the_o ear_n cure_v their_o infirmity_n a_o cataplasm_n apply_v to_o the_o belly_n help_v they_o as_o they_o say_v very_o much_o who_o be_v vex_v either_o with_o gripe_n or_o flux_n of_o the_o womb_n concern_v ruscus_n the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n each_o other_o day_n to_o they_o that_o be_v torment_v either_o with_o the_o stone_n or_o the_o wring_n pain_n of_o the_o strangury_n or_o to_o such_o as_o piss_v blood_n it_o help_v they_o now_o the_o prepare_v of_o this_o medicine_n and_o the_o proportion_n also_o of_o it_o be_v in_o this_o wise_a the_o say_a root_n must_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n as_o it_o may_v be_v to_o day_n and_o tomorrow_o morning_n betimes_o it_o will_v be_v sod_v and_o a_o sextar_n of_o this_o decoction_n be_v to_o be_v mingle_v with_o two_o cyath_n of_o wine_n and_o so_o the_o patient_n be_v to_o drink_v it_o some_o make_v no_o such_o ado_n but_o take_v the_o root_n while_o it_o be_v green_a stamp_v it_o and_o in_o water_n draw_v the_o juice_n raw_a as_o it_o be_v and_o so_o drink_v it_o in_o sum_n it_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o privy_a member_n of_o man_n than_o to_o bruise_v the_o tender_a crop_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o then_o with_o wine_n and_o vinegar_n to_o press_v out_o the_o juice_n and_o afterward_o to_o drink_v the_o same_o in_o like_a manner_n bâ—…sill_n batis_n be_v good_a for_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v and_o costive_a in_o the_o belly_n and_o a_o lineament_n of_o it_o after_o it_o be_v roast_v in_o the_o embre_n and_o stamp_v be_v singular_a for_o the_o gout_n last_o of_o all_o as_o touch_v the_o herb_n acinos_fw-la the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o sow_v it_o as_o well_o to_o make_v guirland_n thereof_o as_o to_o eat_v it_o sure_o i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v basil_n but_o that_o the_o branch_n and_o leaf_n be_v more_o hairy_a for_o certain_o it_o be_v very_o odoriferous_a it_o have_v a_o property_n to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n that_o colocasia_fw-la or_o the_o egyptian_a bean_n do_v afford_v glausias_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o colocasia_fw-la be_v good_a to_o lenify_v or_o mitigat_n the_o acrimony_n of_o humour_n within_o the_o body_n and_o withal_o to_o help_v the_o stomach_n chap._n xxix_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n make_v of_o anthalium_n touch_v anthalium_n whereof_o the_o egyptian_n use_v much_o to_o eat_v i_o find_v no_o other_o use_n of_o it_o but_o only_o from_o the_o kitchen_n to_o the_o table_n indeed_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n much_o like_o to_o it_o in_o name_n which_o some_o call_n kali_n anthyllion_n other_o anticellion_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o have_v leaf_n and_o branch_n like_v to_o the_o lentill_a and_o grow_v a_o hand_n breadth_n or_o span_n high_a it_o come_v up_o in_o brackish_a sandy_a ground_n expose_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v saltish_a in_o taste_n the_o other_o resemble_v arthritica_n chamaepitys_n but_o that_o it_o be_v low_a and_o more_o hairy_a it_o bear_v a_o purple_a flower_n carry_v a_o strong_a send_v and_o love_v to_o grow_v in_o stony_a place_n the_o former_a kind_n be_v a_o most_o convenient_a and_o proper_a herb_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n also_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o oil_n rosat_n and_o milk_n it_o be_v a_o umbretarie_n medicine_n in_o case_n of_o the_o strangury_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n it_o be_v give_v with_o good_a success_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o three_o dram_n the_o other_o likewise_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v the_o weight_n of_o four_o dram_n with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n for_o to_o mollify_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o matrice_n to_o assuage_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o to_o cure_v those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o the_o fall_a sickness_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o feverfew_v parthenium_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v as_o for_o parthenium_n some_o name_n it_o leucanthe_n other_o tamnaum_fw-la but_o our_o countryman_n celsus_n the_o physician_n call_v it_o perdicium_fw-la and_o muralium_fw-la it_o grow_v in_o the_o mound_n &_o hedge_n about_o garden_n it_o bring_v forth_o a_o white_a flower_n savour_v like_o a_o feverfew_n apple_n and_o have_v a_o bitter_a taste_n the_o decoction_n of_o this_o herb_n if_o a_o woman_n sit_v over_o it_o and_o receive_v the_o fume_n into_o her_o body_n be_v good_a to_o mollify_v the_o hard_a tumor_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o natural_a part_n as_o also_o to_o discuss_v all_o inflammation_n a_o powder_n make_v of_o this_o herb_n dry_v and_o incorporat_a with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n i._n oxymel_n and_o so_o apply_v purge_v choler_n adust_a and_o melancholy_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o swim_n and_o dizziness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o breed_v the_o stone_n be_v use_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o lineament_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o shingle_v and_o s._n anthony_n fire_n likewise_o for_o the_o king_n evil_a if_o it_o be_v incorporate_a with_o old_a swine_n grease_n the_o magician_n use_v it_o much_o for_o tertian_n ague_n but_o they_o lie_v a_o great_a charge_n that_o it_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v pluck_v up_o with_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o party_n precise_o name_v for_o who_o sake_n they_o gather_v it_o but_o in_o any_o case_n they_o who_o pluck_v it_o must_v not_o look_v behind_o they_o which_o do_v a_o leaf_n of_o the_o herb_n must_v be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o sick_a patient_n and_o when_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v so_o a_o little_a while_n it_o must_v anon_o be_v swallow_v down_o in_o a_o cyath_n of_o water_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o nightshade_n or_o morell_n of_o alkakengi_n and_o halicacabus_n and_o their_o use_n in_o physic_n now_o concern_v nightshade_n or_o morel_n which_o some_o name_n strychnos_n other_o have_v write_v by_o the_o name_n of_o trychnos_n will_v to_o god_n that_o the_o guirland-maker_n of_o egypt_n have_v not_o employ_v and_o use_v in_o their_o chaplet_n the_o flower_n of_o two_o kind_n of_o they_o induce_v thereto_o by_o the_o resemblance_n that_o they_o have_v to_o the_o juy_n flower_n of_o which_o the_o second_o that_o have_v red_a berry_n like_o cherry_n of_o a_o scarlet_a colour_n contain_v within_o certain_a bladder_n &_o those_o berry_n full_a of_o grain_n or_o seed_n some_o name_n winter-cherry_n halicacabus_n other_o callion_n but_o our_o countryman_n here_o in_o italy_n call_v it_o bladder_n vesicaria_n because_o it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n certes_o this_o plant_n be_v more_o like_o a_o shrub_n or_o little_a tree_n full_a of_o branch_n than_o any_o herb_n bear_v great_a and_o large_a bladder_n &_o those_o fashion_v like_o a_o top_n broad_a and_o flat_a at_o one_o end_n and_o sharp_a point_a at_o another_o enclose_v within_o it_o a_o great_a berry_n which_o ripen_v in_o the_o month_n november_n the_o three_o kind_n of_o strychnos_n or_o solanum_fw-la have_v leave_v like_a to_o basil_n but_o i_o must_v but_o light_o touch_v this_o herb_n and_o not_o stand_v long_o about_o the_o description_n either_o of_o it_o or_o the_o property_n which_o it_o have_v since_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o treat_v of_o holsom_a remedy_n to_o save_v folk_n and_o not_o of_o deadly_a poison_n to_o kill_v they_o for_o certes_o this_o herb_n be_v so_o dangerous_a that_o a_o very_a little_a of_o the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v enough_o to_o trouble_v a_o man_n brain_n and_o put_v he_o beside_o his_o right_a wit_n and_o yet_o the_o greek_a writer_n have_v make_v good_a sport_n with_o this_o herb_n and_o report_v pretty_a jest_n of_o it_o for_o say_v they_o whosoever_o take_v a_o dram_n of_o the_o juice_n shall_v have_v many_o strange_a fantasy_n appear_v evident_o unto_o they_o in_o their_o dream_n if_o they_o be_v man_n that_o they_o dally_v with_o fair_a woman_n if_o they_o be_v woman_n that_o they_o be_v wanton_n play_v and_o toy_v with_o man_n without_o all_o shame_n and_o modesty_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o vain_a illusion_n but_o in_o case_n they_o take_v this_o dose_n double_a than_o they_o shall_v prove_v foolish_a indeed_o broad_a wake_n yea_o &_o go_v beside_o themselves_o let_v they_o take_v never_o so_o little_o more_o it_o be_v mortal_a and_o no_o remedy_n then_o but_o death_n this_o be_v that_o poison_n which_o the_o most_o harmless_a and_o best_a mind_a writer_n that_o ever_o write_v call_v simple_o dorycnion_n for_o that_o soldier_n go_v to_o battle_n use_v to_o anoint_v and_o invenom_v therewith_o the_o head_n of_o their_o arrow_n dart_n and_o spear_n grow_v as_o it_o do_v so_o common_o in_o
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 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 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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 security_n be_v it_o for_o each_o man_n to_o believe_v himself_o in_o this_o point_n to_o gather_v reason_n and_o to_o ground_v his_o resolution_n and_o assurance_n upon_o the_o experience_n that_o he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v chap._n lvi_o ¶_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o diverse_a thing_n before_o we_o depart_v from_o this_o discourse_n of_o man_n nature_n i_o think_v it_o be_v meet_v and_o convenient_a to_o show_v their_o sundry_a invention_n and_o what_o each_o man_n have_v devise_v in_o this_o world_n in_o the_o first_o place_n prince_n bacchus_n bring_v up_o buy_v and_o sell_v he_o it_o be_v also_o that_o devise_v the_o diadem_n that_o royal_a ensign_n and_o ornament_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o triumph_n dame_n ceres_n be_v the_o first_o that_o show_v the_o way_n of_o sow_a corn_n whereas_o beforetime_n man_n live_v of_o mast_n she_o teach_v also_o how_o to_o grind_v corn_n to_o knead_v dough_n and_o make_v bread_n thereof_o in_o the_o land_n of_o attica_n italy_n and_o sicily_n for_o which_o benefit_n to_o mankind_n repute_v she_o be_v a_o goddess_n she_o it_o be_v that_o begin_v to_o make_v law_n howsoever_o other_o have_v think_v that_o rhadamanthus_n be_v the_o first_o law_n giver_n as_o for_o letter_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v in_o assyria_n from_o the_o beginning_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n but_o some_o think_v and_o namely_o gellius_n that_o they_o be_v devise_v by_o mercury_n in_o egypt_n but_o other_o say_v they_o come_v first_o from_o syria_n true_a it_o be_v that_o cadmus_n bring_v with_o he_o into_o greece_n from_o phoenicia_n to_o the_o number_n of_o sixteen_o unto_o which_o palamedes_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n add_v four_o more_o in_o these_o character_n follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o he_o simonides_n melicus_n come_v with_o other_o four_o to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o force_n of_o all_o which_o letter_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o see_v evident_o 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of_o staff_n to_o rest_v upon_o the_o seed_n of_o this_o ferula_fw-la or_o fennell-gyant_n some_o have_v call_v thapsia_n but_o herein_o they_o be_v deceive_v for_o that_o thapsia_n doubtless_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ferula_fw-la by_o itself_o leave_a like_o fennel_n with_o a_o hollow_a stalk_n and_o never_o exceed_v in_o height_n the_o length_n of_o a_o walking-staffe_n the_o seed_n be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o the_o ferula_fw-la and_o the_o root_n white_a cut_v it_o there_o issue_v forth_o milk_n stamp_n it_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o yield_v plenty_n of_o juice_n neither_o be_v the_o bark_n of_o the_o root_n reject_v and_o cast_v aside_o although_o both_o it_o the_o milk_n and_o the_o juice_n â—…e_v very_a poison_n for_o sure_o the_o root_n be_v hurtful_a to_o they_o that_o dig_v it_o up_o and_o if_o never_o so_o little_a of_o the_o air_n thereof_o breath_n upon_o they_o so_o venomous_a it_o be_v their_o body_n will_v bollen_a and_o swell_v their_o face_n will_v be_v all_o overrun_v with_o a_o wild_a fire_n to_o prevent_v which_o mischief_n they_o be_v force_v to_o anoint_v their_o body_n with_o a_o cerot_n howbeit_o as_o dangerous_a as_o they_o be_v physician_n make_v use_v thereof_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o many_o inward_a disease_n so_o they_o be_v well_o corect_v and_o temper_v with_o other_o safe_a medicine_n in_o like_a manner_n they_o say_v that_o the_o juice_n of_o thapsia_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o shed_n and_o fall_v of_o the_o hair_n also_o against_o the_o black_a &_o blue_a mark_n remain_v after_o stripe_n as_o if_o nature_n furnish_v not_o physician_n sufficient_o with_o other_o wholesome_a remedy_n but_o that_o needs_o they_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o such_o poisonful_a and_o mischievous_a medicine_n but_o this_o be_v the_o cast_n of_o they_o all_o to_o pretend_v
be_v the_o term_n whereby_o be_v signify_v the_o alteration_n of_o new_a must_v into_o wine_n to_o hinder_v therefore_o that_o it_o work_v not_o as_o natural_o it_o will_v they_o have_v no_o soon_o tun_v or_o fill_v it_o out_o of_o the_o what_fw-mi but_o immediate_o they_o dousse_n the_o vessel_n full_a of_o new_a must_v in_o the_o water_n and_o let_v they_o there_o continue_v till_o mid-december_n be_v past_a and_o that_o the_o weather_n be_v settle_v to_o frost_n and_o cold_a and_o likewise_o the_o time_n expire_v of_o the_o work_n within_o the_o say_a vessel_n moreover_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n of_o wine_n natural_o sweet_a which_o in_o provance_n and_o languedoc_n be_v call_v dulce_fw-la i._n sweet_a &_o namely_o in_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o vocontian_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o let_v the_o grape_n hang_v a_o long_a while_n upon_o the_o vine_n but_o first_o they_o wryth_v the_o steel_n that_o the_o bunch_n hang_v to_o some_o make_v incision_n into_o the_o very_a 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it_o be_v from_o the_o mead_n or_o honey_a wine_n which_o the_o latin_n call_v mulsum_fw-la make_v of_o old_a wine_n that_o be_v hard_a and_o a_o little_a honey_n whereas_o the_o foresay_a melitite_n consist_v of_o 5_o gallon_n of_o new_a tart_a wine_n still_o in_o the_o verdure_n whereto_o be_v add_v one_o gallon_n of_o honey_n and_o a_o half_a cyath_n of_o salt_n and_o so_o boil_v all_o together_o but_o i_o must_v not_o forget_v to_o place_v among_o these_o sundry_a kind_n of_o drink_n the_o liquor_n protropum_fw-la for_o so_o some_o call_v new_a wine_n run_v itself_o from_o the_o grape_n before_o they_o be_v tread_v and_o press_v but_o to_o have_v this_o good_a and_o so_o to_o serve_v the_o turn_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v put_v up_o into_o proper_a vessel_n for_o the_o purpose_n it_o must_v be_v suffer_v to_o work_v and_o afterward_o to_o reboile_v and_o work_v again_o for_o forty_o day_n space_n the_o summer_n follow_v even_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o dog_n day_n and_o so_o forward_o chap._n x._o ¶_o of_o weak_a and_o second_o wine_n three_o kind_n the_o second_o wine_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v deuteriae_fw-la cato_n and_o we_o roman_n name_v lora_n can_v proper_o and_o true_o be_v call_v wine_n be_v make_v of_o the_o skin_n and_o seed_n of_o grape_n steep_v in_o water_n howbeit_o reckon_v they_o be_v among_o course_n household_n wine_n for_o the_o hine_v and_o meinie_a to_o drink_v and_o three_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o for_o sometime_o to_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o the_o new_a wine_n that_o have_v be_v press_v out_o they_o put_v the_o like_a quantity_n of_o water_n and_o suffer_v the_o foresay_a refuse_n of_o the_o grape_n to_o soak_v therein_o a_o day_n and_o a_o night_n which_o do_v they_o press_v it_o forth_o again_o a_o second_o sort_n there_o be_v which_o the_o greek_n be_v wont_a to_o make_v in_o this_o manner_n they_o take_v a_o three_o part_n of_o water_n in_o proportion_n of_o the_o wine_n that_o be_v press_v forth_o and_o after_o a_o second_o press_v they_o see_v it_o to_o the_o waste_n of_o the_o three_o part_n the_o three_o be_v that_o which_o be_v press_v out_o of_o the_o wine_n lees_n and_o this_o cato_n call_v phoecatum_fw-la i_o wine_n of_o lees_n but_o none_o of_o these_o wine_n or_o drink_n will_v endure_v above_o one_o year_n chap._n xi_o ¶_o what_o neat_a wine_n begin_v of_o late_a to_o be_v in_o request_n in_o italy_n in_o this_o treatise_n of_o wine_n i_o can_v omit_v this_o observation_n that_o whereas_o all_o the_o good_a wine_n proper_o so_o call_v and_o know_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n may_v be_v reduce_v in_o fourscore_o kind_n or_o thereabouts_o two_o part_n of_o three_o in_o this_o number_n may_v well_o be_v count_v wine_n of_o italy_n which_o in_o this_o regard_n far_o surpass_v all_o other_o nation_n and_o hereupon_o arise_v another_o thing_n more_o deep_o to_o be_v note_v that_o these_o good_a wine_n be_v not_o so_o rife_a nor_o in_o such_o credit_n from_o the_o beginning_n as_o now_o they_o be_v chap._n xii_o ¶_o observation_n touch_v wine_n to_o say_v a_o truth_n wine_n begin_v to_o grow_v in_o reputation_n at_o rome_n about_o six_o hundred_o year_n after_o the_o foundation_n thereof_o and_o not_o before_o for_o king_n romulus_n use_v milk_n when_o he_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o god_n and_o not_o wine_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o cerimonial_a constitution_n by_o he_o ordain_v as_o touch_v religion_n which_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v in_o force_n and_o be_v observe_v and_o king_n numa_n his_o successor_n make_v this_o law_n posthumia_n in_o his_o late_a day_n let_v no_o man_n besprinkle_v the_o funer_n all_o fire_n with_o wine_n which_o edict_n no_o man_n doubt_v but_o he_o publish_v and_o enact_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a want_n and_o scarcity_n of_o wine_n in_o those_o day_n also_o by_o the_o same_o act_n he_o express_o do_v prohibit_v to_o offer_v in_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o god_n any_o wine_n come_v of_o a_o vine_n plant_v that_o have_v not_o be_v cut_v and_o prune_v intend_v by_o this_o devise_n and_o pretence_n of_o religion_n to_o enforce_v man_n to_o prune_v their_o vine_n who_o otherwise_o will_v set_v their_o mind_n on_o husbandry_n only_o and_o plow_a ground_n for_o corn_n and_o be_v slow_a enough_o in_o hazard_v themselves_o for_o to_o climb_v tree_n whereunto_o vine_n be_v plant_v m._n varro_n write_v that_o mezentius_n the_o king_n of_o tuscan_a aid_v the_o rutilian_o of_o ardea_n in_o their_o war_n against_o the_o latin_n for_o no_o other_o hire_n and_o wage_v but_o the_o wine_n and_o the_o vine_n which_o then_o be_v in_o the_o territory_n of_o latium_n chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o ancient_a usage_n of_o wine_n and_o the_o wine_n in_o old_a time_n in_o ancient_a time_n woman_n at_o rome_n be_v not_o permit_v to_o drink_v any_o wine_n we_o read_v moreover_o in_o the_o chronicle_n that_o egnatius_n mecennius_n kill_v his_o own_o wife_n with_o a_o cudgel_n for_o that_o he_o take_v her_o drink_a wine_n out_o of_o a_o tun_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v clear_v by_o romulus_n and_o acquit_v of_o the_o murder_n fabius_n pictor_n in_o his_o annal_n report_n that_o a_o certain_a roman_a dame_n a_o woman_n of_o good_a worship_n be_v by_o she_o own_o kinsfolk_n famish_v and_o pine_v to_o death_n for_o open_v a_o cupboard_n wherein_o the_o key_n of_o the_o wine-cellar_n lay_v and_o cato_n do_v record_v that_o hereupon_o arise_v the_o manner_n and_o custom_n that_o kisfolk_n shall_v kiss_v woman_n when_o they_o meet_v they_o to_o know_v by_o their_o breath_n whether_o they_o smell_v of_o temetum_fw-la for_o so_o they_o use_v in_o those_o day_n to_o term_v wine_n and_o thereof_o drunkenness_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a temulentia_fw-la cn._n domitius_n a_o judge_n in_o rome_n in_o the_o like_a case_n pronounce_v sentence_n judicial_o against_o a_o woman_n defendant_n in_o this_o form_n that_o it_o seem_v she_o have_v drink_v more_o wine_n without_o her_o husband_n knowledge_n than_o be_v needful_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o her_o health_n and_o therefore_o afterward_o definitive_o that_o she_o shall_v lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o her_o dowry_n certes_o the_o roman_n for_o a_o long_a time_n make_v great_a spare_v of_o wine_n l._n papyrius_n lord_n general_n of_o the_o roman_a army_n when_o he_o be_v at_o the_o point_n to_o join_v battle_n with_o the_o samnite_n make_v no_o other_o vow_n but_o this_o that_o he_o will_v offer_v unto_o jupiter_n a_o little_a cup_n or_o goblet_n of_o wine_n in_o case_n he_o achieve_v the_o victory_n and_o win_v the_o field_n over_o and_o beside_o we_o find_v in_o history_n that_o among_o donative_n and_o present_n certain_a sextar_n or_o quart_n of_o milk_n have_v be_v many_o time_n give_v but_o never_o
ibid._n they_o teach_v the_o use_n of_o the_o helm_n in_o the_o ship_n 275._o f_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o gout_n ibid._n kiss_v of_o woman_n by_o kinsfolk_n upon_o what_o occasion_n 418._o k_o k_n n_o knee_n be_v wound_v in_o their_o hollow_n bring_v present_a death_n 350._o i_o of_o knee_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n knur_n in_o timber_n 489._o b_o l_o at_fw-fr laburnum_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 468._o k_o labeones_n who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o laboriae_fw-la in_o campane_n a_o most_o fruitful_a tract_n 567._o f_o labruscae_fw-la bastard_n wild_a uine_n 538._o g_o lacta_fw-la the_o best_a casia_n or_o canell_n 373._o e_fw-la lactes_fw-la place_v next_o to_o the_o bag_n of_o the_o stomach_n 342._o l_o lacydes_n accompany_v with_o a_o goose._n 280._o k_o laudanum_n the_o best_a 370._o k._n the_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n laudanum_n how_o it_o be_v gather_v 370._o g_o laudanum_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n i_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o laertes_n a_o king_n muck_v ground_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n 507._o b_o lagopus_n a_o bird_n why_o so_o call_v 296._o h_o lalisiones_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 224._o i_o lama_n what_o tree_n 369._o e_fw-la lamb_n name_v cordi_fw-la 226._o l_o lamb_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ibid._n lampades_fw-la flame_v torch_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o lampadias_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o f_o lampido_n the_o only_a woman_n know_v to_o have_v be_v daughter_n to_o a_o king_n a_o king_n wife_n and_o mother_n to_o a_o king_n 176._o l_o lamprey_n in_o france_n how_o they_o be_v mark_v 248._o i_o lamprey_n a_o fish_n 245._o b_o lampreics_n of_o fresh_a water_n 246._o g_o sea_n lamprey_n their_o nature_n 248._o h_o lampyrides_n what_o they_o be_v 593._o c_o lanata_n what_o apple_n 438._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lanati_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o pike_n 245._o e_o land_n in_o the_o country_n make_v distinction_n of_o state_n at_o rome_n 550._o m._n land_n worth_a forty_o denarij_fw-la the_o short_a cubit_n 581._o d_o land_n mediterranean_n fit_a for_o fruit_n 501._o c_o land_n how_o much_o assign_v by_o king_n romulus_n to_o his_o subiest_n 549._o d._n land_n of_o who_o to_o be_v buy_v 553._o c_o little_a land_n well_o till_v 554._o m_o land_n may_v be_v overmuch_o tend_v 555._o b_o lanisis_n of_o lacedaemon_n his_o swiftness_n 167._o a_o lantern_n a_o sea_n fish_n 249._o d_o laodicea_n a_o city_n the_o description_n thereof_o 107._o a_o larch_n tree_n 462._o l._n the_o timber_n and_o the_o liquid_a rosin_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o it_o be_v draw_v 465._o b_o larch_n tree_n female_a 487._o b_o larch_n tree_n of_o great_a length_n 489._o d_o lares_fw-la a_o temple_n to_o they_o near_o to_o which_o a_o altar_n erect_v to_o orbona_n see_v orbona_n large_a space_n between_o the_o stomach_n and_o the_o paunch_n be_v cause_n of_o more_o hunger_n 342._o l_o law_n who_o first_o invent_v 187._o c_o lawrea_n the_o leaf_n of_o laurel_n 454._o g_o laurel_n tree_n not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n 27._o c_o laurel_n grove_n why_o call_v triumphales_fw-la 454._o g_o laurel_n a_o medicine_n for_o the_o raven_n 211._o d_o the_o mad_a laurel_n 495._o d_o laurel_n tree_n how_o it_o be_v employ_v at_o rome_n 452._o i_o laurel_n delphic_a cyprian_a mustacea_n ibid._n delphic_a laurel_n describe_v 452._o k_o cyprian_a laurel_n describe_v ibid._n laurel_n tinus_fw-la or_o wild_a laurel_n 452._o k_o laurel_n augusta_n or_o imperiall_n ibid._n laurel_n baccalia_n 452._o l_o laurel_n triumphal_a ibid._n laurel_n taxa_fw-la 452._o l_o laurel_n spadonia_n ibid._n laurel_n alexandrina_n 452._o m_o laurel_n idaea_n ibid._n laurel_n token_n of_o peace_n 453._o b_o laurel_n much_o honour_v at_o rome_n and_o why_o ibid._n c_o laurel_n fair_a upon_o parnassus_n 453._o c_o laurel_n not_o smite_v with_o the_o lightning_n ibid._n a_o laurel_n chaplet_n use_v by_o tiberius_n caesar_n against_o lightning_n 453._o d_o laurel_n why_o use_v in_o triumph_n ibid._n laurcola_n 453._o a._n describe_v ibid._n laurice_n young_a rabbit_n or_o leveret_n 232._o h_o laurus_fw-la the_o only_a tree_n in_o latin_a that_o give_v name_n unto_o a_o man_n 454._o g_o who_o laugh_v the_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v 164._o m_o lax_n a_o fish_n 243._o a_o l_o e_o lead_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o l_o league_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o i_o leap_v year_n 6._o h_o learned_a wit_n honour_v 171._o f_o leave_n of_o aspen_n tree_n never_o hang_v still_o 514._o l_o leave_v that_o alter_v their_o shape_n &_o form_n upon_o the_o tree_n 470._o h_o leave_n of_o some_o tree_n turn_v about_o with_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o tropic_n of_o cancer_n 407._o i_o leave_v of_o the_o tree_n how_o they_o be_v frame_v above_o and_o beneath_o 470._o k._n leave_v of_o tree_n distinguish_v by_o their_o bigness_n form_n and_o substance_n 470._o l._n m_o leave_v distinguish_v by_o other_o quality_n and_o their_o order_n 471._o a._n leave_v of_o tree_n good_a fodder_n 471._o b_o what_o leave_v be_v apt_a to_o shed_v and_o which_o be_v not_o 469._o d_o a_o philosophical_a discourse_n touch_v the_o cause_n of_o shed_v or_o hold_v leave_n 469._o e._n f_o leave_v of_o what_o tree_n hold_v their_o colour_n 470._o g_o lectos_fw-la a_o promontory_n in_o trouâ—…_n 471._o f_o ledon_n 370._o i_o lemnos_n island_n 378._o g._n their_o manner_n ibid._n length_n of_o the_o leg_n and_o neck_n answerable_a for_o the_o proportion_n in_o all_o creature_n 339._o e_o lentill_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v sow_v 569._o e_fw-la lentil_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n lent_n and_o lenes_n in_o latin_a whence_o derive_v 569._o e_o lentisk_a berry_n preserve_v 448._o k_o lentuli_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o h_o leococruta_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o h._n and_o what_o of_o nature_n ibid._n how_o engender_v 212_o lconides_n rebuke_v alexander_n the_o great_a for_o burn_v too_o much_o frankincense_n 367._o f_o leontophonus_fw-la what_o beast_n 217._o e._n and_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n leopard_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o wait_n 308._o g_o leptorhage_n what_o grape_n 495._o m_o lepo_n or_o mole_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 249._o c_o letter_n or_o character_n who_o invent_v 187._o f_o levaines_n 566._o h._n i_o the_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n l_o leuci_n kind_n of_o heron_n with_o one_o eye_n 334._o g_o lecocomum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o pomegranate_n 398._o h_o leucogaeon_n a_o place_n 568._o h._n it_o yield_v chalk_n to_o make_v white_a frumentie_n and_o a_o great_a revenâ—…e_n yearly_a ibid._n leucosia_n island_n sometime_o join_v to_o the_o promontory_n of_o syreus_n 540._o i_o l_o i_o libanus_n mount_v the_o description_n thereof_o 102._o i_o liciniani_n why_o so_o call_v 163._o a_o licinius_n stolo_n condemn_v by_o virtue_n of_o his_o own_o law_n 551._o d_o of_o man_n life_n the_o term_n uncertain_a 180._o l_o life_n short_a a_o benefit_n 183._o b_o licorne_n see_v monoceros_n lignum_fw-la a_o fault_n in_o cytron_n wood_n 396._o h_o lightning_n attribute_v to_o jupiter_n 14._o g._n the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n presage_n of_o future_a thing_n ibid._n lightning_n seldom_o in_o summer_n or_o winter_n and_o the_o reason_n 25._o c._n in_o what_o land_n they_o fall_v not_o ibid._n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o wonder_n thereof_o 25._o e._n diverse_a observation_n touch_v they_o 26._o g._n raise_v by_o conjuration_n ibid._n k._n general_a rule_n of_o lightning_n ibid._n m._n it_o be_v see_v before_o the_o thunderclap_n be_v hear_v and_o why_o ibid._n what_o thing_n be_v not_o strike_v with_o lightning_n 27._o e_o lights_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o breath_n 341._o a._n spongeous_a and_o full_a of_o pipe_n ibid._n limosae_fw-la what_o fish_n 243._o c_o lime_n at_o the_o root_n of_o cberrte-troes_a hasten_v their_o fruit_n 546._o k_o limn_v see_v paint_v linden_n tree_n differ_v in_o sex_n 466._o i._n their_o fruit_n no_o beast_n will_v touch_v ibid._n the_o linden_n tree_n yield_v fine_a panicle_n for_o cordage_n 466._o i_o the_o timber_n will_v not_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n k_o linen_n fine_a cloth_n whence_o 80._o l_o linnet_n very_o docible_a 293._o a_o likeness_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n grandsire_n or_o other_o 160._o m_o 161._o a._n b._n the_o reason_n in_o nature_n 161._o c_o likeness_n of_o one_o man_n to_o another_o diverse_a example_n 161._o d_o &_o deinceps_fw-la lion_n of_o the_o right_a kind_n how_o they_o be_v know_v 200._o i._n k_o lion_n bone_n will_v strike_v fire_n 344._o m_o lion_n how_o they_o will_v walk_v 350._o k_o lioness_n lecherous_a 200._o k_o lioness_n engender_v with_o parde_n ibid._n lion_n jealous_a of_o the_o lioness_n 200._o k_o lioness_n how_o oft_o she_o bear_v young_a 200._o l._n and_o the_o manner_n thereof_o 201._o b_o of_o lion_n two_o kind_n ibid._n their_o nature_n and_o property_n ibid._n lion_n long_o live_v 201._o c_o lion_n crucify_v ibid._n and_o why_o ibid
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have_v not_o want_v those_o that_o have_v think_v it_o praiseworthy_a for_o diocles_n and_o euenor_n have_v high_o commend_v it_o and_o tamaristus_fw-la very_o have_v not_o stick_v to_o write_v verse_n in_o the_o commendation_n of_o it_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o man_n shall_v so_o far_o overpasse_v themselves_o and_o forget_v all_o honesty_n and_o plain_a deal_n for_o they_o say_v forsooth_o that_o a_o collusion_n make_v of_o this_o herb_n confirm_v the_o tooth_n that_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o head_n if_o the_o mouth_n be_v wash_v therewith_o and_o one_o only_a fault_n they_o find_v in_o halicacabus_n otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v praise_v without_o exception_n that_o if_o the_o say_a collution_n be_v long_o continue_v it_o will_v trouble_v the_o brain_n &_o bring_v they_o that_o use_v it_o to_o foolery_n &_o idleness_n of_o head_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o set_v down_o any_o such_o receipt_n and_o remedy_n which_o may_v bring_v a_o further_a danger_n with_o they_o than_o the_o very_o discase_v itself_o for_o which_o they_o be_v devise_v the_o three_o kind_n also_o be_v commend_v for_o to_o be_v eat_v as_o meat_n although_o the_o garden_n morell_n be_v prefer_v before_o it_o in_o pleasantness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d moreover_o xenocrates_n avouch_v that_o there_o be_v no_o malady_n incident_a to_o our_o bodâ—…_n but_o the_o â—…id_n morâ—…_n be_v good_a for_o it_o howbeit_o i_o make_v not_o so_o great_a reckon_n and_o account_n of_o all_o the_o helâ—…_n that_o these_o and_o such_o like_a herb_n may_v afford_v as_o i_o do_v make_v conscience_n to_o deliver_v they_o in_o writing_n especial_o see_v we_o have_v so_o great_a store_n of_o safe_a and_o harmless_a medicine_n which_o we_o may_v be_v sure_o can_v do_v no_o hurt_n indeed_o the_o root_n of_o halicacabus_n they_o use_v to_o drink_v and_o make_v no_o bone_n at_o it_o who_o will_v be_v know_v for_o great_a prophet_n to_o foretell_v future_a thing_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v alone_o for_o they_o to_o be_v see_v furious_a and_o rage_a the_o better_a to_o colour_v their_o knavery_n and_o lead_v the_o world_n by_o the_o nose_n in_o a_o superstitious_a conceit_n and_o persuasion_n of_o their_o divine_a gift_n of_o pprophecy_n and_o so_o to_o feed_v man_n still_o in_o their_o folly_n but_o what_o be_v the_o remedy_n when_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o overtake_v for_o sure_o i_o be_o better_a content_n to_o deliver_v that_o even_o to_o give_v the_o party_n thus_o intoxicate_a a_o great_a quantity_n of_o mede_n or_o honey_a water_n and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o drink_v it_o off_o as_o hot_a as_o he_o can_v neither_o will_v i_o overpasse_v this_o one_o thing_n beside_o that_o halicacabus_n be_v so_o adverse_a unto_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o aspis_n that_o if_o the_o root_n thereof_o be_v hold_v any_o thing_n near_o unto_o the_o say_a serpent_n it_o will_v bring_v asleep_a and_o mortify_v that_o venomous_a creature_n which_o by_o a_o soporiferòus_a power_n that_o it_o have_v also_o of_o the_o own_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o a_o deadly_a sleep_n and_o kill_v he_o therewith_o and_o therefore_o to_o conclude_v hereupon_o it_o come_v that_o the_o same_o root_n bruise_v and_o apply_v with_o oil_n be_v a_o sovereign_a and_o present_a remedy_n to_o they_o who_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o foresay_a aspis_n chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o corchorum_n and_o cnicus_n they_o of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n use_v to_o eat_v ordinary_o of_o corchorum_n this_o herb_n have_v leaf_n enwrap_v and_o enfold_v one_o within_o another_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o mulberry_n good_a it_o be_v as_o they_o say_v for_o the_o midriff_n and_o the_o part_n about_o the_o heart_n also_o to_o recover_v hair_n that_o be_v fall_v away_o by_o some_o infirmity_n and_o likewise_o for_o the_o red_a pimple_n or_o fauce-flegme_n in_o the_o face_n i_o read_v moreover_o that_o the_o scab_n or_o mange_n in_o cow_n and_o ox_n be_v most_o speedy_o cure_v thereby_o and_o nicander_n very_o do_v report_n that_o it_o help_v the_o sting_a of_o serpent_n if_o it_o be_v use_v before_o it_o be_v in_o the_o flower_n as_o touch_v cnicus_n otherwise_o call_v atractylis_fw-la a_o herb_n appropriate_a to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o will_v think_v it_o meet_v not_o to_o use_v many_o word_n about_o it_o but_o that_o it_o yield_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o venomous_a beast_n yea_o and_o the_o dangerous_a mushroom_n if_o a_o man_n have_v eat_v they_o this_o be_v certain_a and_o a_o approve_a experiment_n that_o whosoever_o be_v wound_v by_o the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n shall_v never_o feel_v smart_n or_o pain_n so_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v that_o herb_n in_o their_o hand_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o of_o persoluta_fw-la the_o chaplet-maker_n in_o egypt_n set_v great_a store_n by_o persoluta_fw-la also_o which_o they_o sow_v and_o plant_v in_o their_o garden_n only_o for_o to_o make_v coronet_n and_o guirland_n two_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o the_o male_a and_o the_o female_a it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v put_v under_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o bed_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o mind_n nor_o power_n at_o all_o to_o play_v at_o venus_n game_n and_o special_o the_o man_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o of_o measure_n and_o weight_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n oftentimes_o in_o set_v down_o weight_n and_o measure_n to_o use_v greek_a vocables_n i_o care_v not_o much_o even_o in_o this_o place_n to_o interpret_v those_o word_n once_o for_o all_o first_o and_o foremost_a the_o attic_a drachma_n for_o all_o physician_n in_o manner_n go_v by_o the_o poise_n of_o athens_n do_v poise_n just_a a_o roman_a silver_n denier_n and_o the_o same_o weigh_v also_o six_o oboli_fw-la now_o one_o obulus_fw-la be_v as_o much_o in_o weight_n as_o ten_o chalci_fw-la a_o cyathus_n of_o itself_o alone_o come_v to_o ten_o dram_n in_o weight_n when_o you_o shall_v read_v the_o measure_n of_o acetabulum_n take_v it_o for_o the_o four_o part_n of_o hemina_n that_o be_v to_o say_v fifteen_o dram_n to_o conclude_v mna_n which_o we_o in_o latin_a call_n mina_n amount_v just_a to_o a_o hundred_o dram_n attic_a the_o twenty_o second_o book_n of_o the_o history_n of_o nature_n write_v by_o c._n plinius_n secundus_fw-la the_o proem_n a_o man_n will_v think_v who_o do_v but_o read_v the_o former_a book_n that_o dame_n nature_n and_o the_o earth_n both_o have_v do_v their_o part_n and_o show_v their_o wonderful_a perfection_n sufficient_o if_o he_o consider_v withal_o the_o admirable_a virtue_n of_o so_o many_o herb_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v forth_o and_o bestow_v upon_o mankind_n as_o well_o for_o pleasure_n as_o profit_v but_o see_v what_o a_o deal_n of_o riches_n more_o be_v yet_o behind_o and_o how_o the_o same_o as_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v find_v so_o it_o be_v in_o effect_n more_o miraculous_a as_o for_o those_o simple_n whereof_o we_o have_v already_o write_v for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v serve_v our_o turn_n at_o the_o board_n or_o else_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o beauty_n odor_n and_o smell_v have_v enduce_v we_o to_o search_v far_o into_o they_o and_o to_o make_v trial_n of_o their_o manifold_a virtue_n and_o operation_n in_o physic_n but_o yet_o there_o remain_v behind_o many_o more_o and_o those_o so_o powerful_a that_o they_o prove_v evident_o unto_o we_o how_o nature_n have_v produce_v nothing_o in_o vain_a and_o without_o some_o cause_n although_o the_o same_o be_v occult_a and_o hide_a many_o time_n from_o we_o and_o reserve_v only_o in_o her_o closet_n and_o secret_a counsel_n chap._n i._n ¶_o of_o certain_a nation_n which_o use_v herb_n for_o procure_v and_o preserve_v of_o beauty_n ceertes_o i_o do_v find_v and_o observe_v that_o