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23._o of_o cestern_n of_o limestone_n sundry_a sort_n of_o sand_n the_o temper_v of_o sand_n and_o lime_n for_o mortar_n the_o ill_a build_n of_o some_o wall_n of_o parget_n and_o rough-cast_n also_o column_n and_o buttress_n in_o building_n 24._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o quickelime_n of_o maltha_n and_o plaster_n 25._o of_o pavement_n when_o they_o be_v first_o use_v at_o rome_n of_o terrace_n and_o pave_a floor_n lie_v open_a to_o the_o air_n above_o of_o certain_a pavement_n call_v graecanica_n and_o when_o arch_a and_o embow_v work_n first_o begin_v 26._o the_o first_o invention_n of_o glass_n the_o manner_n of_o make_v it_o of_o a_o kind_n of_o glass_n call_v obsidianum_fw-la sundry_a sort_n of_o glass_n in_o great_a variety_n 27._o wonderful_a operation_n of_o fire_n the_o virtue_n thereof_o medicinable_a and_o the_o prodigious_a signification_n and_o presage_n by_o fire_n in_o sum_n here_o you_o may_v find_v medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n in_o all_o 523._o latin_a author_n m._n varro_n caelius_n galba_n c._n ictius_fw-la mutianus_n cor._n nepos_n l._n piso_n tubero_n seneca_n fabius_n vastalis_fw-la annius_n faecialis_n fabius_n cato_n censorius_n and_o vitruvius_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n praxitiles_n k._n jubn_n nicander_n sotacus_n sudines_fw-la alexender_n polyhistor_n apion_n plistonicus_n duris_n herodotus_n euemerus_n aristagoras_n dionysius_n artemidorus_n butoridas_n antisthenes_n democritus_n demoteles_n and_o lyceas_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxxvii_o book_n be_v declare_v the_o original_n of_o precious_a stone_n chap._n 1._o the_o precious_a stone_n of_o polycrates_n the_o tyrant_n also_o of_o k._n pyrrhus_n who_o be_v the_o best_a lapidary_n &_o can_v cut_v excellent_o well_o in_o stone_n the_o first_o man_n that_o at_o rome_n wear_v a_o precious_a stone_n upon_o his_o finger_n 2._o the_o rich_a stone_n that_o be_v show_v in_o the_o triumph_n of_o pompey_n the_o great_a the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n of_o the_o crystal_n 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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 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xlvi_o ¶_o who_o the_o god_n judge_v most_o happy_a i_o can_v overpasse_v in_o this_o discourse_n and_o consideration_n the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n deliver_v from_o that_o heavenly_a god_n to_o chastise_v and_o repress_v as_o it_o be_v the_o folly_n and_o vanity_n of_o man_n and_o two_o there_o be_v which_o give_v answer_v to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n after_o this_o manner_n first_o that_o phedius_n who_o but_o a_o while_n before_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o country_n be_v most_o happy_a moreover_o gyges_n the_o most_o puissant_a king_n in_o those_o day_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n send_v a_o second_o time_n to_o know_v of_o the_o oracle_n who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n next_o he_o and_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o aglaus_n psophidius_n be_v happy_a than_o the_o former_a now_o this_o aglaus_n be_v a_o good_a honest_a man_n well_o step_v in_o year_n dwell_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a corner_n of_o arcadia_n where_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n and_o land_n of_o his_o 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one_o of_o they_o by_o itself_o be_v significative_a and_o sufficient_a sure_o these_o physiognomer_n &_o chiromantine_n or_o palmistry_n as_o frivolous_a and_o foolish_a as_o they_o be_v yet_o now_o adays_o be_v in_o credit_n and_o every_o man_n be_v full_a of_o they_o trogus_n a_o most_o grave_a and_o renown_a author_n among_o we_o be_v of_o opinion_n moreover_o that_o there_o be_v judgement_n to_o be_v give_v not_o only_o of_o man_n complexion_n but_o also_o of_o their_o condition_n by_o their_o very_a sight_n &_o countenance_n and_o sure_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o his_o very_a word_n a_o large_a and_o broad_a forehead_n say_v he_o be_v a_o token_n of_o
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glutinous_a beside_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fattines_n the_o worst_a be_v that_o which_o have_v no_o consistence_n and_o tenacity_n but_o crumble_v like_o bran_n and_o be_v so_o mouldy_a that_o it_o be_v overgrow_v with_o a_o white_a hoary_a moss_n the_o pedlar_n and_o such_o like_a petty_a merchant_n can_v skill_v how_o to_o sophisticate_a this_o drug_n also_o with_o the_o rosin_n of_o cedar_n and_o gum_n otherwhiles_o also_o with_o honey_n or_o bitter_a almond_n but_o all_o these_o deceit_n be_v know_v by_o the_o taste_n the_o price_n of_o the_o best_a be_v 19_o denier_n a_o pound_n there_o be_v a_o storax_n beside_o which_o pamphylia_n do_v yield_v but_o dry_a it_o be_v and_o nothing_o so_o full_a of_o moisture_n moreover_o we_o have_v from_o syria_n out_o of_o the_o same_o mountain_n amanus_n another_o kind_n of_o gum_n call_v galbanum_fw-la issue_v out_o of_o a_o herb_n like_o fennellgeant_a which_o some_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o say_a rosin_n other_o stagonitis_n the_o best_a galbanum_fw-la and_o which_o be_v most_o set_v by_o be_v grist_o and_o clear_a withal_o resemble_v hammoniacum_n without_o any_o spill_v of_o wood_n in_o it_o for_o in_o that_o wise_a the_o huckster_n use_v to_o deceive_v chapman_n by_o mingle_v bean_n with_o it_o or_o the_o gum_n sagapenum_n the_o right_a galbanum_fw-la if_o you_o burn_v it_o chase_v away_o serpent_n with_o the_o strong_a perfume_n or_o smoke_n thereof_o it_o be_v sell_v for_o five_o denier_n the_o pound_n and_o be_v use_v only_o in_o physic_n for_o medicine_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o of_o panaces_n spondylium_fw-la and_o malobathrum_n the_o same_o perfumer_n seek_v also_o into_o the_o same_o syria_n for_o panaces_n grow_v there_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v also_o about_o psophis_n a_o city_n in_o arcadia_n and_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o flow_v the_o river_n erymanthus_n yea_o and_o in_o africa_n beside_o and_o macedon_n this_o panax_fw-la be_v a_o herb_n with_o a_o tall_a stalk_n and_o round_a tuft_n in_o the_o head_n like_o fennell_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o plant_n by_o itself_o grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o five_o cubit_n at_o the_o first_o it_o put_v out_o four_o leaf_n and_o afterward_o six_o they_o be_v very_o large_a and_o round_o withal_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o towards_o the_o top_n they_o resemble_v the_o leaf_n of_o a_o olive_n it_o bear_v seed_n in_o the_o head_n hang_v within_o certain_a round_a tuft_n as_o do_v the_o ferula_fw-la out_o of_o the_o stalk_n of_o this_o herb_n there_o there_o be_v draw_v a_o liquor_n by_o way_n of_o incision_n make_v in_o harvest_n time_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o root_n in_o autumn_n or_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o this_o be_v call_v opopanax_n the_o best_a look_n white_a when_o it_o be_v gather_v and_o congeal_v the_o next_o in_o worth_n and_o weight_n be_v that_o which_o be_v yellow_a as_o for_o the_o black_a it_o be_v of_o no_o account_n the_o berter_n opoponax_n cost_v not_o above_o two_o ass_n a_o pound_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v of_o this_o fennel_n kind_a namely_o spondylium_fw-la somewhat_o different_a from_o the_o former_a but_o in_o leaf_n only_o because_o they_o be_v less_o than_o those_o of_o panax_fw-la and_o divide_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o plane_n leave_v this_o spondylium_fw-la grow_v no_o where_o but_o in_o cold_a and_o shadowy_a place_n it_o carry_v a_o fruit_n or_o grain_n call_v also_o spondylium_fw-la which_o resemble_v the_o form_n of_o silius_n or_o siler_n montanum_fw-la and_o serve_v for_o no_o use_n but_o physic_n we_o be_v behold_v moreover_o to_o syria_n for_o malobathrum_n this_o be_v a_o tree_n that_o bear_v leave_v roll_v up_o round_o together_o and_o seem_v to_o the_o eye_n wither_v out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v draw_v and_o press_v a_o oil_n for_o perfumer_n to_o use_v egypt_n be_v more_o fruitful_a of_o this_o herb_n than_o syria_n and_o yet_o there_o come_v a_o better_a kind_n thereof_o from_o india_n than_o both_o those_o country_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o grow_v there_o in_o mere_a and_o stand_a water_n swim_v aloft_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o fen-lentils_a or_o duck_n meat_n more_o odoriferous_a than_o saffron_n incline_v to_o a_o black_a colour_n rough_a in_o handle_v &_o in_o taste_n salt_n or_o brackish_a the_o white_a be_v not_o so_o well_o esteem_v it_o will_v soon_o be_v mouldy_a when_o it_o be_v stale_a the_o relish_n thereof_o aught_o to_o resemble_v nardus_fw-la at_o the_o tongue_n end_n the_o perfume_n or_o smell_v that_o folium_fw-la malobathrum_n or_o the_o leaf_n yield_v when_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o wine_n pass_v all_o other_o it_o be_v strange_a and_o monstrous_a which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o price_n for_o it_o have_v rise_v from_o one_o denier_n to_o 300_o a_o pound_n whereas_o the_o oil_n itself_o do_v cost_v 60._o chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n olive_n make_v of_o green_a olive_n likewise_o of_o grape_n verivice_n for_o the_o mixture_n and_o composition_n of_o ointment_n the_o oil_n of_o unripe_a olive_n and_o verivice_n be_v very_o good_a and_o very_o make_v it_o be_v in_o two_o kind_n &_o after_o two_o sort_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o olive_n and_o the_o vine_n of_o the_o olive_n if_o you_o will_v have_v good_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v press_v while_o they_o be_v yet_o white_a for_o if_o they_o turn_v colour_n once_o and_o be_v blackish_a the_o worse_a be_v the_o oil_n or_o verivice_n that_o come_v thereof_o and_o such_o kind_n of_o olive_n be_v call_v drupae_n namely_o before_o they_o be_v full_o ripe_a and_o good_a to_o eat_v and_o yet_o have_v lose_v their_o colour_n and_o herein_o be_v the_o difference_n for_o that_o the_o oil_n of_o this_o late_a sort_n be_v green_a the_o other_o be_v white_a now_o as_o for_o grape_n verjuice_n it_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o vine_n psythia_n or_o amminea_fw-la and_o before_o the_o canicular_a day_n when_o as_o the_o grape_n be_v but_o new_a knit_v and_o no_o big_a than_o the_o cich-pease_n the_o grape_n i_o say_v must_v be_v gather_v for_o this_o purpose_n at_o the_o beginning_n before_o they_o change_v colour_n &_o the_o juice_n thereof_o ought_v then_o to_o be_v take_v then_o shall_v the_o verjuice_n that_o come_v from_o it_o be_v sunned_a and_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v in_o any_o case_n that_o no_o dew_n by_o night_n do_v catch_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v stand_v in_o couvert_n now_o when_o this_o juice_n or_o verjuice_n be_v gather_v it_o be_v put_v up_o in_o earthen_a pot_n and_o otherwhiles_o keep_v also_o in_o vessel_n of_o copper_n the_o best_a grape_n verjuice_n be_v red_a sharp_a and_o sour_a in_o taste_n dry_v withal_o and_o scyptick_a a_o pound_n or_o a_o pint_n of_o such_o verjuice_n be_v worth_a six_o denier_n it_o may_v be_v make_v in_o another_o sort_n namely_o by_o punning_a and_o stamp_v unripe_a grape_n in_o mortar_n dry_v it_o afterward_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o make_v up_o into_o certain_a roll_n or_o trochisk_n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o bryon_n and_o oenanthe_n of_o the_o tree_n elate_a and_o cinnamon_n cariopus_fw-la the_o moss_n of_o the_o white_a poplar_n or_o asp_n which_o be_v repute_v as_o the_o grape_n thereof_o be_v use_v likewise_o in_o these_o odoriferous_a and_o sweet_a composition_n the_o best_a grow_v about_o cnidos_n or_o caria_n in_o thirsty_a dry_a and_o rough_a place_n a_o second_o sort_n be_v that_o which_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o cedar_n of_o lycia_n to_o this_o pertain_v oenanthae_fw-la which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n call_v labrusca_n gather_v it_o be_v when_o it_o flour_v that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o it_o smell_n best_o it_o be_v dry_v in_o the_o shade_n upon_o a_o linen_n sheet_n lie_v under_o it_o and_o then_o put_v up_o into_o little_a barrel_n
the_o chief_a come_v from_o parapotamia_n the_o second_o from_o antiochia_n and_o laodicea_n in_o syria_n and_o a_o three_o sort_n from_o the_o mountain_n of_o media_n and_o this_o be_v best_a for_o medicine_n some_o prefer_v before_o all_o these_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o the_o island_n cyprus_n as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v make_v in_o africa_n it_o be_v meet_v for_o physician_n only_o and_o be_v call_v massaris_n now_o the_o better_a ever_o be_v that_o which_o they_o gather_v from_o the_o white_a wild_a vine_n than_o from_o the_o black_a moreover_o there_o be_v another_o tree_n which_o serve_v for_o perfume_n some_o call_v it_o elate_a and_o we_o aby_n i._o the_o fir_n other_o palma_n or_o the_o date_n and_o some_o again_o spathe_v that_o which_o grow_v about_o the_o sand_n of_o africa_n where_o jupiter_n hamon_n temple_n stand_v be_v high_o commend_v above_o the_o rest_n and_o after_o it_o that_o in_o egypt_n next_o thereto_o be_v the_o syrian_a this_o tree_n be_v odoriferous_a when_o it_o grow_v in_o dry_a place_n only_o it_o have_v in_o it_o a_o certain_a fat_a liquor_n or_o rosin_n and_o enter_v into_o composition_n of_o sweet_a ointment_n for_o to_o correct_v and_o mitigate_v the_o other_o oil_n in_o syria_n there_o be_v a_o drug_n which_o they_o call_v cinnamon_n caryopon_n a_o juice_n or_o oil_n this_o be_v press_v out_o of_o a_o certain_a nut_n this_o cinnamon_n differ_v much_o in_o form_n from_o the_o stick_v of_o true_a cinnamon_n indeed_o above_o specify_v although_o in_o smell_v it_o come_v near_o unto_o it_o a_o pound_n thereof_o be_v worth_a to_o be_v buy_v and_o sell_v 40_o ass_n i_o 2_o shil_fw-la 6._o d._n the_o thirteen_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 thus_o far_o forth_o the_o wood_n and_o forest_n be_v of_o estimation_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o pleasure_n they_o do_v unto_o we_o for_o perfume_n and_o sweet_a odour_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o we_o consider_v due_o these_o 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author_n describe_v this_o herb_n to_o have_v leaf_n like_o thyme_n but_o that_o they_o be_v soft_a and_o cover_v over_o with_o a_o more_o hoary_a and_o woollie_o down_o be_v take_v with_o wild_a rue_n in_o rain_n water_n so_o that_o it_o be_v beat_v before_o into_o powder_n it_o do_v mitigat_n by_o report_n the_o deadly_a pain_n cause_v by_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o aspis_n it_o bind_v and_o draw_v up_o a_o wound_n it_o keep_v corrosive_n sore_n from_o fester_v and_o go_v far_o as_o well_o as_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n the_o herb_n holochrysos_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o wine_n help_v the_o strangury_n and_o such_o as_o can_v piss_v but_o by_o drop_n and_o a_o lineament_n thereof_o be_v pass_v good_a to_o repress_v the_o flux_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o eye_n if_o it_o be_v incorporat_a with_o tartar_n or_o wine_n lees_n burn_v into_o ash_n and_o dry_a barley_n groat_n it_o mundify_v the_o skin_n and_o rid_v away_o ringworm_n tetter_n and_o such_o like_a wild_a fire_n as_o for_o chrysocome_n the_o root_n of_o it_o be_v hot_a and_o yet_o astringent_a it_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o light_n and_o be_v sod_v in_o honey_a water_n it_o assuage_v the_o pain_n incident_a to_o the_o matrice_n it_o provoke_v woman_n monthly_a purgation_n and_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n raw_a it_o purge_v watery_a humour_n gather_v in_o the_o dropsy_n touch_v baulm_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v melittis_n or_o melissophyllon_fw-la if_o bee-hive_n be_v rub_v all_o over_o and_o besmear_v with_o the_o juice_n thereof_o the_o bee_n will_v never_o away_o for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o flower_n whereof_o they_o be_v more_o desirous_a and_o fain_a than_o of_o it_o and_o in_o
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 bââ¦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
be_v much_o fork_a &_o divide_v into_o branch_n wherewith_o folk_n use_v to_o kill_v fish_n but_o among_o all_o other_o herb_n of_o name_n peucedanum_n be_v much_o talk_v of_o and_o commend_v principal_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o arcady_n next_o to_o it_o most_o account_n be_v make_v of_o that_o in_o samothrace_n a_o slender_a stalk_n it_o carry_v and_o a_o long_a resemble_v the_o stem_n of_o fennell_n near_o unto_o the_o ground_n it_o be_v replenish_v well_o with_o leaf_n the_o root_n be_v black_a thick_a full_a of_o sap_n and_o of_o a_o strong_a and_o unpleasant_a smell_n it_o delight_v to_o come_v up_o and_o grow_v among_o shady_a mountain_n the_o proper_a time_n to_o dig_v it_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n be_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o autumn_n the_o tender_a root_n and_o those_o that_o run_v deep_a down_n into_o the_o earth_n be_v most_o commendable_a the_o manner_n be_v to_o cut_v these_o root_n overthwart_o into_o certain_a cantel_n or_o piece_n of_o four_o finger_n in_o length_n with_o knife_n make_v of_o bone_n whereout_o there_o issue_v a_o juice_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v dry_v &_o keep_v in_o the_o shade_n but_o the_o party_n who_o have_v the_o cut_n of_o they_o have_v need_n first_o to_o anoint_v his_o head_n all_o over_o and_o his_o nostril_n with_o oil_n rosat_n for_o fear_n of_o the_o gid_a and_o lest_o he_o shall_v fall_v into_o a_o dizziness_n or_o swim_v of_o the_o brain_n there_o be_v another_o juice_n or_o liquor_n find_v in_o this_o plant_n lie_v fast_o within_o the_o stem_n thereof_o which_o they_o yield_v forth_o after_o incision_n make_v in_o they_o the_o best_a juice_n be_v know_v by_o these_o mark_n it_o carry_v the_o consistence_n of_o honey_n the_o colour_n be_v red_a the_o smell_v strong_a and_o yet_o pleasant_a and_o in_o the_o mouth_n it_o be_v very_o hot_a and_o sting_a much_o use_v there_o be_v of_o it_o in_o many_o medicine_n as_o also_o of_o the_o root_n and_o decoction_n thereof_o but_o the_o juice_n be_v of_o most_o 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wheat_n far_o and_o the_o common_a wheat_n triticum_fw-la spell_v or_o zea_n general_o call_v seed_n and_o barley_n when_o they_o be_v new_o sow_v will_v be_v well_o clot_v and_o cover_v first_o harrow_v afterward_o &_o weed_v at_o the_o last_o to_o the_o very_a root_n all_o at_o such_o season_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n every_o one_o of_o these_o be_v a_o sufficient_a work_n for_o one_o man_n to_o do_v in_o a_o day_n throughout_o a_o acre_n as_o for_o the_o sarcle_a or_o second_o harrow_n it_o do_v much_o good_a to_o corn_n for_o by_o loosen_a the_o ground_n about_o it_o which_o by_o the_o winter_n cold_a be_v harden_v clunge_v and_o as_o it_o be_v hide_v bind_v it_o be_v somewhat_o enlarge_a and_o at_o liberty_n against_o the_o spring_n tide_n and_o full_a glad_o admit_v and_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fresh_a and_o new_o come_v sunshine_n day_n let_v he_o take_v heed_n who_o thus_o sarcle_n or_o rake_n the_o ground_n that_o he_o 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