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the_o province_n take_v good_a keep_v and_o reckon_n of_o both_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o for_o when_o it_o be_v no_o high_a than_o 12_o cubit_n it_o find_v extreme_a famine_n yea_o and_o at_o 13_o it_o feel_v hunger_n still_o 14_o cubit_n comfort_v their_o heart_n 15_o bid_v they_o take_v no_o care_n but_o 16_o afford_v they_o plenty_n and_o delicious_a dainty_n the_o great_a flood_n that_o ever_o be_v know_v until_o thisse_v day_n be_v 18_o cubit_n in_o the_o time_n of_o prince_n claudius_n emperor_n and_o the_o least_o in_o the_o pharsalian_a war_n against_o the_o death_n of_o pompey_n as_o if_o the_o very_a river_n by_o that_o prodigious_a token_n loathe_v to_o see_v the_o same_o when_o at_o any_o time_n the_o water_n seem_v to_o stand_v and_o cover_v the_o ground_n still_o they_o be_v let_v out_o at_o certain_a sluice_n or_o floodgate_n draw_v up_o and_o set_v open_a and_o so_o soon_o as_o any_o part_n of_o the_o land_n be_v free_v from_o the_o water_n straight_o 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nilus_n much_o frequent_v for_o merchandise_n and_o commodity_n out_o of_o india_n and_o arabia_n moreover_o the_o town_n of_o venus_n and_o another_o of_o jupiter_n &_o tentyris_n beneath_o which_o stand_v abydus_n the_o royal_a seat_n of_o memnon_n and_o osiris_n renown_v for_o the_o temple_n there_o seven_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a distant_a from_o the_o river_n towards_o lybia_n then_o ptolemais_n panopolis_n and_o another_o yet_o of_o venus_n also_o in_o the_o lybian_a coast_n lycon_n where_o the_o hill_n do_v bind_v thebais_n soon_o after_o these_o town_n of_o mercury_n alabaston_n canum_fw-la and_o that_o of_o hercules_n speak_v of_o before_o after_o these_o arsinoe_n and_o the_o abovesaid_a memphis_n between_o which_o and_o the_o diocese_n arsinoetis_fw-la in_o the_o lybian_a coast_n the_o tower_n call_v pyramid_n the_o labyrinth_n build_v up_o in_o the_o lake_n of_o moeris_n without_o any_o jot_n of_o timber_n to_o it_o and_o the_o town_n crialon_n one_o more_o beside_o stand_v within-forth_a and_o bound_a upon_o arabia_n call_v the_o town_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o great_a account_n and_o importance_n chap._n x._o ¶_o alexandria_n but_o right_o worthy_a of_o praise_n be_v alexandria_n stand_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o egyptian_a sea_n build_v by_o alexander_n the_o great_a on_o africa_n side_n 12_o mile_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o canopus_n near_o to_o the_o lake_n mareotis_n which_o be_v beforetime_n call_v rachobeâ—…_n arapotes_n danochares_n the_o architect_n a_o man_n renown_v for_o his_o singular_a wit_n many_o waiesl_n aid_v the_o model_n and_o platform_n thereof_o by_o a_o subtle_a and_o witty_a devise_n for_o have_v take_v up_o a_o circuit_n of_o 15_o mile_n for_o the_o city_n he_o make_v it_o round_o like_a to_o a_o macedonian_a cloak_n full_a in_o the_o skirt_n bear_v out_o into_o angle_n and_o corner_n as_o well_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n as_o the_o left_a so_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o lie_v in_o fold_n and_o plait_n and_o yet_o even_o then_o 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not_o to_o all_o those_o neither_o for_o there_o be_v 11_o of_o they_o in_o all_o over_o and_o beside_o four_o more_o which_o they_o themselves_o call_v bastard_n mouth_n but_o to_o 7_o of_o the_o principal_a to_o wit_n upon_o that_o of_o canopus_n next_o unto_o alexandria_n then_o bolbitinum_n and_o so_o forth_o to_o sebenniticum_fw-la phatuiticum_fw-la mendesicum_fw-la taniticum_fw-la and_o last_o of_o all_o pelusiacum_n other_o city_n there_o be_v beside_o to_o wit_n buros_n pharboeto_n leontopolis_n achribris_n i_o this_o town_n busiris_n cynophis_n aphrodites_n sais_n naucratis_n of_o which_o some_o think_v the_o mouth_n naucraticum_fw-la take_v the_o name_n which_o they_o be_v that_o call_v heracleoticum_n prefer_v it_o before_o canopicum_fw-la next_o unto_o which_o it_o stand_v chap._n xi_o ¶_o arabia_n the_o desert_n or_o petraea_n be_v once_o past_o that_o arm_n of_o the_o river_n nilus_n which_o enter_v into_o the_o sea_n at_o pelusium_n you_o come_v into_o arabia_n confine_v upon_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o that_o other_o arabia_n so_o rich_a &_o odoriferous_a and_o therefore_o renown_v with_o the_o syrname_n of_o happy_a as_o for_o this_o desert_n arabia_n possess_v it_o be_v by_o the_o catabanes_n esbonite_n and_o screnite_fw-la arabian_n all_o barren_a and_o fruitless_a save_o whereas_o it_o meet_v with_o the_o confine_n of_o syria_n and_o set_v aside_o the_o mountain_n casius_n nothing_o memorable_a this_o region_n confront_v the_o arabian_n canchlei_fw-la on_o the_o east-side_n and_o the_o cedraei_fw-la southward_o and_o they_o both_o confine_v together_o afterward_o upon_o the_o nabathaees_n moreover_o 2_o bays_n there_o be_v the_o one_o call_v the_o gulf_n of_o heroopolis_n and_o the_o other_o of_o elani_fw-la both_o in_o the_o red_a sea_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o egypt_n 150_o mile_n distant_a between_o two_o town_n elana_n and_o gaza_n which_o be_v in_o our_o mediteranean_n sea_n agrippa_n count_v from_o pelusium_n to_o arsinoe_n a_o town_n situate_a upon_o the_o red_a sea_n a_o hundred_o and_o five_o and_o twenty_o mile_n see_v how_o small_a a_o way_n lie_v between_o two_o climate_n so_o different_a in_o nature_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o syria_n palestine_n phoenicia_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o say_v arabia_n confine_v syria_n a_o region_n in_o time_n past_a the_o chief_a and_o most_o renown_a upon_o earth_n and_o the_o same_o distinguish_v by_o sundry_a name_n for_o where_o it_o confine_v upon_o the_o arabian_n call_v it_o be_v palestina_n jury_n coele-suria_a and_o afterward_o phoenicia_n but_o go_v far_o within_o the_o firm_a land_n damascene_fw-la turn_v more_o still_o southwards_o it_o be_v name_v babylonia_n and_o the_o same_o between_o the_o have_v euphrates_n and_o tigris_n carry_v the_o name_n of_o mesopotamia_n beyond_o the_o mountain_n taurus_n it_o be_v sophene_n but_o on_o this_o side_n the_o hill_n they_o call_v
remain_v &_o no_o blemish_n or_o deformity_n appear_v but_o asclepiades_n the_o prusian_a surpass_v all_o other_o in_o this_o kind_n who_o be_v the_o first_o author_n of_o that_o new_a sect_n which_o bear_v his_o name_n reject_v the_o embassador_n the_o large_a promise_n &_o favour_n offer_v of_o k._n mithridates_n find_v out_o the_o way_n and_o mean_n to_o make_v wine_n wholesome_a and_o medicinable_a for_o sick_a folk_n and_o recover_v a_o man_n to_o his_o former_a state_n of_o health_n who_o be_v carry_v forth_o upon_o his_o bier_n to_o be_v bury_v and_o last_o he_o attain_v the_o great_a name_n for_o lay_v a_o wager_n against_o fortune_n and_o pawn_v his_o credit_n so_o far_o as_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v repute_v a_o physician_n in_o case_n he_o ever_o be_v know_v to_o be_v sick_a or_o any_o way_n disease_v and_o in_o truth_n the_o wager_n he_o win_v for_o his_o hap_n be_v to_o live_v in_o health_n until_o he_o be_v very_o age_v and_o then_o to_o fall_v down_o from_o a_o pair_n of_o stair_n and_o so_o to_o die_v sudden_o a_o singular_a testimony_n of_o skill_n and_o cunning_a m._n marcellus_n give_v unto_o archimedes_n that_o notable_a geometrician_n and_o engineer_n of_o syracuse_n who_o in_o the_o saccage_n and_o rifle_n of_o that_o city_n give_v express_v commandment_n concern_v he_o alone_o that_o no_o violence_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o howbeit_o he_o will_v fail_v of_o his_o execution_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o soldier_n who_o in_o that_o hurly-burly_n slay_v he_o not_o know_v who_o hewas_fw-mi much_o commend_v and_o praise_v be_v ctesiphon_n of_o gnosos_n for_o his_o notable_a knowledge_n in_o architecture_n and_o namely_o for_o the_o wonderful_a frame_n of_o diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n philon_n likewise_o be_v high_o esteem_v for_o make_v the_o arsenal_n at_o athens_n able_a to_o receive_v 1000_o ship_n ctesibius_n also_o be_v much_o account_v of_o for_o devise_v wind_n instrument_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o certain_a engine_n to_o draw_v and_o send_v water_n to_o any_o place_n dinocrates_n also_o the_o engineer_n eternize_v his_o name_n for_o cast_v the_o plot_n and_o devise_v the_o model_n of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n at_o what_o time_n as_o alexander_n the_o great_a found_v it_o to_o conclude_v this_o mighty_a prince_n and_o commander_n alexander_n straight_o forbid_v by_o express_a edict_n that_o no_o man_n shall_v draw_v his_o portrait_n in_o colour_n but_o apelles_n the_o painter_n that_o none_o shall_v engrave_v his_o personage_n but_o pyrgoteles_n the_o grave_a and_o last_o of_o all_o that_o no_o workman_n shall_v cast_v his_o image_n in_o brass_n but_o lysippus_n a_o founder_n in_o which_o three_o feat_n many_o artisan_n have_v excel_v for_o their_o rare_a workmanship_n chap._n xxxviii_o ¶_o singular_a work_n of_o artificer_n king_n attalus_n cheapen_v one_o picture_n wrought_v by_o the_o aristides_n theban_n and_o 100_o talent_n for_o it_o caesar_n the_o dictator_n offer_v to_o timomachus_n eight_o talent_n for_o two_o pourtrait_n to_o wit_n of_o medea_n and_o aiax_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o set_v up_o and_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n genetrix_fw-la king_n candaulas_n buy_v of_o butarchus_fw-la a_o paint_a table_n wherein_o be_v draw_v the_o defeature_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o magnetes_n which_o take_v up_o no_o great_a room_n and_o weigh_v out_o the_o poise_n thereof_o in_o good_a gold_n king_n demetrius_n surname_v expugnator_fw-la i._o the_o conqueror_n and_o great_a forcer_n of_o city_n forbear_v to_o set_v rhodes_n on_o fire_n because_o he_o will_v not_o burn_v one_o paint_a table_n the_o handiwork_n of_o protogenes_n praxiteles_n be_v ennoble_v for_o a_o rare_a imager_n and_o cutter_n in_o stone_n and_o marble_n he_o eternize_v his_o memorial_n by_o make_v one_o image_n of_o venus_n for_o the_o gnidian_o so_o lively_a that_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n become_v so_o amorous_a of_o it_o and_o so_o dote_v thereon_o that_o he_o go_v beside_o himself_o which_o 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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 and_o yet_o like_o a_o poet_n in_o his_o fabulous_a discourse_n touch_v the_o age_n of_o man_n say_v forsooth_o that_o a_o crow_n live_v nine_o time_n as_o long_o as_o we_o and_o heart_n or_o stag_n 4_o time_n as_o long_o as_o he_o but_o raven_n thrice_o as_o long_o as_o they_o as_o for_o his_o other_o report_n touch_v the_o nymph_n and_o the_o bird_n phoenix_n they_o be_v more_o like_a poetical_a tale_n than_o true_a relation_n anacreon_n the_o poet_n make_v mention_v that_o arganthonius_n king_n of_o the_o tartessian_o live_v 150_o year_n and_o cynaras_n likewise_o king_n of_o the_o cyprian_n ten_o year_n long_o theopompus_n affirm_v that_o epimenides_n the_o gnossian_a die_v when_o he_o be_v 157_o year_n old_a hellanicus_n have_v write_v that_o among_o the_o epian_o in_o aetolia_n there_o be_v some_o that_o continue_v full_a two_o hundred_o year_n and_o with_o he_o accord_v damase_n add_v moreover_o that_o there_o be_v one_o pictoreus_fw-la among_o they_o a_o man_n of_o exceed_a 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to_o make_v another_o fire_n hard_o by_o of_o dry_a vine_n cut_n and_o such_o like_a stick_n and_o so_o he_o be_v burn_v bare_a and_o naked_a as_o he_o be_v chap._n liiii_o ¶_o of_o burial_n or_o sepulture_n to_o burn_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v no_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o roman_n the_o manner_n be_v in_o old_a time_n to_o inter_v they_o but_o after_o they_o be_v give_v once_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o corpse_n of_o man_n slay_v in_o the_o war_n afar_o off_o and_o bury_v in_o those_o part_n be_v take_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n again_o ordain_v it_o be_v to_o burn_v they_o and_o yet_o many_o family_n keep_v they_o still_o to_o the_o old_a guise_n and_o ceremony_n of_o commit_v their_o dead_a to_o the_o earth_n as_o namely_o the_o house_n of_o the_o cornelij_n whereof_o there_o be_v not_o one_o by_o report_n burn_v before_o l._n sylla_n the_o dictator_n and_o he_o will_v it_o express_o and_o provide_v for_o it_o before_o hand_n for_o fear_v himself_o 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this_o world_n upright_o and_o in_o even_a balance_n without_o incline_v more_o to_o one_o side_n than_o unto_o another_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v agrippae_fw-la to_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o foot_n forward_o be_v unnatural_a and_o unkind_a and_o such_o as_o come_v in_o that_o order_n into_o the_o world_n the_o latin_n be_v wont_n to_o name_n agrippae_fw-la as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v bear_v hardly_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n m._n agrippa_n as_o they_o say_v come_v forth_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n the_o only_a man_n almost_o know_v to_o have_v bring_v any_o good_a fortune_n with_o he_o and_o prosper_v in_o the_o world_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o be_v in_o that_o sort_n bear_v and_o yet_o as_o happy_a as_o he_o be_v and_o how_o well_o soever_o he_o chieve_v in_o some_o respect_n he_o be_v much_o pain_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o pass_v all_o his_o youth_n and_o many_o a_o day_n after_o in_o bloody_a war_n and_o in_o danger_n 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so_o soon_o to_o peep_v but_o they_o eat_v the_o mother_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o the_o father_n likewise_o for_o he_o help_v she_o also_o to_o coove_v and_o these_o kind_n of_o spider_n bring_v common_o 300_o at_o a_o time_n whereas_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v few_o they_o sit_v ordinary_o thirty_o day_n as_o for_o young_a spider_n they_o come_v to_o their_o full_a growth_n and_o perfection_n in_o four_o week_n chap._n xxv_o ¶_o of_o scorpion_n semblable_o the_o land_n scorpion_n do_v lay_v certain_a little_a worm_n or_o grub_n in_o manner_n of_o egg_n and_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v perish_v likewise_o for_o their_o labour_n as_o the_o spider_n their_o sting_n be_v as_o venomous_a and_o dangerous_a as_o those_o of_o serpent_n and_o albeit_o there_o ensue_v not_o thereupon_o so_o present_a death_n yet_o they_o put_v folk_n to_o more_o pain_n a_o great_a deal_n insomuch_o as_o they_o languish_v and_o lie_v draw_v on_o three_o day_n before_o they_o die_v if_o a_o maiden_n be_v 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engender_v and_o the_o she_o grasshopper_n afterward_o by_o reason_n of_o egg_n knot_v within_o they_o and_o those_o be_v white_a they_o engender_v with_o their_o belly_n upward_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a roughness_n upon_o their_o back_n which_o be_v very_o sharp_a and_o therewith_o they_o work_v a_o hollow_a gutter_n in_o the_o ground_n as_o a_o nest_n to_o lay_v their_o egg_n and_o breed_v in_o at_o the_o first_o appear_v a_o little_a worm_n or_o maggot_n whereof_o come_v afterward_o that_o which_o they_o call_v tettigometra_n as_o one_o will_v say_v the_o mother_n of_o grasshopper_n or_o the_o great_a grasshopper_n for_o about_o the_o sunstead_n in_o summer_n the_o utmost_a crust_n or_o case_n thereof_o break_v and_o then_o out_o they_o fly_v and_o always_o in_o the_o night_n at_o the_o first_o black_a they_o be_v and_o hard_a withal_o of_o all_o creature_n that_o be_v know_v to_o live_v the_o grasshopper_n alone_o have_v no_o mouth_n in_o stead_n whereof_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a sharp_a point_a thing_n in_o their_o breast_n like_a unto_o their_o tongue_n that_o carry_v sting_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o with_o it_o they_o suck_v and_o lick_v in_o the_o dew_n their_o breast_n be_v full_a of_o little_a pipe_n from_o whence_o come_v that_o ring_a noise_n of_o the_o echetâ—…_n which_o we_o do_v hear_v as_o i_o have_v above_o say_v moreover_o their_o belly_n be_v empty_a and_o have_v nothing_o in_o it_o when_o a_o man_n raise_v they_o so_o as_o they_o be_v thereby_o force_v to_o fly_v they_o yield_v forth_o a_o certain_a humour_n which_o be_v the_o only_a argument_n that_o they_o be_v nourish_v of_o the_o dew_n they_o have_v moreover_o this_o one_o mark_n from_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n namely_o no_o concavitie_n of_o their_o body_n to_o be_v see_v whereby_o to_o void_a out_o any_o excrement_n so_o dim_a sight_v they_o be_v that_o if_o a_o man_n chance_n to_o come_v near_o unto_o they_o pluck_v in_o and_o stretch_v out_o his_o finger_n before_o they_o they_o will_v present_o leap_v upon_o it_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v some_o leaf_n that_o wag_v writer_n there_o be_v that_o make_v two_o more_o kind_n of_o they_o namely_o the_o great_a which_o appear_v at_o the_o first_o spring_n and_o bud_v of_o tree_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v surcularia_fw-la and_o a_o lesser_a which_o some_o name_n frumentaria_fw-la other_o auenaria_n for_o this_o show_v itself_o when_o the_o corn_n be_v ripe_a and_o begin_v to_o die_v in_o the_o straw_n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o place_n wherein_o there_o be_v no_o grasshopper_n also_o where_o they_o be_v mute_a in_o country_n bare_a and_o naked_a of_o tree_n and_o wood_n there_o breed_v no_o grasshopper_n and_o therefore_o you_o shall_v have_v they_o at_o cyrene_n about_o the_o town_n but_o not_o in_o the_o plain_n and_o field_n thereof_o neither_o shall_v a_o man_n meet_v with_o they_o in_o wood_n that_o be_v cold_a and_o full_a of_o shade_n it_o seem_v also_o that_o they_o take_v a_o like_n to_o some_o 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horseflie_a call_v in_o latin_a asilus_n or_o tabanus_n whether_o you_o will_n likewise_o gnat_n also_o and_o some_o kind_n of_o fly_n and_o these_o prick_v serve_v they_o in_o good_a stead_n both_o for_o mouth_n and_o tongue_n some_o of_o these_o be_v but_o blunt_a &_o not_o good_a for_o to_o prick_v but_o only_o handsome_a to_o suck_v withal_o as_o fly_n which_o have_v all_o of_o they_o a_o tongue_n be_v evident_o fistulous_a and_o like_a a_o pipe_n and_o none_o of_o all_o these_o have_v any_o tooth_n there_o be_v infect_v with_o little_a horn_n proak_v out_o before_o their_o eye_n but_o weak_a and_o tender_a they_o be_v and_o good_a for_o nothing_o as_o the_o butterfly_n and_o there_o be_v again_o that_o be_v not_o wing_v and_o such_o be_v the_o scolopendres_n all_o infect_v that_o have_v leg_n and_o foot_n go_v not_o direct_o but_o bias_n and_o crooked_a of_o which_o some_o have_v the_o hinder_a leg_n long_o than_o the_o former_a and_o such_o bend_v hook_v outward_a as_o the_o locust_n chap._n xxix_o ¶_o of_o locust_n the_o locust_n lay_v egg_n in_o autumn_n by_o thrust_v down_o into_o the_o ground_n the_o fistule_n or_o end_n of_o their_o chine_n and_o those_o come_v forth_o in_o great_a abundance_n these_o egg_n lie_v all_o winter_n long_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o spring_n the_o year_n follow_v they_o put_v out_o little_a locust_n black_a of_o coloâ—…r_n without_o leg_n and_o creep_v upon_o their_o wing_n hereupon_o it_o come_v that_o if_o it_o be_v a_o wet_a spring_n and_o rainy_a those_o egg_n perish_v and_o come_v to_o no_o good_a but_o in_o a_o dry_a season_n there_o will_v be_v great_a increase_n and_o store_n of_o locust_n the_o summer_n ensue_v some_o writer_n hold_v opinion_n that_o they_o lay_v and_o breed_v twice_o a_o year_n likewise_o that_o they_o perish_v and_o die_v as_o often_o for_o they_o say_v that_o when_o the_o star_n vergiliae_fw-la do_v arise_v they_o breed_v and_o those_o afterward_o about_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o dog-day_n die_v and_o other_o come_v in_o their_o place_n other_o say_v that_o they_o engender_v and_o breed_v again_o their_o second_o litter_n at_o the_o full_a or_o set_v of_o arcturus_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o the_o mother_n die_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v bring_v forth_o their_o little_a one_o by_o reason_n of_o a_o small_a worm_n that_o present_o breed_v about_o their_o throat_n which_o choke_v they_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o male_n likewise_o miscarry_v see_v what_o a_o little_a matter_n to_o speak_v of_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o death_n and_o yet_o a_o wonder_n it_o be_v to_o consider_v how_o one_o of_o they_o when_o it_o list_v will_v kill_v a_o serpent_n for_o it_o will_v take_v he_o fast_o by_o the_o chaw_v and_o never_o lin_v bite_v till_o she_o have_v dispatch_v he_o these_o little_a beast_n breed_v no_o where_o but_o in_o plain_a and_o champion_n country_n namely_o such_o as_o be_v full_a of_o chink_n and_o crevice_n in_o the_o ground_n it_o be_v report_v that_o there_o be_v of_o they_o in_o india_n three_o foot_n long_o where_o the_o people_n of_o the_o country_n use_v their_o leg_n and_o thigh_n for_o saw_n when_o they_o be_v thorough_o dry_v these_o locust_n come_v by_o their_o death_n another_o way_n beside_o that_o abovenamed_n for_o when_o the_o wind_n take_v they_o up_o by_o whole_a troop_n together_o they_o fall_v down_o either_o into_o the_o sea_n or_o some_o great_a stand_a pool_n and_o this_o many_o a_o time_n happen_v by_o mere_a chance_n and_o fortune_n and_o not_o as_o many_o have_v suppose_v in_o old_a time_n because_o their_o wing_n be_v wet_a with_o the_o night_n dew_n for_o even_o the_o same_o author_n have_v write_v that_o they_o fly_v not_o in_o the_o night_n for_o cold_a but_o little_o know_v they_o that_o it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o they_o to_o pass_v over_o wide_a and_o broad_a sea_n and_o to_o continue_v their_o flight_n many_o day_n together_o without_o rest_n and_o the_o great_a wonder_n be_v this_o that_o they_o know_v also_o when_o a_o famine_n be_v towards_o in_o regard_n whereof_o they_o seek_v for_o food_n into_o far_a country_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o their_o come_n be_v ever_o hold_v for_o a_o plague_n of_o the_o god_n procâ—…eding_v from_o their_o heavy_a wrath_n and_o displeasure_n for_o then_o common_o they_o be_v big_a to_o be_v see_v than_o at_o other_o time_n and_o in_o their_o flight_n they_o keep_v such_o a_o noise_n with_o their_o wing_n that_o man_n take_v they_o for_o some_o strange_a fowl_n they_o shade_n and_o darken_v the_o very_a sun_n as_o they_o fly_v like_v unto_o a_o great_a cloud_n insomuch_o as_o the_o people_n of_o every_o country_n behold_v they_o with_o much_o fear_n lest_o they_o shall_v light_v in_o their_o territory_n and_o overspread_v the_o whole_a country_n and_o very_o their_o strength_n be_v such_o that_o they_o hold_v out_o still_o in_o their_o flight_n and_o as_o if_o they_o have_v not_o enough_o of_o it_o to_o have_v fly_v over_o sea_n they_o give_v not_o over_o to_o traverse_v mighty_a great_a country_n in_o the_o continent_n and_o lookâ—…_n in_o what_o place_n soever_o they_o settle_v they_o cover_v whole_a field_n of_o corn_n with_o a_o fearful_a and_o terrible_a cloud_n much_o they_o burn_v with_o their_o very_a blast_n and_o no_o part_n be_v free_a but_o they_o eat_v and_o gnaw_v even_o the_o very_a door_n of_o man_n dwelling_n housâ—…_n many_o a_o time_n they_o have_v be_v know_v to_o take_v their_o flight_n out_o of_o africa_n and_o with_o whole_a army_n to_o infest_v italy_n many_o a_o time_n have_v the_o people_n of_o rome_n fear_v a_o great_a famine_n and_o scarcity_n towards_o be_v force_v to_o have_v recourse_n unto_o sibyl_n book_n for_o remedy_n and_o to_o avert_v the_o ire_n of_o the_o god_n in_o the_o cyrenaicke_n region_n within_o barbary_n ordain_v it_o be_v by_o law_n every_o three_o year_n to_o wage_v war_n against_o they_o and_o so_o to_o conquer_v they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v first_o to_o seek_v out_o their_o nest_n and_o to_o squash_n their_o egg_n second_o to_o kill_v all_o their_o young_a and_o last_o of_o all_o to_o proceed_v even_o to_o the_o great_a one_o and_o utter_o to_o destroy_v they_o yea_o and_o a_o grievous_a punishment_n lie_v upon_o he_o that_o be_v negligent_a in_o this_o behalf_n as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o traitor_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n moreover_o within_o the_o island_n lemnos_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a proportion_n and_o measure_n set_v down_o how_o many_o and_o what_o quantity_n every_o man_n shall_v kill_v and_o they_o be_v to_o exhibit_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n a_o just_a and_o true_a account_n thereof_o and_o namely_o to_o show_v that_o measure_n full_a of_o dead_a locust_n and_o for_o this_o
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568._o m_o lora_n what_o it_o be_v 417._o e_fw-la loretum_fw-la a_o place_n 454._o g_o lote_n tree_n capillata_fw-la and_o why_o so_o call_v 495._o a_o lote_a tree_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o m._n 495._o a_o lotophagi_n people_n 397._o b_o lot_n take_v for_o a_o god_n 4._o k_o lotus_fw-la tree_n in_o africa_n 397._o a._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o fruit_n ibid._n b._n it_o serve_v for_o meat_n and_o drink_n 397._o c_o lotus_fw-la the_o herb_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la tree_n wood_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la of_o egypt_n 397._o c._n d._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o the_o head_n and_o flower_n ibid._n e._n the_o root_n feed_v hog_n ibid._n f_o lotus_fw-la three_fw-mi why_o it_o be_v regard_v much_o at_o rome_n 476._o k._n the_o description_n thereof_o and_o the_o use_n ibid._n of_o the_o lousy_a disease_n pherecides_n die_v 184._o g_o l_o v_o luceia_n act_v on_o the_o stage_n a_o hundred_o year_n 181._o c_o lucentum_n a_o town_n of_o the_o latin_n 53._o d_o lucerna_fw-la a_o shine_a fish_n 249._o d_o lucifer_n why_o so_o call_v 6._o i_o lucina_n the_o name_n of_o diana_n and_o whereupon_o 494._o m_o lucini_fw-la man_n so_o call_v 335._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lucius_z martius_z 48._o h_o lucius_n cossitius_fw-la turn_v from_o a_o woman_n to_o a_o man_n on_o the_o very_a marriage_n day_n 158._o h_o lucius_n sylla_n unworthy_o name_v foelix_n 177._o d_o lucius_n metellus_n only_o suffer_v to_o ride_v in_o his_o coach_n unto_o the_o senat._n 138._o h._n think_v most_o happy_a ibid._n g_o lucius_n apronius_n his_o son_n how_o fat_a he_o be_v 334._o l_o lucius_n opimius_n and_o quintius_n fabius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o arch_n see_v about_o the_o sun_n 17._o e_o lucius_n portius_n and_o marcus_n acilius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o round_a circle_n about_o the_o sun_n ibid._n lucullus_n resist_v by_o the_o muddy_a slime_n maltha_n at_o samosatis_n 46._o m_o lung_n be_v but_o in_o few_o fish_n 335._o e_fw-la lung_n that_o be_v little_a cause_n the_o body_n to_o be_v swift_a 341._o a_o lupi_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o spider_n 323._o d._n they_o spin_v not_o ibid._n lupine_n a_o direction_n to_o the_o husbandman_n 594._o g_o lupine_n meat_n medicinable_a 272._o g_o lupin_n not_o easy_o mow_v down_o 571._o c_o sympathy_n betwixt_o lupin_n and_o the_o sun_n ibid._n d._n wonderful_o affectionate_a to_o the_o earth_n ibid._n lupin_n sow_v themselves_o ibid._n e_o lupin_n sow_v be_v as_o good_a as_o soil_n or_o compost_n 571._o f._n 572._o g_o lupin_n steep_v man_n meat_n ibid._n lupin_n how_v to_o be_v keep_v ibid._n lupin_n profitable_a to_o be_v set_v in_o ground_n 508._o g_o lucae-bone_n what_o they_o be_v 195._o b_o lusitania_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n 51._o f_o lusitania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 88_o i_o lutarius_n a_o kind_n of_o barble_n 246._o h_o lutense_n a_o kind_n of_o pelagiae_n purple_n 259._o a_o l_o y_fw-fr lyncurium_n what_o it_o be_v 217._o f_o lycus_n river_n 268._o b_o lyrare_n what_o it_o be_v 579._o f_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g._n lytion_n what_o composition_n it_o be_v 362._o h_o m_o a_o macrobij_n and_o other_o people_n live_v long_o 156._o l._n m_o macedonia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o a_o macer_n 362._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o the_o rind_n ibid._n machlis_n what_o manner_n of_o beast_n 200._o g_o macius_fw-la island_n sometime_o join_v to_o euboea_n 4._o i_o macrinus_n vistus_fw-la how_o he_o use_v to_o bleed_v 346._o g_o maeander_n river_n where_o it_o now_o run_v by_o goodly_a meadow_n in_o time_n past_a be_v all_o sea_n 39_o e._n the_o description_n thereof_o 108._o h._n maenander_n how_o he_o love_v his_o study_n 172._o m_o magnesiae_fw-la the_o description_n thereof_o 36._o m_o magnesia_n island_n 40._o k_o magna_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 383._o c_o maid_n child_n in_o rome_n become_v a_o boy_n 158._o h_o male_n in_o all_o beast_n strong_a than_o female_n 352._o k._n some_o be_v except_v ibid._n male_n have_v more_o tooth_n than_o female_n 338._o g_o malady_n and_o death_n consume_v blood_n 346._o i_o maldacon_n see_v brochos_n malacha_n see_v brochos_n maleus_n a_o mountain_n 36._o g_o malady_n of_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 541._o c_o malis_fw-la bonis_fw-la what_o it_o mean_v 555._o d_o malobathron_n a_o plant_n 378._o l._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n and_o the_o kind_n ibid._n m_o malobathrum_n the_o leaf_n 379._o a_o malt_n make_v strong_a drink_n in_o old_a time_n 428._o h._n i_o maltha_n a_o slimy_a mud_n so_o call_v 46._o m_o maltha_n a_o kind_n of_o mud_n in_o a_o pond_n of_o the_o city_n samosatis_n ibid._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o it_o ibid._n man_n how_o long_o he_o grow_v 345._o b_o man_n breast_n only_o broad_a and_o square_a 343._o e_o man_n only_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n 346._o g_o man_n only_o two_o footed_a 349._o b_o man_n only_o have_v a_o cannell_n bone_n and_o shoulder_n ibid._n man_n only_o have_v palm_n on_o his_o hand_n 350._o l_o man_n in_o egypt_n have_v four_o eye_n 354._o h_o man_n for_o his_o proportion_n have_v most_o brain_n 352._o b._n have_v more_o brain_n than_o woman_n ibid._n man_n his_o brain_n only_o pant_v and_o breathe_v 333._o a._n they_o be_v not_o settle_v before_o he_o speak_v ibid._n man_n only_o want_v power_n to_o shake_v his_o ear_n 333._o b_o man_n only_o have_v face_n and_o visage_n 333._o d._n his_o forehead_n declare_v his_o nature_n ibid._n man_n only_o bear_v without_o tooth_n 337._o e_o man_n than_o who_o nothing_o more_o proud_a and_o wretched_a 4._o m_o man_n the_o best_a gift_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o can_v rid_v himself_o by_o death_n out_o of_o his_o misery_n 5._o a_o man_n flesh_n sacrifice_v and_o eat_v 154._o g_o
man_n to_o man_n a_o god_n 4._o g_o man_n compare_v with_o other_o creature_n 152._o i_o man_n have_v no_o certain_a time_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o womb_n 258._o k_o mankind_n more_o inordinate_a than_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n 302._o m_o the_o mani-foot_n fish_n ozoena_fw-la 250._o m_o manilius_n write_v of_o the_o phoenix_n in_o arabia_n dedicate_v unto_o the_o sun_n 272._o b._n the_o age_n of_o this_o bird_n and_o manner_n of_o die_v ibid._n hence_o the_o young_a phoenix_n be_v breed_v 271._o c_o mandri_n people_n woman_n bring_v forth_o child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a_o manlius_n capitolinus_n first_o that_o be_v reward_v with_o a_o mural_a crown_n 170._o k._n his_o deed_n and_o reward_n ib._n his_o praise_n ib._n manna_n what_o it_o be_v 376._o h_o manna_n thuris_fw-la 367._o e_o mantichora_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206_o k._n resemble_v man_n language_n 222._o l_o maples_n of_o many_o kind_n 466._o k._n the_o wood_n commend_v for_o fine_a grain_n and_o serve_v in_o curious_a workmanship_n 466._o l_o maquerels_n 243._o e_o cn._n martius_n first_o devise_v to_o cut_v out_o arbour_n at_o rome_n 359_o b_o marcellus_n esurinus_fw-la bring_v plain_a tree_n into_o italy_n 358._o m_o mareolis_n lybia_n border_v upon_o egypt_n describe_v 95._o d_o mare_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o hermaphrodite_n 352._o i._n see_v they_o be_v at_o rome_n ibid._n a_o mare_n in_o foal_n win_v the_o prize_n in_o the_o olympian_a race_n 304._o g_o mares_n better_o than_o stallion_n in_o war_n service_n in_o scythia_n 222_o l_o mare_n conceive_v by_o the_o wind_n ibid._n mares_n how_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o admit_v ass_n to_o cover_v they_o 303._o e._n mare_n with_o foal_n labour_n as_o well_o as_o before_o 303._o f._n they_o steal_v their_o fol_n many_o time_n 304._o g_o margarides_n date_n 387._o b_o margo_n a_o kind_n of_o limestone_n 505._o d_o mario_n a_o fish_n of_o pleasant_a taste_n 243._o b_o marjoram_n oil_n the_o best_a 382._o g_o c._n marius_n commend_v by_o sylla_n foelix_n for_o build_v a_o manor_n house_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o i_o marmoset_n where_o breed_v 106._o g_o marmotanes_n their_o nature_n 226._o m_o maiorinae_fw-la what_o olive_n 432._o g_o of_o marrow_n 344._o l._n m_o marrow_n never_o find_v but_o in_o hollow_a bone_n 344._o l_o marrow_n of_o the_o uine_a tree_n and_o nature_n thereof_o 526._o i_o marrow_n of_o the_o back_n descend_v from_o the_o brain_n ibid._n marrow_n of_o a_o man_n back_n prove_v a_o snake_n 305._o b_o marsian_n endue_v with_o a_o virtue_n against_o serpent_n 154._o l_o mars_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o g_o mars_n his_o course_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o can_v be_v observe_v 12._o m_o his_o colour_n 13._o c_o mars_n his_o motion_n and_o light_n 10._o h_o marsys_n hang_v himself_o in_o a_o plane_n tree_n 495._o d_o marsyans_n descend_v from_o lady_n circe_n son_n 154._o l_o martia_n the_o name_n of_o a_o lady_n which_o be_v strike_v with_o lightning_n be_v great_a with_o child_n her_o child_n kill_v and_o she_o without_o harm_n 25._o f_o martin_n enemy_n to_o bee_n 292._o ay_o martin_n call_v apodes_n ibid._n martin_n or_o martinet_n see_v swallow_n martius_n musician_n strive_v with_o apollo_n 107._o b_o martius_n in_o a_o oration_n of_o he_o his_o head_n be_v on_o a_o flame_a fire_n 48._o h_o massaris_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 379._o d_o mast_n tree_n honour_v especial_o by_o the_o roman_n 456._o g_o mast_n a_o great_a revenue_n in_o some_o country_n ibid._n ground_n for_o bread_n ibid._n serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n for_o delicate_n ibid._n mast_n of_o different_a kind_n 456._o h_o beech_n mast_n sweet_a of_o all_o other_o 458._o i_o beech_n mast_n describe_v ibid._n k_o mast_n of_o sundry_a tree_n ibid._n l_o mast_n differ_v sundry_a way_n 459._o a_o mast_n which_o be_v best_a for_o feed_v cattle_n 459._o e._n f_o mast_n of_o a_o ship_n of_o main_a bigness_n 489._o e_o mast_n tree_n how_o it_o grow_v 525._o f_o mastic_n tree_n show_v three_o reason_n of_o plow_a ground_n 599._o b._n mastic_n the_o rosin_n of_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n 424._o g_o mastic_n gum_n 369._o c._n the_o best_a ibid._n f._n issue_v of_o the_o lentiske-tree_n 370._o g_o of_o the_o matrice_n 344._o g._n h_o mattimacians_n there_o presumptuousnesse_n 15._o b_o matutine_v rising_z or_o set_v of_o fix_a star_n 587._o d_o mavise_n change_v thelr_a colour_n 285._o f_o mauritania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 90._o i_o m_o e_o measure_n of_o the_o sea_n 149_o d_o measure_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n e_o meadow_n ground_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o order_v 595._o b._n when_o to_o be_v mow_v ibid._n medea_n burn_v her_o husband_n concubine_n by_o force_n of_o naptha_n 47._o a._n meadow_n call_v prata_n or_o parata_fw-la 553._o f_o media_n the_o descâ—…ption_n thereof_o 122._o i_o medica_fw-la describe_v 573._o b._n how_o and_o where_o to_o be_v sow_v ib._n c._n d_o a_o singular_a forage_n ibid._n medicine_n not_o apply_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mischief_n 546._o g_o melampus_n teach_v to_o understand_v bird_n language_n 296._o l_o melitaei_n dog_n whence_o so_o call_v 71._o f_o meleandrya_n 243._o d_o mellaria_n a_o town_n 51._o d_o member_n of_o man_n body_n of_o miraculous_a effect_n 168._o h_o memory_n lose_v by_o sundry_a occasion_n 155._o memory_n rare_a example_n 167._o f._n reduce_v into_o art_n 168._o g_o member_n genital_a of_o a_o bony_a substance_n 352._o h._n in_o what_o creature_n ib._n be_v medicinable_a for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o ston_n ib_o memmonides_n bird_n 284._o k_o memphis_n sometime_o near_o the_o sea_n 36._o e_fw-la man_n slay_v for_o sacrifice_n 154_o g_o men_n converse_v general_o with_o beast_n 154._o h._n their_o deformity_n and_o swiftness_n ibid._n man_n head_v like_o dog_n their_o manner_n 155._o 〈◊〉_d man_n above_o five_o cubit_n tall_a their_o strong_a constitution_n of_o body_n ibid._n man_n without_o nose_n and_o mouth_n in_o egypt_n 146._o l_o man_n that_o know_v not_o the_o use_n of_o fire_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n man_n that_o go_v ever_o naked_a 177._o b_o man_n eight_o cubit_n high_a call_v olabij_fw-la 147._o b_o men_n head_v like_o dog_n call_v cynamolgi_n ibid._n e_o man_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o live_v only_o on_o wild_a locust_n 147._o f_o men_n and_o woman_n great_a foot_v for_o their_o proportion_n 150._o l_o man_n surname_v of_o tree_n 499._o c_o men_n make_v to_o husband_n the_o earth_n 516._o g_o men_n weigh_v heavy_a than_o woman_n 165._o 〈◊〉_d man_n have_v be_v slay_v and_o yet_o not_o bleed_v ibid._n man_n canonize_v wherefore_o 54._o g._n their_o strange_a shape_n 155_o f_o menoba_n a_o river_n 52._o i_o mentor_n pluck_v a_o spill_v out_o of_o a_o lion_n foot_n 203._o b_o mercury_n so_o name_v to_o express_v his_o nature_n 4._o g_o mercury_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o k._n of_o some_o call_v apollo_n ibid._n mercury_n his_o station_n 10._o i._n wherefore_o his_o star_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o sun_n above_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n 12._o h_o mercury_n his_o colour_n 13._o c_o meremaide_n 236._o h._n no_o fabulous_a thing_n ibid._n meremen_n or_o seaman_n ibid._n i_o meroe_n a_o island_n 36._o g_o merops_n a_o bird_n 289._o b_o mese_n wind_n 23._o a_o mesopheron_n 364._o k_o messalina_n the_o empress_n of_o unsatiable_a lust_n 302._o ay_o lu._n messalinus_n cotta_n devise_v a_o dish_n of_o meat_n make_v of_o goose_n foot_n and_o cock_n comb_n 280._o l_o l._n metellus_n his_o rare_a praise_n 177._o f_o metellus_n macedonicus_n high_o commend_v 178._o i._n his_o unhappy_a fortune_n ibid._n k._n l_o meteagrides_n what_o bird_n 284._o k_o motopia_n what_o tree_n 375._o d_o m_o ay_o mouse_n and_o rat_n indocible_a 295._o b_o mice_n presage_v the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n 211._o e_o mice_n force_v a_o people_n to_o void_a out_o of_o a_o island_n 212._o h_o mouse_n great_a thief_n 233._o a_o mouse_n presage_v shine_a thing_n to_o one_o 232._o m._n they_o gnaw_v iron_n and_o steel_n ibid._n mouse_n engender_v more_o in_o a_o drought_n 305._o a_o mouse_n of_o egypt_n pricke_o and_o go_v on_o their_o hinder_a foot_n 305._o a_o mouse_n most_o fruitful_a 304._o l._n they_o engender_v by_o lick_v ibid._n young_a mouse_n find_v with_o young_a in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o old_a dam._n 304._o l_o mice_n force_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o troas_n to_o abandon_v the_o region_n ibid._n m_o mice_n and_o rat_n ominous_a in_o some_o case_n 233._o f_o field-mice_n sleep_v all_o winter_n ibid._n c_o against_o mice_n rat_n and_o dormouse_n to_o be_v serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n a_o act_n make_v ibid._n of_o the_o midriff_n 342._o h_o miel-dewe_n remedy_v in_o corn_n 576._o g_o miletus_n the_o head_n city_n of_o jonia_n 108._o g._n the_o diverse_a