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it_o dry_v branch_n after_o branch_n until_o at_o length_n it_o will_v crumble_v like_o dust_n or_o powder_n and_o then_o be_v it_o good_a for_o nothing_o as_o touch_v cytisus_n i._o the_o shrub_n trifolie_n which_o be_v a_o singular_a kind_n of_o pasturage_n &_o pass_v all_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v write_v at_o full_a in_o my_o discourse_n of_o shrub_n for_o now_o at_o this_o present_a i_o be_o to_o prosecure_v and_o go_v through_o the_o treatise_n of_o other_o sort_n of_o corn_n and_o their_o nature_n if_o i_o have_v once_o write_v somewhat_o in_o one_o part_n thereof_o as_o touch_v the_o accident_n and_o imperfection_n that_o happen_v among_o they_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o the_o fault_n incident_a to_o corn_n and_o their_o remedy_n also_o what_o corn_n be_v respective_a to_o this_o or_o that_o soil_n for_o to_o be_v sow_v therein_o the_o first_o and_o principal_a defect_n observe_v in_o bread-corne_n and_o wheat_n especial_o be_v when_o it_o do_v degenerate_a and_o turn_v into_o oat_n 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it_o do_v appear_v that_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o the_o root_n a_o second_o defect_n or_o imperfection_n there_o be_v also_o incident_a to_o corn_n which_o have_v some_o near_a resemblance_n to_o the_o oat_n aforesaid_a namely_o when_o the_o grain_n be_v form_v and_o new_o come_v to_o the_o just_a proportion_n of_o bigness_n howbeit_o not_o yet_o full_a and_o ripe_a before_o that_o it_o be_v firm_a and_o hard_o be_v smite_v with_o a_o noisome_a blast_n and_o so_o like_o a_o abortive_a fruit_n decay_v and_o winder_v away_o within_o the_o ear_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o there_o be_v no_o substance_n leave_v therein_o but_o appear_v void_a and_o empty_a now_o these_o adverse_a and_o malignant_a
be_v more_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a there_o be_v sound_n within_o a_o resemblance_n of_o cane_n and_o reed_n full_a of_o this_o juice_n howbeit_o about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog_n star_n there_o be_v certain_a wing_a worm_n settle_v upon_o the_o say_a reed_n creep_v in_o and_o eat_v away_o the_o marrow_n as_o it_o be_v which_o lie_v within_o so_o as_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v nought_o leave_v behind_o but_o a_o mouldy_a dust_n or_o rot_a powder_n good_a for_o nothing_o next_o to_o this_o storax_n of_o syria_n great_a account_n be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o come_v out_o of_o pisidia_n from_o sidon_n cypress_n and_o cilicia_n but_o least_o reckon_v be_v make_v of_o that_o which_o candie_n send_v us._n that_o which_o be_v bring_v from_o the_o mount_n amanus_n in_o syria_n be_v good_a for_o the_o physician_n but_o better_a for_o the_o perfumer_n and_o confectioner_n from_o what_o nation_n soever_o it_o come_v the_o best_a storax_n be_v that_o which_o be_v red_a somewhat_o glutinous_a beside_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o fattines_n the_o worst_a be_v that_o which_o have_v no_o consistence_n and_o tenacity_n but_o crumble_v like_o bran_n and_o be_v so_o mouldy_a that_o it_o be_v overgrow_v with_o a_o white_a hoary_a moss_n the_o pedlar_n and_o such_o like_a petty_a merchant_n can_v skill_v how_o to_o sophisticate_a this_o drug_n also_o with_o the_o rosin_n of_o cedar_n and_o gum_n otherwhiles_o also_o with_o honey_n or_o bitter_a almond_n but_o all_o these_o deceit_n be_v know_v by_o the_o taste_n the_o price_n of_o the_o best_a be_v 19_o denier_n a_o pound_n there_o be_v a_o storax_n beside_o which_o pamphylia_n do_v yield_v but_o dry_a it_o be_v and_o nothing_o so_o full_a of_o moisture_n moreover_o we_o have_v from_o syria_n out_o of_o the_o same_o mountain_n amanus_n another_o kind_n of_o gum_n call_v galbanum_fw-la issue_v out_o of_o a_o herb_n like_o fennellgeant_a which_o some_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o say_a rosin_n other_o stagonitis_n the_o best_a galbanum_fw-la and_o which_o be_v most_o set_v by_o be_v grist_o and_o clear_a withal_o resemble_v hammoniacum_n without_o any_o spill_v of_o wood_n in_o it_o for_o in_o that_o wise_a the_o huckster_n use_v to_o deceive_v chapman_n by_o mingle_v bean_n with_o it_o or_o the_o gum_n sagapenum_n the_o right_a galbanum_fw-la if_o you_o burn_v it_o chase_v away_o serpent_n with_o the_o strong_a perfume_n or_o smoke_n thereof_o it_o be_v sell_v for_o five_o denier_n the_o pound_n and_o be_v use_v only_o in_o physic_n for_o medicine_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o of_o panaces_n spondylium_fw-la and_o malobathrum_n the_o same_o perfumer_n seek_v also_o into_o the_o same_o syria_n for_o panaces_n grow_v there_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v also_o about_o psophis_n a_o city_n in_o arcadia_n and_o the_o fountain_n from_o whence_o flow_v the_o river_n erymanthus_n yea_o and_o in_o africa_n beside_o and_o macedon_n this_o panax_fw-la be_v a_o herb_n with_o a_o tall_a stalk_n and_o round_a tuft_n in_o the_o head_n like_o fennell_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o plant_n by_o itself_o grow_v to_o the_o height_n of_o five_o cubit_n at_o the_o first_o it_o put_v out_o four_o leaf_n and_o afterward_o six_o they_o be_v very_o large_a and_o round_o withal_o lie_v upon_o the_o ground_n but_o towards_o the_o top_n they_o resemble_v the_o leaf_n of_o a_o olive_n it_o bear_v seed_n in_o the_o head_n hang_v within_o certain_a round_a tuft_n as_o do_v the_o ferula_fw-la out_o of_o the_o stalk_n of_o this_o herb_n there_o there_o be_v draw_v a_o liquor_n by_o way_n of_o incision_n make_v in_o harvest_n time_n and_o likewise_o out_o of_o the_o root_n in_o autumn_n or_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o this_o be_v call_v opopanax_n the_o best_a look_n white_a when_o it_o be_v gather_v and_o congeal_v the_o next_o in_o worth_n and_o weight_n be_v that_o which_o be_v yellow_a as_o for_o the_o black_a it_o be_v of_o no_o account_n the_o berter_n opoponax_n cost_v not_o above_o two_o 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 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this_o will_v be_v note_v that_o the_o leaf_n of_o herb_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o as_o well_o as_o in_o tree_n some_o in_o the_o length_n or_o shortness_n of_o the_o steel_n whereto_o they_o hang_v other_o in_o the_o breadth_n or_o narrowness_n of_o the_o leaf_n itself_o in_o form_n also_o whereby_o you_o shall_v have_v some_o corner_a other_o cut_v and_o indent_v likewise_o in_o scent_n and_o flower_n for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o continue_v long_o in_o flower_a than_o other_o and_o blow_v not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o one_o part_n after_o another_o as_o basill_n tornsall_n aphaca_n and_o onocheile_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o the_o difference_n of_o herb_n in_o their_o leaf_n what_o herb_n they_o be_v that_o flower_n all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o the_o asphodell_n pistana_n and_o petie-gladen_n or_o swordgrasse_n many_o herb_n there_o be_v as_o well_o as_o some_o tree_n which_o continue_v green_a and_o hold_v their_o leaf_n from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o year_n to_o the_o other_o as_o tornsol_n and_o adianthum_fw-la or_o capillus_fw-la veneris_fw-la another_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o herb_n that_o flower_n spikewise_a of_o which_o kind_n be_v cynops_n alopecurus_fw-la i._n foxtaile_n stelephuros_n which_o some_o call_v ortyx_n other_o plantain_n of_o which_o i_o will_v write_v more_o at_o large_a among_o physic_n herb_n and_o thryollis_n of_o these_o alopecurus_fw-la carry_v a_o soft_a spike_n and_o a_o thick_a mossy_a down_o not_o unlike_a to_o fox-tail_n whereupon_o it_o take_v that_o name_n in_o greek_a and_o stelephurus_fw-la resemble_v it_o very_o much_o but_o that_o the_o foxtaile_n blow_v not_o all_o together_o but_o bear_v flower_n some_o at_o one_o time_n &_o some_o at_o another_o cichory_n and_o such_o like_a have_v their_o leaf_n spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n and_o those_o put_v forth_o direct_o from_o the_o root_n begin_v to_o spring_v immediate_o after_o the_o apparition_n of_o the_o star_n vergiliae_fw-la as_o touch_v parietary_n there_o be_v 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it_o begin_v to_o flower_n in_o the_o head_n whereas_o all_o other_o herb_n which_o blow_v not_o all_o at_o once_o flower_n at_o the_o foot_n first_o notable_a be_v the_o burr_n likewise_o and_o worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v i_o mean_v that_o which_o stick_v to_o our_o clothes_n as_o we_o pass_v by_o the_o flower_n lie_v close_a and_o grow_v within_o the_o say_a burr_n and_o never_o appear_v without-forth_a it_o be_v i_o say_v as_o it_o be_v hatch_v within_o much_o like_a unto_o those_o live_a creature_n that_o couve_fw-fr and_o quicken_v their_o egg_n within_o their_o belly_n semblable_o about_o the_o city_n opus_n there_o be_v a_o herb_n call_v opuntia_n which_o man_n delight_v to_o eat_v this_o admirable_a gift_n the_o leaf_n have_v that_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v take_v root_n and_o there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n to_o plant_v this_o herb_n &_o maintain_v the_o kind_n as_o for_o jasione_n one_o leaf_n it_o have_v and_o no_o more_o but_o so_o lap_v and_o 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the_o ear_n cure_v their_o infirmity_n a_o cataplasm_n apply_v to_o the_o belly_n help_v they_o as_o they_o say_v very_o much_o who_o be_v vex_v either_o with_o gripe_n or_o flux_n of_o the_o womb_n concern_v ruscus_n the_o decoction_n of_o the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n each_o other_o day_n to_o they_o that_o be_v torment_v either_o with_o the_o stone_n or_o the_o wring_n pain_n of_o the_o strangury_n or_o to_o such_o as_o piss_v blood_n it_o help_v they_o now_o the_o prepare_v of_o this_o medicine_n and_o the_o proportion_n also_o of_o it_o be_v in_o this_o wise_a the_o say_a root_n must_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n as_o it_o may_v be_v to_o day_n and_o tomorrow_o morning_n betimes_o it_o will_v be_v sod_v and_o a_o sextar_n of_o this_o decoction_n be_v to_o be_v mingle_v with_o two_o cyath_n of_o wine_n and_o so_o the_o patient_n be_v to_o drink_v it_o some_o make_v no_o such_o ado_n but_o take_v the_o root_n while_o it_o be_v green_a stamp_v it_o and_o in_o water_n draw_v the_o juice_n raw_a as_o it_o be_v and_o so_o drink_v it_o in_o sum_n it_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v no_o better_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n incident_a to_o the_o privy_a member_n of_o man_n than_o to_o bruise_v the_o tender_a crop_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o then_o with_o wine_n and_o vinegar_n to_o press_v out_o the_o juice_n and_o afterward_o to_o drink_v the_o same_o in_o like_a manner_n bâ—…sill_n batis_n be_v good_a for_o they_o that_o be_v bind_v and_o costive_a in_o the_o belly_n and_o a_o lineament_n of_o it_o after_o it_o be_v roast_v in_o the_o embre_n and_o stamp_v be_v singular_a for_o the_o gout_n last_o of_o all_o as_o touch_v the_o herb_n acinos_fw-la the_o egyptian_n use_v to_o sow_v it_o as_o well_o to_o make_v guirland_n thereof_o as_o to_o eat_v it_o sure_o i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v basil_n but_o that_o the_o branch_n and_o leaf_n be_v more_o hairy_a for_o certain_o it_o be_v very_o odoriferous_a it_o have_v a_o property_n to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n that_o colocasia_fw-la or_o the_o egyptian_a bean_n do_v afford_v glausias_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o colocasia_fw-la be_v good_a to_o lenify_v or_o mitigat_n the_o acrimony_n of_o humour_n within_o the_o body_n and_o withal_o to_o help_v the_o stomach_n chap._n xxix_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n make_v of_o anthalium_n touch_v anthalium_n whereof_o the_o egyptian_n use_v much_o to_o eat_v i_o find_v no_o other_o use_n of_o it_o but_o only_o from_o the_o kitchen_n to_o the_o table_n indeed_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n much_o like_o to_o it_o in_o name_n which_o some_o call_n kali_n anthyllion_n other_o anticellion_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o have_v leaf_n and_o branch_n like_v to_o the_o lentill_a and_o grow_v a_o hand_n breadth_n or_o span_n high_a it_o come_v up_o in_o brackish_a sandy_a ground_n expose_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v saltish_a in_o taste_n the_o other_o resemble_v arthritica_n chamaepitys_n but_o that_o it_o be_v low_a and_o more_o hairy_a it_o bear_v a_o purple_a flower_n carry_v a_o strong_a send_v and_o love_v to_o grow_v in_o stony_a place_n the_o former_a kind_n be_v a_o most_o convenient_a and_o proper_a herb_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n also_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o oil_n rosat_n and_o milk_n it_o be_v a_o umbretarie_n medicine_n in_o case_n of_o the_o strangury_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n it_o be_v give_v with_o good_a success_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o three_o dram_n the_o other_o likewise_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v the_o weight_n of_o four_o dram_n with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n for_o to_o mollify_v the_o hardness_n of_o the_o matrice_n to_o assuage_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o belly_n and_o to_o cure_v those_o that_o be_v take_v with_o the_o fall_a sickness_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o feverfew_v parthenium_n and_o the_o 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manner_n of_o a_o lineament_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o shingle_v and_o s._n anthony_n fire_n likewise_o for_o the_o king_n evil_a if_o it_o be_v incorporate_a with_o old_a swine_n grease_n the_o magician_n use_v it_o much_o for_o tertian_n ague_n but_o they_o lie_v a_o great_a charge_n that_o it_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a be_v pluck_v up_o with_o the_o left_a hand_n and_o the_o party_n precise_o name_v for_o who_o sake_n they_o gather_v it_o but_o in_o any_o case_n they_o who_o pluck_v it_o must_v not_o look_v behind_o they_o which_o do_v a_o leaf_n of_o the_o herb_n must_v be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n of_o the_o sick_a patient_n and_o when_o it_o have_v be_v hold_v so_o a_o little_a while_n it_o must_v anon_o be_v swallow_v down_o in_o a_o cyath_n of_o water_n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o nightshade_n or_o morell_n of_o alkakengi_n and_o halicacabus_n and_o their_o use_n in_o physic_n now_o concern_v nightshade_n or_o morel_n which_o some_o name_n strychnos_n other_o have_v write_v by_o the_o name_n of_o trychnos_n will_v to_o god_n that_o the_o guirland-maker_n of_o egypt_n have_v not_o employ_v and_o use_v in_o their_o chaplet_n the_o flower_n of_o two_o kind_n of_o they_o induce_v thereto_o by_o the_o resemblance_n that_o they_o have_v to_o the_o juy_n flower_n of_o which_o the_o second_o that_o have_v red_a berry_n like_o cherry_n of_o a_o scarlet_a colour_n contain_v within_o certain_a bladder_n &_o those_o berry_n full_a of_o grain_n or_o seed_n some_o name_n winter-cherry_n halicacabus_n other_o callion_n but_o our_o countryman_n here_o in_o italy_n call_v it_o bladder_n vesicaria_n because_o it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o stone_n in_o the_o bladder_n certes_o this_o plant_n be_v more_o like_o a_o shrub_n or_o little_a tree_n full_a of_o branch_n than_o any_o herb_n bear_v great_a and_o large_a bladder_n &_o those_o fashion_v like_o a_o top_n broad_a and_o flat_a at_o one_o end_n and_o sharp_a point_a at_o another_o enclose_v within_o it_o a_o 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with_o fair_a woman_n if_o they_o be_v woman_n that_o they_o be_v wanton_n play_v and_o toy_v with_o man_n without_o all_o shame_n and_o modesty_n and_o a_o thousand_o such_o vain_a illusion_n but_o in_o case_n they_o take_v this_o dose_n double_a than_o they_o shall_v prove_v foolish_a indeed_o broad_a wake_n yea_o &_o go_v beside_o themselves_o let_v they_o take_v never_o so_o little_o more_o it_o be_v mortal_a and_o no_o remedy_n then_o but_o death_n this_o be_v that_o poison_n which_o the_o most_o harmless_a and_o best_a mind_a writer_n that_o ever_o write_v call_v simple_o dorycnion_n for_o that_o soldier_n go_v to_o battle_n use_v to_o anoint_v and_o invenom_v therewith_o the_o head_n of_o their_o arrow_n dart_n and_o spear_n grow_v as_o it_o do_v so_o common_o in_o
be_v to_o drink_v it_o in_o wine_n next_o the_o heart_n fast_v and_o as_o petricus_fw-la the_o poet_n have_v deliver_v in_o verse_n a_o lineament_n of_o this_o herb_n be_v singular_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o venomous_a sea-beast_n among_o these_o herb_n be_v reckon_v *_o zion_n a_o plant_n grow_v in_o water_n of_o itself_o with_o leaf_n like_o laver._n parsly_n or_o smallach_n but_o that_o they_o be_v large_a fat_a &_o of_o a_o deep_a blackish_a green_n it_o bear_v seed_n plentiful_o and_o in_o taste_n resemble_v water-cress_n it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v excellent_a good_a for_o those_o that_o can_v make_v water_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o reins_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o spleen_n yea_o and_o for_o woman_n who_o monthly_a term_n be_v suppress_v whether_o the_o substance_n thereof_o be_v take_v as_o meat_n or_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o herb_n decoct_v or_o the_o seed_n drink_v in_o wine_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o two_o dram_n it_o break_v the_o stone_n engender_v within_o 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the_o piceae_fw-la pitch_n tree_n &_o larix_n larch_n tree_n bruise_a and_o sod_v in_o vinegar_n do_v ease_v the_o toothache_n if_o the_o mouth_n be_v wash_v with_o the_o decoction_n the_o ash_n make_v of_o their_o bark_n skin_n the_o place_n that_o be_v chafe_v fret_v and_o gall_v between_o the_o thigh_n and_o heal_v any_o bourn_n or_o scald_v take_a in_o drink_n they_o bind_v the_o belly_n but_o open_a the_o passage_n of_o the_o urine_n a_o perfume_n or_o suffumigation_n thereof_o do_v settle_v the_o matrice_n when_o it_o be_v loose_a and_o out_o of_o the_o right_a place_n but_o to_o write_v more_o distinct_o of_o these_o two_o tree_n the_o leaf_n of_o the_o pitch_n three_fw-mi have_v a_o particular_a property_n respective_a to_o the_o liver_n and_o the_o infirmity_n thereof_o if_o one_o take_v a_o dram_n weight_n of_o they_o and_o drink_v it_o in_o mead_n and_o honey_a water_n it_o be_v well_o know_v and_o resolve_v upon_o that_o to_o take_v the_o air_n of_o those_o wood_n and_o 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purge_v with_o the_o herb_n endive_n or_o cichory_n crane_n and_o such_o like_a help_n themselves_o that_o way_n with_o the_o marish_a reed_n the_o raven_n when_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o chameleon_n and_o yet_o perceive_v that_o he_o be_v hurt_v and_o poison_v by_o he_o flieth_z for_o remedy_n to_o the_o laurel_n and_o with_o it_o repress_v and_o extinguish_v the_o venom_n that_o he_o be_v infect_v withal_o chap._n xxviii_o ¶_o the_o prognostication_n of_o weather_n take_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o dumb_a creature_n moreover_o the_o same_o universal_a nature_n have_v give_v a_o thousand_o property_n beside_o unto_o beast_n and_o namely_o have_v endue_v very_o many_o of_o they_o with_o the_o knowledge_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o air_n above_o give_v we_o good_a mean_n by_o they_o diverse_a way_n to_o foresee_v what_o weather_n we_o shall_v have_v what_o wind_n what_o rain_n what_o tempest_n will_v follow_v which_o to_o decipher_v in_o particular_a it_o be_v not_o possible_a no_o more_o than_o to_o discourse_v thorough_o of_o their_o other_o quality_n they_o have_v respective_a to_o the_o society_n with_o every_o man_n for_o they_o advertise_v &_o warn_v we_o beforehand_o of_o danger_n to_o come_v not_o only_o by_o their_o fibre_n and_o bowel_n about_o the_o skill_n and_o presage_v whereof_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v amaze_v but_o also_o by_o other_o manner_n of_o token_n and_o signification_n when_o a_o house_n be_v ready_a to_o tumble_v down_o the_o mouse_n go_v out_o of_o it_o before_o and_o first_o of_o all_o the_o spider_n with_o their_o web_n fall_v down_o as_o for_o the_o flight_n of_o bird_n &_o their_o fore-tokening_a call_v augury_n there_o be_v a_o art_n of_o it_o and_o the_o knowledge_n thereof_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o method_n in_o so_o much_o as_o at_o rome_n there_o be_v a_o college_n of_o augurus_fw-la institute_v by_o which_o it_o may_v appear_v in_o what_o account_n &_o regard_v that_o sacerdotal_a dignity_n and_o 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and_o another_o likewise_o in_o thessaly_n by_o the_o moldwarpes_n in_o france_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o one_o city_n be_v drive_v out_o and_o force_v to_o leave_v it_o by_o frog_n also_o in_o africa_n the_o people_n be_v compel_v by_o locust_n to_o void_a their_o habitation_n and_o out_o of_o gyaros_n a_o island_n one_o of_o the_o cyclades_n the_o islander_n be_v force_v by_o rat_n and_o mouse_n to_o flee_v away_o moreover_o in_o italy_n the_o city_n amycle_n be_v destroy_v by_o serpent_n in_o aethiopia_n on_o this_o side_n the_o cynamolgi_n there_o be_v a_o great_a country_n lie_v waste_v and_o desert_n by_o reason_n that_o it_o be_v dispeople_v sometime_o by_o scorpion_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o pismire_n call_v solpugae_fw-la and_o if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o theophrastus_n report_v the_o treriens_fw-la be_v chase_v by_o certain_a worm_n call_v scolopendres_n but_o now_o let_v we_o return_v to_o other_o kind_n of_o wild_a beast_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o hyaena_fw-la crocuta_fw-la mantichora_n bievers_n and_o otter_n as_o touch_v hyaene_n it_o be_v common_o believe_v that_o they_o have_v two_o nature_n and_o that_o every_o second_o year_n they_o change_v their_o sex_n be_v this_o year_n male_n and_o the_o next_o year_n female_n howbeit_o aristotle_n deny_v it_o their_o neck_n and_o the_o mane_n therewith_o together_o with_o the_o back_n be_v one_o entire_a bone_n without_o any_o joint_a at_o all_o so_o as_o they_o can_v bend_v their_o neck_n without_o turn_v the_o whole_a body_n about_o many_o strange_a mat_n be_v report_v of_o this_o beast_n and_o above_o all_o other_o that_o he_o will_v counterfeit_v man_n speech_n and_o come_v to_o the_o shepherd_n cottage_n will_v call_v one_o of_o they_o forth_o who_o name_n he_o have_v learned_a and_o when_o he_o have_v he_o without_o
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all_o other_o for_o as_o high_a as_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o body_n be_v yet_o if_o they_o thrust_v their_o head_n and_o neck_n once_o into_o any_o shrub_n or_o bush_n and_o get_v it_o hide_v they_o think_v than_o they_o be_v safe_a enough_o and_o that_o no_o man_n see_v they_o now_o two_o thing_n they_o do_v afford_v in_o recompense_n of_o man_n pain_n that_o they_o take_v in_o hunt_v and_o chase_v they_o to_o wit_n their_o egg_n which_o be_v so_o big_a that_o some_o use_v they_o for_o vessel_n in_o the_o house_n and_o their_o feather_n so_o fair_a that_o they_o serve_v for_o pennache_n to_o adorn_v and_o set_v out_o their_o crest_n and_o morion_n of_o soldier_n in_o the_o war_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o the_o phoenix_n the_o bird_n of_o aethiopia_n and_o india_n be_v for_o the_o most_o parr_o of_o diverse_a colour_n and_o such_o as_o a_o man_n be_v hardly_o able_a to_o decipher_v and_o describe_v but_o the_o phoenix_n of_o arabia_n pass_v all_o other_o how_o beit_n i_o can_v tell_v 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full_a hall_n and_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n as_o appear_v upon_o the_o public_a record_n how_o beit_n no_o man_n ever_o make_v any_o doubt_n but_o he_o be_v a_o counterfeit_a phoenix_n and_o no_o better_o chap._n iii_o ¶_o of_o aegle_n ofall_v the_o bird_n which_o we_o know_v the_o aegle_n carry_v the_o price_n both_o for_o honour_n &_o strength_n six_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o they_o the_o first_o name_v of_o the_o greek_n think_v melaenaeto_n and_o in_o latin_a valeria_n the_o least_o it_o be_v of_o all_o other_o and_o strong_a withal_o black_a also_o of_o colour_n in_o all_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o the_o aegle_n she_o alone_o nourish_v her_o young_a bird_n for_o the_o rest_n as_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o declare_v do_v beat_v they_o away_o she_o only_o cry_v not_o nor_o keep_v a_o grumble_a and_o huz_n as_o other_o do_v and_o evermore_o converse_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o second_o sort_n be_v 〈◊〉_d pygargus_fw-la it_o keep_v about_o town_n and_o plain_n and_o have_v a_o whitish_a tail_n the_o three_o be_v morphnos_n which_o homer_n call_v also_o perâ—…nos_n some_o name_n it_o plancus_n and_o *_o anataria_n and_o she_o be_v for_o bigness_n and_o strength_n of_o a_o second_o mallaâ—…ds_n degree_n love_v to_o live_v about_o lake_n and_o mere_a lady_n phoemonoe_n who_o be_v suppose_v &_o say_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o apollo_n have_v report_v that_o this_o eagle_n be_v tooth_v otherwise_o mute_a as_o not_o have_v any_o tongue_n also_o that_o of_o all_o other_o she_o be_v the_o black_a and_o have_v the_o long_a tail_n with_o she_o accorcord_v boethus_n likewise_o subtle_n she_o be_v and_o witty_a for_o when_o she_o have_v seize_v upon_o tortoise_n and_o catch_v they_o
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the_o duracine_n cherry_n be_v the_o sovereign_a which_o in_o campaine_n be_v call_v pliniana_n but_o in_o picardy_n and_o those_o low_a country_n of_o belgica_n they_o make_v most_o account_n of_o the_o portugal_n cherry_n as_o they_o do_v also_o who_o inhabit_v upon_o the_o river_n rhine_n they_o have_v a_o hue_n with_o they_o compose_v of_o three_o colour_n between_z red_z black_a and_o green_a and_o always_o look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v in_o ripen_v still_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o full_a 5_o year_n since_o the_o cherry_n which_o they_o call_v laurea_n be_v know_v so_o call_v they_o be_v because_o they_o be_v graff_v on_o a_o bay-tree_n stock_n and_o thereof_o thy_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o bitterness_n but_o yet_o not_o unpleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n there_o be_v moreover_o macedonian_a cherry_n grow_v upon_o a_o small_a tree_n seldom_o above_o three_o cubit_n high_a and_o yet_o there_o be_v certain_a dwarf_n cherry_n not_o full_a so_o tall_a call_v chamecerasti_n i._n ground_n cherry-shrub_n the_o cherrytree_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o yield_v fruit_n to_o his_o master_n in_o token_n of_o thankfulness_n &_o recognizance_n of_o his_o pain_n all_o the_o year_n long_o it_o delight_v to_o grow_v in_o cold_a place_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o north._n the_o cherry_n will_v dry_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o barrel_n like_o olive_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o corneile_n and_o lentiske_n tree_n the_o same_o care_n be_v have_v in_o condit_v the_o berry_n of_o the_o corneil_n and_o the_o lentisk_n as_o in_o preserve_v olive_n so_o curious_a be_v man_n to_o content_v their_o tooth_n as_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v the_o belly_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o thing_n of_o diverse_a relish_v be_v mingle_v together_o and_o one_o give_v a_o taste_n unto_o another_o and_o cause_v to_o be_v pleasant_a at_o the_o tongue_n end_n nay_o we_o entermingle_v all_o climate_n and_o coast_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o satisfy_v our_o appetite_n for_o to_o one_o kind_n of_o meat_n we_o must_v have_v drug_n &_o spice_n fetch_v as_o far_o as_o from_o india_n to_o another_o out_o of_o egypt_n candie_n and_o cyrene_n and_o in_o one_o word_n for_o every_o dish_n we_o have_v a_o several_a land_n to_o find_v we_o sauce_n to_o conclude_v we_o be_v grow_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o we_o cease_v not_o to_o sophisticate_a our_o viand_n even_o with_o hurtful_a thing_n so_o they_o taste_v well_o yea_o and_o to_o make_v dish_n of_o very_a mushroom_n poison_n because_o we_o will_v devour_v and_o send_v all_o down_o the_o throat_n but_o more_o plain_o hereof_o in_o our_o profess_a discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n of_o herb_n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o the_o diversity_n of_o taste_n and_o savour_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n
the_o same_o which_o at_o first_o be_v helix_n and_o clasp_v tree_n in_o tract_n of_o time_n change_v the_o leaf_n and_o become_v a_o very_a ivy_n tree_n but_o foul_o they_o be_v deceive_v and_o disprove_v plain_o they_o may_v be_v by_o this_o that_o of_o the_o say_v clasp_v ivy_n helix_n there_o be_v many_o kind_n and_o three_o principal_a above_o the_o rest_n the_o first_o of_o grass_n green_a colour_n which_o grow_v most_o common_a the_o second_o with_o a_o white_a leaf_n and_o the_o three_o call_v also_o the_o thracian_a ivy_n which_o have_v leaf_n of_o diverse_a colour_n the_o foresay_a green_a ivy_n be_v full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o fine_a and_o set_v in_o better_a order_n than_o in_o other_o whereas_o the_o contrary_a be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o white_a kind_n also_o in_o the_o three_o sort_n with_o variety_n of_o colour_n some_o have_v small_a and_o thin_a leaf_n couch_v likewise_o in_o good_a order_n and_o thick_a grow_n whereas_o in_o the_o middle_a kind_n no_o such_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v over_o and_o beside_o the_o leaf_n of_o ivy_n be_v big_a or_o less_o spot_v also_o and_o mark_v in_o which_o regard_v one_o differ_v from_o another_o among_o the_o white_a juy_n some_o be_v white_a than_o other_o the_o green_a ivy_n grow_v most_o of_o all_o other_o in_o length_n the_o white_a kill_v tree_n for_o by_o suck_v and_o soak_v all_o the_o sap_n and_o moisture_n out_o of_o they_o it_o feed_v and_o thrive_v so_o well_o itself_o that_o it_o become_v in_o the_o end_n as_o big_a as_o a_o tree_n a_o man_n may_v know_v a_o ivy_n be_v come_v to_o his_o perfection_n by_o these_o sign_n the_o leaf_n be_v very_o big_a and_o large_a withal_o the_o tree_n put_v forth_o young_a shoot_v straight_o whereas_o in_o other_o they_o be_v crooked_a and_o bend_v inward_a the_o berry_n also_o stand_v in_o their_o cluster_n direct_o upright_o moreover_o whereas_o the_o branch_n of_o all_o other_o juy_n be_v make_v like_o unto_o root_n this_o have_v bough_n strong_a and_o sturdy_a above_o the_o rest_n and_o next_o unto_o it_o the_o black_a kind_n howbeit_o this_o property_n have_v the_o white_a ivy_n by_o itself_o that_o amid_o the_o leaf_n it_o put_v forth_o arm_n that_o clasp_v and_o embrace_v the_o tree_n round_o on_o every_o side_n which_o it_o do_v upon_o wall_n likewise_o although_o it_o can_v so_o well_o compass_v they_o and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o although_o it_o be_v cut_v asunder_o in_o many_o place_n yet_o it_o continue_v and_o live_v still_o and_o look_v how_o many_o such_o arm_n it_o have_v so_o many_o head_n likewise_o of_o root_n be_v to_o be_v see_v whereby_o it_o maintain_v itself_o safe_a and_o sound_a and_o be_v beside_o of_o that_o force_n as_o to_o suck_v and_o choke_v the_o tree_n that_o it_o clasp_v furthermore_o there_o be_v great_a diversity_n in_o the_o fruit_n as_o well_o of_o the_o white_a as_o the_o black_a ivy_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n the_o berry_n of_o they_o be_v so_o exceed_o bitter_a as_o no_o bird_n will_v touch_v they_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v one_o kind_n more_o of_o juy_n which_o be_v very_o stiff_a and_o stand_v alone_o of_o itself_o without_o any_o prop_n to_o bear_v it_o up_o and_o this_o of_o all_o other_o only_o be_v thereupon_o call_v cissos_n or_o ivy_n indeed_o contrariwise_o chamaecissos_n i._n ground_n ivy_n be_v never_o know_v but_o to_o creep_v along_o the_o ground_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o the_o bind-weed_n or_o ivy_n call_v smilax_n like_a unto_o ivy_n be_v that_o plant_n which_o they_o call_v smilax_n or_o rough_a bind-weed_n it_o come_v first_o out_o of_o cilicia_n howbeit_o more_o common_o it_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o greece_n it_o put_v forth_o stalk_n set_v thick_a with_o joint_n or_o knot_n and_o those_o thrust_v out_o many_o thorny_a branch_n the_o leaf_n resemble_v ivy_n and_o the_o same_o be_v small_a and_o nothing_o corner_a from_o a_o little_a steel_n that_o it_o have_v it_o send_v forth_o certain_a pretty_a tendril_n to_o clasp_v and_o wind_n about_o the_o flower_n be_v white_a and_o smell_v like_a to_o a_o lily_n it_o bear_v cluster_n come_v near_o to_o those_o grape_n of_o the_o wild_a vine_n labrusca_n than_o to_o the_o berry_n of_o ivy_n red_a of_o colour_n whereof_o the_o big_a contain_n within_o they_o 3_o kernel_n or_o pippin_n apiece_o the_o small_a but_o one_o and_o those_o be_v hard_a and_o black_a withal_o this_o smilax_n be_v not_o use_v in_o any_o sacrifice_n or_o divine_a service_n of_o the_o god_n nor_o serve_v for_o garland_n and_o chaplet_n for_o that_o it_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v doleful_a and_o ominous_a or_o of_o a_o unlucky_a presage_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o certain_a young_a lady_n or_o damsel_n of_o that_o name_n who_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o young_a gallant_a and_o knight_n crocus_n be_v turn_v into_o this_o shrub_n or_o plant_n retain_v still_o her_o name_n which_o the_o ignorant_a people_n not_o know_v but_o take_v it_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o ivy_n stick_v not_o to_o make_v coronet_n thereof_o profane_v by_o that_o mean_v many_o time_n their_o high_a feast_n and_o sacred_a solemnity_n and_o yet_o who_o wote_v not_o with_o what_o chaplet_n poet_n be_v crown_v and_o what_o garland_n prince_n bacchus_n or_o silenus_n use_v to_o wear_v of_o this_o smilax_n be_v make_v certain_a manuel_n write_v table_n and_o this_o property_n moreover_o have_v the_o wood_n thereof_o that_o if_o a_o man_n hold_v it_o close_o to_o his_o ear_n he_o shall_v hear_v it_o to_o give_v a_o pretty_a sound_n but_o to_o return_v again_o to_o the_o ivy_n indeed_o it_o have_v by_o report_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a virtue_n to_o try_v wine_n whether_o they_o be_v delay_v with_o water_n or_o no_o for_o make_v a_o cup_n of_o ivy_n wood_n and_o put_v wine_n thereinto_o all_o the_o wine_n will_v soak_v and_o run_v through_o but_o the_o water_n if_o any_o be_v mingle_v therewith_o will_v tarry_v behind_o chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o reed_n cane_n and_o other_o water_n shrub_n in_o this_o discourse_n touch_v plant_n that_o 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 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at_o root_n and_o bear_v the_o fair_a head_n let_v that_o which_o you_o cut_v or_o shred_v be_v so_o little_a &_o short_a withal_o that_o it_o resemble_v a_o man_n fist_n rather_o than_o a_o bough_n the_o thick_a will_v it_o come_v again_o a_o tree_n no_o doubt_n that_o will_v not_o be_v set_v in_o the_o low_a rank_n but_o be_v well_o regard_v how_o soever_o we_o make_v but_o base_a reckon_n thereof_o for_o sure_o there_o be_v not_o a_o tree_n for_o revenue_n and_o profit_n more_o safe_a and_o certain_a for_o cost_n less_o chargeable_a and_o for_o injury_n of_o weather_n in_o better_a security_n certes_o cato_n among_o the_o commodity_n that_o commend_v a_o good_a ferm_n or_o manor_n esteem_v it_o in_o the_o three_o place_n and_o prefer_v the_o increase_n and_o benefit_n thereby_o before_o the_o gain_n that_o grow_v from_o olive_n row_n corn_n field_n &_o good_a meadow_n yet_o hereof_o we_o must_v not_o infer_v that_o we_o be_v not_o furnish_v with_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o 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their_o breath_n stop_v for_o the_o gnaw_a in_o the_o stomach_n the_o same_o be_v either_o eat_v or_o apply_v in_o a_o lineament_n be_v singular_a good_a impostumation_n likewise_o grow_v to_o suppuration_n if_o they_o be_v take_v betimes_o may_v be_v resolve_v with_o a_o plaster_n make_v of_o the_o black_a berry_n and_o say_v they_o be_v of_o long_a continuance_n the_o red_a will_v do_v the_o deed_n but_o as_o well_o the_o black_a as_o the_o red_a be_v sovereign_a for_o those_o who_o be_v sting_v with_o serpent_n as_o also_o for_o young_a child_n who_o have_v the_o stone_n and_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o strangury_n and_o piss_v drop-meale_n cudwort_n or_o cottonweed_n some_o there_o be_v who_o call_n gnaphalion_n other_o chamaezelon_n the_o white_a soft_a and_o delicate_a down_o of_o the_o leaf_n many_o use_n in_o stead_n of_o flock_n and_o sure_o it_o be_v not_o much_o unlike_a this_o herb_n be_v good_a to_o be_v give_v in_o some_o austere_a and_o styptic_a wine_n for_o the_o 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