_o that_o man_n shall_v drink_v they_o down_o the_o throat_n howbeit_o the_o knowledge_n sure_o of_o such_o experiment_n be_v pleasant_a and_o delectable_a unto_o man_n of_o great_a wit_n and_o high_a conceit_n who_o noble_a spirit_n can_v be_v at_o rest_n but_o ever_o inventive_a and_o search_a into_o all_o secret_n now_o to_o conclude_v this_o point_n certain_a it_o be_v and_o past_o all_o question_n that_o none_o of_o all_o these_o composition_n unless_o it_o be_v those_o which_o come_v to_o their_o perfection_n by_o age_n and_o long_a time_n will_v last_v one_o year_n full_a out_o nay_o most_o of_o they_o will_v not_o keep_v good_a one_o month_n to_o a_o end_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o certain_a strange_a and_o wonderful_a sort_n of_o wine_n wine_n also_o have_v prodigious_a and_o miraculous_a effect_n for_o by_o report_n in_o arabia_n there_o be_v a_o wine_n make_v which_o be_v drink_v will_v cause_v barren_a woman_n to_o bear_v child_n and_o contrariwise_o drive_v man_n into_o madness_n but_o in_o achaia_n principal_o about_o carynia_n the_o wine_n make_v woman_n fall_v into_o untimely_a travel_n nay_o if_o a_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n do_v eat_v but_o the_o very_a grape_n they_o will_v slip_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n before_o their_o time_n and_o yet_o both_o grape_n and_o wine_n differ_v not_o in_o taste_n from_o other_o they_o that_o drink_v the_o wine_n come_v from_o the_o cape_n troezen_n eat_v think_v unable_a for_o generation_n it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o thasiens_n do_v make_v two_o kind_n of_o wine_n of_o contrary_a operation_n the_o one_o procure_v sleep_v the_o other_o cause_v watch_v among_o they_o there_o be_v a_o vine_n call_v theriace_n the_o grape_n whereof_o as_o also_o the_o wine_n cure_v the_o sting_n and_o bite_a of_o serpent_n as_o it_o be_v a_o most_o especial_a treacle_n as_o for_o the_o vine_n libanios_n it_o carry_v the_o odour_n and_o smell_n of_o frankincense_n and_o therefore_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n but_o contrariwise_o another_o name_v aspendios_n be_v utter_o condemn_v for_o that_o purpose_n and_o no_o wine_n thereof_o be_v employ_v at_o the_o altar_n they_o say_v also_o that_o no_o fowl_n will_v touch_v the_o grape_n thereof_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o grape_n in_o egypt_n which_o they_o call_v thasia_fw-la exceed_v sweet_a it_o be_v and_o lose_v the_o belly_n but_o contrariwise_o there_o be_v in_o lycia_n that_o bind_v as_o much_o and_o cause_n costivenesse_n the_o grape_n ecbolides_n in_o egypt_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v cause_n woman_n with_o child_n to_o be_v deliver_v before_o their_o time_n some_o wine_n there_o be_v that_o as_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o very_a cellar_n will_v turn_v and_o prove_v sour_a about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n but_o afterward_o will_v recover_v their_o verdure_n and_o become_v quick_a and_o fresh_a again_o in_o like_a manner_n there_o be_v wine_n which_o upon_o the_o sea_n will_v change_v howbeit_o the_o agitation_n thereof_o cause_v those_o wine_n which_o endure_v it_o to_o the_o end_n to_o seem_v twice_o as_o old_a as_o they_o be_v indeed_o chap._n xix_o ¶_o what_o wine_n they_o be_v that_o may_v not_o be_v use_v in_o sacrifice_n and_o what_o way_n there_o be_v to_o sophisticate_a new_a wine_n forasmuch_o as_o our_o life_n stand_v much_o upon_o religion_n and_o divine_a service_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v hold_v unlawful_a to_o offer_v unto_o the_o god_n before_o sacrifice_n the_o wine_n of_o any_o vine_n that_o have_v not_o be_v cut_v and_o prune_v or_o that_o have_v be_v smite_v or_o blast_v with_o lightning_n or_o stand_v near_o to_o a_o jebbit_n or_o tree_n whereon_o a_o man_n have_v hang_v dead_a or_o the_o grape_n whereof_o have_v be_v tread_v by_o man_n who_o leg_n or_o foot_n have_v be_v wound_v neither_o be_v that_o wine_n allowable_a for_o this_o purpose_n which_o have_v be_v press_v and_o run_v from_o the_o refuse_n of_o grape_n stone_n and_o skin_n once_o bruise_v and_o crush_v in_o the_o press_n or_o last_o of_o all_o if_o the_o grape_n have_v be_v file_v by_o any_o ordure_n or_o dung_n fall_v from_o above_o thereupon_o moreover_o greek_a wine_n be_v reject_v from_o this_o holy_a use_n because_o they_o have_v water_n in_o they_o furthermore_o the_o vine_n itself_o be_v hold_v good_a to_o be_v eat_v namely_o when_o the_o burgen_n and_o tendril_n be_v first_o sod_v and_o afterward_o preserve_v and_o keep_v in_o vinegar_n brine_n or_o pickle_n over_o and_o beside_o it_o be_v very_o meet_v and_o convenient_a to_o speak_v also_o concern_v the_o manner_n of_o prepare_v and_o order_v of_o wine_n see_v that_o the_o greek_n have_v travail_v in_o that_o point_n several_o and_o reduce_v the_o rule_n belong_v thereto_o into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o art_n and_o namely_o euphronius_n aristomachus_n coniades_n &_o hicesias_n be_v therein_o great_a professor_n the_o african_n use_v to_o mitigate_v and_o allay_v the_o tartness_n of_o their_o wine_n with_o plastre_n yea_o and_o in_o some_o part_n of_o their_o country_n with_o lime_n the_o greek_n contrariwise_o do_v fortify_v and_o quicken_v they_o with_o clay_n with_o powder_n of_o marble_n with_o salt_n or_o sea_n water_n and_o in_o some_o place_n of_o italy_n they_o use_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n the_o shave_n and_o scrape_n of_o stone-pitch_n also_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n in_o italy_n and_o the_o province_n thereto_o confine_v for_o to_o condite_fw-la their_o new_a wine_n &_o to_o season_v they_o with_o rosin_n yea_o and_o in_o some_o place_n they_o mingle_v therewith_o the_o lees_n of_o other_o
old_a wine_n or_o vinegar_n oftentimes_o also_o they_o make_v sliber-sauce_n of_o itself_o without_o any_o other_o mixture_n namely_o when_o they_o boil_v new_a wine_n sufficient_o to_o the_o proportion_n of_o the_o strength_n until_o the_o hardness_n do_v evaporate_v and_o that_o it_o wax_v mild_a and_o sweet_a but_o be_v thus_o order_v it_o will_v not_o last_v they_o say_v above_o one_o year_n in_o some_o country_n they_o use_v to_o seethe_v their_o new_a wine_n to_o the_o consumption_n of_o a_o thirdpart_n and_o make_v it_o cuit_n with_o which_o they_o be_v wont_n to_o delay_v the_o sharpness_n and_o strength_n of_o other_o wine_n &_o make_v they_o pleasant_a but_o both_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o wine_n and_o in_o all_o other_o the_o vessel_n ought_v to_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o purpose_n &_o season_v with_o pitch_n the_o treatise_n of_o which_o we_o will_v put_v off_o unto_o the_o next_o book_n where_o we_o purpose_v to_o treat_v thereof_o and_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v it_o chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o diverse_a kind_n of_o pitch_n and_o rosins_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o season_n and_o confecture_n of_o new_a wine_n also_o of_o vinegar_n and_o salt_n among_o tree_n that_o yield_v from_o they_o a_o liquid_a substance_n some_o there_o be_v in_o the_o east_n country_n and_o other_o in_o europe_n which_o engender_v pitch_n and_o rosin_n asia_n likewise_o between_o both_o have_v of_o either_o side_n it_o some_o such_o tree_n as_o for_o the_o east_n the_o terebinth_n put_v out_o turpentine_n the_o best_a and_o clear_a rosin_n of_o all_o other_o next_o to_o they_o the_o lentiske_n also_o have_v their_o rosin_n which_o they_o call_v mastic_n after_o which_o the_o cypress_n bring_v forth_o a_o three_o rosin_n but_o it_o be_v of_o a_o most_o sharp_a and_o bite_a taste_n all_o these_o tree_n i_o say_v carry_v rosin_n only_o and_o the_o same_o thin_a and_o liquid_a but_o the_o cedar_n send_v forth_o a_o thick_a substance_n and_o good_a to_o make_v pitch_n &_o tar_n as_o for_o the_o rosin_n or_o gum_n arabic_a it_o be_v white_a in_o colour_n strong_a of_o smell_n untoward_a and_o troublesome_a to_o he_o that_o shall_v boil_v it_o that_o of_o jury_n be_v hard_a yea_o and_o of_o a_o strong_a savour_n than_o turpentine_n the_o siriack_a gum_n resemble_v the_o honey_n of_o athens_n the_o cyprian_a excel_v all_o other_o of_o a_o fleshy_a substance_n it_o be_v &_o like_v in_o colour_n to_o honey_n the_o colophonian_n be_v deep_a of_o colour_n and_o red_a beat_v it_o to_o powder_v in_o a_o mortar_n it_o prove_v white_a but_o it_o carry_v a_o strong_a smell_n with_o it_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o perfumer_n and_o maker_n of_o ointment_n have_v no_o use_n thereof_o as_o for_o that_o which_o the_o pitch_n tree_n of_o asia_n do_v yield_v it_o be_v pass_o white_a and_o the_o greek_n call_v it_o spagas_n all_o rosin_n general_o will_v dissolve_v in_o oil_n some_o think_v very_o that_o potter_n clay_n will_v likewise_o do_v the_o same_o but_o i_o be_o abash_v &_o ashamed_a to_o report_v how_o in_o these_o day_n the_o same_o pitch_n whereof_o we_o speak_v shall_v be_v in_o so_o great_a account_n as_o it_o be_v for_o make_v of_o pitch_n plaster_n to_o fetch_v off_o the_o hair_n of_o man_n body_n &_o all_o to_o make_v they_o more_o smooth_a and_o effeminate_a howbeit_o the_o manner_n of_o season_v new_a must_v therewith_o that_o when_o it_o be_v perfect_a wine_n it_o may_v smell_v of_o pitch_n and_o bite_v at_o the_o tongue_n end_n be_v to_o bestrew_v it_o with_o the_o powder_n of_o pitch_n at_o the_o first_o work_v the_o heat_n whereof_o be_v common_o pass_v and_o go_v in_o nine_o day_n and_o some_o think_v that_o the_o wine_n will_v be_v the_o strong_a if_o the_o raw_a and_o green_a flower_n of_o the_o rosin_n as_o it_o issue_v fresh_a out_o of_o the_o tree_n be_v put_v therein_o for_o it_o will_v quicken_v a_o small_a and_o weak_a wine_n now_o this_o mixture_n and_o medicine_n of_o wine_n call_v crapula_n make_v thus_o of_o rosin_n have_v contrary_a effect_n for_o if_o the_o wine_n be_v over-heady_a and_o strong_a it_o allai_v &_o mortify_v the_o hurtful_a force_n thereof_o but_o if_o it_o be_v too_o weak_a or_o drink_v dead_a &_o flat_a it_o reviu_v again_o and_o give_v it_o a_o strong_a taste_n in_o liguria_n and_o principal_o along_o the_o po_n they_o use_v to_o season_v their_o wine_n and_o bring_v they_o all_o to_o their_o several_a perfection_n in_o this_o manner_n if_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v new_o be_v mighty_a and_o strong_a they_o put_v in_o the_o more_o of_o this_o medicine_n or_o confection_n call_v crapula_n if_o it_o be_v mild_a and_o small_a than_o the_o less_o go_v into_o it_o and_o keep_v this_o gage_n with_o their_o hand_n they_o make_v both_o good_a some_o will_v have_v one_o wine_n brew_v with_o another_o the_o weak_a with_o the_o strong_a and_o so_o forsooth_o there_o must_v needs_o arise_v a_o good_a temperature_n of_o both_o together_o and_o very_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n again_o which_o have_v in_o the_o nature_n thereof_o so_o great_a variety_n in_o some_o country_n if_o new_a wine_n work_v of_o itself_o a_o second_o time_n it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o fault_n and_o mean_n to_o corrupt_v it_o and_o indeed_o upon_o such_o a_o chance_n &_o unhappy_a accident_n it_o lose_v the_o verdure_n and_o quick_a taste_n whereupon_o it_o get_v the_o name_n of_o vappa_fw-la and_o be_v clean_o turn_v to_o be_v dead_a or_o sour_a in_o which_o regard_n also_o we_o give_v a_o man_n that_o name_n by_o way_n of_o scorn_n and_o reproach_n call_v he_o vappa_fw-la when_o he_o be_v heartless_a void_a of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n if_o it_o be_v vinegar_n indeed_o it_o be_v another_o matter_n for_o sure_o though_o wine_n degenerate_a into_o it_o by_o way_n of_o corruption_n and_o putrefaction_n yet_o a_o virtue_n and_o force_n it_o have_v good_a for_o many_o special_a use_n and_o without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o live_v so_o delicate_o at_o our_o table_n as_o we_o do_v moreover_o the_o world_n be_v so_o much_o give_v to_o keep_v a_o brue_v temper_v and_o medicine_v of_o wine_n that_o in_o some_o place_n they_o sophisticate_a they_o with_o ash_n as_o it_o be_v with_o plaster_n in_o other_o they_o fortify_v recover_v and_o make_v they_o again_o by_o such_o device_n as_o be_v before_o specify_v but_o to_o this_o purpose_n they_o take_v the_o ash_n to_o choose_v of_o vine_n cut_n or_o of_o the_o oak_n wood_n before_o any_o other_o and_o forsooth_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n to_o occupy_v sea_n water_n for_o this_o purpose_n they_o prescribe_v they_o to_o fetch_v it_o far_o from_o land_n in_o the_o deep_a sea_n &_o keep_v also_o from_o mid-march_n or_o the_o spring_n equinox_n or_o at_o leastwise_o from_o mid-iune_n or_o summer_n sunne-stead_n and_o draw_v in_o the_o night_n &_o when_o the_o north_n wind_n blow_v but_o if_o it_o be_v get_v near_o the_o time_n of_o vintage_n than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v well_o boil_v before_o it_o will_v serve_v the_o turn_n as_o for_o the_o pitch_n in_o italy_n that_o of_o brutium_fw-la or_o calabria_n be_v repute_v for_o the_o best_a to_o trim_v those_o vessel_n which_o be_v to_o keep_v wine_n there_o be_v make_v of_o the_o rosin_n of_o the_o tree_n picea_n as_o also_o in_o spain_n there_o come_v from_o the_o wild_a pine_n a_o certain_a pitch_n which_o be_v the_o very_o worst_a for_o the_o rosin_n of_o those_o tree_n be_v bitter_a dry_a &_o of_o a_o strong_a savour_n the_o difference_n and_o sundry_a kind_n of_o pitch_n as_o also_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v the_o same_o we_o will_v declare_v in_o the_o book_n next_o follow_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o wild_a and_o savage_a tree_n the_o fault_n and_o imperfection_n of_o pitch_n over_o and_o beside_o those_o even_o now_o rehearse_v to_o wit_n bitterness_n dryness_n &_o strong_a send_v be_v know_v by_o the_o sournesse_n stink_a smoke_n and_o the_o very_a adustion_n thereof_o but_o you_o shall_v know_v good_a pitch_n by_o these_o experiment_n if_o the_o piece_n break_v from_o it_o do_v shine_v if_o between_o the_o tooth_n it_o relent_v and_o be_v clammy_a like_o glue_v and_o have_v a_o pleasant_a sharpness_n and_o sour_a taste_n withal_o of_o the_o vinegar_n in_o asia_n the_o pitch_n be_v think_v best_o which_o come_v of_o the_o tree_n in_o mount_n ida._n the_o greek_n esteem_v the_o tree_n of_o the_o hill_n pieria_n chief_a for_o this_o purpose_n and_o virgil_n commend_v that_o of_o narycia_n before_o all_o but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o brew_n and_o sophistication_n of_o wine_n they_o that_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v cunning_a or_o at_o leastwise_o more_o curious_a than_o their_o fellow_n do_v mingle_v therewith_o black_a
though_o they_o be_v little_a yet_o be_v they_o pass_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o be_v eat_v other_o apple_n there_o be_v that_o have_v ennoble_v the_o country_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o carry_v their_o name_n to_o wit_n camerina_n and_o graecula_n all_o the_o rest_n take_v name_n either_o upon_o some_o occasion_n or_o property_n that_o they_o have_v to_o wit_n of_o brotherhood_n as_o the_o twin-apple_n gemella_n which_o hang_v one_o to_o another_o by_o couple_n and_o never_o be_v find_v single_a but_o always_o grow_v double_a of_o their_o colour_n as_o the_o serica_n which_o for_o their_o fresh_a hue_n be_v so_o call_v of_o kindred_n and_o affinity_n as_o the_o melapia_n for_o their_o resemblance_n and_o participation_n of_o apple_n and_o pear_n together_o as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v peare-apple_n or_o pom-poires_a of_o their_o hasty_a ripeness_n as_o the_o mustea_n i._n hasty_a apple_n which_o now_o of_o their_o sweet_a taste_n of_o honey_n be_v call_v melimela_n i._n honey_n apple_n also_o of_o their_o exquisite_a roundness_n like_o a_o bal_n as_o the_o orbiculata_fw-la i._o the_o round_a apple_n that_o these_o apple_n come_v first_o from_o their_o native_a country_n epirus_n appear_v by_o the_o greek_n who_o call_v they_o epirotica_n again_o some_o there_o be_v that_o take_v their_o denomination_n of_o their_o form_n resemble_v woman_n pap_n or_o breast_n as_o namely_o orthomastica_fw-la i._o the_o brest-apple_n other_o for_o that_o their_o condition_n be_v to_o have_v no_o pippin_n or_o seed_n within_o they_o be_v call_v of_o the_o belgian_n spadoma_n as_o one_o will_v say_v geld_a apple_n as_o for_o the_o melofolia_n i._o the_o leaf_n apple_n they_o be_v so_o call_v because_o they_o have_v one_o leaf_n and_o otherwhile_o twain_o break_v forth_o of_o their_o side_n in_o the_o very_a mid_n the_o ragged_a apple_n pannucea_n take_v this_o name_n for_o that_o of_o all_o other_o they_o soon_o be_v rivel_a the_o puff_v name_v pulmonea_n be_v hoven_v foolish_o and_o swell_v i_o can_v tell_v how_o with_o little_a or_o nothing_o in_o they_o some_o in_o colour_n resemble_v blood_n they_o be_v so_o red_a because_o at_o first_o they_o be_v graff_v upon_o a_o mulberry_n but_o all_o apple_n ordinary_o be_v red_a on_o that_o side_n that_o regard_v the_o sun_n as_o for_o wilding_n and_o crab_n little_o they_o be_v all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o in_o comparison_n their_o taste_n be_v well_o enough_o like_v and_o they_o carry_v with_o they_o a_o quick_a and_o sharp_a smell_n howbeit_o this_o gift_n they_o have_v for_o their_o harsh_a sourness_n that_o they_o have_v many_o a_o foul_a word_n and_o shrewd_a curse_n give_v they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o dull_a the_o edge_n of_o any_o knife_n that_o shall_v cut_v they_o to_o conclude_v the_o dacian_a apple_n be_v of_o all_o other_o in_o manner_n least_o accept_v notwithstanding_o they_o be_v first_o mellow_v and_o will_v be_v gather_v betimes_o chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o pear_n and_o of_o the_o variety_n of_o graft_n upon_o the_o same_o cause_n there_o be_v pear_n also_o reproach_v with_o the_o name_n of_o pride_n and_o be_v call_v the_o proud-peare_n little_o they_o be_v but_o quickley_n ripe_a and_o as_o soon_o go_v of_o all_o other_o the_o crustumine_n pear_n be_v most_o delicate_a and_o pleasant_a in_o taste_n next_o to_o they_o in_o request_n be_v the_o falern_n pear_n so_o call_v for_o their_o great_a abundance_n of_o liquor_n as_o it_o be_v wine_n whereof_o they_o be_v full_a and_o these_o be_v likewise_o name_v the_o milk-peare_n but_o such_o of_o they_o as_o be_v of_o colour_n black_a be_v call_v the_o syrian_a pear_n as_o for_o other_o pear_n they_o have_v sundry_a name_n according_a to_o the_o country_n wherein_o they_o grow_v howbeit_o these_o pear_n follow_v retain_v their_o name_n still_o in_o all_o place_n and_o represent_v always_o the_o memorial_n of_o those_o that_o first_o plant_v or_o graff_v they_o to_o wit_n decimiana_n of_o one_o decimus_n a_o 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tree_n how_o it_o bear_v 473._o c._n the_o wood_n how_o to_o be_v employ_v 490._o h_o corneill_n berry_n preserve_v 449._o k_o corn_n offer_v to_o the_o god_n in_o numa_n his_o time_n 546._o d_o corn_n parch_v for_o sacrifice_n ibid._n e_o corne_n sow_v grind_a and_o knead_v who_o devise_v 187._o e_o corne_n give_v name_n to_o family_n in_o rome_n 550._o h_o corn_n give_v as_o a_o reward_n to_o worthy_a warriorr_v ibid._n corn_n cheap_a at_o rome_n 551._o b_o corn_n divide_v into_o two_o general_a head_n fourment_n and_o pulse_n 557._o c_o corn_n of_o all_o sort_n when_o it_o come_v after_o it_o be_v sow_v ibid._n e_o corne_n how_o it_o bear_v head_n and_o carry_v seed_n 558._o g_o corne_n spike_v what_o leaf_n it_o bear_v ibid._n m_o corne_n spike_v blow_v at_o once_o 559._o a_o corn_n differ_v in_o ripen_v ibid._n a._n b_o corn_n differ_v in_o stalk_n and_o ear_n ibid._n corn_n how_o to_o he_o thresh_v and_o cleanse_v ibid._n b._n c_o corn_n how_o it_o differ_v in_o weight_n ibid._n c._n d_o bread-corne_n do_v degenerate_a into_o oat_n 574._o g_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v from_o field-mice_n 576._o g_o corn_n how_o to_o be_v sow_v respective_a to_o the_o soil_n ibid._n k_o corne_n grow_v upon_o tree_n 577._o b_o corn_n how_o to_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o store_n 603._o a._n b._n what_o corn_n will_v keep_v best_a ibid._n d._n c._n how_o corn_n may_v be_v keep_v sweet_a and_o good_a long_a ibid._n e._n cut_v of_o corn_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 602._o h_o coronet_n mural_a 456._o i._n uallare_fw-la ibid._n navale_a ibid._n rostrate_a ibid._n k_o coronet_n how_o they_o come_v first_o 456._o l_o coromandae_n a_o savage_a sort_n of_o people_n 156._o g._n without_o speech_n ibid._n tooth_a like_o dog_n ibid._n corus_n wind_n 22._o l_o coos_n island_n 323._o a_o cosei_n worm_n breed_v in_o oak_n 539._o c._n they_o be_v dainty_a meat_n ibid._n costus_n a_o spice_n 384._o h._n the_o kind_n and_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n cotinus_n what_o tree_n 468._o h_o cotton_n tree_n see_v gosampine_n cotton_n tree_n in_o aethyopia_n 395._o a_o c_o r_o crab-fish_n their_o nature_n 252._o k._n l_o crab-apple_n 438._o m_o crabtree_n bear_v twice_o a_o year_n 474._o m_o crab_n only_o fourfooted_a among_o fish_n 351._o l_o croesus_n his_o son_n untimely_a speech_n 353._o e._n it_o be_v prodigious_a ibid._n crane_n how_o they_o fly_v 281._o c_o crane_n tame_v very_o plaifull_a ibid._n f_o crane_n a_o dainty_a dish_n 282._o g_o crapula_n what_o it_o be_v 464._o k_o crapula_n what_o mixture_n it_o be_v and_o what_o effect_n it_o work_v 424._o h._n crassus_n agelastus_n be_v never_o know_v to_o laugh_v all_o his_o life_n time_n 166._o h_o crassivenium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o maple_n 466._o m_o crater_n nymphaei_fw-la a_o hollow_a burn_a furnace_n and_o unfortunate_a to_o the_o apolloniates_n 47._o d_o craterus_n monoceros_n a_o most_o excellent_a hunter_n or_o hawker_n 294._o k._n creature_n that_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n at_o time_n have_v no_o blood_n at_o all_o 346._o h_o creature_n be_v not_o all_o hairy_a that_o bring_v forth_o quick_a young_a ibid._n m._n creature_n none_o of_o they_o have_v a_o odd_a foot_n 351._o e_fw-la creature_n which_o only_o be_v round_o ibid._n creature_n whole_a houf_v their_o leg_n grow_v not_o in_o length_n ibid._n f_o what_o creature_n will_v not_o live_v nor_o breed_v within_o some_o country_n 234._o g_o creature_n hurtful_a to_o stranger_n and_o none_o else_o ibid._n h_o creature_n without_o blood_n have_v no_o liver_n 341._o d_o c._n crispinus_n hilarius_n his_o train_n of_o child_n and_o issue_n in_o lineal_a descent_n live_v 162._o m_o critobulus_n heal_v king_n philip_n his_o eye_n 174._o m._n his_o reward_n ibid._n crocodile_n of_o the_o river_n 337._o a._n move_v the_o upper_a jaw_n ibid._n crocodile_n male_a and_o female_a sit_v by_o turn_n 302._o h_o crocodile_n wily_a and_o industrious_a 346._o l_o crocodile_n their_o description_n 208._o m._n they_o haunt_v both_o land_n and_o water_n 209._o a_o crocutae_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o beast_n and_o their_o nature_n 206._o g_o crumb_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 245._o a_o crotalia_n what_o pearl_n 256._o g_o crow_n a_o subtle_a bird_n 276._o h._n she_o feed_v her_o young_a be_v fledge_a ibid._n i_o a_o crow_n teach_v to_o speak_v 294._o k_o c_o t_n ctesias_n of_o gnidos_n 47._o b_o ctesiphon_n frame_v diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n 175._o b_o c_o v_o cuckoo_n reckon_v a_o hawk_n 275._o b._n his_o time_n of_o appearance_n ibid._n kill_v by_o his_o own_o kind_n ibid._n cuckoo_n lay_v in_o other_o bird_n nest_n and_o why_o 275._o c_o they_o devour_v the_o young_a bird_n of_o their_o nurse_n 275._o d_o young_a cuckoo_n fat_a and_o delicate_a meat_n ibid._n cuckoo_n check_v the_o idle_a husband_n that_o be_v behind_o hand_n with_o his_o work_n 593._o b_o cucus_n a_o tree_n 390._o k_o cuit_fw-la wine_n melampsithium_fw-la psithium_fw-la 416._o l_o cuit_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 416._o m._n 417._o a_o culeus_n the_o big_a measure_n of_o liquor_n that_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n 606._o g_o country_n the_o variety_n and_o diverse_a disposition_n thereof_o 36._o m_o curite_n town_n 40._o m_o curtius_n a_o noble_a knight_n of_o rome_n 443._o f_o cusculium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 461._o a_o cut_v of_o corn_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 602._o h_o cuttle_n fish_n 256._o g._n their_o nature_n 250._o g_o c_o y_fw-fr cybia_n quarter_n of_o pesaurides_n 243._o d_o cycae_fw-la certain_a date_n 388._o g_o cyclopes_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o cychramus_n what_o bird_n 283._o a_o cyneas_n his_o merry_a scoff_n at_o a_o uine_n that_o bear_v hard_a wine_n 405._o b._n his_o memory_n 168._o g_o cynae_fw-la tree_n 363._o f_o cynobatos_n 401._o i_o cynosura_n what_o kind_n of_o addle_n egg_n 301._o c_o cyonoide_v water-serpent_n 243._o b_o cynocephali_n a_o kind_n of_o ape_n or_o monkey_n 232._o g_o cypress_n tree_n will_v not_o be_v dung_v nor_o water_v 544._o i_o it_o be_v worse_o for_o good_a physic_n ibid._n cypress_n tree_n bear_v ordinary_o thrice_o a_o year_n 475._o a_o cypress_n tree_n describe_v at_o large_a with_o the_o property_n thereof_o 479._o c._n consecrate_v to_o pluto_n and_o why_o ibid._n cypress_n tree_n good_a to_o make_v vinet_n and_o border_n 479._o d_o cypress_n wood_n gainful_a to_o the_o lord_n ibid._n c_o cypress_n tree_n love_v the_o isle_n candy_n best_a ibid._n cypress_n wood_n fair_a and_o shine_a 491._o d_o cypress_n tree_n rosin_n 424._o g_o cyprinum_n oil_n 376_o g._n 382_o h_o cypros_n a_o aegiptidn_n tree_n 375_o f_o cyprus_n island_n 48_o k._n join_v sometime_o to_o syria_n 40_o 〈◊〉_d the_o compass_n and_o length_n thereof_o 110_o m_o cyrene_n the_o description_n thereof_o 94_o k._n famous_a and_o why_o ibid._n cytisus_fw-la high_o commend_v for_o feed_v sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n 400_o l._n m._n it_o increase_v nurse_n milk_n 401._o a._n b._n c_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v and_o order_v ibid._n c_o d_o a_o dabula_n what_o they_o be_v 386_o g_o dactyli_n certain_a grape_n 405_o f._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n daffodil_n flour_v thrice_o and_o show_v three_o season_n of_o plough_v 592_o h_o daphnoeides_n isocinnamon_n 374_o g_o daphnoeides_n 453_o a_o daphnitis_fw-la 452_o m_o date_n tree_n their_o sundry_a kind_n 384_o m._n 385_o b_o date_n how_o they_o be_v employ_v ibid._n of_o a_o date_n tree_n and_o other_o plant_n prosper_v under_o it_o a_o wonder_n incredible_a 581_o d_o date_fw-la tree_n describe_v 385_o c._n d_o distinguish_v by_o sect_n evident_o ibid._n d_o jack_n dawes_n see_v chough_n date_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v set_v 385_o e_fw-la daemaenetus_fw-la turn_v into_o a_o wolf_n 207_o d_o date_fw-la in_o egypt_n 374_o l_o date_n conceive_v by_o the_o presence_n
for_o to_o bathe_v kibe_a heel_n for_o which_o purpose_n it_o be_v boil_v in_o oil_n and_o so_o apply_v in_o like_a manner_n it_o serve_v to_o soften_v hard_a callosity_n in_o any_o place_n whatsoever_o and_o for_o the_o foresay_a corn_n of_o the_o foot_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v scarify_v &_o scrape_v before_o it_o be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n singula_fw-la it_o be_v against_o unwholesome_a water_n pestilent_a tract_n and_o contagious_a air_n as_o in_o time_n suspect_v of_o infection_n sovereign_a it_o be_v for_o the_o cough_n the_o fall_n of_o the_o wula_n and_o a_o old_a jaunise_v or_o overflow_a of_o the_o gall_n for_o the_o dropsy_n also_o and_o hoarseness_n of_o the_o throat_n for_o present_o it_o skour_v the_o pipe_n clear_v the_o voice_n again_o and_o make_v it_o audible_a if_o it_o be_v infuse_v and_o dissolve_v in_o water_n and_o vinegar_n and_o so_o apply_v with_o a_o sponge_n it_o assuage_v the_o gout_n take_a in_o a_o broth_n or_o thin_a sup_v it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o pleurisy_n especial_o if_o the_o patient_a purpose_n to_o drink_v wine_n after_o it_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o wax_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o one_o cich_a pease_n it_o be_v give_v very_o well_o in_o case_n of_o contraction_n &_o shrink_v of_o sinew_n and_o namely_o to_o such_o as_o carry_v their_o head_n backward_o perforce_o by_o occasion_n of_o some_o crick_n or_o cramp_n for_o the_o squinance_n it_o be_v good_a to_o gargarize_v therewith_o semblable_o it_o be_v give_v with_o leek_n and_o vinegar_n to_o those_o that_o wheaze_v in_o their_o chest_n and_o be_v short_a wind_v &_o have_v have_v a_o old_a cough_n stick_v long_o by_o they_o also_o with_o vinegar_n alone_o to_o such_o as_o have_v sup_v off_o and_o drink_v quail_v milk_n that_o be_v clutter_a within_o their_o stomach_n take_a in_o wine_n it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o faint_n about_o the_o heart_n as_o also_o for_o colliquation_n and_o such_o as_o be_v fall_v away_o and_o far_o go_v in_o a_o consumption_n &_o those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o the_o fall_a sickness_n but_o in_o honey_a water_n it_o have_v a_o special_a operation_n respective_a to_o the_o palsy_n or_o resolution_n of_o the_o tongue_n with_o sodden_a honey_n and_o laser_n together_o there_o be_v make_v a_o lineament_n very_o proper_a to_o anoint_v the_o region_n of_o the_o hucklebone_n where_o the_o sciatica_n be_v seat_v and_o the_o small_a of_o the_o back_n to_o allay_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n i_o will_v not_o give_v counsel_n as_o many_o writer_n do_v prescribe_v for_o to_o put_v it_o in_o the_o concavitie_n or_o hole_n of_o a_o rot_a tooth_n and_o so_o stop_v up_o the_o place_n close_o with_o wax_n for_o fear_v of_o that_o which_o may_v ensue_v thereupon_o for_o i_o have_v see_v the_o fearful_a sequel_n of_o that_o experiment_n in_o a_o man_n who_o upon_o the_o take_n of_o that_o medicine_n throw_v himself_o headlong_o from_o a_o high_a loft_n and_o break_v his_o neck_n such_o intolerable_a pain_n he_o sustain_v of_o the_o toothache_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o do_v but_o anoint_v the_o muffle_v or_o nose_n of_o a_o bull_n therewith_o it_o will_v set_v he_o on_o a_o fire_n &_o make_v he_o horn-mad_a and_o be_v mingle_v with_o wine_n if_o serpent_n as_o they_o be_v most_o greedy_a of_o wine_n chance_v to_o lap_n or_o lick_v thereof_o it_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o burst_v and_o therefore_o i_o will_v not_o advise_v any_o to_o be_v anoint_v with_o it_o and_o honey_n of_o athens_n incorporat_a together_o howsoever_o there_o be_v some_o physician_n who_o set_v down_o such_o a_o receipt_n certes_o if_o i_o shall_v take_v in_o hand_n to_o particularize_v of_o the_o virtue_n that_o laser_n have_v be_v mingle_v with_o other_o matter_n in_o confection_n i_o shall_v never_o make_v a_o end_n but_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o deal_v with_o simple_n only_o wherein_o nature_n work_n be_v most_o apparent_a &_o evident_a to_o be_v see_v whereas_o in_o composition_n we_o go_v altogether_o by_o conjecture_n 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of_o which_o diana_n be_v so_o dispose_v that_o to_o as_o many_o as_o enter_v into_o the_o place_n it_o seem_v sad_a and_o heavy_a but_o to_o they_o that_o go_v forth_o it_o appear_v pleasant_a and_o merry_a and_o in_o very_a truth_n there_o be_v certain_a statue_n at_o rome_n of_o these_o man_n do_v to_o wit_n those_o which_o stand_v upon_o the_o lantern_n of_o apollo_n temple_n 〈◊〉_d the_o mount_n palatine_n and_o almost_o general_o in_o all_o those_o chapel_n which_o agustus_n caesar_n emperor_n â—…f_o glorious_a memory_n erect_v moreover_o their_o father_n anthermus_n leave_v behind_o he_o certain_a image_n both_o in_o delos_n and_o also_o in_o the_o island_n lesbos_n as_o for_o dipoenus_n his_o work_n be_v rife_o in_o ambracia_n arâ—…os_n and_o cleone_n in_o which_o city_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v a_o corner_n without_o they_o but_o all_o
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the_o five_o sort_n thereof_o also_o of_o the_o black_a sanguine_a stone_n call_v schistos_n the_o bloodstone_n schistos_n and_o hoematites_n both_o have_v great_a affinity_n one_o with_o another_o as_o for_o the_o bloodstone_n hoematites_n a_o mere_a mineral_n it_o be_v and_o find_v in_o mine_n of_o metal_n be_v burn_v it_o come_v to_o the_o colour_n of_o vermilion_n the_o manner_n of_o calcine_v it_o be_v much_o after_o that_o of_o the_o phrygian_a stone_n but_o wine_n serve_v not_o to_o quench_v it_o many_o sophisticate_a it_o with_o schistos_n and_o obtrude_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o but_o the_o difference_n be_v soon_o know_v for_o that_o the_o right_a hoematites_n have_v red_a vein_n in_o it_o and_o beside_o be_v by_o nature_n frail_a and_o easy_a to_o crumble_v of_o wonderful_a operation_n it_o be_v to_o help_v bloodshot_a eye_n the_o same_o give_v to_o woman_n to_o drink_v stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n that_o follow_v they_o they_o also_o that_o use_n to_o cast_v up_o 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