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famish_v and_o pine_v himself_o to_o death_n have_v to_o that_o end_n fast_v 4_o day_n and_o 4_o night_n and_o in_o that_o time_n receive_v into_o his_o body_n the_o great_a part_n of_o his_o own_o death_n beside_o the_o overthrow_n and_o rout_n of_o varius_n his_o force_n the_o foul_a stain_n and_o blemish_n to_o the_o touch_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o majesty_n very_o near_o the_o put_v away_o of_o posthumius_fw-la agrippa_n after_o his_o adoption_n and_o the_o miss_n that_o he_o have_v of_o he_o after_o his_o banishment_n then_o the_o suspicion_n that_o he_o conceive_v of_o fabius_n for_o disclose_v his_o secret_n add_v hereto_o the_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n be_v take_v of_o his_o own_o wife_n and_o tiberius_n which_o surpass_v all_o his_o other_o care_n to_o conclude_v that_o god_n and_o he_o who_o i_o wot_v not_o whether_o obtain_v heaven_n or_o deserve_v it_o more_o depart_v this_o life_n and_o leave_v behind_o he_o as_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n his_o enemy_n son_n chap._n xlvi_o ¶_o who_o the_o god_n judge_v most_o happy_a i_o can_v overpasse_v in_o this_o discourse_n and_o consideration_n the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n deliver_v from_o that_o heavenly_a god_n to_o chastise_v and_o repress_v as_o it_o be_v the_o folly_n and_o vanity_n of_o man_n and_o two_o there_o be_v which_o give_v answer_v to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n after_o this_o manner_n first_o that_o phedius_n who_o but_o a_o while_n before_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o country_n be_v most_o happy_a moreover_o gyges_n the_o most_o puissant_a king_n in_o those_o day_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n send_v a_o second_o time_n to_o know_v of_o the_o oracle_n who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n next_o he_o and_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o aglaus_n psophidius_n be_v happy_a than_o the_o former_a now_o this_o aglaus_n be_v a_o good_a honest_a man_n well_o step_v in_o year_n dwell_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a corner_n of_o arcadia_n where_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n and_o land_n of_o his_o own_o sufficient_a with_o the_o yearly_a commodity_n thereof_o to_o maintain_v he_o plentiful_o with_o ease_n out_o of_o which_o he_o never_o go_v but_o employ_v himself_o in_o the_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n thereof_o to_o make_v the_o best_a benefit_n he_o can_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o course_n of_o life_n as_o he_o covet_v least_o so_o he_o feel_v as_o little_a trouble_n and_o adversity_n while_o he_o live_v chap._n xlvii_o ¶_o who_o be_v canonize_v a_o god_n here_o upon_o earth_n live_v by_o the_o ordinance_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o same_o oracle_n as_o also_o by_o the_o ascent_n and_o approbation_n of_o jupiter_n the_o sovereign_a god_n euthymus_n the_o famous_a wrestler_n who_o always_o win_v the_o best_a prize_n at_o olympia_n save_v once_o be_v repute_v and_o consecrate_v a_o god_n while_o he_o live_v and_o know_v thereof_o bear_v he_o be_v at_o locri_n in_o italy_n where_o one_o statue_n of_o he_o as_o also_o another_o at_o olympia_n be_v both_o in_o one_o day_n strike_v with_o lightning_n whereat_o i_o see_v callimachus_n wonder_v as_o if_o nothing_o else_o be_v worthy_a admiration_n and_o give_v order_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_v unto_o as_o a_o god_n which_o be_v perform_v according_o both_a while_o he_o live_v and_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a a_o thing_n that_o i_o marvel_v more_o at_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o the_o god_n be_v therewith_o content_v and_o will_v permit_v such_o a_o dishonour_n to_o their_o majesty_n chap._n xlviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o long_a life_n the_o term_n and_o length_n of_o man_n life_n be_v uncertain_a not_o only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o climate_n but_o also_o because_o historian_n have_v deliver_v such_o variety_n of_o man_n age_n and_o every_o man_n by_o himself_o have_v a_o several_a time_n limit_v unto_o he_o at_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o birth_n hesiod_n the_o first_o writer_n as_o i_o take_v it_o who_o have_v treat_v of_o this_o argument_n 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nothing_o they_o make_v their_o comb_n look_v dead_a and_o blackish_a again_o if_o they_o be_v overmuch_o smoke_v they_o will_v be_v the_o worse_a for_o it_o and_o sure_o the_o very_a honey_n soon_o catch_v the_o hurt_n hereof_o for_o so_o tender_a and_o weak_a will_v it_o be_v that_o with_o the_o least_o dew_n that_o be_v you_o shall_v have_v it_o to_o turn_v and_o wax_v sour_a and_o therefore_o in_o all_o kind_n of_o honey_n they_o observe_v and_o keep_v that_o which_o be_v call_v acapnon_fw-la i._n without_o smoke_n the_o honey_n gather_v of_o both_o sort_n of_o thyme_n call_v thereupon_o bithymum_fw-la be_v not_o white_a howbeit_o very_o good_a it_o be_v for_o eye_n and_o to_o cleanse_v ulcer_n now_o as_o
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all_o other_o that_o have_v no_o way_n at_o all_o to_o rid_v excrement_n out_o of_o the_o body_n by_o reason_n whereof_o when_o it_o be_v too_o full_a the_o skin_n do_v crack_v and_o burst_v and_o so_o his_o very_a food_n be_v cause_n of_o his_o death_n in_o horse_n ass_n and_o mule_n these_o do_v never_o breed_v in_o cow_n and_o ox_n they_o be_v common_a and_o otherwhiles_o in_o dog_n who_o be_v pester_v not_o only_o with_o these_o tick_n but_o also_o with_o all_o other_o vermin_n above_o name_v and_o in_o sheep_n and_o goat_n a_o man_n shall_v find_v none_o other_o but_o tick_v it_o be_v as_o strange_a a_o thing_n also_o to_o see_v how_o the_o horseleech_n which_o be_v nourish_v in_o stand_a water_n of_o fen_n be_v thirsty_a after_o blood_n for_o these_o will_v thrust_v their_o whole_a head_n into_o the_o flesh_n for_o to_o draw_v and_o suck_v out_o blood_n final_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o fly_n that_o plague_v dog_n and_o none_o else_o they_o be_v busy_a common_o about_o their_o ear_n where_o they_o will_v bite_v and_o sting_v they_o shrewd_o for_o there_o they_o can_v come_v by_o they_o with_o their_o tooth_n to_o snap_v and_o kill_v they_o chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o moth_n and_o gnat_n wool_n and_o cloth_n when_o they_o be_v dusty_a breed_n moth_n especial_o if_o a_o spider_n also_o be_v get_v within_o they_o for_o the_o spider_n be_v very_o thirsty_a and_o by_o reason_n that_o he_o drink_v up_o all_o the_o moisture_n of_o the_o cloth_n or_o wool_n he_o increase_v the_o dryness_n much_o more_o in_o paper_n also_o they_o will_v engender_v a_o kind_n of_o they_o there_o be_v which_o carry_v their_o coat_n and_o case_n with_o they_o as_o cockle_n and_o snail_n do_v but_o they_o have_v foot_n to_o be_v see_v if_o they_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o their_o coat_n or_o husk_n they_o present_o die_v if_o they_o grow_v still_o they_o will_v prove_v to_o be_v chrysalis_n the_o wild_a fig_n tree_n breed_v certain_a gnat_n call_v ficarij_fw-la as_o for_o the_o cantharides_n or_o french_a green_a fly_n they_o be_v breed_v of_o little_a worm_n in_o fig_n tree_n pear_n tree_n wild_a pine_n or_o pitch_n tree_n the_o eglantine_n brier_n and_o rose_n a_o venomous_a vermin_n this_o be_v howbeit_o medicinable_a in_o some_o sort_n the_o wing_n be_v they_o that_o be_v good_a in_o physic_n cast_v they_o away_o &_o the_o rest_n be_v deadly_a moreover_o there_o be_v other_o gnat_n that_o sour_a thing_n will_v engender_v and_o no_o marvel_n see_v there_o be_v some_o worm_n find_v in_o snow_n which_o be_v white_a if_o the_o snow_n be_v but_o thin_a and_o new_a fall_v but_o in_o case_n it_o have_v lie_v long_o and_o be_v deep_a a_o man_n shall_v find_v in_o the_o mid_n within_o those_o which_o be_v red_a for_o snow_n also_o if_o it_o be_v old_a wax_v red_a rough_a and_o hairy_a great_a also_o than_o the_o rest_n and_o dull_a of_o motion_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o fire-f_o call_v pyralis_n or_o pyrausta_n the_o fire_n also_o a_o contrary_a element_n to_o generation_n be_v not_o without_o some_o live_a creature_n engender_v therein_o for_o in_o cypress_n among_o the_o forge_n and_o furnace_n of_o copper_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o kind_n of_o fourfooted_a creature_n and_o yet_o wing_v as_o big_a as_o the_o great_a kind_n of_o fly_n to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o very_a midst_n of_o the_o fire_n and_o call_v it_o be_v of_o some_o pyralis_n of_o other_o pyrausta_n the_o nature_n oâ—…_n it_o be_v this_o so_o long_o as_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o fire_n it_o live_v but_o if_o it_o chance_v to_o leap_v forth_o of_o the_o furnace_n and_o fly_v any_o thing_n far_o into_o the_o air_n it_o die_v there_o be_v a_o river_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o pontus_n call_v hypanis_n which_o about_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n use_v to_o bring_v down_o the_o stream_n thin_a pellicle_n or_o bladder_n like_v to_o grape_n kernel_n out_o of_o which_o there_o break_v forth_o and_o issue_v a_o four_o footed_a fly_n like_v unto_o those_o above_o name_v and_o it_o live_v not_o above_o one_o day_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v hemerobion_n i._o a_o day-f_o all_o other_o infect_v of_o like_a sort_n may_v continue_v and_o live_v a_o seven-night_n the_o gnat_n and_o the_o little_a worm_n three_o week_n but_o such_o as_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a alive_a may_v endure_v a_o full_a month_n as_o for_o the_o metamorphosis_n of_o these_o creature_n from_o one_o form_n to_o another_o it_o be_v most_o common_o perform_v in_o three_o day_n or_o four_o at_o the_o most_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o wing_a kind_n light_o die_v in_o autumn_n among_o which_o the_o breeze_n and_o horsefly_n be_v ordinary_o blind_a first_o to_o be_v short_a those_o fly_n which_o have_v be_v drown_v and_o so_o come_v to_o their_o death_n if_o they_o be_v lay_v and_o keep_v in_o hot_a cinder_n or_o ash_n will_v come_v again_o to_o themselves_o and_o revive_v chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o a_o discourse_n anatomicall_a of_o the_o nature_n of_o live_a creature_n part_v by_o part_n according_a to_o their_o particular_a member_n it_o remain_v now_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o several_a part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o over_o and_o above_o the_o former_a descriâ—…ion_n to_o particularize_v and_o set_v down_o the_o story_n of_o one_o member_n after_o another_o first_o therefore_o head_n this_o be_v general_a that_o all_o live_a creature_n whatsoever_o have_v blood_n have_v also_o head_n and_o few_o of_o they_o have_v cop_n or_o crest_a tuft_n upon_o their_o head_n unless_o it_o be_v bird_n and_o those_o be_v of_o diverse_a form_n and_o fashion_n the_o phoenix_n be_v adorn_v with_o a_o round_a plume_n of_o feather_n out_o of_o the_o comb_n midst_n of_o which_o grow_v another_o little_a pennache_n peacock_n carry_v upon_o their_o head_n a_o tuft_n as_o it_o be_v of_o little_a hairy_a tree_n and_o the_o stymphalides_n a_o lock_n of_o crisp_a and_o curl_a hair_n feasant_n have_v feather_n stand_v up_o like_o horn_n the_o pretty_a titmouse_n or_o nonett_n be_v fillet_v or_o coif_v upon_o the_o head_n and_o in_o lieu_n thereof_o the_o lark_n have_v a_o little_a peruke_n of_o feather_n whereupon_o at_o first_o it_o be_v call_v galerita_n but_o afterward_o after_o the_o french_a word_n alanda_n and_o of_o it_o one_o of_o the_o roman_a legion_n take_v the_o name_n because_o of_o their_o point_a morion_n we_o have_v write_v already_o of_o the_o ginny_n or_o turkey_n cock_n and_o hen_n upon_o who_o nature_n have_v bestow_v a_o fould_a crest_n lie_v from_o the_o very_a bill_n over_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o head_n unto_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n she_o have_v give_v also_o unto_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o seamewes_n fen_n duck_n and_o moore-hen_n certain_a cop_n and_o crisp_a tuf_n to_o the_o woodpeck_n also_o and_o baleare_a crane_n but_o above_o all_o other_o the_o house_n dunghill_n cock_n carry_v upon_o their_o head_n the_o goodly_a ornament_n of_o their_o comb_n and_o the_o same_o consist_v of_o a_o massy_a and_o fleshy_a substance_n indent_v beside_o like_o a_o see_v and_o yet_o we_o may_v not_o proper_o say_v it_o be_v either_o flesh_n gristle_n or_o callositie_n but_o compose_v of_o some_o particular_a matter_n by_o itself_o which_o can_v well_o be_v name_v as_o for_o the_o crest_n of_o dragon_n i_o can_v meet_v with_o no_o man_n hitherto_o that_o ever_o see_v they_o to_o come_v now_o to_o horn_n there_o be_v many_o fish_n as_o well_o of_o the_o sea_n as_o fresh_a water_n and_o also_o serpent_n horn_n that_o have_v horn_n in_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a sort_n but_o to_o speak_v a_o truth_n and_o proper_o they_o be_v no_o horn_n indeed_o for_o those_o pertain_v only_o to_o fourfooted_a hest_n as_o for_o actaeon_n and_o 〈◊〉_d of_o who_o we_o read_v
virgin_n and_o have_v not_o sacrifice_v unto_o venus_n the_o hair_n grow_v beneath_o the_o ventricle_n of_o the_o brain_n &_o under_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n like_v as_o also_o about_o the_o temple_n and_o ear_n fall_v not_o off_o quite_o man_n alone_a of_o all_o creature_n grow_v to_o be_v bald_a i_o speak_v not_o of_o those_o that_o be_v so_o by_o nature_n man_n woman_n and_o horse_n wax_v gray_a haired_a man_n and_o woman_n both_o begin_v at_o the_o forepart_n of_o their_o head_n to_o be_v grisly_a and_o afterward_o behind_o man_n and_o woman_n alone_o be_v double_o crown_v some_o creature_n have_v the_o bone_n of_o their_o skull_n flat_a plain_a thin_a and_o without_o marrow_n and_o the_o same_o unite_a or_o join_v together_o by_o certain_a suture_n or_o seam_n indent_v &_o tooth_v on_o either_o side_n pan_n which_o run_v one_o into_o another_o the_o rupture_n and_o crack_n of_o the_o brain_n pan_n can_v be_v consolidate_v and_o saundr_v perfect_o again_o but_o if_o the_o 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d_o t_o e_o tooth_n their_o nature_n sundry_a kind_n and_o use_n 164._o i._n k_o their_o presage_n 164._o l_o tooth_n of_o viper_n hide_v within_o their_o gumbe_n 337._o d_o tooth_n of_o sundry_a kind_n and_o how_o they_o be_v set_v and_o to_o what_o use_n etc._n etc._n 337._o c._n 338._o g_o teda_n or_o the_o torch-tree_n 462._o m_o tepidare_n river_n in_o italy_n 545._o it_o be_v warm_a in_o winter_n ibid._n temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n in_o meroe_n in_o egypt_n 146._o i_o tempest_n diverse_a kind_n thereof_o 25._o e_fw-la temetrum_fw-la 418._o k_o tempsis_n the_o pitch_n of_o the_o mountain_n 181._o e_o temerinda_n the_o name_n of_o meotis_n and_o why_o 118._o i_o tenerum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 2._o h_o tenthorania_n in_o time_n past_o near_a unto_o the_o sea_n 39_o e_fw-la tenera_fw-la terra_fw-la 582._o g_o tentyrites_n enemy_n to_o crocodile_n 209._o d_o tennis_n play_v who_o invention_n 190._o g_o tepidare_n what_o it_o signify_v 545._o a_o terra_fw-la tenera_fw-la earth_n as_o good_a as_o can_v be_v imagine_v 504._o k_o terra_fw-la pulla_fw-la a_o tender_a and_o mellow_a soil_n ibid._n teramnon_n 575._o d._n 62._o m_o terminatra_n a_o feast_n institute_v by_o king_n numa_n 549._o e_o teredines_n what_o worm_n 492._o h_o terebinth_n wood_n fine_a 490._o h_o territory_n of_o mutina_n 48._o g_o territorie_n of_o sabine_n and_o sidicine_n ibid._n f_o terpentine_n the_o clear_a rosin_n 423._o f_o terebinth_n or_o tepidian_a tree_n 389._o a._n the_o kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o fruit_n ibid._n b_o terpentine_n how_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o tree_n 465._o b_o terentine_n pine_v nut_n 435._o e._n f._n wit-teeth_n 338._o g_o tooth_n serve_v not_o only_o for_o grind_v our_o meat_n 164._o k_o tetartemorion_n what_o quadrant_a 182._o g_o tettigoniae_n a_o little_a kind_n of_o grasshopper_n 325._o 〈◊〉_d t_o h_n thalis_fw-la milesius_n among_o the_o greek_n first_o find_v out_o the_o reason_n of_o eclipse_n 8._o l_o theophrastus_n one_o of_o they_o that_o write_v of_o the_o roman_n 58._o i_o thracia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o f_o thunder_n and_o lighten_v the_o reason_n thereof_o 20._o m_o thorn_n royal_a 400._o l_o thirsty_a thorn_n 402._o g_o thrasymenus_n lake_n 48._o h_o thripe_n 492._o h_o thybians_n their_o strange_a nature_n and_o eyesight_n 155._o b_o thucydides_n call_v from_o banishment_n 172_o g_o thracian_n how_o they_o prove_v their_o fortune_n 176._o i_o thracian_n how_o they_o measure_v their_o happiness_n ibid._n thrash_v practise_v sundry_a way_n 602._o k_o t_o i_o tibur_n city_n found_v by_o tiburts_n more_o ancient_a than_o rome_n 415._o b._n tiberius_n caesar_n his_o say_n of_o sarnell_n in_o wine_n 414._o h._n heâ—…_n can_v see_v by_o night_n 334._o ay_o tib._n caesar_n write_v a_o poem_n of_o the_o comet_n call_v acontias_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d tibuli_n what_o tree_n 462._o i_o ticke_n want_v mean_n to_o avoid_v excrement_n 330._o g_o tigris_n the_o river_n where_o it_o begin_v and_o the_o diverse_a name_n it_o have_v 137._o a._n run_v through_o the_o lake_n arethusa_n ibid._n d_o tingitania_n province_n the_o description_n thereof_o 92._o k_o tinea_fw-la what_o worm_n 492._o h_o timarchus_n the_o paphian_a 338._o g._n have_v double_a course_n of_o tooth_n in_o each_o jaw_n ibid._n timber_n tree_n in_o what_o way_n several_o they_o be_v employ_v 491_o f_o tilthe_n fine_n 380._o g_o tissue_n cloth_n who_o invention_n 228._o i_o t_o m_o tmolus_n the_o hill_n well_o plant_v with_o vineyard_n 107._o 〈◊〉_d t_o o_fw-fr token_n of_o good_a honey_n 317._o b_o token_n of_o good_a bee_n ibid._n d_o token_n of_o death_n 183._o e_fw-la token_n of_o life_n uncertain_a ibid._n tool_n for_o smith_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o h_o token_n by_o the_o ear_n of_o beast_n 333._o d_o torpedo_n the_o crampefish_n 261._o d_o novellius_fw-la torquatus_n tricongius_fw-la a_o worthy_a wine-bibber_n 427._o d._n tortois_a have_v a_o kidnie_n alone_o of_o they_o that_o lie_v egg_n 343._o e_fw-la tortoise_n of_o the_o sea_n 241._o b_o tortoise_n shell_n as_o much_o as_o will_v cover_v house_n 134._o i_o tortoise_n his_o lung_n without_o blood_n 341._o a_o tortivum_fw-la wine_n what_o it_o be_v 425._o b_o town_n by_o who_o first_o build_v 188._o h_o town_n wall_n and_o tower_n who_o first_o rear_v 188._o h._n i_o of_o tongue_n 338._o m._n 339._o a_o tongue_n of_o serpent_n and_o libbard_n three_o fork_v 338._o k_o tongue_n of_o lizard_n two_o fork_v ibid._n serpent_n tongue_n as_o small_a as_o hair_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o crocodile_n cleave_v to_o their_o palate_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o lion_n and_o libard_n uneven_a ibid._n l_o tongue_n of_o cat_n bring_v madness_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o bee_n very_o long_o 339._o a_o tonsillae_n spungeous_a kernil_n in_o man_n ibid._n b_o t_o r_o trabca_n k._n romulus_n his_o mantill_a of_o estate_n 260._o h_o traffic_n first_o devise_v 187._o e._n 188._o m_o tragelaphis_n his_o nature_n 214._o m_o tragum_n what_o it_o be_v 562._o g_o trees_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n 357._o b._n how_o they_o grow_v 508._o l_o tree_n that_o never_o grow_v out_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n 509._o b._n by_o what_o mean_v they_o grow_v 508._o l._n what_o tree_n bring_v forth_o young_a imp_n at_o the_o root_n 510._o h._n what_o tree_n grow_v by_o prick_v into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n k._n how_o to_o be_v remove_v 512._o m_o not_o in_o windy_a weather_n 513._o 〈◊〉_d their_o root_n not_o to_o be_v handle_v violent_o 514._o g_o trees_n which_o be_v slow_a in_o growth_n 515._o e._n which_o be_v forward_o in_o fruit_n ibid._n their_o shoot_n hinder_v growth_n ibid._n will_v overspread_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o they_o be_v not_o repress_v ibid._n f._n how_o they_o grow_v one_o upon_o another_o 516._o l_o tree_n ought_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o autumn_n 522._o m_o tree_n of_o diverse_a nature_n how_o to_o be_v conjoin_v 123._o d_o tree_n plant_v for_o the_o use_n of_o uine_n 534._o l_o tree_n of_o much_o shadow_n not_o good_a for_o uine_n 535._o a_o tree_n admirable_a about_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o protesilaus_n 495._o c_o â—…o_n trees_n exempt_v from_o the_o worm_n blast_v and_o joint-ach_n 539._o a._n tree_n hunger_n starve_v headless_a ibid._n tree_n more_o or_o less_o subject_a to_o disease_n 539._o b_o what_o tree_n soon_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n c_o trees_n trouble_v with_o certain_a fly_n 541._o c_o trees_n when_o they_o be_v say_v to_o die_v or_o to_o be_v sick_a 440._o g_o trees_n blast_v with_o certain_a wind_n 541._o c_o shed_n of_o leaf_n a_o sign_n of_o their_o recovery_n ibid._n d._n freeze_a to_o death_n in_o pontus_n and_o phrygia_n ibid._n soon_o die_v have_v once_o lose_v their_o head_n 542._o h_o tree_n that_o bear_v rosin_n abide_v any_o bruise_n or_o wound_v ibid._n ay_o tree_n grow_v thick_a kill_v one_o another_o ibid._n k_o trees_n prosper_v without_o leaf_n 543._o a_o tree_n change_v their_o colour_n from_o black_a to_o white_a ibid._n b_o trees_n change_v from_o better_a to_o worse_o be_v unlucky_a signesib_fw-la c_o trees_n sink_v and_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n 443._o d_o tree_n yield_v many_o prodigious_a foretoken_n ibid._n remedy_n of_o tree_n disease_n 5â—…4_n h_o tree_n when_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v water_v ibid._n l_o trees_n turn_v their_o leaf_n in_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n 20._o h_o tree_n and_o timber_n piece_n of_o monstrous_a length_n 489._o d_o tree_n trouble_v with_o ant_n how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 547._o d_o tree_n of_o india_n exceed_v high_a 155._o d_o tree_n force_v to_o grow_v by_o art_n 498._o h_o tree_n stand_v upon_o the_o north_n do_v like_o best_a 500_o g._n why_o sometime_o they_o lose_v their_o fruit_n 500_o h._n nourish_v by_o rain_n 500_o i_o tree_n stand_v southward_o soon_o shed_v their_o leaf_n 502._o i_o no_o tree_n in_o some_o country_n 454._o m_o tree_n be_v not_o load_v with_o fruit_n after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n 475._o b_o tree_n more_o fruitful_a in_o age_n than_o in_o youth_n and_o contrariwise_o ibid._n what_o tree_n live_v long_o than_o other_o 475._o e_o trees_n age_n soon_o by_o bear_v ibid._n tree_n bear_v fruit_n diverse_o ibid._n tree_n differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o growth_n either_o with_o single_a stock_n or_o manifold_a body_n 476._o h._n ay_o tree_n differ_v in_o root_n 477._o b_o trees_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o l._n m_o tree_n replant_v that_o have_v be_v blow_v down_o 477._o e_fw-la tree_n fall_v of_o themselves_o rise_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n 478_o g_o trees_n fall_v top_v and_o square_v and_o yet_o revive_v 478_o h_o tree_n grow_v natural_o by_o three_o manner_n of_o mean_n ibid._n ay_o tree_n and_o shrub_n will_v not_o all_o grow_v in_o every_o place_n 478_o k_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ib._n their_o homogenean_n or_o substantial_a part_n 486._o b._n
gout_n there_o be_v who_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o have_v a_o special_a virtue_n and_o property_n to_o resist_v the_o poison_n of_o the_o aspis_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o it_o provoke_v urine_n allai_v thirst_n and_o the_o appetite_n to_o drink_v yea_o and_o solicit_v to_o carnal_a lust_n take_a in_o wine_n it_o gentle_o put_v forth_o a_o kind_a sweat_n moreover_o it_o keep_v clothes_n and_o apparel_n from_o the_o moth._n generally_n the_o fresh_a and_o new_a always_o that_o it_o be_v and_o the_o black_a that_o it_o look_v the_o more_o effectual_a it_o be_v find_v to_o be_v howbeit_o this_o one_o discommodity_n it_o have_v that_o it_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o stomach_n unless_o haply_o it_o be_v pester_v with_o ventosity_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o dill_n of_o sacopenium_n and_o sagapenum_n of_o poppy_n both_o white_a and_o black_a the_o manner_n of_o gather_v and_o draw_v juice_n out_o of_o herb_n also_o of_o opium_n dill_z also_o have_v a_o property_n to_o dissolve_v ventosity_n to_o break_v wind_n and_o cause_n rift_v also_o to_o assuage_v any_o wring_v or_o torment_v of_o the_o belly_n &_o yet_o it_o stay_v the_o flux_n the_o root_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n with_o water_n or_o wine_n restrain_v the_o flux_n of_o water_v eye_n a_o perfume_n make_v of_o the_o seed_n as_o it_o boil_v receive_v up_o into_o the_o nostril_n stay_v the_o yex_z take_a as_o a_o drink_n in_o water_n it_o concoct_v crudity_n and_o appease_v the_o pain_n of_o windiness_n proceed_v from_o thence_o the_o ash_n of_o it_o burn_v raise_v up_o the_o wula_n in_o the_o throat_n that_o be_v fall_v howbeit_o dill_n dim_v the_o eyesight_n and_o dull_v the_o vigour_n of_o genital_a seed_n as_o for_o our_o sacopenium_n here_o in_o italy_n it_o differ_v altogether_o from_o that_o which_o grow_v beyond_o sea_n for_o the_o outlandish_a kind_n resemble_v gum_n ammoniack_a be_v call_v sagapen_a good_a it_o be_v for_o the_o pleurisiè_fw-fr and_o pain_n of_o the_o breast_n convulsion_n or_o spasme_n and_o old_a settle_a cough_n for_o those_o that_o reach_v up_o filthy_a and_o rot_a matter_n for_o the_o tumour_n of_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o cure_v the_o swim_n and_o giddiness_n of_o the_o head_n the_o shake_n and_o tremble_v of_o the_o joint_n the_o cramp_n or_o convulsion_n that_o draw_v the_o neck_n backward_o the_o great_a swell_a spleen_n the_o pain_n of_o the_o bone_n and_o all_o shake_n and_o quiver_a cold_n a_o perfume_n make_v therewith_o in_o vinegar_n if_o a_o woman_n smell_v unto_o it_o help_v the_o mother_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o stop_v her_o wind_n as_o for_o the_o other_o accident_n it_o be_v both_o give_v in_o drink_n and_o also_o rub_v into_o grieve_a part_n with_o oil_n it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v sovereign_a also_o against_o poison_a drink_n give_v by_o witch_n and_o sorcerer_n touch_v garden_n poppy_n and_o the_o several_a kind_n thereof_o i_o have_v write_v already_o but_o beside_o they_o there_o be_v other_o sort_n also_o of_o the_o wild_a whereof_o i_o promise_v to_o treat_v mean_a while_n the_o head_n of_o the_o foresay_a garden_n white_a poppy_n if_o they_o be_v bruise_v whole_a as_o they_o grow_v with_o seed_n &_o all_o and_o so_o drink_v in_o wine_n do_v procure_v sleep_n the_o seed_n itself_o alone_o cure_v the_o leprosy_n diagoras_n give_v counsel_n to_o cut_v the_o stem_n or_o stalk_v of_o the_o black_a poppy_n when_o it_o begin_v to_o strut_v and_o swell_v towards_o the_o flower_a time_n out_o of_o which_o there_o will_v issue_v a_o certain_a juice_n call_v opium_n but_o jollas_n advise_v to_o make_v that_o incision_n when_o it_o have_v bloom_a and_o to_o choose_v a_o fair_a clear_a day_n for_o it_o &_o that_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n when_o as_o the_o dew_n thereon_o be_v dry_v up_o now_o will_v they_o have_v they_o to_o be_v cut_v under_o the_o head_n before_o the_o bloom_n but_o in_o the_o very_a head_n after_o it_o have_v do_v flower_a and_o very_o there_o be_v no_o other_o kind_n of_o herb_n wherein_o the_o head_n be_v cut_v but_o this_o only_a the_o say_a juice_n of_o this_o herb_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o other_o be_v receive_v in_o wool_n or_o else_o if_o it_o run_v but_o in_o small_a quantity_n they_o gather_v it_o with_o the_o thumb_n nail_n as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o lectuce_n but_o the_o morrow_n after_o the_o incision_n so_o much_o the_o more_o vigilant_a they_o must_v be_v to_o save_v &_o gather_v that_o which_o be_v dry_v and_o in_o very_a deed_n the_o juice_n of_o poppy_n common_o run_v out_o in_o great_a abundance_n &_o gather_v into_o a_o thickness_n which_o afterward_o be_v stamp_v and_o reduce_v into_o little_a trosche_n and_o dry_v in_o the_o shade_n which_o juice_n thus_o draw_v and_o thus_o prepare_v have_v power_n not_o only_o to_o provoke_v sleep_n but_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o any_o great_a quantity_n to_o make_v man_n die_v in_o their_o sleep_n and_o this_o our_o physician_n call_v opinion_n certes_o i_o have_v know_v 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