b_o wine_n myrtidanum_n ibid._n wine_n of_o beterrae_fw-la 414._o l._n of_o tarentum_n 414._o l._n of_o servitium_n ibid._n of_o consentia_n ibid._n of_o tempsa_n ibid._n of_o bavia_n ibid._n of_o lucania_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thurium_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o lagaria_n ib._n bring_v into_o credit_n by_o messala_n ibid._n wine_n of_o trebellia_n ibid._n of_o cauliâ—…_n ibid._n wine_n trebulane_n ibid._n trifoline_n ibid._n wine_n of_o pompeij_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o spain_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o laletatane_n ibid._n of_o tarracon_n of_o arragon_n of_o laurâ—…ne_n ibid._n wine_n of_o the_o balear_n island_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thasos_n 415._o 〈◊〉_d of_o chios_n ibid._n wine_n ariusium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o lesbos_n ibid._n of_o clazomene_n ibid._n of_o mount_n tmolus_n ibid._n of_o sicyone_n cypress_n telmessus_n tripoli_n berytus_n tyrus_n sebennys_n 415._o f_o wine_n hippodamantian_n ibid._n cantharites_n ibid._n gnidian_n ibid._n wine_n of_o catacecanment_n 416._o g._n of_o petra_n ibid._n of_o mycone_n ibid._n wine_n mesogites_n 416._o g_o of_o ephesus_z ibid._n of_o apamea_n ibid._n wine_n protagium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o pontus_n naspercenites_n oroeoticke_a oeâ—…ates_n of_o leucas_n of_o ambracia_n of_o peparethus_n 416._o g._n h_o wine_n leucochrum_fw-la 416._o i_o wine_n tethalassomenum_fw-la ibid._n wine_n thalassite_n 416._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n wine_n greekish_a 416._o k_o wine_n scyzinum_fw-la itaeomelis_fw-la lectispagite_n 422._o g_o wines_n of_o garden_n herb_n 421._o b_o of_o radish_n 421._o c._n of_o sparage_v ibid._n of_o savoury_a ibid._n of_o maioram_n ibid._n of_o origan_n ibid._n of_o smallach_n seed_n ibid._n of_o southernwood_n ibid._n of_o wild_a mint_n ibid._n of_o rue_n ibid._n of_o nep_n or_o calaminth_n ibid._n of_o run_v thyme_n ibid._n of_o horehound_n ibid._n wine_n of_o navews_n 421._o c_o wine_n squilliticke_a ibid._n wine_n of_o flower_n 421_o c_o wine_n rosat_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 421._o d_o wine_n of_o celticke_a spikenard_n ibid._n wine_n ipocras_n or_o aromatize_v ibid._n after_o what_o sort_n ibid._n wine_n condite_fw-la or_o pepper_n wine_n 421._o e_o wine_n nectarites_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n how_o it_o be_v make_v of_o elecampane_n ibid._n wormwood_n wine_n ibid._n hyssop_n wine_n 421._o f_o ellebore_n wine_n ibid._n scammonite_n wine_n ibid._n winkles_n or_o sea-snaile_n what_o fish_n 253._o c._n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n e._n what_o winter_n we_o shall_v have_v know_v by_o bruma_n according_a to_o democritus_n 589._o f_o witchcraft_n by_o praise_v and_o eyebiting_a 155._o a_o wiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d example_n thereof_o 171._o b_o 〈◊〉_d tree_n call_v spilfruit_n 474._o h._n it_o grow_v quick_o if_o it_o be_v prick_v only_o into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n withies_n or_o willow_n where_o they_o love_v to_o grow_v 484._o l_o exceed_v commodious_a ibid._n compare_v with_o popler_n and_o â—…lders_n ibid._n w_n o_o woman_n bear_v but_o once_o in_o their_o life_n time_n 156._o m_o woman_n seldom_o leave_v hand_v 165._o e_fw-la woman_n with_o a_o double_a apple_n in_o their_o eye_n witch_n 155._o b_o bearing_n child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a._n at_o five_o year_n ibid._n how_o many_o they_o may_v bear_v at_o one_o burden_n natural_o 157._o d_o woman_n in_o egypt_n more_o fruitful_a than_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n ibid._n woman_n monthly_a sickness_n 163._o c._n the_o strange_a effect_n thereof_o ibid._n d._n e._n they_o stay_v common_o at_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n 163._o a_o a_o woman_n deliver_v at_o once_o of_o two_o boy_n and_o two_o girl_n 157._o d._n it_o presage_v famine_n ibid._n woman_n many_o time_n lie_v for_o dead_a and_o whereupon_o 184._o k_o a_o woman_n deliver_v of_o twenty_o child_n at_o four_o birth_n 157._o e_o wood_n most_o massy_a and_o which_o swim_v not_o 490._o g_o wood_n serve_v to_o strike_v fire_n ibid._n k_o wood_n of_o sundry_a nature_n and_o for_o diverse_a use_n 490._o k._n l._n &_o 493._o d._n e._n f._n wood-worm_n four_o sort_n 492._o h_o wood_n breed_v no_o worm_n 492._o i_o wood_n how_o it_o be_v preserve_v from_o cleave_v 492._o l_o wood_n of_o diverse_a nature_n ibid._n world_n what_o it_o be_v 1._o c._n everlasting_a and_o infinite_a 1._o c._n unmeasurable_a 1._o d_o world_n not_o innumerable_a 1._o d._n of_o a_o round_a form_n 1._o f_o world_n visible_a a_o haemisphere_n 2._o g_o it_o turn_v round_o in_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n 2._o g_o whither_o in_o turn_v it_o make_v a_o audable_a sound_n or_o harmony_n 2._o h._n whether_o the_o body_n thereof_o be_v all_o smooth_a 2._o h_o world_n certain_a and_o yet_o uncertain_a 1._o c._n contain_v all_o thing_n within_o itself_o ibid._n world_n and_o heaven_n all_o one_o 1._o b_o world_n why_o call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o mundus_n in_o latin_a 2._o k._n the_o geometrical_a dimension_n 14._o l_o worm_n hurtful_a to_o stand_v corn_n 544._o k_o x_o xenophilus_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n without_o sickness_n 183._o b_o xiphiae_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n â—…5_n 〈◊〉_d xylocinnamon_n 373._o a_o xylobalsamum_n 377._o b._n the_o price_n of_o it_o 378._o h_o y_o yeel_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o engender_v 265._o d_o yeel_n their_o nature_n 247._o f._n their_o life_n ibid._n how_o they_o be_v take_v in_o benacus_n 248._o g_o of_o great_a length_n 235._o c_o yeeles-skin_n use_v to_o jerk_v boy_n 249._o k_o yeele_v dead_a only_o float_v not_o above_o the_o water_n 247._o f_o year_n diverse_o reckon_v 181._o a_o year_n divide_v into_o twelve_o month_n 7._o b_o yoke_a ox_n who_o first_o begin_v 189._o a_o iron_n and_o steel_n who_o find_v first_o 188._o k_o yron-smith_n forge_v who_o first_o use_v 188._o l_o z_o zoroastres_n laugh_v the_o first_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o live_v in_o a_o wilderness_n 20_o year_n with_o cheese_n 349._o b_o zodiac_n a_o circle_n in_o heaven_n 2._o k._n the_o deviser_n of_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n common_o call_v the_o natural_a history_n of_o c._n plinius_n secundus_fw-la translate_v into_o english_a by_o philemon_z holland_z doctor_n of_o physic_n the_o second_o tomb_n plinius_n pingit_fw-la utrumque_fw-la tibi_fw-la μακÏοκοσμος_n μικÏοκοσμος_n london_n print_v by_o adam_n islip_n 1634._o to_o the_o reader_n for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o second_o tome_n treat_v most_o of_o physic_n and_o the_o term_n belong_v thereto_o as_o well_o concern_v disease_n as_o medicine_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n either_o borrow_v from_o the_o greek_a or_o such_o as_o the_o unlearned_a be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o which_o partly_o upon_o ne_fw-fr cessity_n i_o be_v force_v and_o partly_o for_o variety_n induce_v to_o use_v i_o can_v not_o content_v myself_o to_o let_v they_o pass_v without_o some_o explanation_n for_o since_o my_o purpose_n especial_o be_v to_o profit_n and_o pleasure_v the_o most_o ignorant_a for_o who_o sake_n pliny_n also_o himself_o as_o he_o profess_v compile_v this_o work_n i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o injurious_a unto_o they_o as_o to_o interrupt_v their_o read_n with_o obscurity_n of_o phrase_n when_o the_o matter_n otherwise_o be_v most_o familiar_a in_o regard_v whereof_o i_o think_v good_a to_o prefix_v a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o such_o word_n of_o art_n as_o ever_o and_o anon_o shall_v offer_v themselves_o in_o these_o discourse_n that_o ensue_v with_o the_o explanation_n thereto_o annex_v and_o the_o same_o deliver_v as_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v possible_o devise_v for_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o mean_a in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o so_o i_o may_v satisfy_v my_o countryman_n that_o know_v no_o other_o language_n but_o english_a i_o shall_v think_v my_o pain_n and_o labour_n well_o bestow_v and_o less_o fear_v the_o censure_n of_o those_o that_o haply_o expect_v some_o deep_a learning_n for_o ever_o still_o the_o verse_n of_o that_o comical_a poet_n resound_v from_o the_o stage_n in_o my_o ear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la speak_v with_o less_o show_n of_o learning_n so_o it_o be_v with_o more_o perspecuitie_n vale._n a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o the_o word_n of_o art_n with_o the_o explanation_n thereof_o a_o abort_n or_o abortive_a fruit_n be_v a_o untimely_a birth_n abstersive_a i._o scour_v cleanse_a or_o wipe_v away_o such_o as_o the_o greek_n call_v smectica_fw-la and_o they_o enter_v into_o soap_n &_o wash_a ball_n access_n i._o a_o fit_a whether_o it_o be_v of_o a_o ague_n fall_v sickness_n or_o any_o such_o disease_n as_o return_v at_o time_n acetabulum_n or_o acetable_a a_o measure_n among_o the_o roman_n of_o liquor_n especial_o but_o yet_o of_o dry_a thing_n also_o the_o same_o that_o oxybaphon_n in_o greek_a and_o for_o that_o as_o both_o word_n do_v import_v they_o use_v to_o dip_v their_o meat_n in_o vinegar_n out_o of_o such_o it_o may_v well_o go_v for_o a_o saucer_n with_o we_o for_o it_o
equinoctial_a 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 privilege_n &_o honour_n we_o see_v nature_n have_v give_v to_o he_o whereas_o otherwise_o so_o many_o great_a beast_n surpass_v he_o in_o strength_n all_o other_o creature_n smite_v with_o lightning_n fall_v down_o upon_o the_o contrary_a side_n man_n only_o unless_o he_o turn_v upon_o the_o part_n strike_v die_v not_o those_o that_o be_v smite_v from_o above_o upon_o the_o head_n lie_v down_o and_o sink_v direct_o he_o that_o be_v strike_v watch_v be_v find_v dead_a with_o his_o eye_n wink_v and_o close_o shut_v but_o whosoever_o be_v smite_v sleep_v be_v find_v open_o eye_v a_o man_n thus_o come_v by_o his_o death_n may_v not_o by_o law_n be_v burn_v religion_n have_v teach_v that_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v inter_v and_o bury_v in_o the_o earth_n no_o live_a creature_n be_v set_v a_o fire_n by_o lightning_n but_o it_o be_v breathless_a first_o the_o wound_n of_o they_o that_o be_v smite_v with_o thunderbolt_n be_v cold_a than_o all_o the_o body_n beside_o chap._n lv._o ¶_o what_o thing_n be_v not_o smite_v with_o lightning_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n lightning_n blast_v not_o the_o laurel_n tree_n nor_o enter_v at_o any_o time_n above_o five_o foot_n deep_a into_o the_o ground_n and_o therefore_o man_n fearful_a of_o lightning_n suppose_v the_o deep_a cave_n to_o be_v the_o sure_a and_o most_o safe_a or_o else_o booth_n make_v of_o skin_n of_o sea-beast_n which_o they_o call_v seal_n or_o sea-calue_n for_o of_o all_o creature_n in_o the_o sea_n this_o alone_a be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o stroke_n of_o lightning_n like_v as_o of_o all_o fly_a fowl_n the_o eagle_n which_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v imagine_v to_o be_v the_o armour-bearer_n of_o jupiter_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o weapon_n in_o italy_n between_o tarracina_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o feronia_n they_o give_v over_o in_o time_n of_o war_n to_o make_v tower_n and_o fort_n for_o not_o one_o of_o they_o escape_v but_o be_v overthrow_v with_o lightning_n chap._n lvi_o ¶_o of_o strange_a and_o prodigious_a rain_n to_o wit_n of_o milk_n blood_n flesh_n iron_n wool_n tile_n and_o brick_n beside_o these_o thing_n above_o in_o this_o low_a region_n under_o heaven_n we_o find_v record_v in_o monument_n that_o it_o rain_v milk_n and_o blood_n when_o m._n acilius_n and_o c._n porcius_n be_v consul_n and_o many_o time_n else_o beside_o it_o rain_v flesh_n as_o namely_o while_o l._n volumnius_n and_o seru._n sulpitius_n be_v consul_n and_o look_v what_o of_o it_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n catch_v not_o up_o nor_o carry_v away_o it_o never_o putrify_v in_o like_a manner_n it_o rain_v iron_n in_o the_o lucanes_n country_n the_o year_n before_o that_o m._n crassus_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o parthian_n and_o together_o with_o he_o all_o the_o lucanes_n his_o soldier_n of_o who_o there_o be_v many_o in_o his_o army_n that_o which_o come_v down_o in_o this_o rain_n resemble_v in_o some_o sort_n sponge_n and_o the_o wizard_n and_o south_n sayer_n be_v seek_v unto_o give_v warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o wound_n from_o above_o but_o in_o the_o year_n that_o l._n paulus_n and_o c._n marcellus_n be_v consul_n it_o rain_v wool_n about_o the_o castle_n carissa_n near_o to_o which_o a_o year_n after_o t._n annius_n milo_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o time_n that_o the_o same_o milo_n plead_v his_o own_o cause_n at_o the_o bar_n there_o fall_v a_o rain_n of_o tile_n and_o brick_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o record_n of_o that_o year_n chap._n lvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o rustle_n of_o armour_n and_o sound_n of_o trumpet_n hear_v from_o heaven_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o cimbrian_a war_n we_o have_v be_v tell_v that_o armour_n be_v hear_v to_o rustle_v and_o the_o trumpet_n to_o sound_v out_o of_o heaven_n and_o this_o happen_v very_o often_o both_o before_o and_o after_o those_o war_n but_o in_o the_o three_o consulship_n of_o marius_n the_o amerine_n and_o tudertes_n see_v man_n in_o arm_n in_o the_o sky_n rush_v and_o run_v one_o against_o another_o from_o the_o east_n and_o west_n and_o may_v behold_v those_o of_o the_o west_n discomfit_v that_o the_o very_a firmament_n itself_o shall_v be_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n it_o be_v no_o marvel_v at_o all_o for_o oftentimes_o it_o have_v be_v see_v when_o cloud_n have_v catch_v any_o great_a deal_n of_o fire_n chap._n lviii_o ¶_o of_o stones_n fall_v down_o from_o the_o sky_n among_o the_o greek_n there_o be_v much_o talk_n of_o anaxagoras_n clazomenius_fw-la who_o by_o his_o learning_n and_o skill_n that_o he_o have_v in_o astronomy_n foretell_v in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o the_o 78_o olympias_n what_o time_n a_o stone_n shall_v fall_v from_o out_o of_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o same_o happen_v according_o in_o the_o day_n time_n in_o a_o part_n of_o thracia_n near_o the_o river_n aegos_n which_o stone_n be_v show_v at_o this_o day_n as_o big_a as_o a_o wain_n load_n carry_v a_o burn_a and_o adust_a colour_n at_o what_o time_n as_o a_o comet_n or_o blaze_a 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of_o ass_n most_o thick_a ib._n it_o whit_v woman_n skin_n ibid._n milk_n of_o all_o sort_n will_v thicken_v by_o the_o fire_n ibid._n minutius_n augurius_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n 551._o c_o misselto_n a_o wonder_n in_o nature_n 496._o h_o misselto_n upon_o the_o oak_n 460._o m_o misselto_n of_o three_o kind_n 496._o g_o misselto_n of_o what_o tree_n it_o grow_v ibid._n k_o misselto_n how_o it_o grow_v and_o whereupon_o it_o come_v ibid._n m_o misselto_n for_o what_o it_o be_v think_v good_a 497._o d_o mine_n of_o brass_n who_o first_o dig_v 188._o i_o mist_n when_o they_o be_v see_v 29._o b_o a_o kind_n of_o mist_n like_o unto_o a_o pillar_n and_o so_o call_v 23._o a_o milo_n his_o strength_n 166._o m_o military_a order_n and_o discipline_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o c_o m_o o_fw-fr modenna_n a_o territory_n 39_o d_o mola_n a_o mooncalf_n 163._o c_o a_o monster_n embalm_v and_o preserve_v in_o honey_n 158._o g_o molluscum_n what_o it_o be_v 467._o a_o monstrous_a birth_n 157._o f_o monarchy_n who_o first_o erect_v 189._o a_o mona_n a_o island_n 36._o k_o monkey_n 206._o h_o monoceros_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 212._o h_o monosceli_n what_o kind_n of_o man_n 156._o g_o moon_n her_o nature_n motion_n and_o effect_n 6._o l._n the_o diverse_a motion_n hereof_o observe_v first_o by_o endymion_n who_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o she_o 7._o a._n eclipse_v thereof_o in_o the_o night_n only_o and_o why_o 7._o d._n see_v further_o in_o eclipse_n moon_n less_o than_o the_o other_o planet_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 9_o f._n what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o moon_n 14._o i_o moon_n how_o many_o furlong_n from_o the_o cloudy_a region_n tâ—…_n she_o 14_o m_o moon_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sun_n 15._o b_o moon_n calf_n what_o it_o be_v 163._o e_o moon_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o cut_v hair_n of_o head_n &_o beard_n 488_o i_o moon_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o fall_a timber_n 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who_o first_o invent_v 189._o d_o musical_a instrument_n ibid._n mushroom_n 460._o l_o mustea_n what_o quince_n 436._o h_o m_o y_fw-fr myagirus_fw-la the_o god_n of_o the_o elaean_o 285._o a_o myrobalanus_fw-la see_v ben._n myrobalanos_fw-la petraea_n 374._o k_o myrtle_n of_o sundry_a kind_n 451._o d_o myrtle_n hexastica_fw-la ibid._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n myrtle_n tree_n last_v long_o 494._o l_o myrtle_n of_o three_o principal_a kind_n 451._o c_o myrtle_n berry_n use_v in_o stead_n of_o pepper_n 450._o l_o myrtle_n grow_v in_o the_o place_n where_o rome_n stand_v ibid._n m_o myrtle_n plebeia_fw-la and_o patritia_fw-la at_o rome_n 451._o b_o myrtle_n coniugula_n ibid._n c_o myrice_n 398._o m_o myrrhina_n what_o wine_n 419._o a_o myrrh_n atramiticke_a 369._o b_o myrrh_n ausaritis_n ibid._n myrrh_n dusaritis_n ibid._n myrrh_n tree_n where_o they_o grow_v 368._o k._n their_o description_n ib._n l_o myrrh_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 369._o b_o myrtle_n berry_n of_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n d._n how_o counterfeit_a ib._n myrtle_n leave_v in_o powder_n very_o good_a 451._o e_o myrtle_n wine_n how_o make_v 451._o d_o myrtle_n oil_n the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n e_o myrtle_n coronet_n use_v in_o triumph_n 452._o g_o myrtle_n rod_n and_o ring_n to_o what_o use_n ibid._n n_o a_o nacre_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 261._o c_o naevius_n pollio_n a_o giant_n 165._o h_o name_n of_o uine_a sprig_n or_o set_v 526._o k._n 527._o a_o of_o nail_n a_o discourse_n 349._o f_o naphtha_n the_o strange_a nature_n thereof_o and_o affinity_n it_o have_v with_o fire_n 47._o a_o naphtha_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n nard_n leaf_n of_o three_o sort_n 364._o k_o nard_n the_o best_a ibid._n l_o nard_n celticke_a ibid._n m_o nard_n rustic_a ibid._n narcissimum_fw-la ointment_n 381._o d_o nardinum_fw-la oil_n 382._o k_o nardus_fw-la sophisticated_a and_o true_a how_o distinguish_v 364._o k_o root_n spike_n and_o leaf_n ibid._n actius_n navius_n the_o augur_n 443._o d_o nathecusa_n island_n 40._o k_o nature_n only_o account_v of_o divine_a power_n 5._o b_o nature_n of_o wild_a tree_n mitigate_v by_o translate_n they_o 510._o l._n nature_n secret_n not_o to_o be_v attain_v unto_o ibid._n ay_o nature_n or_o ground_n diverse_a 506._o l_o navel_n the_o place_n where_o vein_n do_v meet_v 345._o e_o nabis_n a_o kind_n of_o beast_n 205._o d_o navew_n see_v rape_n navigation_n who_o devise_v 190._o g._n navigation_n upon_o the_o sea_n 32._o k._n by_o who_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v sail_v and_o discover_v ibid._n nauplius_n a_o fish_n how_o it_o swim_v 252._o h_o nautilos_n or_o pompiles_n a_o fish_n and_o wonder_v of_o nature_n 150._o l_o nail_n grow_v in_o dead_a man_n 550._o g_o nail_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o finger_n 345._o 〈◊〉_d nail_n in_o creature_n except_o the_o elephant_n ibid._n n_o e_o nea_n island_n 40._o g_o neck_n how_o it_o be_v compose_v 339._o a_o neck_n of_o all_o beast_n may_v turn_v about_o ibid._n needle_n fish_n belonae_fw-la 266._o h_o needle_n work_v who_o invention_n 228._o i_o nemesis_n her_o place_n behind_o the_o right_a ear_n 250._o k_o neptune_n his_o chapel_n famous_a for_o the_o game_n there_o use_v every_o five_o year_n 74._o m_o nereid_n see_v meremaid_n nerion_n see_v oleander_n nero_n how_o he_o take_v out_o the_o blue_a and_o black_a mark_n in_o his_o face_n after_z beating_z 400._o h_o nero_n bear_v with_o his_o foot_n forward_o 160._o h_o nero_n how_o much_o incense_n he_o waste_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o poppea_n 371._o e_fw-la nest_n wonderful_o make_v by_o bird_n 288._o l_o sea-nettle_n a_o fish_n 262._o i_o n_o i_o nicaeus_n bear_v of_o his_o mother_n affair_n woman_n resemble_v his_o grandfather_n a_o black_a aethiopian_a 161._o b_o nicias_n over_o
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you_o with_o the_o costly_a root_n of_o the_o plant_n laserwoort_n yea_o and_o with_o cumin_n because_o we_o will_v not_o be_v a_o day_n without_o thistle_n but_o have_v they_o as_o a_o ordinary_a dish_n all_o the_o year_n long_o as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o garden-herb_n behind_o they_o need_v no_o long_a discourse_n but_o a_o light_n run_v over_o they_o may_v serve_v well_o enough_o first_o and_o foremost_a man_n say_v that_o the_o best_a sow_v of_o basil_n be_v at_o the_o feast_n april_n palilia_n but_o some_o be_v of_o mind_n that_o autumn_n be_v as_o good_a and_o they_o that_o will_v have_v it_o do_v in_o winter_n give_v order_n to_o infuse_v and_o soak_v the_o seed_n first_o in_o vinegar_n rocket_n also_o and_o garden_n cress_n be_v not_o dainty_a to_o grow_v but_o be_v it_o winter_n or_o summer_n they_o will_v soon_o come_v up_o &_o prosper_v at_o all_o time_n but_o rocket_n of_o the_o twain_o stand_v more_o at_o defiance_n with_o winter_n and_o scorn_v all_o his_o frown_a 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volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n and_o cornelius_n celsus_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n democritus_n juba_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n the_o author_n of_o biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n musaeus_n sophocles_n xanthus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n the_o professor_n of_o physic_n timaristus_n simus_n hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la aicesius_fw-la dionysius_n apollodorus_n the_o tarentine_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n medius_n dieuchus_fw-la cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n crâ—…tenas_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n theopolemus_n metrodorus_n solon_n lycus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phyllinus_n petreius_n miction_n glaucias_n and_o xenocrates_n ¶_o the_o xxvii_o book_n comprehend_v all_o other_o sort_n of_o herb_n chap._n 1._o the_o rest_n of_o herb_n 2._o of_o aconitum_n and_o how_o this_o herb_n kill_v leopard_n or_o panther_n 3._o that_o god_n be_v the_o creator_n of_o all_o thing_n 4._o of_o the_o herb_n aethiopis_n ageratum_fw-la aloe_n alcea_n alypum_fw-la alsine_n androsacum_fw-la androcaemon_n ambrocia_n restharrow_n anagyron_fw-la and_o anonymon_n 5._o of_o the_o great_a burr_n of_o cliver_n or_o goose_n grass_n asplenum_n asclepias_n or_o swallow-wort_n aster_n or_o bubonium_n ascyrum_n or_o ascyroeides_n aphace_n alcibium_fw-la and_o cock_n comb_n 6._o of_o alus_fw-la 7._o of_o sea_n weed_n or_o reit_n of_o elder_a wild_a vine_n and_o wormwood_n 8._o of_o ballote_n or_o stink_a horehound_n of_o botrys_n or_o oak_n of_o jerusalem_n of_o brabyla_n of_o bryon_n or_o corallina_n of_o bupleuron_fw-la and_o catanance_fw-la of_o calla_fw-la cerceia_n cirsium_fw-la and_o crataegonum_fw-la thelygonum_fw-la crocodilium_fw-la dog_n stone_n chrysolachanum_fw-la cucubalum_fw-la and_o conferua_n or_o the_o river_n sponge_n 9_o of_o the_o grain_n call_v coccos_fw-la gnidia_n of_o tazill_n of_o oak_n fearne_a of_o dryophonum_fw-la of_o elatine_n of_o empetrum_n or_o perce-pierre_n of_o epipactus_fw-la or_o elleborius_fw-la of_o epimedum_fw-la enneaphyllon_n i._n the_o nine_o leave_a herb_n of_o osmund_n or_o fearne_a of_o fenmur_fw-la bubulum_fw-la i._o ox_n thigh_n of_o galeopsis_n or_o galeobdolon_n of_o glaux_fw-fr or_o eugalactum_fw-la 10._o of_o glaucium_fw-la of_o paeonie_n cudweed_n or_o chamaezelum_fw-la of_o galedragum_fw-la holcos_n hyosiris_n holosteum_n and_o hypophaestum_fw-la 11._o of_o hypoglossa_n and_o hypecoon_n idaea_n isopyron_n spurge_n pat-delion_a lycopsis_n greimile_n etc._n etc._n 12._o of_o medium_fw-la mouse-eare_n myagros_n a_o herb_n call_v natrix_n othone_n onosma_n onopordos_n toad_n flax_n woodsoure_n or_o alleluiah_n crowfoot_n knotgrass_n camomile_n phyteuma_n phyllon_n phellandrion_fw-mi phalaris_n polyrrhizon_n proserpinaca_n or_o knotgrass_n rhacoma_n reseda_n and_o stoechas_n 13._o of_o nightshade_n and_o dwale_n of_o smyrnium_n orpinum_fw-la trichomanes_n thalietrum_n thlaspi_n tragonias_n tragonis_n and_o tragopogos_n the_o serpent_n spondylis_n to_o conclude_v that_o some_o disease_n and_o venomous_a thing_n be_v not_o in_o all_o country_n in_o sum_n herein_o be_v comprehend_v medicine_n story_n and_o notable_a observation_n 702._o latin_a author_n cite_v pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n and_o cornelius_n celsus_n greek_n writer_n theophrastus_n apollodorus_n cittiensis_fw-la democritus_n aristogiton_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n that_o write_v the_o treatise_n biochresta_n and_o nicander_n physician_n mnestheus_n and_o his_o fellow_n as_o they_o go_v in_o the_o former_a book_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxviii_o book_n be_v comprehend_v the_o medicinable_a virtue_n from_o live_a creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o medicine_n and_o virtue_n observe_v in_o live_a creature_n 2._o whether_o charm_n and_o bare_a word_n or_o character_n avail_v aught_o in_o physic_n the_o prodigious_a token_n and_o presage_n may_v take_v effect_n in_o some_o and_o may_v be_v avert_v and_o make_v frustrate_a by_o other_o 3._o remedy_n even_o in_o the_o body_n of_o man_n against_o enchantment_n and_o magic_a 4._o of_o certain_a sorcery_n also_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o man_n spittle_n 5._o the_o regard_n of_o diet_n for_o a_o man_n health_n 6._o of_o sneese_v the_o moderation_n to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o act_n of_o venus_n or_o company_n with_o a_o woman_n of_o other_o preseruative_n of_o health_n 7._o what_o remedy_n and_o medicine_n a_o woman_n man_n body_n do_v afford_v 8._o the_o medicinable_a property_n in_o certain_a strange_a beast_n namely_o the_o elephant_n lion_n cammell_n hyaena_fw-la crocodile_n chamaeleon_n skink_v river-horse_n and_o once_o 9_o the_o medicine_n which_o we_o have_v from_o the_o body_n of_o wild_a beast_n and_o tame_a of_o the_o same_o kind_n the_o virtue_n of_o milk_n butter_n and_o cheese_n the_o observation_n thereto_o belong_v also_o of_o fat_a or_o grease_n 10._o remedy_n receive_v from_o boar_n and_o swine_n from_o goat_n and_o wild_a horse_n also_o from_o other_o beast_n serve_v to_o cure_v all_o manner_n of_o disease_n 11._o other_o remedy_n for_o many_o kind_n of_o malady_n take_v from_o live_a creature_n 12._o for_o the_o spot_n and_o wem_v in_o the_o visage_n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o of_o the_o breast_n 13._o against_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o stomach_n loin_n and_o reins_n 14._o to_o stay_v a_o lask_z against_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la the_o inflation_n of_o the_o belly_n rupture_n the_o provocation_n to_o the_o siege_n without_o effect_n the_o broad_a flat_a long_a worm_n in_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o colic_n 15._o against_o the_o torment_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o bladder_n against_o the_o stone_n the_o infirmity_n in_o the_o privy_a part_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n as_o also_o in_o the_o fundament_n and_o the_o twist_n or_o groin_n and_o the_o cure_n thereof_o 16._o for_o the_o gout_n the_o fall_a evil_n for_o those_o that_o be_v blast_v or_o strike_v with_o
a_o planet_n and_o bone_n break_v 17._o against_o melancholic_a and_o those_o who_o brain_n be_v trouble_v with_o fancy_n the_o lethargy_n dropsy_n wild_a fire_n or_o tetter_n and_o the_o pain_n or_o ache_n of_o the_o sinew_n apt_a remedy_n 18._o to_o staunch_v blood_n to_o cure_v ulcer_n or_o old_a sore_n canker_n and_o scab_n 19_o medicine_n appropriate_a to_o woman_n disease_n 20._o strange_a and_o wondrous_a thing_n observe_v in_o sundry_a beast_n in_o sum_n here_o be_v report_v medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o a_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o five_o latin_a author_n allege_v m._n varro_n l._n piso_n fabianus_n verres_n antias_n verrius_n flaccus_n cato_n censorius_n servius_n sulpitius_n licinius_n macer_n celsus_n massurius_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a bythus_n the_o dyrrhachian_n ophilius_n the_o physician_n and_o granius_n the_o physician_n foreign_a writer_n democritus_n apollodorus_n who_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v myrsis_n miletus_n artemon_n sextilius_n antaeus_n homer_n thcophrastus_fw-la lysimachus_n attalus_n xenocrates_n who_o write_v a_o book_n call_v diophros_n and_o archelaus_n likewise_o that_o write_v such_o another_o demetrius_z sotira_n elephantis_n salpe_n and_o olympias_n of_o thebes_n five_o woman_n and_o midwine_n diotimus_n jolla_o miction_n of_o smyrna_n aeschines_n the_o physician_n hypocrates_n aristotle_n metrodorus_n icacidas_n the_o physician_n hesiodus_n dialcon_n caecilius_n bion_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n peri_n dynamaean_a anaxilaus_n and_o king_n juba_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxix_o book_n be_v contain_v medicine_n from_o other_o live_a creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o first_o beginning_n and_o original_n of_o the_o art_n of_o physic_n when_o physician_n begin_v first_o to_o visit_v patient_n lie_v sick_a in_o their_o bed_n the_o first_o physician_n that_o practise_v the_o cure_n of_o sick_a person_n by_o friction_n ointment_n bath_n hothouse_n etc._n etc._n of_o chrysippus_n and_o erasi_fw-la stratus_fw-la their_o course_n and_o manner_n of_o practice_n of_o empiricke_a physic_n of_o herophilus_n and_o other_o famous_a physician_n how_o often_o the_o art_n and_o state_n of_o physic_n have_v alter_v the_o first_o profess_v physician_n at_o rome_n when_o it_o be_v that_o he_o practise_v what_o opinion_n the_o ancient_a roman_n have_v of_o physician_n final_o the_o imperfection_n and_o fault_n in_o that_o art_n 2._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n and_o property_n observe_v in_o wool_n 3._o the_o nature_n of_o egg_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o good_a in_o physic_n 4._o remedy_n in_o physic_n receive_v from_o dog_n and_o other_o creature_n that_o be_v not_o tame_v but_o wild_a also_o from_o fowl_n and_o namely_o against_o the_o sting_n of_o the_o venomous_a spider_n phalangia_fw-la 5._o of_o the_o ostrich_n grease_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o of_o a_o mad_a dog_n also_o remedy_n have_v from_o he_o a_o lizard_n goose_n dove_n and_o weasil_n 6._o medicine_n against_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o hair_n and_o to_o make_v it_o grow_v again_o to_o kill_v nit_v to_o recover_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o eyelid_n to_o cure_v the_o dimness_n and_o redness_n and_o general_o all_o disease_n and_o accident_n of_o the_o eye_n as_o also_o the_o swell_n and_o inflammation_n in_o the_o kernil_n under_o the_o ear_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v medicine_n and_o other_o thing_n worth_a observation_n in_o this_o book_n to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o hundred_o twenty_o and_o one_o latin_a author_n allege_v m._n varro_n l._n piso_n verrius_n flaccus_n antias_n nigidius_n cassius_n hemina_n cicero_n plautus_n celsus_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a caecilius_n the_o physician_n metellus_n scipio_n ovid_n the_o poet_n and_o licinius_n macer_n forteine_a author_n philopater_n homerus_n aristotle_n orpheus_n democritus_n anaxilaus_n physician_n botrys_n apollodorus_n archidemus_n anaxilaus_n ariston_n xenocrates_n diodorus_n chrysippus_n the_o philosopher_n horus_n nicander_n apollonius_n of_o pytane_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxx_o book_n be_v contain_v medicine_n for_o live_a creature_n such_o as_o be_v not_o observe_v in_o the_o former_a book_n chap._n 1._o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o black_a science_n &_o art_n magic_a when_o it_o begin_v who_o practise_v it_o first_o and_o who_o be_v they_o that_o bring_v it_o into_o request_n and_o reputation_n also_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o medicine_n take_v from_o beast_n 2._o sundry_a kind_n of_o magic_n the_o execrable_a and_o curse_a part_n play_v by_o nero_n and_o of_o magician_n 3._o of_o want_v or_o mouldwarp_n of_o live_a creature_n as_o well_o tame_a as_o savage_a which_o afford_v remedy_n and_o those_o be_v digest_v in_o order_n according_a to_o the_o disease_n 4._o how_o to_o make_v the_o breath_n sweet_a against_o moll_n and_o spot_n disfigure_v the_o face_n remedy_n for_o to_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o throat_n and_o chaw_v 5._o against_o the_o king_n evil_a and_o namely_o when_o the_o swell_a be_v break_v and_o do_v run_v to_o ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o shoulder_n the_o heart_n and_o the_o part_n about_o it_o 6._o for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o lung_n and_o liver_n also_o to_o cure_v the_o cast_n and_o rejection_n of_o blood_n upward_o 7._o remedy_n for_o the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la and_o general_o for_o all_o disease_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o gut_n 8._o for_o the_o gravel_n and_o stone_n for_o pain_n of_o the_o bladder_n for_o swell_v of_o the_o stone_n and_o the_o groin_n of_o apostem_n or_o swell_n in_o the_o kirnel_n and_o emunctory_n 9_o against_o the_o gout_n of_o the_o foot_n and_o pain_n of_o other_o joint_n 10._o remedy_n against_o many_o disease_n that_o hold_v the_o whole_a body_n 11._o against_o the_o jaundice_n the_o frenzy_n fever_n and_o dropsy_n 12._o against_o the_o wild_a fire_n carbuncle_n felon_n or_o uncom_n burn_v scalding_n and_o shrink_v of_o the_o sinew_n 13._o to_o staunch_v blood_n to_o allay_v swell_n in_o wound_n also_o to_o cure_v ulcer_n green_a wound_n and_o other_o malady_n diverse_a remedy_n all_o take_v from_o live_a creature_n 14._o to_o cure_v woman_n secret_a malady_n and_o to_o help_v conception_n 15._o many_o receipt_n and_o remedy_n huddle_v together_o one_o with_o another_o 16._o certain_a miraculous_a thing_n observe_v in_o beast_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n show_v unto_o we_o medicine_n and_o memorable_a observation_n 54._o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varro_n nigidius_n m._n cicero_n sextius_n niger_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a and_o licinius_n macer_n foreign_a writer_n eudoxus_n aristotle_n hermippus_n homer_n apion_n orphan_n democritus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n botrys_n horus_n apollidorus_n menander_n archimedes_n ariston_n xenocrates_n diodorus_n chrysippus_n nicander_n apollonius_n pitanaeus_fw-la ¶_o the_o xxxi_o book_n show_v medicine_n gather_v from_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n also_o it_o deliver_v unto_o we_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n as_o touch_v the_o water_n chap._n 1._o admirable_a matter_n observe_v in_o the_o water_n 2._o the_o difference_n of_o water_n 3._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o water_n how_o to_o know_v good_a and_o wholesome_a water_n from_o they_o that_o be_v naught_o 4._o the_o reason_n of_o some_o water_n that_o spring_n on_o a_o sudden_a &_o so_o likewise_o cease_v and_o give_v over_o 5._o many_o historical_a observation_n of_o water_n 6._o the_o manner_n of_o water_n conduit_n and_o how_o to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o head_n when_o and_o how_o water_n be_v to_o be_v use_v which_o natural_o be_v medicinable_a how_o far_o forth_o navigation_n or_o sail_v upon_o the_o salt_n water_n be_v good_a for_o the_o health_n medicine_n make_v of_o sea_n water_n 7._o divers_a kind_n of_o salt_n the_o prepare_v and_o make_v thereof_o together_o with_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a of_o salt_n and_o other_o consideration_n thereto_o belong_v 8._o of_o the_o fish_n scamber_n or_o the_o mackerel_n of_o fish_n pickle_n of_o alex_n a_o kind_n of_o brine_n or_o fish_n sauce_n 9_o the_o nature_n of_o salt_n and_o the_o medicine_n make_v of_o it_o 10._o sundry_a sort_n of_o nitre_n the_o handle_n and_o preparation_n thereof_o the_o medicine_n and_o observation_n to_o it_o pertain_v 11._o the_o nature_n of_o sponge_n this_o book_n comprehend_v medicine_n and_o notable_a observation_n 266._o latin_a author_n allege_v m_o varro_n cassius_n of_o parma_n cicero_n mutius_n cor._n celsus_n trogus_n ovid_n polybius_n and_o sornatius_n foreign_a writer_n callimachus_n ctesias_n eudicus_n theophrastus_n eudoxus_n theopompus_n polyclitus_n juba_n lycus_n apion_n epigenes_n pelops_n apelles_n democritus_n thrasillus_n nicander_n memander_n the_o comical_a poet_n attalus_n sallustius_n dionysius_n andreas_n nicreatus_fw-la hypocrates_n anaxilaus_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxxii_o book_n be_v contain_v other_o medicine_n behind_o from_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o fish_n echeneis_fw-la his_o wonderful_a property_n of_o the_o torpedo_n and_o the_o sea-hare_n marvelous_a thing_n report_v of_o the_o red_a sea_n 2._o the_o natural_a industry_n
flesh_n and_o bone_n all_o save_o the_o tooth_n and_o mutianus_n my_o author_n affirm_v that_o look_v what_o mirroirs_fw-fr body_n currycomb_n cloth_n or_o shoe_n soever_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o say_a coffin_n with_o the_o dead_a they_o will_v turn_v all_o into_o stone_n of_o this_o nature_n there_o be_v stone_n in_o lycia_n and_o in_o the_o east_n country_n which_o if_o they_o be_v hang_v or_o apply_v to_o live_a body_n also_o will_v eat_v and_o fret_v they_o away_o yet_o the_o stone_n call_v chernite_n resemble_v ivory_n be_v more_o mild_a and_o gentle_a for_o keep_v it_o will_v and_o preserve_v dead_a body_n without_o consume_v they_o at_o all_o &_o in_o a_o sepulchre_n or_o coffin_n of_o this_o stone_n the_o body_n of_o k._n darius_n they_o say_v be_v bestow_v touch_v the_o stone_n call_v porus_n like_v it_o be_v unto_o the_o marble_n of_o paros_n for_o white_a colour_n and_o hardness_n howbeit_o nothing_o so_o weighty_a theophrastus_n write_v that_o there_o be_v find_v in_o egypt_n certain_a clear_a and_o transparent_a stone_n and_o those_o he_o say_v be_v like_a unto_o the_o serpentine_a marble_n ophites_n haply_o such_o there_o be_v in_o his_o time_n for_o now_o be_v there_o none_o of_o they_o to_o be_v find_v but_o as_o they_o be_v go_v so_o there_o be_v new_o come_v in_o their_o place_n as_o for_o the_o stone_n assius_n in_o taste_v it_o be_v saltish_a but_o singular_a good_a to_o allay_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n if_o the_o foot_n only_o be_v put_v into_o a_o trough_n or_o hollow_a vessel_n make_v of_o that_o stone_n moreover_o all_o grief_n pain_n and_o infirmity_n of_o the_o leg_n will_v be_v heal_v in_o such_o quarry_n whereas_o in_o all_o mettle_n mine_n the_o leg_n take_v harm_n furthermore_o this_o stone_n yield_v in_o the_o top_n of_o the_o quarry_n a_o certain_a light_a substance_n apt_a to_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o soft_a powder_n which_o they_o call_v the_o flower_n of_o the_o say_a stone_n and_o be_v as_o effectual_a as_o the_o 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