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and_o delicate_a gallant_n which_o some_o other_o thing_n also_o make_v for_o our_o purpose_n in_o the_o discourse_n of_o this_o argument_n which_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n certes_o cicero_n a_o man_n repute_v as_o he_o be_v no_o less_o indeed_o for_o a_o second_o light_n of_o all_o good_a learning_n and_o literature_n better_o be_v esteem_v quoth_v he_o the_o sweet_a composition_n and_o ointment_n which_o taste_v of_o earth_n than_o of_o saffron_n where_o note_v by_o the_o way_n that_o this_o great_a clerk_n choose_v to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o taste_n rather_o than_o of_o smell_n in_o such_o odoriferous_a perfume_n and_o mixture_n well_o to_o speak_v at_o a_o word_n sure_o that_o ground_n be_v best_a of_o all_o other_o which_o have_v a_o aromatical_a smell_n and_o taste_v with_o it_o now_o if_o we_o list_v moreover_o to_o be_v better_o instruct_v what_o kind_n of_o savour_n and_o odour_n that_o shall_v be_v which_o we_o will_v so_o glad_o find_v in_o the_o earth_n we_o may_v 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fat_a and_o ready_a to_o resolve_v into_o mire_n and_o dirt_n that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o plough_v they_o and_o make_v good_a work_n after_o a_o shower_n of_o rain_n contrariwise_o in_o byzacium_n a_o territory_n of_o africa_n it_o be_v far_o otherwise_o for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o better_a and_o more_o fruitful_a piece_n of_o ground_n lie_v without_o door_n than_o it_o be_v yield_v ordinary_o 150_o fold_n let_v the_o season_n be_v dry_a the_o strong_a team_n of_o ox_n that_o be_v can_v plough_v it_o fall_v there_o once_o a_o good_a ground_n shower_n one_o poor_a ass_n with_o the_o help_n of_o a_o silly_a old_a woman_n draw_v the_o ploughshare_n at_o another_o side_n will_v be_v able_a to_o go_v round_o away_o with_o it_o as_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v many_o a_o time_n and_o often_o and_o whereas_o some_o great_a husband_n there_o be_v that_o teach_v we_o to_o enrich_v and_o mend_v one_o ground_n with_o another_o to_o wit_n by_o spread_v fat_a earth_n upon_o a_o lean_a and_o hungry_a soil_n &_o likewise_o by_o cast_v dry_a light_n and_o thirsty_a mould_n upon_o that_o which_o be_v moist_a and_o overfat_a it_o be_v a_o mere_a folly_n and_o wasteful_a expense_n both_o of_o time_n and_o travail_n for_o what_o fruit_n can_v he_o ever_o look_v to_o reap_v from_o such_o a_o mingle_v mangle_v of_o ground_n chap._n vi_o ¶_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o britain_n and_o france_n love_v so_o well_o the_o britain_n and_o frenchman_n have_v devise_v another_o mean_n to_o manure_v their_o ground_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o limestone_n or_o clay_n which_o they_o call_v marga_n i._n marle_n and_o very_o they_o have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o the_o same_o that_o it_o mighty_o inrich_v it_o &_o make_v it_o more_o plentiful_a this_o marvel_n be_v a_o certain_a fat_a of_o the_o ground_n much_o like_a unto_o the_o glandulous_a kernel_n grow_v in_o the_o body_n of_o beast_n and_o it_o be_v thicken_v in_o manner_n of_o marrow_n or_o the_o kernel_n of_o fat_a about_o it_o chap._n vii_o ¶_o the_o discourse_n of_o these_o matter_n continue_v according_a to_o the_o greek_n the_o greek_n also_o have_v not_o overpass_o this_o in_o silence_n for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o they_o have_v not_o meddle_v withal_o the_o white_a clay_n or_o earth_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o marvel_v their_o ground_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o megara_n those_o only_o i_o mean_v which_o be_v moist_a and_o cold_a they_o call_v leucargillae_fw-la these_o marle_n all_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o do_v great_o enrich_v france_n and_o britain_n both_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o speak_v of_o they_o more_o exact_o in_o old_a time_n there_o be_v two_o sort_n thereof_o and_o no_o more_o but_o of_o late_a day_n as_o man_n wit_n be_v inventive_a every_o day_n of_o one_o thing_n or_o other_o they_o have_v begin_v to_o find_v out_o more_o kind_n and_o to_o use_v the_o same_o for_o there_o be_v now_o diverse_a marle_n the_o white_a the_o red_a the_o columbine_n the_o clay_n soil_n the_o stony_a and_o the_o sandy_a and_o all_o these_o be_v but_o two_o in_o nature_n to_o wit_n either_o hard_a and_o churlish_a or_o else_o gentle_a and_o fat_a the_o trial_n of_o both_o be_v know_v by_o the_o handle_n and_o a_o twofold_a use_n they_o yield_v either_o to_o bear_v corn_n only_o or_o else_o for_o grass_n and_o pasture_n also_o the_o stony_a or_o gravel_o soil_n be_v good_a only_o for_o to_o nourish_v corn_n which_o if_o it_o be_v white_a withal_o and_o the_o pit_n thereof_o find_v among_o spring_n or_o fountain_n it_o will_v cause_v the_o ground_n to_o be_v infinite_a fruitful_a but_o it_o be_v rough_a in_o handle_v and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o thick_a upon_o the_o land_n or_o ley_n it_o will_v burn_v the_o very_a ground_n the_o next_o to_o it_o be_v the_o red_a marvel_n call_v also_o capnumargos_n which_o have_v intermingle_v in_o it_o a_o certain_a small_a stony_a grit_n full_a of_o sand_n this_o stony_a marvel_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o break_v and_o bruise_v upon_o the_o very_a land_n and_o for_o the_o first_o year_n hardly_o can_v the_o straw_n be_v mow_v or_o cut_v down_o for_o the_o say_a stone_n light_a be_v this_o marvel_n than_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o one_o half_a and_o therefore_o the_o carriage_n thereof_o into_o the_o field_n be_v least_o chargeable_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v spread_v and_o lay_v thin_a &_o some_o think_v that_o it_o stand_v somewhat_o upon_o salt_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o will_v serve_v well_o for_o fifty_o year_n and_o the_o ground_n enrich_v thereby_o will_v during_o that_o time_n yield_v plenty_n as_o well_o of_o corn_n as_o grass_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o sundry_a sort_n of_o earth_n and_o marle_n of_o those_o marle_n which_o be_v find_v
for_o the_o nonce_n until_o they_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o good_a stature_n and_o then_o they_o be_v to_o be_v remove_v a_o second_o time_n to_o their_o due_a place_n and_o a_o wonder_v it_o be_v to_o see_v how_o this_o transplant_n do_v mitigate_v even_o the_o savage_a nature_n of_o the_o wild_a tree_n that_o be_v whether_o it_o be_v that_o tree_n as_o well_o as_o man_n be_v desirous_a of_o novelty_n and_o love_n to_o be_v travel_v for_o change_n or_o that_o as_o they_o go_v from_o a_o place_n they_o leave_v behind_o they_o their_o malicious_a quality_n and_o be_v use_v to_o the_o land_n become_v tame_a and_o gentle_a like_o the_o wild_a beast_n especial_o when_o such_o young_a plant_n be_v pluck_v and_o take_v up_o with_o the_o quick_a root_n we_o have_v learn_v of_o nature_n also_o another_o kind_n of_o plant_v like_a to_o this_o for_o we_o see_v that_o not_o only_a water_n shoot_v spring_v out_o of_o the_o root_n but_o other_o sprig_n slip_v from_o the_o stock_n live_v and_o do_v 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a_o eclipse_n nicias_n the_o general_n of_o the_o athenian_n as_o a_o man_n ignorant_a of_o the_o course_n thereof_o fear_v to_o set_v sail_n with_o his_o fleet_n out_o of_o the_o haven_n and_o so_o great_o endanger_v and_o distress_v the_o state_n of_o his_o country_n fair_a chieve_z you_o then_o for_o your_o excellent_a wit_n o_o noble_a spirit_n interpreter_n of_o the_o heaven_n capable_a of_o nature_n work_n and_o the_o deviser_n of_o that_o reason_n whereby_o you_o have_v surmount_v both_o god_n and_o man_n for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o see_v these_o thing_n and_o the_o painful_a ordinary_a travel_n since_o that_o this_o term_n be_v now_o take_v up_o of_o the_o star_n will_v not_o bear_v with_o his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o excuse_v this_o necessity_n of_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v now_o for_o this_o present_a i_o will_v bâ—…iefly_o and_o summary_o touch_v those_o principal_a point_n which_o be_v confess_v and_o agree_v upon_o as_o touch_v the_o say_a eclipse_n have_v light_o render_v a_o reason_n thereof_o in_o most_o needful_a place_n for_o neither_o such_o prove_v and_o argue_v of_o these_o matter_n belong_v proper_o to_o our_o purpose_a work_n neither_o be_v it_o less_o wonder_n to_o be_v able_a to_o yield_v the_o reason_n and_o cause_n of_o all_o thing_n than_o to_o be_v resolute_a and_o constant_a in_o some_o chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o eclipscs_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o all_o eclipse_n in_o 222_o month_n have_v their_o revolution_n and_o return_v to_o their_o former_a point_n as_o also_o that_o the_o sun_n eclipse_n never_o happen_v but_o upon_o the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n namely_o either_o in_o the_o last_o of_o the_o old_a or_o first_o of_o the_o new_a which_o they_o call_v conjunction_n and_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v never_o eclipse_v but_o in_o the_o full_a and_o always_o somewhat_o prevent_v the_o former_a eclipse_n moreover_o that_o every_o year_n both_o planet_n be_v eclipse_v at_o certain_a day_n and_o hour_n under_o the_o earth_n neither_o be_v these_o eclipse_n in_o all_o place_n see_v when_o they_o be_v above_o the_o earth_n by_o reason_n sometime_o of_o cloudy_a weather_n but_o morâ—…_n often_o for_o that_o the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n hinder_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o bend_a convexitie_n of_o the_o heaven_n within_o these_o two_o hundred_o year_n be_v it_o find_v out_o by_o the_o witty_a calculation_n of_o hipparchus_n that_o the_o moon_n sometime_o be_v eclipse_v twice_o in_o five_o month_n space_n and_o the_o sun_n likewise_o in_o seven_o also_o that_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n twice_o in_o thirty_o day_n be_v darken_v above_o the_o earth_n how_o beit_v see_v this_o be_v not_o equal_o in_o all_o quarter_n but_o of_o diverse_a man_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o that_o which_o make_v i_o to_o marvel_v most_o of_o all_o in_o this_o wonder_n be_v this_o that_o when_o agree_v it_o be_v by_o all_o that_o the_o moon_n light_n be_v dim_v by_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o earth_n one_o while_o this_o eclipse_n happen_v in_o the_o west_n and_o another_o while_n in_o the_o east_n as_o also_o by_o what_o reason_n it_o happen_v that_o see_v after_o the_o sun_n be_v up_o that_o shadow_n which_o dusk_v the_o light_n of_o the_o moon_n must_v needs_o be_v under_o the_o earth_n it_o fall_v out_o once_o that_o the_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v in_o the_o west_n and_o both_o planet_n to_o be_v see_v above_o the_o ground_n in_o our_o horizon_n for_o that_o in_o twelve_o day_n both_o these_o light_n be_v miss_v and_o neither_o sun_n nor_o moon_n be_v see_v it_o happen_v in_o our_o time_n when_o both_o the_o vespasian_n emperor_n be_v consul_n the_o father_n the_o three_o time_n and_o the_o son_n the_o second_o chap._n fourteen_o ¶_o of_o the_o moon_n motion_n clear_a it_o be_v that_o the_o moon_n always_o in_o her_o increase_n have_v
be_v procreate_v to_o foretell_v the_o accident_n that_o ensue_v afterward_o now_o for_o that_o they_o fall_v out_o so_o seldom_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v hide_v and_o secret_a and_o so_o not_o know_v as_o the_o rise_n of_o planet_n above_o say_v the_o eclipse_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n chap._n xxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o heaven_n flame_n likewise_o there_o be_v see_v star_n together_o with_o the_o sun_n all_o day_n long_o yea_o and_o very_o often_o about_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o sun_n other_o flame_n like_v unto_o garland_n of_o corn_n ear_n also_o circle_n of_o sundry_a colour_n such_o as_o those_o be_v when_o augustus_n caesar_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n enter_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o great_a name_n and_o imperial_a title_n chap._n xxjx_n ¶_o of_o celestial_a crown_n also_o the_o same_o garland_n appear_v about_o the_o moon_n and_o other_o goodly_a bright_a star_n which_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o firmament_n round_o about_o the_o sun_n there_o be_v see_v a_o arch_n when_o lu._n opimius_n and_o q._n fabius_n be_v consul_n as_o also_o a_o round_a circle_n when_o l._n porcius_n and_o m._n acilius_n be_v consul_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o sudden_a circle_n there_o appear_v a_o circle_n of_o red_a colour_n when_o l._n julius_n and_o p._n rutilius_n be_v consul_n moreover_o there_o be_v strange_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n continue_v long_o than_o ordinary_a as_o namely_o when_o caesar_n dictator_n be_v murder_v moreover_o in_o the_o war_n of_o antony_n the_o sun_n continue_v almost_o a_o whole_a year_n of_o a_o pale_a wan_a colour_n chap._n xxxj_o ¶_o many_o sun_n over_o and_o beside_o many_o sun_n be_v see_v at_o once_o neither_o above_o nor_o beneath_o the_o body_n of_o the_o true_a sun_n indeed_o but_o crossewise_a and_o overthwart_o never_o near_a nor_o direct_o against_o the_o earth_n neither_o in_o the_o night_n season_n but_o when_o the_o sun_n either_o rise_v or_o set_v once_o they_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v see_v at_o noon_n day_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o continue_v from_o morn_n to_o even_o three_o sun_n together_o our_o ancestor_n in_o old_a time_n have_v often_o behold_v as_o namely_o when_o sp._n posthumus_n with_o q_o mutius_n q._n martius_n with_o m._n porcius_n m._n antonius_n with_o p._n dolabella_n and_o mar._n lepidus_n with_o l._n plancus_n be_v consul_n yea_o and_o we_o in_o our_o day_n have_v see_v the_o like_a when_o cl._n caesar_n of_o famous_a memory_n be_v consul_n together_o with_o cornelius_n orfitus_n his_o colleague_n more_o than_o three_o we_o never_o to_o this_o day_n find_v to_o have_v be_v see_v together_o chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o many_o moon_n three_o moon_n also_o appear_v at_o once_o and_o namely_o when_o cn._n domitius_n and_o c._n fannius_n be_v consul_n which_o most_o man_n call_v night_n sun_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o day_n light_n in_o the_o night_n out_o of_o the_o firmament_n by_o night_n there_o be_v see_v a_o light_n when_o c._n coelius_n and_o cn._n papyrius_n be_v consul_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o beside_o so_o as_o the_o night_n seem_v as_o light_a as_o the_o day_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o burn_a shield_n or_o targuet_n a_o burn_a shield_n run_v sparkle_v from_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n at_o the_o sun_n set_v when_o l._n valerius_n and_o c._n marius_n be_v consul_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o a_o strange_a sight_n in_o the_o sky_n by_o report_n there_o be_v once_o see_v and_o never_o but_o once_o when_o cn._n octavius_n and_o c._n scribonius_n be_v consul_n a_o sparkle_n to_o fall_v from_o a_o star_n and_o as_o it_o approach_v the_o earth_n it_o wax_v great_a and_o after_o it_o come_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o moon_n it_o shine_v out_o and_o give_v light_a as_o in_o a_o cloudy_a and_o dark_a day_n then_o be_v retire_v again_o into_o the_o sky_n it_o become_v to_o man_n think_v a_o burn_a lamp_n this_o licinius_n syllanus_n the_o proconfull_n see_v together_o with_o his_o whole_a train_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o the_o run_v of_o star_n to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o sky_n see_v there_o be_v also_o star_n to_o shoot_v hither_o and_o thither_o but_o never_o for_o nought_o and_o too_o no_o purpose_n for_o from_o the_o same_o quarter_n where_o they_o appear_v there_o rise_v terrible_a wind_n and_o after_o they_o storm_n and_o tempest_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n chap._n xxxvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o star_n call_v castor_n and_o pollux_n i_o have_v see_v myself_o in_o the_o camp_n from_o the_o soldier_n sentinel_n in_o the_o night_n watch_n the_o resemblance_n of_o lightning_n to_o stick_v fast_o upon_o the_o spear_n and_o pike_n set_v before_o the_o rampire_n they_o settle_v also_o upon_o the_o cross_a sail_n yard_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n as_o man_n do_v sail_v in_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o kind_n of_o vocal_a sound_n leap_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o shift_v their_o place_n as_o bird_n do_v which_o fly_v from_o buy_v to_o bough_n dangerous_a they_o be_v and_o unlucky_a when_o they_o come_v one_o by_o one_o without_o a_o companion_n and_o they_o drown_v those_o ship_n on_o which_o they_o light_v and_o threaten_v shipwreck_n yea_o and_o they_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n if_o haply_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o keel_n but_o if_o they_o appear_v two_o and_o two_o together_o they_o bring_v comfort_n with_o they_o and_o foretell_v a_o prosperous_a course_n in_o the_o voyage_n as_o by_o who_o come_v they_o say_v that_o dreadful_a curse_a and_o threaten_a meteor_n call_v helena_n be_v chase_v and_o drive_v away_o and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o man_n assign_v this_o mighty_a power_n to_o castor_n and_o pollux_n and_o invocate_v they_o at_o sea_n no_o less_o than_o god_n man_n head_n also_o in_o the_o even_a tide_n be_v see_v many_o time_n to_o shine_v round_o about_o and_o to_o be_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n which_o presage_v some_o great_a matter_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o certain_a reason_n to_o be_v give_v but_o secret_a these_o be_v hide_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o nature_n and_o reserve_v within_o her_o cabinet_n chap._n xxxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o air_n it_o remain_v now_o thus_o much_o and_o thus_o far_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o world_n itself_o to_o wit_n the_o starry_a heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n to_o speak_v of_o other_o memorable_a thing_n observe_v in_o the_o sky_n for_o even_o that_o part_n also_o have_v our_o forefather_n call_v coelum_fw-la i_o the_o sky_n which_o otherwise_o they_o name_v air_n even_o all_o that_o portion_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o seem_v like_o a_o void_a and_o empty_a place_n yield_v this_o vital_a spirit_n whereby_o all_o thing_n do_v live_v this_o region_n be_v seat_v beneath_o the_o moon_n and_o far_o under_o that_o planet_n as_o i_o observe_v it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n by_o every_o man_n agree_v upon_o and_o mingle_v together_o a_o infinite_a portion_n of_o the_o superior_a celestial_a nature_n or_o elementary_a fire_n with_o a_o huge_a deal_n likewise_o of_o 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same_o again_o unbroken_a and_o not_o lose_v their_o force_n rebound_v back_o and_o take_v up_o with_o they_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v drink_v up_o and_o draw_v vapour_n fall_v from_o aloft_o and_o the_o same_o return_n again_o on_o high_a wind_n blow_v forcible_o and_o come_v empty_a but_o back_o they_o go_v with_o a_o booty_n and_o carry_v away_o every_o thing_n before_o they_o so_o many_o live_a creature_n take_v their_o wind_n and_o draw_v breath_n from_o above_o but_o the_o same_o labour_v contrariwise_o and_o the_o earth_n infuse_v into_o the_o air_n a_o spirit_n and_o breath_n as_o if_o it_o be_v clean_o void_a and_o empty_a thus_o while_o the_o nature_n go_v too_o and_o fro_o as_o force_v by_o some_o engine_n by_o the_o swiftness_n of_o the_o
verbanus_n ticinus_n in_o benacus_n mincius_n in_o sevinus_fw-la ollius_n in_o lemanus_n lake_n the_o river_n rhodanus_n as_o for_o this_o river_n beyond_o the_o alps_n and_o the_o former_a in_o italy_n for_o many_o a_o mile_n as_o they_o pass_v carry_v forth_o their_o own_o water_n from_o thence_o where_o they_o abide_v as_o stranger_n and_o none_o other_o and_o the_o same_o no_o large_a than_o they_o bring_v in_o with_o they_o this_o be_v report_v likewise_o of_o orontes_n a_o river_n in_o syria_n and_o of_o many_o other_o some_o river_n again_o there_o be_v which_o upon_o a_o hatred_n to_o the_o sea_n run_v even_o under_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o as_o arethusa_n a_o fountain_n in_o syracuse_n wherein_o this_o be_v observe_v that_o whatsoever_o be_v cast_v into_o it_o come_v up_o again_o at_o the_o river_n alpheus_n which_o run_v through_o olimpia_n fall_v into_o the_o sea_n shore_n of_o peloponnesus_n there_o go_v under_o the_o ground_n and_o show_v above_o the_o ground_n again_o 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and_o leisure_n to_o drop_v soft_o when_o it_o be_v gather_v in_o this_o sort_n the_o greek_n use_v to_o call_v it_o stagonias_n and_o atomus_fw-la but_o the_o lesser_a goblet_n they_o name_v orobias_n as_o for_o the_o small_a crumb_n or_o fragment_n which_o fall_v off_o by_o shake_v we_o call_v manna_n i._n thuris_fw-la and_o yet_o there_o be_v find_v at_o this_o day_n drop_v of_o incense_n that_o weigh_v the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o pound_n that_o be_v to_o say_v about_o *_o 39_o roman_a scruple_n denier_n it_o happen_v on_o a_o time_n that_o king_n alexander_n the_o great_a be_v then_o but_o a_o very_a little_a child_n make_v no_o spare_v of_o incense_n but_o cast_v still_o upon_o the_o altar_n without_o all_o measure_n when_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n whereupon_o leonides_n his_o tutor_n and_o schoolmaster_n by_o way_n of_o a_o light_a reproof_n say_v unto_o he_o thus_o sir_n you_o shall_v in_o that_o manner_n burn_v incense_n when_o you_o have_v once_o conquer_v those_o nation_n where_o there_o grow_v incense_n which_o rebuke_n and_o check_v of_o his_o take_v so_o deep_a a_o print_n in_o alexander_n heart_n and_o so_o well_o he_o carry_v it_o in_o memory_n that_o after_o he_o have_v indeed_o make_v conquest_n of_o arabia_n he_o send_v unto_o the_o say_a leonides_n his_o tutor_n a_o ship_n full_o fraught_v and_o charge_v with_o incense_n will_v he_o not_o to_o spare_v but_o liberal_o to_o bestow_v upon_o the_o god_n when_o he_o sacrifice_v to_o return_v again_o to_o our_o history_n when_o the_o incense_n be_v gather_v as_o be_v beforesaid_a convey_v it_o be_v to_o sabota_n upon_o camel_n back_n and_o at_o one_o gate_n set_v open_a for_o that_o purpose_n
such_o colourable_a excuse_n for_o their_o handle_n of_o poison_n and_o so_o impudent_a and_o shameless_a be_v some_o beside_o that_o they_o bash_v not_o to_o avow_v the_o use_n of_o they_o bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o physic_n can_v stand_v without_o poison_n the_o thapsia_n in_o africa_n be_v the_o strong_a of_o all_o other_o some_o use_n to_o slit_v or_o cut_v the_o stem_n about_o harvest_n and_o in_o the_o very_a root_n make_v a_o hollow_a trough_n to_o receive_v the_o juice_n that_o run_v down_o and_o when_o it_o be_v dry_v they_o take_v it_o away_o other_o again_o do_v bruise_v and_o stamp_n in_o a_o mortar_n both_o leaf_n stalk_n and_o root_n and_o when_o the_o juice_n that_o be_v press_v therefrom_o be_v thorough_o dry_v in_o the_o sun_n they_o reduce_v the_o same_o into_o certain_a trochisque_n nero_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o empire_n give_v great_a credit_n to_o thapsia_n for_o use_v as_o he_o do_v to_o be_v a_o nightwalker_n and_o to_o make_v many_o riot_n and_o much_o misrule_n in_o the_o dark_a he_o meet_v otherwhiles_o with_o those_o that_o will_v so_o beat_v he_o as_o that_o he_o carry_v away_o the_o mark_n black_a and_o blue_a in_o his_o face_n but_o as_o he_o be_v subtle_a &_o desirous_a to_o avoid_v the_o speech_n of_o the_o people_n a_o ointment_n he_o have_v make_v of_o thapsia_n frankincense_n and_o wax_v wherewith_o he_o will_v anoint_v his_o face_n and_o by_o the_o next_o morning_n come_v abroad_o with_o a_o clear_a skin_n and_o no_o such_o mark_n to_o be_v see_v to_o the_o great_a astonishment_n of_o all_o that_o see_v he_o to_o conclude_v the_o ferula_fw-la make_v the_o best_a match_n to_o keep_v fire_n by_o all_o man_n confession_n and_o those_o in_o egypt_n excel_v the_o rest_n for_o that_o purpose_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o capparis_fw-la or_o cynosbatos_n or_o opheostaphyle_n and_o of_o sari_n likewise_o in_o egypt_n grow_v capparis_fw-la a_o shrub_n of_o a_o hard_a and_o more_o woody_a substance_n well_o know_v for_o the_o seed_n and_o fruit_n that_o it_o carry_v common_o eat_v with_o meat_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o capres_n and_o the_o stalk_n be_v pluck_v and_o gather_v together_o the_o outlandish_a capres_n not_o grow_v in_o egypt_n we_o must_v take_v good_a heed_n of_o and_o beware_v for_o those_o of_o arabia_n be_v pestilential_a and_o venomous_a they_o of_o africa_n be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o gumb_n and_o principal_o the_o marmarike_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o matrice_n and_o breed_v ventosity_n the_o apulian_a capres_n cause_n vomit_v and_o make_v lubricitie_n both_o of_o stomach_n and_o belly_n some_o call_v the_o shrub_n cynosbatos_n other_o opheostaphyle_n moreover_o there_o be_v a_o plant_n of_o shrub_n kind_a call_v sari_n it_o grow_v along_o nilus_n almost_o two_o cubit_n high_a it_o bear_v a_o inch_n in_o thickness_n and_o have_v leaf_n like_a to_o papyr-reed_n and_o man_n do_v chew_v and_o eat_v it_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o touch_v the_o root_n it_o be_v singular_a good_a for_o smith_n coal_n to_o burn_v in_o their_o forge_n so_o hard_o it_o be_v and_o durable_a chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o royal_a thorn_n of_o babylon_n and_o of_o cytisus_n i_o may_v not_o overpass_a that_o plant_n which_o about_o babylon_n be_v sow_v upon_o thornes_n only_o for_o otherwise_o it_o know_v not_o how_o to_o live_v no_o more_o than_o misselto_n but_o on_o tree_n howbeit_o this_o plant_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o be_v sow_v upon_o that_o thorn_n alone_o call_v the_o royal_a thorn_n and_o a_o strange_a thing_n it_o be_v of_o this_o plant_n that_o it_o spring_v and_o grow_v the_o very_a same_o day_n that_o it_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v now_o the_o seasonable_a time_n of_o sow_v it_o be_v at_o the_o very_a rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o sun_n heat_n right_o quick_o overspread_v it_o the_o tree_n or_o shrub_n on_o which_o it_o be_v cast_v the_o babylonian_n use_v to_o aromatize_v their_o wine_n therewith_o and_o for_o that_o purpose_n be_v they_o so_o careful_a to_o sow_v it_o but_o the_o foresay_a thorn_n tree_n grow_v also_o about_o the_o long_a wall_n of_o athens_n reach_v from_o the_o tower_n to_o the_o haven_n pyraeeum_n noreover_o a_o shrub_n there_o be_v call_v cytisus_n high_o commend_v and_o wondrous_a much_o praise_v by_o aristomachus_n the_o athenian_a for_o feed_v of_o sheep_n as_o also_o for_o fat_v of_o swine_n when_o it_o be_v dry_a and_o he_o promise_v and_o assure_v that_o a_o acre_n of_o land_n sow_v therewith_o although_o it_o be_v none_o of_o the_o best_a soil_n but_o of_o a_o mean_a and_o ordinary_a rent_n will_v yield_v yearly_a communibus_fw-la annis_fw-la 2000_o sesterce_n to_o the_o master_n as_o great_a profit_n come_v thereby_o as_o of_o the_o pulse_n like_o vetch_n call_v ervum_fw-la but_o soon_o will_v a_o beast_n be_v satisfy_v therewith_o and_o a_o very_a little_a thereof_o will_v serve_v to_o fat_a the_o same_o insomuch_o as_o if_o horse_n or_o any_o such_o labour_a cattle_n may_v meet_v with_o that_o provender_n they_o will_v not_o care_v for_o barley_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o grass_n or_o fodder_n that_o yield_v more_o or_o better_a milk_n than_o it_o but_o that_o which_o pass_v all_o the_o pasturage_n of_o cytisus_n preserve_v sheep_n goat_n and_o such_o like_a cattle_n sound_a and_o safe_a from_o all_o disease_n whatsoever_o over_o and_o beside_o if_o a_o nurse_n want_v milk_n aristomachus_n prescribe_v she_o to_o take_v cytisus_n dry_a and_o see_v it_o in_o water_n and_o so_o to_o drink_v it_o in_o wine_n whereby_o not_o only_o her_o milk_n will_v come_v again_o in_o great_a plenty_n but_o the_o babe_n that_o suck_v thereof_o will_v be_v the_o strong_a and_o tall_a he_o give_v it_o also_o to_o hen_n and_o pullein_a while_o it_o be_v green_a or_o steep_v and_o wet_a if_o it_o chance_v to_o be_v dry_a democritus_n and_o aristomachus_n both_o do_v promise_n and_o assure_v we_o that_o bee_n will_v never_o miscarry_v nor_o fail_v if_o they_o may_v meet_v with_o cytisus_n to_o seed_n upon_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n of_o less_o charge_n to_o maintain_v than_o it_o sow_v it_o be_v common_o in_o the_o spring_n with_o barley_n i_o mean_v the_o seed_n thereof_o as_o they_o mean_v to_o sow_v leek_n or_o porret_fw-la seed_n or_o else_o they_o set_v plant_n and_o slip_v thereof_o from_o the_o stalk_n in_o autumn_n before_o midwinter_n if_o the_o seed_n be_v sow_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v steep_v and_o moisten_v before_o yea_o and_o if_o there_o fall_v no_o store_n of_o rain_n after_o it_o be_v in_o the_o ground_n it_o have_v need_v to_o be_v water_v as_o for_o the_o plant_n when_o they_o be_v a_o cubit_n long_o be_v replant_v in_o a_o trench_n a_o foot_n deep_a otherwhile_o the_o tender_a quicke-sets_a be_v plant_v about_o the_o equinox_n to_o wit_n in_o mid-march_n and_o mid-september_n in_o three_o year_n they_o come_v to_o their_o full_a growth_n they_o use_v to_o cut_v it_o down_o in_o the_o spring-equinox_n when_o it_o have_v do_v flower_a a_o work_n that_o a_o very_a lad_n or_o old_a woman_n may_v do_v even_o such_o as_o can_v skill_n of_o nothing_o beside_o this_o cytisus_n be_v in_o outward_a hue_n white_a and_o in_o one_o word_n if_o a_o man_n will_v portray_v the_o likeness_n thereof_o it_o resemble_v for_o all_o the_o world_n a_o shrub_n of_o trifolie_n or_o claver-grasse_n with_o narrow_a leaf_n be_v thus_o gather_v it_o be_v ever_o give_v to_o beast_n once_o in_o three_o day_n and_o in_o winter_n that_o which_o be_v dry_v aught_o to_o be_v wet_a before_o they_o have_v it_o ten_o pound_n of_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a fodder_a for_o a_o horse_n and_o for_o other_o small_a cattle_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n but_o by_o the_o way_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v omit_v that_o it_o be_v good_a to_o set_v garlic_n and_o sow_v onion_n seed_n between_o the_o rue_v and_o rank_n of_o cytisus_n where_o it_o grow_v and_o they_o will_v thrive_v more_o plenteous_o this_o shrub_n be_v first_o discover_v and_o know_v in_o the_o island_n cythnus_n and_o from_o thence_o translate_v into_o all_o the_o other_o cyclades_n and_o soon_o after_o bring_v to_o all_o the_o city_n of_o greece_n whereupon_o follow_v great_a increase_n of_o milk_n &_o plenty_n of_o cheese_n i_o marvel_v therefore_o very_o much_o that_o it_o be_v so_o geason_a and_o rare_a in_o italy_n and_o a_o plant_v it_o be_v that_o fear_v neither_o heat_n nor_o cold_a no_o injury_n of_o hail_n nor_o offence_n by_o snow_n and_o as_o hyginus_n say_v it_o be_v not_o afraid_a so_o much_o as_o of_o the_o enemy_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v nothing_o beautiful_a to_o the_o eye_n chap._n xxv_o ¶_o of_o shrub_n and_o tree_n grow_v
not_o like_z as_o wine_n be_v neither_o be_v there_o such_o difference_n in_o so_o many_o kind_n of_o olive_n as_o there_o be_v in_o wine_n for_o sure_o we_o can_v at_o the_o most_o observe_v above_o three_o degree_n in_o the_o goodness_n of_o oil_n namely_o according_a to_o the_o first_o second_o and_o three_o run_v out_o of_o the_o press_n final_o the_o thin_a that_o oil_n be_v and_o the_o more_o subtle_a the_o fine_a and_o dainty_a be_v the_o smell_n thereof_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o same_o scent_n in_o the_o very_o best_a of_o they_o all_o continue_v but_o a_o small_a time_n chap._n four_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o oil_n olive_n the_o property_n of_o oil_n be_v to_o warm_v the_o body_n and_o to_o defend_v it_o against_o the_o injury_n of_o cold_a and_o yet_o a_o sovereign_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o cool_v and_o mitigate_v the_o hot_a distemperature_n of_o the_o head_n the_o greek_n who_o we_o may_v count_v the_o very_a father_n and_o foster_v of_o all_o vice_n have_v pervert_v the_o true_a and_o right_o use_v thereof_o to_o serve_v for_o all_o excess_n and_o superfluity_n even_o as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o common_a anoint_v of_o their_o wrestler_n with_o it_o in_o their_o public_a place_n of_o exercise_n know_a it_o be_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o governor_n and_o warden_n of_o those_o place_n have_v sell_v the_o oil_n that_o have_v be_v scrape_v from_o the_o body_n of_o the_o say_a wrestler_n for_o 80_o sesterce_n at_o a_o time_n but_o the_o stately_a majesty_n of_o rome_n contrariwise_o have_v do_v so_o great_a honour_n to_o the_o olive_n tree_n that_o every_o year_n in_o july_n when_o the_o ides_n come_v they_o be_v wont_a to_o crown_v their_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o gentleman_n march_v by_o their_o troop_n and_o squadron_n in_o solemn_a wise_n with_o chaplet_n of_o olive_n yea_o and_o the_o manner_n be_v of_o captain_n likewise_o to_o enter_v ovant_fw-la in_o petty_a triumph_n into_o rome_n adorn_v with_o olive_n coronet_n the_o athenian_n also_o honour_v their_o conqueror_n with_o olive_n garland_n but_o general_o the_o greek_n do_v set_v out_o their_o victor_n at_o the_o game_n of_o olympia_n with_o branch_n of_o the_o wild-olive_n chap._n v._n ¶_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o order_v olive_n now_o will_v i_o report_v the_o precept_n and_o rule_n set_v down_o by_o cato_n as_o touch_v olive_n his_o opinion_n be_v that_o the_o great_a long_a olive_n radius_fw-la of_o salentum_n the_o big_a orchites_n the_o pausia_n the_o sergiana_n cominiana_n and_o the_o albicera_n shall_v be_v plant_v in_o hot_a and_o fat_a ground_n he_o add_v moreover_o as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o singular_a dexterity_n and_o prudent_a spirit_n which_o of_o they_o in_o the_o neighbour_n territory_n and_o place_n adjoin_v be_v take_v for_o the_o best_a as_o for_o the_o licinian_n olive_n he_o say_v they_o will_v be_v plant_v in_o a_o wee_o and_o cold_a hungry_a ground_n for_o if_o it_o be_v a_o fat_a soil_n and_o a_o hot_a the_o oil_n will_v be_v corrupt_a and_o 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and_o then_o to_o bind_v it_o fast_o this_o device_n of_o graft_n thus_o with_o the_o scutcheon_n be_v but_o late_o find_v out_o by_o their_o say_n that_o favour_v all_o new_a and_o modern_a invention_n howbeit_o i_o find_v that_o the_o ancient_a greek_n have_v write_v thereof_o yea_o and_o cato_n also_o our_o own_o countryman_n who_o ordain_v to_o graft_v both_o olive_n and_o fig_n tree_n in_o that_o order_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n very_o diligent_a and_o curious_a in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n he_o have_v set_v down_o the_o just_a measure_n and_o proportion_n of_o the_o scutcheon_n for_o he_o will_v have_v the_o bark_n both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o to_o be_v cut_v out_o with_o a_o chisell_n four_o finger_n long_o and_o three_o in_o breadth_n and_o so_o to_o close_v up_o all_o in_o manner_n aforesaid_a that_o they_o may_v grow_v together_o and_o then_o to_o be_v daub_v over_o with_o that_o mortar_n of_o his_o make_n aforesaid_a after_o which_o manner_n apple_n tree_n also_o may_v be_v graff_v some_o there_o be_v who_o have_v intermingle_v and_o comprehend_v under_o this_o kind_n of_o graft_n with_o the_o scutcheon_n that_o devise_n of_o make_v in_o the_o side_n a_o cleft_n and_o namely_o in_o vine_n for_o they_o take_v forth_o a_o little_a square_a piece_n with_o the_o bark_n and_o then_o set_v in_o a_o imp_n very_o hard_a &_o close_o on_o that_o side_n where_o it_o be_v plain_a and_o even_o to_o the_o very_a marrow_n or_o pith_n certes_o near_o to_o thuliae_fw-la in_o the_o tyburtine_n country_n i_o have_v see_v a_o tree_n graff_v all_o these_o way_n abovesaid_a and_o the_o same_o lade_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o fruit_n one_o bough_n bear_v nut_n another_o berry_n here_o hang_v grape_n there_o fig_n in_o one_o part_n you_o shall_v see_v pear_n in_o another_o pomegranate_n and_o to_o conclude_v no_o kind_n of_o apple_n or_o other_o fruit_n but_o there_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v marry_o this_o tree_n live_v not_o long_o 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the_o nature_n of_o bitumen_n and_o other_o again_o of_o a_o mix_a quality_n partly_o sour_a and_o partly_o salt_n furthermore_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o some_o of_o they_o which_o natural_o serve_v as_o a_o stouph_n or_o hothouse_n for_o the_o very_a steam_n and_o vapour_n only_o which_o arise_v from_o they_o be_v wholesome_a and_o profitable_a for_o our_o body_n and_o those_o be_v so_o exceed_o hot_a that_o they_o heat_v the_o banns_n yea_o and_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o cold_a water_n to_o seethe_v &_o boil_v again_o which_o be_v in_o their_o bathe_a tub_n as_o namely_o the_o fountain_n posidianus_fw-la whithin_n the_o foresay_a territory_n bajanus_fw-la which_o name_n it_o take_v of_o one_o posidius_n a_o slave_n sometime_o and_o enfranchise_v by_o claudius_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n moreover_o there_o be_v of_o they_o so_o hot_a that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o seethe_v a_o egg_n or_o any_o other_o viand_n or_o cate_n for_o the_o table_n as_o for_o the_o licinian_n spring_v which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o licinius_n crassus_n a_o man_n may_v perceive_v they_o to_o boil_v and_o reek_v again_o even_o out_o of_o the_o very_a sea_n see_v how_o good_a nature_n be_v to_o we_o who_o amid_o the_o wave_n and_o billow_n of_o the_o sea_n have_v affourded_a healthful_a water_n but_o now_o to_o decipher_v their_o virtue_n in_o physic_n according_a to_o their_o several_a kind_n thus_o much_o in_o generality_n be_v observe_v in_o these_o bath_n that_o they_o serve_v for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o sinew_n for_o gout_n of_o the_o foot_n &_o sciatica_n some_o more_o proper_o be_v good_a for_o dislocation_n of_o joint_n and_o fracture_n of_o bone_n other_o have_v a_o property_n to_o loosen_v the_o belly_n &_o to_o purge_v and_o as_o there_o be_v of_o they_o which_o heal_v wound_n and_o ulcer_n so_o there_o be_v again_o that_o more_o particular_o be_v respective_a to_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o head_n and_o ear_n and_o among_o the_o rest_n those_o which_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o cicero_n and_o be_v call_v ciceronianâ—…_n besoveraign_a for_o the_o eye_n now_o there_o be_v a_o memorable_a manor_n or_o fair_a house_n of_o plaisance_n situate_v upon_o the_o sea_n side_n in_o the_o very_a high_a way_n which_o lead_v from_o the_o lake_n avernus_n to_o the_o city_n puteoli_n much_o renown_a for_o the_o grove_n or_o wood_n about_o it_o as_o also_o for_o the_o stately_a gallery_n porch_n ally_n and_o walk_a place_n adjoin_v thereunto_o which_o set_v out_o and_o beautify_v the_o say_a place_n very_o much_o this_o goodly_a house_n m._n cicero_n call_v academia_n in_o regard_n of_o some_o resemblance_n it_o have_v unto_o a_o college_n of_o that_o name_n in_o athens_n from_o whence_o he_o take_v the_o model_n and_o pattern_n where_o he_o compile_v those_o book_n of_o his_o which_o carry_v the_o name_n of_o the_o place_n and_o be_v call_v tusculum_n academice_n quaestiones_fw-la and_o there_o he_o cause_v his_o monument_n or_o sepulchre_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o his_o memorial_n as_o who_o will_v say_v he_o have_v not_o sufficient_o immortalize_v his_o name_n throughout_o the_o world_n by_o those_o noble_a work_n which_o he_o write_v and_o commend_v unto_o posterity_n well_o soon_o after_o the_o decease_n of_o cicero_n this_o house_n and_o forest_n both_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n and_o tenure_n of_o 747._o antistius_n vetus_n at_o what_o time_n in_o the_o very_a forefront_n as_o it_o be_v and_o entry_n thereof_o there_o be_v discover_v certain_a hot_a fountain_n break_v and_o spring_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o those_o pass_a medicinable_a and_o wholesome_a for_o the_o eye_n of_o these_o water_n laurea_n tullus_n a_o enfranchise_a vassal_n of_o cicero_n make_v certain_a verse_n and_o those_o carry_v with_o they_o such_o a_o grace_n of_o majesty_n that_o at_o the_o first_o sight_n a_o man_n may_v easy_o perceive_v how_o affectionate_a and_o devout_a he_o be_v to_o the_o service_n of_o his_o lord_n and_o master_n and_o for_o that_o the_o say_a epigram_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v read_v not_o only_o there_o but_o also_o in_o every_o place_n i_o will_v set_v it_o down_o here_o as_o it_o stand_v over_o those_o banns_n to_o be_v see_v in_o this_o decasticon_fw-la quo_fw-la tua_fw-la romanae_fw-la vindex_fw-la clarissime_fw-la linguae_fw-la sylva_n loco_fw-la melius_fw-la surgere_fw-la jussa_fw-la viret_fw-la atque_fw-la academiae_fw-la celebratam_fw-la nomine_fw-la villam_fw-la nunc_fw-la reparat_fw-la cultu_fw-la sub_fw-la potiore_fw-la vetus_fw-la hîc_fw-la etiam_fw-la apparent_a lymphae_fw-la non_fw-la ante_fw-la repertae_fw-la lanquida_fw-la quae_fw-la infuso_fw-la lumina_fw-la roar_v levant_a nimirum_fw-la locus_fw-la ipse_fw-la svi_fw-la ciceronis_fw-la honori_fw-la hoc_fw-la dedit_fw-la hacfontes_fw-la cum_fw-la patefecit_fw-la open_a ut_fw-la quoniam_fw-la totum_fw-la legitur_fw-la sine_fw-la fine_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la sint_fw-la plures_fw-la oculis_fw-la quae_fw-la medeantur_fw-la 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thereupon_o the_o spring_n have_v meet_v altogether_o in_o one_o stream_n and_o do_v much_o hurt_v in_o sudden_a overflow_a the_o veil_n beneath_o whereas_o the_o tree_n beforetime_n have_v wont_a to_o drink_v up_o digest_v and_o consume_v all_o the_o moisture_n &_o wet_v that_o fell_a and_o feed_v the_o say_v water_n and_o very_o it_o avail_v much_o for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o water_n to_o stir_v with_o the_o plough_n and_o to_o till_o a_o ground_n thereby_o to_o break_v up_o and_o loose_v the_o uppermost_a callositie_n and_o hide_v as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o earth_n that_o keep_v it_o clunge_v and_o bind_v certes_o it_o be_v record_v for_o a_o truth_n that_o upon_o the_o rasing_n and_o destroy_v of_o arcadia_n a_o town_n so_o call_v in_o crect_n whereby_o the_o place_n be_v dispeople_v all_o the_o fountain_n wax_v dry_a and_o the_o river_n in_o that_o tract_n which_o be_v many_o come_v to_o nothing_o but_o six_o year_n after_o when_o the_o say_a town_n be_v re-edify_v even_o as_o 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in_o magnesia_n where_o all_o the_o hot_a water_n of_o the_o banns_n sudden_o become_v cold_a without_o any_o other_o change_v beside_o of_o the_o taste_n also_o in_o caria_n where_o stand_v the_o temple_n of_o neptune_n the_o river_n which_o be_v know_v before_o to_o be_v fresh_a and_o potable_a all_o on_o a_o sudden_a turn_v into_o salt_n water_n over_o and_o beside_o be_v not_o this_o a_o strange_a miracle_n that_o the_o fountain_n arethusa_n in_o syracuse_n shall_v have_v a_o send_v or_o smell_n of_o dung_n during_o the_o solemn_a game_n and_o exercise_n at_o olympia_n but_o there_o be_v some_o probable_a reason_n to_o be_v render_v hereof_o because_o the_o river_n alpheus_n pass_v from_o olympus_n under_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o that_o island_n of_o sicily_n where_o syracuse_n stand_v and_o so_o come_v to_o the_o foresay_a fountain_n the_o rhodian_n have_v a_o fountain_n within_o their_o continent_n chersonese_n which_o every_o nine_o year_n purge_v itself_o &_o send_v out_o a_o infinite_a deal_n of_o ordure_n and_o filthiness_n and_o as_o the_o taste_n &_o smell_v of_o water_n do_v alter_v so_o their_o colour_n also_o do_v change_v as_o for_o example_n there_o be_v a_o lake_n in_o the_o country_n of_o babylon_n which_o every_o summer_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 11_o day_n look_v red_a and_o borysthenes_n also_o in_o the_o summer_n time_n run_v with_o a_o bluish_a colour_n like_o atheâ—…_n violet_n or_o the_o sky_n and_o yet_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o subtle_a water_n it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o it_o swim_v aloft_o and_o float_v natural_o upon_o hypanis_n the_o river_n in_o which_o two_o river_n there_o be_v another_o marvel_n report_v that_o all_o the_o while_n a_o southern_a wind_n blow_v the_o river_n hypanis_n be_v discern_v above_o it_o but_o there_o be_v one_o argument_n more_o beside_o that_o prove_v the_o water_n of_o borysthenes_n to_o be_v pass_v light_n &_o thin_a for_o that_o there_o arise_v 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into_o the_o nether_a as_o a_o tenon_n into_o a_o mortaise_n or_o as_o a_o box_n into_o the_o lid_n the_o same_o aught_o to_o be_v unite_v and_o lay_v even_o with_o quicklime_n quench_v and_o dissolve_v in_o oil_n the_o least_o level_a for_o to_o carry_v and_o command_v water_n up_o hill_n from_o the_o receipt_n be_v one_o hundred_o foot_n but_o if_o it_o be_v convey_v but_o by_o one_o canel_n and_o no_o more_o it_o may_v be_v force_v to_o mount_v the_o space_n of_o two_o actus_fw-la i_o 240_o foot_n as_o touch_v the_o pipe_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o water_n be_v to_o rise_v aloft_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o lead_n furthermore_o this_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o water_n ascend_v always_o of_o itself_o at_o the_o delivery_n to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o head_n from_o whence_o it_o give_v receipt_n if_o it_o be_v fetch_v a_o long_a way_n the_o work_n must_v rise_v and_o fall_v often_o in_o the_o carriage_n thereof_o that_o the_o level_n may_v be_v maintain_v still_o 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