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pricky_a hair_n both_o in_o leaf_n &_o stalk_n likewise_o blood_n acorna_n histle_n leucacanthos_n chalceos_fw-la cnicos_fw-la polyacanthos_n onopyxos_n ixine_n &_o scolymos_n as_o touch_v the_o thistle_n chamaeleon_n it_o have_v no_o prick_n in_o the_o leaf_n moreover_o these_o pricky_a herb_n be_v distinguish_v &_o different_a one_o from_o another_o in_o this_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v furnish_v with_o many_o stem_n and_o spread_v into_o diverse_a branch_n as_o the_o thistle_n other_o again_o rise_v up_o with_o one_o main_a stalk_n and_o branch_n not_o as_o cnecos_fw-la also_o there_o be_v of_o they_o that_o be_v prickly_a only_o in_o the_o head_n as_o the_o eryngium_n or_o seahol_o some_o flower_n in_o summer_n as_o tetralix_n and_o ixine_n as_o for_o scolymus_n late_o it_o be_v also_o ere_o it_o blow_v but_o it_o continue_v long_o in_o the_o flower_n acorna_n differ_v from_o it_o only_o in_o the_o red_a colour_n and_o fatty_a juice_n that_o come_v from_o it_o atractylis_fw-la also_o may_v go_v for_o scolymus_n but_o that_o it_o be_v white_a and_o yield_v a_o liquor_n like_o blood_n whereupon_o there_o be_v some_o who_o call_v it_o phonos_n i._o murderer_n this_o quality_n it_o have_v beside_o that_o it_o scent_v strong_a the_o seed_n also_o ripen_v late_a &_o not_o before_o autumn_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o property_n common_a to_o all_o plant_n of_o this_o pricky_a and_o thistly_a kind_n but_o all_o these_o herb_n will_v come_v of_o seed_n and_o root_n both_o as_o for_o scolymus_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o thistle_n herein_o that_o the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v sodden_a be_v good_a to_o be_v eat_v beside_o it_o have_v a_o strange_a nature_n for_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o during_o the_o summer_n throughout_o never_o rest_v and_o give_v over_o but_o either_o
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only_o where_o these_o tree_n be_v cut_v lance_v and_o scrape_v for_o to_o draw_v pitch_n and_o rosin_n out_o of_o they_o be_v without_o all_o comparison_n the_o best_a course_n which_o they_o can_v take_v who_o either_o be_v in_o a_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n or_o after_o some_o long_a and_o languish_a sickness_n have_v much_o ado_n to_o recover_v their_o strength_n certes_o such_o a_o air_n be_v far_o better_a than_o either_o to_o make_v a_o long_a voyage_n by_o sea_n into_o air_n egypt_n or_o to_o go_v among_o the_o cottage_n in_o summer_n time_n for_o to_o drink_v new_a milk_n come_v of_o the_o fresh_a and_o green_a grass_n of_o the_o mountain_n as_o for_o chamaepitys_n it_o be_v name_v in_o latin_a by_o some_o abiga_fw-la for_o that_o it_o cause_v woman_n to_o slip_v their_o conception_n beforetime_o of_o other_o thus_o terrae_fw-la i._n ground_n frankincense_n this_o herb_n put_v forth_o branch_n a_o cubit_n long_o and_o both_o in_o flower_n and_o savour_n resemble_v the_o 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be_v wholesome_a for_o the_o liver_n their_o decoction_n together_o with_o barley_n meal_n be_v good_a for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o reins_n and_o bladder_n also_o the_o decoction_n of_o these_o herb_n boil_v in_o water_n help_v the_o jaundice_n and_o the_o difficulty_n of_o urine_n if_o the_o patient_a drink_n thereof_o the_o three_o kind_n last_o name_v take_v with_o honey_n be_v singular_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n and_o in_o that_o manner_n only_o apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n it_o cleanse_v the_o matrice_n &_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n if_o one_o drink_v the_o same_o herb_n it_o will_v dissolve_v and_o remove_v the_o clutter_a thick_a blood_n within_o the_o body_n it_o provoke_v sweat_v if_o the_o body_n be_v therewith_o anoint_v and_o it_o be_v especial_o good_a for_o the_o reins_n be_v reduce_v into_o pill_n together_o with_o fig_n it_o be_v pass_o wholesome_a for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n for_o it_o purge_v the_o belly_n of_o waterish_a humour_n if_o this_o herb_n be_v take_v in_o wine_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o victoriat_a piece_n of_o silver_n i_o half_a a_o roman_a denier_n it_o warish_v for_o ever_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n and_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o a_o new_a cough_n final_o if_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o vinegar_n and_o so_o take_v in_o drink_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o will_v present_o expel_v the_o dead_a infant_n out_o of_o the_o mother_n womb_n for_o the_o like_a cause_n and_o reason_n i_o will_v do_v the_o herb_n pityusa_n this_o honour_n as_o to_o write_v of_o it_o among_o tree_n since_o that_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o name_n to_o come_v from_o the_o pitch_n tree_n this_o plant_n some_o do_v reckon_v among_o the_o spurge_n tithymal_n a_o kind_n of_o shrub_n it_o be_v like_v unto_o the_o pitch_n tree_n with_o a_o small_a flower_n and_o the_o same_o of_o purple_a colour_n if_o one_o drink_v the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o one_o hemina_fw-la it_o purge_v downward_o both_o fleam_n and_o choler_n so_o do_v a_o spoonful_n of_o the_o seed_n thereof_o put_v up_o into_o the_o body_n tamarind_n by_o suppository_n the_o decoction_n of_o the_o leaf_n in_o vinegar_n do_v cleanse_v the_o skin_n of_o dandruff_n and_o scale_n &_o if_o the_o decoction_n of_o rue_n be_v mingle_v therewith_o it_o be_v singular_a for_o sore_a breast_n to_o appease_v the_o wring_v and_o tormenr_n of_o the_o colic_n against_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n and_o general_o for_o to_o discuss_v and_o resolve_v all_o apostemation_n and_o botch_n a_o breed_n but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o former_a tree_n how_o rosine_n be_v engender_v in_o they_o of_o their_o several_a kind_n and_o the_o country_n where_o they_o grow_v i_o have_v show_v before_o first_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o wine_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o discourse_n and_o history_n of_o tree_n and_o to_o speak_v summary_o of_o rosin_n they_o may_v be_v divide_v into_o two_o principal_a kind_n to_o wit_n the_o dry_a and_o the_o liquid_a rosin_n the_o dry_a be_v make_v of_o the_o pine_n and_o the_o pitch_n tree_n the_o liquid_a come_v from_o the_o terebinth_n larch_n lentisk_n &_o cypress_n tree_n for_o these_o bear_v rosin_n in_o asia_n and_o syria_n &_o whereas_o some_o there_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o rosin_n of_o the_o pitch_n and_o larch_n tree_n be_v all_o one_o they_o be_v much_o deceive_v for_o the_o pitch_n tree_n yield_v a_o fatty_a rosin_n and_o in_o manner_n of_o frankincense_n unctuous_a but_o from_o the_o larch_n tree_n there_o issue_v terpentine_n a_o subtle_a and_o thin_a liquor_n run_v like_a to_o life_n honey_n of_o a_o strong_a and_o rank_a unpleasant_a smell_n physician_n seldom_o use_v any_o of_o these_o liquid_a rosins_n and_o never_o prescribe_v they_o but_o to_o be_v take_v or_o sup_v off_o with_o a_o egg_n as_o for_o that_o of_o the_o larch_n tree_n they_o give_v it_o for_o the_o cough_n and_o exulceration_n of_o some_o noble_a part_n within_o neither_o be_v that_o per-rosin_n of_o the_o pine_n tree_n much_o use_v as_o for_o the_o rest_n they_o be_v not_o of_o any_o use_n unless_o they_o be_v boil_v touch_v the_o diverse_a manner_n of_o boil_v they_o i_o have_v show_v they_o sufficient_o but_o if_o i_o shall_v put_v a_o difference_n between_o these_o rosins_n according_a to_o the_o tree_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v the_o right_a terpentine_n indeed_o which_o the_o terebinth_n yield_v like_v and_o please_v i_o best_o be_v of_o all_o other_o light_a and_o most_o odoriferous_a if_o i_o shall_v make_v choice_n of_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o be_v find_v certes_o they_o of_o cypress_n and_o syria_n be_v best_a and_o namely_o those_o that_o in_o colour_n resemble_v attic_a honey_n and_o for_o the_o cyprian_a rosin_n that_o which_o be_v of_o a_o more_o fleshy_a substance_n and_o dry_a consistence_n of_o the_o dry_a per-rosins_a those_o be_v in_o most_o request_n which_o be_v white_a pure_a transparent_a or_o clear_a quite_o through_o in_o general_n those_o that_o come_v from_o tree_n grow_v upon_o mountain_n be_v prefer_v before_o they_o of_o the_o plain_n also_o regard_v the_o north-east_n rather_o than_o any_o other_o wind_n for_o salve_n to_o heal_v wound_n as_o also_o for_o emollitive_a plaster_n rosin_n ought_v to_o be_v dissolve_v in_o oil_n for_o drink_n or_o potion_n with_o bitter_a almond_n as_o touch_v their_o medicinable_a virtue_n they_o be_v good_a to_o cleanse_v and_o close_o up_o wound_n to_o discuss_v and_o resolve_v any_o aposteme_n which_o be_v in_o gather_v moreover_o they_o be_v use_v in_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n and_o namely_o true_a terpentine_n by_o way_n of_o lineament_n for_o than_o it_o be_v singular_a good_a especial_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v hot_a also_o for_o the_o pain_n
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 neither_o will_v i_o teach_v any_o how_o to_o temper_v &_o spice_n a_o amatorious_a cup_n to_o draw_v either_o man_n or_o woman_n into_o love_n it_o be_v no_o part_n of_o my_o profession_n for_o well_o i_o remember_v that_o lucullus_n a_o most_o brave_a general_n and_o a_o captain_n of_o great_a execution_n lose_v his_o life_n by_o such_o a_o love_n potion_n much_o less_o than_o shall_v you_o have_v i_o to_o write_v of_o magic_n witchcraft_n charm_n enchantment_n and_o sorcery_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o give_v warn_v that_o folk_n shall_v not_o meddle_v with_o they_o or_o to_o disprove_v those_o course_n for_o their_o vanity_n and_o principal_o to_o give_v a_o item_n how_o little_a trust_n and_o assurance_n there_o be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o such_o trumpery_n it_o suffice_v i_o and_o content_v my_o mind_n yea_o and_o i_o think_v that_o i_o have_v do_v well_o for_o mankind_n in_o record_v those_o herb_n which_o be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a find_v out_o by_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o learning_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o posterity_n chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o moly_n and_o dodecatheos_n of_o paeony_n otherwise_o call_v pentorobus_fw-la or_o glycyside_n of_o panace_n asclepium_fw-la heraclium_fw-la and_o chironium_n of_o panaces_n centarium_fw-la or_o pharnaceum_n of_o heraclium_n siderium_fw-la of_o henbane_n call_v hyoscyamus_n apollinaris_n or_o altercangenus_fw-la homer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o principal_a and_o sovereign_a herb_n of_o all_o other_o be_v moly_n so_o call_v as_o he_o think_v by_o the_o god_n themselves_o the_o invention_n or_o find_v of_o this_o herb_n he_o 10._o ascribe_v unto_o mercury_n and_o show_v that_o it_o be_v singular_a against_o the_o mighty_a witcheraft_n &_o enchantment_n that_o be_v some_o say_v that_o this_o herb_n moly_n even_o according_a to_o homer_n description_n with_o a_o round_a and_o black_a bulbous_a root_n to_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o onion_n and_o with_o a_o leaf_n or_o blade_n like_o that_o of_o squilla_n grow_v 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out_o have_v such_o a_o stink_a smell_n that_o a_o man_n can_v abide_v it_o but_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o vomit_v chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o crane_n stork_n swan_n quail_n the_o glotis_n and_o strange_a bird_n of_o other_o country_n the_o nation_n of_o the_o pretty_a pigmy_n enjoy_v a_o truce_n and_o cessation_n from_o arm_n every_o year_n as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o when_o the_o crane_n who_o use_v to_o wage_v war_n with_o they_o be_v once_o depart_v &_o come_v into_o our_o country_n and_o very_o if_o a_o man_n consider_v well_o how_o far_o it_o be_v from_o hence_o to_o the_o levant_n sea_n it_o be_v a_o mighty_a great_a journey_n that_o they_o take_v &_o their_o flight_n exceed_v long_o they_o put_v not_o themselves_o in_o their_o journey_n nor_o set_v forward_o without_o a_o counsel_n call_v before_o and_o a_o general_a consent_n they_o fly_v aloft_o because_o they_o will_v have_v a_o better_a prospect_n to_o see_v before_o they_o and_o for_o this_o purpose_n a_o captain_n 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yet_o be_v they_o suppose_v never_o to_o have_v arrive_v at_o any_o coast_n but_o in_o the_o night_n there_o be_v a_o place_n in_o the_o open_a plain_n and_o champion_n country_n of_o asia_n call_v pithonos-come_a where_o by_o report_n they_o assemble_v all_o together_o and_o be_v meet_v keep_v a_o jangle_a one_o with_o another_o but_o in_o the_o end_n look_v which_o of_o they_o lag_v behind_o and_o come_v tardy_a he_o they_o rear_v in_o piece_n and_o then_o they_o depart_v this_o also_o have_v be_v note_v that_o after_o the_o ides_n of_o august_n they_o be_v not_o light_o see_v there_o some_o affirm_v constant_o that_o stork_n have_v no_o tongue_n but_o so_o high_o regard_v they_o be_v for_o â—…aying_v of_o serpent_n that_o in_o thessaly_n it_o
purpose_n they_o make_v much_o of_o jay_n dawes_n and_o choughe_n who_o they_o do_v honour_n high_o because_o they_o fly_v opposite_a against_o the_o locust_n and_o so_o destroy_v they_o moreover_o in_o syria_n they_o be_v force_v to_o levy_v a_o warlike_a power_n of_o man_n against_o they_o and_o make_v riddance_n by_o that_o mean_n see_v in_o how_o many_o part_n of_o the_o world_n this_o hurtful_a and_o noisome_a vermin_n be_v disperse_v and_o spread_v and_o yet_o in_o parthia_n they_o be_v take_v for_o very_o good_a meat_n the_o voice_n that_o they_o have_v such_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o come_v from_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o their_o head_n for_o about_o that_o place_n where_o the_o jointure_n be_v of_o the_o shoulder_n to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v certain_a tooth_n which_o by_o grate_v and_o grind_v one_o against_o the_o other_o do_v yield_v a_o kind_n of_o crash_a noise_n and_o namely_o about_o the_o time_n of_o both_o the_o aequinoctial_o 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their_o strength_n if_o a_o man_n will_v compare_v the_o burden_n that_o they_o carry_v with_o their_o own_o body_n he_o will_v find_v and_o confess_v that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o creature_n again_o in_o the_o world_n for_o that_o proportion_n strong_a and_o how_o do_v they_o carry_v they_o even_o with_o their_o very_a mouth_n howbeit_o if_o they_o meet_v with_o any_o great_a load_n than_o they_o can_v bite_v between_o their_o chaw_v than_o they_o set_v their_o shoulder_n to_o it_o and_o with_o their_o hinder_a leg_n also_o make_v mean_n to_o drive_v it_o forward_o they_o have_v among_o they_o a_o certain_a form_n of_o commonwealth_n they_o remember_v they_o be_v not_o without_o care_n and_o forecast_v look_v what_o seed_n or_o grain_n they_o do_v lay_v up_o for_o provision_n sure_o they_o will_v be_v to_o gnaw_v it_o first_o for_o fear_v they_o shall_v sprout_v and_o take_v root_n again_o and_o so_o grow_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n if_o a_o corn_n or_o seed_n be_v too_o big_a for_o their_o carriage_n they_o divide_v it_o into_o piece_n that_o they_o may_v go_v with_o it_o more_o easy_o into_o their_o house_n if_o their_o seed_n within_o chance_v to_o take_v wet_a they_o lay_v they_o abroad_o and_o so_o dry_v they_o they_o give_v not_o over_o work_n by_o night_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a but_o when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o change_n they_o rest_v and_o play_v they_o when_o they_o be_v at_o work_n how_o painful_a be_v they_o how_o busy_a how_o industrious_a and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o make_v their_o purueiance_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o bring_v from_o all_o part_n without_o knowledge_n one_o of_o the_o other_o they_o keep_v among_o they_o certain_a market_n day_n for_o a_o mutual_a interview_n and_o conference_n together_o and_o very_o it_o be_v a_o world_n to_o see_v how_o then_o they_o will_v assemble_v what_o run_v what_o greeting_n what_o intercourse_n and_o communication_n there_o be_v between_o they_o while_o they_o be_v inquisiâ—…ive_v as_o they_o meet_v one_o with_o another_o what_o news_n abroad_o even_o like_o merchant_n at_o a_o burse_n their_o â—…aifare_n be_v so_o ordinary_a and_o continual_a that_o we_o may_v see_v the_o very_a hard_a flint_n and_o pebble_n stone_n wear_v â—…ith_o their_o passage_n too_o and_o fro_o we_o may_v see_v i_o say_v a_o very_a pathway_n make_v where_o they_o use_v to_o go_v about_o their_o work_n whereby_o let_v no_o man_n doubt_v of_o what_o force_n and_o power_n continual_a use_n be_v of_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v it_o never_o for_n little_a of_o all_o live_a creature_n they_o only_o and_o man_n do_v enterre_fw-fr and_o bury_v their_o dead_a among_o they_o to_o conclude_v throughout_o all_o sicily_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v a_o fly_a ant._n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o indian_a pismire_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o hercules_n at_o erythrae_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o horn_n of_o a_o certain_a indian_a ant_n which_o be_v there_o set_v up_o and_o fasten_v for_o a_o wonder_n to_o posterity_n in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o northern_a indian_n name_v dardae_n the_o ant_n do_v cast_v up_o gold_n above_o ground_n from_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n and_o mine_n within_o the_o earth_n these_o be_v in_o colour_n like_o to_o cat_n and_o as_o big_a as_o the_o foâ—…_n wolf_n of_o egypt_n this_o gold_n before_o say_v which_o they_o work_v up_o in_o the_o winter_n time_n the_o indian_n do_v steal_v from_o they_o in_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o summer_n wait_v their_o opportunity_n when_o the_o pismire_n lie_v close_o within_o their_o cave_n under_o the_o ground_n from_o the_o parch_a sun_n yet_o not_o without_o great_a danger_n for_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o wind_v they_o and_o catch_v their_o scent_n out_o they_o go_v and_o follow_v after_o they_o in_o great_a haste_n and_o with_o such_o fury_n they_o fly_v upon_o they_o that_o oftentimes_o they_o tear_v they_o in_o piece_n let_v they_o make_v way_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v upon_o their_o most_o swift_a camel_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o save_v they_o so_o fleet_n of_o pace_n so_o fierce_a of_o courage_n be_v they_o to_o recover_v gold_n that_o they_o love_v so_o well_o chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o the_o diverse_a generation_n of_o some_o infect_v many_o infect_v there_o be_v that_o breed_n after_o another_o sort_n than_o the_o former_a above_o specify_v and_o principal_o of_o dew_n which_o settle_v upon_o the_o radish_n leaf_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n for_o be_v make_v thick_a and_o harden_v with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n it_o grow_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o grain_n of_o millet_n from_o it_o arise_v a_o little_a grub_n and_o three_o day_n after_o it_o become_v a_o kind_n of_o cankerworm_n and_o so_o in_o process_n and_o tract_n of_o time_n it_o grow_v big_a without_o move_v at_o all_o and_o gather_v a_o hard_a husk_n or_o case_n about_o she_o only_o if_o a_o man_n touch_v the_o webby_a panicle_n wherein_o the_o say_a worm_n lie_v enwrap_v it_o will_v seem_v to_o stir_v this_o be_v call_v chrysalis_n and_o after_o some_o time_n when_o the_o kex_n or_o husk_n be_v break_v he_o prove_v a_o fair_a fly_v butterf_o chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o of_o infect_v that_o breed_n in_o wood_n and_o of_o wood_n semblable_o there_o be_v some_o infect_v engender_v of_o rain_n drop_v stand_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o also_o of_o wood_n for_o not_o only_o the_o ordinary_a wood-worm_n breed_v in_o timber_n but_o also_o câ—…tain_a breeze_n and_o horsefly_n come_v of_o it_o yea_o and_o other_o such_o like_a creature_n whensoever_o the_o wood_n happen_v to_o be_v dot_v with_o overmuch_a moisture_n like_o as_o within_o one_o of_o our_o body_n there_o have_v be_v find_v broad_a worm_n of_o 30_o foot_n in_o length_n yea_o and_o sometime_o long_o also_o there_o have_v be_v see_v in_o dead_a carrion_n many_o worm_n and_o the_o very_a flesh_n of_o live_a man_n be_v apt_a to_o breed_v such_o vermin_n and_o so_o be_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n to_o harbour_v lice_n of_o which_o silthy_a &_o loathsome_a creature_n both_o sylla_n the_o dictator_n and_o also_o alcman_n one_o of_o the_o most_o renown_a greek_a poet_n perish_v moreover_o bird_n be_v much_o infest_a and_o trouble_v therewith_o and_o as_o for_o feasant_n they_o will_v die_v thereof_o unless_o they_o bestrew_v themselves_o with_o dust_n of_o such_o beast_n as_o carry_v hair_n it_o be_v very_o think_v that_o the_o ass_n alone_o and_o sheep_n be_v free_a from_o this_o kind_n of_o vermin_n some_o kind_n of_o cloth_n likewise_o be_v apt_a to_o engender_v louse_n and_o especial_o those_o which_o be_v make_v of_o wool_n that_o sheep_n bear_v which_o be_v worry_v of_o wolf_n over_o and_o beside_o i_o find_v in_o some_o writer_n that_o there_o be_v
be_v more_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a there_o be_v sound_n within_o a_o resemblance_n of_o cane_n and_o reed_n full_a of_o this_o juice_n howbeit_o about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog_n star_n there_o be_v certain_a wing_a worm_n settle_v upon_o the_o say_a reed_n creep_v in_o and_o eat_v away_o the_o marrow_n as_o it_o be_v which_o lie_v within_o so_o as_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v nought_o leave_v behind_o but_o a_o mouldy_a dust_n or_o rot_a powder_n good_a for_o nothing_o next_o to_o this_o storax_n of_o syria_n great_a account_n be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o pisidia_n from_o sidon_n cypress_n and_o cilicia_n but_o least_o reckon_v be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o candie_n send_v us._n that_o which_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o mount_n amanus_n in_o syria_n be_v good_a for_o the_o physician_n but_o better_a for_o the_o perfumer_n and_o confectioner_n from_o what_o nation_n soever_o it_o come_v the_o best_a storax_n be_v that_o which_o be_v red_a somewhat_o 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 the_o best_a galbanum_fw-la and_o which_o be_v most_o set_v by_o be_v grist_o and_o clear_a withal_o resemble_v hammoniacum_n without_o any_o spill_v of_o wood_n in_o it_o for_o in_o that_o wise_a the_o huckster_n use_v to_o deceive_v chapman_n by_o mingle_v bean_n with_o it_o or_o the_o gum_n sagapenum_n the_o right_a galbanum_fw-la if_o you_o burn_v it_o chase_v away_o serpent_n with_o the_o strong_a perfume_n or_o smoke_n thereof_o it_o be_v sell_v for_o five_o denier_n the_o pound_n and_o be_v use_v only_o in_o physic_n for_o medicine_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o of_o panaces_n spondylium_fw-la and_o malobathrum_n the_o same_o perfumer_n seek_v also_o into_o the_o same_o syria_n for_o panaces_n grow_v there_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v also_o about_o psophis_n a_o city_n in_o arcadia_n and_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o flow_v the_o river_n erymanthus_n yea_o and_o in_o africa_n beside_o and_o macedon_n this_o panax_fw-la be_v a_o herb_n with_o a_o tall_a stalk_n and_o 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 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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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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
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and_o be_v more_o esteem_v if_o they_o make_v a_o show_n of_o the_o eye_n appear_v in_o peacock_n tail_n next_o in_o account_n and_o request_n to_o these_o abovenamed_a be_v those_o that_o be_v frizzle_a with_o small_a spot_n stand_v thick_a as_o if_o many_o grain_n be_v gather_v together_o which_o they_o call_v thereupon_o of_o some_o resemblance_n of_o little_a bee_n or_o fly_n apiatae_fw-la as_o if_o they_o be_v speckle_v &_o file_v with_o their_o dung_n but_o be_v the_o work_n and_o grain_n of_o the_o wood_n what_o it_o will_v the_o colour_n make_v all_o here_o at_o rome_n we_o set_v most_o store_n by_o that_o colour_n which_o be_v like_a to_o mead_n or_o honey_a wine_n shine_v and_o glitter_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o wood_n after_o which_o consideration_n man_n regard_v much_o the_o breadth_n &_o largeness_n of_o the_o whole_a plank_n stand_v of_o one_o entire_a piece_n which_o make_v the_o table_n some_o take_v a_o great_a pleasure_n to_o see_v in_o one_o citron_n board_n many_o of_o those_o fault_n which_o be_v incident_a to_o tree_n to_o wit_n the_o lignum_fw-la for_o so_o they_o call_v the_o simple_a plain_a and_o bare_a wood_n and_o timber_n without_o any_o branch_a or_o curl_a grain_n at_o all_o without_o a_o shine_a lustre_n and_o glitter_a gloss_n without_o work_n to_o be_v see_v in_o any_o order_n digest_v or_o at_o the_o most_o if_o any_o be_v represent_v the_o leaf_n of_o a_o plane_n tree_n again_o the_o resemblance_n either_o of_o the_o vein_n or_o colour_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o oak_n wood_n call_v ilex_fw-la moreover_o the_o rift_n and_o chink_n which_o timber_n be_v subject_a unto_o by_o reason_n principal_o of_o wind_n and_o sun_n heat_n or_o else_o hairy_a streak_n that_o be_v like_a to_o such_o cliff_n and_o creviss_n afterward_o man_n be_v delight_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o lamprey_n vein_n traverse_v and_o run_v over_o a_o black_a cross_a way_n and_o with_o a_o outward_a skin_n or_o coat_n mark_v with_o specke_n or_o knotty_a knur_n like_v to_o poppy_n head_n and_o general_o with_o a_o colour_n all_o over_o come_v near_o to_o black_a or_o at_o leastwise_o bespot_v with_o sundry_a colour_n the_o barbarian_n for_o to_o season_v the_o wood_n of_o this_o citron_n tree_n use_v to_o bury_v the_o green_a bourd_n or_o plank_n thereof_o within_o the_o ground_n and_o besmear_v they_o all_o over_o with_o wax_n but_o the_o artificer_n and_o workman_n do_v put_v they_o for_o 7_o day_n within_o heap_n of_o corn_n and_o stay_v 7_o day_n more_o ere_o they_o be_v wrought_v &_o a_o wonder_n it_o be_v incredible_a how_o much_o of_o the_o weight_n the_o wood_n lose_v by_o this_o mean_n meorover_n of_o late_a day_n we_o have_v find_v the_o experience_n by_o shipwreck_n that_o this_o timber_n also_o will_v by_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v soon_o dry_v nor_o harden_v to_o last_v a_o long_a time_n without_o corruption_n than_o by_o sea-water_n howbeit_o to_o maintain_v these_o table_n best_o and_o to_o cause_v they_o for_o to_o shine_v bright_a the_o way_n be_v to_o rub_v they_o with_o a_o dry_a hand_n especial_o after_o that_o a_o man_n be_v new_o come_v out_o of_o the_o banns_n or_o hot_a house_n neither_o catch_v they_o any_o harm_n or_o stain_n if_o wine_n be_v spill_v thereupon_o so_o as_o it_o shall_v seem_v they_o be_v natural_o make_v for_o wine_n to_o conclude_v a_o tree_n this_o be_v serve_v for_o the_o ornament_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o trim_a furniture_n of_o our_o house_n few_o or_o none_o like_o to_o it_o and_o therefore_o i_o think_v i_o do_v not_o amiss_o to_o continue_v the_o discourse_n thereof_o somewhat_o long_o than_o ordinary_a chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n thya_n what_o it_o be_v well_o know_v unto_o homer_n be_v this_o tree_n which_o in_o greek_a be_v name_v *_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o some_o call_v it_o thya_n for_o among_o other_o dainty_a odour_n and_o sweet_a wood_n he_o report_v that_o dame_n circe_n who_o he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v repute_v as_o a_o goddess_n burn_v of_o this_o thyon_n and_o therefore_o much_o deceive_v be_v they_o who_o understand_v by_o that_o word_n thyon_n perfume_n and_o lodoriferous_a spice_n consider_v that_o in_o one_o and_o the_o very_a same_o verse_n the_o poet_n make_v mention_n of_o the_o cedar_n and_o larch_n tree_n together_o with_o thyon_n whereby_o it_o appear_v plain_a that_o he_o speak_v of_o tree_n only_o theophrastus_n who_o after_o the_o day_n of_o alexander_n the_o great_a be_v the_o first_o that_o write_v the_o history_n of_o those_o act_n which_o happen_v about_o the_o 440_o year_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o rome_n give_v great_a honour_n even_o then_o to_o this_o tree_n and_o report_v that_o all_o carpenter_n work_v of_o temple_n in_o old_a time_n be_v make_v of_o the_o same_o as_o of_o a_o timber_n everlasting_a and_o which_o in_o roufe_n will_v continue_v without_o all_o putrefaction_n and_o corruption_n whatsoever_o moreover_o he_o write_v that_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o root_n be_v so_o curl_a and_o frizzle_a as_o none_o more_o and_o that_o of_o no_o timber_n beside_o be_v more_o curious_a piece_n of_o work_n make_v nor_o of_o great_a price_n over_o and_o beside_o he_o say_v that_o the_o fair_a and_o goodly_a tree_n of_o this_o kind_n do_v grow_v about_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n and_o some_o of_o they_o also_o within_o the_o country_n cyrenaica_n towards_o the_o inland_n part_n but_o all_o this_o while_n not_o a_o word_n of_o the_o foresay_a costly_a table_n speak_v he_o in_o his_o whole_a history_n and_o very_o before_o that_o of_o cicero_n there_o be_v no_o record_n in_o writer_n of_o any_o such_o table_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o they_o become_v up_o but_o of_o late_a day_n another_o tree_n there_o be_v likewise_o
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 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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
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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 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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 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the_o soil_n and_o yet_o some_o there_o be_v who_o will_v have_v of_o wheat_n five_o modij_fw-la sow_v at_o all_o adventure_n and_o neither_o more_o no_o less_o whatsoever_o the_o ground_n be_v to_o conclude_v if_o the_o ground_n be_v set_v with_o tree_n or_o lie_v on_o the_o side_n of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d all_o be_v one_o as_o if_o it_o be_v lean_a hungry_a and_o out_o of_o heart_n and_o hereto_o may_v be_v reduce_v that_o notable_a aphorism_n worthy_a to_o be_v keep_v and_o observe_v as_o a_o divine_a oracle_n take_v not_o too_o much_o of_o a_o land_n wear_v not_o out_o all_o the_o fatness_n but_o leave_v it_o in_o some_o heart_n over_o and_o above_o
man_n a_o god_n 4._o g_o man_n compare_v with_o other_o creature_n 152._o i_o man_n have_v no_o certain_a time_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o womb_n 258._o k_o mankind_n more_o inordinate_a than_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n 302._o m_o the_o mani-foot_n fish_n ozoena_fw-la 250._o m_o manilius_n write_v of_o the_o phoenix_n in_o arabia_n dedicate_v unto_o the_o sun_n 272._o b._n the_o age_n of_o this_o bird_n and_o manner_n of_o die_v ibid._n hence_o the_o young_a phoenix_n be_v breed_v 271._o c_o mandri_n people_n woman_n bring_v forth_o child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a_o manlius_n capitolinus_n first_o that_o be_v reward_v with_o a_o mural_a crown_n 170._o k._n his_o deed_n and_o reward_n ib._n his_o praise_n ib._n manna_n what_o it_o be_v 376._o h_o manna_n thuris_fw-la 367._o e_o mantichora_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206_o k._n resemble_v man_n language_n 222._o l_o maples_n of_o many_o kind_n 466._o k._n the_o wood_n commend_v for_o fine_a grain_n and_o serve_v in_o curious_a workmanship_n 466._o l_o maquerels_n 243._o e_o cn._n martius_n first_o devise_v to_o cut_v out_o arbour_n at_o rome_n 359_o b_o marcellus_n esurinus_fw-la bring_v plain_a tree_n into_o italy_n 358._o m_o mareolis_n lybia_n border_v upon_o egypt_n describe_v 95._o d_o mare_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o hermaphrodite_n 352._o i._n see_v they_o be_v at_o rome_n ibid._n a_o mare_n in_o foal_n win_v the_o prize_n in_o the_o olympian_a race_n 304._o g_o mares_n better_o than_o stallion_n in_o war_n service_n in_o scythia_n 222_o l_o mare_n conceive_v by_o the_o wind_n ibid._n mares_n how_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o admit_v ass_n to_o cover_v they_o 303._o e._n mare_n with_o foal_n labour_n as_o well_o as_o before_o 303._o f._n they_o steal_v their_o fol_n many_o time_n 304._o g_o margarides_n date_n 387._o b_o margo_n a_o kind_n of_o limestone_n 505._o d_o mario_n a_o fish_n of_o pleasant_a taste_n 243._o b_o marjoram_n oil_n the_o best_a 382._o g_o c._n marius_n commend_v by_o sylla_n foelix_n for_o build_v a_o manor_n house_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o i_o marmoset_n where_o breed_v 106._o g_o marmotanes_n their_o nature_n 226._o m_o maiorinae_fw-la what_o olive_n 432._o g_o of_o marrow_n 344._o l._n m_o marrow_n never_o find_v but_o in_o hollow_a bone_n 344._o l_o marrow_n of_o the_o uine_a tree_n and_o nature_n thereof_o 526._o i_o marrow_n of_o the_o back_n descend_v from_o the_o brain_n ibid._n marrow_n of_o a_o man_n back_n prove_v a_o snake_n 305._o b_o marsian_n endue_v with_o a_o virtue_n against_o serpent_n 154._o l_o mars_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o g_o mars_n his_o course_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o can_v be_v observe_v 12._o m_o his_o colour_n 13._o c_o mars_n his_o motion_n and_o light_n 10._o h_o marsys_n hang_v himself_o in_o a_o plane_n tree_n 495._o d_o marsyans_n descend_v from_o lady_n circe_n son_n 154._o l_o martia_n the_o name_n of_o a_o lady_n which_o be_v strike_v with_o lightning_n be_v great_a with_o child_n her_o child_n kill_v and_o she_o without_o harm_n 25._o f_o martin_n enemy_n to_o bee_n 292._o ay_o martin_n call_v apodes_n ibid._n martin_n or_o martinet_n see_v swallow_n martius_n musician_n strive_v with_o apollo_n 107._o b_o martius_n in_o a_o oration_n of_o he_o his_o head_n be_v on_o a_o flame_a fire_n 48._o h_o massaris_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 379._o d_o mast_n tree_n honour_v especial_o by_o the_o roman_n 456._o g_o mast_n a_o great_a revenue_n in_o some_o country_n ibid._n ground_n for_o bread_n ibid._n serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n for_o delicate_n ibid._n mast_n of_o different_a kind_n 456._o h_o beech_n mast_n sweet_a of_o all_o other_o 458._o i_o beech_n mast_n describe_v ibid._n k_o mast_n of_o sundry_a tree_n ibid._n l_o mast_n differ_v sundry_a way_n 459._o a_o mast_n which_o be_v best_a for_o feed_v cattle_n 459._o e._n f_o mast_n of_o a_o ship_n of_o main_a bigness_n 489._o e_o mast_n tree_n how_o it_o grow_v 525._o f_o mastic_n tree_n show_v three_o reason_n of_o plow_a ground_n 599._o b._n mastic_n the_o rosin_n of_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n 424._o g_o mastic_n gum_n 369._o c._n the_o best_a ibid._n f._n issue_v of_o the_o lentiske-tree_n 370._o g_o of_o the_o matrice_n 344._o g._n h_o mattimacians_n there_o presumptuousnesse_n 15._o b_o matutine_v rising_z or_o set_v of_o fix_a star_n 587._o d_o mavise_n change_v thelr_a colour_n 285._o f_o mauritania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 90._o i_o m_o e_o measure_n of_o the_o sea_n 149_o d_o measure_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n e_o meadow_n ground_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o order_v 595._o b._n when_o to_o be_v mow_v ibid._n medea_n burn_v her_o husband_n concubine_n by_o force_n of_o naptha_n 47._o a._n meadow_n call_v prata_n or_o parata_fw-la 553._o f_o media_n the_o descâ—…ption_n thereof_o 122._o i_o medica_fw-la describe_v 573._o b._n how_o and_o where_o to_o be_v sow_v ib._n c._n d_o a_o singular_a forage_n ibid._n medicine_n not_o apply_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mischief_n 546._o g_o melampus_n teach_v to_o understand_v bird_n language_n 296._o l_o melitaei_n dog_n whence_o so_o call_v 71._o f_o meleandrya_n 243._o d_o mellaria_n a_o town_n 51._o d_o member_n of_o man_n body_n of_o miraculous_a effect_n 168._o h_o memory_n lose_v by_o sundry_a occasion_n 155._o memory_n rare_a example_n 167._o f._n reduce_v into_o art_n 168._o g_o member_n genital_a of_o a_o bony_a substance_n 352._o h._n in_o what_o creature_n ib._n be_v medicinable_a for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o ston_n ib_o memmonides_n bird_n 284._o k_o memphis_n sometime_o near_o the_o sea_n 36._o e_fw-la man_n slay_v for_o sacrifice_n 154_o g_o men_n converse_v general_o with_o beast_n 154._o h._n their_o deformity_n and_o swiftness_n ibid._n man_n head_v like_o dog_n their_o manner_n 155._o 〈◊〉_d man_n above_o five_o cubit_n tall_a their_o strong_a constitution_n of_o body_n ibid._n man_n without_o nose_n and_o mouth_n in_o egypt_n 146._o l_o man_n that_o know_v not_o the_o use_n of_o fire_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n man_n that_o go_v ever_o naked_a 177._o b_o man_n eight_o cubit_n high_a call_v olabij_fw-la 147._o b_o men_n head_v like_o dog_n call_v cynamolgi_n ibid._n e_o man_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o live_v only_o on_o wild_a locust_n 147._o f_o men_n and_o woman_n great_a foot_v for_o their_o proportion_n 150._o l_o man_n surname_v of_o tree_n 499._o c_o men_n make_v to_o husband_n the_o earth_n 516._o g_o men_n weigh_v heavy_a than_o woman_n 165._o 〈◊〉_d man_n have_v be_v slay_v and_o yet_o not_o bleed_v ibid._n man_n canonize_v wherefore_o 54._o g._n their_o strange_a shape_n 155_o f_o menoba_n a_o river_n 52._o i_o mentor_n pluck_v a_o spill_v out_o of_o a_o lion_n foot_n 203._o b_o mercury_n so_o name_v to_o express_v his_o nature_n 4._o g_o mercury_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o k._n of_o some_o call_v apollo_n ibid._n mercury_n his_o station_n 10._o i._n wherefore_o his_o star_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o sun_n above_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n 12._o h_o mercury_n his_o colour_n 13._o c_o meremaide_n 236._o h._n no_o fabulous_a thing_n ibid._n meremen_n or_o seaman_n ibid._n i_o meroe_n a_o island_n 36._o g_o merops_n a_o bird_n 289._o b_o mese_n wind_n 23._o a_o mesopheron_n 364._o k_o messalina_n the_o empress_n of_o unsatiable_a lust_n 302._o ay_o lu._n messalinus_n cotta_n devise_v a_o dish_n of_o meat_n make_v of_o goose_n foot_n and_o cock_n comb_n 280._o l_o l._n metellus_n his_o rare_a praise_n 177._o f_o metellus_n macedonicus_n high_o commend_v 178._o i._n his_o unhappy_a fortune_n ibid._n k._n l_o meteagrides_n what_o bird_n 284._o k_o motopia_n what_o tree_n 375._o d_o m_o ay_o mouse_n and_o rat_n indocible_a 295._o b_o mice_n presage_v the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n 211._o e_o mice_n force_v a_o people_n to_o void_a out_o of_o a_o island_n 212._o h_o mouse_n great_a thief_n 233._o a_o mouse_n presage_v shine_a thing_n to_o one_o 232._o m._n they_o gnaw_v iron_n and_o steel_n ibid._n mouse_n engender_v more_o in_o a_o drought_n 305._o a_o mouse_n of_o egypt_n pricke_o and_o go_v on_o their_o hinder_a foot_n 305._o a_o mouse_n most_o fruitful_a 304._o l._n they_o engender_v by_o lick_v ibid._n young_a mouse_n find_v with_o young_a in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o old_a dam._n 304._o l_o mice_n force_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o troas_n to_o abandon_v the_o region_n ibid._n m_o mice_n and_o rat_n ominous_a in_o some_o case_n 233._o f_o field-mice_n sleep_v all_o winter_n ibid._n c_o against_o mice_n rat_n and_o dormouse_n to_o be_v serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n a_o act_n make_v ibid._n of_o the_o midriff_n 342._o h_o miel-dewe_n remedy_v in_o corn_n 576._o g_o miletus_n the_o head_n city_n of_o jonia_n 108._o g._n the_o diverse_a name_n
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 k._n alexander_n the_o great_a upon_o the_o great_a river_n indus_n at_o what_o time_n as_o his_o captain_n and_o admiral_n in_o a_o certain_a skirmish_n that_o they_o make_v with_o the_o indian_n change_v the_o arm_n and_o ensign_n of_o their_o ship_n whereat_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v upon_o the_o shore_n and_o strand_n be_v astonish_v to_o see_v their_o sail_n and_o streamer_n paint_v with_o diverse_a colour_n wave_a in_o the_o wind_n semblable_o the_o sail_n of_o that_o ship_n be_v die_v purple_a wherein_o m._n antonius_n together_o with_o cleopatra_n come_v to_o actium_n and_o in_o which_o they_o flee_v both_o from_o thence_o and_o escape_v and_o indeed_o heretofore_o a_o red_a purple_a banner_n erect_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mast_n be_v the_o badge_n or_o ensign_n of_o the_o royal_a admiral_n ship_n but_o afterward_o they_o begin_v at_o rome_n to_o incourtaine_n their_o theatre_n with_o such_o veil_n die_v in_o colour_n only_o for_o shade_n a_o invention_n devise_v by_o q._n catulus_n at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o dedicate_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o capitol_n in_o process_n of_o time_n lentulus_n spinter_n by_o report_n be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o game_n and_o play_n appollinate_a draw_v fine_a curtain_n over_o the_o great_a amphitheatre_n at_o rome_n howbeit_o not_o long_o after_o caesar_n dictator_n cause_v the_o grand_a forum_n or_o common_a place_n at_o rome_n to_o be_v cover_v all_o over_o with_o such_o rich_a curtain_n yea_o and_o the_o high_a fair_a street_n call_v sacra_fw-la to_o be_v hang_v on_o both_o side_n from_o his_o own_o dwell_n house_n to_o the_o very_a capitol_n cliff_n which_o magnificent_a and_o sumptuous_a sight_n be_v more_o wonder_v at_o and_o see_v with_o great_a admiration_n than_o the_o brave_a show_n and_o tourney_v that_o he_o set_v out_o at_o the_o same_o time_n of_o swordplaier_n at_o sharp_a and_o to_o the_o utterance_n then_o follow_v marcellus_n also_o the_o son_n of_o octavia_n sister_n to_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n who_o in_o his_o own_o aedileship_n and_o in_o the_o ten_o consulship_n of_o his_o uncle_n augustus_n beforesaid_a upon_o the_o calends_n or_o first_o day_n of_o august_n that_o year_n cause_v the_o roman_a forum_n to_o be_v draw_v all_o over_o and_o shadow_v with_o the_o like_a courtain_n although_o he_o represent_v at_o that_o time_n no_o solemnity_n at_o all_o of_o game_n and_o play_n and_o this_o he_o do_v only_o that_o they_o who_o come_v to_o plead_v at_o the_o bar_n may_v stand_v under_o shade_n more_o wholesome_o lord_n what_o a_o change_n be_v here_o at_o rome_n since_o the_o day_n of_o cato_n the_o censor_n who_o think_v it_o meet_v and_o requisite_a yea_o and_o give_v advise_v that_o the_o say_a forum_n or_o great_a hal_n of_o common_a plea_n shall_v be_v pave_v and_o lay_v all_o over_o with_o caltrap_n under_o foot_n to_o keep_v our_o lawyer_n and_o busy_a pleader_n from_o thence_o of_o late_a day_n there_o be_v see_v in_o the_o amphitheatre_n of_o emperor_n nero_n traverse_v draw_v upon_o cord_n and_o rope_n with_o fine_a courtain_n of_o blue_a azure_a colour_n like_o the_o sky_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o star_n where_o the_o very_a floor_n of_o the_o ground_n under_o man_n foot_n be_v colour_v red_a and_o wherefore_o serve_v these_o in_o cloister_a court_n and_o walk_v now_o but_o to_o keep_v the_o moss_n forsooth_o upon_o the_o ground_n or_o rather_o the_o fine_a fret-worke_n in_o pavement_n from_o sunburn_v but_o for_o all_o these_o painting_n and_o rich_a dye_n yet_o when_o all_o be_v do_v the_o white_a linen_n hold_v the_o own_o still_o &_o be_v high_o esteem_v above_o all_o colour_n and_o no_o doubt_n in_o great_a price_n such_o cloth_n be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n and_o in_o good_a faith_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v as_o well_o in_o bloody_a battle_n as_o at_o break_a shipwreck_n howbeit_o homer_n testify_v that_o few_o there_o be_v who_o go_v to_o the_o war_n with_o linen_n habergeon_n or_o curet_n but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o the_o poet_n as_o the_o better_a learned_a expositor_n do_v terpret_v mean_v that_o ship-tackling_a sail_n cord_n and_o rope_n be_v make_v of_o this_o line_n speak_v as_o he_o do_v of_o note_v sparta_n whereby_o he_o understand_v indeed_o sata_fw-la i._o cordage_n of_o swoon_n line_n or_o garden_n flax_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o sparta_n or_o spanish_a broom_n the_o manner_n of_o handle_v and_o dress_v it_o when_o it_o be_v first_o use_v in_o cordage_n what_o plant_n there_o be_v that_o live_v and_o grow_v without_o root_n spart_n very_o be_v not_o in_o use_n and_o request_n for_o many_o hundred_o year_n after_o neither_o be_v it_o know_v before_o the_o first_o voyage_n and_o expedition_n that_o the_o carthaginian_n make_v in_o warlike_a manner_n into_o spain_n a_o herb_n this_o be_v also_o grow_v of_o itself_o without_o set_v or_o sow_v which_o indeed_o it_o can_v abide_v full_o well_o 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the_o first_o sand_n they_o come_v by_o it_o make_v no_o matter_n out_o of_o what_o river_n it_o be_v this_o serve_v their_o turn_n well_o enough_o and_o thus_o they_o abuse_v and_o deceive_v the_o world_n although_o few_o chapman_n there_o be_v that_o know_v what_o loss_n there_o be_v by_o their_o marble_n leave_v saw_v in_o that_o sort_n howbeit_o such_o gross_a sand_n as_o that_o first_o make_v a_o wide_a slit_n in_o the_o main_a stone_n and_o by_o consequence_n spend_v and_o consume_v more_o of_o the_o marble_n again_o there_o be_v more_o work_n and_o labour_n about_o the_o polish_n thereof_o the_o see_v and_o sand_n beforesaid_a leave_v the_o face_n of_o the_o stone_n so_o rugged_a and_o uneven_a and_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o plate_n become_v sleight_n and_o thin_a before_o they_o can_v be_v employ_v to_o conclude_v the_o sand_n from_o thebais_n in_o high_a egypt_n be_v very_o good_a to_o polish_v withal_o like_v as_o the_o grit_n that_o come_v of_o gravel_o stone_n or_o pumish_a 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take_v away_o the_o chilblain_n or_o angry_a bloudifall_n call_v epinyctides_n also_o the_o grief_n of_o the_o matrice_n it_o ease_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o get_n which_o otherwise_o we_o call_v gagate_n carry_v the_o name_n of_o a_o town_n and_o river_n both_o in_o lycia_n call_v gauge_n it_o be_v say_v also_o that_o the_o sea_n cast_v it_o up_o at_o a_o full_a tide_n or_o high_a water_n into_o the_o island_n of_o leucola_n where_o it_o be_v gather_v within_o the_o space_n of_o twelve_o stadia_fw-la and_o no_o where_o else_o black_a it_o be_v plain_a and_o even_o of_o a_o hollow_a substance_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o pumish_a stone_n not_o much_o differ_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o wood_n light_n brittle_a and_o if_o it_o be_v rub_v or_o bruise_v of_o a_o strong_a savour_n look_v what_o letter_n be_v imprint_v in_o it_o into_o any_o vessel_n of_o earth_n they_o will_v never_o be_v get_v out_o again_o while_o it_o burn_v it_o yield_v a_o smell_n of_o brimstone_n but_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n it_o be_v of_o this_o jet_n stone_n that_o water_n will_v soon_o make_v it_o to_o flame_n and_o oil_n will_v quench_v it_o again_o in_o burn_v the_o perfume_n thereof_o chase_v away_o serpent_n and_o recover_v woman_n lie_v in_o a_o trance_n by_o the_o suffocation_n or_o rise_n of_o the_o mother_n the_o say_a smoke_n discover_v the_o fall_a sickness_n and_o bewray_v whether_o a_o young_a damsel_n be_v a_o virgin_n maid_n or_o no_o be_v boil_v in_o wine_n it_o help_v the_o toothache_n and_o temper_v with_o wax_n it_o cure_v the_o swell_a glandule_n call_v the_o king_n evil_a they_o say_v that_o physician_n use_v this_o â—…et_a stone_n much_o in_o their_o sorcery_n practise_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o red_a hot_a axe_n which_o they_o call_v axinomantia_fw-la for_o they_o affirm_v that_o be_v cast_v thereupon_o it_o will_v burn_v and_o consume_v if_o what_o we_o desire_v and_o wish_n shall_v happen_v according_o as_o for_o sponge_n i_o mean_v by_o they_o in_o this_o 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colour_v all_o whole_a alternative_o by_o turn_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v blackish_a among_o kite_n feather_n hamnite_n resemble_v the_o spawn_n of_o fish_n and_o yet_o some_o of_o they_o be_v find_v as_o it_o be_v compose_v of_o nitre_n and_o otherwise_o it_o be_v exceed_o hard_a the_o precious_a stone_n call_v hammons-horne_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o most_o sacred_a gem_n of_o aethyopia_n of_o a_o gold_n colour_n it_o be_v and_o show_v the_o form_n of_o a_o ram_n horn_n the_o magician_n promise_v that_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o stone_n there_o will_v appear_v dream_n in_o the_o night_n which_o represent_v thing_n to_o come_v hormesion_n be_v think_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o lovely_a gem_n that_o a_o man_n can_v see_v for_o a_o certain_a fiery_a colour_n it_o have_v and_o the_o same_o spread_v forth_o beam_n of_o gold_n and_o always_o carry_v with_o it_o in_o the_o edge_n a_o white_a and_o pleasant_a light_n hyenia_n take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o hyens_fw-fr eye_n sound_v they_o be_v in_o they_o when_o they_o be_v assail_v and_o kill_v and_o if_o we_o may_v give_v credit_n to_o magician_n word_n if_o these_o stone_n be_v put_v under_o a_o man_n tongue_n he_o shall_v present_o prophesy_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v the_o bloodstone_n haematites_n be_v find_v in_o aethiopia_n principal_o &_o those_o be_v simple_o the_o best_a of_o all_o other_o howbeit_o there_o be_v of_o they_o likewise_o in_o arabia_n and_o africa_n in_o colour_n it_o be_v like_a unto_o blood_n and_o so_o call_v a_o stone_n that_o i_o must_v not_o overpasse_v in_o silence_n in_o regard_n of_o my_o promise_n that_o i_o make_v to_o reprove_v the_o vanity_n and_o illusion_n of_o these_o impudent_a &_o barbarous_a magician_n who_o deceive_v the_o world_n with_o their_o imposture_n for_o zachalia_n the_o babylonian_a in_o those_o book_n which_o he_o write_v to_o king_n mithridates_n attribute_v unto_o gem_n all_o the_o destiny_n and_o fortune_n that_o be_v incident_a unto_o man_n and_o particular_o touch_v these_o bloud-stone_n not_o content_v to_o have_v grace_v they_o with_o medicinable_a virtue_n respective_a to_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o liver_n he_o ordain_v it_o to_o be_v give_v unto_o those_o for_o to_o have_v about_o they_o who_o carry_v any_o petition_n to_o a_o king_n or_o great_a prince_n for_o it_o will_v speed_v and_o further_o the_o suit_n also_o in_o case_n of_o law_n matter_n it_o give_v good_a issue_n and_o sentence_n on_o their_o side_n yea_o and_o in_o war_n victory_n over_o enemy_n there_o be_v another_o of_o that_o kind_n call_v by_o the_o indian_n henui_n but_o the_o greek_n name_n it_o xanthos_n of_o a_o whitish_a colour_n it_o be_v upon_o a_o ground_n of_o a_o yellow_a tawny_a the_o stone_n call_v idaei_n dactyli_n be_v find_v in_o candy_n
fistula_n how_v to_o be_v keep_v open_a 191._o c_o fistulous_a sore_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n how_o heal_v 136._o k._n see_v privity_n fistula_n between_o the_o angle_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o nose_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v 125._o e._n 146._o m._n 286._o g._n it_o be_v call_v aegilop_n 235._o a_o fistula_n how_o they_o be_v breed_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 262._o h_o fit_n cold_a and_o shake_v in_o a_o ague_n how_o to_o be_v put_v by_o 57_o d_o 61._o b._n 143._o a._n 162._o h._n 260._o â—_o 313._o a._n 314._o i._n 316._o l._n fit_v otherwise_o of_o chill_a cold_a how_o to_o be_v case_v 57_o f._n 61._o a._n 67._o d_o see_v more_o in_o cold_a five-finger_n or_o five-leaved_n grass_n see_v cinquefoil_n f_o l_o flag_n what_o herb_n see_v xiphion_n flancke_n disease_a how_o to_o be_v cure_v 37._o e._n 40._o k._n 54._o i._n 275._o e_o flatuositie_n see_v ventosity_n cn._n flavius_n for_o what_o demerit_n he_o be_v create_v aedile_n curule_v and_o tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o 457._o a._n b_o flax_n the_o wonderful_a power_n thereof_o 1._o d._n e._n f_o the_o plant_n thrive_v apace_o 2._o h._n the_o seed_n how_o it_o be_v sow_v how_o it_o come_v up_o and_o grow_v 2._o i_o flax_n of_o spain_n 3._o a._n b_o flax_n of_o zoela_n 3._o c_o flax_n of_o cume_n ibid._n flax_n of_o italy_n 3._o d_o spin_v of_o flax_n what_o manner_n of_o work_n 4._o k_o flax_n how_o to_o be_v dress_v hetchel_v spin_a beat_a weave_a etc._n etc._n 4_o k._n l_o fleawort_n the_o herb_n describe_v 233._o c._n the_o diverse_a name_n it_o have_v ibid._n the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n flea_n how_v to_o be_v kill_v 60._o l._n 63._o c._n 120._o l._n 124_o m._n 186._o h_o against_o the_o breed_n of_o flea_n 387._o f_o phlegm_n viscous_a stick_v in_o the_o chest_n and_o throat_n how_o to_o be_v cut_v and_o dissolve_v 46._o g._n h._n 64._o l._n 73._o c._n 74._o g_o 107._o d._n 121._o e_fw-la 122._o h._n 130._o i._n 167._o d._n 173._o e._n 183._o c._n 198._o i._n 200._o i._n 206._o i_o 246._o g._n i_o 257_o a._n 277._o b._n 329._o b._n phlegm_n and_o fleagmaticke_a humour_n how_o to_o be_v purge_v downward_o 72._o h._n 75._o c._n 140._o h._n 150._o h._n 170._o g._n 172._o h._n 182._o h_o 185._o c._n 186._o g._n 198_o l._n 218._o i._n 250._o l._n m._n 251._o a._n b._n 252._o h._n l_o 281._o b._n 288._o g_o 291._o b._n fleming_n use_v flax_n and_o make_v linen_n in_o old_a time_n 2._o l_o flesh_n rank_n and_o proud_a in_o ulcer_n how_o to_o be_v repress_v 50._o m_o 61._o b._n see_v more_o in_o ulcer_n and_o excrescence_n flesh_n meat_n how_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a all_o summer_n long_o 71._o a_o how_o it_o be_v preserve_v from_o maggot_n and_o corruption_n 342._o i_o flexumine_v at_o rome_n who_o they_o be_v 461._o a_o flint_n stone_n where_o it_o be_v cut_v with_o the_o see_v 588._o i_o flory_n of_o painter_n what_o it_o be_v 531._o b_o flos-salis_a i._o sperma_fw-la ceti_fw-la 416._o k_o flos_fw-la or_o flower_n of_o antimony_n what_o it_o be_v 474._o g_o flower_n that_o bring_v tiding_n of_o the_o spring_n 92._o g_o floure-de-lis_n root_n medicinable_a 87._o d_o floure-de-lis_n where_o the_o best_a grow_v ibid._n d._n e_o floure-de-lis_n of_o illyricum_n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n e_o floure-de-lis_n call_v rhaphantis_n and_o why_o so_o ibid._n why_o it_o be_v name_v rhizotomus_fw-la ibid._n the_o ceremonious_a manner_n of_o take_v up_o the_o root_n 87._o e._n f_o flower_n gentle_n surpass_v all_o flower_n for_o pleasant_a colour_n 89._o a._n the_o description_n and_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n why_o it_o be_v call_v amaranthus_n ibid._n b_o spring_n flower_n 92._o g_o summer_n flower_n ibid._n k_o autumn_n flower_n 92._o l_o flower_n of_o herb_n different_a 19_o f_z flower_n and_o their_o variety_n 79._o e._n f_o flower_n differ_v in_o smell_n colour_n and_o juice_n i._o taste_n 86._o l_o flower_n in_o egypt_n why_o they_o send_v not_o well_o 87._o b_o what_o flower_n be_v employ_v in_o guirland_n 89._o e_o flux_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o lask_z called_z caeliaca_fw-la passio_fw-la how_o to_o be_v stay_v 39_o e._n 43._o d._n 49._o d._n 55._o c_o 59_o d_o 66._o h._n k._n 68_o h._n 73._o d_o 76._o g._n i_o 106._o l._n 108_o g._n 111._o a._n 122._o g._n 124._o k._n 128._o l._n 139_o f_o 144._o i_o 147._o b._n 148._o h._n i_o 163._o e._n 164._o g._n l._n 151._o f._n 153._o c._n f_o 156._o g._n 158._o g._n i_o 165._o b._n e._n 167._o f._n 168._o g._n 172._o l._n 174._o k_o 177._o c._n f._n 178._o k._n 188._o l._n 192._o h._n 195._o e._n 196._o g._n m._n 197._o e_fw-la 216._o h._n 249._o a._n 250._o g._n 285._o d._n 289._o c._n 219._o d._n 307._o c_o 318._o l._n 332._o g._n 331._o b._n c._n d._n e._n f._n 352._o h._n i_o 353._o b._n c._n 382._o l_o m_o 422._o l._n if_o it_o be_v inveterat_fw-la and_o of_o long_a continuance_n 418._o k._n flux_n call_v lieuterie_n how_o stay_v 165._o e._n see_v lask_z fly_v where_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o 95._o b._n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 220_o g._n fly_n witless_a creature_n 364._o k._n they_o fly_v like_o cloud_n out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o olympia_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n ibid._n upon_o what_o occasion_n ibid._n their_o head_n blood_n ash_n etc._n etc._n yield_v medicine_n ibid._n f_o o_o foemur_fw-la bubulum_fw-la what_o herb_n 282._o g_o folefoot_n the_o herb_n why_o call_v in_o greek_a asarum_n 86._o g_o folefoot_n another_o herb_n call_v in_o greek_a chamaeleuce_n aâ—d_v in_o latin_a farfugium_fw-la 199._o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n b_o why_o call_v bechion_fw-la and_o tussilago_n 246_o i_o two_o kind_n of_o it_o ibid._n wild_a fole_n foot_n a_o direction_n to_o find_v water_n 246_o i_o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o second_o folefoot_n call_v saluia_fw-la describe_v ibid._n k_o foam_n of_o a_o dog_n and_o horse_n mouth_n how_o they_o be_v lively_o paint_v by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n 542._o l_o foam_n of_o water_n medicinable_a 414._o h_o food_n of_o light_a digestion_n 141._o b_o forke_n fish_n see_v sea-pussin_a formacei_n what_o wall_n they_o be_v 555._o b_o fortune_n or_o chance_n account_v a_o goddess_n 270._o l_o fortuna_fw-la huiusce_fw-la diei_fw-la 497_o d._n a_o temple_n for_o she_o at_o rome_n ibid._n forum_n of_o rome_n spread_v with_o caltrap_n 5._o e._n and_o why_o ibid._n pave_v with_o fine_a work_n in_o colour_n ibid._n forum_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n at_o rome_n a_o sumptuous_a building_n 581._o f._n what_o caesar_n pay_v for_o the_o plot_n of_o ground_n where_o this_o forum_n stand_v 582._o g_o founderie_n i._o the_o feat_n of_o cast_v image_n and_o work_n of_o mettle_n so_o excellent_a that_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o some_o of_o the_o god_n 487._o c._n a_o ancient_a art_n in_o italy_n 493._o e_fw-la a_o fountain_n purge_v and_o cleanse_v of_o itself_o every_o nine_o year_n 411._o b_o fountain_n which_o be_v natural_o hot_a do_v engender_v salt_n 414._o m._n fountain_n yield_v diverse_a sort_n of_o water_n some_o hot_a some_o cold_a other_o both_o 401._o c_o fountain_n yield_a water_n not_o potable_a for_o beast_n but_o medicinable_a only_o for_o man_n ibid._n d_o fountain_n give_v name_n to_o god_n goddess_n and_o city_n ibid._n fountain_n stand_v upon_o diverse_a mineral_n ibid._n fountain_n of_o hot_a water_n able_a to_o seethe_v meat_n ibid._n e._n licinian_n fountain_n hot_a rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n ibid._n red_a fountain_n in_o aethyopia_n 402._o m._n the_o virtue_n of_o they_o ibid._n a_o fountain_n yield_v water_n resemble_v wine_n 403._o e_fw-la a_o fountain_n cast_v up_o a_o unctuous_a water_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o oil_n to_o maintain_v lamp_n ibid._n f_o a_o fountain_n seethe_v up_o with_o water_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_n 407._o b_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n number_n of_o four_o forbid_a in_o some_o case_n 305._o f_o fox_n grease_n gall_n and_o dung_n effectual_a in_o physic_n 324._o h_o fox_n pizzle_n medicinable_a ibid._n k_o fox_n tongue_n medicinable_a 325._o d_o fox_n tail_n describe_v 99_o b_o fox_n how_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o goose_n hen_n and_o pullen_n 342._o k_o f_o r_o fracture_n or_o bone_n break_v how_o to_o be_v knit_v and_o souder_v 58._o k._n 119._o d._n 183._o a._n 200._o l._n 233._o b._n 275._o f._n 335._o e._n 394._o k._n l_o 412._o k._n freckle_n how_v to_o be_v scour_v out_o of_o the_o face_n 140._o m._n 161._o b._n e_o 168._o k._n 173._o c._n 174._o l._n 175._o b._n 308._o g._n 314._o k._n see_v more_o in_o face_n and_o visage_n fresh_a water_n at_o sea_n how_o sailor_n may_v have_v at_o all_o time_n 413._o f._n 414_o
herberie_n in_o old_a time_n yield_v a_o revenue_n to_o the_o state_n of_o rome_n 12._o g._n how_o we_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o herb_n 211._o e_fw-la herbarist_n their_o maliciousness_n 105._o e._n f_o herb_n write_v of_o after_o diverse_a sort_n 210._o h_o herb_n be_v of_o mighty_a operation_n and_o yet_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v great_a 211._o c_o pythagoras_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o attribute_v their_o invention_n to_o the_o god_n 211._o a_o herb_n grow_v upon_o statue_n 205._o b._n of_o what_o effect_n such_o be_v ibid._n herb_n some_o will_v continue_v long_o than_o other_o 291._o e_fw-la herb_n have_v eternize_v the_o name_n of_o the_o inventor_n 208._o m_o 213._o a._n m_o cato_n the_o first_o roman_n who_o write_v of_o herb_n 209._o b_o c._n valgius_n write_v of_o herb_n and_o dedicate_v his_o book_n to_o augustus_n caesar._n 209_o c_o pompeius_n lenaeus_n write_v of_o herb_n ibid._n herb_n portray_v in_o colour_n give_v no_o great_a light_n to_o the_o reader_n 210._o g._n h_o herculaneae_n certain_a pismire_n medicinable_a to_o scour_v the_o skin_n 377._o d_o herculaneus_n a_o riveret_fw-la about_o rome_n 408._o h_o hercules_n the_o patron_n of_o the_o carthaginian_n why_o his_o image_n stand_v at_o rome_n upon_o the_o bare_a ground_n without_o a_o piedstail_n 570._o g_o hercules_n triumphalis_fw-la a_o image_n at_o rome_n why_o so_o call_v 493._o f._n hercules_n oeteus_fw-la of_o brass_n in_o what_o habit_n and_o countenance_n pourtiay_v 504._o m._n 505._o a_o three_o title_n thereupon_o 505._o a._n unknown_a who_o be_v the_o workman_n thereof_o 504._o m_o hercules_n his_o statue_n of_o iron_n and_o steel_n wherefore_o 414._o g_o hermerotes_n what_o image_n 569._o b_o hermesias_n what_o composition_n 204._o h_o the_o wonderful_a operation_n thereof_o ibid._n hermippus_n a_o writer_n 372._o h._n he_o comment_v upon_o the_o poem_n of_o zoroastres_n concern_v magic_a 372._o l_o hermodorus_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o translate_n the_o law_n of_o the_o twelve_o table_n 491._o c._n herophilus_n a_o singular_a physician_n he_o cure_v altogether_o with_o simple_n 242._o k._n he_o first_o search_v into_o the_o cause_n of_o disease_n 243._o b._n his_o apothegme_n as_o touch_v the_o operation_n of_o white_a ellebore_n 219._o b._n he_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o the_o fosm_a physic_n 344._o i._n he_o observe_v the_o pulse_n ibid._n herpe_n a_o run_v cancerous_a sore_n call_v if_o some_o a_o wolf_n 394_o h._n herpe_n a_o worm_n sovereign_a for_o the_o sore_a of_o that_o name_n 394._o g_o heart_n faint_v how_o to_o be_v relieve_v 37._o d._n 60._o h._n 238._o m_o hertlesse_a how_o to_o berecover_v 136._o g_o heart_n tremble_v and_o beat_v how_o cure_v 312._o i_o see_v more_o in_o tremble_v hesperis_n the_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v 87._o c_o h_o i_o hiberis_n a_o herb_n and_o devise_v name_n by_o servilius_n danocrates_n 224._o k._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n in_o physic_n ib._n how_o to_o be_v use_v ibid._n l_o hibiscum_fw-la or_o hibiscus_fw-la what_o herb_n it_o be_v 40._o h._n the_o medicine_n that_o it_o do_v afford_v ibid._n hicesius_n a_o physician_n and_o writer_n 41._o b._n 123._o a_o hieracia_n what_o herb_n 45._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hieracite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o description_n ibid._n hieracium_n a_o collyrie_a or_o composition_n 508._o m._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a thereof_o 509._o a_o hierobotane_n a_o herb_n see_v vervain_n high-taper_n see_v lungwort_n hicket_n or_o hocquet_n see_v yex_z hickway_n a_o bird_n envious_a to_o the_o gather_n of_o paeonie_n 214._o i_o 282._o l._n hill_n some_o admit_v rain_n and_o be_v green_a with_o wood_n on_o the_o north_n side_n some_o one_o the_o south_n side_n only_o and_o other_o all_o over_o 408._o k_o hind_n not_o envious_a to_o mankind_n but_o do_v show_v we_o medicinable_a herb_n 255._o c_o they_o have_v a_o stone_n in_o their_o excrement_n or_o womb_n that_o be_v medicinable_a 339._o c_o bone_n found_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o womb_n of_o a_o hind_n medicinable_a ibid._n hippace_o what_o it_o be_v 318._o l_o hippace_o another_o thing_n 331._o c_o hippiades_n certain_a image_n resemble_v woman_n 569._o c_o hippice_n what_o herb_n 223._o f_o hypocrates_n the_o physician_n 71._o b._n when_o and_o where_o he_o flourish_v 343._o f._n the_o first_o clinicke_n physician_n 344_o g_o he_o first_o reduce_v physic_n into_o a_o art_n 242._o i._n he_o deal_v only_o with_o simple_n 242._o i_o hippocus_n a_o magician_n 372._o i_o hippolytus_n raise_v from_o death_n by_o aesculapius_n 343._o e_o hippomanes_n a_o venomous_a thing_n 326._o l_o hippomarathrum_n what_o kind_n of_o fennell_n 77._o c_o hipponax_n the_o poet_n how_o he_o be_v abuse_v by_o anthermus_n and_o bupalus_n 564._o m._n how_o he_o be_v revenge_v of_o they_o ibid._n hippope_v a_o herb_n describe_v 121._o a._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n hippophaeon_n see_v epithymum_n hippophaston_n 283._o e._n the_o description_n ibid._n hippophye_n a_o herb_n describe_v 120._o m._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n 121._o a_o hippuris_n see_v equisetum_n the_o greek_a writer_n vary_v much_o about_o the_o name_n of_o this_o herb_n 263._o c._n why_o it_o be_v call_v anabasis_fw-la ibid._n h_o o_o hog_n grease_n how_o to_o be_v prepare_v and_o try_v 320._o i_o see_v grease_n holcus_n a_o herb_n 283._o d_o the_o description_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n why_o it_o be_v call_v aristida_n ibid._n holland_n fine_a linen_n make_v in_o old_a time_n 2._o l_o holme_n oak_n what_o virtue_n it_o affourd_v in_o physic_n 177._o d_o the_o grain_n of_o holme_n oak_n medicinable_a ibid._n e_o holcchrysos_n a_o herb_n the_o virtue_n 106._o i_o holoscâ—…os_n a_o kind_n of_o rush_n 100_o k_o holosphyratun_n what_o kind_n of_o image_n 470._o g_o holosteon_n a_o herb_n 283._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n homer_n the_o poet_n prince_n of_o learning_n and_o father_n of_o antiquity_n 210._o l_o honey_n commend_v and_o compare_v with_o laser_n 135._o c_o honey_n when_o and_o where_o it_o be_v venomous_a 94._o g_o how_o to_o be_v discern_v from_o that_o which_o be_v wholesome_a 94._o h_o what_o symptom_n happen_v to_o they_o that_o eat_v of_o this_o honey_n 94._o i_o the_o present_a remedy_n of_o this_o kind_n of_o poisonous_a honey_n 94._o i_o 362._o k._n 433._o d._n the_o singular_a property_n that_o honey_n have_v 135._o d._n the_o discommodity_n of_o honey_n 135._o e_o honey_n call_v maenomenon_n and_o why_o 94._o k_o honey_n of_o carina_n medicinable_a 95._o b_o honeycomb_n their_o virtue_n 137._o b_o honey-comb_n wholesome_a and_o hurtful_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o hive_n 94._o l_o a_o glut_n or_o surfeit_v of_o honey_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 433._o e_o honey_n wherein_o bee_n have_v be_v extinct_a be_v stifle_v medicinable_a 362._o k_o hoplitides_n what_o picture_n 536._o g_o horatius_n cocles_n his_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n for_o make_v good_a the_o bridge_n against_o king_n porsena_n 491._o c_o horehound_n a_o herb_n 74._o m._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n the_o juice_n of_o horehound_n of_o what_o virtue_n it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v use_v 75._o a_o horehound_n to_o be_v take_v wary_o for_o danger_n of_o exulceration_n of_o reins_n or_o bladder_n 75._o c_o horehound_n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n stink_v horehound_n 272._o g._n the_o sundry_a name_n description_n and_o virtue_n 278._o h_o hormesion_n a_o lovely_a precious_a stone_n 627._o e._n the_o description_n ib._n horminodes_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o d._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n horminum_n a_o kind_n of_o grain_n or_o corn_n describe_v 144._o k._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hornet_n sting_n what_o remedy_n therefore_o 40._o h._n 56_o m._n 75._o f_o 110._o l._n 153_o b._n 166._o l._n 173._o a._n 361._o d._n 418._o m._n horsetaile_v a_o herb_n 263._o b._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v in_o waste_v the_o swell_a spleen_n ibid._n horse_n have_v ague_n and_o how_o to_o be_v cure_v 260._o k_o horse_n dung_n green_a &_o burn_v into_o ash_n medicinable_a 325._o e_o horseflesh_n and_o horse-dung_n adverse_a to_o serpent_n 322_o k_o horse_n how_o they_o shall_v never_o tire_v 341._o c_o wild_a horse_n be_v medicinable_a and_o more_o than_o tame_a 323._o b_o horses_n load_v with_o fruit_n be_v soon_o weary_a 176._o h._n what_o remedy_n ibid._n river-horse_n teach_v we_o the_o feat_n of_o phlebotomy_n or_o blood-letting_a 316._o k._n he_o yield_v many_o medicine_n ibid._n his_o blood_n painter_n use_v 316._o l_o sea_n horse_n hippocampe_n medicinable_a 436._o h._n 437._o f._n 440._o l_o haw_o in_o horse_n eye_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 438._o l._n see_v eye_n horse_n and_o mare_n pain_v
water_n brackish_a how_o to_o be_v make_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a 176._o i_o drink_n of_o water_n how_o it_o nourish_v 152._o g_o offence_n by_o unwhole_a some_o water_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 60._o l_o water_n run_v how_o to_o be_v divide_v that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v see_v bare_a 316._o h_o water_n how_o to_o be_v lade_v out_o of_o pit_n where_o it_o come_v upon_o the_o pioner_n 469._o a_o good_a water_n from_o bad_a how_o traveller_n may_v discern_v and_o know_v 414._o g_o water_n change_v their_o colour_n at_o certain_a time_n 411._o c_o water_n when_o heavy_a ib._n water_n maintain_v and_o cherish_v by_o plough_v of_o the_o ground_n 410._o l_o water_n creature_n be_v medicinable_a 400._o l_o water_n some_o coldin_fw-mi the_o spring_n other_o in_o the_o dog_n day_n 409._o e._n f._n water_n a_o powerful_a element_n 400._o l._n m._n 401._o a._n b_o water_n suspect_v how_o it_o may_v be_v alter_v and_o make_v good_a 407._o e._n of_o well_o water_n or_o pit_n water_n 407._o c_o water_n where_o they_o be_v exceed_o hot_a actual_o 404._o h_o water_n deadly_a 405._o a._n b_o water_n fair_a to_o sight_n yet_o hurtful_a both_o to_o man_n and_o beast_n 405._o b._n water_n grow_v to_o a_o stony_a substance_n 405._o b._n c._n d_o water_n cold_a what_o operation_n it_o have_v 407._o f_o water_n of_o a_o corrosive_n and_o fret_a quality_n 405._o c_o water_n how_o it_o may_v be_v make_v most_o cold_a actual_o 407_o d_o e_z standing_z water_n condemn_v 405._o f_o a_o discourse_n what_o water_n be_v best_a 406._o g_o water_n which_o be_v know_v to_o be_v cold_a ibid._n m_o water_n which_o be_v to_o be_v reject_v 406._o g._n 407._o a_o water_n salt_n and_o brackish_a how_o they_o may_v be_v soon_o make_v potable_a 407._o a_o water_n ought_v to_o have_v no_o taste_n at_o all_o ib._n b_o water_n best_o which_o come_v near_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o air_n 407._o b._n water_n not_o to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o balance_n 407._o c_o how_o the_o trial_n be_v to_o be_v take_v ibid._n watery_a humour_n what_o medecine_n purge_v downward_o out_o of_o the_o body_n 108_o g._n 110_o m._n 130_o l._n 149_o b._n 174_o g._n 181._o c_o 182_o g._n 185_o c_o e._n 186_o g._n 190_o g._n 252_o g._n 253_o a._n 281_o b_o c_o 284_o i_o 442_o l._n wax_v how_o it_o be_v make_v 96._o g_o wax_n punica_fw-la therbest_fw-la 96._o h_o wax_n of_o pontica_fw-la ib._n wax_v of_o candic_n ibid._n wax_v of_o corsica_n ibid._n the_o white_a wax_n punica_fw-la how_o it_o be_v wrought_v ib._n best_o for_o medicine_n ibid._n i_o how_o wax_n may_v be_v make_v black_a ib_a how_o it_o may_v be_v colour_v ibid._n how_o wax_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o any_o colour_n ibid._n the_o use_n of_o wax_n 96._o k_o the_o property_n of_o wax_n 137._o a_o b_o wax_n contrary_n in_o nature_n to_o milk_n ib._n i_o w_n e_o weary_a upon_o travel_n or_o otherwise_o how_o to_o be_v refresh_v 64._o m_o 66._o l._n 121._o e._n 160._o k._n 161._o e._n 173._o d._n e._n 180._o k._n 187._o c._n 289._o b_o 319._o d._n 400._o g._n 419._o e._n 422._o i._n 624._o h._n how_o to_o be_v be_v prevent_v 266._o i_o weazil_n arm_v with_o rue_n against_o they_o shall_v fight_v with_o serpent_n 56._o m_o weazil_n how_o they_o be_v bring_v together_o from_o far_o 316._o g_o weazil_n of_o two_o kind_n 533._o e_fw-la weazil_n fetide_v their_o gall_n be_v both_o a_o poison_n and_o also_o a_o countrepoison_v ibid._n weazil_n flesh_n medicinable_a ibid._n weazil_n wild_a be_v venomous_a 363._o e_o what_o remedy_n therefore_o ibid._n wen_n call_v ceria_fw-la by_o what_o mean_v cure_v 37_o c._n 167_o a_o 168_o k._n win_v name_v meliceride_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 73_o d._n 107_o a_o wen_n stratomata_n how_o cure_v 265._o c_o werts_n what_o mean_v to_o take_v away_o and_o cause_n to_o fall_v off_o 55._o d_o 58_o h._n 105_o d._n 108_o g._n 125_o h_z l._n 127_o e._n 142_o m._n 146_o i_o 166_o l._n 168_o h._n 185_o b._n 198_o m._n 218_o k._n 266_o h._n 280_o l_o 302_o k._n 307_o b._n 335_o a._n 370_o k._n 386_o l_o m._n 414_o h._n 448_o h_o 470_o k._n werts_n beginning_n to_o breed_v how_o repress_v 418._o m_o wertwal_n what_o do_v cure_v 75._o c_o weasand_n appropriate_a remedy_n therefore_o 167._o c_o see_n throat_n against_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o wesp_v sting_v 40._o h._n 56._o m._n 63._o f._n 71._o c_o 106._o k._n 153._o b._n 166._o l._n 173._o b._n 361._o d._n 418._o m._n w_n h_o whales_n and_o such_o other_o fish_n fat_a how_o employ_v by_o merchant_n 427._o c_o weal_n angry_a small_a pock_n and_o such_o like_a eruption_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 46._o k._n 70_o g._n 140._o i._n l._n 161._o c._n 173._o f._n 174._o k_o 178._o g._n 183._o b._n 187._o c._n 219._o f._n 317._o d._n 320._o h._n 337._o a._n 421._o e_fw-la 443._o b._n 437._o d._n 558._o i._n 559_o b._n 589._o b._n wheaze_v in_o the_o chest_n how_o help_v 134._o l._n 154._o g_o whey_n of_o cow_n milk_n for_o what_o medicinable_a 318._o i_o whelp_n or_o young_a puppy_n suck_v be_v think_v fine_a meat_n at_o rome_n 355._o b_o they_o serve_v there_o for_o a_o expiatory_a sacrifice_n ib._n they_o make_v a_o dish_n of_o meat_n at_o their_o solemn_a feast_n 355._o c_o whetstone_n stone_n of_o sundry_a kind_n 593._o a_o which_o be_v use_v with_o water_n &_o which_o with_o oil_n 593._o a._n b_o spanish_n white_a see_v ceruse_n burn_v spanish_n white_a or_o ceruse_n natural_a 529._o e_o whites_n in_o woman_n how_o repress_v 516._o h._n see_v more_o in_o woman_n white_a flaw_n about_o the_o nail_n how_o to_o be_v heal_v 75._o c._n 105._o d_o 141._o a._n 147._o b._n 158._o k._n 160_o g._n 174._o l._n 177._o f._n 272._o k._n 300._o l_o 516._o h._n white_a stone_n 588._o i_o with_o i_o wildfire_n and_o such_o like_a fret_a humour_n how_o to_o be_v extinguish_v 72._o g._n 75._o b._n 106._o i._n 124._o h._n 146._o k._n 157._o e._n 265._o d_o 287._o b._n 529._o b._n wilding_n or_o crab_n apple_n and_o their_o nature_n 164._o i_o wild-vine_n call_v ampelos_n agria_n describe_v 149._o b._n 276._o h_o the_o virtue_n ibid._n wild-vine_n labrusca_n 149._o b_o wild_a white_a vine_n ampeloleuce_n 149._o c_o the_o root_n have_v many_o virtue_n 149._o d_o herb_n willow_n see_v lisimachia_n willow_n or_o withie_n what_o medicinable_a virtue_n it_o have_v 186._o l_o willow_n yield_v a_o juice_n of_o three_o kind_n 186_o l_o wine_n of_o bacchus_n what_o 403._o a_o wine_n how_o they_o may_v be_v soon_o refine_v and_o make_v ready_a to_o draw_v 176._o 〈◊〉_d see_v more_o in_o wyne_n for_o co_fw-la cleanse_v and_o discharge_v the_o windpipe_n be_v stuff_v appropriate_a remedy_n 133_o e._n 148_o k._n 194_o g._n 277_o b._n 329._o e_o windpipes_n inflame_v and_o exulcerat_a how_o to_o be_v cure_v 140._o l._n 328._o i._n for_o all_o infirmity_n of_o the_o windpipe_n convenient_a remedy_n 122_o g._n 134_o k._n 138_o m._n 170_o h._n 289_o e._n how_o a_o horse_n will_v prove_v break_v wound_n 342._o h._n ay_o break_a wind_n in_o horse_n how_o to_o help_v 246._o h_o hold_v of_o the_o wind_n in_o what_o case_n good_a 305._o d_o shortness_n of_o wind_n by_o what_o medicine_n it_o may_v be_v help_v 37._o a_o 39_o c._n 44_o g._n 52_o g._n 56_o h._n 57_o d._n 58_o h._n 61_o b._n 65_o c._n 70_o g._n 73._o a_o 104_o h._n 105_o d._n 107_o e._n 109_o a._n 127._o c._n 144_o i_o 150_o g._n 154._o g_o 162_o g._n 164_o g._n 167_o c._n 173_o b._n 180_o g_o k._n 183_o e._n 192._o l_o 193_o a._n 200_o l._n 201_o f._n 247_o a_o b_o d._n 248_o h._n 263_o d._n 274_o g_o 289_o d._n 329_o c._n 359_o c._n 381_o a._n 422_o k._n 432_o i_o 442._o h._n 521._o a_o 556_o m._n 557_o d._n what_o move_v to_o break_v wind_n upward_o 237._o a._n 253_o e_fw-la 277_o b._n 290_o k._n winter-cherrie_n why_o call_v versicaria_n 112._o h_o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n wizard_n prophet_n and_o physician_n put_v down_o by_o tiberius_n caesar_n 374._o g_o wit_n help_v by_o some_o water_n 403._o e_fw-la bereave_v of_o wit_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 52_o l._n 260_o l._n 306._o k._n l_o withwind_n a_o herb_n and_o the_o flower_n thereof_o 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