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aloe_n a_o certain_a liquid_a gum_n issue_v out_o of_o itself_o and_o stick_v fast_o to_o the_o stem_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o they_o hold_v it_o good_a to_o pave_v or_o ram_v the_o ground_n hard_o all_o about_o the_o place_n where_o aloe_n grow_v that_o the_o earth_n shall_v not_o drink_v up_o the_o liquor_n which_o distil_v from_o it_o preface_n some_o have_v write_v that_o in_o jury_n above_o jerusalem_n high_a into_o the_o country_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a mineral_n aloe_n to_o be_v find_v grow_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o metal_n within_o the_o ground_n but_o there_o be_v none_o worse_o than_o it_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o black_a or_o moist_a if_o you_o will_v know_v the_o aloe_n best_a choose_v that_o which_o be_v fat_a and_o clear_a of_o a_o red_a colour_n brittle_a and_o apt_a to_o crumble_v close_o compact_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o liver_n easy_a also_o to_o melt_v and_o resolve_v if_o you_o see_v any_o that_o be_v black_a hard_a sandy_a or_o grittie_a a_o thing_n 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very_a convenient_a and_o singular_a medicine_n it_o be_v to_o heal_v all_o the_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o eye_n but_o especial_o for_o the_o itch_n and_o scab_n rise_v in_o the_o eyelid_n also_o when_o the_o skin_n look_v black_a and_o blue_a under_o the_o eye_n or_o otherwise_o be_v mark_v by_o occasion_n of_o some_o bruise_n it_o take_v they_o all_o away_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v thereto_o with_o honey_n and_o namely_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o pontus_n it_o be_v a_o proper_a remedy_n for_o the_o amygdal_n the_o gum_n and_o all_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n take_a to_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o dram_n in_o water_n it_o stay_v the_o spit_a and_o void_v of_o blood_n upward_o if_o it_o be_v not_o excessive_a but_o in_o case_n it_o be_v violent_a &_o immoderate_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v drink_v in_o vinegar_n the_o flux_n of_o blood_n in_o wound_n or_o the_o bleein_o any_o part_n whatsoever_o it_o staunch_v either_o apply_v by_o itself_o alone_o or_o else_o with_o 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thereof_o in_o water_n it_o be_v good_a to_o swallow_v pill_n of_o aloe_n either_o with_o boil_a honey_n or_o turpenttne_n for_o to_o purge_v the_o gut_n and_o inward_a bowel_n and_o a_o salve_n make_v therewith_o take_v away_o the_o whitflaw_n and_o impostumation_n about_o the_o nail_n root_n for_o eie-salue_n and_o other_o ocularie_a medicine_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v wash_v that_o the_o most_o sandy_a and_o gross_a part_n thereof_o may_v settle_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o pure_a substance_n or_o else_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v torrify_v in_o a_o earthen_a vessel_n and_o ply_v continual_o with_o stir_v with_o a_o quill_n or_o feather_n that_o it_o may_v be_v burn_v and_o calcine_v equal_o touch_v alcaea_n it_o be_v a_o herb_n bear_v leaf_n like_v unto_o veruain_n which_o also_o be_v call_v peristereon_fw-la rise_v up_o with_o three_o or_o four_o stem_n well_o garnish_v with_o leaf_n and_o carry_v flower_n in_o manner_n of_o rose_n it_o put_v forth_o for_o the_o most_o part_n six_o white_a root_n and_o those_o a_o cubit_n long_o not_o direct_o but_o crooked_a and_o bend_a bias_n it_o grow_v ordinary_o in_o battle_n ground_n and_o such_o as_o stand_v somewhat_o upon_o water_n the_o root_n chief_o do_v serve_v in_o physic_n which_o be_v take_v with_o wine_n or_o water_n do_v cure_v the_o dysentery_n or_o bloody_a flix_fw-la stop_v a_o lask_n and_o knit_v those_o that_o be_v burst_v inward_o upon_o some_o violent_a strain_n or_o convulsion_n as_o for_o alypon_fw-la a_o pretty_a herb_n it_o be_v shoot_v up_o with_o a_o slender_a stem_n adorn_v with_o little_a soft_a and_o tender_a head_n not_o unlike_a to_o the_o beet_n quick_a and_o sharp_a in_o taste_n bite_a exceed_o and_o burn_a howbeit_o clammy_a to_o the_o tongue_n take_a in_o mead_n with_o a_o little_a salt_n it_o make_v the_o body_n soluble_a the_o least_o dose_n that_o be_v give_v thereof_o be_v two_o dram_n from_o which_o they_o arise_v to_o four_o which_o be_v count_v a_o reasonable_a &_o indifferent_a potion_n but_o never_o exceed_v the_o weight_n of_o six_o and_o ordinary_o this_o purgation_n be_v take_v by_o they_o that_o have_v occasion_n to_o use_v it_o in_o broth_n of_o a_o cock_n capon_n or_o pullet_n chickweed_n alsine_n which_o some_o call_v ear_n myosoton_n be_v a_o herb_n grow_v among_o grove_n grove_n whereupon_o it_o take_v that_o name_n alsine_n it_o begin_v to_o put_v forth_o and_o appear_v above_o ground_n about_o midwinter_n and_o by_o midsummer_n it_o be_v dry_v away_o when_o it_o trail_v and_o creep_v upon_o the_o ground_n the_o leaf_n do_v represent_v the_o ear_n of_o little_a mouse_n but_o another_o herb_n there_o be_v as_o i_o will_v show_v hereafter_o which_o more_o fit_o and_o proper_o in_o that_o regard_n may_v be_v call_v aâ—…e_v myosotis_n sure_o this_o may_v be_v take_v well_o enough_o for_o wail_n hexine_a but_o that_o the_o leaf_n be_v small_a and_o those_o less_o hairy_a it_o grow_v usual_o in_o garden_n and_o most_o of_o all_o upon_o wall_n when_o it_o be_v stamp_v or_o bruise_v it_o scent_v of_o a_o cucumber_n common_o use_v it_o be_v in_o cataplasm_n for_o to_o be_v apply_v unto_o impostume_n and_o inflammation_n and_o employ_v it_o may_v be_v in_o all_o those_o case_n whereunto_o parietary_n serve_v for_o the_o same_o effect_n they_o have_v both_o but_o that_o chickweed_n be_v weak_a in_o operation_n and_o this_o particular_a property_n it_o have_v by_o itself_o beside_o to_o stay_v the_o flux_n of_o watery_a humour_n into_o the_o eye_n also_o to_o heal_v all_o ulcer_n and_o those_o especial_o which_o be_v in_o the_o privy_a part_n be_v apply_v thereto_o in_o a_o poultice_n with_o barley_n meal_n the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v good_a to_o be_v drop_v or_o pour_v into_o
nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n musaeus_n sophocles_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n and_o callimachus_n who_o write_v both_o of_o guirland_n make_v of_o flower_n phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n or_o physician_n simus_n timaristus_n hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la hicesias_n dionysius_n apollodorus_n of_o citia_n apollodorus_n of_o tarentum_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n the_o physician_n dieuches_n cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n cratevas_n pâ—…tronius_n diodotus_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n dalion_n â—…osimenes_n theopolemus_n metrodorus_n solon_n lycus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phillinus_fw-la petreius_n miction_n glaucias_n and_o xenocrates_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxii_o book_n be_v contain_v discourse_n as_o touch_v the_o estimation_n of_o herb_n chap._n 1._o of_o certain_a nation_n that_o use_v herb_n to_o beautify_v their_o body_n 2._o of_o clothes_n die_v with_o the_o juice_n of_o herb_n 3._o of_o the_o chaplet_n make_v of_o the_o common_a meadow_n grass_n 4._o how_o rare_a these_o guirland_n of_o grass_n be_v 5._o which_o be_v the_o only_a man_n that_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v crown_v with_o the_o sad_a chaplet_n 6._o the_o only_a centurion_n allow_v to_o wear_v the_o say_a guirland_n 7._o medicinable_a virtue_n observe_v in_o the_o rest_n of_o herb_n and_o flower_n that_o serve_v for_o guirland_n and_o first_o of_o eringe_v or_o sea_n holly_n 8._o of_o the_o thystle_n or_o herb_n which_o they_o call_v centumcapita_a 9_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquerice_n 10._o of_o bramble_n or_o thistle_n call_v tribuli_fw-la their_o kind_n and_o virtue_n 11._o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o herb_n stoebe_n 12._o of_o hippophye_n and_o of_o hippope_n i._n the_o tazill_n and_o their_o property_n 13._o of_o the_o nettle_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o it_o 14._o of_o the_o white_a dead_a nettle_n or_o archangel_n lamium_fw-la and_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o 15._o of_o the_o herb_n scorpius_n or_o caterpillar_n the_o kind_n and_o virtue_n thereof_o 16._o of_o leucacantha_n or_o our_o lady_n thystle_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o 17._o of_o parietarie_n of_o the_o wall_n call_v helxine_a or_o perdicum_fw-la of_o feverfew_n or_o motherwort_n parthenium_n of_o sideritis_fw-la i._o wall_n sauge_n or_o stone_n sauge_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o good_a for_o physic_n 18_o of_o chamaeleon_n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o property_n that_o it_o have_v 19_o of_o coronopus_n i._o crowfoot_n plantain_n or_o buckhorn_n plantain_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o 20._o of_o orchanet_n as_o well_o the_o right_a as_o the_o bastard_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o they_o both_o 21._o another_o kind_n of_o orchanet_n call_v onochelis_n of_o camomile_n of_o the_o herb_n lotus_fw-la or_o common_a melilot_n of_o lotometra_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o garden_n lotus_fw-la or_o salad_n claver_n of_o heliotropia_n i._n turnsoll_n or_o solcium_fw-la and_o tricoccum_fw-la a_o kind_a thereof_o of_o maiden_n hair_n call_v adiantum_fw-la and_o callitricum_n 22._o of_o bitter_a lectuce_n or_o wild_a cichorie_n of_o thesium_fw-la of_o daffodil_n of_o halimus_n of_o brankursine_n of_o buprestis_fw-la of_o elaphoboscum_n or_o gratia_n dei_fw-la of_o scandix_n i_o wild_a cheruill_a or_o shepherd_n needle_n of_o the_o wild_a wort_fw-mi jasione_n of_o bastard_n persly_n caucalis_n of_o laver_n or_o sillybum_fw-la of_o scolimus_fw-la i._o the_o artichoke_n or_o limonia_fw-la of_o sowthystle_n of_o chondrilla_o and_o of_o mushroom_n 23_o of_o toadstool_n of_o silphium_n &_o of_o laserjuice_n 24._o the_o nature_n of_o honey_n of_o mead_n or_o hydromel_n how_o it_o come_v that_o the_o fashion_n be_v change_v in_o certain_a kind_n of_o meat_n of_o honey_a wine_n of_o wax_n a_o discourse_n against_o the_o composition_n of_o many_o simple_n 25._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o corn_n in_o sum_n here_o you_o shall_v find_v of_o medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n 906_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o same_o author_n which_o be_v name_v in_o this_o book_n before_o and_o beside_o out_o of_o chrysermus_n eratosthenes_n and_o alcaeus_n ¶_o in_o the_o xxiii_o book_n be_v contain_v a_o treatise_n of_o hort-yard_n tree_n chap._n 1._o the_o medicinable_a quality_n of_o grape_n fresh_a and_o new_o gather_v of_o vine_n cut_n and_o of_o grape_n kernil_n of_o the_o grape_n theriace_n or_o treacle_n grape_n of_o dry_a grape_n or_o raisin_n of_o astaphus_fw-la of_o stavesacre_n call_v also_o pituitaria_fw-la of_o the_o wild_a vine_n of_o the_o white_a vine_n which_o be_v call_v bryonie_n of_o the_o black_a vine_n of_o new_a wine_n of_o diverse_a and_o sundry_a sort_n of_o wine_n and_o also_o of_o vinegar_n 2._o of_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o vinegar_n sqilliticke_a of_o oxymell_n or_o honey_a vinegar_n of_o cuit_n of_o the_o dregs_n or_o lees_n of_o wine_n vinegar_n and_o cuit_n 3._o the_o virtue_n of_o olive_n of_o 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a_o a_o foot_n in_o height_n and_o put_v forth_o branch_n from_o the_o very_a root_n the_o seed_n of_o this_o great_a sort_n lie_v within_o a_o little_a cod_n and_o be_v gather_v in_o harvest_n time_n it_o grow_v not_o but_o in_o a_o fat_a soil_n well_o manure_v whereas_o tricoccum_fw-la come_v up_o every_o where_o i_o find_v that_o if_o it_o be_v boil_v it_o be_v a_o pleasant_a and_o delectable_a meat_n but_o sodden_a in_o milk_n it_o loosn_v the_o belly_n gentle_o and_o with_o ease_n for_o otherwise_o the_o bare_a colature_n of_o the_o decoction_n in_o water_n if_o it_o be_v take_v purge_v most_o extreme_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o great_a kind_n ought_v to_o be_v draw_v or_o gather_v in_o summer_n at_o noontide_n which_o if_o it_o be_v temper_v with_o wine_n become_v more_o strong_a and_o effectual_a a_o property_n it_o have_v be_v mingle_v with_o oil_n of_o rose_n to_o mitigat_n the_o headache_n the_o juice_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o leaf_n meddle_v with_o salt_n take_v away_o wert_n 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the_o colature_n thereof_o it_o thrust_v forth_o the_o worm_n in_o the_o belly_n and_o scour_v out_o the_o gravel_n in_o the_o kidney_n if_o cumin_n be_v put_v thereto_o it_o break_v the_o stone_n engender_v and_o confirm_v there_o already_o boil_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v root_n and_o all_o the_o which_o with_o the_o leaf_n and_o goat_n tallow_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o all_o kind_n of_o gout_n the_o other_o kind_n which_o we_o call_v tricoccon_n and_o be_v otherwise_o name_v scorpiurion_n have_v not_o only_o small_a leaf_n but_o also_o they_o incline_v and_o bend_v downward_o to_o the_o ground_n a_o seed_n it_o bear_v resemble_v the_o figure_n of_o a_o scorpion_n tail_n whereupon_o it_o take_v that_o name_n a_o lineament_n make_v
the_o 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 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as_o iron_n it_o will_v neither_o flame_n nor_o burn_v clear_a itself_o nor_o serve_v to_o make_v charcoal_n of_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o elm_n four_o kind_n between_o these_o wild_a tree_n abovesaid_a and_o those_o that_o bear_v fruit_n the_o elm_n be_v reckon_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o wood_n and_o timber_n that_o it_o afford_v as_o also_o of_o the_o friendship_n &_o acquaintance_n that_o it_o have_v with_o vine_n the_o greek_n acknowledge_v two_o sort_n thereof_o namely_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o the_o big_a and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o plain_n &_o champion_n which_o be_v rather_o more_o like_o a_o shrub_n the_o branch_n that_o it_o shoot_v forth_o be_v so_o small_a and_o slender_a
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of_o husbandry_n have_v not_o do_v his_o part_n but_o fail_v in_o litering_a of_o his_o cattle_n some_o hold_n opinion_n that_o the_o best_a way_n of_o muck_v a_o land_n be_v to_o fold_v sheep_n and_o such_o like_a small_a cattle_n thereupon_o even_o in_o the_o broad_a open_a field_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n they_o enclose_v or_o impark_v they_o within_o hurdle_n in_o a_o word_n a_o ground_n not_o dung_v at_o all_o grow_v to_o be_v cold_a and_o again_o if_o it_o be_v overmuch_o dung_v the_o heart_n thereof_o be_v burn_v away_o and_o therefore_o the_o better_a and_o safe_a way_n be_v to_o muck_n by_o little_a at_o once_o and_o often_o rather_o than_o to_o overdo_v it_o at_o once_o the_o hot_a that_o a_o soil_n be_v it_o stand_v by_o good_a reason_n that_o the_o less_o compost_n it_o require_v chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o of_o good_a seed-corne_n the_o manner_n of_o sow_v ground_n well_o how_o much_o seed_n of_o every_o kind_n of_o grain_n a_o acre_n will_v take_v the_o due_a season_n of_o 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be_v break_v between_o one_o tooth_n retain_v still_o the_o same_o colour_n within_o the_o worse_a corn_n for_o seed_n be_v that_o which_o show_v more_o of_o the_o white_a flower_n within_o furthermore_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o some_o ground_n take_v more_o seed_n and_o some_o less_o and_o hereby_o very_o do_v husband_n man_n gather_v their_o first_o presage_n religious_o of_o a_o good_a or_o bad_a harvest_n for_o when_o they_o see_v the_o ground_n swallow_v more_o seed_n than_o ordinary_a they_o have_v a_o ceremony_n to_o say_v &_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v hungry_a and_o have_v greedy_o eat_v the_o seed_n when_o a_o man_n be_v to_o sow_v a_o moist_a ground_n good_a reason_n there_o be_v to_o make_v the_o quick_a dispatch_n and_o to_o do_v it_o betimes_o for_o fear_v lest_o rain_n come_v to_o rot_v it_o but_o contrariwise_o in_o dry_a place_n it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o stay_v the_o late_a and_o attend_v till_o rain_v follow_v lest_o by_o lie_v long_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o conceive_v for_o want_v of_o moisture_n it_o lose_v the_o heart_n &_o turn_n to_o nothing_o semblable_o when_o a_o man_n sow_v early_o he_o must_v bestow_v the_o more_o seed_n and_o sow_v thick_a because_o it_o be_v long_o ere_o it_o swell_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o chit_z but_o if_o he_o be_v late_a in_o his_o seednes_n he_o shall_v cast_v it_o thin_a into_o the_o ground_n for_o thick_o sow_v will_v choke_v and_o kill_v the_o seed_n moreover_o in_o this_o feat_n of_o sow_v there_o be_v a_o pretty_a skill_n and_o cunning_a namely_o to_o carry_v a_o even_a hand_n and_o cast_v the_o seed_n equal_o throughout_o the_o whole_a field_n the_o hand_n in_o any_o case_n of_o the_o seedsman_n must_v agree_v with_o his_o gate_n and_o march_n it_o ought_v always_o to_o go_v just_a with_o his_o right_a foot_n herein_o also_o this_o will_v not_o be_v forget_v that_o one_o be_v more_o fortunate_a and_o have_v a_o more_o lucky_a hand_n than_o another_o and_o the_o seed_n will_v prosper_v better_a and_o yield_v more_o increase_n that_o such_o a_o one_o sow_v a_o hide_a secret_n sure_o in_o nature_n and_o whereof_o we_o can_v yield_v no_o sound_a reason_n over_o and_o beside_o this_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o corn_n come_v from_o a_o cold_a soil_n must_v not_o be_v sow_v in_o a_o hot_a ground_n nor_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o a_o forward_a and_o hasty_a field_n aught_o to_o be_v transfer_v into_o lateward_n land_n howsoever_o some_o there_o be_v that_o have_v give_v rule_n clean_o contrary_a howbeit_o they_o have_v deceive_v themselves_o with_o all_o their_o foolish_a curiosity_n now_o as_o touch_v the_o quantity_n of_o seed_n that_o must_v be_v give_v according_a to_o the_o variety_n both_o of_o ground_n and_o grain_n these_o principle_n follow_v be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o reasonable_a good_a ground_n of_o a_o mean_a temperature_n a_o acre_n in_o ordinary_a proportion_n will_v ask_v of_o common_a wheat_n triticum_fw-la or_o of_o the_o fine_a wheat_n siligo_fw-la 5_o modij_fw-la of_o the_o red_a wheat_n far_o or_o of_o spell_v seed_n for_o so_o we_o call_v a_o kind_n of_o bread_n corn_n ten_o modij_fw-la of_o barley_n six_o of_o bean_n as_o much_o as_o of_o common_a wheat_n and_o a_o five_o part_n or_o one_o modius_n over_o of_o vetch_n 12_o of_o cich_a pease_n the_o great_a cichling_n the_o less_o and_o of_o pease_n three_o of_o lupin_n ten_o of_o lentil_o 3_o as_o for_o these_o folk_n will_v have_v they_o sow_v together_o with_o dry_a dung_n of_o ervile_a six_o of_o silicia_n or_o feni-greek_n six_o of_o phaseol_n or_o kidny_n bean_n four_o of_o dradge_n or_o balimong_v for_o horse_n provender_n 20_o but_o of_o millet_n and_o panic_n 4_o sextar_n howbeit_o herein_o can_v be_v set_v down_o no_o just_a proportion_n for_o the_o soil_n may_v alter_v all_o and_o in_o one_o word_n a_o fat_a ground_n will_v receive_v more_o and_o a_o lean_a less_o beside_o there_o arise_v a_o difference_n another_o way_n in_o this_o manner_n if_o it_o be_v a_o massy_a fast_o chalky_a and_o moist_a ground_n you_o may_v bestow_v in_o one_o acre_n thereof_o six_o modij_fw-la either_o of_o common_a wheat_n or_o of_o fine_a siligo_fw-la but_o in_o case_n it_o be_v loose_a and_o light_n naked_a dry_a and_o yet_o in_o good_a heart_n and_o free_a it_o will_v ask_v but_o four_o for_o the_o lean_a that_o a_o ground_n be_v unless_o it_o be_v sow_v scant_o and_o the_o straw_n come_v up_o also_o thin_a the_o short_a ear_n will_v the_o corn_n have_v and_o the_o same_o light_n in_o the_o head_n and_o nothing_o therein_o be_v the_o ground_n rich_a and_o fat_a you_o shall_v see_v out_o of_o one_o root_n a_o number_n of_o stem_n to_o spring_n so_o that_o although_o the_o grain_n be_v thin_a sow_v yet_o will_v it_o come_v up_o thick_a and_o bear_v a_o fair_a and_o full_a ear_n and_o therefore_o in_o a_o acre_n of_o ground_n you_o shall_v not_o do_v amiss_o to_o keep_v a_o mean_a between_o four_o and_o six_o modij_fw-la have_v respect_n to_o the_o nature_n of_o 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
548._o m_o e_o o_fw-fr eone_n a_o tree_n 399._o b_o e_o p_o ephemerides_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o g_o epirus_n description_n 72._o k_o epimenides_n his_o sleep_n 184._o i_o ephesus_n a_o famous_a city_n of_o asia_n 109._o b_o epilepsâ—…e_n whence_o it_o be_v 335._o a_o epiglossis_n a_o little_a tongue_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o other_o 339._o b_o it_o be_v in_o no_o creature_n that_o lay_v egg_n ibid._n use_v of_o it_o ibid._n it_o be_v two_o fold_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o be_v 585._o d_o epipactis_n 398._o i._n the_o leave_v medicinable_a ibid._n ephesus_z sometime_o it_o be_v so_o near_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o do_v beat_v upon_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n 39_o e_o epopos_n hill_n 40._o h_o epidaurus_n island_n 40._o k_o e_o r_o eratosthenes_n measure_v the_o globe_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o what_o light_n and_o direstion_n 44._o g_o eratosthenes_n a_o most_o cunning_a clerk_n 49._o b._n 36._o h_o eratosthenes_n a_o writer_n his_o great_a praise_n 49._o b_o erithace_n sandaracha_n cerinthus_n food_n of_o bee_n 313._o b_o erithace_n effect_v of_o spring_n dew_n ibid._n erithace_n see_v robin-redbreast_a ericaeum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o wild_a honey_n 317._o d_o eruile_a not_o chargeable_a in_o sow_v 572._o ay_o eruile_a medicinable_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o augustus_n caesar._n 572._o k._n when_o to_o be_v sow_v ibid._n error_n in_o number_v of_o year_n 181._o a_o erysinum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o corn_n 565._o b_o erythini_n fish_n altogether_o female_a 244._o m_o erythraea_n myrrh_n 369._o d_o erysisceptron_n see_v aspalathus_n erythrocoma_n pomegraâ—…ats_n 398._o g._n h_o e_o s_o esculetum_fw-la a_o grove_n near_o rome_n 462._o g_o esculus_n the_o mast_n thereof_o 458._o m_o esculus_n run_v as_o deep_a into_o the_o ground_n as_o it_o rise_v above_o the_o ground_n 477._o c_o esseni_n people_n throughout_o the_o world_n most_o wonderful_a 101._o d_o carnal_a lust_n they_o know_v not_o ibid._n keep_v company_n only_o with_o date_n tree_n ibid._n continue_v many_o thousand_o year_n without_o generation_n ibid._n e_o t_n etesiae_n the_o name_n of_o wind_n 23._o d_o etesiae_fw-la wind_n 97._o f._n 473._o b_o e_o v_o eumeco_n 376._o l_o euonimus_n a_o tree_n 399._o b_o eurotas_n river_n flow_v over_o peneus_n river_n like_o oil_n not_o mingle_v therewith_o 76._o l_o europe_n the_o measure_n thereof_o 89._o d_o euphorbia_n herb_n the_o wonderful_a â—…rtue_n thereof_o 92._o i_o euphrates_n a_o famous_a river_n the_o description_n thereof_o 103._o d_o eupetalon_n 453._o a_o europe_n not_o the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n 51._o a._n but_o the_o one_o half_a ibid._n eutheristos_n 376._o l_o eutyche_n a_o woman_n of_o tralleis_n deliver_v in_o her_o life_n time_n of_o thirty_o birth_n 157._o c._n carry_v to_o her_o funeral_n by_o twenty_o of_o her_o child_n ibid._n euthiminâ—…s_n hiâ—…_n son_n growth_n 165._o c_o euthemus_fw-la a_o wrestler_n honour_v as_o a_o god_n 180._o k_o e_o x_o exacetus_fw-la what_o â—…sh_n 247._o b._n 488._o i_o experience_v best_a proof_n 502._o k_o excrâ—…ments_n of_o man_n body_n best_a dung_n for_o ground_n 507._o c_o 〈◊〉_d pearl_n of_o commendation_n 255._o f_o e_o y_fw-fr eyebrow_n of_o man_n like_o the_o eaves_n of_o a_o house_n 333._o d_o eyebrow_n the_o seat_n of_o pride_n ibid._n e_o what_o live_a creature_n have_v no_o eye_n 333._o f_o one_o eye_n in_o some_o heron_n 334._o g_o eye_n of_o sundry_a colour_n 334._o g._n h._n ay_o ball_n or_o apple_n of_o the_o eye_n different_a from_o the_o other_o part_n ibid._n k_o eye_n show_v the_o affection_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n 334._o k._n l_o membrane_n of_o the_o eye_n 335._o a._n b_o optic_a nerve_n of_o the_o eye_n whether_o they_o reach_v to_o the_o brain_n or_o stomach_n ibid._n d_o eye_n why_o they_o be_v close_v ceremonious_o in_o the_o dead_a ibid._n eye_n yield_v forth_o tear_n 334._o k_o eye_n sometime_o why_o they_o see_v not_o and_o be_v well_o 335._o a_o eye_n sight_n how_o it_o be_v place_v ibid._n b_o eyelid_n their_o use_n 336._o g._n why_o they_o shed_v their_o hair_n ibid._n h_o eytooth_n of_o a_o wolf_n on_o the_o right_a side_n work_v wonder_n 337._o f_o of_o eyesight_n quick_a wonderful_a example_n 167._o b_o f_o a_o fabaria_n 569._o a_o fabariae_fw-la certain_a island_n 596._o d_o face_n proper_a only_o to_o mankind_n 333._o d_o factus_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 433._o d_o fall_n of_o leaf_n a_o good_a rule_n for_o husbandman_n to_o direct_v they_o to_o seednesse_n 588._o l_o falcon_n help_v the_o owl_n in_o fight_n 277._o f_o fallow_v each_o other_o year_n 581._o b_o fagutalis_n jupiter_n at_o rome_n 461._o f_o farrago_fw-la 572._o b_o farrage_n corn_n or_o dredge_n 573._o a_o farina_n whereof_o it_o be_v derive_v 564._o g_o fabius_n a_o senator_n of_o rome_n strangle_v with_o a_o hair_n 159._o 〈◊〉_d favonius_n the_o western_a wind_n why_o so_o call_v 471._o d._n why_o call_v chelidonius_n 23._o c._n why_o name_v orinthius_fw-la ibid._n high_o commend_v 569._o a_o fairy_n see_v oftentimes_o in_o the_o desert_n of_o africa_n 157._o c_o they_o vanish_v away_o like_a illusion_n ibid._n f_o e_o feast_n fornacalia_n institute_v by_o numa_n 549._o c_o faecatum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 417_o f_o l._n sylla_n call_v faelix_fw-la yet_o unhappy_a 177._o c_o felicity_n diverse_o understand_v 276._o h_o feel_v a_o sense_n common_a to_o all_o creature_n 306._o 〈◊〉_d female_n may_v certain_o turn_v to_o be_v male_n 158._o b_o female_n have_v small_a voice_n than_o male_n except_o cow_n 353._o e_o female_a sir_n tall_a than_o the_o male_a 563._o h._n i_o fenigreeke_n to_o be_v sow_v negligent_o 552._o b_o ferret_n natural_o hunt_v coney_n 232._o b_o ferula_fw-la two_o kind_n 399._o d._n root_n of_o ferula_fw-la dangerous_a 399._o f_o ferula_fw-la make_v excellent_a finâ—…_n match_n 400._o h_o a_o farm_n house_n how_o to_o be_v purchase_v and_o choose_v 553._o b._n c._n d_o ferne_n or_o break_v how_o to_o be_v kill_v 556._o m_o fesant_a bastard_n 288._o c_o pheasant_n of_o colchis_n dainty_a bird_n 296._o g_o fesant_n will_v die_v of_o lyee_fw-fr 329._o d_o fever_n a_o chapel_n dedicate_v to_o she_o 3._o c_o f_o i_o figtree_n bear_v fruit_n contrary_a to_o other_o tree_n and_o why_o 474._o k_o figtree_n bear_v twice_o a_o year_n wild_a fig_n tree_n bear_v thrice_o a_o year_n ibid._n l_o figtree_n milk_n or_o sap_n serve_v for_o rendles_a 486._o g_o fig_n livian_n 442._o i_o pompeian_a ibid._n fig_n mariscae_fw-la ibid._n speckle_a figs._n ibid._n herculanian_n 442._o i._n albicerate_n ibid._n aratian_n ibid._n porphyrite_n 442._o k._n popular_a ibid._n chelidonian_n ibid._n fig_n both_o early_a and_o lateward_n 442._o k._n fig_n duracinae_fw-la ibid._n chalcidian_a fig_n bear_v three_o time_n in_o one_o year_n ibid._n tarentine_n fig_n call_v oinae_fw-la or_o oenade_n ibid._n fig_n as_o big_a as_o pear_n 442._o g_o fig_n of_o ida_n describe_v ibid._n figtree_n alexandrina_n ib._n figtree_n of_o hyrcania_n 442._o h_o fig_n chalcidian_n 442._o h._n chian_a ib._n lydian_n ib._n mamillane_n or_o teat_n figs._n ib._n callistruthian_n ib._n african_n 442._o i._n alexandrine_n or_o delicate_a ib._n rhodian_a ib._n tyburtine_n ibid._n figdate_n when_o to_o be_v plant_v 442._o l_o fig_n african_a saguntine_n tellian_a ibid._n winter_n figs._n ibid._n fig_n fall_v from_o the_o tree_n if_o it_o thunder_v at_o the_o feast_n uulcanalia_fw-la 546._o k_o fig_n of_o moesia_n ripen_v when_o other_o blossom_n by_o what_o devise_n 442._o m._n a_o fig_n the_o occasion_n of_o carthage_n overthrow_n 443._o b._n c_o figtree_n navia_n in_o rome_n 443._o d_o figtree_n ruminalis_fw-la ibid._n figtree_n in_o the_o forum_n at_o rome_n ibid._n figtree_n before_o the_o temple_n of_o saturn_n in_o rome_n 443._o l_o fig_n ripen_v altogether_o on_o the_o tree_n 444._o h_o wild_a figtree_n ibid._n fig_n ripen_v the_o soon_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o wild_a figtree_n ib._n h._n i._n k_o fig_n of_o the_o isle_n ebusus_n the_o best_a 444._o l_o fig_n how_o they_o be_v put_v up_o and_o keep_v ibid._n fig_n good_a victual_n ibid._n m_o fig_n coctanae_fw-la caricae_fw-la cauniae_fw-la ibid._n figtree_n make_v fruitful_a by_o the_o sea_n onion_n squilla_n 514._o g._n it_o be_v dry_a in_o the_o mid_n than_o at_o the_o head_n 517._o c_o figtree_n how_o it_o be_v make_v to_o bear_v olive_n 524._o g_o figtree_n of_o all_o other_o age_v the_o soon_a 526._o m_o figtree_n grow_v best_a by_o the_o water_n side_n 544._o i_o fig_n how_o they_o be_v ripen_v by_o caprification_n 545._o e_fw-la fig_n how_o they_o be_v make_v smooth_a and_o pleasant_a 547._o b_o a_o figtree_n of_o india_n 360._o k._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n it_o set_v itself_o ibid._n egyptian_a figtree_n see_v sycamore_n syrian_a figtree_n 389._o e._n f_o fields_n in_o aethiopia_n about_o the_o hill_n hesperis_n
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abaculus_n a_o island_n 606._o i_o abiga_fw-la a_o herb_n 181_o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n abort_n what_o thing_n do_v cause_n 101_o i_o 200_o i_fw-it l._n 229_o e._n 286_o k_o 309_o b._n 340_o h._n 396_o i_o 427_o a._n 449_o a._n woman_n have_v suffer_v abort_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 104._o h_o abort_n how_o to_o be_v prevent_v 312_o l._n 319_o f._n 339_o c._n 396_o l_o m_o 398_o m._n 403_o a._n 427._o a._n 448_o l._n 590_o m_o 591_o b._n abortive_a fruit_n how_o to_o be_v fetch_v away_o when_o a_o woman_n travel_v therewith_o 180_o g._n medicine_n cause_v abort_n not_o to_o be_v put_v down_o in_o writing_n 213_o d._n abrodioetus_fw-la a_o surname_n that_o parasius_n the_o painter_n style_v himself_o with_o 536._o h_o abron_n a_o painter_n 549._o f_o abfinthites_n see_v wormwood_n wine_n abstersive_a medicine_n 144_o g._n 197_o d_o abstinence_n from_o wine_n medicinable_a 303_o c._n from_o all_o drink_v ibid._n from_o flesh_n meat_n ibid._n a_o c_o acacia_n what_o it_o be_v 194_o k._n from_o whence_o it_o come_v ibid._n l_o how_o draw_v ibid._n academia_n a_o house_n of_o pleasure_n 402_o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n academicae_fw-la question_n why_o so_o call_v 402._o g_o acanos_n or_o acanon_fw-la what_o herb_n 119_o f_z acanthion_fw-la what_o herb_n 194_o i_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o employ_v in_o the_o east_n part_n 194_o k_o acanthios_n see_v groundswell_o acaros_n what_o it_o be_v 237._o a_o acasigneta_n a_o herb_n magical_a 204_o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n name_v also_o diony_n sonympha_n and_o why_o ibid._n h_o access_n easy_a and_o favourable_a to_o prince_n how_o to_o be_v obtain_v 357._o b_o acedaria_n what_o they_o be_v 12_o i._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n acenteta_fw-mi when_o they_o be_v 603._o b_o aceratae_fw-la what_o snail_n 380_o l_o acetabulum_n what_o measure_v it_o be_v 113._o c_o achates_n a_o precious_a stone_n see_v agath_fw-mi achilleae_n what_o image_n 490._o k_o achilles_n how_o he_o be_v paint_v 516_o h_o achilleos_n a_o singular_a wound-hearbe_n 216_o i_o find_v by_o achilles_n ibid._n he_o cure_v prince_n telephus_n with_o it_o ibid._n the_o sundry_a name_n it_o have_v ibid._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n k_o achaemenis_fw-la a_o magical_a herb_n 203_o b._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o wonderful_a operation_n ibid._n 244_o h._n why_o call_v hippophoba_n 203._o b_o ache_n of_o the_o hill_n or_o mountain_n parse_o 24_o g._n the_o description_n ibid._n see_v oreoselinum_n acidula_fw-la a_o water_n medicinable_a a_o fountain_n medicinable_a 402_o l._n actual_o cold_a ibid._n acidulus_fw-la a_o fountain_n 402._o l_o acinos_fw-la what_o herb_n and_o the_o virtue_n 111._o b_o aconiti_fw-la what_o it_o signify_v 549_o d_o aconitum_n a_o poisonous_a herb_n 43_o e._n a_o most_o speedy_a poison_n 269_o f._n the_o description_n of_o it_o 271_o a._n why_o call_v cammoron_n ibid._n how_o it_o first_o be_v engender_v according_a to_o the_o poet_n fable_n 270_o g._n why_o call_v thelyphonon_n 271_o a._n how_o employ_v for_o the_o kill_n of_o panther_n or_o libard_n 270_o i_o name_v by_o some_o scorpion_n and_o why_o 271_o a._n by_o other_o myoctonon_n ibid._n why_o call_v aconitum_n ibid._n what_o remedy_n against_o aconitum_n 43_o c._n 119_o a._n 153_o b._n 262_o h._n 170_o g._n 237_o f._n 270_o i_o 323_o d._n 363_o e_fw-la 431_o c._n aconitum_n how_o it_o may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o health_n of_o man_n 270._o g_o acopis_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 624._o h._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n acopa_n what_o medicine_n they_o be_v 354_o l._n what_o go_v to_o they_o 417_o d._n 426_o g._n 450_o i_o 591_o b._n acopos_fw-la a_o herb_n see_v anagyros_n acorn_n and_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n and_o property_n 177_o c._n acoros_n see_v galengale_n acragas_n a_o singular_a
anthrax_n anthrax_n i._o ride_v on_o hoâ—…sebacke_n carry_v in_o coach_n litter_n barge_n etc._n etc._n etc._n hibisci_fw-la some_o take_v it_o for_o the_o hollyhoâ—…ke_n hollyhoâ—…ke_n uisci_fw-la some_o read_v hibisci_fw-la hibisci_fw-la our_o coâ—…mon_a 〈◊〉_d erwort_n erwort_n whiâ—…h_n sâ—…me_v take_v to_o be_v wild_a popâ—…_n callâ—…d_n râ—…as_n râ—…as_n â—…lcea_n in_o some_o reading_n reading_n i._o cough_n wort_fw-mi wort_fw-mi striato_n haply_o for_o stricto_fw-la i_o slender_a as_o oribassus_fw-la describe_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dioscorides_n describe_v his_o moly_n with_o such_o a_o head_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o stem_n stem_n by_o these_o name_n he_o call_v also_o horstaile_n horstaile_n a_o kind_n of_o turbit_n turbit_n or_o polemonium_n polemonium_n ceterach_n ceterach_n â—…gle_a oâ—…_n symâ—…m_n petraeâ—…_n petraeâ—…_n acorum_fw-la which_o some_o â—…ake_n for_o our_o calamus_fw-la aramaticis_fw-la aramaticis_fw-la ad_fw-la bilem_fw-la some_o read_v noâ—…ile_a noâ—…ile_a pinguedine_fw-la roscida_fw-la roscida_fw-la myriophyllon_n aquaticum_fw-la dodonaei_n dodonaei_n dodon_n ophiegâ—…_n of_o adder_n tongue_n tongue_n our_o lady_n mantle_n mantle_n dalechampius_n marvele_v how_o this_o may_v stand_v and_o yet_o we_o see_v it_o ordinary_a in_o the_o cure_n of_o dysentery_n and_o outrageous_a diarrhae_n to_o purge_v choler_n with_o rhubarb_n myrabolanes_n etc._n etc._n and_o with_o they_o also_o to_o bind_v bind_v which_o some_o take_v for_o ground_n ivy_n ivy_n here_o pliny_n be_v deceiund_v for_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o lace_n wind_v about_o thyme_n as_o doder_v about_o flax._n flax._n cvius_fw-la contrarium_fw-la verâ—…_n est_fw-la for_o it_o be_v a_o binder_n binder_n how_o be_v it_o then_o call_v pycnocomon_n pycnocomon_n i_o see_v not_o how_o this_o shall_v stand_v here_o here_o yea_o &_o in_o the_o head_n of_o old_a doddle_n okes._n okes._n i_o bear_v neâ—…her_a flourâ—…_n not_o seed_n seed_n or_o spurge_n spurge_n 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crestmarine_n crestmarine_n to_o prince_n theseus_n theseus_n becabunga_n becabunga_n s._n johns_n wort_n wort_n surculacâ—…_n fiutice_n fiutice_n tamaricis_fw-la but_o dios._n say_v ericae_fw-la l._n hâ—…ath_n hâ—…ath_n paâ—…umo_fw-la non_fw-la altius_fw-la ex_fw-la diose_fw-la diose_fw-la acutum_fw-la acutum_fw-la inflationem_fw-la facit_fw-la aliter_fw-la ad_fw-la inflationem_fw-la facit_fw-la facit_fw-la potum_fw-la potum_fw-la water_n cress_n cress_n olus_n acidum_fw-la or_o rather_o olus_n atrum_fw-la i._o alisanders_n alisanders_n some_o take_v it_o for_o aristolochia_n the_o round_a which_o in_o the_o 8_o chap._n of_o the_o 25_o book_n he_o name_v venenâ—…_n terrae_fw-la other_o for_o wilding_n or_o crab_n or_o calamus_fw-la aromation_n aromation_n some_o call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d wort_fw-mi oâ—…â—…od_a wort_fw-mi otheâ—…s_n take_v it_o to_o be_v wild_a â—…ansie_n and_o some_o for_o rhoeas_n rhoeas_n some_o take_v it_o for_o fistula_n pastoris_fw-la pestem_fw-la haply_o 〈◊〉_d â—…aneth_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o plague_n soâ—…c_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d howsoever_o dalecampius_n and_o other_o have_v labour_v to_o restore_v this_o place_n after_o this_o manner_n yet_o there_o remain_v some_o confusion_n by_o intermingle_v o_o chis_n and_o satyrion_n together_o both_o in_o their_o description_n and_o property_n vititis_fw-la diosc._n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la line_n or_o flax_n not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—…odagra_fw-la use_v ordinary_o in_o latin_a for_o the_o gout_n be_v a_o greek_a name_n and_o signify_v the_o grief_n or_o malady_n of_o the_o foot_n foot_n glader_n or_o flag_n flag_n i._o fleawort_n fleawort_n anagallidi_fw-la diose_fw-la 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z rose_n of_o jecho_n so_o call_v for_o that_o it_o represent_v the_o majesty_n of_o the_o twelve_o principal_a god_n and_o goddess_n callâ—…d_v maiorum_fw-la gentinu_fw-la oâ—…_n consentes_n who_o the_o painim_n imagine_v to_o sit_v in_o counsel_n together_o with_o 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coliculi_fw-la coliculi_fw-la some_o take_v it_o for_o water_n betony_n betony_n mollita_fw-la why_o not_o molâ—…a_n i._o ground_n to_o powder_v against_o the_o fire_n since_o that_o he_o use_v farina_fw-la so_o common_o for_o the_o powder_n of_o dry_a herb_n herb_n fistulae_fw-la pastoris_fw-la or_o water_n plantain_n plantain_n steatomatae_fw-la steatomatae_fw-la harstrang_a harstrang_a orchis_n orchis_n sanatis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o the_o scar_n rise_v above_o the_o flesh_n &_o be_v not_o even_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o skiâ—…or_n if_o you_o reaâ—…e_v praesanatis_n skin_v too_o soon_o &_o heal_v only_o in_o show_n and_o appearance_n outward_o outward_o 〈◊〉_d whiâ—…h_n be_v trichomâ—…nes_n or_o capillus_fw-la ueneris_fw-la ueneris_fw-la iâ—…_n their_o matrice_n as_o namely_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o mother_n &c_n &c_n &c_n to_o wit_n the_o stay_n of_o the_o after_o burden_n after-throwes_a suppression_n of_o their_o purgation_n or_o immoderate_a shift_n etc._n 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mean_v no_o such_o matteâ—…_n out_o rather_o soâ—…e_v outward_a eyesore_n eyesore_n i._o femalbane_n femalbane_n or_o myâ—…phonon_n myâ—…phonon_n ab_fw-la a._n privativapartâ—…ulo_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._o dust_n when_o upon_o bare_a stone_n without_o any_o mould_n upon_o they_o be_v also_o call_v in_o grâ—…ek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o so_o be_v whetstone_n likewise_o yet_o theophrastus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o take_v the_o
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