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catiline_n to_o flight_n and_o banish_v he_o the_o city_n thou_o and_o none_o but_o thou_o do_v outlaw_n m._n antonius_n and_o put_v he_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o state_n all_o hail_n therefore_o o_o m._n tullius_n fair_a chieve_z thou_o thou_o that_o first_o be_v salute_v by_o the_o name_n of_o parens_fw-la patriae_fw-la i._o father_n of_o thy_o country_n first_o that_o deserve_v triumpth_n in_o thy_o long_a robe_n &_o the_o laurel_n garland_n for_o thy_o language_n the_o only_a father_n indeed_o of_o eloquence_n &_o of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n and_o as_o caesar_n dictator_n sometime_o thy_o enemy_n have_v write_v of_o thou_o have_v deserve_v a_o crown_n above_o all_o other_o triumph_n by_o how_o much_o more_o praiseworthy_a it_o be_v to_o have_v amplify_v and_o set_v out_o the_o bound_n and_o limit_n of_o roman_a wit_n and_o learning_n than_o of_o roman_a ground_n and_o dominion_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o a_o certain_a majesty_n in_o behaviour_n and_o carriage_n those_o who_o among_o other_o gift_n of_o the_o mind_n have_v surpass_v other_o man_n in_o sage_a advice_n and_o wisdom_n be_v thereupon_o at_o rome_n surname_v cati_fw-la and_o corculi_fw-la in_o greece_n socrates_n carry_v the_o name_n away_o from_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v deem_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n pythius_n the_o wise_a man_n of_o all_o other_o chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o authority_n again_o chilo_n the_o lacedaemonian_a be_v of_o so_o great_a reputation_n among_o man_n that_o his_o say_n be_v hold_v for_o oracle_n and_o three_o precept_n of_o his_o be_v write_v in_o letter_n of_o gold_n &_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphi_n where_o the_o first_o be_v this_o know_v thyself_o the_o second_o set_v thy_o mind_n too_o much_o on_o nothing_o the_o three_o debt_n and_o law_n be_v always_o accompany_v with_o misery_n his_o hap_n be_v to_o die_v for_o joy_n upon_o tiding_n that_o his_o son_n win_v the_o best_a prize_n and_o be_v crown_v victor_n at_o the_o solemn_a game_n olympia_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v inter_v all_o greece_n do_v he_o honour_n and_o solemnize_v his_o funeral_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o person_n of_o a_o divine_a spirit_n and_o heavenly_a nature_n among_o woman_n sibylla_n be_v excellent_a at_o divination_n and_o for_o a_o certain_a fellowship_n and_o society_n with_o celestial_a wight_n of_o great_a name_n as_o for_o man_n among_o the_o greek_n melampus_n and_o with_o we_o roman_n martius_z carried_z as_o great_a a_o opinion_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o scipio_n nasica_n scipio_n nasica_n be_v judge_v once_o by_o the_o senate_n swear_v to_o speak_v without_o passion_n and_o affection_n to_o be_v the_o best_a &_o honest_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n howbeit_o the_o same_o man_n as_o upright_o as_o he_o be_v suffer_v a_o repulse_n and_o disgrace_n at_o the_o people_n hand_n in_o his_o white_a robe_n when_o he_o sue_v for_o a_o dignity_n and_o to_o conclude_v in_o the_o end_n his_o hap_n be_v not_o to_o depart_v this_o life_n in_o his_o own_o country_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o socrates_n the_o wise_a man_n so_o deem_v by_o the_o oracle_n of_o apollo_n shall_v die_v out_o of_o prison_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o chastity_n svlpitia_n daughter_n of_o paterculus_n and_o wife_n to_o fulvius_n flaccus_n by_o all_o the_o voice_n in_o general_a of_o roman_a dame_n carry_v away_o the_o prize_n for_o continency_n and_o be_v elect_v out_o of_o the_o hundred_o principal_a matron_n of_o rome_n to_o dedicate_v and_o consecrate_v the_o image_n of_o venus_n according_a to_o and_o ordinance_n out_o of_o sibyl_n book_n claudia_n likewise_o be_v by_o a_o religious_a and_o devout_a experiment_n prove_v to_o be_v such_o another_o at_o what_o time_n as_o she_o bring_v the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n cybele_n to_o rome_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o piety_n or_o kindness_n in_o all_o part_n very_o of_o the_o world_n there_o have_v be_v find_v infinite_a example_n of_o natural_a love_n and_o affection_n but_o one_o example_n thereof_o at_o rome_n have_v be_v know_v singular_a above_o all_o other_o and_o incomparable_a there_o be_v a_o poor_a young_a woman_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n and_o therefore_o base_a and_o of_o no_o account_n who_o late_o have_v be_v in_o childbed_n who_o mother_n be_v condemn_v to_o perpetual_a prison_n and_o there_o lay_v for_o some_o great_a offence_n that_o she_o have_v commit_v this_o daughter_n of_o she_o and_o young_a nurse_n aforesaid_a obtain_v leave_v to_o have_v access_n unto_o her_o mother_n and_o evermore_o by_o the_o gaoler_n be_v narrow_o search_v for_o bring_v to_o her_o any_o victual_n because_o her_o judgement_n be_v to_o be_v famish_v to_o death_n thus_o she_o go_v and_o come_v so_o long_o until_o at_o last_o she_o be_v find_v suckling_n of_o her_o mother_n with_o the_o milk_n of_o her_o breast_n this_o be_v repute_v for_o such_o a_o strange_a and_o wondrous_a example_n that_o the_o mother_n 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 and_o may_v have_v more_o child_n this_o say_v he_o mean_v to_o spare_v his_o wife_n life_n in_o consideration_n of_o the_o good_a she_o may_v do_v to_o the_o commonweal_n and_o in_o truth_n like_v as_o the_o wizard_n prophesy_v so_o it_o fall_v out_o soon_o after_o and_o their_o word_n take_v effect_v m._n lepidus_n so_o entire_o love_v his_o wife_n apuleia_n that_o he_o die_v for_o very_a thought_n and_o grief_n of_o heart_n after_o she_o be_v divorce_v from_o he_o and_o turn_v away_o p._n rutilius_n chance_v to_o be_v somewhat_o ill_a at_o ease_n and_o sickish_a but_o hear_v of_o his_o brother_n repulse_n and_o that_o he_o be_v put_v by_o his_o consulship_n for_o which_o he_o stand_v in_o suit_n die_v sudden_o for_o sorrow_n p._n catienus_n philotimus_n so_o love_v his_o lord_n and_o master_n that_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v by_o he_o make_v his_o sole_a heir_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o he_o have_v yet_o for_o kind_a heart_n cast_v himself_o into_o the_o funeral_n fire_n to_o be_v burn_v with_o he_o chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o diverse_a excellent_a man_n in_o many_o art_n and_o science_n and_o namely_o in_o astrology_n grammar_n and_o geometry_n in_o the_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n of_o sundry_a science_n a_o infinite_a number_n of_o man_n have_v excel_v howbeit_o we_o will_v but_o take_v the_o very_a flower_n of_o they_o all_o and_o touch_v those_o only_o who_o meet_v it_o be_v to_o be_v name_v for_o their_o special_a desert_n in_o astrology_n berosus_n be_v most_o cunning_a in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o athenians_n for_o his_o divine_a prediction_n and_o prognostication_n cause_v his_o statue_n with_o a_o golden_a tongue_n to_o be_v erect_v in_o the_o public_a school_n of_o their_o university_n for_o grammar_n apollodorus_n be_v singular_a and_o therefore_o be_v high_o honour_v of_o the_o state_n of_o greece_n call_v amphictyones_n in_o physic_n hypocrates_n excel_v so_o far_o forth_o as_o by_o his_o skill_n he_o foretell_v of_o a_o pestilence_n that_o shall_v come_v out_o of_o sclavonia_n and_o for_o to_o cure_v and_o remedy_v the_o same_o send_v forth_o his_o disciple_n and_o scholar_n to_o all_o the_o city_n about_o in_o recompense_n of_o which_o good_a desert_n of_o he_o all_o greece_n by_o a_o public_a decree_n ordain_v for_o he_o the_o like_a honour_n as_o unto_o hercules_n for_o the_o very_a same_o cunning_a and_o science_n king_n ptolomae_n give_v unto_o cleombrotus_n of_o cea_n at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n hold_v in_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o great_a mother_n of_o the_o god_n a_o hundred_o talent_n and_o namely_o for_o cure_v the_o king_n antiochus_n critobulus_n likewise_o acquire_v and_o get_v himself_o a_o great_a name_n for_o draw_v a_o arrow_n forth_o of_o king_n philip_n eye_n and_o cure_v the_o wound_n when_o he_o have_v do_v so_o as_o the_o sight_n remain_v
distinction_n of_o the_o wind_n aeolus_n the_o son_n of_o helen_n he_o profess_v it_o first_o amphion_n bring_v music_n first_o into_o the_o world_n the_o flute_n and_o the_o single_a pipe_n or_o recorder_n be_v the_o invention_n of_o pan_n the_o son_n of_o mercury_n the_o crooked_a cornet_n midas_n in_o phrygia_n devise_v and_o in_o the_o same_o country_n marsyas_n invent_v the_o double_a fluit_fw-la but_o amphion_n teach_v first_o to_o sing_v and_o play_v to_o the_o lydian_a measure_n thamyras_n the_o thracian_a to_o the_o dorian_n and_o marsyas_n of_o phrygia_n to_o the_o phrygian_a amphion_n likewise_o or_o as_o some_o say_v orpheus_n and_o after_o other_o linus_n play_v first_o upon_o the_o cittern_n or_o the_o lute_n terpander_n put_v seven_o string_n more_o unto_o it_o simonides_n add_v thereto_o a_o eight_o and_o timotheus_n the_o nine_o thamiras_n be_v the_o first_o that_o play_v upon_o the_o string_a instrument_n lute_n cittern_n or_o harp_n without_o song_n &_o amphion_n sing_v withal_o or_o according_a to_o some_o linus_n terpander_n be_v the_o first_o that_o set_v song_n for_o the_o foresay_a string_a instrument_n and_o dardanus_n the_o troezenian_a begin_v first_o vocal_a music_n to_o the_o pipe_n the_o curet_n teach_v to_o dance_v in_o armour_n and_o pyrrhus_n the_o morisk_a in_o order_n of_o battle_n and_o both_o these_o be_v take_v up_o first_o in_o crete_n the_o heroic_a or_o hexametre_n verse_n we_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v come_v first_o from_o the_o oracle_n of_o pythius_n apollo_n but_o about_o the_o original_n of_o poem_n &_o poetry_n there_o be_v a_o great_a question_n among_o author_n and_o it_o be_v probable_o gather_v by_o history_n that_o there_o be_v poet_n before_o the_o time_n of_o this_o trojane_n war_n pherecides_n of_o syros_n in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n cyrus_n invent_v first_o the_o write_n in_o prose_n cadmus_n the_o milesian_n write_v chronicle_n and_o compile_v the_o first_o history_n lycaon_n have_v the_o report_n of_o set_v out_o the_o first_o public_a game_n and_o prove_v of_o mastery_n &_o fear_n of_o strength_n of_o activity_n in_o arcadia_n to_o acostus_fw-la in_o jolcum_fw-la we_o be_v behold_v for_o the_o first_o solemnity_n and_o game_n at_o funeral_n and_o after_o he_o to_o theseus_n in_o the_o straits_n of_o isthmus_n hercules_n institute_v the_o exercise_n of_o wrestler_n and_o champion_n at_o olympia_n and_o pythus_n be_v the_o first_o player_n at_o tennis_n gyges_n the_o lydian_a give_v the_o first_o proof_n of_o paint_v and_o limn_v in_o egypt_n but_o in_o greece_n euchir_n a_o cousin_n of_o daedalus_n be_v the_o first_o painter_n as_o aristotle_n suppose_v but_o after_o theophrastus_n it_o be_v polygnotus_n the_o athenian_a danaus_n be_v the_o first_o that_o sail_v with_o a_o ship_n and_o so_o he_o pass_v the_o sea_n from_o egypt_n to_o greece_n for_o before_o that_o time_n they_o use_v but_o trough_n or_o flat_a plank_n devise_v by_o k._n erythra_n to_o cross_v from_o one_o island_n to_o another_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n but_o we_o meet_v with_o some_o writer_n who_o affirm_v that_o the_o trojan_n and_o mysian_n be_v the_o first_o sailor_n and_o devise_v navigation_n before_o they_o in_o hellespont_n when_o they_o set_v out_o a_o voyage_n against_o the_o thracian_n and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o british_a ocean_n there_o be_v make_v certain_a wicker_n boat_n of_o twig_n cover_v with_o leather_n and_o stitch_v round_o about_o in_o nilus_n of_o paper_n cane-reed_n and_o rush_n philostephanus_n witness_v that_o jason_n first_o use_v the_o long_a ship_n or_o galley_n but_o egesias_n say_v that_o it_o be_v paralus_n ctesias_n attribute_n it_o to_o samyras_n saphanas_n to_o semiramis_n and_o archimachus_n to_o aegeon_n damastes_n testify_v that_o the_o erythraean_o make_v the_o bireme_a or_o galley_n with_o two_o bank_n of_o oar_n thucydides_n write_v that_o aminocles_n the_o corinthian_a build_v the_o first_o trireme_a with_o three_o row_n of_o oar_n to_o a_o side_n aristotle_n say_v that_o the_o carthaginian_n be_v the_o first_o that_o set_v to_o sea_n the_o quadrireme_a with_o 4_o rank_n of_o oar_n to_o a_o side_n and_o nesichthon_n the_o salaminian_a set_v afloat_a the_o first_o quinquereme_a with_o 5_o course_n of_o oar_n on_o either_o side_n zenagoras_n of_o syracuse_n bring_v up_o those_o of_o six_o and_o so_o from_o it_o to_o those_o of_o ten_o mnesigeton_n be_v the_o inventor_n it_o be_v say_v that_o alexander_n the_o great_a build_v galley_n for_o 12_o bank_n to_o a_o side_n and_o philostephanus_n report_v that_o ptolemae_fw-la syrname_v soter_n rise_v to_o fifteen_o demetrius_n the_o son_n of_o antigonus_n to_o thirty_o ptolomae_n philadelphus_n to_o forty_o and_o ptolomae_fw-la philopator_n syrname_v tryphon_n to_o fifty_o as_o for_o ship_n of_o burden_n and_o merchandise_n as_o hoy_n etc._n etc._n hippus_n tyrius_n invent_v they_o the_o cyrenian_o make_v frigate_n the_o phoenician_n the_o bark_n the_o rhodian_n the_o pinnace_n and_o brigantine_n and_o last_o of_o all_o the_o cyprian_n make_v the_o hulk_n and_o great_a carrack_n the_o phoenician_n be_v the_o first_o that_o in_o sail_v observe_v the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n the_o copeans_n devise_v the_o oar_n the_o platean_v invent_v the_o broad_a and_o flat_a end_n thereof_o icarus_n the_o sail_n daedalus_n the_o mast_n and_o the_o cross_a saile-yard_n the_o vessel_n for_o transport_v of_o horse_n be_v the_o invention_n of_o the_o samian_o or_o else_o of_o pericles_n the_o athenien_n the_o thasij_fw-la have_v the_o honour_n for_o frame_v the_o long_a ship_n cover_v with_o hatch_n for_o beforetime_n they_o fight_v only_o from_o out_o of_o the_o hindecke_a in_o the_o poop_n and_o the_o forecastle_n in_o the_o proe_fw-mi then_o come_v piseus_n the_o tyrrhene_a and_o arm_v the_o stem_n and_o beakhead_n of_o the_o ship_n with_o sharp_a tine_n and_o pike_n of_o brass_n eupalamus_n devise_v the_o anchor_n anacharsis_n make_v it_o first_o with_o two_o tooth_n 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thereof_o have_v no_o singularity_n nor_o virtue_n in_o itself_o but_o only_o according_a to_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v howbeit_o those_o that_o grow_v about_o surrentum_n have_v the_o most_o strength_n and_o be_v excellent_a to_o be_v preserve_v in_o vessel_n i_o mean_v as_o far_o as_o up_o to_o the_o hill_n vesuvius_n for_o there_o also_o be_v the_o vine_n murgentina_fw-la the_o best_a of_o all_o those_o that_o come_v out_o of_o sicily_n which_o some_o call_v pompeiana_n of_o pompeij_fw-la a_o town_n within_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n &_o be_v get_v once_o into_o latium_n it_o bear_v grape_n abundant_o like_v as_o the_o vine_n horconia_n in_o campaine_n yield_v plenty_n of_o grape_n with_o the_o best_a but_o good_a they_o be_v for_o nothing_o save_v only_o to_o be_v eat_v at_o the_o table_n as_o for_o the_o grape_n maerica_fw-la it_o will_v last_v and_o endure_v a_o long_a time_n it_o fear_v neither_o wind_n nor_o tempest_n nor_o any_o blast_n of_o planet_n black_a it_o be_v and_o have_v black_a stone_n howbeit_o the_o wine_n that_o it_o make_v wax_v red_a with_o age_n namely_o if_o it_o be_v long_o keep_v chap._n iii_o ¶_o of_o the_o diverse_a kind_n likewise_o of_o vine_n according_a to_o the_o property_n of_o the_o place_n and_o region_n where_o they_o grow_v hitherto_o we_o have_v treat_v of_o the_o sundry_a sort_n of_o vine_n in_o general_a now_o will_v we_o write_v of_o they_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o place_n and_o region_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o familiar_a unto_o they_o or_o as_o they_o be_v mingle_v one_o with_o another_o by_o transplant_n or_o graft_n and_o first_o and_o foremost_a the_o vine_n tudernis_n also_o florentia_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n florence_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o tuscan_n but_o about_o aretium_n there_o be_v no_o talk_n both_o for_o plenty_n and_o goodness_n but_o of_o the_o talpana_n etesiaca_n and_o conseminia_n the_o talpane_n grape_n be_v black_a as_o the_o mouldwarpe_n whereof_o it_o take_v the_o name_n but_o yet_o do_v it_o yield_v a_o white_a wine_n the_o etesiacke_a vine_n so_o call_v of_o the_o wine_n etesiae_n be_v a_o deceitful_a plant_n and_o often_o miss_v and_o fault_v but_o the_o more_o grape_n it_o bear_v the_o better_a wine_n it_o yield_v and_o more_o commendable_a marry_o this_o be_v strange_a and_o wonderful_a in_o it_o in_o the_o mid_n of_o this_o fruitfulness_n of_o she_o she_o give_v over_o sudden_o and_o die_v the_o vine_n conseminia_n bring_v black_a grape_n the_o wine_n will_v not_o last_v but_o the_o grape_n will_v keep_v and_o continue_v pass_v long_o the_o vintage_n thereof_o be_v fifteen_o day_n after_o all_o other_o it_o bear_v ordinary_o her_o full_a burden_n but_o the_o fruit_n be_v only_o good_a for_o meat_n to_o be_v eat_v and_o not_o for_o wine_n to_o be_v drink_v the_o leaf_n of_o this_o vine_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n labrusca_n before_o they_o fall_v become_v as_o red_a as_o blood_n this_o property_n happen_v to_o some_o other_o heside_v but_o take_v it_o for_o a_o certain_a token_n of_o the_o worst_a vine_n the_o vine_n and_o grape_n irtiola_n be_v proper_a unto_o vmbria_n to_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o mevenate_n and_o the_o picene_a country_n like_v as_o that_o which_o they_o call_v pumula_n to_o the_o amiternine_a region_n they_o have_v among_o they_o also_o another_o kind_n name_v bannanica_fw-la and_o although_o it_o oftentimes_o do_v not_o take_v yet_o they_o love_v the_o plant_n and_o cherish_v it_o there_o be_v a_o grape_n which_o they_o call_v the_o borough_n or_o burgeois_n grape_n after_o the_o name_n of_o the_o burrow_n town_n pompeij_fw-la and_o yet_o there_o be_v more_o plenty_n of_o they_o about_o the_o city_n clusium_n the_o tiburtin_n also_o name_v their_o grape_n after_o their_o town_n tybur_n yet_o of_o late_a day_n they_o have_v find_v another_o sort_n which_o of_o the_o resemblance_n of_o olive_n be_v call_v the_o olive_n grape_n and_o in_o truth_n this_o be_v the_o last_o grape_n of_o any_o account_n to_o this_o day_n know_v to_o have_v be_v find_v out_o the_o sabine_n and_o laurentines_n only_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o grape_n vinaciola_n for_o well_o i_o wot_v that_o the_o vine_n gauranae_fw-la come_n first_o out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o falerij_fw-la and_o thereupon_o be_v name_v falernâ—…_n but_o transplant_v they_o from_o thence_o whithersoever_o you_o will_v they_o will_v very_o quick_o degenerate_a in_o all_o place_n and_o prove_v bastard_n moreover_o some_o have_v make_v a_o several_a kind_n by_o itself_o of_o the_o tarentine_n vine_n which_o bring_v forth_o a_o exceed_a sweet_a grape_n as_o for_o the_o grape_n call_v capnias_n bucconiatis_fw-la &_o tarrupia_n there_o be_v no_o vintage_n of_o they_o in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o the_o hill_n about_o thurinum_fw-la before_o the_o cold_a frost_n as_o for_o the_o citizen_n of_o pisae_n they_o set_v great_a store_n by_o the_o grape_n phariae_fw-la like_v as_o modenna_n by_o thosecal_v prusiniae_fw-la which_o be_v very_o black_a stone_n &_o all_o yet_o the_o wine_n thereof_o with_o 4_o year_n will_v turn_v to_o a_o pall_a and_o whitish_a colour_n a_o strange_a thing_n it_o be_v which_o man_n report_v of_o a_o certain_a grape_n that_o evermore_o will_v turn_v with_o the_o sun_n and_o thereupon_o it_o be_v call_v streptos_n as_o also_o that_o we_o in_o italy_n be_v delight_v with_o the_o french_a grape_n and_o they_o in_o france_n beyond_o the_o alps_n be_v as_o much_o in_o love_n with_o we_o in_o the_o picene_a country_n virgil_n have_v make_v mention_n of_o other_o grape_n namely_o thasiae_fw-la mareotides_n and_o lageae_fw-la beside_o many_o other_o outlandish_a plant_n not_o at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v find_v throughout_o all_o italy_n howbeit_o there_o be_v yet_o many_o vine_n of_o good_a mark_n &_o well_o accept_v of_o not_o for_o any_o wine_n that_o they_o yield_v but_o only_o for_o their_o grape_n which_o they_o carry_v to_o wit_n ambrosiaca_n and_o duracina_n which_o may_v be_v keep_v hang_v still_o upon_o the_o vine_n without_o any_o vessel_n to_o enclose_v they_o so_o durable_a be_v they_o and_o hardy_a against_o cold_a heat_n wind_n and_o rain_n or_o any_o weather_n whatsoever_o as_o for_o the_o vine_n orthampelos_n it_o need_v neither_o tree_n to_o climb_v on_o nor_o fork_n to_o support_v it_o but_o be_v able_a to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v itself_o upright_o but_o the_o dactylides_fw-la so_o call_v for_o that_o they_o bear_v not_o wood_n above_o a_o finger_n thick_a can_v so_o do_v for_o they_o must_v be_v shore_v and_o underprop_a of_o all_o vine_n the_o columbine_n yield_v most_o glean_v for_o that_o the_o gatherer_n leave_v behind_o they_o great_a store_n of_o small_a grape_n and_o so_o do_v the_o purple_a grape_n name_v also_o bimammiae_fw-la as_o one_o will_v say_v with_o two_o teat_n or_o big_n more_o than_o the_o rest_n see_v that_o they_o bear_v not_o small_a grape_n but_o put_v forth_o new_a great_a one_o indeed_o after_o the_o other_o be_v gather_v and_o go_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o vine_n tripedanea_n which_o take_v that_o name_n of_o the_o measure_n of_o 3_o foot_n semblable_o the_o vine_n scirpula_n the_o grape_n whereof_o seem_v as_o if_o they_o be_v raisin_n of_o the_o sun_n dry_v already_o moreover_o in_o the_o maritime_a alps_n towards_o the_o seaside_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o rhetian_a vine_n but_o far_o inferior_a to_o that_o other_o abovementioned_n and_o so_o much_o commend_v for_o the_o relish_n of_o pitch_n that_o it_o give_v to_o the_o wine_n make_v of_o her_o grape_n for_o these_o about_o the_o alps_o be_v little_a and_o small_a and_o albeit_o they_o bear_v grape_n thick_a yet_o the_o wine_n thereof_o come_v far_o short_a of_o the_o other_o and_o be_v more_o degenerate_a howbeit_o the_o skin_n of_o the_o grape_n be_v of_o all_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 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281._o b_o cheese_n unknown_a to_o barbarous_a nation_n 348._o k_o cheese_n of_o the_o best_a sort_n make_v in_o dalmatia_n ibid._n l_o cheese_n excellent_a at_o vatusium_fw-la ibid._n m_o cheese_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 349._o a_o of_o cheese_n a_o discourse_n 348._o l_o a_o cherry_n tree_n bear_v arm_n of_o a_o mighty_a bigness_n 476._o m_o cherry_n tree_n when_o to_o be_v graft_v 523._o b_o cherry_n of_o a_o middle_a kind_n between_o berry_n &_o grain_n 448._o g_o cherry_n tree_n bring_v into_o italy_n ibid._n h._n they_o will_v not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n ibid._n cherry_n apronian_n actium_n caecilian_n julian_n duracin_n plinian_n of_o portugal_n laurean_n macedonian_a 448._o h_o cherry_n how_o they_o be_v keep_v ibid._n ay_o chestnut_n rather_o no_o be_v call_v mast_n than_o nut_n 446._o l_o chestnut_n describe_v ibid._n their_o kernils_n ground_n into_o meal_n for_o bread_n ibid._n how_o to_o be_v eat_v ibid._n chestnut_n call_v sardinian_a nut_n and_o why_o ibid._n name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n uâ—…_n chestnut_n tarentine_n balanitis_n ibid._n chestnut_n salarian_a corellian_a meteran_n coctiva_fw-la 447_o a_o chestnut_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n chough_n filch_v money_n 285._o c_o chine-bone_n 339._o e._n the_o use_n of_o it_o ibid._n chin_n man_n only_o have_v 337._o a_o chicken_n how_o they_o be_v hatch_v 298._o l_o child_n beget_v and_o bear_v at_o what_o age_n of_o the_o parent_n 163._o a._n b._n child_n not_o always_o answerable_a to_o their_o parent_n in_o every_o respect_n 160._o l_o child_n twelve_o distinct_a cast_v away_o at_o one_o slip_n from_o a_o woman_n 160._o k_o child_n of_o the_o dake_n carry_v the_o mark_n of_o their_o parent_n to_o the_o four_o generation_n 161._o a_o child_n changeling_n 158_o h_o child_n breed_v their_o tooth_n in_o the_o seven_o month_n of_o their_o age_n 164._o b_o children_n above_o three_o at_o a_o birth_n be_v monstrous_a 157._o d_o a_o child_n return_v into_o the_o mother_n womb_n 158._o g_o chimaera_n a_o hill_n in_o phoselis_n burn_v both_o night_n and_o day_n 47._o b._n black_a choler_n cause_n of_o fury_n 341._o e._n cast_v up_o by_o vomit_n deadly_a ibid._n choromandae_fw-la what_o people_n 156._o h_o chilo_n his_o say_n count_v oracle_n 173._o c._n how_o he_o die_v and_o be_v honour_v ibid._n d_o chronicle_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o f_o chrysomela_n a_o kind_n of_o quince_n 436._o h_o chydaei_fw-la certain_a date_n 388._o g_o c_o i_o cich-pease_n and_o the_o nature_n thereof_o how_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o f_o 570._o g._n sundry_a kind_n of_o ciche_n 370._o g_o cich-pease_n how_o cod_v ibid._n m._n t._n cicero_n the_o elder_a his_o praise_n 172._o m_o m._n cicero_n the_o young_a challenge_v for_o a_o drunkard_n 428._o g_o cicercuta_n 370._o g_o cicero_n his_o commendation_n 272._o m_o cici_n look_v ricinus_n cichorie_n medicinable_a to_o diverse_a bird_n 211._o d_o cilicia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 104._o m_o cinnamologus_fw-la a_o bird_n 288._o m_o cinnamon_n 372._o f._n g_o cinnamon_n grow_v in_o aethyopia_n 372._o i._n exchange_v for_o what_o commodity_n 372._o k_o cinnamon_n plant_v describe_v ibid._n cinnamon_n the_o best_a 373._o a._n b._n cinnamon_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n b_o cinnamon_n the_o price_n ibid._n cinnamon_n root_n set_v into_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o augustus_n ibid._n c_o cinnamon_n garland_n dedicate_v by_o uespasian_n 373._o d_o cinnamon_n shrub_n will_v not_o prosper_v in_o syria_n 478_o l_o circos_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o hawk_n 274._o k_o circei_n island_n by_o the_o retire_n of_o the_o sea_n join_v to_o the_o continent_n 39_o e_fw-la circeus_fw-la the_o name_n of_o a_o wind_n 23._o b_o circumference_n of_o the_o world_n 49._o e_o citron_n tree_n 359._o c._n the_o fruit_n a_o counterpoison_v ibid._n citron_n tree_n fruitful_a 359._o d._n it_o like_v not_o to_o be_v in_o strange_a country_n ibid._n pomecitron_n kernil_v good_a against_o a_o stink_a breath_n ibid._n e_o citron_n tree_n 395._o c_o citron_n table_n ibid._n citron_n tree_n bear_v not_o but_o in_o assyria_n 478_o k_o civicke_a coronet_n six_o give_v to_o manlius_n capitolinus_n ibid._n civicke_a coronet_n 456._o h._n compare_v with_o all_o other_o ibid._n civicke_a coronet_n fourteen_o give_v to_o siccius_n dentalus_n 454._o e_o civicke_a coronet_n or_o garland_n whereof_o it_o be_v first_o make_v 457._o b_o law_n appertain_v to_o civicke_a coronet_n ibid._n d_o civicke_a coronet_n at_o rome_n comparable_a to_o the_o best_a among_o the_o greek_n ibid._n c_o c_o l_o clamato_fw-la ria_fw-la a_o bird_n 277._o c_o clap_v of_o hand_n rejoice_v bee_n 231._o e_o of_o claw_n a_o discourse_n 351._o c_o cleopatraher_n lavish_a expense_n 257._o a_o q._n cleopatra_n her_o rich_a pearl_n ibid._n cleostratus_n find_v out_o the_o sign_n in_o the_o zodiac_n 5._o e_fw-la clerus_fw-la a_o bitter_a thing_n find_v in_o honey_n comb_v 318._o l_o climastericke_n year_n 182._o h_o clod_v of_o land_n 579._o e_fw-la clodeus_fw-la the_o son_n of_o aesop_n his_o expense_n and_o riot_n in_o pearl_n 257._o d._n clog_n hang_v from_o rosin_n tree_n all_o but_o the_o larch_n 463._o cloth_n of_o gold_n when_o it_o be_v invent_v 226._o i_o clothes_n of_o diverse_a colour_n weave_v 228._o i_o cloud_n their_o shape_n 29._o c_o clove_n a_o spice_n 362._o h_o cluina_n or_o clivina_fw-la a_o bird_n 277._o c_o clupea_n a_o fish_n kill_v another_o call_v attilus_n 243._o a_o c_o n_o cneston_n cneros_n 398._o k_o c_o o_o cock_n go_v about_o with_o chicken_n when_o the_o hen_n be_v dead_a 299._o e_o cock_n watchful_a and_o desirous_a of_o glory_n 279._o c._n astronomer_n ibid._n sentinel_n ibid._n they_o love_v sovereignty_n and_o win_v it_o by_o fight_n ibid._n c._n d_o cock_n dreadful_a to_o the_o lion_n ibid._n e_o cock_n of_o kind_a fighter_n ibid._n cock_n bear_v great_a sway_n in_o auspex_n 279._o f_o cock_n carve_a and_o make_v capon_n 280._o h_o cock_n fight_v ibid._n a_o cock_n speak_v ibid._n cocolobis_n see_v vine_n basilica_n coctura_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 412._o k_o coclites_n who_o they_o be_v 335._o b_o codfish_n 245._o b_o coggygria_n a_o tree_n the_o propriety_n of_o it_o 399._o c_o coin_v stamp_v with_o the_o image_n of_o sheep_n cow_n and_o ox_n 550._o l._n colariae_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o codfish_n 245._o e_o colon_n a_o gut_n so_o call_v 343._o a._n in_o it_o be_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o colic_n ibid._n colostratia_n a_o disease_n that_o come_v of_o bee-sting_n 348._o h_o columbinum_n cicer._n 570._o g_o colour_n of_o the_o king_n of_o bee_n 318._o i_o colour_n in_o the_o eye_n why_o they_o be_v 335._o b_o colymbades_fw-la what_o olive_n 432._o g_o comagenum_n a_o precious_a composition_n 381_o comata_fw-la part_n of_o france_n 332._o i_o comarum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 447._o e_fw-la comet_n white_a with_o silver_n hair_n 15._o f._n shaggy_a and_o like_a a_o mane_n when_o such_o a_o one_o appear_v and_o the_o continuance_n of_o such_o when_o they_o do_v appear_v 16._o g_o comet_n what_o they_o do_v fore-token_n ibid._n g_o comet_n never_o light_o see_v in_o the_o west_n part_n of_o the_o heaven_n 16._o h._n be_v worship_v for_o god_n ibid._n ay_o combat_n between_o bull_n and_o elephant_n 195._o f_o cambat_n between_o a_o elephant_n and_o a_o roman_a ibid._n d._n e_o commodity_n in_o a_o farm_n which_o be_v most_o gainful_a 553._o e._n f_o commosis_n first_o foundation_n of_o bee_n work_v 313._o g_o conception_n at_o what_o time_n 164._o h_o sign_n of_o conception_n 159._o a._n of_o a_o boy_n and_o a_o girl_n distinst_a ihid_fw-mi d._n conception_n double_a 160._o l_o conchylium_fw-la a_o shellfish_n 246._o i_o conchylia_fw-la what_o fish_n 258._o i_o conger_n a_o fish_n 246._o b_o conferration_n what_o it_o be_v 550._o i_o coney_n kinnle_fw-mi every_o month_n 303._o d._n they_o admit_v superfoetation_n ibid._n coney_n exceed_v fruitful_a 232._o
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