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or_o corner_n the_o juice_n that_o it_o yield_v be_v sharp_a hot_a and_o bite_a which_o be_v gather_v in_o harvest_n time_n &_o reserve_v mundisi_v the_o eye_n and_o clear_v the_o sight_n especial_o be_v temper_v with_o breastmilk_n if_o the_o weather_n be_v cold_a they_o be_v think_v not_o only_o to_o thrive_v in_o bigness_n of_o the_o root_n but_o also_o to_o prove_v the_o sweet_a whereas_o contrariwise_o in_o a_o warm_a season_n they_o run_v up_o all_o to_o stalk_v and_o leaf_n the_o best_a simple_o be_v those_o that_o grow_v in_o the_o nursine_n territory_n for_o they_o be_v sell_v by_o the_o weight_n and_o every_o pound_n be_v worth_a a_o roman_a sesterce_n yea_o and_o otherwhiles_o twain_o if_o there_o be_v any_o scarcity_n of_o they_o next_o to_o these_o in_o goodness_n be_v those_o that_o come_v out_o of_o algidum_n thus_o much_o of_o rape_n &_o navew_n as_o for_o the_o turnip_n of_o amiternum_n they_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o the_o same_o nature_n that_o the_o rape_n 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sow_v needs_o the_o great_a harrow_n and_o clot_v contrariwise_o a_o man_n may_v know_v where_o there_o be_v good_a work_n namely_o if_o the_o turf_n be_v so_o close_o couch_v that_o there_o be_v no_o seam_n to_o be_v see_v where_o the_o ploughshare_n go_v final_o it_o be_v a_o profitable_a point_n of_o husbandry_n and_o much_o practise_v where_o the_o ground_n do_v both_o bear_n and_o require_v it_o for_o to_o draw_v here_o and_o there_o broad_a gutter_n or_o furrow_n to_o drain_v away_o the_o water_n into_o ditch_n and_o trench_n cast_v for_o the_o nonce_n between_o the_o land_n that_o otherwise_o will_v stand_v within_o and_o drown_v the_o corn_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o harrow_n and_o break_v clod_n of_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o plough_v use_v in_o old_a time_n of_o the_o second_o tilth_n or_o fallow_a call_v stir_a and_o of_o cut_v after_o the_o second_o fallow_a call_v stir_a do_v with_o cross_n and_o overthwart_a furrow_n to_o the_o first_o then_o follow_v clod_v if_o need_v be_v 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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 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so_o 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
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long_o howbeit_o let_v we_o use_v what_o diligence_n we_o can_v yet_o never_o shall_v we_o able_a with_o all_o our_o experiment_n to_o attain_v unto_o the_o depth_n of_o nature_n secret_n for_o some_o tree_n there_o be_v that_o come_v up_o of_o themselves_o and_o by_o no_o art_n and_o industry_n of_o man_n will_v be_v make_v to_o grow_v such_o also_o love_v ordinary_o to_o be_v in_o wild_a forest_n and_o in_o rough_a desert_n where_o they_o prosper_v well_o whereas_o the_o plane_n tree_n will_v bear_v all_o manner_n of_o graft_n best_o of_o any_o other_o and_o next_o unto_o it_o the_o wild_a and_o hard_a oak_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o corrupt_a and_o mar_v the_o taste_n of_o what_o fruit_n soever_o be_v graff_v thereupon_o some_o tree_n there_o be_v that_o refuse_v not_o to_o be_v ingraff_v upon_o any_o stock_n and_o what_o way_n soever_o they_o be_v graff_v it_o skill_v not_o as_o fig_z tree_n and_o pomegranate_n tree_n as_o for_o the_o vine_n it_o will_v not_o 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see_v in_o corn_n yet_o to_o my_o knowledge_n there_o never_o happen_v but_o once_o the_o like_a wonder_n and_o portenteous_a sight_n to_o this_o which_o i_o shall_v tell_v and_o which_o befall_v in_o the_o time_n that_o p._n aelius_n and_o cn._n cornelius_n be_v consul_n of_o rome_n that_o very_a year_n wherein_o annibal_n with_o his_o whole_a army_n be_v defeat_v and_o vanquish_v for_o then_o by_o report_n there_o be_v corn_n grow_v upon_o tree_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v discourse_v at_o large_a of_o the_o sundry_a kind_n as_o well_o of_o corn_n as_o of_o ground_n i_o will_v proceed_v now_o forward_o and_o come_v to_o the_o manner_n of_o plough_v the_o earth_n after_o i_o have_v first_o set_v down_o before_o all_o thing_n else_o how_o easy_a the_o husbandry_n be_v in_o egypt_n for_o there_o the_o river_n nilus_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o good_a plough_n man_n begin_v to_o swell_v and_o overflow_v as_o we_o have_v before_o rehearse_v at_o the_o first_o new_a moon_n 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inhabit_v high_o up_o into_o the_o country_n namely_o about_o thebais_n they_o be_v far_o better_a provide_v for_o corn_n because_o egypt_n indeed_o for_o the_o most_o part_n lie_v low_o upon_o marais_fw-fr ground_n towards_o babylon_n likewise_o and_o seleucia_n where_o the_o have_v euphrates_n and_o tigris_n do_v swell_v over_o their_o bank_n and_o water_n the_o country_n the_o same_o husbandry_n be_v practise_v but_o to_o better_a effect_n and_o great_a profit_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o people_n may_v let_v in_o the_o water_n at_o sluice_n and_o floodgate_n more_o or_o less_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n according_a as_o they_o list_v themselves_o also_o in_o syria_n they_o have_v their_o small_a plough_n for_o the_o nonce_n to_o take_v a_o shallow_a stitch_n and_o make_v light_a work_n whereas_o in_o many_o place_n here_o with_o we_o in_o italy_n eight_o ox_n be_v little_a enough_o to_o every_o plough_n and_o to_o go_v away_o withal_o they_o must_v laborat_fw-la it_o till_o they_o 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night_n be_v sufficient_a to_o refresh_v and_o nourish_v the_o corn_n virgil_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o fallows_n will_v be_v make_v every_o year_n and_o that_o our_o corn_n field_n shall_v rest_v between_o while_n and_o bear_v but_o each_o other_o year_n and_o sure_o i_o do_v find_v this_o rule_n of_o his_o most_o true_a and_o doubtless_o right_v profitable_a in_o case_n a_o man_n have_v land_n enough_o for_o to_o let_v his_o ground_n play_v they_o and_o rest_v every_o second_o year_n but_o how_o if_o a_o man_n be_v streight_v that_o way_n and_o have_v no_o such_o reach_n and_o circuit_n lie_v to_o his_o live_n let_v he_o help_v himself_o this_o way_n let_v he_o i_o say_v sow_v his_o good_a red_a wheat_n far_o against_o the_o next_o year_n upon_o that_o ground_n from_o whence_o he_o gather_v this_o year_n a_o crop_n of_o lupin_n vetch_n or_o bean_n or_o some_o such_o grain_n as_o do_v enrich_v and_o muck_n the_o ground_n for_o this_o also_o be_v principal_o to_o be_v note_v that_o 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bloody_a flix_a ne_o yet_o with_o the_o trouble_n some_o offer_n and_o strain_n to_o the_o siege_n without_o do_v any_o thing_n nor_o any_o other_o disease_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v count_v a_o principal_a remedy_n for_o those_o malady_n concern_v turnsol_n i_o have_v oftentimes_o relate_v the_o wonderful_a nature_n thereof_o namely_o how_o it_o turn_v about_o with_o the_o sun_n although_o it_o be_v a_o close_a and_o cloudy_a day_n so_o great_a be_v the_o love_n of_o this_o herb_n to_o that_o planet_n and_o in_o the_o night_n season_n for_o want_n of_o the_o sun_n presence_n as_o if_o it_o have_v a_o great_a miss_n thereof_o sun_n it_o draw_v in_o and_o shut_v the_o blue_a flower_n which_o it_o bear_v two_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o this_o heliotropium_fw-la or_o turnesol_n of_o which_o the_o less_o be_v call_v tricoccum_fw-la the_o other_o helioscopium_n of_o the_o twain_o this_o late_a be_v the_o tall_a and_o yet_o neither_o of_o they_o both_o exceed_v half_o 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 whereupon_o our_o herbarist_n have_v call_v the_o herb_n in_o latin_a verrucaria_n 〈◊〉_d wertwort_fw-ge whereas_o indeed_o for_o other_o better_a effect_n and_o operation_n that_o it_o have_v it_o deserve_v to_o have_v some_o denomination_n correspondent_a thereunto_o for_o a_o countrepoison_n it_o be_v against_o serpent_n and_o scorpion_n if_o it_o be_v drink_v with_o wine_n or_o honey_a water_n as_o apollophanes_n and_o apollodorus_n do_v report_n in_o their_o write_n a_o lineament_n make_v of_o the_o leaf_n cure_v the_o rheum_n and_o distillation_n of_o the_o brain_n in_o child_n which_o disease_n they_o call_v head_n siriasis_n likewise_o it_o help_v contraction_n of_o sinew_n and_o the_o draw_v in_o of_o joint_n although_o the_o patient_a be_v take_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o fall_a sickness_n and_o for_o such_o as_o be_v thus_o afflict_v a_o somentation_n make_v of_o the_o decoction_n of_o this_o herb_n be_v very_o wholesome_a and_o comfortable_a but_o if_o one_o drink_v 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
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foremost_a therefore_o it_o help_v the_o soreness_n of_o the_o gumb_n cure_v the_o canker_n &_o ulcer_n of_o the_o mouth_n and_o of_o all_o other_o medicine_n it_o be_v most_o effectual_a to_o fasten_v the_o tooth_n in_o the_o head_n if_o it_o be_v drop_v or_o pour_v upon_o s._n anthony_n fire_n and_o such_o other_o corrosive_n and_o fret_a ulcer_n it_o be_v of_o singular_a operation_n to_o heal_v they_o but_o for_o kibe_a heel_n the_o ground_n or_o dregs_n of_o the_o black_a oile-olive_n be_v the_o better_a as_o also_o therewith_o to_o foment_n small_a child_n as_o for_o that_o of_o the_o white_a olive_n woman_n use_v to_o apply_v it_o with_o wool_n to_o their_o secret_a part_n for_o some_o accident_n thereto_o belong_v be_v it_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o general_o it_o be_v more_o effectual_a sodden_a than_o otherwise_o boiling_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v in_o a_o copper_n or_o brass_n vessel_n until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o honey_n use_v it_o be_v with_o 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foot_n also_o in_o the_o rest_n whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n knee_n hucklebone_n or_o any_o other_o joint_n so_o they_o be_v not_o settle_v or_o inveterat_fw-la but_o take_v at_o the_o first_o but_o in_o case_n it_o be_v sod_v again_o in_o the_o oil_n of_o green_a olive_n until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o consistence_n of_o honey_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o cause_v those_o tooth_n to_o fall_v out_o of_o the_o head_n without_o pain_n which_o a_o man_n will_v willing_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v how_o it_o heal_v the_o farcine_n and_o mange_n of_o horse_n be_v use_v with_o the_o decoction_n of_o lupin_n and_o the_o herb_n chamaeleon_n to_o conclude_v there_o be_v no_o better_a thing_n than_o to_o foment_n the_o gout_n with_o these_o lees_n of_o oil_n raw_a chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o the_o wild_a olive_n leave_v the_o oil_n of_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n ocnanthe_n of_o the_o oil_n cicinumâ—…_n of_o palma_n christi_n the_o oil_n of_o almond_n of_o bay_n of_o myrtle_n of_o broom_n ruscus_n or_o chamaemyrsine_n of_o cypress_n of_o citron_n and_o of_o nut_n the_o leaf_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n have_v the_o same_o nature_n that_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o tame_a as_o for_o antispodium_n or_o the_o ash_n make_v of_o the_o tender_a branch_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n it_o be_v of_o great_a force_n and_o operation_n in_o stay_v and_o repress_v of_o rheum_n catarrh_n and_o flux_n than_o that_o abovenamed_a in_o the_o former_a chapter_n over_o and_o beside_o it_o assuage_v the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n it_o mundify_v ulcer_n it_o do_v incarnate_a and_o fill_v up_o the_o void_a place_n where_o the_o flesh_n be_v go_v it_o gentle_o eat_v away_o and_o without_o mordication_n the_o excrescence_n of_o rank_n and_o proud_a flesh_n dry_v the_o sore_n heal_v and_o skin_v they_o up_o in_o other_o case_n this_o olive_n be_v use_v as_o the_o other_o olive_n &_o yet_o one_o peculiar_a property_n have_v the_o wild_a olive_n that_o a_o 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with_o honey_n yea_o although_o they_o run_v filthy_a atter_fw-la a_o lineament_n make_v with_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n be_v singular_a for_o the_o swell_a pile_n and_o the_o chilblain_n that_o be_v angry_a in_o the_o night_n and_o the_o same_o apply_v with_o barley_n meal_n to_o the_o belly_n or_o with_o oil_n to_o the_o head_n for_o the_o ache_n thereof_o occasion_v by_o some_o rheum_n be_v know_v to_o do_v very_o much_o good_a the_o young_a tendril_n or_o spring_n of_o the_o wild_a olive_n be_v boil_v and_o lay_v to_o with_o honey_n do_v re-join_a and_o reunite_v the_o skin_n of_o the_o head_n which_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o bone_n of_o the_o skull_n the_o same_o tendril_n pull_v ripe_a from_o the_o wild_a olive_n and_o eat_v with_o meat_n do_v knit_v the_o belly_n and_o stay_v lask_n but_o torrify_v and_o so_o beat_v to_o powder_n and_o incorporat_a with_o honey_n they_o do_v mundify_v the_o corrosive_n and_o eat_a ulcer_n they_o break_v also_o carbuncle_n as_o 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mouth_n there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n preserve_v the_o whiteness_n of_o the_o tooth_n better_a it_o repress_v also_o immoderate_a and_o diaphoretical_a sweat_n the_o oil_n oenanthemum_fw-la make_v of_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n oenanthe_n have_v the_o same_o operation_n that_o oil_n rosat_n have_v but_o note_v by_o the_o way_n that_o any_o oil_n howsoever_o it_o do_v mollify_v the_o body_n yet_o it_o bring_v vigour_n and_o add_v strength_n thereto_o contrary_a it_o be_v to_o the_o stomach_n it_o increase_v filthiness_n in_o ulcer_n do_v exasperate_v the_o throat_n and_o dull_a the_o strength_n of_o all_o poison_n especial_o of_o ceruse_n or_o white_a lead_n and_o plastre_n namely_o if_o it_o be_v drink_v with_o honey_a
tender_a rind_n thereof_o incorporat_a with_o wax_n and_o rosin_n heal_v all_o manner_n of_o scale_n within_o â—…o_o day_n the_o same_o boil_a and_o apply_v according_o cure_v the_o accident_n befalling_a to_o the_o cod_n and_o genetoirs_fw-fr the_o very_a perfume_n thereof_o colore_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n black_a and_o the_o suffumigation_n fetch_v down_o the_o dead_a infant_n out_o of_o the_o mother_n belly_n it_o be_v give_v inward_o in_o drink_n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o kidney_n bladder_n &_o precordial_a part_n how_o beit_n a_o enemy_n it_o be_v unto_o the_o head_n and_o sinew_n a_o decoction_n or_o bathe_v thereof_o if_o a_o woman_n sit_v in_o it_o stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n both_o of_o matrice_n and_o belly_n likewise_o the_o ash_n take_v in_o white_a wine_n be_v singular_a for_o the_o pain_n and_o torment_n of_o the_o colic_n as_o also_o a_o collution_n therewith_o be_v as_o effectual_a to_o cure_v the_o fall_n of_o the_o woman_n wula_n and_o other_o 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