see_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n it_o have_v devour_v city_n and_o draw_v into_o it_o a_o whole_a tract_n of_o ground_n and_o field_n sea_n coast_n and_o maritime_a region_n most_o of_o all_o other_o feel_v earthquake_n neither_o be_v the_o hilly_a country_n without_o this_o calamity_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o alps_o and_o apennine_a have_v often_o tremble_v in_o the_o autumn_n also_o and_o spring_n there_o happen_v more_o earthquake_n than_o at_o other_o time_n like_v as_o lightning_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o france_n and_o egypt_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o be_v shake_v for_o that_o in_o egypt_n the_o continual_a summer_n and_o in_o france_n the_o hard_a winter_n be_v against_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n earthquake_n be_v more_o rife_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n time_n but_o the_o great_a use_n to_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n towards_o day_n light_n there_o be_v many_o and_o if_o by_o day_n it_o be_v usual_o about_o noon_n they_o fortune_n also_o to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v because_o then_o all_o tempest_n be_v asleep_a and_o lay_v to_o rest_n but_o especial_o when_o after_o much_o rain_n there_o follow_v a_o great_a time_n of_o heat_n or_o after_o heat_n store_n of_o rain_n chap._n lxxxj_o ¶_o sign_n of_o earthquake_n come_v sailor_n also_o have_v a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n thereof_o and_o guess_v not_o doubtful_o at_o it_o namely_o when_o the_o wave_n swell_v sudden_o without_o any_o gale_n of_o wind_n or_o when_o in_o the_o ship_n they_o be_v shocked_a with_o billow_n shake_v under_o they_o then_o be_v the_o thing_n see_v to_o quake_v which_o stand_v in_o the_o ship_n as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o house_n and_o with_o a_o rustle_a noise_n give_v warn_v beforehand_o the_o fowl_n likewise_o of_o the_o air_n sit_v not_o quiet_o without_o fear_n in_o the_o sky_n also_o there_o be_v sign_n thereof_o for_o there_o go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n either_o 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surge_a billow_n be_v it_o that_o be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o do_v all_o the_o mischief_n or_o when_o the_o whole_a motion_n bear_v and_o force_v itself_o to_o one_o side_n these_o quaking_n or_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n give_v over_o when_o the_o wind_n be_v once_o vent_v out_o but_o if_o they_o continue_v still_o than_o they_o cease_v not_o until_o forty_o day_n end_n yea_o and_o many_o time_n it_o be_v long_a ere_o they_o stay_v for_o some_o of_o they_o have_v last_v the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o two_o chap._n lxxxiii_o ¶_o monstrous_a earthquake_n see_v never_o but_o once_o there_o happen_v once_o which_o i_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o tuscans_n learning_n within_o the_o teritorie_n of_o modena_n while_o l._n martius_n and_o s._n julius_n be_v consul_n a_o great_a strange_a wonder_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o two_o hill_n encounter_v together_o charge_v as_o it_o be_v and_o with_o violence_n assault_v one_o another_o yea_o and_o retire_v again_o with_o a_o most_o 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and_o eruile_a vetch_n also_o do_v manure_v and_o fat_v the_o ground_n where_o they_o be_v sow_v neither_o be_v they_o chargeable_a or_o stand_v the_o husbandman_n in_o much_o they_o be_v sow_v with_o one_o tilth_n otherwise_o there_o need_v no_o harrow_n nor_o weed_n there_o be_v require_v no_o muck_n only_o they_o will_v be_v cover_v with_o mould_n and_o the_o clod_n break_v for_o sow_v of_o vetch_n there_o be_v three_o sundry_a time_n first_o about_o the_o set_n of_o the_o star_n arcturus_n that_o by_o the_o month_n of_o december_n it_o may_v get_v a_o good_a head_n for_o to_o be_v eat_v with_o beast_n and_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v that_o be_v sow_v in_o this_o season_n it_o will_v bring_v the_o best_a seed_n for_o say_v it_o be_v eat_v down_o then_o it_o will_v carry_v the_o burden_n nevertheless_o the_o second_o seednesse_n be_v in_o januarie_n the_o last_o in_o march_n and_o be_v then_o put_v into_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v run_v up_o most_o to_o blade_n and_o yield_v the_o 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leaven_n also_o of_o make_v past_a &_o bread_n and_o when_o baker_n be_v first_o know_v at_o rome_n of_o sieve_n serce_n and_o bulter_n and_o of_o sodden_a wheat_n or_o frumentie_n 12._o of_o pulse_n 13._o of_o rape_n and_o navewe_v in_o the_o amiternine_a tract_n 14._o of_o lupin_n 15._o of_o vetch_n and_o ervile_a 16._o of_o fenigreeke_n of_o messelline_n or_o dredgecorne_n of_o mung-corne_n or_o bollimong_n for_o provander_n of_o claver_n or_o three-leafed_a grass_n call_v medica_fw-la and_o of_o another_o trefoil_n name_v cytisus_n 17._o the_o fault_n and_o disease_n in_o corn_n grain_n and_o pulse_n and_o their_o remedy_n what_o corn_n or_o pulse_n ought_v to_o be_v sow_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o ground_n 18._o of_o prodigious_a token_n observe_v in_o corn_n the_o skill_n of_o plough_v the_o ground_n the_o divers_a sort_n of_o culter_n &_o share_n in_o the_o plough_n 19_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n fit_a to_o till_o &_o plough_v the_o ground_n the_o manner_n of_o put_v ox_n in_o the_o yoke_n for_o the_o plough_n 20._o of_o break_v clod_n or_o harrow_n of_o another_o kind_n of_o till_v the_o ear_n or_o second_a tilth_n or_o stir_v the_o ground_n and_o cut_v the_o corn_n 21._o the_o manner_n of_o till_v and_o husband_v land_n 22._o example_n of_o diverse_a ground_n of_o such_o as_o be_v wondrous_a fertile_a of_o a_o vine_n that_o bear_v grape_n twice_o in_o the_o year_n the_o difference_n of_o water_n 23._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o ground_n or_o soil_n of_o compost_n or_o dung_v land_n 24._o the_o goodness_n of_o choice_n seed_n the_o manner_n of_o good_a sow_v how_o much_o seed_n of_o any_o corn_n a_o acre_n will_v take_v to_o be_v well_o sow_v the_o season_n of_o seednesse_n 25._o the_o observation_n of_o the_o star_n for_o their_o apparition_n or_o occultation_n their_o rise_n and_o set_v as_o well_o for_o day_n as_o night_n 26._o a_o recapitulation_n and_o brief_a summarie_n of_o all_o thing_n belong_v to_o husbandry_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o field_n every_o month_n of_o the_o year_n 27._o that_o husbandman_n shall_v not_o so_o much_o regard_v the_o sign_n or_o the_o star_n as_o the_o fit_a season_n of_o the_o time_n for_o seednes_n the_o rise_n or_o fall_n the_o apparition_n or_o occultation_n of_o planet_n observe_v in_o some_o herb_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o star_n 28._o of_o meadow_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v repair_v and_o bring_v into_o hart_n of_o sith-stone_n hook_n sickle_n and_o scythe_n the_o time_n of_o sow_a corn_n and_o what_o fix_a star_n be_v of_o power_n about_o that_o time_n 29._o of_o the_o season_n and_o time_n to_o be_v mark_v as_o well_o in_o summer_n as_o winter_n what_o remedy_n for_o barren_a and_o lean_a ground_n 30._o of_o the_o harvest_n of_o wheat_n of_o chaff_n how_o to_o keep_v corn_n 31._o of_o vintage_n and_o autumn_n and_o the_o constitution_n thereof_o 32._o what_o regard_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o the_o moon_n and_o her_o age_n in_o husbandry_n ture_n 33._o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o wind_n for_o agricul_n 34._o the_o bound_n limit_n bawk_n and_o way_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o cornefield_n 35._o sign_n whereby_o a_o man_n may_v prognosticat_fw-la the_o disposition_n of_o the_o weather_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v contain_v in_o this_o book_n of_o notable_a matter_n story_n and_o observation_n two_o thousand_o and_o six_o hundred_o latin_a author_n allege_v in_o this_o book_n massurius_n sabinus_n cassius_n hemina_n verrius_n flaccus_n l._n piso_n cornelius_n celsus_n turannius_n graccula_n d._n syllanus_n m._n varro_n cato_n censorius_n scrofa_n sarsennae_n both_o father_n and_o son_n domitius_n calvinus_n hyginus_n virgil_n trogus_n ovid_n graecinus_n columella_n tubero_n l._n aruntius_n who_o write_v in_o greek_a of_o astronomy_n and_o caesar_n dictator_n who_o likewise_o write_v of_o the_o same_o argument_n sergius_n paulus_n sabinus_n fabianus_n m._n cicero_n calphurnius_fw-la bassus_n atteius_n capito_n manlius_n sura_n and_o actius_n who_o compile_v a_o book_n call_v praxidica_fw-la foreign_a author_n hesiodus_n theophrastus_n aristotle_n democritus_n k._n hiero_n k._n philometor_n k._n attalus_n k._n archelaus_n archytas_n xenophon_n amphilochus_n of_o athens_n anaxipolis_n of_o thasus_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n apollodorus_n the_o lemnian_a antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocles_n of_o chios_n apollonius_n of_o pergamus_n aristander_n the_o athenian_a bacchius_fw-la the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chaerea_n of_o athens_n chaeristus_fw-la likewise_o the_o athenian_a diodorus_n of_o priene_n dion_n of_o colophon_n epigenes_n of_o rhodes_n evagoras_n the_o thasian_a euphronius_n the_o athenian_a andration_n aeschrio_n and_o lysimachus_n who_o write_v all_o three_o of_o husbandry_n dionysius_n that_o translate_v the_o work_n of_o mago_n and_o diophanes_n who_o draw_v the_o same_o into_o a_o epitome_n thales_n eudoxus_n philippus_n callippus_n dositheus_n permeniscus_fw-la meliton_n criton_n oenopides_n zeno_n euctemon_n harpalus_n hecataeus_n anaximander_n sosigenes_n hipparchus_n aratus_n zoroastres_n and_o archibius_n ¶_o the_o nineteen_o book_n contain_v a_o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o flax_n and_o other_o wonderful_a matter_n chap._n 1._o the_o sow_v of_o line_n seed_n diverse_a kind_n of_o flax_n how_o it_o be_v dress_v of_o naperie_n &_o napkin_n of_o linen_n that_o will_v not_o burn_v nor_o consume_v with_o fire_n and_o when_o curtain_n be_v devise_v at_o rome_n about_o the_o theater_n 2._o the_o nature_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o broom_n call_v sparta_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v use_v first_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v order_v &_o dress_v what_o plant_v both_o spring_n and_o also_o live_v without_o root_n 3._o of_o mysy_n and_o of_o mushroom_n of_o tadstole_n or_o mushroom_n that_o be_v broad_a and_o without_o a_o tail_n call_v pezici_n of_o laserpitium_n and_o magydaris_n of_o maddir_n and_o the_o fuller_n root_n radicula_n i._n sopeweed_n 4._o the_o manner_n of_o dress_v and_o trim_v garden_n also_o the_o order_n and_o due_a place_n of_o other_o plant_n good_a for_o to_o be_v eat_v over_o and_o beside_o corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n &_o shrub_n 5._o the_o nature_n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o the_o story_n of_o many_o plant_n that_o grow_v in_o garden_n 6._o of_o the_o root_n leaf_n flower_n and_o colour_n of_o garden_n herb_n 7._o how_o many_o day_n it_o will_v be_v after_o the_o seed_n of_o herb_n be_v sow_v or_o their_o slip_n set_v ere_o they_o come_v up_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n how_o herb_n be_v to_o be_v sow_v or_o set_v and_o in_o what_o course_n and_o rank_n which_o herb_n be_v but_o one_o of_o a_o kind_n and_o which_o they_o be_v that_o have_v many_o kind_n 8._o the_o nature_n of_o such_o garden_n herb_n as_o be_v good_a for_o the_o pot_n or_o to_o make_v salad_n and_o to_o season_v meat_n withal_o their_o kind_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 46_o with_o their_o story_n &_o description_n 9_o of_o fennell_n and_o hemp_n 10._o the_o disease_n and_o malady_n that_o annoy_v garden_n the_o remedy_n against_o the_o same_o as_o also_o how_o to_o kill_v ant_n caterpillar_n and_o gnat_n 21._o what_o seed_n be_v more_o or_o less_o able_a to_o endure_v any_o hardness_n or_o injury_n and_o which_o they_o be_v that_o salt_n water_n be_v good_a for_o 22._o the_o manner_n of_o water_v garden_n what_o herb_n they_o be_v which_o be_v transplant_v and_o remove_v prove_v the_o better_a and_o final_o the_o juice_n the_o sweet_a savour_n and_o relishnes_n of_o garden-herbe_n in_o sum_n here_o be_v comprise_v memorable_a thing_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o three_o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n actius_n plautus_n m._n varro_n d._n syllanus_n cato_n censorius_n hyginus_n virgil_n mutianus_n celsus_n columella_n calphurnius_fw-la bassus_n manlius_n sura_n sabinus_n tyro_n licinius_n macer_n q._n hirtius_n vibius_n rufus_n cesennius_n who_o write_v sepurica_fw-la i._o a_o treatise_n of_o garden_v castritius_n likewise_o and_o firmius_n who_o both_o twain_o make_v a_o work_n of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o last_v of_o all_o petreius_n foreign_a writer_n herodotus_n theophrastus_n democritus_n aristomachus_n menander_n who_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v brochresta_n i._o of_o thing_n profitable_a for_o our_o life_n and_o diet_n and_o anaxilaus_n ¶_o the_o twenty_o book_n comprise_v medicine_n out_o of_o those_o simple_n which_o be_v set_v and_o sow_v in_o garden_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o wild_a cucumber_n and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o elaterium_fw-la 2._o of_o the_o cucumber_n as_o well_o that_o which_o wand_n r_v &_o grow_v abroad_o call_v anguinum_n as_o that_o of_o the_o garden_n also_o of_o the_o pompion_n 3._o of_o the_o wild_a gourd_n and_o the_o rape_n or_o nave_n 4._o diverse_a sort_n of_o navewe_v of_o the_o wild_a radish_n of_o the_o garden_n radish_n and_o the_o parsnep_n or_o carot_n 5._o of_o staphylinum_fw-la
the_o north_n wind_n also_o bring_v in_o hail_n so_o do_v corus_n the_o south_n wind_n be_v exceed_o hot_a and_o troublous_a withal_o vulturnus_n and_o favonius_n be_v warm_a they_o also_o be_v dry_a than_o the_o east_n and_o general_o all_o wind_n from_o the_o north_n and_o west_n be_v dry_a than_o from_o the_o south_n and_o east_n of_o all_o wind_n the_o northern_a be_v most_o heathfull_a the_o southern_a wind_n be_v noisome_a and_o the_o rather_o when_o it_o be_v dry_a haply_o because_o that_o when_o it_o be_v moist_a it_o be_v the_o cold_a during_o the_o time_n that_o it_o blow_v live_v creature_n be_v think_v to_o be_v less_o hungry_a the_o etesiae_n give_v over_o ordinary_o in_o the_o night_n &_o arise_v at_o the_o three_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n in_o spain_n and_o asia_n they_o blow_v from_o the_o east_n but_o in_o pontus_n from_o the_o north_n in_o other_o quarter_n from_o the_o south_n they_o blow_v also_o after_o the_o midwinter_n when_o they_o be_v call_v orinthiae_fw-la 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abovenamed_a storm_n procella_fw-la do_v nor_o without_o a_o crack_n they_o call_v this_o boisterous_a wind_n turbo_n cast_v down_o and_o overthrow_v all_o that_o be_v next_o it_o the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v more_o hot_a and_o catch_v a_o fire_n as_o it_o rage_v be_v name_v prester_n burn_v and_o withal_o lay_v along_o whatsoever_o it_o touch_v and_o encounter_v chap._n xlix_o ¶_o other_o enormous_a kind_n of_o tempest_n no_o typhon_n come_v from_o the_o north_n ne_o yet_o any_o ecnephias_n with_o snow_n or_o while_o snow_n lie_v on_o the_o ground_n this_o tempestuous_a wind_n if_o when_o it_o break_v the_o cloud_n burn_v light_a withal_o have_v fire_n of_o the_o own_o before_o and_o catch_v it_o not_o afterward_o it_o be_v very_a lightning_n and_o differ_v from_o prester_n as_o the_o flame_n from_o a_o coal_n of_o fire_n again_o prester_n spread_v broad_a with_o a_o flash_n and_o blast_v the_o other_o gather_v round_o with_o forcible_a violence_n typhon_n moreover_o or_o vortex_n 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hill_n and_o likewise_o from_o the_o plain_n of_o arabia_n it_o be_v sea_n also_o about_o ilium_n and_o the_o flat_a of_o teuthrania_n and_o all_o that_o level_v whereas_o the_o river_n maeander_n now_o run_v by_o goodly_a meadow_n chap._n lxxxvi_o ¶_o the_o reason_n of_o island_n that_o new_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n there_o be_v land_n also_o that_o put_v forth_o after_o another_o manner_n and_o all_o at_o once_o show_v on_o a_o sudden_a in_o some_o sea_n as_o if_o nature_n cry_v quittance_n with_o herself_o and_o make_v even_o pay_v one_o for_o another_o namely_o by_o give_v again_o that_o in_o one_o place_n which_o those_o chawne_n and_o gape_a gulf_n take_v away_o in_o another_o chap._n lxxxvij_o ¶_o what_o island_n have_v spring_v up_o and_o when_o those_o famous_a island_n long_o since_o to_o wit_n delos_n and_o rhodes_n be_v record_v to_o have_v grow_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o afterward_o other_o that_o be_v less_o namely_o anaphe_n beyond_o melos_n and_o nea_n 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cape_n of_o the_o syrenes_n chap._n lxxxix_o what_o island_n come_v to_o join_v unto_o the_o main_n again_o she_o have_v take_v island_n from_o the_o sea_n and_o join_v they_o to_o the_o firm_a land_n namely_o antissa_n to_o lesbos_n zephyria_n to_o halicarnassus_n aethusa_n to_o myndus_n dromiscos_n and_o pern_n to_o miletus_n and_o narthecusa_n to_o the_o promontory_n parthenius_n hybanda_n sometime_o a_o isle_n of_o jonia_n be_v now_o distant_a from_o the_o sea_n 200_o stadia_fw-la as_o for_o syrie_n ephesus_n have_v it_o now_o in_o the_o midland_n part_v far_o from_o the_o sea_n so_o magnesia_n neighbour_a to_o it_o have_v derasitas_fw-la and_o sophonia_n as_o for_o epidaurus_n and_o oricum_n they_o be_v no_o more_o island_n at_o this_o day_n chap._n xc_o ¶_o what_o land_n have_v be_v turn_v whole_o into_o sea_n nature_n have_v altogether_o take_v away_o certain_a land_n in_o the_o first_o place_n whereas_o now_o the_o sea_n atlanticum_n be_v be_v sometime_o the_o continent_n for_o a_o mighty_a space_n of_o ground_n as_o plato_n say_v likewise_o in_o our_o mediterranean_a sea_n all_o man_n may_v see_v at_o this_o day_n how_o much_o have_v be_v drown_v up_o to_o wit_n acarnania_n by_o the_o inward_a gulf_n of_o ambracia_n achaia_n within_o that_o of_o corinth_n europe_n and_o asia_n within_o propontis_n and_o pontus_n over_o and_o beside_o the_o sea_n have_v break_v through_o leucas_n antirrhium_n hellespont_n and_o the_o two_o bosphori_n chap._n xci_o what_o land_n have_v swallow_v up_o themselves_o and_o now_o to_o pass_v over_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o lake_n the_o very_a earth_n have_v devour_v and_o bury_v herself_o to_o wit_n that_o most_o high_a hill_n cybotus_fw-la with_o the_o town_n curite_n sipylus_n in_o magnesia_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n before_o time_n the_o most_o noble_a city_n call_v tantalus_n the_o territory_n of_o galanis_n and_o gamale_n in_o phoenicia_n together_o with_o the_o very_a city_n phogium_fw-la also_o a_o pass_a high_a hill_n in_o ethiopia_n as_o if_o the_o very_a strand_n and_o continent_n be_v not_o to_o be_v trust_v but_o they_o also_o must_v work_v hurt_v and_o mischief_n chap._n xcii_o ¶_o what_o city_n have_v be_v drown_v with_o the_o sea_n the_o sea_n pontus_n have_v overwhelm_v pyrrha_n and_o antyssa_n about_o maeotis_n elice_n and_o bura_n in_o the_o gulf_n of_o corinth_n whereof_o the_o mark_n and_o token_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o deep_a out_o of_o the_o island_n cea_n more_o than_o 30_o mile_n of_o ground_n be_v lose_v sudden_o at_o once_o with_o many_o man_n in_o sicily_n also_o the_o sea_n come_v in_o and_o bare_a away_o half_a the_o city_n thindaris_n and_o all_o that_o italy_n nurse_v between_o it_o and_o sicily_n the_o like_v it_o do_v in_o boeotia_n and_o eleusina_n chap._n xciii_o ¶_o of_o the_o strange_a wonder_n of_o the_o land_n for_o let_v we_o speak_v no_o more_o of_o earthquake_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o of_o that_o kind_n as_o of_o grave_n and_o sepulcher_n of_o city_n bury_v and_o extant_a to_o be_v see_v but_o discourse_v we_o rather_o of_o the_o wonder_n than_o the_o mischief_n wrought_v by_o nature_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o sure_o the_o story_n of_o celestial_a thing_n be_v not_o more_o hard_a to_o be_v declare_v the_o wèalth_n be_v such_o of_o metal_n and_o mine_n in_o such_o variety_n so_o rich_a so_o fruitful_a rise_v still_o one_o under_o another_o for_o so_o many_o age_n notwithstanding_o daily_o there_o be_v so_o much_o waste_v and_o consume_v throughout_o the_o world_n with_o fire_n ruin_n shipwreck_n war_n and_o fraudulent_a practice_n yea_o and_o so_o much_o spend_v in_o riot_n and_o superfluous_a vanity_n that_o it_o be_v infinite_a yet_o see_v how_o many_o sort_n of_o gem_n there_o be_v still_o so_o paint_v and_o set_v out_o with_o colour_n in_o precious_a stone_n what_o variety_n of_o sundry_a colour_n and_o how_o bespot_v be_v they_o and_o among_o they_o behold_v the_o brightness_n and_o white_a hue_n of_o some_o exclude_v 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many_o as_o enter_v die_v present_o after_o the_o like_a manner_n at_o hierapolis_n in_o asia_n there_o be_v another_o such_o hurt_v all_o that_o come_v to_o it_o except_o the_o priest_n of_o cybele_n the_o great_a mother_n of_o the_o god_n in_o other_o place_n there_o be_v also_o cave_n and_o hole_n of_o a_o prophetical_a power_n by_o the_o exhalation_n of_o which_o man_n be_v intoxicate_a and_o as_o it_o be_v drunken_a and_o so_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v as_o at_o delphi_n that_o most_o renown_a oracle_n in_o all_o which_o thing_n what_o other_o reason_n can_v any_o mortal_a man_n make_v than_o the_o divine_a power_n of_o nature_n diffuse_v and_o spread_v through_o all_o which_o break_v forth_o at_o time_n in_o sundry_a sort_n chap._n xciv_o ¶_o of_o certain_a land_n that_o always_o quake_v some_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v
which_o give_v the_o name_n unto_o that_o city_n howbeit_o the_o persian_n cause_v this_o hypparenum_fw-la to_o be_v dismantle_v and_o the_o wall_n thereof_o to_o be_v demolish_v there_o be_v also_o in_o this_o tract_n the_o orchenes_n towards_o the_o south_n from_o whence_o be_v come_v a_o three_o sort_n of_o the_o chaldaean_n call_v orcheni_n be_v past_o this_o region_n you_o meet_v with_o the_o notite_n orthophant_n and_o graeciophant_n nearchus_n and_o onesicratus_n who_o register_v the_o voyage_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a into_o india_n report_n that_o from_o the_o persian_a sea_n to_o the_o city_n babylon_n by_o the_o river_n euphrates_n be_v 412_o mile_n but_o the_o late_a and_o modern_a writer_n do_v count_v from_o seleucia_n to_o the_o persian_a gulf_n 490_o mile_n k._n juba_n write_v that_o from_o babylon_n to_o charax_n be_v 175_o mile_n some_o affirm_v moreover_o that_o beyond_o babylon_n the_o river_n euphrates_n do_v maintain_v one_o entire_a course_n and_o keep_v one_o channel_n 87_o mile_n before_o he_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a branch_n here_o and_o there_o for_o to_o water_v the_o country_n and_o that_o he_o hold_v on_o his_o course_n from_o his_o head_n to_o the_o sea_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 1200_o mile_n this_o variety_n of_o author_n as_o touch_v the_o measure_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o a_o man_n may_v not_o so_o well_o resolve_v and_o conclude_v thereof_o consider_v that_o even_o the_o very_a persian_n agree_v not_o about_o the_o dimension_n of_o their_o scene_n and_o paraâ—…anges_n but_o have_v diverse_a measure_n of_o they_o whereas_o the_o river_n euphrates_n give_v over_o his_o own_o channel_n which_o for_o the_o breadth_n thereof_o be_v a_o sufficient_a munition_n to_o itself_o and_o begin_v to_o part_v into_o diverse_a branch_n which_o it_o do_v about_o the_o march_n &_o confine_n of_o charax_n in_o all_o the_o tract_n near_o adjoin_v great_a danger_n there_o be_v of_o the_o attalae_fw-la a_o thievish_a nation_n among_o the_o arabian_n who_o present_o set_v upon_o all_o passenger_n come_v and_o go_v to_o and_o fro_o when_o you_o be_v pass_v this_o infamous_a and_o suspect_a region_n you_o shall_v enter_v into_o the_o country_n of_o the_o schenite_n as_o for_o the_o arabian_n which_o be_v call_v nomades_n they_o occupy_v all_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o river_n euphrates_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o desert_n of_o syria_n from_o the_o which_o place_n we_o have_v say_v that_o he_o turn_v and_o take_v his_o way_n into_o the_o south_n abandon_v the_o desert_n of_o palmyrene_n to_o conclude_v from_o the_o beginning_n and_o head_n of_o mesopotamia_n it_o be_v count_v to_o seleucia_n if_o you_o pass_v upon_o the_o river_n euphrates_n 1125_o mile_n and_o from_o the_o red_a sea_n if_o you_o go_v by_o the_o river_n tigris_n 320_o mile_n from_o zeugma_n 527_o mile_n and_o to_o zeugma_n from_o seleucia_n in_o syria_n upon_o the_o coast_n of_o our_o sea_n be_v reckon_v 175_o mile_n this_o be_v the_o very_a true_a 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die_v chap._n vii_o ¶_o sundry_a sort_n of_o corn_n and_o their_o several_a nature_n now_o that_o we_o have_v thus_o show_v the_o way_n how_o to_o prepare_v a_o field_n for_o to_o bear_v corn_n it_o remaimain_v to_o declare_v the_o nature_n of_o corn_n and_o to_o speak_v general_o of_o all_o grain_n there_o be_v two_o principal_a kind_n thereof_o to_o wit_n first_o fourment_n contain_v under_o it_o wheat_n and_o barley_n and_o such_o like_a second_o pulse_n comprise_v bean_n pease_n chiche_n etc._n etc._n the_o difference_n observe_v both_o in_o the_o one_o sort_n and_o the_o other_o be_v so_o evident_a and_o plain_a that_o needless_a it_o be_v for_o i_o to_o use_v any_o word_n thereof_o and_o as_o for_o the_o former_a kind_n call_v fourment_n it_o be_v divide_v also_o into_o sundry_a sort_n according_a to_o the_o several_a season_n wherein_o they_o be_v sow_v first_o there_o be_v the_o winter_n corn_n which_o â—…eing_v sow_v about_o the_o set_n of_o the_o star_n virgilia_n i._o in_o 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fourmenty_n be_v make_v but_o wheat_n barley_n bean_n navew_n turnip_n and_o rape_n they_o hold_v for_o sementina_fw-la i._o to_o be_v sow_v at_o the_o proper_a and_o timely_a season_n of_o seed_n 〈◊〉_d in_o autumn_n in_o that_o kind_n of_o corn_n which_o comprehend_v wheat_n there_o be_v to_o be_v reckon_v that_o grain_n which_o serve_v for_o provender_n and_o forage_n and_o be_v sow_v for_o beast_n &_o namely_o that_o which_o they_o call_v dredge_n or_o ballimong_v likewise_o in_o the_o other_o kind_n to_o wit_n of_o pulse_n the_o vetch_n be_v comprise_v but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a indifferent_o both_o for_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v the_o lupine_n all_o sort_n of_o pulse_n call_v in_o latin_a legumina_fw-la unless_o it_o be_v the_o bean_n have_v but_o one_o root_n apiece_o and_o such_o be_v as_o hard_a as_o wood_n and_o full_a of_o shoot_n and_o those_o divide_v into_o fork_a branch_n and_o the_o root_n of_o the_o cich_a pease_n run_v deep_a into_o the_o ground_n but_o all_o other_o corn_n under_o the_o name_n of_o frumentâ—…_n have_v many_o small_a fillet_n or_o string_n appendant_a to_o the_o root_n &_o otherwise_o branch_n not_o as_o for_o barley_n 〈◊〉_d chit_v and_o begin_v to_o show_v within_o 7_o day_n after_o it_o be_v first_o swoon_n all_o sort_n of_o pulse_n appear_v above_o ground_n by_o the_o four_o day_n or_o the_o five_o at_o the_o utmost_a and_o yet_o bean_n ordinary_o do_v lie_v in_o the_o ground_n 15_o or_o 20_o day_n howsoever_o in_o egypt_n all_o pulse_n come_v up_o by_o the_o three_o day_n in_o barlâ—…y_n one_o end_n of_o the_o seed_n run_v to_o root_v downward_o and_o the_o other_o into_o blade_n and_o that_o winter_n bloom_v first_o now_o
only_o of_o it_o now_o the_o best_a ptisana_fw-la or_o husked_a barley_n be_v that_o which_o come_v from_o utica_n as_o for_o that_o which_o we_o have_v from_o egypt_n it_o be_v make_v of_o the_o flat_a barley_n which_o grow_v upon_o the_o ear_n in_o two_o rank_n or_o side_n only_o turannius_n say_v that_o in_o the_o realm_n of_o granade_n andalusia_n and_o africa_n the_o barley_n whereof_o the_o say_v ptisane_n be_v make_v be_v smooth_a and_o naked_a in_o the_o ear_n without_o eile_n or_o beard_n at_o all_o he_o also_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o rice_n and_o the_o grain_n olyra_n be_v all_o one_o the_o manner_n of_o prepare_v husked_a barley_n and_o make_v ptisana_fw-la be_v so_o common_o know_v that_o i_o need_v not_o to_o say_v a_o word_n thereof_o as_o for_o tragum_n it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ptisane_n make_v of_o wheat_n after_o the_o same_o order_n that_o the_o former_a of_o barley_n howbeit_o there_o be_v none_o of_o it_o to_o be_v find_v but_o in_o egypt_n and_o campaine_n touch_v starchfloure_n call_v amylum_fw-la it_o may_v be_v make_v of_o all_o kind_n of_o wheat_n and_o of_o the_o fine_a corn_n siligo_fw-la i._o winter_n wheat_n but_o the_o principal_n be_v that_o which_o they_o make_v of_o the_o three-month_n or_o summer_n wheat_n we_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o island_n chios_n for_o the_o invention_n of_o starch_n and_o even_o at_o this_o day_n the_o very_a best_o be_v that_o which_o come_v from_o thence_o call_v it_o be_v in_o greek_a amylum_fw-la because_o it_o never_o come_v into_o the_o mill_n nor_o be_v ground_n upon_o stone_n the_o next_o to_o it_o in_o goodness_n be_v make_v of_o a_o certain_a summer_n wheat_n that_o be_v nothing_o ponderous_a and_o weighty_a the_o way_n to_o make_v it_o be_v to_o steep_v the_o wheat_n winhin_fw-mi certain_a cooperie_n vessel_n make_v of_o wood_n in_o fresh_a water_n so_o much_o as_o will_v cover_v it_o well_o but_o it_o will_v not_o be_v forget_v that_o the_o water_n must_v be_v change_v five_o time_n in_o a_o day_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o serve_v also_o in_o the_o night_n it_o will_v be_v the_o better_a to_o that_o end_n that_o be_v thus_o soak_v and_o soften_v it_o may_v be_v well_o mix_v and_o incorporate_v yea_o and_o resolve_v as_o it_o be_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o past_a before_o that_o it_o become_v sour_a and_o bitter_a this_o be_v do_v it_o must_v be_v lay_v to_o dry_a either_o upon_o linen_n clothes_n or_o else_o in_o twiggen_a panier_n that_o the_o liquor_n which_o be_v therein_o may_v drain_v away_o afterward_o upon_o tile_n besmear_v over_o with_o some_o leaven_n it_o be_v pour_v forth_o to_o take_v the_o sun_n to_o dry_a and_o harden_v against_o it_o after_o the_o chian_a starch_n that_o of_o candie_n be_v most_o esteem_a and_o like_v of_o and_o last_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n the_o good_a starch_n outht_v to_o be_v light_n smooth_a and_o even_o and_o withal_o fresh_a make_v for_o those_o property_n have_v cato_n set_v down_o already_o to_o return_v again_o unto_o our_o barley_n the_o meal_n thereof_o be_v of_o great_a use_n here_o with_o we_o in_o physic_n and_o that_o which_o more_o be_v a_o strange_a effect_n it_o work_v in_o horse_n ass_n and_o such_o like_a labour_a beast_n for_o take_v barley_n when_o it_o be_v dry_v and_o harden_v at_o the_o fire_n grind_v it_o to_o meal_n reduce_v it_o into_o a_o paste_n and_o make_v thereof_o gobbet_n let_v these_o be_v put_v down_o by_o a_o man_n hand_n into_o their_o belly_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o cram_v pullen_n and_o you_o shall_v soon_o see_v that_o this_o food_n and_o manner_n of_o feed_v shall_v make_v the_o beast_n more_o strong_a and_o lusty_a and_o their_o flesh_n more_o fast_o and_o compact_a as_o for_o barley_n ear_n some_o there_o be_v which_o have_v but_o two_o rank_n or_o rue_v other_o again_o have_v more_o even_o to_o the_o number_n of_o six_o in_o the_o very_a grain_n also_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n for_o there_o be_v many_o of_o they_o long_o than_o other_o light_a short_a round_a white_a black_a and_o last_o of_o all_o incline_v to_o a_o red_a or_o purple_a colour_n this_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o all_o other_o for_o to_o make_v dry_a grout_n or_o polenta_fw-la and_o as_o for_o the_o white_a it_o be_v best_o for_o that_o purpose_n but_o will_v not_o abide_v any_o tempestuous_a or_o hard_a weather_n and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n of_o all_o corn_n barley_n be_v the_o soft_a and_o tender_a and_o will_v least_o endure_v any_o hardness_n it_o will_v not_o be_v sow_v but_o in_o a_o dry_a and_o fine_a ground_n lay_v light_n and_o bring_v into_o temper_n howbeit_o good_a it_o must_v be_v and_o well_o in_o heart_n the_o chaff_n and_o pug_n that_o come_v of_o barley_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v as_o good_a as_o the_o best_a but_o for_o straw_n it_o have_v no_o fellow_n especial_o to_o make_v litter_n of_o moreover_o in_o this_o regard_n barley_n of_o all_o other_o grain_n be_v least_o subject_n unto_o blast_v for_o light_o it_o be_v cut_v down_o before_o wheat_n be_v mieldeaw_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o the_o wise_a sort_n of_o husbandman_n in_o the_o country_n sow_v no_o more_o wheat_n than_o will_v serve_v for_o the_o provision_n of_o their_o house_n only_o furthermore_o they_o say_v that_o barley_n be_v sow_v with_o the_o rake_n namely_o when_o the_o mould_n light_o cover_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o come_v up_o soon_a and_o bring_v most_o increase_n and_o plenty_n that_o which_o be_v gather_v at_o carthage_n in_o spain_n within_o the_o month_n of_o april_n be_v sow_v the_o very_a same_o month_n in_o celtiberia_n so_o as_o in_o one_o year_n it_o yield_v two_o crop_n it_o be_v no_o soon_o ripe_a but_o they_o make_v great_a haste_n to_o cut_v it_o down_o and_o to_o inn_n it_o than_o any_o other_o corn_n for_o the_o straw_n be_v very_o brittle_a and_o the_o husk_n which_o contain_v the_o grain_n be_v as_o thin_a and_o small_a to_o conclude_v it_o be_v think_v to_o yield_v the_o better_a groat_n if_o it_o be_v take_v while_o it_o be_v somewhat_o green_a rather_o than_o if_o it_o shall_v have_v the_o full_a ripeness_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o that_o all_o kind_n of_o wheat_n or_o fourmenty_n cornegrow_v not_o indifferent_o in_o every_o place_n also_o of_o other_o sort_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o levant_n or_o east_n country_n you_o shall_v not_o find_v in_o all_o place_n the_o same_o kind_n of_o wheat_n and_o where_o you_o meet_v with_o the_o very_a same_o yet_o they_o bear_v not_o one_o name_n but_o have_v sundry_a appellation_n the_o red_a beard_a wheat_n name_v in_o latin_a farneze_n and_o which_o in_o old_a time_n they_o call_v adoreum_fw-la the_o winter_n wheat_n siligo_fw-la and_o the_o ordinary_a white_a fourmentie_n wheat_n triticum_fw-la be_v the_o common_a of_o all_o other_o and_o indeed_o these_o grow_v all_o in_o most_o country_n as_o for_o arinca_n it_o love_v gaul_n best_o and_o that_o be_v the_o native_a and_o proper_a country_n for_o it_o howbeit_o there_o be_v plenty_n thereof_o in_o italy_n also_o as_o for_o zea_n olyra_n and_o typhe_n there_o be_v sundry_a sort_n of_o wheat_n and_o rye_n peculiar_a and_o appropriate_a to_o egypt_n syria_n silicia_n asia_n and_o greece_n the_o egyptian_n make_v of_o their_o wheat_n a_o kind_n of_o flower_n or_o sift_v meal_n but_o nothing_o comparable_a to_o the_o italian_a they_o that_o use_v zea_n or_o spelt_n have_v not_o the_o fine_a red_a wheat_n far._n and_o yet_o we_o be_v store_v therewith_o in_o italy_n and_o most_o of_o all_o in_o campain_n where_o it_o be_v call_v by_o the_o general_a name_n of_o seed_n which_o name_n no_o doubt_n be_v give_v unto_o it_o for_o excellency_n and_o singularity_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v anon_o more_o at_o large_a this_o be_v the_o very_a grain_n for_o which_o homer_n the_o poet_n call_v the_o earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o yield_v the_o corn_n zea_n and_o not_o because_o she_o give_v life_n to_o all_o live_a creature_n as_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o that_o epithet_n thereof_o be_v make_v also_o a_o kind_n of_o starch_n but_o grosser_n than_o the_o former_a whereof_o we_o speak_v before_o for_o no_o difference_n be_v there_o else_o of_o all_o kind_n of_o wheat_n far_o which_o be_v take_v for_o the_o red_a beard_a wheat_n be_v most_o hardy_a and_o best_a resist_v winter_n cold_a it_o will_v well_o abide_v the_o cold_a soil_n that_o be_v and_o that_o which_o be_v least_o labour_a and_o till_v it_o may_v endure_v also_o hot_a and_o dry_a place_n it_o yield_v the_o first_o food_n and_o meat_n to_o our_o ancient_a forefather_n in_o latium_n as_o may_v aâ—…peare_v by_o this_o good_a argument_n that_o public_a present_n and_o reward_n by_o way_n of_o
be_v make_v of_o zea_n than_o of_o wheat_n and_o call_v it_o be_v granum_fw-la or_o granatum_fw-la although_o in_o alica_n that_o be_v count_v a_o fault_n to_o conclude_v they_o that_o will_v not_o use_v chalk_n do_v blanch_v and_o make_v their_o frumentie_n white_a by_o seethe_a milk_n with_o it_o and_o mingle_v all_o together_o chap._n xii_o ¶_o of_o pulse_n it_o follow_v now_o to_o write_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o pulse_n among_o which_o bean_n do_v challenge_v the_o first_o rank_n and_o principal_a place_n for_o thereof_o man_n have_v assay_v to_o make_v bread_n the_o meal_n of_o bean_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a lomentum_n there_o be_v not_o a_o pulse_n weigh_v more_o than_o it_o and_o beane_n meal_n make_v every_o thing_n heavy_a wherein_o it_o be_v now_o adays_o they_o use_v to_o sell_v it_o for_o provender_n to_o feed_v horse_n and_o indeed_o beanes_n be_v dress_v and_o use_v many_o way_n not_o only_o to_o serve_v all_o kind_n of_o fourfooted_a beast_n but_o also_o for_o man_n especial_o for_o in_o most_o country_n it_o be_v mingle_v with_o frumentiâ—…_n corn_n and_o namely_o with_o panic_n most_o of_o all_o whole_a and_o entire_a as_o it_o be_v but_o the_o more_o delicate_a and_o dainty_a way_n be_v to_o break_v and_o bruise_v it_o first_o moreover_o by_o ancient_a rite_n and_o religious_a ceremony_n at_o the_o solemn_a sacrifice_n call_v fabraria_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o offer_v unto_o certain_a god_n and_o goddess_n bean_n cake_n this_o be_v take_v for_o a_o strong_a food_n be_v eat_v with_o a_o thick_a grewel_n or_o pottage_n howbeit_o man_n think_v that_o it_o dull_v a_o man_n sense_n and_o understanding_n yea_o and_o cause_v troublesome_a dream_n in_o the_o night_n in_o regard_n of_o which_o inconvenience_n pythagoras_n express_o forbid_v to_o eat_v bean_n but_o as_o some_o have_v think_v and_o teach_v it_o be_v because_o folk_n imagine_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o such_o as_o be_v depart_v have_v residence_n therein_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n also_o that_o they_o be_v ordinary_o use_v and_o eat_v at_o the_o funeral_n and_o obsequy_n of_o the_o dead_a varro_z also_o affirm_v that_o the_o great_a priest_n or_o sacrificer_n call_v the_o flamine_fw-la abstain_v from_o bean_n both_o in_o those_o respect_v aforesaid_a as_o also_o for_o that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o flower_n thereof_o certain_a letter_n or_o character_n that_o shewheavines_n and_o sign_n of_o death_n further_o there_o be_v observe_v in_o old_a time_n a_o religious_a ceremony_n in_o beanes_n for_o when_o they_o have_v sow_v their_o ground_n their_o manner_n be_v of_o all_o other_o corn_n to_o bring_v back_o with_o they_o out_o of_o the_o field_n some_o bean_n for_o good_a luck_n sake_n presage_v thereby_o that_o their_o corn_n will_v return_v home_o again_o unto_o they_o and_o these_o bean_n thereupon_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a refrivae_fw-la or_o referivae_fw-la likewise_o in_o all_o port-sale_n it_o be_v think_v that_o if_o beanes_n be_v intermingle_v with_o the_o good_n offer_v to_o be_v sell_v they_o will_v be_v lucky_a and_o gainful_a to_o the_o seller_n this_o be_v cerataine_a that_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o only_a will_v be_v full_a and_o sound_a when_o the_o moon_n be_v crescent_a notwithstanding_o it_o be_v gnaw_v and_o half_o eat_v with_o some_o thing_n before_o set_a they_o over_o the_o fire_n in_o a_o pan_n with_o sea_n water_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v saltish_a they_o will_v neverbe_n thorough_o sod_v they_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v before_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o star_n vergiliae_fw-la i._o the_o brood-hen_n the_o first_o of_o all_o other_o pulse_n because_o they_o may_v take_v root_n betimes_o and_o prevent_v the_o winter_n and_o yet_o 1._o virgil_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o spring_n like_v as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o piedmont_n and_o lombardie_n all_o about_o the_o river_n po._n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o good_a husbandman_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n that_o the_o stalk_n or_o straw_n of_o bean_n sow_v early_o or_o set_v betimes_o be_v better_o than_o the_o very_a fruit_n itself_o which_o have_v have_v but_o oat_n three_o month_n be_v in_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o cod_n and_o stalk_n only_o of_o bean_n be_v pass_v good_a fodder_n and_o forage_n for_o cattle_n beanes_n when_o they_o be_v bloum_v and_o in_o their_o flower_n desire_v most_o of_o all_o to_o be_v refresh_v with_o good_a store_n of_o rain_n but_o after_o they_o have_v do_v flower_a they_o care_v for_o little_a the_o sow_v of_o this_o pulse_n in_o any_o ground_n be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o muck_n unto_o it_o for_o it_o enrich_v it_o mighty_o and_o therefore_o towards_o macedon_n and_o about_o thessaly_n the_o manner_n be_v when_o bean_n begin_v to_o blossom_n for_o to_o turn_v they_o into_o the_o ground_n with_o the_o plough_n bean_n come_v up_o and_o grow_v in_o most_o place_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n without_o sow_v and_o 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it_o dry_v branch_n after_o branch_n until_o at_o length_n it_o will_v crumble_v like_o dust_n or_o powder_n and_o then_o be_v it_o good_a for_o nothing_o as_o touch_v cytisus_n i._o the_o shrub_n trifolie_n which_o be_v a_o singular_a kind_n of_o pasturage_n &_o pass_v all_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v write_v at_o full_a in_o my_o discourse_n of_o shrub_n for_o now_o at_o this_o present_a i_o be_o to_o prosecure_v and_o go_v through_o the_o treatise_n of_o other_o sort_n of_o corn_n and_o their_o nature_n if_o i_o have_v once_o write_v somewhat_o in_o one_o part_n thereof_o as_o touch_v the_o accident_n and_o imperfection_n that_o happen_v among_o they_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o the_o fault_n incident_a to_o corn_n and_o their_o remedy_n also_o what_o corn_n be_v respective_a to_o this_o or_o that_o soil_n for_o to_o be_v sow_v therein_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a defect_n observe_v in_o bread-corne_n and_o wheat_n especial_o be_v when_o it_o do_v degenerate_a and_o turn_v into_o oat_n 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of_o the_o ground_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o pour_v mead_n or_o honey_a water_n round_o about_o the_o root_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o grow_v have_v beforehand_o draw_v a_o threefold_a circle_n with_o a_o sword_n point_n as_o it_o be_v to_o curry_v favour_n with_o the_o earth_n &_o make_v some_o satisfaction_n for_o break_v it_o up_o and_o rob_v she_o of_o so_o noble_a a_o plant_n and_o no_o soon_o be_v it_o forth_o of_o the_o ground_n but_o present_o they_o hold_v it_o up_o alost_a towards_o heaven_n this_o root_n be_v of_o a_o fervent_a &_o caustick_a nature_n for_o in_o the_o very_a handle_n it_o raise_v pimple_n and_o blister_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o bourn_n upon_o their_o hand_n that_o gather_v it_o another_o ceremony_n also_o they_o have_v in_o gather_v thereof_o for_o none_o must_v come_v about_o this_o work_n but_o such_o as_o have_v live_v chaste_a and_o not_o touch_v a_o woman_n this_o i_o say_v above_o all_o be_v observe_v most_o precise_o this_o root_n above_o all_o 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plait_v and_o press_v flat_a to_o the_o root_n with_o one_o hand_n and_o in_o one_o word_n resemble_v a_o very_a thick_a tuft_n of_o grass_n by_o itself_o this_o herb_n grow_v in_o austria_n and_o hungary_n also_o among_o the_o morici_n and_o the_o alps_o on_o the_o sun_n side_n as_o for_o that_o which_o come_v up_o about_o the_o city_n eporrhedia_n it_o be_v so_o pleasant_a and_o odoriferous_a that_o there_o be_v as_o much_o seek_n after_o it_o as_o if_o it_o be_v some_o precious_a mettle_n and_o it_o yield_v a_o revenue_n to_o the_o city_n no_o less_o than_o some_o mettle_n i_o and_o in_o very_a truth_n a_o singular_a herb_n it_o be_v in_o a_o wardrobe_n to_o lie_v among_o good_a clothes_n for_o to_o get_v they_o a_o most_o pleasant_a and_o commendable_a smell_n another_o plant_n there_o be_v which_o the_o greek_n use_v likewise_o in_o their_o wardrobe_n call_v polium_fw-la this_o herb_n musaeus_n and_o hesiodus_n the_o poet_n extol_v and_o set_v out_o to_o the_o high_a degree_n for_o they_o report_v that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o all_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v employ_v about_o but_o principal_o that_o it_o avail_v much_o to_o win_v man_n fame_n renown_n promotion_n and_o dignity_n over_o and_o above_o which_o virtue_n miraculous_a it_o be_v if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o they_o say_v fault_n that_o the_o leave_v thereof_o in_o the_o morning_n seem_v white_a about_o noon_n purple_a and_o at_o the_o sunsetting_a blue_a two_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o one_o grow_v in_o the_o plain_n &_o champain_n ground_n and_o be_v the_o great_a another_o in_o the_o wood_n and_o be_v the_o less_o some_o call_v it_o teuthrion_n the_o leave_v resemble_v the_o gray_a hair_n of_o a_o old_a man_n spring_v direct_o from_o the_o
case_n as_o most_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o fever_n follow_v upon_o such_o accident_n than_o the_o patient_n must_v drink_v it_o with_o water_n a_o special_a and_o effectual_a property_n it_o have_v against_o certain_a land-snake_n call_v chersydri_fw-la and_o venomous_a toad_n if_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v to_o the_o sore_a but_o heraclides_fw-la the_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o goose_n it_o be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o all_o other_o against_o the_o toxica_fw-la and_o aconita_fw-la but_o whereas_o other_o do_v boil_v it_o in_o sheer_a water_n against_o the_o poison_n toxica_fw-la appollodorus_n will_v have_v a_o frog_n sodden_a withal_o the_o herb_n itself_o be_v of_o substance_n hard_o branch_a much_a full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o prick_n a_o stem_n or_o stalk_v it_o carry_v part_v by_o knot_n and_o joint_n a_o cubit_n high_a &_o somewhat_o more_o moreover_o as_o there_o be_v white_a ere_a so_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o it_o black_a the_o root_n be_v odoriferous_a eryngion_n very_o come_v up_o ordinary_o of_o seed_n and_o by_o set_v but_o it_o grow_v also_o in_o rough_a and_o stony_a place_n of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o which_o we_o see_v along_o the_o sea_n shore_n be_v hard_a and_o black_a than_o the_o rest_n leave_a also_o like_o common_a ache_n or_o perse_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o herb_n or_o thistle_n common_o call_v centum-capita_n i._n the_o hundred_o head_n as_o for_o the_o white_a ere_a our_o countryman_n call_v it_o in_o latin_a centumcapita_a but_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n and_o effect_n and_o the_o greek_n very_o make_v their_o ordinary_a meat_n as_o well_o of_o their_o stalk_n as_o root_n both_o way_n to_o wit_n either_o raw_a or_o boil_a as_o they_o list_v certes_o there_o be_v wonder_n report_v of_o this_o herb_n namely_o that_o the_o root_n of_o this_o white_a eryngion_n which_o be_v very_o geason_a and_o hard_a to_o be_v find_v resemble_v one_o while_o the_o male_a sex_n and_o otherwhiles_o the_o female_a of_o our_o kind_n but_o if_o it_o chance_v that_o a_o man_n do_v meet_v with_o that_o eryngion_n which_o be_v like_a to_o that_o member_n which_o distinguish_v he_o from_o a_o woman_n he_o shall_v be_v very_o amiable_a and_o belove_a of_o woman_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n man_n say_v that_o lady_n sapph_n be_v so_o enamour_v on_o the_o young_a knight_n phao_n of_o lesbos_n and_o very_o as_o touch_v this_o herb_n not_o only_o the_o magician_n but_o the_o disciple_n also_o and_o follower_n of_o pythagoras_n tell_v we_o many_o vain_a and_o foolish_a tale_n but_o to_o come_v indeed_o to_o the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o physic_n over_o and_o beside_o those_o virtue_n and_o property_n which_o i_o have_v relate_v already_o good_a it_o be_v to_o resolve_v ventosity_n it_o ease_v the_o gripe_n and_o wring_v in_o the_o belly_n it_o cure_v the_o disease_n and_o debility_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o help_v the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n for_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a take_v in_o honey_a water_n and_o for_o the_o spleen_n in_o vinegar_n &_o water_n together_o also_o drink_v in_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o kidney_n the_o strangury_n the_o cramp_n or_o crick_n that_o pull_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n backward_o for_o other_o spasme_n also_o and_o convulsion_n for_o the_o loin_n the_o dropsy_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n sovereign_a it_o be_v moreover_o for_o woman_n monthly_a fleures_fw-mi whether_o they_o do_v stay_v upon_o they_o or_o contrariwise_o run_v excessive_o from_o they_o and_o in_o one_o word_n it_o cure_v all_o the_o accident_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o offensive_a thing_n stick_v within_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o salt_n lard_n or_o hog_n grease_n and_o so_o incorporat_a into_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o swell_a kernel_n within_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o flat_a bile_n and_o botch_n it_o rejoin_v also_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o bone_n &_o final_o souder_v and_o knit_v break_a bone_n or_o fracture_n take_a before_o a_o man_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v it_o preserve_v he_o from_o surfeit_n or_o drunkenness_n and_o bind_v the_o belly_n some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o little_a before_o the_o summer-solstice_n say_v moreover_o that_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o rain_n water_n it_o help_v all_o the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o by_o their_o report_n if_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o cure_v the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquorice_n some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v acanus_n for_o a_o kind_n of_o eryngium_n and_o they_o describe_v it_o to_o be_v a_o low_a herb_n and_o yet_o grow_v broad_a and_o large_a full_a of_o prick_v and_o thorn_n and_o those_o likewise_o big_a than_o ordinary_a be_v apply_v outward_o wonderful_a effectual_a it_o be_v by_o their_o say_n to_o staunch_v blood_n other_o there_o be_v who_o have_v think_v ere_v and_o liquorice_n to_o be_v all_o one_o but_o they_o be_v deceive_v howbeit_o for_o some_o resemblance_n that_o be_v between_o they_o i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o set_v down_o the_o description_n thereof_o immediate_o after_o these_o erynge_n doubtless_o this_o liquorice_n also_o be_v to_o be_v count_v among_o these_o thorny_a plant_n for_o that_o the_o leaf_n stand_v tree_n prick_v up_o sharp_a point_a the_o same_o be_v fatty_a and_o in_o handle_v gummy_a and_o gluey_a it_o put_v forth_o many_o branch_n and_o those_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o carry_v a_o flower_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o bear_v fruit_n resemble_v ball_n of_o the_o bigness_n of_o 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still_o and_o bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o in_o the_o realm_n ariana_n there_o be_v find_v the_o herb_n arianis_n of_o the_o colour_n of_o fire_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n use_v to_o gather_v it_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o sign_n leo_n and_o they_o affirm_v that_o if_o it_o do_v but_o touch_v any_o wood_n besmear_v and_o rub_v over_o with_o oil_n it_o will_v set_v the_o same_o a_o burn_n on_o a_o light_a fire_n what_o shall_v i_o write_v of_o the_o plant_n therionarca_n which_o whensoever_o it_o begin_v to_o come_v up_o and_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n all_o the_o wild_a beast_n will_v lie_v benumb_v and_o as_o it_o be_v dead_a neither_o can_v they_o be_v raise_v or_o recover_v again_o until_o they_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o the_o urine_n of_o hyaena_fw-la the_o herb_n aethiopis_n by_o his_o report_n grow_v in_o meroe_n for_o which_o cause_n it_o be_v call_v also_o merois_fw-mi in_o leaf_n it_o resemble_v lectuce_n and_o be_v drink_v in_o mead_n or_o 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