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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 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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 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less_o cost_n and_o husbandry_n that_o be_v bestow_v about_o it_o and_o the_o worse_a that_o it_o be_v use_v the_o better_a it_o prosper_v and_o yield_v great_a increase_n a_o strange_a thing_n to_o be_v speak_v and_o seldom_o verify_v that_o negligence_n shall_v be_v any_o way_n profitable_a and_o yet_o herein_o it_o prove_v true_a that_o which_o be_v call_v secale_n and_o farrago_fw-la in_o latin_a i._o rye_n need_v no_o more_o ado_n but_o to_o be_v harrow_v &_o the_o clod_n well_o break_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o secale_n or_o rye_n which_o the_o people_n call_v taurine_n dwelling_n under_o the_o alps_n do_v call_v asia_n it_o be_v simple_o worst_a of_o all_o other_o and_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o only_a to_o drive_v away_o hunger_n plentiful_a enough_o this_o corn_n be_v and_o yield_v good_a increase_n but_o the_o straw_n be_v slender_a black_a it_o be_v and_o of_o a_o unpleasant_a colour_n howbeit_o exceed_v weighty_a and_o ponderous_a they_o use_v to_o mingle_v the_o red_a wheat_n far_o therewith_o and_o make_v thereof_o a_o mascelline_n to_o allay_v the_o bitterness_n thereof_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o the_o bread_n which_o it_o make_v be_v most_o unsavoury_a to_o the_o mouth_n and_o ill_a for_o the_o stomach_n it_o will_v come_v up_o in_o any_o ground_n whatsoever_o and_o bring_v forth_o a_o hundred_o fold_v ordinary_o neither_o do_v it_o eat_v the_o ground_n out_o of_o heart_n but_o rather_o make_v it_o more_o battle_n and_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o compost_n or_o muck_n as_o for_o that_o kind_n of_o dredge_n of_o farrage_n which_o come_v of_o the_o refuse_n and_o light_a corn_n purge_v from_o
be_v suppose_v unhappy_a which_o they_o be_v that_o soon_o lose_v their_o fruit_n and_o last_o of_o all_o what_o tree_n show_v fruit_n before_o they_o be_v put_v forth_o 27._o of_o tree_n that_o bear_v fruit_n twice_o and_o thrice_o in_o one_o year_n what_o tree_n sudden_o wax_v old_a the_o age_n of_o tree_n 28._o of_o the_o mulbertie_n tree_n 29._o of_o tree_n grow_v wild_a 30._o of_o the_o box_n tree_n and_o the_o great_a beane_n tree_n or_o lotus_fw-la 31._o of_o the_o bough_n branch_n bark_n tind_a and_o root_n of_o tree_n 32._o of_o prodigious_a tree_n that_o presage_v somewhat_o to_o come_v of_o tree_n that_o spring_n and_o grow_v of_o themselves_o also_o a_o discourse_n that_o all_o tree_n grow_v not_o in_o every_o place_n and_o what_o tree_n will_v not_o live_v but_o in_o this_o or_o that_o one_o place_n 33._o of_o the_o cyprus_n tree_n also_o that_o the_o ground_n will_v bring_v forth_o some_o new_a plant_n that_o never_o be_v set_v sow_v or_o grow_v there_o before_o 34._o of_o yvie_n 35._o of_o the_o ivy_n call_v smilax_n 36._o of_o reed_n cane_n and_o shrub_n grow_v in_o water_n 37._o of_o the_o osier_n or_o willow_n eight_o sort_n thereof_o also_o what_o twig_n beside_o osier_n and_o willow_n be_v good_a for_o wind_a and_o to_o bind_v withal_o of_o bush_n and_o grieve_n 38._o the_o juice_n and_o liquor_n of_o tree_n the_o nature_n of_o their_o wood_n and_o timber_n also_o of_o hew_v down_o and_o fall_a tree_n 39_o of_o the_o larch_n tree_n the_o fir_n and_o the_o sapine_n the_o time_n of_o cut_v they_o down_o and_o such_o like_a 40._o sundry_a sort_n of_o wood_n the_o extraordinary_a bigness_n of_o tree_n what_o wood_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o be_v worm-eaten_a nor_o to_o decay_n other_o tree_n that_o be_v everlasting_a 41._o of_o woodworme_n 42._o of_o timber_n fit_a for_o carpentry_n and_o building_n what_o timber_n be_v good_a for_o this_o or_o that_o use_n and_o namely_o which_o be_v best_a and_o more_o firm_a and_o durable_a for_o rouse_v of_o 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and_o what_o part_n of_o the_o sky_n they_o ought_v to_o regard_v 3._o the_o society_n and_o accord_n of_o the_o climate_n and_o the_o soil_n requisite_a for_o tree_n 4._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o ground_n in_o diverse_a region_n 5._o sundry_a kind_n of_o ground_n and_o earth_n 6._o of_o a_o kind_n of_o earth_n or_o marvel_n that_o they_o in_o britain_n and_o france_n set_v much_o store_n by_o 7._o what_o the_o greek_n have_v teach_v and_o what_o rule_v they_o have_v give_v as_o touch_v this_o point_n 8._o of_o more_o kind_n of_o earth_n 9_o the_o use_n of_o ash_n and_o of_o dung_n what_o plant_n will_v enrich_v the_o ground_n and_o make_v it_o more_o battle_n contrariwise_o which_o they_o be_v that_o burn_v out_o the_o heart_n thereof_o 10._o the_o plant_n or_o set_v of_o tree_n how_o to_o make_v a_o sion_fw-la or_o slip_v to_o take_v and_o grow_v again_o that_o be_v pluck_v from_o the_o root_n of_o the_o stock_n 11._o of_o transplant_n out_o of_o seminary_n young_a tree_n that_o 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tree_n in_o sum_n here_o be_v contain_v notable_a matter_n story_n and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o and_o one_o latin_a author_n allege_v cornelius_n nepos_n cato_n censorius_n m._n varro_n celsus_n virgil_n hyginus_n sarsennae_n both_o father_n and_o son_n scrophas_n calphurnius_fw-la bassus_n trogus_n aemilius_n macer_n graecinus_n columella_n atticus_n julius_n fabianus_n sura_n manlius_n dorsenus_n mundus_n caius_n epidicus_n and_o l_o piso._n foreign_a writer_n isidorus_n theophrastus_n aristotle_n democritus_n theopompus_n king_n hiero_n k._n attalus_n k._n philometor_n archytas_n xenophon_n amphilochus_n the_o arhenian_a anaxipolis_n the_o thasian_a apollodorus_n of_o lemnos_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocles_n the_o chian_a apollonius_n of_o pergamus_n bacchius_fw-la the_o milesian_n bion_n chaerea_n the_o athenian_a also_o chaeristus_fw-la of_o athens_n diodorus_n of_o priene_n dion_n the_o colophonian_n epigenes_n the_o rhodian_a evagon_n the_o thasian_a euphron_n the_o athenian_a androtion_n aeschrion_n lysimachus_n who_o all_o three_o write_v of_o agriculture_n dionysius_n who_o translate_v the_o book_n of_o mago_n and_o diophanes_n who_o out_o of_o dionysius_n collect_v a_o breviarie_n and_o aristander_n who_o make_v a_o treatise_n of_o wonder_n and_o portenteous_a token_n ¶_o the_o eighteen_o boor_n be_v a_o treatise_n of_o agriculture_n or_o husbandry_n chap._n 1._o that_o our_o ancestor_n in_o old_a time_n be_v exceed_v much_o give_v to_o husbandry_n also_o the_o singular_a care_n that_o man_n have_v to_o look_v unto_o hortyard_n and_o garden_n 2._o of_o the_o first_o chaplet_n and_o guirland_n use_v at_o rome_n 3._o of_o the_o acre_n of_o ground_n and_o half_a acre_n call_v at_o rome_n jugeris_fw-la &_o actus_fw-la the_o ancient_a ordinance_n concern_v cattle_n in_o what_o time_n the_o market_n for_o victual_n be_v exceed_o cheap_a at_o rome_n and_o who_o be_v famous_a &_o renown_a for_o husbandry_n and_o till_v the_o ground_n 4._o the_o ancient_a manner_n of_o till_v the_o earth_n 5._o where_o a_o farm_n house_n be_v to_o be_v seat_v and_o build_v convenient_o certain_a rule_n in_o old_a time_n concern_v tillage_n 6._o a_o discourse_n as_o touch_v the_o praise_n of_o husbandman_n what_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v to_o come_v by_o a_o good_a piece_n of_o land_n 7._o diverse_a kind_n of_o corn_n and_o their_o nature_n 8._o that_o all_o sort_n of_o grain_n will_v not_o grow_v every_o where_o of_o other_o kind_n of_o corn_n in_o the_o levant_n or_o east_n country_n 9_o of_o bake_v and_o pastry_n of_o grind_v and_o of_o meal_n 10._o of_o the_o fine_a cock_v flour_n of_o the_o white_a flour_n of_o wheat_n and_o of_o other_o sort_n of_o flower_n the_o manner_n of_o mould_v and_o make_v dough_n and_o bake_v 11._o the_o manner_n of_o make_v and_o lay_v
we_o be_v unthankful_a as_o though_o she_o serve_v not_o man_n turn_n for_o all_o dainty_n not_o for_o contumely_n and_o reproach_n to_o be_v misuse_v cast_v she_o be_v into_o the_o sea_n or_o else_o to_o let_v in_o peer_n and_o frithe_n eat_v away_o with_o water_n with_o iron_n tool_n with_o wood_n fire_n stone_n burden_n of_o corn_n torment_v she_o be_v every_o hour_n and_o all_o this_o much_o more_o to_o content_v our_o pleasure_n and_o wanton_a delight_n than_o to_o serve_v we_o with_o natural_a food_n and_o necessary_a nourishment_n and_o yet_o these_o misusage_n which_o she_o abide_v above_o and_o in_o her_o outward_a skin_n may_v seem_v in_o some_o sort_n tolerable_a but_o we_o not_o satisfy_v therewith_o pierce_v deep_o and_o enter_v into_o her_o very_a bowel_n we_o search_v into_o the_o vein_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n we_o mine_v and_o dig_v for_o copper_n and_o lead_v metal_n and_o for_o to_o seek_v out_o gem_n and_o some_o little_a stone_n we_o sink_v pit_n deep_a within_o 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year_n to_o year_n let_v they_o climb_v up_o high_o to_o the_o upper_a bough_n leave_v always_o upon_o every_o loft_n or_o scaffold_n as_o it_o be_v where_o they_o rest_v one_o branch_n of_o the_o old_a hard_a wood_n and_o another_o young_a imp_n or_o twig_n for_o to_o grow_v up_o and_o climb_v as_o high_a as_o it_o will_n furthermore_n as_o often_o as_o a_o vine_n be_v prune_v afterward_o those_o branch_n or_o bough_n thereof_o in_o any_o wise_a must_v be_v cut_v away_o which_o be_v bearer_n the_o year_n before_o and_o in_o stead_n of_o they_o the_o new_a after_o they_o be_v first_o cleanse_v from_o all_o the_o hairy_a &_o curl_a tendril_n on_o every_o side_n shred_v off_o the_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o prune_v and_o dress_v of_o vine_n here_o about_o rome_n be_v to_o let_v the_o tender_a branch_n and_o sprig_n enterlace_v the_o bough_n insomuch_o as_o the_o whole_a tree_n be_v overspread_v &_o clad_v therewith_o like_v as_o the_o very_a same_o tendril_n be_v also_o cover_v all_o over_o with_o grape_n but_o the_o french_a fashion_n be_v to_o draw_v they_o in_o a_o trail_n along_o from_o bough_n to_o bough_n whereas_o in_o lombardy_n and_o along_o the_o causey_n aemilia_n from_o plaisance_n to_o rimino_n they_o use_v to_o train_v they_o upon_o fork_n and_o pole_n for_o albeit_o â—…he_a atinian_a elm_n be_v plant_v round_o about_o yet_o the_o vine_n come_v not_o near_o their_o green_a bough_n some_o there_o be_v who_o for_o want_n of_o sill_z and_o good_a knowledge_n about_o vine_n hang_v they_o by_o a_o strong_a bond_n under_o the_o bough_n but_o this_o be_v to_o
light_a and_o also_o more_o massy_a and_o rich_a ground_n for_o our_o ordinary_a wheat_n in_o a_o low_a and_o wet_a piece_n of_o ground_n it_o be_v good_a to_o sow_v the_o red_a wheat_n adoreum_fw-la rather_o than_o the_o common_a wheat_n triticum_fw-la but_o both_o it_o and_o barley_n will_v sort_v well_o with_o a_o soil_n of_o a_o middle_a temperature_n the_o hill_n yield_v a_o firm_a fast_o and_o strong_a kind_n of_o wheat_n but_o the_o grain_n be_v but_o small_a and_o to_o conclude_v the_o best_a kind_n of_o wheat_n to_o wit_n far_o and_o siligo_fw-la challenge_v for_o their_o lot_n to_o be_v seat_v in_o a_o chalky_a soil_n and_o therewith_o always_o wet_a and_o soak_a in_o water_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o strange_a prodigy_n and_o wonder_n observe_v in_o corn_n the_o knowledge_n and_o skill_n of_o ear_n and_o till_v the_o ground_n also_o diverse_a sort_n of_o ploughshare_n albeit_o i_o have_v in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n purpose_v to_o write_v of_o prodigy_n see_v in_o 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due_a season_n it_o have_v be_v general_o receive_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o present_o upon_o the_o departure_n of_o this_o deluge_n and_o overflow_a of_o nilus_n they_o be_v wont_n to_o cast_v their_o seed-corne_n upon_o the_o floten_a ground_n and_o present_o let_v in_o their_o swine_n after_o for_o to_o trample_v it_o with_o their_o foot_n into_o the_o earth_n while_o it_o be_v soft_a and_o drench_v and_o very_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o believe_v well_o they_o use_v so_o to_o do_v in_o old_a time_n for_o even_o now_o adays_o also_o much_o more_o ado_n they_o make_v not_o about_o it_o howbeit_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o first_o they_o cast_v their_o seed_n upon_o the_o slime_n and_o mud_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o river_n be_v down_o which_o common_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o november_n which_o do_v they_o go_v over_o it_o with_o the_o plough_n and_o give_v it_o a_o light_a tilth_n so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v cover_v only_o and_o lie_v under_o a_o small_a furrow_n some_o few_o there_o be_v that_o afterward_o fall_v awee_v which_o point_n of_o husbandry_n they_o call_v botanismos_fw-la but_o the_o most_o part_n after_o they_o have_v once_o sow_v and_o turn_v their_o seed_n into_o the_o ground_n never_o after_o make_v a_o step_n into_o field_n to_o see_v how_o their_o corn_n grow_v until_o they_o go_v once_o for_o all_o with_o since_o on_o neck_n or_o sickle_n in_o hand_n namely_o at_o the_o end_n of_o march_n for_o than_o they_o fall_v to_o reap_v and_o cut_v it_o down_o so_o as_o by_o the_o month_n of_o may_v they_o sing_v in_o egypt_n harvest_n in_o and_o all_o be_v do_v for_o that_o year_n as_o touch_v this_o corn_n gather_v in_o base_a egypt_n the_o straw_n be_v never_o a_o cubit_n long_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o seed_n lie_v very_a ebb_n and_o have_v no_o other_o nutriment_n than_o from_o the_o mud_n and_o slime_n aforesaid_a for_o under_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o sand_n and_o gravel_n but_o those_o that_o inhabit_v high_o up_o into_o the_o country_n namely_o about_o thebais_n they_o be_v far_o better_a provide_v for_o corn_n because_o egypt_n indeed_o for_o the_o most_o part_n lie_v low_o upon_o marais_fw-fr ground_n towards_o babylon_n likewise_o and_o seleucia_n where_o the_o have_v euphrates_n and_o tigris_n do_v swell_v over_o their_o bank_n and_o water_n the_o country_n the_o same_o husbandry_n be_v practise_v but_o to_o better_a effect_n and_o great_a profit_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o people_n may_v let_v in_o the_o water_n at_o sluice_n and_o floodgate_n more_o or_o less_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n according_a as_o they_o list_v themselves_o also_o in_o syria_n they_o have_v their_o small_a plough_n for_o the_o nonce_n to_o take_v a_o shallow_a stitch_n and_o make_v light_a work_n whereas_o in_o many_o place_n here_o with_o we_o in_o italy_n eight_o ox_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o every_o plough_n and_o to_o go_v away_o withal_o they_o must_v laborat_fw-la it_o till_o they_o blow_v and_o pant_v again_o it_o be_v a_o old_a say_a saw_n and_o may_v go_v for_o a_o oracle_n to_o be_v practise_v in_o all_o part_n of_o husbandry_n but_o in_o this_o point_n of_o plough_v especial_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o every_o country_n and_o see_v what_o each_o ground_n will_v abide_v to_o come_v now_o unto_o our_o plough_n of_o share_n there_o be_v many_o sort_n first_o there_o be_v that_o instrument_n call_v a_o coulter_n which_o serve_v to_o make_v way_n before_o cut_v and_o cleave_v the_o hard_a and_o thick_a ground_n as_o it_o go_v before_o it_o be_v break_v up_o and_o turn_v atoneside_n this_o show_v by_o the_o slit_v and_o incision_n that_o it_o make_v as_o it_o be_v by_o a_o true_a line_n draw_v how_o the_o furrow_n shall_v go_v after_o which_o come_v the_o broad_a bit_n of_o the_o ploughshare_n indeed_o lie_v flat-wise_a and_o in_o ear_n cast_v up_o all_o before_o it_o and_o clear_v the_o furrow_n a_o second_o sort_n there_o be_v common_o use_v in_o many_o place_n and_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o bar_n of_o iron_n point_v sharp_a in_o manner_n of_o a_o beak-head_n or_o stem_n of_o a_o ship_n and_o it_o may_v be_v call_v a_o rostle_n and_o when_o the_o ground_n be_v not_o stubborn_a but_o gentle_a to_o be_v wrought_v there_o be_v a_o three_o kind_n use_v which_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o piece_n of_o iron_n not_o reach_v all_o over_o the_o dentali_fw-la plough_n head_n and_o shoe_v it_o to_o the_o full_a but_o turn_v up_o like_o a_o snout_n with_o a_o small_a point_n sharp_a at_o the_o end_n this_o neb_n be_v somewhat_o broad_a in_o a_o four_o kind_n of_o share_n but_o as_o it_o be_v broad_a in_o blade_n and_o trenchant_a withal_o so_o it_o be_v sharp_a also_o at_o the_o end_n insomuch_o that_o both_o with_o the_o point_n forward_o &_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o side_n it_o not_o only_o pierce_v the_o ground_n before_o it_o poinctant_a like_o a_o sword_n but_o also_o cut_v the_o root_n of_o weed_n which_o it_o incounter_v a_o devise_n invent_v not_o long_o since_o in_o rhoetia_n as_o for_o the_o gaul_n they_o set_v too_o beside_o certain_a small_a roundles_a or_o wheel_n &_o a_o plough_n thus_o shod_a &_o harnaise_v they_o call_v in_o their_o language_n pflugradt_n planarati_n the_o head_n of_o their_o share_n be_v broad_a fashion_v like_o unto_o the_o bit_n of_o a_o spade_n and_o thus_o they_o sow_v their_o ground_n for_o the_o most_o part_n new_o break_v up_o and_o not_o till_v nor_o ear_v before_o and_o for_o that_o their_o ploughshare_n be_v large_a and_o broad_a so_o much_o the_o easy_a turn_n they_o up_o good_a turf_n of_o earth_n and_o make_v broad_a furrow_n present_o after_o the_o plough_n they_o throw_v
needs_o the_o great_a harrow_n and_o clot_v contrariwise_o a_o man_n may_v know_v where_o there_o be_v good_a work_n namely_o if_o the_o turf_n be_v so_o close_o couch_v that_o there_o be_v no_o seam_n to_o be_v see_v where_o the_o ploughshare_n go_v final_o it_o be_v a_o profitable_a point_n of_o husbandry_n and_o much_o practise_v where_o the_o ground_n do_v both_o bear_n and_o require_v it_o for_o to_o draw_v here_o and_o there_o broad_a gutter_n or_o furrow_n to_o drain_v away_o the_o water_n into_o ditch_n and_o trench_n cast_v for_o the_o nonce_n between_o the_o land_n that_o otherwise_o will_v stand_v within_o and_o drown_v the_o corn_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o harrow_n and_o break_v clod_n of_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o plough_v use_v in_o old_a time_n of_o the_o second_o tilth_n or_o fallow_a call_v stir_a and_o of_o cut_v after_o the_o second_o fallow_a call_v stir_a do_v with_o cross_n and_o overthwart_a furrow_n to_o the_o first_o then_o follow_v clod_v if_o need_v be_v either_o with_o rake_n or_o great_a harrow_n upon_o which_o ensue_v sow_v and_o when_o the_o seed_n be_v in_o the_o ground_n harrow_n a_o second_o time_n with_o the_o small_a harrow_n in_o some_o place_n where_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o country_n do_v so_o require_v this_o be_v perform_v with_o a_o tined_a or_o tooth_a harrow_n or_o else_o with_o a_o broad_a plank_n fasten_v unto_o the_o plough_n tail_n which_o do_v hide_v and_o cover_v the_o seed_n new_o sow_v and_o in_o this_o manner_n to_o rake_v or_o harrow_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a lirare_fw-la from_o whence_o come_v first_o the_o word_n delirare_fw-la which_o be_v to_o leave_v bare_a balk_n uncover_v and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n and_o borrow_a speech_n to_o rave_v and_o speak_v idle_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o sensit_fw-la virgil_n prescribe_v that_o the_o ground_n shall_v have_v four_o tilthe_n in_o all_o by_o these_o word_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o corn_n be_v best_a which_o have_v two_o summer_n and_o two_o winter_n but_o if_o the_o ground_n be_v strong_a and_o tough_a as_o in_o most_o part_n of_o italy_n there_o need_v a_o down_o five_o tilth_n before_o sow_v and_o in_o tuscan_a very_o they_o give_v their_o ground_n otherwhiles_o no_o few_o than_o nine_o fallows_n before_o it_o be_v bring_v into_o tillage_n as_o for_o bean_n and_o vetch_n they_o may_v be_v sow_v under_o furrow_n without_o break_v up_o the_o ground_n before_o for_o this_o be_v a_o ready_a way_n gain_v time_n save_v charge_n &_o spare_v labour_n and_o here_o i_o can_v overpasse_v one_o invention_n more_o as_o touch_v ear_n and_o plough_v the_o ground_n devise_v in_o piedmont_n and_o those_o part_n beyond_o the_o po_n by_o occasion_n of_o some_o hard_a measure_n and_o wrong_v offer_v to_o the_o people_n and_o peisant_n of_o that_o country_n during_o the_o war_n and_o thus_o stand_v the_o case_n the_o salassians_n make_v road_n into_o the_o vale_n lie_v under_o the_o alps_n as_o they_o forray_v and_o harry_v the_o country_n all_o 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to_o wit_n so_o soon_o as_o it_o have_v put_v forth_o two_o or_o three_o leaf_n and_o no_o more_o neither_o will_v i_o conceal_v from_o you_o another_o new_a devise_n practise_v and_o invent_v first_o not_o above_o three_o year_n pass_v in_o the_o territory_n of_o trevier_n near_o to_o ferrara_n for_o at_o what_o time_n as_o their_o corn_n field_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o extreme_a cold_a winter_n seem_v to_o be_v frostbite_a and_o spoil_v they_o sow_v the_o same_o again_o in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n rake_v and_o scrape_v the_o upper_a coat_n of_o the_o ground_n only_o without_o more_o ado_n and_o never_o in_o their_o life_n have_v they_o the_o like_a increase_n when_o harvest_n come_v now_o as_o touch_v all_o other_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n meet_v for_o the_o ground_n i_o will_v write_v thereof_o respective_o to_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o corn_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o the_o tillage_n and_o order_n of_o the_o ground_n the_o fine_a wheat_n siligo_fw-la the_o red_a beard_a wheat_n far_o and_o the_o common_a wheat_n triticum_fw-la spell_v or_o zea_n general_o call_v seed_n and_o barley_n when_o they_o be_v new_o sow_v will_v be_v well_o clot_v and_o cover_v first_o harrow_v afterward_o &_o weed_v at_o the_o last_o to_o the_o very_a root_n all_o at_o such_o season_n as_o shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n every_o one_o of_o these_o be_v a_o sufficient_a work_n for_o one_o man_n to_o do_v in_o a_o day_n throughout_o a_o acre_n as_o for_o the_o sarcle_a or_o second_o harrow_n it_o do_v much_o good_a to_o corn_n for_o by_o loosen_a the_o ground_n about_o it_o which_o by_o the_o winter_n cold_a be_v harden_v clunge_v and_o as_o it_o be_v hide_v bind_v it_o be_v somewhat_o enlarge_a and_o at_o liberty_n against_o the_o spring_n tide_n and_o full_a glad_o admit_v and_o receive_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o fresh_a and_o new_o come_v sunshine_n day_n let_v he_o take_v heed_n who_o thus_o sarcle_n or_o rake_n the_o ground_n that_o he_o neither_o undermine_v the_o root_n of_o the_o corn_n nor_o yet_o race_n or_o disquiet_v &_o loosen_v they_o the_o common_a wheat_n barley_n the_o seed_n zea_n i_o spelt_n and_o bean_n will_v do_v the_o better_a if_o they_o be_v thus_o sarcle_v and_o the_o earth_n lay_v loose_a about_o they_o twice_o the_o grub_v up_o of_o weed_n by_o the_o root_n at_o what_o time_n as_o the_o corn_n be_v joint_v namely_o when_o the_o unprofitable_a and_o hurtful_a herb_n be_v pluck_v forth_o and_o rid_v out_o of_o the_o way_n much_o help_v the_o root_n of_o the_o corn_n discharge_v it_o from_o noisome_a weed_n procure_v it_o more_o nutriment_n and_o sever_a it_o apart_o from_o the_o other_o green_a sourd_n of_o common_a grass_n of_o all_o pulse_n the_o cich_a pease_n ask_v the_o same_o dress_n and_o order_v as_o the_o red_a wheat_n far._n as_o for_o bean_n they_o pass_v not_o at_o all_o for_o weed_n and_o why_o they_o overgrow_v all_o the_o weed_n about_o and_o choke_v they_o the_o lupin_n require_v nought_o else_o to_o be_v do_v to_o they_o but_o only_o weed_n millet_n and_o panic_n must_v be_v clot_v and_o once_o harrow_v until_o they_o be_v cover_v they_o call_v not_o for_o a_o second_o rake_v &_o scrape_v about_o they_o for_o to_o loosen_v the_o earth_n and_o to_o lay_v fresh_a mould_n unto_o they_o much_o less_o to_o be_v weed_v as_o for_o silicia_n or_o siliqua_fw-la i._n book_n fenigreeke_n and_o fasel_n i_o kidney-bean_n they_o care_v only_o for_o clod_v &_o there_o a_o end_n moreover_o there_o be_v certain_a ground_n so_o fertile_a that_o the_o corn_n come_v up_o so_o thick_a &_o rank_n in_o the_o blade_n ought_v then_o to_o be_v kemb_v as_o it_o be_v &_o rake_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o harrow_n set_v with_o tooth_n or_o spike_n of_o iron_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o they_o must_v be_v grased_a or_o eat_v down_o beside_o nevertheless_o with_o sheep_n now_o we_o must_v remember_v that_o after_o such_o cattle_n have_v go_v over_o it_o with_o their_o tooth_n the_o same_o 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grape_n good_a for_o courriour_n 420._o k_o vine_n prop_n and_o rail_n which_o be_v best_a 525._o b_o vine_n tendril_n and_o burgen_n how_o to_o be_v order_v for_o the_o table_n 423._o c._n vine_n afford_v most_o plant_n of_o all_o other_o tree_n 527._o a_o vine_n tree_n how_o to_o be_v graff_v 520._o h_o vine_n draw_v into_o they_o the_o taste_n of_o herb_n and_o plant_n grow_v near_o unto_o they_o 422._o g_o vineyard_n how_o to_o be_v bound_v 529._o b._n how_o to_o be_v order_v with_o small_a expense_n ibid._n f._n aught_o to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o sun_n 527._o c._n vineyard_n statanae_fw-la 414._o h_o vinegar_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o the_o use_v thereof_o 424_o k_o vinegar_n of_o cypress_n figs._n 412._o a_o vinegar_n of_o alexandrine_n figs._n ibid._n l._n vitellius_n store_v his_o farm_n with_o fig_n tree_n 445._o a_o vis_fw-fr maior_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 599._o a_o v_o l_o ulysses_n ship_n turn_v into_o a_o rock_n 79._o d_o v_o n_o vnedo_n the_o fruit_n of_o the_o arbute_n tree_n 447._o e_o v_o o_o voluox_n a_o worm_n hurtful_a to_o vine_n 547._o c_o volta_n the_o name_n of_o a_o monster_n 26._o k_o vopisci_n who_o be_v so_o call_v 160._o h_o vortex_n the_o name_n of_o a_o stormy_a blast_n 25._o b_o v_n r_o urchin_n of_o the_o sea_n 253._o a_o vrinum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o addle_n egg_n 300._o k_o v_o t_o vtorus_fw-la or_o loci_fw-la in_o a_o woman_n what_o part_n 344._o h_o five_o five_o vulcan_n temple_n build_v by_o romulus_n 495._o a_o vulturnus_n what_o wind_n 22._o l_o of_o voice_n a_o discourse_n 353._o a._n b._n c_o w_n a_o wagon_n and_o chariot_n who_o first_o make_v 188_o l_o walwort_n a_o weed_n naught_o for_o ground_n 508._o g_o walnut_n employ_v at_o wedding_n 445._o e._n and_o why_o ibid._n walnut_n tree_n bring_v out_o of_o persia_n by_o commandment_n of_o king_n 445._o f._n walnut_n why_o call_v persicon_n and_o basilicon_fw-la ibid._n walnut_n name_v in_o greek_a caryon_n and_o why_o ibid._n walnut_n husk_n and_o the_o young_a nut_n how_o to_o be_v use_v 446._o g_o walnut_n differ_v only_o in_o the_o shell_n ibid._n walnut_n shell_n divide_v in_o twain_o ibid._n walnut_n call_v inglandes_n and_o why_o ibid._n ay_o walnut_n bring_v first_o into_o italy_n by_o l._n vitellius_n ibid._n k_o walnut_n tree_n wood_n crack_v before_o it_o break_v 492._o m_o water_n a_o element_n 2._o l._n the_o roundness_n thereof_o 31._o e._n the_o benefit_n it_o have_v by_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n by_o it_o 32._o h_o water_n of_o what_o taste_n 449._o a_o water_n fresh_a run_v aloft_o the_o sea_n and_o why_o 44._o m_o water_v cherish_v corn_n and_o kill_v grass_n about_o sulmo_n in_o italy_n 544._o m_o water_n bring_v forth_o great_a living_n creature_n and_o more_o plenty_n than_o the_o earth_n 134._o m_o water_n very_o material_a for_o corn_n field_n 581._o f_o overflow_a corn_n field_n as_o good_a as_o a_o weed_n in_o some_o place_n 545._o a_o warden_n pear_n 439._o d_o wax_n make_v of_o all_o herb_n save_o docke_n and_o goosefoot_n 313._o d_o w_o e_z weave_v who_o devise_n 188._o i_o weed_n of_o corn_n 580._o l_o weed_n choke_v corn_n and_o pulse_n 545._o a_o weight_n and_o measure_n who_o devise_n 188._o l_o weapon_n and_o armour_n who_o invention_n 189._o a._n b_o wesp_n how_o to_o be_v keep_v from_o preserve_v fruit_n 441._o f_o wesp_v feed_v greedy_o upon_o serpent_n 355._o e_o western_a wind_n favonius_n a_o husband_n to_o all_o plant_n and_o to_o certain_a mare_n 471._o d_o wezando_n what_o it_o be_v 339._o c_o w_n h_n whale_n and_o whirlepole_n 235._o b._n c._n as_o long_o as_o four_o acre_n of_o land_n 235._o c_o wheat_n sell_v at_o rome_n for_o one_o as_o by_o the_o modius_n 551._o b._n c_o wheat_n how_o it_o be_v spike_v ear_a and_o joint_v 558._o k_o wheat_n of_o italy_n best_o 559._o e._n other_o country_n compare_v with_o ibid._n wheat_n of_o bâ—…otia_n commend_v 559._o e_o wheat_n of_o italy_n praise_v by_o sophocles_n the_o poet._n 560._o h_o wheat_n esteem_v by_o weight_n and_o so_o compare_v 560._o h._n i_o wheat_n different_a in_o the_o straw_n or_o stalk_n 560._o i_o wheat_n of_o thrace_n a_o three_o month_n corn_n ibid._n m_o wheat_n of_o thrace_n a_o two_o month_n corn_n 561._o a_o wheat_n subject_a to_o the_o mieldew_n 562._o k_o wheat_n of_o sundry_a kind_n different_a in_o name_n 562._o k_o wheat_n what_o proportion_n it_o shall_v yield_v in_o meal_n and_o flower_n 563._o e._n f._n common_a wheat_n triticum_fw-la exceed_v fruitful_a 564._o m._n the_o wonderful_a and_o incredible_a increase_n of_o wheat_n in_o africa_n 565._o a._n wheel_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 236._o g_o w_n i_o wilding_n apple_n 438._o m_o a_o wed_a wife_n turn_v to_o he_o a_o man_n and_o a_o husband_n and_o contrariwise_o 158._o h_o willow_n of_o many_o sort_n 484._o l._n their_o manifold_a use_n in_o perche_n trail_n prop_n and_o binding_n ibid._n red-willowe_n good_a both_o to_o wind_n and_o bind_v 484._o m_o willow_n fit_a for_o wicker_n work_v ibid._n as_o gainful_a to_o the_o master_n as_o corn_n field_n meadow_n and_o olive_n row_n 485._o b._n see_v more_o in_o withies_n wing_n of_o bâ—…ts_n divide_v into_o joint_n 347._o a_o wind_n reign_v in_o the_o region_n of_o the_o air_n 19_o c._n how_o they_o arise_v and_o whence_o 21._o c._n their_o nature_n and_o observation_n 22._o 23._o etc._n etc._n windpipe_n what_o it_o be_v 339._o c_o the_o observation_n of_o wind_n good_a in_o husbandry_n 608._o i_o wind_n who_o first_o distinguish_v 189._o d_o wind_n how_o they_o may_v be_v know_v distinct_o one_o from_o another_o 608._o g_o wine_n a_o most_o pleasant_a liquor_n to_o be_v use_v inward_o 428._o i_o of_o wine_n 195_o sort_n 428._o i_o wine_n who_o first_o delay_v with_o water_n 189._o m_o wine_n congeal_v into_o you_o 425._o d_o wine_n lees_n maintain_v fire_n ibid._n e_o wine_n how_o it_o be_v know_v to_o decay_v ibid._n b_o wine_n how_o to_o be_v season_v and_o medicine_v 425._o a._n b._n how_o to_o be_v order_v prepare_v and_o season_v 425._o d_o wine_n allowable_a for_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o service_n of_o the_o god_n 423._o c._n greek_n wine_n reject_v in_o sacrifice_n ibid._n wines_n when_o they_o grow_v in_o request_n at_o rome_n 418._o h_o wine_n turn_v sour_a and_o recover_v of_o themselves_o 423._o b_o wines_n reduce_v into_o 80_o kind_n 418._o g_o of_o wines_n four_o principal_a colour_n 416._o l_o wine_n how_o to_o be_v tun_v and_o keep_v 425._o c._n d_o wine-celler_n how_o to_o be_v order_v ibid._n e_o wine_n vessel_n how_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o cellar_n ibid._n wine_n vessel_n how_o to_o be_v make_v and_o choose_v 427._o d_o drink_v wine_n fast_v ibid._n wine_n of_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a effect_n 422._o l_o wine_n cause_v woman_n to_o be_v fruitful_a ibid._n procure_v madness_n ibid._n drive_v woman_n to_o slip_v their_o birth_n 422._o m_o disable_n for_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n ibid._n wine_n spice_v and_o compound_v forbid_v by_o themison_n 422._o k_o wine_n of_o tree_n and_o shrub_n ibid._n h_o wine_n of_o sundry_a herb_n and_o root_n ibid._n g_o wine_n phorinean_a 416._o k_o wine_n cicibeliâ—…es_n ibid._n l_o wine_n halyntium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n sweet_a of_o diverse_a sort_n 417._o a._n b._n c._n d_o wine_n aigleuces_n 417._o b_o wine_n dulce_fw-la ibid._n wine_n diachyton_n ibid._n wine_n melitites_n 417._o d._n how_o it_o be_v make_v ibid._n wine_n alter_v according_a to_o the_o climate_n and_o soil_n where_o the_o vine_n grow_v 415._o b_o wine_n spare_v among_o the_o roman_n 418._o k._n l._n forbid_v in_o sacrifice_n ibid._n h_o woman_n in_o rome_n not_o allow_v to_o drink_v wine_n 418._o k_o woman_n punish_v for_o drink_v wine_n 418._o k._n l_o wines_n aromatize_v 419._o a_o wine_n greek_n 419._o f_o greek_n wine_n give_v in_o a_o congiarie_n by_o l._n lucullus_n at_o rome_n 420._o g._n wine_n of_o chios_n prescribe_v for_o the_o cardiaca_fw-la passio_fw-la 420._o g_o leave_v by_o hortensius_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o 10000_o barrel_n when_o he_o die_v ibid._n wine_n give_v in_o a_o congiarie_n by_o jul._n caesar_n dictatour_n 420._o h_o wine_n artificial_a 420._o i_o wine_n omphacium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n oenanthinum_fw-la ibid._n wine_n adynamon_fw-la 420._o l._n how_o it_o be_v make_v ibid._n the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n wine_n of_o millet_n 420._o l_o date_fw-la wine_n 420._o m._n how_o it_o be_v make_v ibid._n fig_n wine_n sycite_v 421._o a._n wine_n of_o lotus_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o carob_n ibid._n wine_n rhoite_n of_o pomegranate_n ibid._n of_o gorneil_n or_o wild_a cherry_n ibid._n of_o meddler_n ibid._n of_o cervoise_n ibâ—…d_n of_o mulberry_n ibid._n of_o pen-nut_n ibid._n wine_n of_o myrtle_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 421._o b_o
better_o four_o denier_n roman_n the_o lint_n or_o nappy_a down_o which_o linen_n cloth_n bear_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o soft_a cotton_n especial_o such_o as_o come_v of_o ship_n sail_n that_o have_v lie_v at_o sea_n be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o physic_n bleedinâ—…_n the_o ash_n also_o make_v thereof_o be_v count_v a_o good_a succedane_n of_o spodium_n and_o for_o their_o efficacy_n may_v go_v for_o it_o moreover_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o poppy_n much_o seek_v after_o for_o blanch_a and_o bleach_v of_o linen_n clothes_n for_o be_v skour_v therewith_o it_o be_v wonderful_a how_o white_a and_o pure_a they_o will_v look_v &_o yet_o for_o all_o the_o beauty_n that_o consist_v in_o that_o colour_n people_n be_v grow_v to_o this_o disorder_n &_o vain_a enormity_n that_o they_o have_v assay_v to_o stain_v and_o die_v their_o linen_n and_o naperie_n into_o other_o colour_n as_o well_o as_o their_o woollen_a cloth_n which_o practice_n be_v first_o see_v in_o the_o armada_n or_o fleet_n of_o 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muskle_n and_o sinew_n that_o he_o become_v paralyticke_a in_o that_o part_n and_o ever_o after_o unto_o his_o die_a day_n be_v rid_v as_o well_o of_o all_o sense_n as_o of_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n but_o say_v that_o in_o these_o case_n it_o may_v be_v tolerable_a to_o set_v down_o in_o their_o book_n some_o poison_n what_o reason_n nay_o what_o leave_n have_v those_o greek_n to_o show_v the_o mean_n how_o the_o brain_n and_o understanding_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v intoxicat_a and_o trouble_a what_o colour_n and_o pretence_n have_v they_o to_o set_v down_o medicine_n and_o receipt_n to_o cause_n woman_n to_o slip_v the_o untimely_a fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a cast_v &_o device_n that_o may_v be_v practise_v by_o herb_n of_o their_o pen_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o be_o not_o for_o they_o that_o will_v send_v the_o conception_n out_o of_o the_o body_n unnatural_o before_o the_o due_a time_n they_o shall_v learn_v no_o such_o receipt_n of_o i_o 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