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seed_n common_a quich_a grass_n &_o rise_v not_o from_o the_o ground_n but_o creep_v along_o the_o juice_n of_o this_o herb_n convey_v up_o into_o the_o nostril_n staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n they_o who_o set_v down_o many_o kind_n of_o polygonon_n do_v hold_v that_o this_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o the_o male_a and_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o seed_n which_o it_o bear_v be_v call_v seed_n polygonon_n or_o for_o that_o it_o grow_v so_o thick_a in_o tuft_n calligonon_n other_o name_v it_o common_a polygonaton_n for_o the_o number_n of_o knot_n knot_n or_o knee_n which_o it_o carry_v there_o be_v again_o who_o give_v it_o the_o name_n theuthalis_fw-la some_o call_v it_o carcinetron_n other_o clema_fw-la &_o many_o myrtopetalon_n and_o yet_o i_o meet_v with_o some_o writer_n who_o say_v this_o be_v the_o female_a knotgrass_n and_o that_o the_o male_a be_v the_o great_a and_o not_o altogether_o so_o dark_a of_o colour_n grow_v also_o thick_a with_o knot_n &_o 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colour_n resemble_v the_o cedar_n it_o bear_v branch_n much_o like_o to_o sparta_n or_o spanish_a broom_n two_o span_n long_o joint_v into_o three_o or_o four_o knot_n and_o those_o of_o a_o blackish_a colour_n this_o also_o have_v a_o astringent_a nature_n and_o taste_v in_o the_o mouth_n like_o to_o a_o quince_n the_o decoction_n thereof_o in_o water_n till_o the_o three_o part_n be_v consume_v or_o the_o powder_n of_o it_o dry_v be_v commend_v for_o the_o sore_n in_o the_o mouth_n and_o for_o any_o part_n that_o be_v fret_v and_o gall_v and_o the_o very_a substance_n thereof_o be_v good_a to_o be_v chew_v in_o case_n the_o gum_n be_v sore_o it_o repress_v the_o malignity_n of_o eat_v corrosive_n ulcer_n and_o canker_n and_o in_o one_o word_n stay_v the_o malice_n of_o all_o sore_n that_o run_v on_o end_n and_o be_v
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 the_o leaf_n of_o the_o olive_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o ash_n of_o the_o olive_n of_o the_o white_a and_o black_a fruit_n of_o the_o olive_n also_o of_o the_o dregs_n or_o ground_n of_o oil_n 4._o medicinable_a property_n observe_v in_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n of_o the_o oil_n make_v of_o the_o wild_a vine_n flower_n of_o the_o oil_n cicinum_n the_o oil_n of_o almond_n bays_n and_o myrtle_n the_o oil_n of_o chamamyrsine_n or_o grand_a myrtle_n also_o of_o cypress_n of_o citron_n &_o walnut_n etc._n etc._n 5._o the_o egyptian_a palmtree_n that_o bear_v ben_n also_o of_o the_o date_n tree_n call_v elate_a and_o the_o virtue_n of_o they_o 6._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o sundry_a plant_n namely_o in_o their_o flower_n leaf_n fruit_n bough_n bark_n wood_n juice_n root_n and_o ash_n 7._o of_o pear_n and_o the_o observation_n to_o they_o belong_v of_o fig_n both_o wild_a and_o savage_a of_o erineum_n and_o other_o sort_n of_o plant_n with_o their_o virtue_n 8._o of_o pine-nut_n and_o almond_n of_o the_o filbard_n and_o walnut_n of_o fisticke_n and_o chestnut_n of_o charob_n corneile_n strawberrie_n tree_n and_o bays_n 9_o of_o the_o myrtle_n gentle_a of_o myrtidanum_n and_o the_o wild_a myrtle_n in_o sum_n there_o be_v note_v in_o this_o book_n medicine_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o and_o nineteen_o latin_a author_n cite_v c._n volgius_n pompeius_n lenaeus_n sextius_n niger_n and_o julius_n bassus_n who_o write_v both_o in_o greek_a antonius_n castor_n m._n varro_n cornelius_n celsus_n and_o fabianus_n foreign_a writer_n theophrastus_n democritus_n orpheus_n pythagoras_n mago_n menander_n the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n biochresta_n nicander_n homer_n hesiodus_n musaeus_n and_o anaxilaus_n physician_n mnestheus_n callimachus_n phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n simus_n tamaristus_fw-la hypocrates_n chrysippus_n diocles_n ophion_n heraclides_fw-la hicesius_n dionysius_n apollodorus_n of_o cittia_n apollodorus_n the_o tarentine_n praxagoras_n plistonicus_n medius_n dieuches_n cleophantus_n philistio_n asclepiades_n cratevas_n petronius_n diodotus_n jolla_o erasistratus_n diagoras_n andreas_n mnesicles_n epicharmus_n damion_n dalion_n sosimenes_n theopolemus_n metrodorus_n solon_n lycus_n olympias_n the_o midwife_n of_o thebes_n phyllinus_n petreius_n miction_n glaucia_n and_o xenocrates_n the_o xxiiii_o book_n treat_v of_o tree_n grow_v wild_a chap._n 1._o medicinable_a virtue_n observe_v in_o wild_a tree_n 2._o the_o egyptian_a bean_n tree_n lotus_fw-la 3._o mast_n and_o acorn_n 4._o the_o grain_n or_o berry_n of_o the_o tree_n ilex_fw-la of_o gall_n of_o misselto_n of_o little_a ball_n and_o mast_n of_o tree_n the_o root_n of_o cirrus_n and_o of_o cork_n 5._o of_o the_o beech_n the_o cypress_n tree_n the_o tall_a cedar_n the_o fruit_n or_o berry_n thereof_o and_o of_o galbanum_fw-la 6._o of_o ammoniacum_n storax_n spondylium_fw-la spagnus_fw-la the_o terebinth_n tree_n of_o chamaepitys_n or_o iva_n muscata_n of_o esula_n or_o pityusa_n of_o rosins_n of_o the_o pitch-tree_n and_o the_o lentisk_n 7._o of_o stiff_a pitch_n of_o tar_n of_o pitch_n twice_o boil_a of_o pissasphalt_n of_o sopissa_n of_o the_o torch_n tree_n and_o lentisk_n 8._o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o plane_n tree_n the_o ash_n the_o maple_n the_o asp_n the_o elm_n the_o linden_n tree_n or_o teil_n the_o elder_a and_o juniper_n 9_o of_o the_o willow_n the_o sallow_a amerina_n and_o such_o like_a good_a for_o wind_n and_o band_n also_o of_o heath_n or_o ling._n 10._o of_o virga_fw-la sanguinea_fw-la of_o the_o oisier_n of_o the_o privet_fw-la the_o aller_n of_o yvie_n of_o cistus_n or_o cifsus_fw-la of_o erythranum_fw-la of_o ground_n yvie_n or_o alehoufe_v of_o withwind_n of_o perwinke_n or_o lesseron_n 11._o of_o reed_n of_o paper_n cane_n of_o ebon_n of_o oleander_n of_o rhus_n or_o sumach_n of_o mad_a of_o alysium_fw-la of_o sopeweed_n of_o apaynum_fw-la of_o rosemary_n and_o the_o seed_n thereof_o of_o selago_n of_o samulus_fw-la of_o gum_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o they_o all_o 12._o of_o the_o arabian_a thorn_n or_o thistle_n of_o bedegnar_n of_o acanthium_n
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 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round_a tuft_n in_o the_o head_n like_o fennell_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o plant_n by_o itself_o grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o five_o cubit_n at_o the_o first_o it_o put_v out_o four_o leaf_n and_o afterward_o six_o they_o be_v very_o large_a and_o round_o withal_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o towards_o the_o top_n they_o resemble_v the_o leaf_n of_o a_o olive_n it_o bear_v seed_n in_o the_o head_n hang_v within_o certain_a round_a tuft_n as_o do_v the_o ferula_fw-la out_o of_o the_o stalk_n of_o this_o herb_n there_o there_o be_v draw_v a_o liquor_n by_o way_n of_o incision_n make_v in_o harvest_n time_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o root_n in_o autumn_n or_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o this_o be_v call_v opopanax_n the_o best_a look_n white_a when_o it_o be_v gather_v and_o congeal_v the_o next_o in_o worth_n and_o weight_n be_v that_o which_o be_v yellow_a as_o for_o the_o black_a it_o be_v of_o no_o account_n the_o berter_n opoponax_n cost_v not_o above_o two_o ass_n a_o pound_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v of_o this_o fennel_n kind_a namely_o spondylium_fw-la somewhat_o different_a from_o the_o former_a but_o in_o leaf_n only_o because_o they_o be_v less_o than_o those_o of_o panax_fw-la and_o divide_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o plane_n leave_v this_o spondylium_fw-la grow_v no_o where_o but_o in_o cold_a and_o shadowy_a place_n it_o carry_v a_o fruit_n or_o grain_n call_v also_o spondylium_fw-la which_o resemble_v the_o form_n of_o silius_n or_o siler_n montanum_fw-la and_o serve_v for_o no_o use_n but_o physic_n we_o be_v behold_v moreover_o to_o syria_n for_o malobathrum_n this_o be_v a_o tree_n that_o bear_v leave_v roll_v up_o round_o together_o and_o seem_v to_o the_o eye_n wither_v out_o of_o which_o there_o be_v draw_v and_o press_v a_o oil_n for_o perfumer_n to_o use_v egypt_n be_v more_o fruitful_a of_o this_o herb_n than_o syria_n and_o yet_o there_o come_v a_o better_a kind_n thereof_o from_o india_n than_o both_o those_o country_n it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o grow_v there_o in_o mere_a and_o stand_a water_n swim_v aloft_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o fen-lentils_a or_o duck_n meat_n more_o odoriferous_a than_o saffron_n incline_v to_o a_o black_a colour_n rough_a in_o handle_v &_o in_o taste_n salt_n or_o brackish_a the_o white_a be_v not_o so_o well_o esteem_v it_o will_v soon_o be_v mouldy_a when_o it_o be_v stale_a the_o relish_n thereof_o aught_o to_o resemble_v nardus_fw-la at_o the_o tongue_n end_n the_o perfume_n or_o smell_v that_o folium_fw-la malobathrum_n or_o the_o leaf_n yield_v when_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o wine_n pass_v all_o other_o it_o be_v strange_a and_o monstrous_a which_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o price_n for_o it_o have_v rise_v from_o one_o denier_n to_o 300_o a_o pound_n whereas_o the_o oil_n itself_o do_v cost_v 60._o chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n olive_n make_v of_o green_a olive_n likewise_o of_o grape_n verivice_n for_o the_o mixture_n and_o composition_n of_o ointment_n the_o oil_n of_o unripe_a olive_n and_o verivice_n be_v very_o good_a and_o very_o make_v it_o be_v in_o two_o kind_n &_o after_o two_o sort_n to_o wit_n of_o the_o olive_n and_o the_o vine_n of_o the_o olive_n if_o you_o will_v have_v good_a they_o ought_v to_o be_v press_v while_o they_o be_v yet_o white_a for_o if_o they_o turn_v colour_n once_o and_o be_v blackish_a the_o worse_a be_v the_o oil_n or_o verivice_n that_o come_v thereof_o and_o such_o kind_n of_o olive_n be_v call_v drupae_n namely_o before_o they_o be_v full_o ripe_a and_o good_a to_o eat_v and_o yet_o have_v lose_v their_o colour_n and_o herein_o be_v the_o difference_n for_o that_o the_o oil_n of_o this_o late_a sort_n be_v green_a the_o other_o be_v white_a now_o as_o for_o grape_n verjuice_n it_o shall_v be_v make_v of_o the_o vine_n psythia_n or_o amminea_fw-la and_o before_o the_o canicular_a day_n when_o as_o the_o grape_n be_v but_o new_a knit_v and_o no_o big_a than_o the_o cich-pease_n the_o grape_n i_o say_v must_v be_v gather_v for_o this_o purpose_n at_o the_o beginning_n before_o they_o change_v colour_n &_o the_o juice_n thereof_o ought_v then_o to_o be_v take_v then_o shall_v the_o verjuice_n that_o come_v from_o it_o be_v sunned_a and_o heed_n must_v be_v take_v in_o any_o case_n that_o no_o dew_n by_o night_n do_v catch_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o will_v stand_v in_o couvert_n now_o when_o this_o juice_n or_o verjuice_n be_v gather_v it_o be_v put_v up_o in_o earthen_a pot_n and_o otherwhiles_o keep_v also_o in_o vessel_n of_o copper_n the_o best_a grape_n verjuice_n be_v red_a sharp_a and_o sour_a in_o taste_n dry_v withal_o and_o scyptick_a a_o pound_n or_o a_o pint_n of_o such_o verjuice_n be_v worth_a six_o denier_n it_o may_v be_v make_v in_o another_o sort_n namely_o by_o punning_a and_o stamp_v unripe_a grape_n in_o mortar_n dry_v it_o afterward_o in_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o make_v up_o into_o certain_a roll_n or_o trochisk_n chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o bryon_n and_o oenanthe_n of_o the_o tree_n elate_a and_o cinnamon_n cariopus_fw-la the_o moss_n of_o the_o white_a poplar_n or_o asp_n which_o be_v repute_v as_o the_o grape_n thereof_o be_v use_v likewise_o in_o these_o odoriferous_a and_o sweet_a composition_n the_o best_a grow_v about_o cnidos_n or_o caria_n in_o thirsty_a dry_a and_o rough_a place_n a_o second_o sort_n be_v that_o which_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o cedar_n of_o lycia_n to_o this_o pertain_v oenanthae_fw-la which_o be_v no_o more_o but_o the_o grape_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n call_v labrusca_n gather_v it_o be_v when_o it_o flour_v that_o be_v to_o say_v when_o it_o smell_n best_o it_o be_v dry_v in_o the_o shade_n upon_o a_o linen_n sheet_n lie_v under_o it_o and_o then_o put_v up_o into_o little_a barrel_n the_o
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also_o that_o they_o be_v ordinary_o use_v and_o eat_v at_o the_o funeral_n and_o obsequy_n of_o the_o dead_a varro_z also_o affirm_v that_o the_o great_a priest_n or_o sacrificer_n call_v the_o flamine_fw-la abstain_v from_o bean_n both_o in_o those_o respect_v aforesaid_a as_o also_o for_o that_o there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o flower_n thereof_o certain_a letter_n or_o character_n that_o shewheavines_n and_o sign_n of_o death_n further_o there_o be_v observe_v in_o old_a time_n a_o religious_a ceremony_n in_o beanes_n for_o when_o they_o have_v sow_v their_o ground_n their_o manner_n be_v of_o all_o other_o corn_n to_o bring_v back_o with_o they_o out_o of_o the_o field_n some_o bean_n for_o good_a luck_n sake_n presage_v thereby_o that_o their_o corn_n will_v return_v home_o again_o unto_o they_o and_o these_o bean_n thereupon_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a refrivae_fw-la or_o referivae_fw-la likewise_o in_o all_o port-sale_n it_o be_v think_v that_o if_o beanes_n be_v intermingle_v with_o the_o good_n offer_v to_o be_v sell_v they_o will_v be_v lucky_a and_o gainful_a to_o the_o seller_n this_o be_v cerataine_a that_o of_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n this_o only_a will_v be_v full_a and_o sound_a when_o the_o moon_n be_v crescent_a notwithstanding_o it_o be_v gnaw_v and_o half_o eat_v with_o some_o thing_n before_o set_a they_o over_o the_o fire_n in_o a_o pan_n with_o sea_n water_n or_o any_o other_o that_o be_v saltish_a they_o will_v neverbe_n thorough_o sod_v they_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v before_o the_o retreat_n of_o the_o star_n vergiliae_fw-la i._o the_o brood-hen_n the_o first_o of_o all_o other_o pulse_n because_o they_o may_v take_v root_n betimes_o and_o prevent_v the_o winter_n and_o yet_o 1._o virgil_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o spring_n like_v as_o the_o manner_n be_v in_o piedmont_n and_o lombardie_n all_o about_o the_o river_n po._n but_o the_o great_a part_n of_o good_a 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by_o that_o mean_v many_o time_n their_o high_a feast_n and_o sacred_a solemnity_n and_o yet_o who_o wote_v not_o with_o what_o chaplet_n poet_n be_v crown_v and_o what_o garland_n prince_n bacchus_n or_o silenus_n use_v to_o wear_v of_o this_o smilax_n be_v make_v certain_a manuel_n write_v table_n and_o this_o property_n moreover_o have_v the_o wood_n thereof_o that_o if_o a_o man_n hold_v it_o close_o to_o his_o ear_n he_o shall_v hear_v it_o to_o give_v a_o pretty_a sound_n but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o ivy_n indeed_o it_o have_v by_o report_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a virtue_n to_o try_v wine_n whether_o they_o be_v delay_v with_o water_n or_o no_o for_o make_v a_o cup_n of_o ivy_n wood_n and_o put_v wine_n thereinto_o all_o the_o wine_n will_v soak_v and_o run_v through_o but_o the_o water_n if_o any_o be_v mingle_v therewith_o will_v tarry_v behind_o chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o reed_n cane_n and_o other_o water_n shrub_n in_o this_o discourse_n touch_v plant_n that_o love_v cold_a place_n it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o treat_v of_o those_o that_o grow_v in_o water_n among_o which_o the_o reed_n and_o cane_n may_v be_v range_v in_o the_o first_o place_n for_o necessary_a they_o be_v in_o time_n both_o of_o dart_n war_n and_o pen_n peace_n they_o have_v their_o use_n beside_o and_o be_v accept_v among_o the_o pipe_n delightsom_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n moreover_o in_o the_o northern_a region_n the_o people_n use_v therewith_o to_o cover_v and_o thatch_v their_o house_n and_o this_o kind_n of_o roof_n will_v last_v many_o age_n if_o it_o be_v lay_v with_o a_o thick_a coat_n even_o upon_o high_a and_o stately_a house_n in_o other_o part_n also_o of_o the_o world_n they_o be_v wont_n with_o it_o to_o make_v their_o arch-roufes_a and_o hang_v floor_n of_o most_o sleight_n work_v as_o for_o cane_n particular_o and_o those_o of_o egypt_n by_o name_n which_o have_v a_o certain_a resemblance_n of_o the_o papyr-reed_n in_o nilus_n they_o serve_v for_o write_v paper_n howbeit_o those_o of_o gnidos_n and_o which_o grow_v in_o asia_n along_o the_o lake_n or_o mere_a of_o anaia_n be_v hold_v for_o the_o best_a as_o for_o we_o here_o in_o italy_n they_o be_v of_o a_o more_o spungeous_a substance_n and_o gristly_a matter_n apt_a to_o suck_v and_o drink_v up_o any_o liquor_n the_o same_o within-forth_a be_v full_a of_o hole_n and_o concavity_n but_o convert_v aloft_o into_o a_o fine_a woody_a rind_n and_o in_o time_n become_v dry_a fast_o and_o hard_o apt_a it_o be_v to_o cleave_v and_o the_o cliff_n evermore_o carry_v with_o they_o a_o very_a sharp_a edge_n and_o beside_o it_o be_v full_a of_o joint_n now_o this_o woodie_a substance_n be_v thus_o distinct_o part_v by_o knot_n run_v always_o even_o and_o smooth_a grow_v small_a and_o small_a until_o it_o prove_v sharp_a point_a in_o the_o top_n with_o a_o head_n consist_v of_o a_o good_a thick_a down_o or_o plume_n which_o serve_v also_o to_o right_v good_a purpose_n for_o either_o in_o stead_n of_o feather_n they_o use_v to_o stuff_n bed_n therewith_o in_o common_a inn_n or_o when_o it_o be_v grow_v hard_a and_o have_v a_o slimy_a callositie_n about_o it_o they_o in_o picardy_n and_o those_o netherland_n do_v stamp_v it_o and_o therewith_o calfret_v or_o calke_v the_o joint_n of_o their_o ship_n between_o the_o rib_n and_o plank_n and_o herein_o it_o have_v no_o fellow_n for_o it_o take_v fast_a hold_n than_o any_o glue_n and_o for_o fill_v up_o any_o rift_n and_o chink_n no_o solder_v so_o strong_a no_o pitch_n so_o sure_a and_o trusty_a of_o reed_n the_o easterling_n make_v their_o shaft_n and_o archer_n they_o be_v that_o fight_n their_o battle_n and_o
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egg_n for_o the_o bright_a hue_n that_o it_o have_v the_o three_o that_o be_v small_a of_o all_o three_o be_v the_o french_a willow_n to_o come_v now_o to_o the_o brittle_a rush_n that_o grow_v in_o marish_a ground_n which_o serve_v to_o thatch_n house_n and_o to_o make_v mat_n and_o the_o pith_n whereof_o when_o the_o rind_n be_v peel_v make_v wieke_a for_o watch-candle_n and_o funeral_n light_v to_o burn_v by_o a_o dead_a corpse_n while_o it_o lie_v above_o ground_n they_o can_v just_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o rank_n either_o of_o shrub_n or_o brier-bush_n and_o bramble_n ne_o yet_o of_o tall_a plant_n grow_v up_o with_o stem_n and_o stalk_n no_o more_o than_o among_o herb_n and_o weed_n creep_v along_o the_o ground_n but_o be_v to_o be_v count_v a_o several_a kind_n by_o itself_o true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o some_o place_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v rush_n more_o stiff_a hard_a and_o strong_a than_o in_o other_o for_o not_o only_a mariner_n and_o waterman_n in_o the_o river_n po_n do_v make_v sail_n thereof_o but_o fisherman_n also_o of_o africa_n in_o the_o main_a sea_n howbeit_o they_o hang_v their_o sail_n between_o the_o mast_n from_o mast_n to_o mast_n after_o a_o preposterous_a manner_n contrary_a to_o all_o other_o the_o moor_n also_o do_v cover_v their_o cottage_n with_o bulrush_n and_o sure_o if_o a_o man_n look_v near_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o they_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o serve_v for_o that_o use_n which_o the_o papyr-reed_n in_o the_o netherland_n of_o egypt_n be_v put_v unto_o about_o the_o descent_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o river_n nilus_n as_o touch_v bramble_n they_o may_v go_v among_o the_o shrub_n of_o the_o water_n so_o may_v the_o elder_n also_o which_o consist_v of_o a_o spungeous_a kind_n of_o matter_n &_o yet_o can_v well_o be_v count_v among_o those_o plant_n which_o be_v term_v fenels-gyant_n for_o sure_o the_o elder_a stand_v more_o upon_o the_o wood_n than_o they_o do_v the_o shepherd_n be_v very_o persuade_v that_o the_o elder_a tree_n grow_v in_o a_o by-place_n far_o out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o from_o whence_o a_o man_n can_v hear_v a_o cock_n crow_v out_o of_o any_o town_n make_v more_o shrill_a pipe_n and_o loud_a trump_n than_o any_o other_o the_o bramble_n bear_v certain_a berry_n like_o the_o mulberry_n even_o as_o the_o sweet_a brier_n of_o another_o kind_n which_o they_o call_v cynosbatos_n or_o the_o eglantine_n carry_v the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o rose_n a_o three_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o bramble_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v idea_n of_o the_o mountain_n ida._n this_o be_v the_o raspis_n small_a it_o be_v and_o more_o slender_a than_o the_o rest_n with_o less_o prick_n upon_o it_o and_o nothing_o so_o sharp_a and_o hook_a the_o flower_n of_o this_o raspis_n be_v temper_v with_o honey_n be_v good_a to_o be_v lay_v to_o blear_a and_o bloodshot_a eye_n as_o also_o to_o the_o wildfire_n or_o disease_n call_v saint_n anthony_n fire_n be_v take_v inward_o and_o namely_o drink_v with_o water_n it_o be_v very_o comfortable_a to_o a_o weak_a stomach_n the_o elder_n bear_v certain_a black_a and_o small_a berry_n full_a of_o a_o gross_a and_o viscous_a humour_n use_v especial_o to_o die_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n black_a if_o they_o be_v boil_v in_o water_n they_o be_v good_a and_o wholesome_a to_o be_v eat_v as_o other_o potherb_n chap._n xxxviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o juice_n or_o humour_n in_o tree_n the_o nature_n of_o their_o wood_n and_o timber_n the_o time_n and_o manner_n of_o fell_v and_o cut_v down_o tree_n tree_n have_v a_o certain_a moisture_n in_o their_o bark_n which_o we_o must_v understand_v to_o be_v their_o very_a blood_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o the_o same_o nor_o alike_o in_o all_o for_o that_o of_o the_o fig_n tree_n be_v as_o white_a as_o milk_n and_o as_o good_a as_o rendles_a to_o give_v the_o form_n to_o cheese_n cherry_n tree_n yield_v a_o glutinous_a and_o clammy_a humour_n but_o elm_n a_o thin_a liquor_n in_o manner_n of_o spittle_n in_o apple_n tree_n the_o same_o be_v fatty_a and_o viscous_a in_o vine_n and_o pyrry_v waterish_a and_o general_o those_o tree_n continue_v and_o live_v long_a that_o have_v such_o a_o glewy_a moisture_n in_o they_o in_o sum_n there_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o the_o substance_n and_o body_n of_o tree_n like_v as_o of_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n their_o skin_n their_o blood_n flesh_n sinew_n vein_n bone_n and_o marrow_n for_o in_o lieu_n of_o their_o hide_n be_v the_o bark_n and_o i_o assure_v you_o a_o strange_a and_o marvelous_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v here_o in_o the_o mulberry_n that_o when_o physician_n seek_v to_o draw_v the_o foresay_a liquor_n out_o of_o it_o at_o seven_o or_o eight_o a_o clock_n in_o a_o morning_n if_o they_o scarify_v or_o light_o cut_v the_o bark_n with_o a_o stone_n it_o issue_v forth_o and_o they_o have_v their_o desire_n but_o if_o they_o crush_v or_o cut_v it_o deep_o in_o they_o meet_v with_o no_o more_o moisture_n than_o if_o it_o be_v stark_o dry_a in_o most_o tree_n next_o to_o the_o skin_n lie_v the_o fat_a this_o be_v nought_o else_o but_o that_o white_a sap_n which_o of_o the_o colour_n be_v call_v in_o latin_a alburnum_fw-la as_o it_o be_v soft_a in_o substance_n so_o be_v it_o the_o worst_a part_n of_o the_o wood_n and_o even_o in_o the_o strong_a oak_n as_o hard_o as_o otherwise_o it_o be_v you_o shall_v have_v it_o soon_o to_o putrify_v and_o rot_v yea_o and_o quick_o be_v worm-eaten_a and_o therefore_o if_o a_o man_n will_v have_v sound_a and_o good_a timber_n this_o white_a must_v be_v always_o cut_v away_o in_o the_o square_n after_o it_o follow_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o tree_n and_o so_o the_o
remuneration_n be_v give_v of_o far_a which_o they_o call_v adorea_fw-la as_o have_v be_v say_v before_o moreover_o that_o the_o roman_n for_o a_o long_a time_n live_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o batter_v or_o gruel_n make_v of_o meal_n sod_a and_o not_o of_o bread_n be_v very_o evident_a by_o old_a record_n and_o chronicle_n for_o even_o at_o this_o day_n such_o thick_a gruel_n or_o pottage_n be_v call_v pulmentaria_n in_o latin_a and_o ennius_n a_o most_o ancient_a poet_n when_o he_o will_v express_v the_o famine_n of_o a_o city_n that_o have_v endure_v long_a siege_n report_v that_o the_o parent_n take_v by_o force_n from_o their_o chiâ—…dren_n their_o sop_n notwithstanding_o they_o cry_v piteous_o for_o very_a hunger_n moreover_o even_o in_o our_o time_n wherein_o we_o live_v the_o sacred_a and_o ceremonious_a feast_n by_o we_o observe_v in_o memorial_n of_o our_o birth_n day_n and_o nativity_n stand_v much_o upon_o furmenty_n gruel_n fritter_n and_o pancake_n it_o seem_v also_o that_o 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without_o a_o milt_z when_o they_o be_v open_v some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v for_o teucrium_fw-la and_o by_o that_o name_n do_v call_v another_o herb_n full_a of_o branch_n in_o manner_n of_o hyssop_n leave_a like_o unto_o bean_n and_o they_o give_v order_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v gather_v while_o it_o be_v in_o flower_n as_o if_o they_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o it_o will_v flower_n the_o best_a kind_n of_o this_o herb_n they_o hold_v to_o be_v that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o mountain_n of_o cilicia_n and_o pisidia_n who_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o melampus_n that_o famous_a divinor_fw-la and_o prophet_n he_o it_o be_v of_o who_o one_o of_o the_o ellebores_n take_v the_o name_n and_o be_v call_v melampodion_n and_o yet_o some_o therebe_n who_o attribute_n the_o find_n of_o that_o herb_n unto_o a_o shepherd_n or_o herdsman_n of_o that_o name_n who_o observe_v well_o that_o his_o she_o goat_n feed_v thereupon_o fall_v a_o scour_n give_v their_o milk_n unto_o the_o 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