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upon_o the_o earth_n there_o go_v a_o report_n of_o old_a in_o hetruria_n that_o such_o a_o lightning_n be_v procure_v by_o exorcism_n and_o conjuration_n when_o there_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n volsinij_fw-la after_o all_o the_o territory_n about_o it_o be_v destroy_v a_o monster_n which_o they_o name_v volta_n also_o that_o another_o be_v raise_v and_o conjure_v by_o porsenna_n their_o king_n moreover_o l._n piso_n a_o writer_n of_o good_a credit_n report_v in_o his_o first_o book_n of_o annales_n that_o numa_n before_o he_o practise_v the_o same_o feat_n many_o a_o time_n and_o often_o and_o when_o tullus_n hostilius_n will_v have_v imitate_v he_o and_o do_v the_o like_a for_o that_o he_o observe_v not_o all_o the_o ceremony_n according_o be_v himself_o strike_v and_o kill_v with_o lightning_n and_o for_o this_o purpose_n sacred_a grove_n we_o have_v and_o altar_n yea_o and_o certain_a sacrifice_n due_a thereto_o and_o among_o the_o jupiters_n surname_v statores_fw-la tonantes_fw-la and_o feretrij_fw-la we_o have_v hear_v that_o one_o also_o be_v call_v elicius_n sundry_a and_o diverse_a be_v man_n opinion_n as_o touch_v this_o point_n and_o every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o own_o like_n and_o fancy_n of_o his_o mind_n to_o believe_v that_o nature_n may_v be_v force_v and_o command_v be_v a_o very_a audacious_a and_o bold_a opinion_n but_o it_o be_v as_o blockish_a on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o senseless_a to_o make_v her_o benefit_n of_o no_o power_n and_o effect_n consider_v that_o in_o the_o interpretation_n of_o lightning_n man_n have_v thus_o far_o forth_o proceed_v in_o skill_n and_o knowledge_n as_o to_o foretell_v when_o they_o will_v come_v at_o a_o set_v and_o prescript_n day_n and_o whether_o they_o will_v fordo_v and_o frustrate_v the_o danger_n pronounce_v or_o rather_o open_a other_o destiny_n which_o lie_v hide_v and_o a_o infinite_a sort_n of_o public_a and_o private_a experiment_n of_o both_o kind_n be_v to_o be_v find_v and_o therefore_o since_o it_o have_v so_o please_v nature_n let_v some_o man_n be_v resolve_v herein_o and_o other_o doubtful_a some_o may_v allow_v thereof_o and_o other_o condemn_v the_o same_o as_o for_o we_o we_o will_v not_o omit_v the_o rest_n which_o in_o these_o matter_n be_v worth_a remembrance_n chap._n liiii_o ¶_o general_n rule_v of_o lightning_n that_o the_o lightning_n be_v see_v before_o the_o thunderclap_n be_v hear_v although_o they_o come_v indeed_o joint_o both_o together_o it_o be_v certain_o know_v and_o no_o marvel_n for_o the_o eye_n be_v quick_a to_o see_v light_n than_o the_o ear_n to_o hear_v a_o sound_n and_o yet_o nature_n do_v so_o order_v the_o number_n and_o measure_n that_o the_o stroke_n and_o the_o sound_n shall_v accord_v together_o but_o when_o there_o be_v a_o noise_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o lightning_n proceed_v of_o some_o natural_a cause_n and_o not_o send_v by_o some_o god_n and_o yet_o evermore_o this_o be_v a_o breath_n or_o wind_n that_o come_v before_o the_o thunderbolt_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o every_o thing_n be_v shake_v and_o blast_v ere_o it_o be_v smite_v neither_o be_v any_o man_n strike_v who_o either_o see_v the_o lightning_n before_o or_o hear_v the_o thunderclap_n those_o lightning_n that_o be_v on_o the_o left_a hand_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v lucky_a and_o prosperous_a for_o that_o the_o east_n be_v the_o left_a side_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o come_n thereof_o be_v not_o so_o much_o regard_v as_o the_o return_n whether_o the_o fire_n leap_v back_o after_o the_o stroke_n give_v or_o whether_o after_o the_o deed_n do_v and_o fire_v spend_v the_o spirit_n and_o blast_v abovesaid_a retire_v back_o again_o in_o that_o respect_n the_o tuscan_n have_v divide_v the_o heaven_n into_o 16_o part_n the_o first_o be_v from_o the_o north_n to_o the_o sun_n rise_v in_o the_o
equinoctial_a line_n the_o second_o to_o the_o meridian_n line_n or_o the_o south_n the_o three_o to_o the_o sunsetting_a in_o the_o equinoctial_a and_o the_o four_o take_v up_o all_o the_o rest_n from_o the_o say_a west_n to_o the_o north_n star_n these_o quarter_n again_o they_o have_v part_v into_o four_o region_n a_o piece_n of_o which_o eight_o from_o the_o sunrising_n they_o call_v the_o left_a &_o as_o many_o again_o from_o the_o contrary_a part_n the_o right_n which_o consider_v most_o dreadful_a and_o terrible_a be_v those_o lightning_n which_o from_o the_o sunsetting_a reach_n into_o the_o north_n and_o therefore_o it_o skill_v very_o much_o from_o whence_o lightning_n come_v and_o whither_o they_o go_v the_o best_a thing_n observe_v in_o they_o be_v when_o they_o return_v into_o the_o easterly_a part_n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o come_v from_o that_o first_o and_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o sky_n and_o have_v recourse_n again_o into_o the_o same_o it_o be_v hold_v for_o pass_v good_a hap_n &_o such_o be_v the_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o victory_n give_v by_o report_n to_o sylla_n the_o dictatour_n in_o all_o other_o part_n of_o the_o element_n they_o be_v less_o fortunate_a or_o fearful_a they_o that_o have_v write_v of_o these_o matter_n have_v deliver_v in_o writing_n that_o there_o be_v lightning_n which_o to_o utter_v abroad_o be_v hold_v unlawful_a as_o also_o to_o give_v ear_n unto_o they_o if_o they_o be_v disclose_v unless_o they_o be_v declare_v either_o to_o parent_n or_o to_o a_o friend_n and_o guest_n how_o great_a the_o vanity_n be_v of_o this_o observation_n be_v at_o rome_n upon_o the_o blast_a of_o juno_n temple_n find_v by_o scaurus_n the_o consul_n who_o soon_o after_o be_v precedent_n of_o the_o senate_n it_o lighten_v without_o thunder_n more_o in_o the_o night_n than_o day_n time_n of_o all_o creature_n that_o have_v life_n and_o breath_n man_n only_o it_o do_v not_o always_o kill_v the_o rest_n it_o dispatch_v present_o this_o privilege_n &_o honour_n we_o see_v nature_n have_v give_v to_o he_o whereas_o otherwise_o so_o many_o great_a beast_n surpass_v he_o in_o strength_n all_o other_o creature_n smite_v with_o lightning_n fall_v down_o upon_o the_o contrary_a side_n man_n only_o unless_o he_o turn_v upon_o the_o part_n strike_v die_v not_o those_o that_o be_v smite_v from_o above_o upon_o the_o head_n lie_v down_o and_o sink_v direct_o he_o that_o be_v strike_v watch_v be_v find_v dead_a with_o his_o eye_n wink_v and_o close_o shut_v but_o whosoever_o be_v smite_v sleep_v be_v find_v open_o eye_v a_o man_n thus_o come_v by_o his_o death_n may_v not_o by_o law_n be_v burn_v religion_n have_v teach_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v inter_v and_o bury_v in_o the_o earth_n no_o live_a creature_n be_v set_v a_o fire_n by_o lightning_n but_o it_o be_v breathless_a first_o the_o wound_n of_o they_o that_o be_v smite_v with_o thunderbolt_n be_v cold_a than_o all_o the_o body_n beside_o chap._n lv._o ¶_o what_o thing_n be_v not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n lightning_n blast_v not_o the_o laurel_n tree_n nor_o enter_v at_o any_o time_n above_o five_o foot_n deep_a into_o the_o ground_n and_o therefore_o man_n fearful_a of_o lightning_n suppose_v the_o deep_a cave_n to_o be_v the_o sure_a and_o most_o safe_a or_o else_o booth_n make_v of_o skin_n of_o sea-beast_n which_o they_o call_v seal_n or_o sea-calue_n for_o of_o all_o creature_n in_o the_o sea_n this_o alone_a be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o stroke_n of_o lightning_n like_v as_o of_o all_o fly_a fowl_n the_o eagle_n which_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v imagine_v to_o be_v the_o armour-bearer_n of_o jupiter_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o weapon_n in_o italy_n between_o tarracina_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o feronia_n they_o give_v over_o in_o time_n of_o war_n to_o make_v tower_n and_o fort_n for_o not_o one_o of_o they_o escape_v but_o be_v overthrow_v with_o lightning_n chap._n lvi_o ¶_o of_o strange_a and_o prodigious_a rain_n to_o wit_n of_o milk_n blood_n flesh_n iron_n wool_n tile_n and_o brick_n beside_o these_o thing_n above_o in_o this_o low_a region_n under_o heaven_n we_o find_v record_v in_o monument_n that_o it_o rain_v milk_n and_o blood_n when_o m._n acilius_n and_o c._n porcius_n be_v consul_n and_o many_o time_n else_o beside_o it_o rain_v flesh_n as_o namely_o while_o l._n volumnius_n and_o seru._n sulpitius_n be_v consul_n and_o look_v what_o of_o it_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n catch_v not_o up_o nor_o carry_v away_o it_o never_o putrify_v in_o like_a manner_n it_o rain_v iron_n in_o the_o lucanes_n country_n the_o year_n before_o that_o m._n crassus_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o parthian_n and_o together_o with_o he_o all_o the_o lucanes_n his_o soldier_n of_o who_o there_o be_v many_o in_o his_o army_n that_o which_o come_v down_o in_o this_o rain_n resemble_v in_o some_o sort_n sponge_n and_o the_o wizard_n and_o south_n sayer_n be_v seek_v unto_o give_v warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o wound_n from_o above_o but_o in_o the_o year_n that_o l._n paulus_n and_o c._n marcellus_n be_v consul_n it_o rain_v wool_n about_o the_o castle_n carissa_n near_o to_o which_o a_o year_n after_o t._n annius_n milo_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o time_n that_o the_o same_o milo_n plead_v his_o own_o cause_n at_o the_o bar_n there_o fall_v a_o rain_n of_o tile_n and_o brick_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o record_n of_o that_o year_n chap._n lvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o rustle_n of_o armour_n and_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n hear_v from_o heaven_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o cimbrian_a war_n we_o have_v be_v tell_v that_o armour_n be_v hear_v to_o rustle_v and_o the_o trumpet_n to_o sound_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o this_o happen_v very_o often_o both_o before_o and_o after_o those_o war_n but_o in_o the_o three_o consulship_n of_o marius_n the_o amerine_n and_o tudertes_n see_v man_n in_o arm_n in_o the_o sky_n rush_v and_o run_v one_o against_o another_o from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o may_v behold_v those_o of_o the_o west_n discomfit_v that_o the_o very_a firmament_n itself_o shall_v be_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_v at_o all_o for_o oftentimes_o it_o have_v be_v see_v when_o cloud_n have_v catch_v any_o great_a deal_n of_o fire_n chap._n lviii_o ¶_o of_o stones_n fall_v down_o from_o the_o sky_n among_o the_o greek_n there_o be_v much_o talk_n of_o anaxagoras_n clazomenius_fw-la who_o by_o his_o learning_n and_o skill_n that_o he_o have_v in_o astronomy_n foretell_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 78_o olympias_n what_o time_n a_o stone_n shall_v fall_v from_o out_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o same_o happen_v according_o in_o the_o day_n time_n in_o a_o part_n of_o thracia_n near_o the_o river_n aegos_n which_o stone_n be_v show_v at_o this_o day_n as_o big_a as_o a_o wain_n load_n carry_v a_o burn_a and_o adust_a colour_n at_o what_o time_n as_o a_o comet_n or_o blaze_a star_n also_o burn_v in_o those_o night_n which_o if_o any_o man_n believe_v that_o it_o be_v fore-signified_n must_v needs_o also_o confess_v that_o this_o divinity_n or_o foretell_v of_o anaxagoras_n be_v more_o miraculous_a and_o wonderful_a than_o the_o thing_n itself_o and_o then_o farewell_n the_o knowledge_n of_o nature_n work_n and_o welcome_a confusion_n of_o all_o in_o case_n we_o shall_v believe_v that_o either_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o stone_n or_o that_o ever_o any_o stone_n be_v in_o it_o but_o that_o stone_n fall_v oftentimes_o down_o no_o man_n will_v make_v any_o doubt_n in_o the_o public_a place_n of_o exercise_n in_o abydos_n there_o be_v one_o at_o this_o day_n upon_o the_o same_o cause_n preserve_v and_o keep_v for_o to_o be_v see_v and_o hold_v in_o great_a reverence_n it_o be_v but_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o small_a quantity_n yet_o it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o self-same_a anaxagoras_n by_o report_n fore-signified_n that_o it_o shall_v fall_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v one_o also_o at_o cassandria_n which_o be_v in_o old_a time_n usual_o call_v potidaea_n a_o colony_n from_o thence_o deduct_v i_o myself_o have_v see_v another_o in_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o vocantians_n which_o be_v bring_v thither_o but_o a_o little_a before_o chap._n lix_n ¶_o of_o the_o rainbow_n those_o which_o we_o call_v rainbow_n be_v see_v often_o without_o any_o wonder_n at_o all_o or_o betoken_v any_o great_a matter_n for_o they_o portend_v not_o so_o much_o as_o rainy_a or_o fair_a day_n to_o trust_v upon_o but_o manifest_v it_o be_v that_o the_o sun_n beam_n strike_v upon_o a_o hollow_a cloud_n when_o their_o edge_n be_v repel_v be_v beat_v back_o against_o the_o sun_n and_o thus_o arise_v variety_n
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life_n in_o the_o war_n against_o mithridates_n there_o be_v other_o little_a one_o also_o in_o the_o river_n nymphaeus_n call_v saltuares_n or_o dancer_n because_o in_o any_o consort_n of_o musician_n sing_v they_o stir_v and_o move_v at_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o foot_n keep_v time_n and_o measure_n in_o the_o great_a lake_n of_o italy_n tarquiniensis_n two_o island_n carry_v about_o with_o they_o grove_n and_o wood_n one_o while_o they_o be_v in_o fashion_n three_o square_v another_o while_n round_o when_o they_o close_v one_o to_o the_o other_o by_o the_o drift_n of_o wind_n but_o never_o fouresquare_n chap._n xcvi_o ¶_o in_o what_o land_n it_o never_o rain_v also_o many_o strange_a wonder_n and_o miracle_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o element_n heap_v together_o paphos_n have_v in_o it_o a_o famous_a temple_n of_o venice_n upon_o a_o certain_a flower_n and_o altar_n whereof_o it_o never_o rain_v likewise_o in_o nea_n a_o town_n of_o troas_n a_o man_n shall_v never_o see_v it_o rain_n about_o the_o image_n of_o minerva_n in_o the_o same_o also_o the_o beast_n kill_v in_o sacrifice_n if_o they_o be_v leave_v there_o never_o putrify_v near_o to_o harpasa_n a_o town_n in_o asia_n stand_v a_o rock_n of_o stone_n of_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a nature_n lay_v one_o finger_n to_o it_o and_o it_o will_v stir_v but_o thrust_v at_o it_o with_o your_o whole_a body_n it_o move_v not_o at_o all_o within_o the_o demi_a island_n of_o the_o tauri_n and_o city_n parasinum_fw-la there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o earth_n that_o heal_v all_o wound_n but_o about_o assos_n in_o troas_n there_o grow_v a_o stone_n wherewith_o body_n be_v consume_v and_o therefore_o be_v call_v sarcophagus_n two_o hill_n there_o be_v near_o the_o river_n indus_n the_o nature_n of_o the_o one_o be_v to_o hold_v fast_o all_o manner_n of_o iron_n and_o of_o the_o other_o not_o to_o abide_v it_o wherefore_o if_o a_o man_n shoe_n sole_a be_v clout_a with_o hob_fw-mi nail_n in_o the_o one_o of_o they_o a_o man_n can_v pluck_v away_o his_o foot_n and_o in_o the_o other_o he_o can_v take_v no_o foot_n at_o all_o note_a it_o be_v that_o in_o locri_n and_o crotone_n be_v never_o pestilence_n know_v nor_o any_o danger_n by_o earthquake_n and_o in_o lycia_n ever_o after_o a_o earthquake_n it_o have_v be_v fair_a for_o forty_o day_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o arda_n if_o corn_n be_v sow_v it_o never_o come_v up_o at_o the_o altar_n murtiae_fw-la in_o the_o veientian_a field_n likewise_o in_o tusculanum_n and_o the_o wood_n cyminia_fw-mi there_o be_v certain_a place_n wherein_o whatsoever_o be_v pitch_v into_o the_o ground_n can_v never_o be_v pluck_v up_o again_o in_o the_o crustumine_fw-la country_n all_o the_o hay_n there_o grow_v be_v hurtful_a in_o the_o same_o place_n but_o be_v once_o without_o it_o be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a chap._n xcvii_o ¶_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o reciprocal_a ebb_n and_o flow_v of_o the_o sea_n and_o where_o it_o be_v that_o they_o 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the_o day_n before_o for_o it_o wait_v and_o attend_v upon_o the_o planet_n which_o greedy_o draw_v with_o it_o the_o sea_n and_o ever_o rise_v to_o day_n in_o some_o other_o place_n than_o it_o do_v yesterday_o howbeit_o the_o tide_n keep_v just_a the_o same_o time_n between_o and_o hold_v always_o six_o hour_n apiece_o i_o mean_v not_o of_o every_o day_n and_o night_n or_o place_n indifferent_o but_o only_o the_o equinoctial_a for_o in_o regard_n of_o hour_n the_o tide_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v unequal_a forasmuch_o as_o by_o day_n and_o night_n the_o tide_n be_v more_o or_o less_o one_o time_n than_o another_o in_o the_o equinoctial_a only_o they_o be_v even_o and_o alike_o in_o all_o place_n a_o very_a great_a argument_n this_o be_v full_a of_o light_n to_o convince_v that_o gross_a and_o blockish_a conceit_n of_o they_o who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o planet_n be_v under_o the_o earth_n lose_v their_o power_n and_o that_o their_o virtue_n begin_v when_o they_o be_v above_o 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point_n and_o instant_n of_o the_o time_n which_o i_o have_v name_v but_o some_o few_o day_n after_o like_v as_o neither_o in_o the_o full_a nor_o in_o the_o change_n but_o afterward_o ne_o yet_o present_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o heaven_n either_o show_v we_o the_o moon_n in_o her_o rise_n or_o hide_v she_o from_o we_o at_o her_o set_n or_o as_o she_o decline_v from_o we_o in_o the_o middle_a climate_n but_o late_a almost_o by_o two_o equinoctial_a hour_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o effect_n of_o all_o influence_n and_o operation_n in_o the_o heaven_n reach_v not_o so_o soon_o unto_o the_o earth_n as_o the_o eyesight_n pierce_v up_o to_o the_o heaven_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o lightning_n thunder_n &_o thunderbolt_n
before_o but_o only_o sing_v plain_a song_n and_o keep_v they_o to_o one_o tune_n and_o more_o than_o so_o they_o change_v their_o colour_n in_o process_n of_o time_n and_o last_o of_o all_o when_o winter_n come_v be_v no_o more_o see_v tongue_a they_o be_v not_o like_o other_o bird_n with_o a_o thin_a tip_n before_o they_o begin_v to_o breed_v with_o the_o first_o in_o the_o prime_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o common_o lay_v six_o egg_n the_o gnatsnapper_n ficedula_fw-la a_o bird_n somewhat_o like_a unto_o the_o nightingale_n do_v otherwise_o for_o at_o one_o time_n it_o change_v both_o colour_n form_n and_o song_n they_o have_v not_o that_o name_n ficedulae_n proper_o but_o in_o the_o autumn_n as_o one_o will_v say_v fig-feeder_n for_o when_o that_o season_n be_v once_o past_a they_o be_v call_v melancoryphi_n i_o black-head_n in_o like_a sort_n the_o bird_n which_o be_v name_v erithacus_n i_o robin_n or_o redbr_a in_o winter_n the_o same_o be_v phoenicurus_fw-la i._n red-taile_n all_o summer_n long_o the_o houpe_n or_o vpupa_fw-la as_o aeschilus_n the_o poet_n say_v change_v also_o her_o hue_n voice_n and_o shape_n this_o be_v a_o dung_n nasty_a and_o filthy_a bird_n otherwise_o both_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o feed_v and_o also_o in_o nestle_v but_o a_o goodly_a fair_a crest_n or_o comb_n it_o have_v that_o will_v easy_o fold_v and_o be_v plait_v for_o one_o while_o she_o will_v draw_v it_o in_o another_o while_n set_v it_o stiff_o upright_o along_o the_o head_n as_o for_o the_o bird_n oenanthe_n it_o also_o for_o certain_a day_n lie_v close_a and_o unseen_a &_o namely_o when_o the_o dog-star_n arise_v it_o be_v hide_v but_o after_o the_o occultation_n thereof_o come_v abroad_o &_o show_v herself_o a_o strange_a thing_n that_o in_o those_o day_n it_o shall_v do_v both_o last_o of_o all_o the_o chlorion_fw-la witwall_n or_o lariot_n which_o be_v all_o over_o yellow_a be_v not_o see_v all_o winter_n time_n appear_v about_o the_o sunstead_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o merles_n about_o cyllene_n in_o arcadia_n and_o no_o where_o else_o you_o shall_v find_v white_a merles_n or_o ousles_a and_o ibis_n about_o pelusium_n only_o in_o egypt_n be_v black_a in_o all_o place_n else_o of_o egypt_n white_a chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o the_o kind_n of_o bird_n breed_v and_o hatch_n all_o sing_v bird_n save_v only_o those_o that_o be_v except_v before_o light_o breed_v not_o nor_o lay_v their_o egg_n before_o the_o spring_n aequinoctial_a in_o mid-march_n or_o after_o the_o autumnal_a in_o mid-september_n and_o those_o that_o they_o hatch_v before_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n i_o mid-iune_n hardly_o come_v to_o any_o perfection_n but_o after_o that_o time_n they_o do_v well_o enough_o and_o live_v chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o the_o halcyones_n or_o kings-fisher_n and_o the_o day_n good_a for_o navigation_n which_o they_o show_v of_o the_o seagull_n and_o cormorant_n and_o in_o this_o regard_n especial_o namely_o for_o breed_v after_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n the_o halcy_n one_o be_v of_o great_a name_n and_o much_o mark_v the_o very_a sea_n and_o they_o that_o sail_v thereupon_o know_v well_o when_o they_o sit_v and_o breed_v this_o very_a bird_n so_o notable_a be_v little_o big_a than_o a_o sparrow_n for_o the_o more_o part_n of_o her_o pennage_n blue_a intermingle_v yet_o among_o with_o white_a and_o purple_a feather_n have_v a_o thin_a small_a neck_n and_o long_a withal_o there_o be_v a_o second_o kind_n of_o they_o breed_v about_o the_o sea_n side_n differ_v both_o in_o quantity_n and_o also_o in_o voice_n for_o it_o sing_v not_o as_o the_o former_a do_v which_o be_v lesser_a for_o they_o haunt_v river_n &_o sing_v among_o the_o flag_n &_o reed_n it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a chance_n to_o see_v one_o of_o these_o halcyones_n &_o never_o be_v they_o see_v but_o about_o the_o set_n of_o the_o star_n virgiliae_fw-la i._o the_o brood-hen_n or_o else_o near_o midsummer_n or_o midwinter_n for_o otherwhiles_o they_o will_v fly_v about_o a_o ship_n but_o soon_o be_v they_o go_v again_o and_o hide_v they_o lay_v and_o sit_v about_o midwinter_n when_o day_n be_v short_a &_o the_o time_n while_o they_o be_v broody_a be_v call_v the_o halcyon_n day_n for_o during_o that_o season_n the_o sea_n be_v calm_a and_o navigable_a especial_o in_o the_o coast_n of_o sicily_n in_o other_o port_n also_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o so_o boisterous_a but_o more_o quiet_a than_o at_o other_o time_n but_o sure_o the_o sicilian_a sea_n be_v very_o gentle_a both_o in_o the_o straits_n and_o also_o in_o the_o open_a ocean_n now_o about_o seven_o day_n before_o midwinter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o december_n they_o build_v and_o within_o as_o many_o after_o they_o have_v hatch_v their_o nest_n be_v wondrous_o make_v in_o fashion_n of_o a_o round_a ball_n the_o mouth_n or_o entry_n thereof_o stand_v somewhat_o out_o and_o be_v very_o narrow_a much_o like_a unto_o great_a sponge_n a_o man_n can_v cut_v and_o pierce_v their_o nest_n with_o 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bellerophon_n have_v write_v table_n give_v he_o to_o deliver_v as_o touch_v his_o own_o death_n and_o not_o rather_o letter_n missive_a write_v in_o paper_n well_o however_o that_o be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v a_o scarcity_n otherwhiles_o of_o paper_n also_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o commodity_n and_o this_o cane_n or_o reed_n papyrus_fw-la do_v many_o time_n fail_v for_o not_o long_o since_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n in_o a_o dearth_n and_o want_n of_o paper_n there_o be_v commissioner_n depute_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o dispense_n and_o distribution_n of_o it_o among_o the_o people_n otherwise_o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mutiny_n and_o tumult_n at_o rome_n about_o paper_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n as_o touch_v aethiopia_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n which_o confine_v upon_o egypt_n it_o have_v in_o manner_n no_o tree_n at_o all_o of_o any_o name_n save_v those_o that_o bear_v wool_n or_o cotton_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o which_o tree_n we_o have_v sufficient_o speak_v in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o indian_n and_o of_o arabia_n and_o yet_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o cotton_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o these_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n come_v near_a to_o wool_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o however_o the_o tree_n be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n and_o the_o burse_n or_o cod_n wherein_o this_o woollie_a substance_n lie_v be_v great_a and_o as_o big_a as_o a_o pomegranate_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v date_n tree_n also_o like_v to_o such_o as_o we_o have_v before_o describe_v as_o touch_v other_o tree_n and_o especial_o the_o odoriferous_a wood_n within_o the_o isle_n that_o lie_v upon_o aethiopia_n round_o about_o we_o have_v say_v enough_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o those_o island_n chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n grow_v in_o mount_n atlas_n of_o citron_n table_n of_o the_o commendable_a 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