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a_o god_n than_o which_o nothing_o make_v we_o more_o doubtful_a and_o ignorant_a of_o god_n now_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n that_o reject_v fortune_n &_o chance_n both_o and_o will_v not_o abide_v they_o but_o attribute_v the_o event_n and_o issue_n of_o thing_n to_o their_o own_o several_a star_n and_o go_v by_o the_o fatal_a horoscope_n or_o ascendent_n of_o their_o nativity_n affirm_v that_o the_o same_o shall_v ever_o befall_v which_o once_o have_v be_v set_v down_o and_o decree_v by_o god_n so_o as_o he_o for_o ever_o after_o may_v sit_v still_o and_o rest_v himself_o and_o this_o opinion_n begin_v now_o to_o settle_v and_o take_v deep_a root_n insomuch_o as_o both_o the_o learned_a and_o also_o the_o rude_a and_o ignorant_a multitude_n run_v that_o way_n on_o end_n from_o hence_o behold_v proceed_v the_o warning_n &_o admonition_n of_o lightning_n the_o foreknowledge_n by_o oracle_n the_o prediction_n of_o soothsayer_n yea_o and_o other_o contemptible_a thing_n not_o worthy_a to_o be_v once_o speak_v of_o as_o sneese_v and_o stumble_v with_o the_o foot_n be_v count_v matter_n of_o presage_n augustus_n caesar_n of_o famous_a memory_n have_v make_v report_n and_o leave_v in_o writing_n that_o his_o left_a foot_n shoe_n be_v untoward_o put_v on_o before_o the_o right_n on_o that_o very_a day_n when_o he_o have_v like_a to_o have_v miscarry_v in_o a_o mutiny_n among_o his_o soldier_n thus_o these_o thing_n every_o one_o do_v enwrap_v and_o entangle_v silly_a mortal_a man_n void_a of_o all_o forecast_n and_o true_a understanding_n so_o as_o this_o only_a point_n among_o the_o rest_n remain_v sure_a and_o certain_a namely_o that_o nothing_o be_v certain_a neither_o be_v there_o ought_v more_o wretched_a and_o more_o proud_a withal_o then_o man_n for_o all_o lively_a creature_n else_o take_v care_n only_o for_o their_o food_n wherein_o nature_n goodness_n and_o bounty_n of_o itself_o be_v sufficient_a which_o one_o point_n very_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v 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able_a to_o work_v his_o own_o death_n will_v he_o never_o so_o fain_o as_o man_n can_v do_v when_o he_o be_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n the_o best_a gift_n which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o amid_o so_o great_a misery_n of_o his_o life_n nor_o endow_v mortal_a man_n with_o everlasting_a life_n ne_o yet_o recall_v raise_v and_o revive_v those_o that_o once_o be_v depart_v and_o dead_a nor_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o one_o who_o live_v do_v not_o live_v or_o he_o that_o bear_v honourable_a office_n be_v not_o in_o place_n of_o rule_n and_o dignity_n nay_o he_o have_v no_o power_n over_o thing_n do_v and_o pass_v save_o only_a oblivion_n no_o more_o than_o he_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v to_o come_v with_o pleasant_a reason_n and_o argument_n to_o prove_v our_o fellowship_n therein_o with_o god_n that_o twice_o ten_o shall_v
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the_o celestial_a body_n which_o make_v and_o frame_v the_o world_n and_o in_o that_o frame_n be_v compact_v and_o knit_v together_o have_v a_o immortal_a nature_n and_o their_o power_n and_o influence_n extend_v much_o to_o the_o earth_n which_o by_o their_o effect_n and_o operation_n by_o their_o light_n and_o greatness_n may_v be_v know_v notwithstanding_o they_o be_v so_o high_a and_o subtle_a withal_o as_o we_o shall_v in_o due_a place_n make_v demonstration_n the_o manner_n likewise_o of_o the_o heavenly_a circle_n and_o zone_n shall_v be_v show_v more_o fit_o in_o our_o geographical_a treatise_n of_o the_o earth_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o consideration_n thereof_o appertain_v whole_o thereunto_o only_o we_o will_v not_o put_v off_o but_o present_o declare_v the_o deviser_n of_o the_o zodiac_n wherein_o the_o sign_n be_v the_o obliquity_n and_o crookedness_n thereof_o anaximander_n the_o milesian_n be_v report_v to_o have_v observe_v first_o and_o thereby_o open_v the_o gate_n and_o passage_n to_o astronomy_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o happen_v in_o the_o 58_o olympias_n afterward_o clâ—…ostratus_n mark_v the_o sign_n therein_o and_o namely_o those_o first_o of_o aries_n and_o sagitarius_n as_o for_o the_o sphere_n itself_o atlas_n devise_v long_o before_o now_o for_o this_o time_n we_o will_v leave_v the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o starry_a heaven_n and_o treat_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n between_o it_o and_o the_o earth_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o the_o planet_n which_o they_o call_v saturn_n be_v the_o high_a and_o therefore_o seem_v least_o also_o that_o he_o keep_v his_o course_n and_o perform_v his_o revolution_n in_o the_o great_a circle_n of_o all_o and_o in_o thirty_o year_n space_n at_o the_o soon_o return_v again_o to_o the_o point_n of_o his_o first_o place_n moreover_o that_o the_o move_n of_o all_o the_o planet_n and_o withal_o of_o sun_n and_o moon_n go_v a_o contrary_a course_n unto_o the_o starry_a heaven_n namely_o to_o the_o left_a hand_n i._n eastward_o whereas_o the_o say_a heaven_n always_o hasten_v to_o the_o right_o i._n westward_n and_o albeit_o in_o that_o continual_a turn_n with_o exceed_v celerity_n those_o planet_n be_v lift_v up_o alost_a and_o carry_v by_o it_o forcible_a into_o the_o west_n and_o there_o set_v yet_o by_o a_o contrary_a motion_n of_o their_o own_o they_o pass_v every_o one_o through_o their_o several_a way_n eastward_o and_o all_o for_o this_o that_o the_o air_n roll_v ever_o one_o way_n and_o to_o the_o same_o part_n by_o the_o continual_a turn_n of_o the_o heaven_n shall_v not_o stand_v still_o grow_v dull_a &_o as_o it_o be_v congeal_v while_o the_o globe_n thereof_o rest_v idle_a but_o dissolve_v and_o cleave_v part_v thus_o &_o divide_v by_o the_o reverberation_n of_o the_o contrary_a beam_n and_o violent_a cross_a influence_n of_o the_o say_a planet_n now_o the_o planet_n saturn_n be_v of_o a_o jupiter_n cold_a and_o freeze_a nature_n but_o the_o circle_n of_o jupiter_n be_v much_o low_a than_o it_o and_o therefore_o his_o revolution_n be_v perform_v with_o a_o more_o speedy_a motion_n namely_o in_o twelve_o year_n the_o three_o of_o mars_n which_o mars_n some_o call_v the_o sphere_n of_o hercules_n be_v fiery_a and_o ardent_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o sun_n vicinity_n and_o well-near_a in_o two_o year_n run_v his_o race_n and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o by_o the_o exceed_a heat_n of_o mars_n and_o the_o vehement_a cold_a of_o saturn_n jupiter_n who_o be_v place_v betwixt_o be_v well_o temper_v of_o they_o both_o and_o so_o become_v good_a and_o comfortable_a next_o to_o they_o be_v the_o race_n of_o the_o sun_n consist_v very_o of_o sun_n 360_o part_n or_o degree_n yet_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o shadow_n which_o he_o cast_v may_v return_v again_o just_a to_o the_o former_a mark_n five_o day_n be_v add_v to_o every_o year_n with_o the_o four_o part_n of_o a_o day_n over_o and_o above_o whereupon_o every_o five_o year_n leap_v and_o one_o odd_a day_n be_v set_v to_o the_o rest_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o reckon_n of_o the_o time_n and_o season_n may_v agree_v unto_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n beneath_o the_o sun_n a_o goodly_a fair_a star_n there_o be_v call_v venus_n which_o go_v her_o compass_n venus_n wander_v this_o way_n and_o that_o by_o turn_n and_o by_o the_o very_a name_n that_o it_o have_v testify_v her_o emulation_n of_o sun_n and_o moon_n for_o all_o the_o while_n that_o she_o prevent_v the_o morning_n and_o rise_v oriental_a before_o she_o take_v the_o name_n of_o lucifer_n or_o daystar_n as_o a_o second_o sun_n hasten_v the_o day_n contrariwise_o when_o she_o shine_v from_o the_o west_n occidental_a draw_v out_o the_o day_n light_n at_o length_n and_o supply_v the_o place_n of_o the_o moon_n she_o be_v name_v vesper_n this_o nature_n of_o she_o pythagoras_n of_o samos_n first_o find_v out_o about_o the_o 42_o olympias_fw-la which_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v the_o 142_o year_n after_o the_o foundation_n of_o rome_n now_o this_o planet_n in_o greatness_n go_v beyond_o all_o the_o other_o five_o and_o so_o clear_a and_o shine_a withal_o that_o the_o beam_n of_o this_o one_o star_n cast_v shadow_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o hereupon_o come_v so_o great_a diversity_n and_o ambiguity_n of_o the_o name_n thereof_o while_o some_o have_v call_v it_o juno_n other_o isis_n and_o othersome_a the_o mother_n of_o the_o god_n by_o the_o natural_a efficacy_n of_o this_o star_n all_o thing_n be_v engender_v on_o earth_n for_o whether_o she_o rise_v east_n or_o west_n she_o sprinkle_v all_o the_o earth_n with_o dew_n of_o generation_n and_o not_o only_o fill_v the_o same_o with_o seed_n cause_v it_o to_o conceive_v but_o stir_v up_o also_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n to_o engender_v this_o planet_n go_v through_o the_o circle_n of_o the_o zodiac_n in_o 348_o day_n depart_v from_o the_o sun_n never_o above_o 46_o degree_n as_o timaeus_n be_v of_o opinion_n next_o unto_o it_o but_o nothing_o of_o that_o bigness_n and_o powerful_a efficacy_n be_v the_o star_n mercury_n mercury_n of_o some_o clepe_v apollo_n in_o a_o inferior_a circle_n he_o go_v after_o the_o like_a manner_n a_o swift_a course_n by_o nine_o day_n shine_v sometime_o before_o the_o sunrising_n otherwhiles_o after_o his_o set_n never_o far_a distant_a from_o he_o than_o 23_o degree_n as_o both_o the_o same_o timaeus_n and_o sosigenes_n do_v show_v and_o therefore_o these_o two_o planet_n have_v a_o peculiar_a consideration_n from_o other_o and_o not_o common_a with_o the_o rest_n above_o name_v for_o those_o be_v see_v from_o the_o sun_n a_o four_o yea_o and_o three_o part_n of_o the_o heaven_n oftentimes_o also_o in_o opposition_n full_a against_o the_o sun_n and_o all_o of_o
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 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principal_a and_o chief_a in_o senate_n to_o come_v to_o great_a riches_n by_o good_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o leave_v much_o fair_a issue_n behind_o he_o and_o to_o conclude_v to_o be_v simple_o the_o best_a man_n of_o all_o other_o and_o the_o principal_a person_n in_o the_o city_n to_o these_o perfection_n he_o and_o none_o but_o he_o since_o rome_n be_v rome_n attain_v now_o to_o confute_v this_o be_v a_o long_a and_o needless_a piece_n of_o work_n consider_v that_o one_o only_a mischance_n check_v these_o favour_n of_o fortune_n and_o full_o disprove_v all_o for_o the_o very_a same_o metellus_n become_v blind_a in_o his_o old_a age_n for_o he_o lose_v his_o eye_n in_o a_o skarefire_n at_o what_o time_n he_o will_v have_v save_v and_o get_v away_o the_o palladium_n i_o image_n of_o minerva_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o vesta_n his_o act_n i_o confess_v be_v virtuous_a and_o memorable_a but_o the_o event_n be_v ill_o for_o he_o and_o miserable_a in_o regard_v whereof_o i_o know_v not_o how_o he_o shall_v be_v call_v unhappy_a and_o wretched_a and_o yet_o i_o see_v not_o why_o he_o shall_v be_v name_v happy_a and_o fortunate_a this_o i_o must_v needs_o say_v in_o conclusion_n that_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n grant_v unto_o he_o that_o privilege_n that_o never_o man_n in_o the_o world_n be_v know_v to_o have_v namely_o to_o ride_v in_o his_o coach_n to_o the_o senate_n house_n so_o oft_o as_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o council_n table_n a_o great_a prerogative_n i_o confess_v and_o most_o stately_a but_o it_o be_v allow_v he_o for_o want_v of_o his_o eye_n chap._n xliv_o ¶_o of_o another_o metellus_n asonne_n likewise_o of_o this_o q._n metellus_n who_o give_v out_o those_o commendation_n aforesaid_a of_o his_o father_n may_v be_v put_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o the_o most_o rare_a precedent_n of_o felicity_n in_o this_o world_n for_o beside_o the_o most_o honourable_a dignity_n and_o promotion_n he_o be_v advance_v unto_o in_o his_o life_n time_n and_o the_o 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and_o see_v no_o man_n stir_v in_o the_o market_n place_n nor_o about_o the_o capitol_n take_v he_o away_o perforce_o to_o the_o cliff_n tarpeius_n with_o a_o full_a purpose_n to_o pitch_v he_o down_o headlong_o from_o thence_o and_o to_o break_v his_o neck_n a_o number_n come_v run_v about_o he_o of_o that_o crew_n and_o company_n which_o be_v wont_n to_o salute_v he_o by_o the_o name_n of_o father_n but_o not_o so_o soon_o as_o such_o a_o case_n require_v consider_v this_o so_o sudden_a a_o occurrent_a and_o when_o they_o be_v come_v go_v but_o slow_o about_o any_o rescue_n and_o keep_v a_o soft_a pace_n as_o if_o they_o have_v wait_v upon_o some_o corpse_n to_o a_o burial_n and_o to_o make_v resistance_n and_o withstand_v perforce_o the_o tribune_n arm_v as_o he_o be_v with_o his_o sacrosanct_a and_o inviolable_a authority_n they_o have_v no_o warrant_n by_o law_n insomuch_o as_o he_o be_v like_a to_o have_v perish_v and_o come_v to_o a_o present_a mischief_n even_o for_o his_o virtue_n and_o faithful_a execution_n of_o his_o censorship_n have_v there_o not_o be_v one_o tribune_n of_o ten_o find_v hardly_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n to_o step_v between_o and_o oppose_v himself_o against_o his_o colleague_n and_o so_o by_o good_a hap_n rescue_v he_o out_o of_o his_o clutch_n and_o save_v he_o as_o it_o be_v at_o the_o very_a pit_n brink_n even_o from_o the_o utter_a point_n of_o death_n and_o yet_o he_o live_v afterward_o of_o the_o courtesy_n and_o liberality_n of_o other_o man_n for_o why_o all_o his_o good_n from_o that_o day_n forward_o be_v seize_v as_o forfeit_v and_o confiscate_v by_o that_o tribune_n who_o beforetime_n he_o have_v condemn_v as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o suffer_v punishment_n and_o sorrow_n enough_o at_o his_o hand_n to_o have_v his_o neck_n so_o wrythe_v by_o he_o as_o that_o the_o blood_n issue_v out_o at_o his_o very_a ear_n certes_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o will_v reckon_v this_o for_o one_o of_o his_o cross_n and_o calamity_n that_o he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o late_a africanus_n aemylianus_n even_o by_o the_o testimony_n and_o confession_n of_o macedonicus_n himself_o for_o after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o say_v africanus_n these_o be_v his_o word_n unto_o his_o own_o son_n go_v your_o way_n sir_n and_o do_v honour_n to_o his_o obsequy_n for_o the_o funeral_n of_o a_o great_a personage_n and_o a_o better_a citisen_n shall_v you_o never_o see_v and_o this_o speak_v he_o to_o they_o when_o as_o they_o have_v conquer_v creta_n and_o the_o baleare_a island_n and_o thereof_o be_v syrname_v creticus_n and_o balearicus_n and_o have_v wear_v the_o laurel_n diadem_n in_o triumph_n be_v himself_o already_o entitle_v with_o the_o stile_n of_o macedonicus_n for_o the_o conquest_n of_o macedon_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v and_o weigh_v that_o only_a wrong_n and_o injury_n offer_v he_o by_o the_o tribune_n who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v just_o deem_v he_o happy_a be_v expose_v as_o he_o be_v to_o the_o pleasure_n mercy_n and_o force_v of_o his_o enemy_n far_o inferior_a to_o africanus_n and_o so_o to_o come_v to_o confusion_n what_o be_v all_o his_o victory_n to_o this_o one_o disgrace_n what_o honour_n and_o triumphant_a chariot_n strike_v not_o fortune_n down_o with_o her_o foot_n and_o overturn_v all_o again_o or_o at_o least_o wise_a set_v not_o back_o again_o with_o this_o her_o violent_a course_n suffer_v a_o roman_a censor_n to_o be_v hale_v and_o tug_v in_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o the_o city_n the_o only_a way_n indeed_o to_o bring_v he_o to_o his_o death_n to_o be_v harry_v i_o say_v up_o to_o that_o capitol_n hill_n there_o to_o make_v his_o end_n whither_o aforetime_o he_o ascend_v tâ—…iumphant_a but_o never_o commit_v that_o outrage_n upon_o those_o prisoner_n and_o captive_n who_o he_o lead_v in_o triumph_n and_o for_o who_o spoil_n he_o triumph_v as_o to_o hale_v and_o pull_v they_o in_o that_o rude_a sort_n and_o very_o the_o great_a be_v this_o outrage_n and_o seem_v the_o more_o heinous_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o felicity_n that_o afterward_o ensue_v consider_v that_o this_o macedonicus_n be_v in_o danger_n to_o have_v lose_v so_o great_a a_o honour_n as_o he_o have_v in_o his_o solemn_a and_o stately_a sepulture_n namely_o when_o he_o be_v carry_v forth_o to_o his_o funeral_n fire_n by_o his_o triumphant_a child_n as_o if_o he_o have_v triumph_v once_o again_o at_o his_o burial_n in_o sum_n that_o can_v be_v no_o sound_n and_o assure_a felicity_n that_o be_v interrupt_v with_o any_o indignity_n or_o disgrace_n whatsoever_o much_o less_o by_o such_o a_o one_o as_o this_o be_v to_o conclude_v i_o wot_v not_o well_o whether_o there_o be_v more_o cause_n to_o glory_n for_o the_o modest_a carriage_n of_o man_n in_o those_o day_n or_o to_o grieve_v at_o the_o indignity_n of_o the_o thing_n in_o that_o among_o so_o many_o metelli_n as_o there_o be_v so_o audacious_a a_o villainy_n as_o this_o be_v of_o catinius_n be_v never_o revenge_v unto_o this_o day_n chap._n xlv_o ¶_o of_o augustus_n caesar_n late_a emperor_n as_o touch_v the_o late_a emperor_n augustus_n who_o all_o the_o world_n range_v in_o this_o rank_n of_o man_n fortunate_a if_o we_o consider_v the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o wheel_n to_o have_v turn_v often_o and_o perceive_v many_o change_n of_o variable_a fortune_n first_o his_o own_o uncle_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n put_v he_o by_o the_o generalship_n of_o the_o horse_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o his_o earnest_a suit_n prefer_v lepidus_n to_o that_o place_n before_o he_o second_o he_o be_v note_v and_o think_v hardly_o of_o for_o those_o outlawry_n of_o roman_a citizen_n and_o thereby_o purchase_v himself_o much_o hatred_n and_o displeasure_n taint_v also_o he_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 shall_v be_v so_o serve_v as_o c._n marius_n be_v who_o corpse_n he_o cause_v to_o be_v dig_v up_o after_o it_o be_v bury_v now_o in_o latin_a he_o be_v say_v to_o be_v sepultus_fw-la that_o be_v bestow_v or_o bury_v any_o way_n it_o make_v no_o matter_n how_o but_o humatus_fw-la proper_o who_o be_v inter_v only_o or_o commit_v to_o the_o earth_n chap._n lv._o ¶_o of_o the_o ghost_n or_o spirit_n of_o man_n depart_v after_o man_n be_v bury_v great_a diversity_n there_o be_v in_o opinion_n what_o be_v become_v of_o their_o soul_n &_o ghost_n wander_v some_o this_o way_n and_o other_o that_z but_o this_o be_v general_o hold_v that_o in_o what_o estate_n they_o be_v before_o man_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o they_o remain_v when_o they_o be_v dead_a for_o neither_o body_n nor_o soul_n have_v any_o more_o sense_n after_o our_o die_a day_n than_o they_o have_v before_o the_o day_n of_o our_o nativity_n but_o such_o be_v the_o folly_n &_o vanity_n of_o man_n that_o it_o extend_v still_o even_o to_o the_o future_a time_n yea_o and_o in_o the_o very_a time_n of_o death_n flatter_v itself_o with_o fond_a imagination_n and_o dream_v of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o life_n after_o this_o for_o some_o attribute_n immortality_n to_o the_o soul_n other_o devise_v a_o certain_a transfiguration_n thereof_o &_o there_o be_v again_o who_o suppose_v that_o the_o ghost_n sequester_v from_o the_o body_n have_v sense_n whereupon_o they_o do_v they_o honour_n and_o worship_n make_v a_o god_n of_o he_o that_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o man_n as_o if_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n breathe_v differ_v from_o that_o in_o other_o live_a creature_n or_o as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v many_o other_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n that_o live_v much_o long_o than_o man_n and_o yet_o no_o man_n judge_v in_o they_o the_o like_a immortality_n but_o show_v i_o what_o be_v the_o substance_n and_o body_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o soul_n by_o itself_o what_o kind_n of_o matter_n be_v it_o apart_o from_o the_o body_n where_o lie_v her_o cogitation_n that_o she_o have_v how_o be_v her_o see_v how_o be_v her_o hear_n perform_v what_o touch_v she_o nay_o what_o do_v she_o at_o all_o how_o be_v she_o employ_v or_o if_o there_o be_v in_o she_o none_o of_o all_o this_o what_o goodness_n can_v there_o be_v without_o the_o same_o but_o i_o will_v know_v where_o she_o settle_v and_o have_v her_o abide_a place_n after_o her_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n and_o what_o a_o infinite_a multitude_n of_o soul_n like_o shadow_n will_v there_o be_v in_o so_o many_o age_n as_o well_o past_a as_o to_o come_v now_o sure_o these_o be_v but_o fantastical_a foolish_a and_o childish_a toy_n devise_v by_o man_n that_o will_v faâ—…ne_o live_v always_o and_o never_o make_v a_o end_n the_o like_a foolery_n there_o be_v in_o preserve_v the_o body_n of_o dead_a man_n &_o the_o vanity_n of_o democritus_n be_v no_o less_o who_o promise_v a_o resurrection_n thereof_o and_o yet_o himself_o can_v never_o rise_v again_o and_o what_o a_o folly_n be_v this_o of_o all_o folly_n to_o think_v in_o a_o mischief_n that_o death_n shall_v be_v the_o way_n to_o a_o second_o life_n what_o repose_n and_o rest_n shall_v ever_o man_n have_v that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n if_o their_o soul_n shall_v remain_v in_o heaven_n above_o with_o sense_n while_o their_o shadow_n tarry_v beneath_o among_o the_o infernal_a wight_n certes_o these_o sweet_a inducement_n and_o please_a persuasion_n this_o foolish_a credulity_n and_o light_a belief_n mar_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o best_a gift_n of_o nature_n to_o wit_n death_n it_o double_v beside_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v to_o die_v if_o he_o happen_v to_o think_v and_o consider_v what_o shall_v betide_v he_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o if_o it_o be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o live_v what_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n can_v one_o have_v that_o have_v once_o live_v and_o now_o do_v not_o but_o how_o much_o more_o ease_n and_o great_a 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at_o saguntum_n ibid._n d_o dibapha_fw-la what_o purple_a die_v 260i_fw-la diana_n temple_n in_o aulis_n 491_o e_o dia_n pasmata_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 383_o c_o dicaearchus_n his_o commission_n 31_o d_o digestion_n of_o meat_n worse_o in_o summer_n than_o in_o winter_n 355_o f_o digestion_n in_o sleep_n of_o what_o effect_n 356_o g_o diadem_n first_o invent_v 187_o 〈◊〉_d divination_n by_o beast_n who_o devise_v 189_o d_o dinochares_n a_o renown_a architect_n 99_o b_o diomedian_n bird_n describe_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 294_o m_o 295_o a._n b._n dibapha_fw-la what_o die_v 260_o i_o dioscurias_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o the_o colchian_o 117_o c._n d_o by_o who_o found_v ibid._n d_o divinor_n or_o man_n of_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n 173_o d_o dionysius_n be_v depose_v from_o his_o kingdom_n the_o sea-water_n grow_v to_o be_v fresh_a 44_o i_o dionysiodorus_n a_o geometrician_n 49_o c._n and_o his_o epistle_n find_v in_o his_o sepulchre_n and_o the_o content_n thereof_o ibid._n diomedes_z his_o lake_n 94_o g_o diomedes_n his_o horse_n 78_o h_o diribitorium_n 489_o d_o discord_n between_o beast_n 308_o h_o diversitte_n of_o child_n resemblance_n of_o their_o parent_n ibid._n b_o division_n of_o fish_n 247_o d_o difference_n between_o brain_n and_o marrow_n of_o the_o bone_n 333_o a_o difference_n of_o eyesight_n in_o man_n 334_o diversity_n of_o mouth_n in_o creature_n 336_o l_o diversity_n of_o tooth_n in_o creature_n 337_o a_o disease_n strange_a incident_a to_o man_n and_o woman_n 182._o l._n as_o strange_o cure_v 183._o a._n who_o live_v long_o without_o disease_n ibid._n b._n disease_n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n c._n d_o disease_n ihat_o haunt_v tree_n 538._o m_o distance_n in_o plant_v how_o to_o be_v observe_v 514._o l_o d_o o_fw-fr docus_n shine_v beam_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o dog_n love_v and_o faithful_a to_o their_o master_n 218._o l_o dog_n restore_v a_o king_n to_o â—…is_n crown_n again_o 218._o m._n their_o affection_n to_o their_o master_n 219._o a_o dog_n employ_v in_o war_n 218._o m._n their_o rare_a property_n 219._o c_o one_o dog_n overcom_v a_o lion_n and_o a_o elephant_n 220._o g._n h_o dog_n mad_a 220._o i._n how_o they_o be_v preserve_v from_o madness_n ib._n a_o dog_n speak_v 220._o k_o dog_n come_v into_o hercules_n temple_n in_o the_o beast-market_n at_o rome_n 285._o d_o dog_n will_v not_o live_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o sygaros_n 141._o e_o dogstar_n his_o power_n 19_o f_o dogstar_n powerful_a on_o the_o sea_n 245._o 〈◊〉_d dogstar_n of_o great_a effect_n and_o precious_a 597._o d._n high_o honour_v ibid._n dolphin_n their_o nature_n 238._o h._n i_o dolphin_n swift_a of_o all_o fish_n and_o creature_n 238._o m._n swift_a than_o a_o arrow_n out_o of_o a_o bow_n ibid._n sort_n themselves_o like_o man_n and_o wife_n 238._o i_o dolphin_n love_o affect_v man_n and_o music_n ibid._n l._n they_o love_v mankind_n diverse_a example_n thereof_o 238._o m_o dolphin_n know_v the_o name_n simo._n ib._n they_o help_v fisher_n to_o catch_v fish_n 240._o 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v a_o certain_a commonwealth_n ibid._n l_o dolphin_n have_v no_o ear_n 333._o c_o dolphin_n enemy_n to_o crocodile_n 209._o c_o dormouse_n keep_v tame_a 233_o b._n they_o sleep_v all_o winter_n ibid._n c_o kind_n to_o their_o sire_n ibid._n doric_a tune_n 14._o l_o house_n dove_n chaste_a 290._o g._n hen-dove_n meek_a ibid._n h._n the_o cock_n jealous_a ibid._n kind_n to_o their_o pigeon_n ibid._n i._n how_o they_o drink_v ibid._n stocke-dove_n live_v long_o 29â—…_n k._n their_o tune_n ibid._n dove_n wink_v with_o both_o their_o eyelid_n 336._o i_o house-dove_n glorious_a 290._o m._n take_v in_o their_o pride_n by_o the_o falcon_n 291._o b._n they_o love_v the_o kestrell_n or_o stanell_n and_o wherefore_o ibid._n dove_n employ_v as_o post_n and_o courrier_n between_o ib._n c._n how_o they_o be_v keep_v to_o their_o own_o dovecote_n ibid._n dove_n and_o pigeon_n of_o great_a price_n 291._o d_o dove_n how_o ofâ—…en_o they_o sit_v and_o lay_v in_o a_o year_n 298._o i_o house-dove_n hatch_v a_o cock_n and_o a_o hen_n pigeon_n 300._o k._n hen-dove_n tread_v one_o another_o for_o want_n of_o a_o cock_n ibid._n l_o donax_n a_o kind_n of_o reed_n 485._o c._n k_o doughty_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 560_o d_o r_o sea-dragon_n 249._o d_o dragon_n in_o vine_n what_o they_o be_v 536._o h_o dragon_n fight_n with_o elephant_n and_o their_o subtlety_n 198._o k_o where_o they_o breed_v 199._o c._n dragon_n procure_v appetite_n to_o meat_n with_o the_o juice_n of_o wild_a lettuce_n 271._o a_o some_o man_n never_o dream_v 309._o c_o 〈◊〉_d by_o dream_n who_o first_o practise_v 189._o d_o dream_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n that_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a quick_a ibid._n drepanâ—…s_n the_o sea-swallow_a seldom_o see_v 351._o d_o drink_n may_v be_v forbear_v altogether_o 166._o g_o drupae_n what_o olive_n 379._o b_o 30._o g_o drypetae_fw-la what_o olive_n 430._o g_o dryos_n hyphear_n 496._o k_o dryidae_n in_o france_n 497._o b._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n dryidae_n their_o ceremony_n in_o gather_v of_o oak_n misselto_n ibid._n c_o against_o drunkenness_n and_o drunkard_n 426._o ay_o m._n antonius_n a_o drunkard_n and_o maintainer_n of_o drunkenness_n 428._o g_o the_o behaviour_n of_o drunkard_n 427._o a_o parthian_n great_a drinker_n of_o wine_n ibid._n d_o dromiscos_n island_n 40._o k_o d_o v_o dung_n of_o blackbird_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a 507._o c_o dung_v of_o land_n when_o and_o in_o what_o order_n 582._o l_o dunghill_n cock_n best_a adorn_v on_o the_o head_n 331._o b_o dung_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v rake_v 582._o l_o dung_v of_o ground_n invent_v by_o king_n augeas_n 507._o b_o duracina_n certain_a grape_n 405._o e_fw-la duracina_n
a_o lineament_n with_o kincense_n and_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n do_v in_o the_o space_n of_o 30_o day_n cure_v those_o that_o be_v burst_a bellied_a in_o the_o little_a horn_n of_o shell-snail_n there_o be_v find_v a_o certain_a hard_a substance_n resemble_v grit_n or_o sand_n which_o if_o it_o be_v hang_v about_o a_o young_a infant_n be_v a_o mean_n that_o it_o shall_v breed_v tooth_n with_o ease_n the_o ash_n of_o snail_n shell_n when_o the_o snail_n be_v go_v incorporat_a in_o wax_n and_o apply_v to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o fundament_n put_v back_o the_o end_n of_o the_o tiwill_n that_o be_v fall_v down_o and_o ready_a to_o hang_v out_o of_o the_o body_n but_o you_o must_v not_o forget_v to_o mingle_v with_o the_o say_a ash_n the_o bloody_a substance_n that_o be_v let_v out_o of_o a_o viper_n brain_n when_o her_o head_n be_v prick_v the_o brain_n of_o a_o viper_n if_o they_o be_v put_v in_o a_o little_a fine_a skin_n &_o wear_v by_o a_o young_a child_n help_v it_o to_o breed_v tooth_n without_o any_o great_a pain_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n serve_v also_o the_o tooth_n of_o serpent_n so_o they_o be_v choose_v the_o big_a that_o be_v in_o their_o head_n raven_n dung_n wrap_v in_o wool_n and_o hang_v to_o any_o part_n of_o young_a infant_n cure_v the_o chincough_n some_o thing_n there_o remain_v as_o touch_v this_o argument_n which_o hardly_o methinks_v i_o shall_v not_o handle_v serious_o &_o deliver_v in_o good_a earnest_n howbeit_o since_o there_o be_v diverse_a writer_n who_o have_v put_v they_o down_o in_o writing_n i_o must_v not_o pass_v they_o over_o in_o silence_n they_o be_v of_o opinion_n and_o do_v give_v order_n to_o cure_v the_o rupture_n and_o descent_n of_o the_o gut_n in_o little_a child_n with_o a_o lizard_n but_o how_o first_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o the_o male_a kind_n which_o be_v take_v for_o this_o purpose_n and_o that_o may_v soon_o be_v know_v if_o under_o the_o tail_n it_o have_v one_o hole_n and_o no_o more_o then_o there_o 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which_o they_o use_v to_o discharge_v and_o spit_v out_o when_o they_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o death_n the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v take_v out_o of_o one_o of_o their_o head_n which_o be_v sudden_o strike_v off_o before_o the_o beast_n be_v ware_n thereof_o &_o hang_v about_o a_o infant_n neck_n or_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v wonderful_a good_a for_o breed_v of_o tooth_n semblable_o they_o prescribe_v their_o brain_n to_o be_v carry_v about_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n &_o for_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o the_o little_a bone_n or_o stone_n find_v in_o a_o naked_a snail_n back_o moreover_o the_o anoint_v of_o child_n gumb_n with_o the_o brain_n of_o a_o young_a sheep_n be_v singular_a good_a and_o effectual_a to_o cause_v they_o to_o breed_v their_o tooth_n with_o facility_n like_v as_o goose_n grease_v instill_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o basil_n into_o their_o ear_n cure_v the_o infirmity_n thereof_o there_o be_v in_o many_o prickly_a herb_n certain_a rough_a &_o hairy_a worm_n which_o if_o they_o be_v hang_v about_o the_o neck_n of_o young_a infant_n do_v present_o cure_v they_o if_o haply_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o their_o meat_n that_o stick_v and_o lie_v hard_o in_o their_o stomach_n for_o they_o will_v cause_v they_o to_o puke_v it_o up_o to_o provoke_v sleep_n there_o be_v not_o a_o better_a thing_n than_o the_o try_a grease_n of_o unwashed_a wool_n with_o some_o myrrh_n be_v it_o never_o so_o little_o infuse_v &_o dissolve_v in_o two_o cyath_n of_o wine_n or_o else_o incorporat_a with_o goose_n grease_n and_o wine_n of_o myrtle_n for_o which_o intent_n they_o use_v to_o take_v the_o bird_n call_v a_o cuckoo_n and_o within_o a_o hare_n skin_n tie_v it_o to_o the_o patient_a or_o else_o to_o bind_v the_o bill_n of_o a_o young_a heron_o to_o the_o forehead_n within_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o ass_n skin_n and_o they_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o same_o bill_n alone_o be_v as_o effectual_a so_o it_o be_v well_o wash_v in_o wine_n contrariwise_o the_o head_n of_o a_o bat_n dry_v and_o hang_v about_o the_o neck_n keep_v one_o from_o sleep_n altogether_o a_o lizard_n drown_v to_o death_n in_o the_o urine_n of_o a_o man_n disable_v he_o from_o the_o use_n of_o venery_n who_o water_n drink_v the_o liquor_n whereof_o that_o urine_n come_v and_o no_o marvel_v for_o why_o the_o magician_n repose_v a_o great_a thing_n in_o a_o lizard_n in_o love_n matter_n the_o excrement_n of_o snail_n which_o resemble_v dung_n as_o also_o the_o dung_n of_o pigeon_n temper_v in_o a_o cup_n of_o wine_n and_o give_v to_o drink_v cool_v fleshly_a lust_n the_o right_a lobe_n or_o side_n of_o a_o vulture_n lung_n provoke_v man_n to_o venus_n sport_n if_o they_o carry_v it_o about_o they_o enwrap_v within_o a_o crane_n skin_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o yolk_n of_o five_o pigeon_n egg_n incorporat_a with_o swine_n grease_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o one_o denier_n roman_n and_o so_o sup_v off_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n some_o eat_v 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so_o appoint_v that_o at_o one_o &_o the_o same_o time_n we_o shall_v have_v both_o will_n to_o embrace_v vice_n &_o also_o power_n &_o liberty_n withal_o to_o perform_v sin_n so_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o time_n and_o the_o enormity_n thereof_o we_o may_v justify_v yea_o and_o honour_v any_o of_o our_o ancestor_n who_o seem_v before_o to_o offend_v in_o this_o behalf_n for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v c._n marius_n after_o he_o have_v defeat_v the_o cimbrian_o content_v himself_o to_o drink_v in_o a_o wooden_a godet_fw-la and_o tankard_n after_o the_o example_n of_o father_n bacchus_n c._n marius_n i_o say_v who_o of_o a_o good_a husbandman_n in_o the_o country_n about_o arpinum_n &_o of_o a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a soldier_n come_v to_o be_v a_o brave_a captain_n and_o commander_n in_o the_o field_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o
purple_a colour_n the_o first_o course_n or_o ground_n be_v azure_n and_o straightway_o they_o come_v upon_o it_o with_o lac._n roset_n and_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg_n abovesaid_a after_o this_o rich_a and_o lively_a rosat_n or_o purple_a red_n indigo_n be_v a_o colour_n most_o esteem_v out_o of_o india_n it_o come_v whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n and_o it_o be_v nothing_o else_o nil_fw-la but_o a_o slimy_a mud_n clean_v to_o the_o foam_n that_o gather_v about_o cane_n and_o reed_n while_o it_o be_v pun_v or_o grind_v it_o look_v black_a but_o be_v dissolve_v it_o yield_v a_o wonderful_a lovely_a mixture_n of_o purple_a and_o azure_n there_o be_v a_o second_o sort_n of_o it_o find_v swim_v upon_o the_o copper_n or_o fat_n in_o purple_a dyer_n worke-house_n and_o in_o truth_n nothing_o else_o but_o the_o very_a foam_n or_o scum_n that_o the_o purple_a cast_v up_o as_o it_o boil_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o florey_n some_o there_o be_v that_o do_v counterfeit_a and_o sophisticat_v indigo_n sell_v in_o stead_n thereof_o pigeon_n dung_n selinusian_a earth_n and_o tripoli_n die_v and_o deep_o colour_v with_o the_o true_a indigo_n but_o the_o proof_n thereof_o be_v by_o fire_n for_o cast_v the_o right_a indigo_n upon_o live_a coal_n it_o yield_v a_o flame_n of_o most_o excellent_a purple_n and_o while_o it_o smoke_v the_o fume_n scent_v of_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o some_o do_v imagine_v it_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n stand_v in_o the_o sea_n indigo_n be_v value_v at_o 20_o denarij_fw-la the_o pound_n in_o physic_n there_o be_v use_v of_o this_o indigo_n for_o it_o do_v assuage_v swell_n that_o do_v stretch_v the_o skin_n it_o repress_v violent_a rheum_n and_o inflammation_n and_o dry_v ulcer_n the_o land_n of_o armenia_n do_v furnish_v we_o with_o the_o colour_n verd_fw-mi d'azur_n and_o of_o that_o country_n it_o be_v name_v armenicus_fw-la a_o stone_n it_o be_v that_o be_v likewise_o die_v before_o it_o can_v die_v in_o manner_n of_o borras_n or_o verd_fw-mi d'terre_fw-fr the_o best_a be_v the_o green_a &_o yet_o withal_o it_o do_v participate_v the_o colour_n of_o azure_n in_o which_o regard_n it_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v verd_fw-mi d'azur_a in_o time_n past_o a_o pound_n of_o it_o be_v hold_v at_o 300_o sesterce_n but_o since_o there_o be_v find_v in_o spain_n a_o kind_n of_o sand_n that_o will_v take_v the_o like_a tincture_n and_o do_v as_o well_o the_o price_n have_v be_v well_o abate_v and_o be_v come_v down_o to_o six_o denier_n all_o the_o difference_n between_o this_o colour_n and_o azure_n be_v this_o for_o that_o it_o stand_v more_o upon_o the_o white_a which_o cause_v this_o colour_n to_o be_v light_a and_o weak_a the_o only_a use_n that_o it_o have_v in_o physic_n be_v to_o nourish_v hair_n &_o especial_o those_o of_o the_o eye_n lid_n over_o and_o beside_o all_o these_o colour_n above_o name_v there_o be_v two_o more_o new_o come_v up_o and_o those_o bear_v but_o a_o very_a low_a price_n to_o wit_n the_o green_a call_v appianum_n &_o oft_o time_n it_o be_v take_v for_o borras_n or_o verd_fw-mi d'terre_fw-fr as_o if_o there_o be_v not_o other_o thing_n enough_o that_o do_v counterfeit_a and_o resemble_v it_o make_v it_o be_v of_o a_o certain_a green_a chalky_a earth_n &_o be_v worth_a but_o one_o sesterce_n a_o pound_n the_o second_o new_a colour_n be_v a_o white_a call_v anulare_a be_v that_o which_o in_o woman_n picture_n give_v a_o lightsome_a carnation_n white_a this_o also_o be_v make_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o chalk_n &_o certain_a glassy_a gem_n or_o bugle_n which_o the_o common_a sort_n use_v to_o wear_v in_o ring_n &_o thereupon_o be_v call_v anulare_a chap._n vii_o ¶_o what_o colour_n refuse_v to_o be_v lay_v upon_o some_o ground_n with_o what_o colour_n they_o paint_v in_o old_a time_n and_o when_o the_o fight_n of_o sword-fencer_n be_v first_o propose_v to_o be_v see_v at_o rome_n of_o all_o colour_n roset_n indigo_n azure_a tripoli_n or_o melinum_n orpiment_n white_a lead_n or_o ceruse_n love_v not_o to_o be_v lay_v upon_o plaister-work_n or_o any_o ground_n while_o it_o be_v moist_a &_o yet_o wax_n will_v take_v any_o of_o these_o colour_n abovesaid_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o those_o kind_n of_o work_n which_o be_v wrought_v by_o sire_n so_o it_o be_v not_o upon_o plastre_n parget_n &_o wall_n for_o that_o be_v impossible_a whether_o they_o be_v enamel_v or_o damaskd_v yea_o and_o in_o their_o paint_n of_o ship_n at_o sea_n as_o well_o hulk_n &_o hoy_n of_o burden_n as_o galley_n and_o ship_n of_o war_n for_o now_o we_o be_v come_v forsooth_o to_o inamel_n and_o paint_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o perish_v &_o be_v cast_v away_o every_o hour_n so_o as_o we_o need_v not_o marvel_v any_o long_o that_o the_o coffin_n go_v with_o a_o dead_a corpse_n to_o a_o funeral_n fire_n be_v rich_o paint_v and_o we_o take_v a_o delight_n when_o we_o mind_n to_o fight_v at_o sea_n to_o sail_v with_o our_o fleet_n gallant_o dight_v &_o enrich_v with_o colour_n which_o must_v carry_v we_o into_o danger_n either_o to_o our_o own_o death_n or_o to_o the_o carnage_n of_o other_o and_o when_o i_o consider_v so_o many_o colour_n &_o those_o so_o variable_a as_o be_v now_o adays_o in_o use_n i_o must_v needs_o admire_v those_o artificer_n of_o old_a time_n and_o namely_o of_o apelles_n echion_n melanthius_n and_o nicomachus_n most_o excellent_a painter_n and_o who_o table_n be_v sell_v for_o as_o much_o apiece_o as_o a_o good_a town_n be_v worth_a and_o yet_o none_o of_o these_o use_v above_o four_o colour_n in_o all_o those_o rich_a and_o durable_a work_n and_o what_o may_v those_o be_v of_o all_o white_n they_o have_v the_o white_a tripoli_n of_o melos_n for_o yellow_a ochre_n they_o take_v that_o of_o athens_n for_o red_n they_o seek_v no_o far_a than_o to_o the_o red_a ochre_n or_o sinopie_n ruddle_n in_o pontus_n &_o their_o black_a be_v no_o other_o than_o ordinary_a vitriol_n or_o shoemaker_n black_a and_o now_o adays_o when_o we_o have_v such_o plenty_n of_o purple_a that_o the_o very_a wall_n of_o our_o house_n be_v paint_v all_o over_o therewith_o when_o there_o come_v from_o india_n store_n enough_o not_o only_o of_o indigo_n which_o the_o mud_n of_o their_o river_n do_v yield_v but_o also_o of_o cinnambre_n which_o be_v the_o mix_a blood_n of_o their_o fell_a dragon_n and_o mighty_a elephant_n yet_o among_o all_o our_o modern_a picture_n we_o can_v show_v one_o fair_a piece_n of_o work_n insomuch_o as_o we_o may_v conclude_v all_o thing_n be_v do_v better_a then_o notwithstanding_o the_o scarcity_n that_o be_v of_o stuff_n and_o matter_n but_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n the_o reason_n be_v give_v we_o be_v now_o as_o i_o have_v oftentimes_o say_v to_o esteem_v of_o thing_n that_o be_v rich_a and_o costly_a never_o regard_v the_o art_n that_o be_v employ_v about_o they_o and_o here_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o the_o outrageous_a excess_n of_o this_o age_n as_o touch_v picture_n nero_n the_o emperor_n command_v that_o the_o portrait_n of_o himself_o shall_v be_v paint_v in_o linen_n cloth_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o giantlike_a coloss_n 120_o foot_n high_a a_o thing_n that_o never_o have_v be_v hear_v or_o see_v before_o but_o see_v what_o become_v of_o it_o when_o this_o monstrous_a picture_n which_o be_v draw_v and_o make_v in_o the_o garden_n of_o marius_n be_v do_v and_o finish_v the_o lightning_n and_o fire_n from_o heaven_n catch_v it_o and_o not_o only_o consume_v it_o but_o also_o burn_v withal_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o build_n about_o the_o garden_n a_o slave_n of_o his_o infranchise_n as_o it_o be_v well_o know_v when_o he_o be_v to_o exhibit_v at_o antium_n certain_a solemnity_n and_o namely_o a_o spectacle_n of_o sword-fencer_n fight_v at_o sharp_a cause_v all_o the_o scaffold_n public_a gallery_n and_o walk_a place_n of_o that_o city_n to_o be_v hang_v &_o tapiss_v with_o paint_a clothes_n wherein_o be_v represent_v the_o lively_a picture_n of_o the_o sword-player_n themselves_o with_o all_o the_o wiffler_n and_o servitor_n to_o they_o belong_v but_o to_o conclude_v the_o best_a and_o most_o magnanimous_a man_n that_o for_o many_o a_o hundred_o year_n our_o country_n have_v breed_v have_v take_v delight_n i_o must_v needs_o say_v in_o this_o art_n and_o set_v their_o mind_n upon_o good_a picture_n but_o to_o portray_v in_o imagery_n table_n and_o paint_a cloth_n the_o public_a show_n of_o fencer_n &_o swordplaier_n and_o to_o set_v they_o up_o to_o be_v see_v in_o open_a place_n to_o the_o view_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v by_o c._n terentius_n a_o lucan_n for_o this_o man_n to_o honour_v his_o grandfather_n who_o have_v make_v he_o his_o
see_v steel_n the_o great_a number_n in_o old_a time_n a_o hundred_o thousand_o 470._o c_o number_n odd_a more_o effectual_a than_o the_o even_o 297._o a_o critical_a day_n observe_v by_o physician_n be_v of_o a_o odd_a number_n ibid._n b_o number_n ceremonious_o observe_v by_o pythagoras_n 299._o d_o numidian_a read_v marble_n or_o porphyrite_n 522._o i_o nummednesse_n upon_o cold_a how_o to_o be_v heal_v 101._o b._n 105._o c_o 108._o l._n numb_a member_n or_o astonish_a how_o to_o be_v recover_v 300._o l_o nus_n a_o river_n so_o call_v of_o the_o effect_n 403._o c_o nutritives_n 136._o l._n 139._o c._n 151._o c._n 162._o l._n 167._o c._n 172._o l._n 256._o l_o 445._o c._n n_o y_o nyctalopes_n who_o they_o be_v 325._o b._n how_o such_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v of_o their_o dim_a sight_n 325._o b._n 368._o g._n 438._o l_o nyctigretum_fw-la what_o herb_n and_o the_o property_n thereof_o 91._o c._n f_o why_o it_o be_v call_v chenomychos_n 91._o f._n and_o why_o nyctilops_n 92._o g_o the_o nymph_n pool_n 405._o a_o nymphaea_n a_o herb_n see_v nenuphar_n nympharena_n a_o precious_a stone_n why_o so_o call_v 628._o l_o nymphodorus_n a_o physician_n 506._o l_o o_o b_o obaerati_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 486._o k_o obelisk_n in_o egypt_n what_o they_o be_v and_o why_o consecrate_v to_o the_o sun_n 574._o k_o who_o first_o erect_v obelisk_n ibid._n obeliske_n of_o k._n ramise_n spare_v by_o k._n cambyses_n when_o he_o burn_v all_o beside_o 575._o b_o a_o obeliske_n eighty_o cubit_n high_a 575._o c._n how_o it_o be_v remove_v and_o convey_v from_o the_o quarry_n ibid._n c._n d_o obelisk_n how_o they_o be_v transport_v from_o egypt_n to_o rome_n 575._o e_o obeliske_n in_o the_o grand_a cirque_fw-la at_o rome_n how_o high_a 576._o d_o obeliske_n in_o mars_n field_n ibid._n by_o what_o king_n of_o egypt_n those_o two_o obelisk_n be_v show_v 576._o d._n obelisk_n in_o mars_n field_n serve_v for_o a_o gnomon_n in_o a_o dial_n ib._n h_o obeliske_n erect_v by_o nuncoreus_n in_o egypt_n a_o hundred_o cubit_n high_a 576._o k_o obeliske_n at_o rome_n in_o the_o vatican_n ibid._n obelisk_n of_o emeraud_n 613._o a_o oblivion_n cause_v by_o some_o water_n 403._o c_o obolus_fw-la what_o weight_n 113._o e_fw-la obryzum_fw-la what_o gold_n 465._o d_o obsidiana_n what_o kind_n of_o glass_n 598._o h_o obsidianus_n lapis_fw-la a_o stone_n 598._o h._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n obsidian_a stone_n how_o employ_v 598_o i._n where_o it_o be_v find_v ib._n k_o obsidianus_n a_o precious_a stone_n 629._o a._n where_o to_o be_v find_v ibid._n obsidionall_a coronet_n what_o it_o be_v 116._o h_o obstruction_n in_o general_a what_o do_v open_a 143._o c._n 443._o e_o o_o c_o ochre_n 485._o b._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a ibid._n see_v more_o in_o ochre_n ochus_n a_o river_n yield_v salt_n 414._o m_o ocnos_n paint_v by_o socrates_n what_o it_o import_v 549._o a_o c._n octavus_n be_v ambassador_n kill_v by_o k._n antiochus_n 492._o g._n honour_a with_o a_o statue_n at_o rome_n ibid._n o_o d_o odinolyon_n why_o the_o fish_n echeneis_fw-la be_v so_o call_v 426._o l_o odious_a how_o a_o enemy_n may_v be_v make_v to_o all_o the_o world_n 314._o g_o 316._o g._n odontitis_fw-la a_o herb_n 286._o i_o the_o description_n ibid._n o_o e_o oenanthe_n what_o flower_n 146._o g._n why_o so_o call_v 92._o i_o 110._o g_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n â—…7_n a._n where_o the_o best_a be_v ibid._n oentas_fw-la a_o painter_n famous_a for_o his_o picture_n syngenias_n 550._o h_o oenophorus_fw-la a_o image_n of_o praxiteles_n his_o make_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 500_o l_o oenothera_n what_o herb_n 259._o e_o oenotheris_n a_o magical_a herb_n of_o strange_a effect_n 204._o k_o oesypum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 308._o g_o oesypum_fw-la medicinable_a 350._o l._n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n l._n m._n how_o to_o be_v order_v ibid._n o_o i_o oil_n grass_n green_a call_v herbaceum_fw-la 162._o k._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n oil_n of_o henbane_n 162._o i_o the_o effect_n good_a and_o bad_a that_o it_o have_v ibid._n oil_n of_o lupin_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n ay_o oil_n of_o daffodil_n what_o virtue_n it_o have_v ib._n k_o oil_n of_o radish_n what_o operation_n it_o have_v ib._n oil_n of_o sesame_n what_o be_v the_o effect_n thereof_o ibid._n oil_n of_o lily_n what_o other_o name_n and_o medicinable_a property_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n oil_n selgiticun_fw-fr the_o virtue_n of_o it_o ibid._n oil_n call_v elaeomeli_fw-la the_o medicinable_a effect_n thereof_o 162._o l_o oil_n willing_o do_v incorporat_a with_o lime_n 176._o i._n see_v more_o in_o oil_n oinion_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 20._o g_o oinions_n differ_v in_o colour_n 20._o i_o in_o taste_n ibid._n how_o to_o be_v keep_v 20._o l._n oinion_n plot_n how_o to_o be_v order_v ib._n l._n m_o oinion_n their_o property_n 41._o f_o the_o different_a opinion_n of_o physician_n as_o touch_v the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n of_o oinion_n 42._o i_o oinion_n high_o commend_v by_o asclepiades_n and_o condemn_v by_o modern_a writer_n ib._n dog_n oinion_n ornithogale_n describe_v 99_o c_o sea-oinion_a see_v squilla_n egyptian_n swear_v by_o oinion_n 20._o g_o oisier_n willow_n the_o operation_n thereof_o 187._o a_o oisier_n siler_n the_o virtue_n in_o physic_n 189._o b_o oyster_n and_o their_o commendation_n 437._o c._n d._n their_o virtue_n medicinable_a ibid._n oyster_n a_o foot_n square_a 437._o b_o oyster_n tridecna_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n b_o oyster_n medicinable_a 436._o i_o a_o dainty_a meat_n ib._n oyster_n love_v fresh_a water_n and_o therefore_o the_o coast_n ib._n few_o oyster_n find_v in_o the_o deep_a sea_n 436._o k_o a_o devise_n to_o cool_v oyster_n 437._o c_o oyster_n which_o be_v best_a ib._n why_o the_o best_a oyster_n be_v name_v calliblephara_n 436._o m_o oyster_n desire_v to_o change_v their_o water_n ibid._n thereby_o they_o feed_v fat_a 437._o a_o coast_n renown_v for_o their_o oyster_n 437._o a_o the_o best_a oyster_n of_o cizycum_n and_o their_o description_n ib._n a._n b_o o_o k_o oak_n and_o olive_n at_o war_n one_o with_o another_o 176_o g_o oak_n apple_n their_o virtue_n in_o physic_n 168._o i_o oak_n of_o jerusalem_n a_o herb_n see_v botrys_n o_o l_o olach_n be_v a_o river_n detect_v perjury_n 404._o k_o oleander_n what_o name_v it_o be_v know_v by_o 191._o f._n the_o strange_a nature_n that_o it_o have_v 192._o g._n death_n to_o cattle_n counterpoison_v to_o man_n ib._n oleastrense_n what_o it_o be_v 518._o h_o olenus_n calenus_n a_o great_a wizard_n of_o tuscan_a 295._o e._n his_o practice_n with_o the_o roman_a ambassador_n to_o divert_v the_o destiny_n and_o fortune_n from_o rome_n ibid._n olive_n tree_n gum_n 159._o a_o olive_n leave_v medicinable_a 158._o k_o olive_n white_a their_o commendable_a virtue_n in_o physic_n 159._o a._n olives_n black_a their_o property_n 159._o b_o olive_n in_o pickle_n their_o good_a and_o harm_n ibid._n olympias_n a_o woman_n paintresse_n 551._o b_o olympias_n of_o thebes_n a_o expert_a and_o sage_a midwife_n partly_o also_o a_o physician_n 72._o h._n 339._o b._n she_o forbid_v woman_n with_o child_n to_o use_v mallow_n 72._o h_o olympius_n the_o surname_n of_o pericles_n and_o why_o 501._o c_o olyra_n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a thereof_o 138._o i_o o_o m_o ombria_n a_o precious_a stone_n 628._o m._n call_v likewise_o notia_fw-la ib._n how_o it_o come_v ib._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n omphacium_fw-la see_v wine_n verivice_n omphilocarpos_n what_o herb_n 274._o i_o o_o n_o once_z of_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n have_v the_o quick_a eyesight_n 316._o l._n their_o body_n yield_v medicine_n for_o man_n body_n ib._n l._n m._n they_o hide_v their_o own_o urine_n upon_o envy_n to_o mankind_n 317._o a_o onobrychis_n the_o herb_n describe_v 202._o h_o onochelis_n or_o onochyles_o 125._o b_o ononis_n or_o anonis_n the_o herb_n restharrow_n 98._o l._n the_o description_n ib._n 273._o e._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a ib._n onopordon_n a_o herb_n 286_o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n onosma_n a_o herb_n 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the_o infernal_a god_n be_v well_o please_v with_o the_o just_a quarrel_n and_o cause_n of_o pompey_n and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v have_v as_o good_a issue_n thereof_o as_o he_o can_v wish_v this_o quoth_v he_o be_v i_o charge_v and_o command_v to_o deliver_v and_o for_o a_o better_a proof_n of_o the_o truth_n in_o effect_n so_o soon_o as_o i_o have_v do_v my_o errand_n i_o shall_v forthwith_o yield_v up_o the_o ghost_n and_o so_o it_o happen_v indeed_o history_n also_o make_v mention_n of_o they_o that_o have_v appear_v after_o they_o be_v commit_v to_o earth_n but_o our_o purpose_n be_v to_o write_v of_o nature_n work_n and_o not_o to_o prosecute_v such_o miraculous_a end_n prodigious_a matter_n chap._n