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the_o borrow_a day_n and_o use_v to_o be_v tempestuous_a 2._o in_o may_n when_o there_o use_v to_o be_v two_o or_o three_o day_n of_o bad_a weather_n according_a to_o the_o proverb_n come_v it_o soon_o come_v it_o late_o in_o may_n come_v the_o cow-quake_a which_o be_v so_o cold_a that_o the_o kine_n do_v tremble_v 3._o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o august_n when_o there_o be_v much_o rain_n which_o cause_n the_o lammess-flood_n sure_o thy_o skill_n in_o astrology_n will_v soon_o afford_v a_o reason_n for_o this_o quer._n 16._o why_o autimony_n be_v vitrisied_a not_o only_o retain_v its_o vomitive_a quality_n but_o also_o enjoy_v it_o in_o a_o superlative_a degree_n see_v all_o other_o thing_n almost_o do_v loss_n their_o primitive_a quality_n when_o reduce_v into_o glass_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o their_o seminal_a form_n quer._n 17._o what_o be_v it_o in_o the_o yoke_n of_o a_o egg_n which_o be_v the_o best_a if_o not_o the_o only_a mean_v by_o which_o turpentine_n be_v render_v dissolvable_a by_o a_o aqucous_a body_n quer._n 18._o why_o can_v quicksilver_n be_v once_o dissolve_v by_o the_o strong_a corrosive_n be_v detain_v in_o that_o condition_n when_o expose_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n see_v lead_n and_o all_o other_o mineral_n be_v once_o so_o dissolve_v be_v inseparable_a by_o the_o great_a violence_n of_o vulcan_n quer._n 19_o from_o whence_o proceed_v worm_n which_o be_v sound_a in_o green_a pees_z for_o it_o be_v improbable_a that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o sperm_n of_o such_o like_a animal_n depose_v upon_o the_o husk_n contain_v they_o see_v there_o appear_v no_o blemish_n upon_o it_o nor_o passage_n through_o it_o and_o far_o less_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v engender_v in_o the_o pees_z themselves_z see_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o omne_fw-la ens_fw-la gignit_fw-la sibi_fw-la simile_n except_o there_o be_v a_o degeneration_n because_o of_o a_o aberration_n of_o nature_n as_o when_o a_o more_o noble_a creature_n degenerate_v into_o a_o less_o noble_a of_o the_o same_o kind_n as_o when_o barley_n degenerate_v into_o oat_n or_o when_o worm_n etc._n etc._n do_v breed_v in_o the_o body_n of_o animal_n or_o in_o their_o carcase_n after_o death_n secundum_fw-la harveum_fw-la de_fw-la generatione_n animalium_fw-la exercitat_fw-la 1._o quer._n 20._o why_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o swan_n be_v so_o black_a see_v all_o her_o feather_n be_v most_o white_a in_o answer_v to_o this_o have_v a_o care_n lest_o reflect_v upon_o your_o often_o approve_a and_o by_o experience_n confirm_v galenical_a remedy_n as_o you_o write_v in_o your_o ghost_n and_o method_n of_o physic_n to_o which_o you_o make_v a_o key_n of_o the_o soft_a metal_n and_o expose_v it_o to_o sale_n adorn_v with_o the_o roost_n of_o ignorance_n and_o tradition_n particular_o chap._n 6._o you_o attribute_v this_o blackness_n to_o the_o melancholic_a humour_n which_o nature_n have_v secern_v to_o her_o foot_n for_o i_o hope_v that_o you_o who_o be_v a_o translator_n of_o anatomist_n will_v not_o so_o much_o injure_v the_o splen_z which_o be_v galen_n his_o receptacle_n of_o melancholy_a neither_o ascribe_v the_o yellowness_n of_o her_o bill_n unto_o choler_n lest_o you_o offend_v the_o gall._n quer._n 21._o why_o do_v the_o heron_n bow_v its_o neck_n when_o it_o fly_v see_v the_o swan_n which_o have_v a_o great_a body_n and_o a_o long_a neck_n do_v extend_v its_o neck_n to_o its_o full_a length_n in_o fly_v sure_o if_o you_o shall_v allege_v that_o the_o blackness_n of_o the_o swan_n foot_n proceed_v from_o melancholy_a you_o will_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o swan_n shall_v rather_o bow_v its_o neck_n for_o fear_v of_o receive_v prejudice_n by_o extend_v it_o for_o according_a to_o gaelen_fw-mi melancholy_a cause_v fearfulness_n quer._n 22._o why_o the_o sheep_n of_o england_n have_v no_o horn_n but_o tail_n which_o reach_v the_o ground_n see_v the_o ox_n and_o kine_n have_v horn_n of_o superlative_a bigness_n quer._n 23._o why_o wild_a fowl_n of_o one_o kind_n be_v all_o of_o one_o colour_n see_v tame_a fowl_n be_v of_o most_o different_a colour_n quer._n 24._o why_o a_o man_n gant_v when_o he_o see_v another_o man_n do_v so_o yea_o i_o hear_v of_o one_o who_o can_v not_o forbear_v gant_v if_o the_o lid_n or_o cover_v of_o a_o stoop_v have_v be_v move_v once_o or_o twice_o up_o and_o down_o before_o he_o quer._n 25._o what_o be_v it_o in_o oat-bread_n which_o be_v smell_v at_o by_o one_o who_o be_v take_v by_o the_o nose_n by_o mustard_n ease_v the_o trouble_n quer._n 26._o why_o do_v the_o feather_n of_o dove_n spoil_v the_o feather_n of_o all_o other_o bird_n with_o which_o they_o be_v mix_v quer._n 27._o why_o coney_n do_v repair_v most_o frequent_o out_o of_o their_o hole_n to_o feed_v only_o whilst_o the_o sea_n be_v ebb_v quer._n 28._o be_v this_o opinion_n of_o the_o vulgar_n true_a viz._n that_o the_o tread_v of_o water-fowl_n out_o of_o the_o water_n do_v not_o foecundat_fw-la their_o egg_n and_o if_o it_o be_v certain_a what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o it_o quer._n 29._o why_o a_o pliver_v breast_n which_o be_v white_a in_o harvest_n and_o winter_n become_v black_a in_o the_o spring_n and_o continue_v so_o all_o the_o summer_n quer._n 30._o why_o the_o ewe_n in_o orkney_n where_o the_o north-pole_n be_v elevate_v about_o sixty_o degree_n have_v ordinary_o two_o lamb_n frequent_o three_o and_o sometime_o four_o as_o i_o be_v inform_v by_o a_o gentleman_n there_o who_o have_v a_o ewe_n which_o at_o one_o time_n bring_v forth_o four_o lamb_n three_o whereof_o be_v lame_a in_o the_o foreleg_n and_o go_v on_o their_o knee_n quer._n 31._o why_o the_o northwind_n do_v not_o commove_v the_o sea_n so_o great_o as_o other_o wind_n do_v quer._n 32._o why_o the_o west-wind_n do_v still_o calm_a at_o night_n when_o the_o air_n be_v not_o cloudy_a quer._n 33._o why_o person_n which_o have_v have_v the_o terâ—…an-feaver_n be_v still_o distemper_v before_o stormy_a weather_n and_o 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