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 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knavery_n of_o all_o be_v to_o mingle_v gum_n among_o it_o for_o be_v so_o handle_v it_o will_v stick_v and_o cleave_v to_o the_o palm_n or_o inside_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n nay_o it_o will_v sink_v in_o water_n to_o the_o bottom_n which_o be_v two_o chief_a property_n of_o the_o right_a balm_n for_o the_o very_a pure_a and_o perfect_a balm_n ought_v to_o cleave_v too_o but_o when_o it_o have_v gum_n mingle_v among_o stick_v it_o will_v likewise_o but_o it_o will_v gather_v soon_o a_o brittle_a roof_n or_o crust_n upon_o it_o which_o quick_o crack_v and_o break_v also_o this_o sophistication_n be_v find_v out_o by_o the_o taste_n but_o in_o case_n there_o be_v any_o trumpery_n of_o wax_n or_o rosin_n the_o fire_n will_v soon_o bewray_v it_o for_o when_o it_o burn_v it_o will_v yield_v a_o more_o muddy_a and_o black_a flame_n as_o for_o the_o sophistication_n make_v with_o honey_n it_o may_v soon_o be_v know_v for_o present_o the_o fly_n will_v take_v it_o and_o gather_v thick_a about_o it_o over_o and_o beside_o put_v a_o drop_n of_o pure_a balm_n into_o warm_a water_n it_o will_v settle_v to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o vessel_n and_o congeal_v but_o contrariwise_o the_o counterfeit_a balm_n will_v float_v and_o swim_v above_o like_o oil_n again_o if_o it_o have_v galbanum_fw-la in_o it_o you_o shall_v see_v a_o white_a streak_n or_o circle_n round_o about_o it_o to_o conclude_v will_v you_o know_v in_o a_o word_n the_o right_a balm_n indeed_o it_o will_v turn_v milk_n and_o cruddle_n it_o and_o it_o will_v not_o stain_v a_o cloth_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v no_o merchandise_n and_o commodity_n in_o the_o world_n wherein_o there_o be_v practise_v more_o fraud_n and_o deceit_n than_o in_o the_o traffic_n of_o balm_n for_o a_o sextare_n or_o wine_n quart_n of_o balm_n will_v cost_v a_o thousand_o roman_a denier_n by_o retail_v which_o be_v buy_v for_o three_o hundred_o and_o no_o more_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o factor_n under_o the_o emperor_n who_o sell_v it_o first_o whereby_o a_o man_n may_v see_v how_o gainful_a it_o be_v to_o increase_v this_o liquor_n by_o sophistication_n as_o for_o the_o balm_n wood_n xylobalsamum_n the_o price_n of_o it_o be_v six_o denier_n a_o pound_n now_o it_o remain_v to_o speak_v of_o storax_n calamita_n come_n out_o of_o that_o part_n of_o syria_n which_o above_o phoenicia_n confront_v and_o border_n next_o to_o jury_n and_o namely_o about_o gabala_n marathus_n and_o the_o mount_n casius_n in_o seleucia_n the_o tree_n that_o yield_v this_o gum_n or_o liquor_n be_v also_o name_v styrax_n like_v unto_o a_o quince_n tree_n it_o have_v first_o a_o rawish_a austere_a taste_n which_o afterward_o turn_v to_o
name_n thereof_o in_o former_a time_n ibid._n it_o bring_v forth_o that_o noble_a citizen_n cadmus_n ibid._n millet_n how_o it_o grow_v in_o the_o head_n and_o bear_v fruit_n 558._o h_o it_o make_v diverse_a kind_n of_o bread_n ibid._n milk_n rain_v see_v raine_n indish_v millet_n of_o great_a increase_n ibid._n ay_o milk_n of_o a_o woman_n before_o she_o have_v go_v seven_o month_n be_v not_o good_a 548._o g_o millet_n where_o it_o be_v much_o use_v 555._o f._n 556._o g_o milk_n use_v in_o sacrifice_n 418._o h_o of_o milk_n a_o discourse_n 348._o h_o milk_n of_o a_o woman_n how_o it_o be_v most_o pleasant_a ibid._n millet_n how_o to_o be_v order_v for_o prevent_v malady_n incident_a thereto_o 575._o d_o milk_n that_o come_v first_o from_o a_o cow_n be_v call_v beesting_n it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a as_o a_o pumish_a stone_n ibid._n milk_n of_o she_o ass_n when_o it_o be_v not_o good_a ibid._n milk_n of_o camel_n most_o thin_a 348._o i_o milke-way_n what_o circle_n 599._o c_o milk_n 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 487._o e_fw-la moon_n threè_fw-la appear_v 18._o g._n by_o her_o power_n grow_v the_o body_n of_o sister_n muskle_n 20._o i._n foreshow_v wind_n and_o weather_n 611._o e_o moon_n with_o all_o power_n it_o have_v over_o thing_n on_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n 44._o c._n creature_n that_o have_v no_o blood_n do_v most_o of_o all_o feel_v her_o power_n ibid._n a_o planet_n feminine_a and_o of_o her_o nature_n 44._o k._n nourish_v by_o the_o fresh_a water_n ibid._n how_o to_o be_v know_v crescent_a in_o the_o wane_n full_a and_o change_v 607._o d_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o some_o point_n of_o husbandry_n 607._o b_o mooncalve_n how_o engender_v 304._o a_o moramarusa_n what_o 85._o c_o morphnos_n a_o kind_n of_o aegle_n 271._o e_o mosses_n sweet_a 375._o e_o mouldwarpes_n undermine_v a_o town_n 212._o h_o mouldwarpes_n pass_v we_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v 306._o g_o mould_n black_a and_o red_a not_o always_o best_o 502._o k_o m_o v_o muck_n when_o best_a to_o be_v spread_v 508._o i_o muckhil_n how_o make_v and_o where_o ib._n how_o keep_v from_o snake_n ib._n mue_v of_o fowl_n who_o first_o devise_v 297._o c_o mulberry_n tree_n last_v long_a and_o why_o 474._o g_o mulberry_n describe_v 447._o c._n it_o be_v of_o three_o colour_n ibid._n mulberry_n of_o the_o bramble_n 447._o d_o mulberry_n tree_n the_o wise_a of_o all_o other_o 472._o l._n how_o to_o be_v cut_v for_o the_o liquor_n thereof_o 486._o h._n they_o give_v sign_n that_o cold_a weather_n be_v go_v 494._o h_o mule_n how_o engender_v 223._o f._n which_o be_v so_o call_v proper_o 224._o h._n bear_v fole_n prodigious_a ibid._n in_o cappadocia_n they_o engender_v and_o bear_v ibid._n mullet_n their_o nature_n 245._o 〈◊〉_d a_o mule_n eighteen_o year_n old_a 224._o i_o mulvianâ—…_n quince_n 436._o h_o mure_n marini_n what_o they_o be_v 247._o b_o murex_fw-la what_o fish_n 249._o a_o monkey_n and_o marmosete_n adore_v the_o new_a moon_n 231._o e_o muscadel_n grape_n and_o wine_n see_v apianae_fw-la music_n 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
be_v but_o small_a and_o bring_v forth_o a_o fruit_n resemble_v the_o beard_a nut_n or_o filberd_n out_o of_o the_o inner_a shell_n or_o husk_n whereof_o call_v bombac_n bombyx_fw-la there_o break_v forth_o a_o cotton_n like_a unto_o down_o so_o easy_a to_o be_v spin_v and_o there_o be_v no_o flax_n in_o the_o world_n comparable_a to_o it_o for_o whiteness_n &_o softness_n of_o this_o cotton_n the_o egyptian_a priest_n be_v wont_a to_o wear_v their_o fine_a surpless_n and_o they_o take_v a_o singular_a delight_n therein_o a_o four_o kind_n of_o linen_n there_o be_v call_v orchomenium_n it_o come_v from_o a_o certain_a fennie_n reed_n grow_v in_o marsh_n i_o mean_v the_o tender_a muchet_n or_o chat_n thereof_o in_o asia_n they_o have_v a_o certain_a kind_n of_o broom_n the_o stalk_n and_o branch_n whereof_o they_o water_n and_o leave_v in_o steep_a ten_o day_n together_o and_o thereof_o make_v thread_n pass_v good_a for_o to_o be_v twist_v and_o knit_v into_o fisher_n net_n for_o they_o 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rome_n 488._o l._n enamour_v upon_o a_o foul_a ill-favoured_a brazier_n ibid._n gei-a_a bird_n see_v uulture_n gelon_n a_o spring_n of_o water_n why_o so_o call_v 404._o g_o gelotophillis_n a_o magical_a herb_n work_v a_o fit_a of_o laughter_n in_o they_o that_o taste_n of_o it_o 204._o g_o gemites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 631._o a_o gemursa_n a_o disease_n in_o old_a time_n now_o clean_o go_v 242._o g_o genealogy_n of_o pandora_n portray_v most_o artificial_o by_o phydias_n 566._o h_o genetoirs_n or_o cod_n swell_v hard_o pain_v and_o inflame_a how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 141._o c._n 142._o l._n 144._o i._n 148._o k._n 157._o d._n f_o 159._o d._n 163._o c._n 174._o a._n 173._o l._n 179._o a._n b._n 187._o e._n 254._o i._n 255._o d_o 333._o b._n 344._o i._n 424._o h._n 432_o k._n swell_v with_o wind_n or_o waterish_a humour_n how_o to_o be_v assuage_v 413._o b._n 424._o h._n 560._o i._n exulcerat_a how_o to_o be_v heal_v 141._o e._n 254._o i._n 385._o b_o genetoirs_n gall_v how_o to_o be_v skin_v 184_o i_o if_o one_o be_v relax_v and_o hang_v down_o untoward_o how_o to_o be_v reduce_v 385._o b._n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v from_o inflammation_n 422._o h_o for_o the_o genetoirs_fw-fr in_o general_a appropriate_a medicine_n 385._o b_o 589._o b._n see_v cod_n gentian_n the_o herb_n 221._o e._n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o temperature_n thereof_o and_o nature_n medicinable_a 221._o f_o geometry_n necessary_a for_o painter_n 537._o g_o geranites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o geranium_fw-la a_o herb_n 259._o b._n the_o sundry_a name_n and_o description_n ibid._n germander_n what_o herb_n 198._o h._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ib._n the_o description_n ib._n why_o it_o be_v call_v serrata_n ibid._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n gerusia_n the_o senate-house_n at_o sardeis_n 556._o g_o gesier_n of_o a_o stork_n medicinable_a 364._o g_o gestation_n a_o exercise_n for_o bodily_a health_n 303._o d._n of_o diverse_a sort_n ibid._n gethyum_fw-la what_o herb_n it_o be_v 20._o k_o g_o i_o giddiness_n of_o head_n and_o brain_n see_v dizziness_n gidd_v in_o sheep_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 218._o k_o gillesâ—…oure_n of_o the_o wall_n 104._o g._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n girl_n how_o they_o may_v be_v get_v and_o conceive_v 215._o f._n 257._o b_o 279_o d._n 288._o m._n gith_n a_o herb_n see_v nigella_n g_o l_o glader_n grass_n see_v xiphion_n and_o gladiolus_n gladiolus_n what_o herb_n 99_o c._n the_o use_n of_o the_o root_n ibid._n gloss_n stone_n see_v specularis_fw-la and_o talc_n glass_n siel_v over_o head_n in_o arch_a rouf_n 597._o a_o glass_n the_o devise_n of_o make_v it_o of_o sand_n ibid._n d_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o ibid._n other_o way_n to_o make_v glass_n 597._o e_o glass_n of_o india_n the_o best_a ibid._n sidonian_n excellent_a glass-maker_n 597._o f_o glass_n how_o it_o be_v make_v in_o italy_n 598._o g._n how_o in_o france_n and_o spain_n ibid._n glass_n make_v pliable_a and_o flexible_a not_o apt_a to_o break_v 598._o h_o glass-maker_n put_v down_o and_o wherefore_o ibid._n glass_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n k_o glass_n will_v not_o abide_v the_o fire_n ibid._n l_o burning_z or_o fire_n glass_n ibid._n glass_n come_v near_o to_o crystal_n 605._o c_o break_a glass_n how_o to_o be_v soder_v 598._o l_o look_v glass_n or_o mirroirs_fw-fr devise_a by_o the_o sidonian_n 597._o f_o glaucias_n a_o writer_n of_o simple_n 79._o a_o glaution_n a_o herb_n 282._o i_o the_o description_n ibid._n glaution_n a_o juice_n ib._n from_o whence_o draw_v ibid._n glaucium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o poppy_n 69._o a_o glaucomata_n what_o imperfection_n in_o the_o eye_n 366._o h._n how_o cure_v ibid._n glaux_fw-fr a_o herb_n 282._o h._n why_o call_v eugalecton_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n glander_n in_o horse_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 218._o k._n 254_o m._n gleba_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o artificial_a brimstone_n 556._o k._n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a ibid._n glessaria_n a_o island_n 607._o d_o glessum_n the_o same_o that_o amber_n ibid._n glue_v the_o best_a and_o strong_a whereof_o it_o be_v make_v 337._o c._n d_o gloss_n in_o paint_v 528._o h._n see_v tonos_fw-la glossâ—…petra_n 627._o a_o against_o gluttony_n and_o belly-cheer_n a_o invected_a speech_n 10._o l_o glycera_n a_o famous_a maker_n of_o flower_n chaplet_n and_o guirland_n 80._o k._n glycon_n a_o writer_n of_o herb_n 129._o a_o g_o n_o gnaphalion_n a_o herb_n see_v cudwort_n gnat_n how_o they_o may_v be_v drive_v out_o of_o a_o garden_n or_o kill_v 32._o m._n 65._o d._n 154._o h._n 166._o h._n 277._o e._n gnaw_v and_o gripe_v in_o the_o stomach_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 52._o g_o 60._o i_o 64._o h._n 76_o a._n 110._o k_o 131._o d._n 136._o g._n 171._o c._n 307._o c._n g_o o_o goat_n afford_v many_o thing_n contrary_a to_o serpent_n 322._o h_o goat_n never_o without_o a_o fever_n and_o yet_o they_o yield_v a_o thousand_o good_a medicine_n 322._o i_o goat_n and_o roe-buck_n see_v as_o well_o by_o night_n as_o day_n 325._o a_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o blood_n medicinable_a ibid._n b_o their_o liver_n and_o the_o gravy_n thereof_o medicinable_a ibid._n goat_n treddle_n how_o they_o be_v employ_v to_o make_v garden_n seed_n grow_v 33._o e_fw-la goat_n dung_n good_a for_o eye_n 325._o c_o a_o goat_n enrage_v how_o he_o may_v be_v order_v and_o tame_v 330._o g_o goat_n milk_n cheese_n wholesome_a 325._o a_o goat_n gall_v medicinable_a 324._o g._n 325._o b._n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v prepare_v ibid._n goat_n milk_n medicinable_a 324._o i._n considia_n cure_v by_o democritus_n the_o physician_n with_o drink_v milk_n of_o goat_n feed_v upon_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n 184._o i_o goat_n dung_n how_o it_o serve_v in_o physic_n 324._o i_o goat_n houfe_v burn_v to_o ash_n medicinable_a 322._o i_o goat_n horn_n good_a in_o physic_n 324._o i_o goat_n how_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o stray_v 330._o g_o gold_n a_o curse_a mettle_n wherefore_o 454._o l_o crown_n of_o beat_a gold_n show_v by_o claudius_n caesar_n 464._o l_o gold_n lay_v up_o for_o treasure_n 456_o h_z i._n how_o much_o treasure_v up_o by_o camillus_n ibid._n gold_n serve_v to_o set_v out_o soldier_n gallant_o to_o the_o field_n 456._o i_o not_o wear_v at_o all_o in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o quintij_fw-la at_o rome_n 457._o f._n gold_n how_o employ_v at_o sacrifice_n 461_o e._n excessive_o wear_v by_o soldier_n in_o the_o camp_n ibid._n superfluity_n of_o gold_n use_v by_o the_o dame_n of_o rome_n ibid._n f._n abuse_v of_o wear_v gold_n both_o in_o man_n and_o woman_n 462._o g._n h._n stamp_v for_o coin_n ibid._n i_o at_o what_o time_n 463._o c._n a_o scruple_n of_o gold_n in_o coin_n at_o what_o value_n tax_v ibid._n d_o golden_a vessel_n abuse_v by_o m._n antonius_n and_o queen_n cleopatra_n 464._o g_o excess_n of_o gold_n employ_v in_o building_n at_o rome_n 465._o a._n b_o gold_n why_o it_o be_v prefer_v before_o other_o metal_n 465._o b._n c_o gold_n waste_v not_o in_o the_o fire_n ibid._n what_o river_n yield_v gold_n 466_o k_o gold_n get_v in_o river_n be_v perfect_a ibid._n the_o painful_a totle_n in_o get_v gold-ore_a by_o cleave_v mountain_n 467._o c_o gold_n get_v by_o arrugia_n or_o cleave_v mountain_n need_v no_o fire_n 469_o b_o gold_n artificial_o extract_v out_o of_o orpiment_n 469._o d._n it_o will_v not_o quit_v the_o cost_n ibid._n gold_n in_o the_o ore_n of_o a_o diverse_a touch_n ibid._n gold_n over_o have_v ever_o silver_n in_o it_o more_o or_o less_o ibid._n the_o first_o statue_n of_o gold_n 470._o g_o gorgias_n leontinus_n the_o first_o man_n that_o cause_v his_o own_o statue_n
the_o disease_n of_o the_o finger_n and_o the_o breast_n and_o against_o the_o cough_n 6._o of_o mullin_n of_o cacalia_n tussilage_n or_o folefoot_n of_o bechium_n and_o sauge_v all_o herb_n for_o to_o cure_v the_o cough_n 7._o for_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o side_n and_o chest_n for_o the_o difficulty_n of_o breath_n and_o those_o that_o can_v take_v wind_n but_o sit_v or_o stand_v upright_o for_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o heart-ach_n medicine_n appropriate_a to_o the_o lung_n difficulty_n of_o urine_n and_o the_o cough_n for_o the_o breast_n for_o inward_a ulcer_n for_o the_o kidney_n and_o imbecility_n of_o the_o liver_n to_o stay_v vomit_n and_o yex_v also_o for_o the_o pleurisy_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o side_n and_o flank_n 8._o of_o all_o disease_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o the_o part_n either_o within_o it_o or_o near_o unto_o it_o how_o to_o stay_v the_o flux_n thereof_o or_o to_o make_v it_o loose_a and_o soluble_a 9_o of_o peniroiall_n and_o argemone_n 10._o of_o water_n lillie_n or_o nenuphar_n of_o abstinence_n from_o venus_n of_o provocation_n to_o fleshly_a lust_n of_o ragwort_n or_o satyrium_n call_v erythraicum_fw-la of_o crategis_n and_o syderitis_fw-la 11._o general_n remedy_n for_o infirmity_n of_o the_o foot_n ankle_n joint_n and_o sinew_n remedy_n against_o disease_n that_o hold_v and_o possess_v the_o whole_a body_n of_o mirthryda_fw-mi medicine_n and_o mean_n to_o procure_v sleep_n against_o the_o palsy_n ague_n with_o cold_a fit_n fever_n or_o ague_n incident_a unto_o labour_a horse_n ass_n and_o mule_n against_o frantic_a person_n of_o the_o herb_n chamaeacta_n of_o houseleek_n or_o stone-crop_n and_o pricke-madame_n of_o s._n antony_n fire_n 12._o remedy_n against_o dislocation_n in_o the_o joint_n against_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n felon_n fistula_n swell_v of_o ventosity_n burn_v scald_v and_o other_o disease_n for_o sinew_n and_o to_o staunch_v blood_n 13._o of_o the_o herb_n call_v horse-tail_n nenuphar_n harstrange_n syderitis_n of_o many_o other_o remedy_n good_a to_o restrain_v the_o flux_n of_o blood_n of_o stephanomelis_n and_o erisithale_n remedy_n against_o the_o worm_n 14._o for_o ulcer_n old_a sore_n and_o green_a wound_n to_o take_v away_o wert_n and_o of_o the_o herb_n polycnemon_n 15._o many_o good_a experiment_n either_o for_o to_o provoke_v or_o to_o stay_v the_o flux_n of_o woman_n month_n sovereign_a remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o matrice_n also_o to_o cast_v forth_o the_o fruit_n within_o the_o womb_n or_o to_o contain_v it_o the_o full_a time_n for_o to_o take_v away_o the_o blemish_n and_o spot_n in_o the_o skin_n and_o namely_o of_o the_o face_n to_o colour_v the_o hair_n to_o cause_v the_o hair_n to_o fall_v also_o against_o the_o scab_n or_o mange_n of_o fourfooted_a beast_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n lead_v you_o to_o medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o ninety_o and_o two_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n m._n varro_n c._n 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 stone_n itself_o in_o some_o case_n like_o it_o be_v for_o all_o the_o world_n to_o a_o red_a pumish_a stone_n if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o cyprian_a brass_n or_o copper_n it_o cure_v the_o accident_n of_o woman_n breast_n but_o be_v incorporat_a with_o pitch_n or_o rosin_n it_o discuss_v the_o king_n evil_a and_o any_o bile_n or_o botch_n the_o same_o reduce_v into_o a_o lohoch_n to_o be_v lick_v down_o leisurely_o serve_v well_o in_o a_o phthysicke_n and_o temper_v with_o honey_n it_o heal_v up_o old_a ulcer_n and_o skin_v they_o clean_o and_o yet_o this_o property_n it_o have_v to_o eat_v away_o any_o excrescence_n of_o proud_a flesh_n the_o same_o be_v good_a for_o the_o bite_n of_o wild_a and_o venomous_a beast_n such_o morimal_n or_o sore_n as_o scorn_v ordinary_a cure_n &_o be_v full_a of_o suppuration_n it_o dry_v final_o there_o be_v a_o excellent_a cataplasm_n make_v with_o it_o and_o bean_n flower_n put_v together_o for_o the_o gout_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o ivory_n mineral_n dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n of_o stone_n that_o be_v of_o abonie_n nature_n and_o such_o as_o their_o vein_n represent_v datetree_n within_o and_o of_o other_o kind_n of_o stone_n theophrastus_n and_o mutianus_n above_o name_v be_v very_o persuade_v that_o there_o be_v some_o stone_n which_o engender_v other_o and_o as_o for_o theophrastus_n he_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v a_o mineral_n ivory_n find_v within_o the_o ground_n as_o well_o black_a as_o white_a also_o that_o there_o be_v bone_n grow_v within_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o stone_n of_o a_o bony_a substance_n about_o munda_n a_o city_n in_o spain_n where_o caesar_n dictator_n defeat_v pompey_n there_o be_v find_v stone_n resemble_v date-tree_n break_v they_o as_o often_o as_o you_o will_n there_o be_v also_o certain_a black_a stone_n whereof_o there_o be_v as_o great_a account_n make_v as_o of_o marble_n like_v as_o the_o stone_n also_o of_o the_o cape_n taenara_n and_o such_o black_a stone_n varro_n say_v be_v more_o firm_a and_o hard_o which_o come_v out_o of_o africa_n than_o those_o of_o italy_n and_o contrariwise_o that_o there_o be_v white_a stone_n hard_a to_o be_v wrought_v by_o the_o turner_n than_o the_o marble_n of_o paros_n the_o say_v varro_n affirm_v that_o the_o flint_n of_o luna_n may_v be_v slit_v with_o the_o see_v whereas_o that_o of_o tusculum_n will_v crack_v and_o fly_v in_o piece_n in_o the_o fire_n also_o that_o the_o dark_a and_o duskish_a sabine_a stone_n if_o it_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o oil_n will_v burn_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n moreover_o that_o about_o volsinij_fw-la there_o have_v be_v find_v querne_n or_o hand_n millstone_n frame_v ready_a for_o work_v yea_o and_o some_o we_o have_v see_v to_o turn_v about_o and_o grind_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n but_o such_o have_v be_v take_v for_o prodigy_n and_o since_o i_o be_o fall_v upon_o the_o mention_n of_o such_o millstone_n there_o be_v not_o a_o country_n in_o the_o world_n afford_v better_a of_o that_o kind_n than_o italy_n do_v neither_o do_v such_o grow_v in_o the_o rock_n and_o be_v hew_v forth_o but_o be_v entire_a stone_n of_o themselves_o apart_o and_o yet_o in_o some_o province_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o to_o be_v have_v at_o all_o and_o in_o this_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o a_o more_o free_a and_o soft_a grit_n which_o be_v smooth_v and_o polish_a with_o a_o slick_a stone_n may_v seem_v a_o far_o off_o as_o if_o they_o be_v serpentine_a marble_n and_o very_o there_o be_v not_o a_o stone_n will_v endure_v better_o or_o lie_v long_o in_o building_n for_o thus_o you_o must_v think_v that_o all_o stone_n be_v not_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o nature_n to_o abide_v rain_n and_o weather_n heat_n of_o summer_n and_o cold_a in_o winter_n alike_o for_o some_o be_v more_o durable_a than_o other_o like_a as_o we_o find_v in_o sundry_a kind_n of_o timber_n final_o there_o be_v stone_n also_o which_o may_v not_o away_o with_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o moon_n which_o in_o continuance_n of_o time_n will_v gather_v rust_n yea_o and_o with_o oil_n will_v change_v their_o white_a colour_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o of_o curalium_n or_o pyrite_n i._o the_o marcasin_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o of_o the_o stone_n ostracite_n and_o the_o amiant_a together_o with_o the_o property_n serve_v in_o physic_n also_o of_o the_o stone_n melitite_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o likewise_o of_o the_o gait_n and_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o work_v in_o physic_n of_o sponge_n last_o of_o the_o phrygian_a stone_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o the_o millstone_n curalium_n some_o call_v pyrite_n because_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v great_a store_n of_o fire_n in_o it_o howbeit_o there_o be_v another_o fire_n stone_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o pyrite_n or_o marcasin_n that_o resemble_v brass_n over_o in_o the_o i_o and_o they_o say_v that_o of_o it_o there_o be_v find_v great_a plenty_n in_o the_o isle_n cypros_n and_o in_o those_o mine_n which_o be_v about_o acarnania_n where_o a_o man_n shall_v meet_v with_o one_o in_o colour_n like_o silver_n and_o another_o like_a gold_n these_o stone_n be_v calcine_v many_o &_o sundry_a way_n some_o boil_v they_o two_o or_o three_o time_n in_o honey_n so_o long_o until_o all_o the_o liquor_n be_v consume_v other_o burn_v they_o first_o in_o fire_n of_o coal_n than_o they_o calcine_v they_o with_o honey_n and_o afterward_o wash_v they_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o brass_n these_o stone_n thus_o prepare_v be_v good_a in_o physic_n namely_o to_o heat_n to_o dry_v to_o discuss_v to_o subtiliat_v gross_a humour_n and_o to_o mollify_v all_o schirrhosity_n or_o hard_a tumour_n the_o same_o be_v much_o use_v also_o crude_a and_o uncalcine_v be_v reduce_v into_o powder_n for_o the_o king_n evil_a and_o felon_n moreover_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o these_o marcasines_n some_o range_v certain_a stone_n which_o we_o call_v quick_a fire-stone_n and_o of_o all_o other_o they_o be_v most_o ponderous_a these_o be_v most_o necessary_a for_o the_o 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