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downright_a some_o will_v be_v close_v up_o above_o and_o make_v very_o straight_o and_o narrow_a for_o to_o run_v direct_o into_o other_o that_o be_v more_o wide_a and_o large_a also_o if_o occasion_n do_v so_o require_v the_o bottom_n of_o their_o channel_n will_v be_v pave_v with_o pebble_n or_o lay_v with_o good_a gravel_n as_o for_o the_o mouth_n and_o end_n thereof_o to_o wit_n for_o entrance_n and_o issue_n they_o ought_v both_o of_o they_o to_o be_v fortify_v and_o underset_v with_o two_o stone_n at_o either_o side_n and_o a_o three_o lay_v cross_v over_o they_o last_o of_o all_o if_o a_o ground_n run_v to_o wood_n and_o be_v overgrow_v therewith_o democritus_n have_v teach_v we_o the_o mean_n how_o to_o kill_v the_o same_o in_o this_o manner_n take_v lupine_n flower_n let_v they_o be_v steep_v one_o whole_a day_n in_o the_o juice_n of_o hemlock_n and_o therewith_o besprinkle_v and_o drench_v the_o root_n of_o the_o shrub_n that_o overrun_v the_o place_n and_o they_o will_v 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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it_o at_o the_o beginning_n when_o it_o be_v new_a comeup_n but_o it_o be_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o fortify_v this_o mordacitie_n and_o very_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o nettle_n be_v young_a and_o peep_v first_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n they_o use_v to_o eat_v the_o crop_v thereof_o for_o a_o pleasant_a kind_n of_o meat_n and_o many_o be_v persuade_v beside_o that_o it_o be_v medicinable_a &_o therefore_o precise_o &_o religious_o feed_v thereupon_o as_o a_o preservative_a to_o put_v by_o all_o disease_n for_o that_o present_a year_n also_o the_o root_n of_o the_o wild_a nettle_n if_o it_o be_v sod_v with_o any_o flesh_n make_v it_o to_o eat_v more_o tender_a the_o dead_a nettle_n which_o sting_v not_o at_o all_o be_v call_v lamium_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o herb_n scorpio_n i_o will_v write_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o herb_n medicinable_a chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o carduus_fw-la and_o ixine_a of_o tribulus_fw-la and_o anchusa_n the_o common_a thistle_n be_v full_a of_o 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they_o flower_n or_o they_o apple_n or_o else_o be_v ready_a to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o look_v when_o the_o leaf_n begin_v to_o wither_v their_o prick_v lose_v their_o force_n and_o will_v not_o pierce_v ixine_n pliny_n be_v a_o rare_a herb_n and_o geason_a to_o be_v see_v and_o not_o find_v grow_v in_o all_o country_n alike_o immediate_o from_o the_o root_n it_o put_v forth_o leaus_a plenty_n out_o of_o the_o mid_n of_o which_o root_n there_o swell_v out_o a_o bunch_n like_o a_o apple_n but_o the_o same_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o foresay_a leaf_n in_o the_o very_a â—…p_n of_o which_o fruit_n there_o be_v contain_v a_o gum_n of_o a_o pleasant_a taste_n call_v the_o thistle_n mastic_n touch_v the_o herb_n cactos_n which_o grow_v also_o in_o sicily_n and_o no_o where_o else_o it_o have_v a_o property_n by_o itself_o the_o stalk_n whereof_o shoot_v from_o the_o root_n creep_v along_o the_o ground_n and_o it_o carry_v a_o broad_a leaf_n full_a of_o prick_n and_o thorn_n and_o 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the_o prick_v and_o spur_n stick_v out_o so_o dangerous_o but_o about_o the_o have_v nilus_n and_o strymon_n the_o inhabitant_n do_v gather_v it_o for_o their_o meat_n the_o nature_n of_o this_o plant_n be_v to_o lean_v and_o bend_v downward_o in_o the_o head_n to_o the_o water_n the_o leaf_n resemble_v in_o form_n those_o of_o the_o elm_n and_o they_o hang_v by_o a_o long_a steel_n or_o tail_n but_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v two_o other_o kind_n of_o tribulus_fw-la the_o one_o be_v leave_a like_o unto_o the_o cichling_n pease_n the_o other_o have_v leaf_n sharp_a point_v this_o second_o kind_n be_v late_a ere_o it_o flower_n and_o common_o grow_v about_o the_o mound_n of_o close_n lie_v by_o village_n and_o town_n side_n the_o seed_n lie_v in_o a_o cod_n round_a than_o the_o other_o and_o black_a withal_o whereas_o the_o former_a have_v a_o sesame_n sandy_a seed_n of_o these_o thorny_a and_o pricky_a plant_n there_o be_v yet_o one_o kind_n more_o namely_o ononis_n i._n rest._n harrow_n for_o it_o carry_v prick_n close_o to_o the_o very_a branch_n the_o leaf_n be_v like_a to_o rue_v the_o whole_a stalk_n throughout_o be_v set_v with_o leaf_n dispose_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o garland_n this_o plant_n common_o grow_v after_o corn_n it_o plough_n plague_v the_o plough_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v much_o adoto_fw-mi rid_v it_o out_o of_o a_o ground_n so_o loathe_v it_o be_v to_o die_v of_o plant_n that_o be_v pricky_a some_o have_v their_o stalk_n and_o branch_n trail_v by_o the_o ground_n as_o namely_o that_o herb_n which_o they_o call_v coronopus_n i_o heart_n horn_n or_o buckhorne_n plantain_n contrariwise_o there_o stand_v upright_o orchanet_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v so_o good_a to_o colour_v wax_n and_o wood_n red_a and_o of_o such_o as_o be_v more_o gentle_a in_o handle_v anthenius_fw-la camomile_n phyllanthus_n anemone_n and_o aphace_v as_o for_o crepis_n &_o chorie_n apate_n their_o stalk_n be_v all_o leaf_n moreover_o this_o will_v be_v note_v that_o the_o leaf_n of_o herb_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o as_o well_o as_o in_o tree_n some_o in_o the_o length_n or_o shortness_n of_o the_o steel_n whereto_o they_o hang_v other_o in_o the_o breadth_n or_o narrowness_n of_o the_o leaf_n itself_o in_o form_n also_o whereby_o you_o shall_v have_v some_o corner_a other_o cut_v and_o indent_v likewise_o in_o scent_n and_o flower_n for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o continue_v long_o in_o flower_a than_o other_o and_o blow_v not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o one_o part_n after_o another_o as_o basill_n tornsall_n aphaca_n and_o onocheile_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o the_o difference_n of_o herb_n in_o their_o leaf_n what_o herb_n they_o be_v that_o flower_n all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o the_o asphodell_n pistana_n and_o petie-gladen_n or_o swordgrasse_n many_o herb_n there_o be_v as_o well_o as_o some_o tree_n which_o continue_v green_a and_o hold_v their_o leaf_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o other_o as_o tornsol_n and_o adianthum_fw-la or_o capillus_fw-la veneris_fw-la another_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o herb_n that_o flower_n spikewise_a of_o which_o kind_n be_v cynops_n alopecurus_fw-la i._n foxtaile_n stelephuros_n which_o some_o call_v ortyx_n other_o plantain_n of_o which_o i_o will_v write_v more_o at_o large_a among_o physic_n herb_n and_o thryollis_n of_o these_o alopecurus_fw-la carry_v a_o soft_a spike_n and_o a_o thick_a mossy_a down_o not_o unlike_a to_o fox-tail_n whereupon_o it_o take_v that_o name_n in_o greek_a and_o stelephurus_fw-la resemble_v it_o very_o much_o but_o that_o the_o foxtaile_n blow_v not_o all_o together_o but_o bear_v flower_n some_o at_o one_o time_n &_o some_o at_o another_o cichory_n and_o such_o like_a have_v their_o leaf_n spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o those_o put_v forth_o direct_o from_o the_o root_n begin_v to_o spring_v immediate_o after_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o star_n vergiliae_fw-la as_o touch_v parietary_n there_o be_v other_o nation_n as_o well_o as_o the_o egyptian_n who_o feed_v upon_o it_o it_o take_v the_o name_n perdicium_fw-la in_o latin_a of_o the_o bird_n perdix_n i._n the_o partridge_n that_o seek_v after_o it_o so_o much_o and_o pluck_v it_o out_o of_o the_o wall_n where_o it_o grow_v it_o have_v many_o root_n and_o the_o same_o thick_a in_o like_a manner_n the_o herb_n ornithogale_n i_o dog_n onion_n have_v a_o small_a stem_n and_o a_o white_a but_o a_o root_n half_a half_o a_o foot_n long_o the_o same_o be_v full_a of_o bulb_n like_o onion_n soft_a also_o and_o accompany_v with_o three_o or_o four_o other_o spur_n grow_v out_o of_o it_o this_o herb_n they_o use_v to_o seethe_v among_o other_o potherb_n for_o pottage_n i_o will_v tell_v you_o a_o strange_a quality_n of_o the_o herb_n lotos_fw-la and_o of_o aegilops_n if_o their_o seed_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v not_o come_v up_o in_o a_o year_n as_o wonderful_a be_v the_o nature_n also_o of_o the_o camomile_n for_o it_o begin_v to_o flower_n in_o the_o head_n whereas_o all_o other_o herb_n which_o blow_v not_o all_o at_o once_o flower_n at_o the_o foot_n first_o notable_a be_v the_o burr_n likewise_o and_o worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v i_o mean_v that_o which_o stick_v to_o our_o clothes_n as_o we_o pass_v by_o the_o flower_n lie_v close_a and_o grow_v within_o the_o say_a burr_n and_o never_o appear_v without-forth_a it_o be_v i_o say_v as_o it_o be_v hatch_v within_o much_o like_a unto_o those_o live_a creature_n that_o couve_fw-fr and_o quicken_v their_o egg_n within_o their_o belly_n semblable_o about_o the_o city_n opus_n there_o be_v a_o herb_n call_v opuntia_n which_o man_n delight_v to_o eat_v this_o admirable_a gift_n the_o leaf_n have_v that_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v take_v root_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o plant_v this_o herb_n &_o maintain_v the_o kind_n as_o for_o jasione_n one_o leaf_n it_o have_v and_o no_o more_o but_o so_o lap_v and_o enfold_v that_o 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glutinous_a beside_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fattines_n the_o worst_a be_v that_o which_o have_v no_o consistence_n and_o tenacity_n but_o crumble_v like_o bran_n and_o be_v so_o mouldy_a that_o it_o be_v overgrow_v with_o a_o white_a hoary_a moss_n the_o pedlar_n and_o such_o like_a petty_a merchant_n can_v skill_v how_o to_o sophisticate_a this_o drug_n also_o with_o the_o rosin_n of_o cedar_n and_o gum_n otherwhiles_o also_o with_o honey_n or_o bitter_a almond_n but_o all_o these_o deceit_n be_v know_v by_o the_o taste_n the_o price_n of_o the_o best_a be_v 19_o denier_n a_o pound_n there_o be_v a_o storax_n beside_o which_o pamphylia_n do_v yield_v but_o dry_a it_o be_v and_o nothing_o so_o full_a of_o moisture_n moreover_o we_o have_v from_o syria_n out_o of_o the_o same_o mountain_n amanus_n another_o kind_n of_o gum_n call_v galbanum_fw-la issue_v out_o of_o a_o herb_n like_o fennellgeant_a which_o some_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o say_a rosin_n other_o stagonitis_n 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round_a tuft_n in_o the_o head_n like_o fennell_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o plant_n by_o itself_o grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o five_o cubit_n at_o the_o first_o it_o put_v out_o four_o leaf_n and_o afterward_o six_o they_o be_v very_o large_a and_o round_o withal_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o towards_o the_o top_n they_o resemble_v the_o leaf_n of_o a_o olive_n it_o bear_v seed_n in_o the_o head_n hang_v within_o certain_a round_a tuft_n as_o do_v the_o ferula_fw-la out_o of_o the_o stalk_n of_o this_o herb_n there_o there_o be_v draw_v a_o liquor_n by_o way_n of_o incision_n make_v in_o harvest_n time_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o root_n in_o autumn_n or_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o this_o be_v call_v opopanax_n the_o best_a look_n white_a when_o it_o be_v gather_v and_o congeal_v the_o next_o in_o worth_n and_o weight_n be_v that_o which_o be_v yellow_a as_o for_o the_o black_a it_o be_v of_o no_o account_n the_o berter_n opoponax_n cost_v not_o above_o two_o ass_n a_o pound_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v of_o this_o fennel_n kind_a namely_o spondylium_fw-la somewhat_o different_a from_o the_o former_a but_o in_o leaf_n only_o because_o they_o be_v less_o than_o those_o of_o panax_fw-la and_o divide_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o plane_n leave_v this_o spondylium_fw-la grow_v no_o where_o but_o in_o cold_a and_o shadowy_a place_n it_o carry_v a_o fruit_n or_o grain_n call_v also_o spondylium_fw-la which_o resemble_v the_o form_n of_o silius_n or_o siler_n montanum_fw-la and_o serve_v for_o no_o use_n but_o physic_n we_o be_v behold_v moreover_o to_o syria_n for_o malobathrum_n this_o be_v a_o tree_n that_o bear_v leave_v roll_v up_o round_o together_o and_o seem_v to_o the_o eye_n wither_v out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v draw_v and_o press_v a_o oil_n for_o perfumer_n to_o use_v egypt_n be_v more_o fruitful_a of_o this_o herb_n than_o syria_n and_o yet_o there_o come_v a_o better_a kind_n thereof_o from_o india_n than_o both_o those_o country_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o grow_v there_o in_o mere_a and_o stand_a water_n swim_v aloft_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o fen-lentils_a or_o duck_n meat_n more_o odoriferous_a than_o saffron_n incline_v to_o a_o black_a colour_n rough_a in_o handle_v &_o in_o taste_n salt_n or_o brackish_a the_o white_a be_v not_o so_o well_o esteem_v it_o will_v soon_o be_v mouldy_a when_o it_o be_v stale_a the_o relish_n thereof_o aught_o to_o resemble_v nardus_fw-la at_o the_o tongue_n end_n the_o perfume_n or_o smell_v that_o folium_fw-la malobathrum_n or_o the_o leaf_n yield_v when_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o wine_n pass_v all_o other_o it_o be_v strange_a and_o monstrous_a which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o price_n for_o it_o have_v rise_v from_o one_o denier_n to_o 300_o a_o pound_n whereas_o the_o oil_n itself_o do_v cost_v 60._o chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n olive_n make_v of_o green_a olive_n likewise_o of_o grape_n verivice_n for_o the_o mixture_n and_o composition_n of_o ointment_n 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say_v must_v be_v gather_v for_o this_o purpose_n at_o the_o beginning_n before_o they_o change_v colour_n &_o the_o juice_n thereof_o ought_v then_o to_o be_v take_v then_o shall_v the_o verjuice_n that_o come_v from_o it_o be_v sunned_a and_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v in_o any_o case_n that_o no_o dew_n by_o night_n do_v catch_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v stand_v in_o couvert_n now_o when_o this_o juice_n or_o verjuice_n be_v gather_v it_o be_v put_v up_o in_o earthen_a pot_n and_o otherwhiles_o keep_v also_o in_o vessel_n of_o copper_n the_o best_a grape_n verjuice_n be_v red_a sharp_a and_o sour_a in_o taste_n dry_v withal_o and_o scyptick_a a_o pound_n or_o a_o pint_n of_o such_o verjuice_n be_v worth_a six_o denier_n it_o may_v be_v make_v in_o another_o sort_n namely_o by_o punning_a and_o stamp_v unripe_a grape_n in_o mortar_n dry_v it_o afterward_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o make_v up_o into_o certain_a roll_n or_o trochisk_n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o bryon_n and_o oenanthe_n of_o the_o tree_n elate_a and_o cinnamon_n cariopus_fw-la the_o moss_n of_o the_o white_a poplar_n or_o asp_n which_o be_v repute_v as_o the_o grape_n thereof_o be_v use_v likewise_o in_o these_o odoriferous_a and_o sweet_a composition_n the_o best_a grow_v about_o cnidos_n or_o caria_n in_o thirsty_a dry_a and_o rough_a place_n a_o second_o sort_n be_v that_o which_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o cedar_n of_o lycia_n to_o this_o pertain_v oenanthae_fw-la which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n call_v labrusca_n gather_v it_o be_v when_o it_o flour_v that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o it_o smell_n best_o it_o be_v dry_v in_o the_o shade_n upon_o a_o linen_n sheet_n lie_v under_o it_o and_o then_o put_v up_o into_o little_a barrel_n the_o
wild_a and_o savage_a vine_n for_o that_o these_o our_o tame_a and_o gentle_a vine_n here_o plant_v among_o we_o be_v by_o cut_v and_o prune_v every_o year_n keep_v down_o so_o as_o all_o their_o whole_a strength_n be_v either_o draw_v without-forth_a into_o branch_n or_o else_o downward_o into_o the_o root_n for_o to_o put_v out_o new_a shoot_v ever_o fresh_a out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o regard_n be_v only_o have_v of_o the_o fruit_n and_o juice_n that_o they_o do_v yield_v diverse_a way_n according_a to_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n &_o climate_n or_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n wherein_o they_o be_v plant_v in_o the_o country_n of_o campaine_n about_o capua_n they_o be_v set_v at_o the_o root_n of_o poplar_n and_o as_o it_o be_v wed_v unto_o they_o and_o so_o be_v suffer_v to_o wind_n and_o clasp_v about_o they_o as_o their_o husband_n yea_o &_o with_o their_o wanton_a arm_n or_o tendril_n to_o climb_v aloft_o and_o with_o their_o joint_n to_o run_v up_o their_o 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will_v neither_o flame_n nor_o burn_v clear_a itself_o nor_o serve_v to_o make_v charcoal_n of_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o elm_n four_o kind_n between_o these_o wild_a tree_n abovesaid_a and_o those_o that_o bear_v fruit_n the_o elm_n be_v reckon_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o wood_n and_o timber_n that_o it_o afford_v as_o also_o of_o the_o friendship_n &_o acquaintance_n that_o it_o have_v with_o vine_n the_o greek_n acknowledge_v two_o sort_n thereof_o namely_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o the_o big_a and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o plain_n &_o champion_n which_o be_v rather_o more_o like_o a_o shrub_n the_o branch_n that_o it_o shoot_v forth_o be_v so_o small_a and_o slender_a in_o
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have_v the_o vine_n in_o her_o eye_n and_o burgeon_n the_o same_o also_o have_v cane_n and_o reed_n in_o their_o joint_n and_o knot_n over_o and_o beside_o all_o tree_n towards_o their_o root_n and_o the_o near_a to_o the_o ground_n be_v thick_a than_o else_o where_o some_o run_v up_o altogether_o in_o height_n and_o therein_o show_v thrir_fw-fr growth_n as_o the_o fir_n or_o deal_v tree_n the_o larch_n date-tree_n cypress_n elm_n and_o general_o all_o that_o rise_v up_o in_o a_o entire_a stock_n and_o be_v not_o divide_v of_o those_o also_o that_o branch_n and_o put_v out_o many_o bough_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o cherrytree_n that_o be_v find_v to_o bear_v arm_n like_o beam_n forty_o cubit_n long_o and_o two_o foot_n in_o thickness_n square_a throughout_o the_o whole_a length_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o the_o bough_n bark_n and_o root_n of_o tree_n there_o be_v tree_n that_o immediate_o from_o the_o root_n thrust_v out_o bough_n and_o branch_n as_o do_v the_o appletree_n some_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o thin_a rind_n as_o the_o laurel_n and_o iâ—…e_n tree_n other_o with_o a_o thick_a bark_n as_o the_o okes._n in_o some_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v the_o bark_n even_o and_o smooth_a as_o in_o the_o appletree_n and_o figtree_n the_o same_o in_o other_o be_v rough_a and_o rugged_a as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o okes_n and_o date-tree_n and_o ordinary_o all_o old_a tree_n have_v more_o rivel_a bark_n and_o furrow_a than_o the_o young_a in_o many_o tree_n the_o bark_n natural_o do_v break_v and_o cleave_v of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o namely_o in_o the_o vine_n from_o some_o it_o shale_v and_o fall_v off_o as_o from_o the_o apple_n tree_n and_o the_o arbut_n the_o cork_n and_o the_o poplar_n have_v a_o fleshy_a and_o pulpous_a bark_n the_o rind_n of_o the_o vine_n and_o the_o reed_n be_v make_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o membrane_n or_o thin_a skin_n in_o cherry_n tree_n it_o be_v as_o slender_a as_o paper_n and_o run_v into_o roll_n but_o vine_n lindens_n and_o fir_n be_v clad_v with_o tunicle_n and_o coat_n of_o many_o fold_n in_o some_o again_o the_o rind_n be_v but_o single_a as_o in_o the_o figtree_n and_o the_o cane_n or_o reed_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o bark_n there_o be_v as_o great_a difference_n in_o the_o root_n for_o the_o figtree_n the_o oak_n and_o the_o plane_n have_v great_a store_n of_o root_n and_o large_a spurn_v contrariwise_o in_o the_o apple_n three_fw-mi they_o be_v short_a and_o small_a the_o fir_n and_o larch_n have_v one_o tap_n root_n and_o no_o more_o for_o upon_o that_o one_o main_a master-root_n they_o rest_v and_o be_v found_v howbeit_o many_o small_a string_n and_o petty_a spurn_v shoot_v out_o of_o the_o side_n in_o the_o bay-tree_n the_o root_n be_v more_o gross_a and_o unequal_o emboss_v and_o likewise_o in_o the_o olive_n which_o also_o sprede_v out_o into_o many_o branch_n but_o those_o of_o the_o oak_n be_v of_o a_o carnous_a substance_n and_o very_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o oak_n do_v root_v deep_a into_o the_o ground_n certes_o if_o we_o give_v credit_n to_o virgil_n that_o sort_n of_o they_o which_o be_v call_v esculi_fw-la go_v down_o as_o deep_a into_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o root_n as_o they_o arise_v &_o mount_v above_o ground_n with_o their_o head_n the_o root_n of_o the_o appletree_n olive_n and_o cypress_n lie_v very_a ebb_n and_o creep_v hard_a under_o the_o sourd_a of_o the_o ground_n moreover_o there_o be_v root_n that_o run_v direct_a and_o straight_o as_o those_o of_o the_o bay_n and_o olive_n there_o be_v again_o that_o wind_n and_o turn_v as_o they_o go_v as_o those_o of_o the_o figtree_n some_o be_v all_o overgrow_v and_o full_a of_o hairy_a string_n as_o the_o firre-root_n and_o many_o other_o of_o wild_a tree_n that_o grow_v in_o forest_n from_o which_o the_o mountain_n use_v to_o pluck_v those_o fine_a fiber_n &_o small_a thread_n wherewith_o they_o twist_v goodly_a fair_a panier_n cover_v for_o flagon_n and_o bottle_n and_o work_v many_o other_o vessel_n &_o pretty_a device_n some_o writer_n as_o namely_o theophrastus_n hold_v opinion_n and_o have_v put_v down_o in_o their_o book_n that_o no_o root_n go_v low_a into_o the_o earth_n than_o that_o the_o sun_n heat_n may_v pierce_v unto_o they_o and_o give_v they_o a_o kind_a warmth_n the_o which_o be_v more_o or_o less_o say_v they_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n as_o it_o be_v either_o light_a or_o lean_a or_o massier_n rich_a and_o fast_o compact_v but_o i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a untruth_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o find_v in_o ancient_a writer_n that_o a_o young_a fir_n when_o it_o be_v to_o be_v transplant_v and_o set_v again_o have_v a_o root_n that_o go_v eight_o cubit_n within_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o dig_v up_o all_o whole_a but_o break_v in_o the_o take_n up_o and_o jeft_n somewhat_o behind_o the_o root_n of_o citron_n tree_n be_v big_a of_o all_o other_o and_o spread_v most_o next_o to_o they_o be_v those_o of_o the_o plane_n okes_n and_o other_o mast-tree_n some_o tree_n there_o be_v the_o root_n whereof_o like_o better_a &_o live_v long_o the_o more_o ebb_n that_o they_o lie_v within_o the_o upper_a face_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o namely_o laurel_n and_o therefore_o they_o spring_v fresh_a again_o and_o put_v forth_o better_a when_o the_o old_a stock_n be_v wither_v and_o cut_v away_o other_o hold_v that_o tree_n which_o have_v short_a stump_a root_n do_v soon_o decay_v &_o live_v less_o while_n but_o deceive_v they_o be_v and_o may_v be_v reprove_v by_o the_o instance_n of_o figtree_n which_o live_v least_o while_n and_o yet_o their_o root_n be_v long_a of_o any_o other_o i_o suppose_v this_o also_o to_o be_v as_o false_a which_o some_o have_v hold_v and_o deliver_v in_o writing_n that_o the_o root_n do_v diminish_v and_o decay_v as_o the_o tree_n do_v wax_v old_a for_o the_o contrary_n have_v be_v see_v by_o a_o age_a oak_n which_o by_o the_o violent_a force_n of_o a_o tempest_n be_v overthrow_v the_o root_n whereof_o take_v up_o a_o good_a acre_n of_o ground_n in_o compass_n moreover_o a_o common_a thing_n it_o be_v and_o ordinary_a to_o replant_v and_o recover_v many_o tree_n that_o have_v be_v blow_v down_o and_o lay_v along_o for_o they_o will_v rejoine_v knit_v again_o and_o revive_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o earth_n even_o as_o a_o wound_n do_v unite_v by_o the_o solder_v of_o a_o callous_a cicatrice_n and_o this_o be_v a_o most_o usual_a and_o familiar_a practice_n observe_v in_o the_o plane_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o great_a head_n so_o thick_a of_o bough_n gather_v wind_n most_o and_o be_v soon_o subject_a to_o their_o rage_n if_o any_o one_o of_o they_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v fall_v they_o lop_v their_o bough_n and_o discharge_v they_o of_o their_o weighty_a load_n and_o then_o set_v they_o upright_o again_o in_o their_o own_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o socket_n and_o they_o will_v take_v root_n and_o prosper_v and_o in_o good_a faith_n this_o have_v be_v do_v heretofore_o already_o in_o walnut_n tree_n olive_n and_o many_o other_o to_o the_o like_a proof_n chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o certain_a prodigious_a tree_n and_o presage_v observe_v by_o they_o by_o what_o mean_v tree_n grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n that_o all_o plant_n grow_v not_o every_o where_o and_o what_o tree_n they_o be_v that_o be_v appropriate_a to_o certain_a region_n and_o be_v not_o elsewhere_o to_o be_v find_v we_o read_v in_o chronicle_n and_o record_n that_o many_o tree_n have_v fall_v without_o wind_n and_o tempest_n or_o any_o other_o apparent_a cause_n but_o only_o by_o way_n of_o prodigy_n and_o presage_n of_o some_o future_a event_n and_o
same_o which_o at_o first_o be_v helix_n and_o clasp_v tree_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n change_v the_o leaf_n and_o become_v a_o very_a ivy_n tree_n but_o foul_o they_o be_v deceive_v and_o disprove_v plain_o they_o may_v be_v by_o this_o that_o of_o the_o say_v clasp_v ivy_n helix_n there_o be_v many_o kind_n and_o three_o principal_a above_o the_o rest_n the_o first_o of_o grass_n green_a colour_n which_o grow_v most_o common_a the_o second_o with_o a_o white_a leaf_n and_o the_o three_o call_v also_o the_o thracian_a ivy_n which_o have_v leaf_n of_o diverse_a colour_n the_o foresay_a green_a ivy_n be_v full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o fine_a and_o set_v in_o better_a order_n than_o in_o other_o whereas_o the_o contrary_a be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o white_a kind_n also_o in_o the_o three_o sort_n with_o variety_n of_o colour_n some_o have_v small_a and_o thin_a leaf_n couch_v likewise_o in_o good_a order_n and_o thick_a grow_n whereas_o in_o the_o middle_a kind_n no_o such_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v over_o and_o beside_o the_o leaf_n of_o ivy_n be_v big_a or_o less_o spot_v also_o and_o mark_v in_o which_o regard_v one_o differ_v from_o another_o among_o the_o white_a juy_n some_o be_v white_a than_o other_o the_o green_a ivy_n grow_v most_o of_o all_o other_o in_o length_n the_o white_a kill_v tree_n for_o by_o suck_v and_o soak_v all_o the_o sap_n and_o moisture_n out_o of_o they_o it_o feed_v and_o thrive_v so_o well_o itself_o that_o it_o become_v in_o the_o end_n as_o big_a as_o a_o tree_n a_o man_n may_v know_v a_o ivy_n be_v come_v to_o his_o perfection_n by_o these_o sign_n the_o leaf_n be_v very_o big_a and_o large_a withal_o the_o tree_n put_v forth_o young_a shoot_v straight_o whereas_o in_o other_o they_o be_v crooked_a and_o bend_v inward_a the_o berry_n also_o stand_v in_o their_o cluster_n direct_o upright_o moreover_o whereas_o the_o branch_n of_o all_o other_o juy_n be_v make_v like_o unto_o root_n this_o have_v bough_n strong_a and_o sturdy_a above_o the_o rest_n and_o next_o unto_o it_o the_o black_a kind_n howbeit_o this_o property_n have_v the_o white_a ivy_n by_o itself_o that_o amid_o the_o leaf_n it_o put_v forth_o arm_n that_o clasp_v and_o embrace_v the_o tree_n round_o on_o every_o side_n which_o it_o do_v upon_o wall_n likewise_o although_o it_o can_v so_o well_o compass_v they_o and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o although_o it_o be_v cut_v asunder_o in_o many_o place_n yet_o it_o continue_v and_o live_v still_o and_o look_v how_o many_o such_o arm_n it_o have_v so_o many_o head_n likewise_o of_o root_n be_v to_o be_v see_v whereby_o it_o maintain_v itself_o safe_a and_o sound_a and_o be_v beside_o of_o that_o force_n as_o to_o suck_v and_o choke_v the_o tree_n that_o it_o clasp_v furthermore_o there_o be_v great_a diversity_n in_o the_o fruit_n as_o well_o of_o the_o white_a as_o the_o black_a ivy_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n the_o berry_n of_o they_o be_v so_o exceed_o bitter_a as_o no_o bird_n will_v touch_v they_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o kind_n more_o of_o juy_n which_o be_v very_o stiff_a and_o stand_v alone_o of_o itself_o without_o any_o prop_n to_o bear_v it_o up_o and_o this_o of_o all_o other_o only_o be_v thereupon_o call_v cissos_n or_o ivy_n indeed_o contrariwise_o chamaecissos_n i._n ground_n ivy_n be_v never_o know_v but_o to_o creep_v along_o the_o ground_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o the_o bind-weed_n or_o ivy_n call_v smilax_n like_a unto_o ivy_n be_v that_o plant_n which_o they_o call_v smilax_n or_o rough_a bind-weed_n it_o come_v first_o out_o of_o cilicia_n howbeit_o more_o common_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o greece_n it_o put_v forth_o stalk_n set_v thick_a with_o joint_n or_o knot_n and_o those_o thrust_v out_o many_o thorny_a branch_n the_o leaf_n resemble_v ivy_n and_o the_o same_o be_v small_a and_o nothing_o corner_a from_o a_o little_a steel_n that_o it_o have_v it_o send_v forth_o certain_a pretty_a tendril_n to_o clasp_v and_o wind_n about_o the_o flower_n be_v white_a and_o smell_v like_a to_o a_o lily_n it_o bear_v cluster_n come_v near_o to_o those_o grape_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n labrusca_n than_o to_o the_o berry_n of_o ivy_n red_a of_o colour_n whereof_o the_o big_a contain_n within_o they_o 3_o kernel_n or_o pippin_n apiece_o the_o small_a but_o one_o and_o those_o be_v hard_a and_o black_a withal_o this_o smilax_n be_v not_o use_v in_o any_o sacrifice_n or_o divine_a service_n of_o the_o god_n nor_o serve_v for_o garland_n and_o chaplet_n for_o that_o it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v doleful_a and_o ominous_a or_o of_o a_o unlucky_a presage_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o certain_a young_a lady_n or_o damsel_n of_o that_o name_n who_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o young_a gallant_a and_o knight_n crocus_n be_v turn_v into_o this_o shrub_n or_o plant_n retain_v still_o her_o name_n which_o the_o ignorant_a people_n not_o know_v but_o take_v it_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o ivy_n stick_v not_o to_o make_v coronet_n thereof_o profane_v by_o that_o mean_v many_o time_n their_o high_a feast_n and_o sacred_a solemnity_n and_o yet_o who_o wote_v not_o with_o what_o chaplet_n poet_n be_v crown_v and_o what_o garland_n prince_n bacchus_n or_o silenus_n use_v to_o wear_v of_o this_o smilax_n be_v make_v certain_a manuel_n write_v table_n and_o this_o property_n moreover_o have_v the_o wood_n thereof_o that_o if_o a_o man_n hold_v it_o close_o to_o his_o ear_n he_o shall_v hear_v it_o to_o give_v a_o pretty_a sound_n but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o ivy_n indeed_o it_o have_v by_o report_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a virtue_n to_o try_v wine_n whether_o they_o be_v delay_v with_o water_n or_o no_o for_o make_v a_o cup_n of_o ivy_n wood_n and_o put_v wine_n thereinto_o all_o the_o wine_n will_v soak_v and_o run_v through_o but_o the_o water_n if_o any_o be_v mingle_v therewith_o will_v tarry_v behind_o chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o reed_n cane_n and_o other_o water_n shrub_n in_o this_o discourse_n touch_v plant_n that_o love_v cold_a place_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o treat_v of_o those_o that_o grow_v in_o water_n among_o which_o the_o reed_n and_o cane_n may_v be_v range_v in_o the_o first_o place_n for_o necessary_a they_o be_v in_o time_n both_o of_o dart_n war_n and_o pen_n peace_n they_o have_v their_o use_n beside_o and_o be_v accept_v among_o the_o pipe_n delightsom_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n moreover_o in_o the_o northern_a region_n the_o people_n use_v therewith_o to_o cover_v and_o thatch_v their_o house_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o roof_n will_v last_v many_o age_n if_o it_o be_v lay_v with_o a_o thick_a coat_n even_o upon_o high_a and_o stately_a house_n in_o other_o part_n also_o of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v wont_n with_o it_o to_o make_v their_o arch-roufes_a and_o hang_v floor_n of_o most_o sleight_n work_v as_o for_o cane_n particular_o and_o those_o of_o egypt_n by_o name_n which_o have_v a_o certain_a resemblance_n of_o the_o papyr-reed_n in_o nilus_n they_o serve_v 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minion_n hyacinthus_n who_o he_o love_v or_o as_o other_o make_v report_n spring_v up_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o aiax_n who_o slay_v himself_o and_o represent_v the_o two_o first_o letter_n of_o his_o name_n ai._n helyachrysos_n bear_v a_o yellow_a flower_n like_a to_o gold_n a_o small_a and_o fine_a leaf_n a_o little_a stalk_n also_o &_o a_o slender_a but_o hard_a and_o stiff_o withal_o the_o magi_n or_o sage_n of_o persia_n use_v to_o wear_v this_o herb_n and_o flower_n in_o their_o guirland_n and_o they_o be_v full_o persuade_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o shall_v win_v grace_n and_o favour_n in_o this_o life_n yea_o and_o attain_v to_o much_o honour_n in_o glory_n provide_v always_o that_o their_o sweet_a composition_n wherewith_o they_o anoint_v and_o perfume_v themselves_o be_v keep_v in_o a_o vessel_n or_o box_n of_o gold_n not_o yet_o fine_v nor_o purify_v in_o the_o fire_n which_o gold_n they_o call_v apyron_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o spring_n now_o succeed_v and_o comeafter_o in_o their_o rank_n the_o summer_n flower_n to_o wit_n lychnis_n jupiters_n flower_n or_o columbine-and_a a_o second_o kind_n of_o rather_o lily_n likewise_o iphyon_n and_o that_o amaracus_fw-la or_o marjeram_fw-la which_o they_o call_v the_o phrygian_a but_o of_o all_o other_o the_o flower_n pathos_n be_v most_o lovely_a &_o beautiful_a whereof_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o with_o a_o purple_a flower_n like_o unto_o the_o hyacinth_n the_o other_o be_v white_a and_o grow_v common_o in_o churchyard_n among_o grave_n and_o tomb_n and_o the_o same_o hold_v on_o flower_a better_a and_o live_v long_o the_o flower_n de-luce_n also_o be_v a_o summer_n flower_n these_o have_v their_o time_n fade_v and_o be_v soon_o go_v and_o then_o come_v other_o flower_n for_o they_o in_o their_o place_n in_o
cure_v their_o infirmity_n a_o cataplasm_n apply_v to_o the_o belly_n help_v they_o as_o they_o say_v very_o much_o who_o be_v vex_v either_o with_o gripe_n or_o flux_n of_o the_o womb_n concern_v ruscus_n the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n each_o other_o day_n to_o they_o that_o be_v torment_v either_o with_o the_o stone_n or_o the_o wring_n pain_n of_o the_o strangury_n or_o to_o such_o as_o piss_v blood_n it_o help_v they_o now_o the_o prepare_v of_o this_o medicine_n and_o the_o proportion_n also_o of_o it_o be_v in_o this_o wise_a the_o say_a root_n must_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n as_o it_o may_v be_v to_o day_n and_o tomorrow_o morning_n betimes_o it_o will_v be_v sod_v and_o a_o sextar_n of_o this_o decoction_n be_v to_o be_v mingle_v with_o two_o cyath_n of_o wine_n and_o so_o the_o patient_n be_v to_o drink_v it_o some_o make_v no_o such_o ado_n but_o take_v the_o root_n while_o it_o be_v green_a stamp_v it_o and_o in_o water_n draw_v the_o juice_n raw_a as_o it_o be_v and_o so_o drink_v it_o in_o sum_n it_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o privy_a member_n of_o man_n than_o to_o bruise_v the_o tender_a crop_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o then_o with_o wine_n and_o vinegar_n to_o press_v out_o the_o juice_n and_o afterward_o to_o drink_v the_o same_o in_o like_a manner_n bâ—…sill_n batis_n be_v good_a for_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v and_o costive_a in_o the_o belly_n and_o a_o lineament_n of_o it_o after_o it_o be_v roast_v in_o the_o embre_n and_o stamp_v be_v singular_a for_o the_o gout_n last_o of_o all_o as_o touch_v the_o herb_n acinos_fw-la the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o sow_v it_o as_o well_o to_o make_v guirland_n thereof_o as_o to_o eat_v it_o sure_o i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v basil_n but_o that_o the_o branch_n and_o leaf_n be_v more_o hairy_a for_o certain_o it_o be_v very_o odoriferous_a it_o have_v a_o property_n to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n that_o colocasia_fw-la or_o the_o egyptian_a bean_n do_v afford_v glausias_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o colocasia_fw-la be_v good_a to_o lenify_v or_o mitigat_n the_o acrimony_n of_o humour_n within_o the_o body_n and_o withal_o to_o help_v the_o stomach_n chap._n xxix_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n make_v of_o anthalium_n touch_v anthalium_n whereof_o the_o egyptian_n use_v much_o to_o eat_v i_o find_v no_o other_o use_n of_o it_o but_o only_o from_o the_o kitchen_n to_o the_o table_n indeed_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n much_o like_o to_o it_o in_o name_n which_o some_o call_n kali_n anthyllion_n other_o anticellion_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o have_v leaf_n and_o branch_n like_v to_o the_o lentill_a and_o grow_v a_o hand_n breadth_n or_o span_n high_a it_o come_v up_o in_o brackish_a sandy_a ground_n expose_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v saltish_a in_o taste_n the_o other_o resemble_v arthritica_n chamaepitys_n but_o that_o it_o be_v low_a and_o more_o hairy_a it_o bear_v a_o purple_a flower_n carry_v a_o strong_a send_v and_o love_v to_o grow_v in_o stony_a place_n the_o former_a kind_n be_v a_o most_o convenient_a and_o proper_a herb_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n also_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o oil_n rosat_n and_o milk_n it_o be_v a_o umbretarie_n medicine_n in_o case_n of_o the_o strangury_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n it_o be_v give_v with_o good_a success_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o three_o dram_n the_o other_o likewise_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v the_o weight_n of_o four_o dram_n with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n for_o to_o mollify_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o matrice_n to_o assuage_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o to_o cure_v those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o the_o fall_a sickness_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o feverfew_v parthenium_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v as_o for_o parthenium_n some_o name_n it_o leucanthe_n other_o tamnaum_fw-la but_o our_o countryman_n celsus_n the_o physician_n call_v it_o perdicium_fw-la and_o muralium_fw-la it_o grow_v in_o the_o mound_n &_o hedge_n about_o garden_n it_o bring_v forth_o a_o white_a flower_n savour_v like_o a_o feverfew_n apple_n and_o have_v a_o bitter_a taste_n the_o decoction_n of_o this_o herb_n if_o a_o woman_n sit_v over_o it_o and_o receive_v the_o fume_n into_o her_o body_n be_v good_a to_o mollify_v the_o hard_a tumor_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o natural_a part_n as_o also_o to_o discuss_v all_o inflammation_n a_o powder_n make_v of_o this_o herb_n dry_v and_o incorporat_a with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n i._n oxymel_n and_o so_o apply_v purge_v choler_n adust_a and_o melancholy_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o swim_n and_o dizziness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o breed_v the_o stone_n be_v use_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o lineament_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o shingle_v and_o s._n anthony_n fire_n likewise_o for_o the_o king_n evil_a if_o it_o be_v incorporate_a with_o old_a swine_n grease_n the_o magician_n use_v it_o much_o for_o tertian_n ague_n but_o they_o lie_v a_o great_a charge_n that_o it_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v pluck_v up_o with_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o party_n precise_o name_v for_o who_o sake_n they_o gather_v it_o but_o in_o any_o case_n they_o who_o pluck_v it_o must_v not_o look_v behind_o they_o which_o do_v a_o leaf_n of_o the_o herb_n must_v be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o sick_a patient_n and_o when_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v so_o a_o little_a while_n it_o must_v anon_o be_v swallow_v down_o in_o a_o cyath_n of_o water_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o nightshade_n or_o morell_n of_o alkakengi_n and_o halicacabus_n and_o their_o use_n in_o physic_n now_o concern_v nightshade_n or_o morel_n which_o some_o name_n strychnos_n other_o have_v write_v by_o the_o 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italy_n man_n hold_v the_o elm_n about_o atinum_fw-la to_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o of_o those_o they_o prefer_v they_o which_o grow_v in_o dry_a ground_n and_o have_v no_o water_n come_v to_o they_o before_o those_o by_o river_n side_n a_o second_o sort_n of_o they_o which_o be_v not_o all_o out_o so_o great_a they_o call_v the_o french_a elm_n the_o three_o kind_n be_v the_o italian_a elm_n thick_a grow_v with_o leaf_n than_o the_o rest_n and_o those_o proceed_n in_o great_a number_n from_o one_o stem_n in_o the_o four_o place_n be_v range_v the_o wild_a elm_n the_o atinian_a elm_n above_o say_v bear_v no_o samara_n for_o so_o they_o call_v the_o seed_n or_o grain_n of_o the_o elm_n all_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o be_v plant_v of_o set_v take_v from_o the_o root_n whereas_o other_o come_v of_o seed_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o tree_n as_o touch_v the_o place_n where_o they_o grow_v have_v thus_o discourse_v in_o particular_a of_o the_o most_o famous_a and_o noble_a tree_n that_o be_v i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o say_v somewhat_o of_o their_o nature_n in_o general_n and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o mountain_n high_a country_n the_o cedar_n the_o larch_n and_o the_o torch-tree_n love_v to_o grow_v among_o the_o hill_n like_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o engender_v rosin_n semblable_o the_o holly_n the_o box_n tree_n the_o mast-holme_n the_o juniper_n the_o terebinth_n the_o poplar_n the_o wild_a ash_n ornus_fw-la the_o cornell_n tree_n and_o the_o carpin_n upon_o the_o great_a hill_n apennine_n there_o be_v a_o shrub_n name_v cotinus_n with_o a_o red_a or_o purple_a wood_n most_o excellent_a for_o in-laid_a work_n in_o marquetry_n as_o for_o fir_n the_o wild_a hard_a oak_n robora_fw-la chestnut_n tree_n lindens_n mastholmes_a and_o cornell_n tree_n they_o can_v away_o with_o hill_n and_o valley_n indifferent_o the_o maple_n the_o ash_n the_o seruis_fw-la tree_n the_o linden_n and_o the_o cherry_n tree_n delight_n in_o the_o mountain_n near_o to_o water_n light_o a_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v upon_o any_o hill_n plum_n tree_n pomegranate_n tree_n wild_a olive_n walnut_n tree_n mulberry_n tree_n and_o elder_n and_o yet_o the_o cornel_n tree_n the_o hazel_n the_o common_a oak_n the_o wild_a ash_n the_o maple_n the_o ordinary_a ash_n the_o beech_n and_o the_o carpin_n be_v many_o time_n find_v to_o come_v down_o into_o the_o plain_n like_v as_o the_o elm_n the_o apple_n tree_n the_o pear_n tree_n the_o bay_a tree_n the_o myrtle_n the_o blood_n shrub_n the_o holm_n and_o the_o broom_n which_o natural_o be_v so_o good_a for_o to_o dry_a clothes_n do_v as_o often_o climb_v up_o the_o mountain_n the_o servis_n tree_n glad_o grow_v in_o cold_a place_n so_o do_v the_o birch_n and_o more_o willing_o of_o the_o twain_o this_o be_v a_o tree_n which_o be_v mere_a french_a and_o come_v first_o out_o of_o france_n it_o show_v wonderful_a white_a and_o have_v as_o fine_a and_o small_a branch_n or_o twig_n which_o be_v so_o terrible_a to_o the_o offender_n as_o wherewith_o the_o magistrate_n rod_n be_v make_v for_o to_o execute_v justice_n and_o yet_o the_o wood_n of_o this_o tree_n be_v pass_o good_a for_o hoop_n so_o pliable_a it_o be_v and_o easy_a to_o bend_v the_o twig_n thereof_o serve_v also_o for_o to_o make_v panier_n and_o basket_n in_o france_n they_o use_v to_o boil_v the_o wood_n and_o thereof_o draw_v a_o glutinous_a and_o clammy_a slime_n in_o manner_n of_o bitumen_n in_o the_o same_o quarter_n there_o love_v to_o grow_v for_o company_n the_o white_a thorn_n which_o in_o old_a time_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o burn_v for_o torch_n at_o wedding_n and_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o most_o fortunate_a and_o lucky_a light_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v because_o as_o massurius_n report_v the_o roman_a shepherd_n and_o herdsman_n who_o ravish_v the_o sabine_a maiden_n be_v furnish_v every_o one_o with_o a_o branch_n thereof_o to_o make_v they_o torch_n but_o now_o adays_o the_o carpine_n and_o hazel_n be_v common_o use_v for_o such_o nuptial_a light_n the_o cypress_n walnut_n chestnut_n tree_n and_o the_o laburnum_fw-la can_v in_o any_o wise_a abide_v water_n this_o last_o name_v be_v a_o tree_n proper_a to_o the_o alps_o not_o common_o know_v the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v hard_a and_o white_a it_o bear_v a_o blossom_n of_o a_o cubit_n long_o but_o bee_n will_v not_o settle_v upon_o it_o the_o plant_n likewise_o call_v jovis_fw-la barba_fw-la so_o handsome_a to_o be_v cut_v in_o arbour_n and_o garden_n work_v which_o grow_v so_o thick_a and_o round_o withal_o full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o of_o a_o silver_n colour_n hate_v watery_a place_n contrariwise_o willow_n alder_n poplar_n and_o osier_n &_o the_o privet_fw-la which_o be_v so_o good_a for_o to_o make_v dice_n will_v not_o grow_v well_o and_o prosper_v but_o in_o moist_a ground_n also_o the_o vacinia_n or_o whortles_a set_v and_o sow_v in_o italy_n for_o the_o fowler_n to_o catch_v bird_n withal_o but_o in_o france_n for_o the_o purple_a colour_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o die_v clothes_n for_o their_o servant_n and_o slave_n to_o conclude_v this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n what_o tree_n soever_o will_v grow_v indifferent_o as_o well_o upon_o hill_n as_o plain_n arise_v to_o be_v tall_a big_a and_o carry_v a_o fair_a head_n to_o see_v to_o in_o the_o low_a champion_n ground_n but_o timber_n be_v better_a and_o carry_v a_o more_o beautiful_a grain_n upon_o the_o mountain_n except_o only_a apple_n tree_n and_o pyrry_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o a_o division_n of_o tree_n according_a to_o their_o general_a kind_n moreover_o some_o tree_n lose_v their_o leaf_n other_o continue_v always_o green_a and_o yet_o there_o be_v another_o difference_n of_o tree_n before_o this_o and_o whereupon_o this_o depend_v for_o tree_n there_o be_v which_o be_v altogether_o wild_a and_o savage_a there_o be_v again_o which_o be_v more_o gentle_a and_o civil_a and_o these_o name_n i_o think_v be_v very_o apt_a to_o distinguish_v they_o those_o tree_n therefore_o which_o be_v so_o kind_a and_o familiar_a unto_o we_o as_o to_o serve_v our_o turn_n either_o with_o their_o fruit_n which_o they_o bear_v or_o shade_n which_o they_o yield_v or_o any_o other_o virtue_n or_o property_n that_o they_o have_v may_v be_v very_o apt_o and_o fit_o be_v call_v civil_a and_o domestical_a chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o trees_n that_o never_o shed_v their_o leaf_n also_o of_o rhododendron_n among_o these_o tree_n and_o plant_n which_o be_v of_o the_o gentle_a kind_n the_o olive_n the_o laurel_n the_o date_n tree_n myrtle_n cypress_n pine_n ivy_n and_o the_o oleander_n lose_v not_o their_o leaf_n as_o for_o the_o oleander_n although_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sabine_a herb_n yet_o it_o come_v from_o the_o greek_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o name_n rhododendron_n some_o have_v call_v it_o nerion_n other_o rhododaphne_n it_o continue_v always_o green_a leave_a bear_v flower_n like_o rose_n and_o branch_v very_o thick_a hurtful_a it_o be_v and_o no_o better_a than_o poison_n to_o horse_n ass_n mule_n goat_n and_o sheep_n and_o yet_o unto_o man_n it_o serve_v for_o a_o countrepoyson_v and_o cure_v the_o venom_n of_o serpent_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o what_o tree_n shed_v not_o their_o leaf_n at_o all_o which_o they_o be_v that_o lose_v they_o but_o in_o part_n and_o in_o what_o country_n all_o tree_n be_v ever_o green_a of_o the_o wild_a sort_n the_o fir_n the_o larch_n the_o wild_a pine_n the_o juniper_n the_o cedar_n the_o terebinth_n the_o box_n tree_n the_o mast-holme_a the_o holly_n the_o cork_n tree_n the_o yew_n and_o the_o tamariske_n be_v green_a all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o a_o middle_a nature_n between_o these_o two_o kind_n above_o name_v be_v the_o adrachne_n in_o greece_n and_o the_o arbut_n or_o strawberry_n tree_n in_o all_o country_n for_o these_o lose_v the_o leaf_n of_o their_o waterbough_n but_o be_v ever_o green_a in_o the_o head_n among_o the_o shrub_n kind_a also_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a bramble_n and_o cane_n or_o reed_n which_o be_v never_o without_o leaf_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o thurium_n in_o calabria_n where_o sometime_o stand_v the_o city_n sybaris_n within_o the_o prospect_n from_o the_o say_a city_n there_o be_v a_o oak_n above_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v see_v always_o green_a and_o full_a of_o leaf_n and_o never_o begin_v to_o bud_v new_a before_o midsummer_n where_o by_o the_o way_n i_o marvel_v not_o a_o little_a that_o the_o greek_a writer_n deliver_v thus_o much_o of_o that_o tree_n in_o writing_n and_o our_o countryman_n afterward_o have_v not_o write_v a_o word_n thereof_o but_o true_a it_o be_v that_o great_a power_n there_o be_v in_o the_o climate_n insomuch_o as_o about_o memphis_n in_o egypt_n and_o elephantine_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o thebais_n
for_o ulcer_n rupture_n and_o bruise_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o one_o have_v tumble_v headlong_o from_o some_o high_a downfall_n or_o that_o he_o have_v be_v crush_v by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o some_o waggon_n or_o chariot_n it_o fortune_v that_o a_o page_n of_o pericles_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o athenians_n who_o he_o love_v entire_o have_v climb_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o lantern_n or_o spire_n of_o a_o temple_n which_o the_o say_a prince_n build_v in_o the_o castle_n or_o citadel_n of_o athens_n fall_v down_o from_o thence_o who_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o herb_n reveal_v unto_o pericles_n in_o his_o sleep_n by_o the_o goddess_n minerva_n whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n first_o of_o parthenium_n and_o be_v consecrat_fw-mi unto_o the_o say_a goddess_n this_o be_v that_o page_n who_o melt_a statue_n be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o this_o day_n make_v of_o brass_n this_o be_v i_o say_v that_o noble_a and_o famous_a image_n call_v youth_n splaâ—…hnoptes_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o chamaeleon_n the_o herb_n the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a concern_v chamaeleon_n some_o there_o be_v who_o name_n it_o ixias_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o white_a have_v the_o rough_a leaf_n it_o creep_v close_o by_o the_o ground_n and_o set_v up_o stiff_a prickle_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o urchin_n the_o root_n be_v sweet_a in_o taste_n but_o of_o a_o most_o strong_a send_v in_o some_o place_n it_o engender_v a_o white_a kind_n of_o gum_n or_o clammy_a glue_v under_o the_o wing_n or_o armpit_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o leaf_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o frankincense_n be_v say_v to_o breed_v but_o especial_o about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n &_o for_o that_o it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o kind_n of_o birdlime_n it_o be_v call_v ixia_n our_o woman_n use_v this_o instead_o of_o mastic_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o herb_n be_v name_v chamaeleon_n be_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o variable_a leaf_n which_o it_o bear_v for_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v it_o change_v hew_v whereby_o in_o one_o place_n you_o shall_v have_v it_o black_a in_o another_o green_a here_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o look_v blue_a and_o there_o yellow_a and_o evermore_o alter_v the_o colour_n of_o which_o chamaeleon_n the_o white_a cure_v such_o as_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n if_o the_o root_n be_v boil_v and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o take_v to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o dram_n in_o sweet_a wine_n cuit_n the_o measure_n of_o one_o acetable_a of_o the_o same_o juice_n if_o one_o drink_v in_o a_o green_a harsh_a wine_n make_v of_o the_o hedge_n unripe_a grape_n wherein_o certain_a bunch_n of_o origanum_fw-la have_v lie_v infuse_v it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n to_o kill_v the_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o the_o gut_n it_o avail_v much_o also_o to_o help_v those_o who_o piss_n with_o difficulty_n and_o yet_o this_o juice_n be_v give_v to_o dog_n or_o swine_n in_o barley_n groat_n kill_v they_o if_o there_o be_v water_n and_o oil_n mingle_v thereto_o it_o draw_v rat_n and_o mouse_n to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v their_o bane_n unless_o present_o they_o drink_v water_n some_o prescribe_v for_o to_o cut_v the_o root_n thereof_o into_o thin_a roundles_a and_o to_o keep_v they_o enfiled_a up_o or_o hang_v by_o a_o string_n and_o then_o to_o seethe_v they_o for_o to_o be_v eat_v against_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n which_o the_o greek_n name_n rheumatisme_n of_o the_o black_a kind_n some_o have_v name_v that_o the_o male_a which_o have_v the_o purple_a flower_n and_o the_o female_a with_o the_o violet_n colour_n they_o all_o grow_v up_o with_o one_o stem_n and_o no_o more_o and_o the_o same_o be_v a_o cubit_n high_a and_o a_o finger_n thick_a the_o root_n be_v good_a to_o heal_v ringworm_n tetter_n and_o such_o like_a wild_a fire_n if_o they_o be_v sod_v together_o with_o brimstone_n and_o bitumen_n but_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v chew_v in_o the_o mouth_n or_o a_o collution_n be_v make_v therewith_o sodden_a in_o vinegar_n it_o fasten_v the_o tooth_n which_o shake_v and_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o head_n the_o juice_n of_o this_o root_n heal_v the_o scab_n or_o mange_n in_o fourfooted_a beast_n herewith_o also_o folk_n use_v to_o kill_v the_o tick_v that_o breed_n in_o dog_n but_o it_o stop_v the_o wind_n of_o heifer_n and_o young_a steer_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o squinancy_n and_o therefore_o of_o some_o it_o be_v call_v vlophonon_n and_o cynozolon_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o strong_a and_o stink_a smell_n that_o it_o have_v these_o chamaeleon_n do_v bear_v a_o certain_a viscous_a gum_n most_o proper_a for_o ulcer_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o as_o well_o black_a as_o white_a be_v singular_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o of_o coronopus_n or_o hartshorn_n with_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o coronopus_n be_v a_o herb_n bear_v long_o leave_v and_o those_o cleave_v into_o certain_a fissure_n and_o knags_z and_o howsoever_o it_o grow_v wild_a yet_o otherwhiles_o it_o be_v set_v and_o sow_v in_o garden_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o root_n which_o be_v roast_v under_o the_o ash_n be_v sovereign_a for_o the_o flux_n &_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o orchanet_n or_o alkanet_n as_o well_o the_o right_a as_o the_o bastard_n and_o their_o property_n in_o physic_n the_o root_n of_o orchanet_n be_v much_o use_v about_o medicine_n of_o the_o thickness_n it_o be_v of_o a_o finger_n it_o will_v rend_v and_o cleave_v in_o manner_n of_o the_o papyr_n reed_n and_o it_o colore_v the_o hand_n of_o as_o many_o as_o handle_v it_o with_o a_o red_a and_o bloody_a colour_n it_o prepare_v wool_n and_o woollen_a cloth_n for_o to_o take_v rich_a and_o deep_a colour_n if_o it_o be_v incorporat_a into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v ulcer_n especial_o in_o old_a man_n as_o also_o place_n that_o be_v burn_v it_o can_v be_v resolve_v in_o water_n but_o it_o be_v oil_n that_o must_v dissolve_v it_o and_o very_o this_o be_v a_o good_a experiment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o nothing_o sophisticat_v a_o dram_n thereof_o give_v in_o wine_n to_o drink_v be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o pain_n in_o the_o kidney_n but_o in_o case_n the_o patient_n have_v a_o fever_n upon_o he_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o decoction_n of_o ague_n balanos_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v it_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o oppilation_n or_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o in_o the_o jaundice_n a_o lineament_n make_v of_o it_o and_o vinegar_n cure_v the_o leprosy_n and_o the_o red_a pimple_n arise_v in_o the_o face_n the_o leave_v stamp_v with_o honey_n and_o meal_n until_o they_o be_v incorporat_a together_o and_o so_o apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n be_v think_v to_o be_v good_a for_o dislocation_n but_o if_o they_o be_v take_v inward_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o two_o dram_n in_o honey_a wine_n they_o bind_v and_o knit_v the_o belly_n the_o root_n boil_v in_o water_n be_v say_v to_o kill_v flea_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v much_o like_a unto_o it_o and_o thereupon_o call_v pseudanchusa_n i._n bastard_n orchanet_n of_o some_o but_o of_o other_o enchusa_n or_o doris_n and_o many_o other_o name_v it_o have_v beside_o more_o full_a of_o down_o or_o hairy_a moss_n it_o be_v and_o less_o fatty_a but_o the_o leaf_n be_v small_a more_o rank_n and_o feeble_a the_o root_n yield_v no_o oleous_a substance_n but_o a_o red_a juice_n wherein_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o right_a anchusa_n or_o orchanet_n the_o leaf_n or_o feed_v be_v take_v in_o drink_n be_v a_o most_o effectual_a counterpoison_v against_o serpent_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o leaf_n be_v apply_v to_o the_o place_n which_o be_v sting_v be_v sovereign_a for_o to_o cure_v and_o heal_v they_o up_o the_o very_a herb_n itself_o chase_v away_o all_o poison_n of_o serpent_n there_o be_v a_o drink_n make_v thereof_o commend_v high_o for_o the_o chine_n or_o ridge-bone_n of_o the_o back_n the_o magician_n do_v prescribe_v the_o leaf_n to_o be_v bind_v unto_o some_o part_n of_o the_o patient_n against_o a_o tertian_n ague_n with_o this_o charge_n that_o they_o be_v gather_v with_o the_o left_a hand_n &_o that_o in_o the_o gather_n the_o party_n or_o patient_a for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v get_v be_v name_v chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o onochiles_n anthemis_n lotos_fw-la and_o lotometra_n of_o turnsoll-tricoccus_a of_o adiantum_fw-la and_o callitrichon_fw-la another_o herb_n there_o be_v particular_o name_v onochiles_n which_o some_o call_v anchusa_n other_o arcebion_n or_o onochelis_n some_o rhexias_n and_o many_o enchusa_n a_o small_a herb_n this_o be_v it_o