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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
they_o cup_n of_o diverse_a form_n and_o fashion_n out_o of_o which_o they_o take_v no_o small_a pleasure_n to_o drink_v and_o now_o adays_o this_o herb_n be_v plant_v here_o in_o italy_n next_o to_o colocasia_fw-la the_o egyptian_n make_v most_o account_n of_o that_o cichory_n which_o i_o name_v before_o the_o wild_a and_o wander_a endive_n which_o herb_n come_v up_o in_o that_o country_n after_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o brood_n hen_n star_n it_o flour_v not_o all_o at_o once_o but_o blow_v by_o branch_n one_o after_o another_o a_o supple_a and_o pliable_a root_n it_o have_v and_o therefore_o the_o egyptian_n use_v it_o in_o stead_n of_o cord_n to_o bind_v withal_o as_o for_o anthalium_n it_o grow_v not_o in_o nilus_n but_o not_o far_o from_o the_o river_n it_o bear_v a_o fruit_n in_o bigness_n and_o roundness_n resemble_v a_o medlar_n have_v neither_o kernel_n within_o nor_o husk_n without_o and_o the_o leaf_n of_o this_o plant_n be_v like_a to_o cyperus_n or_o english_a galangale_n this_o herb_n they_o use_v to_o eat_v be_v first_o zytho_n dress_v and_o prepare_v in_o the_o kitchen_n they_o feed_v likewise_o upon_o oetum_fw-la a_o plant_n that_o have_v few_o leaf_n and_o choose_v very_o small_a howbeit_o a_o great_a root_n touch_v aracidna_n and_o aracos_fw-la they_o have_v many_o root_n very_o branch_a and_o spread_v from_o they_o but_o neither_o leaf_n nor_o herbage_n ne_o yet_o any_o thing_n else_o appear_v above_o ground_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o great_a herb_n of_o egypt_n serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n the_o rest_n be_v common_a or_o vulgar_a and_o every_o man_n meat_n by_o name_n condrylla_n hypochoeris_n caucalis_n authriscum_fw-la scandix_n call_v by_o some_o tragopogon_n which_o bear_v leaf_n like_a to_o saffron_n parthenium_n strychnum_fw-la corchorus_n and_o lion_n a_o pace_n which_o show_v his_o head_n about_o the_o aequinox_n also_o acinos_fw-la and_o that_o which_o they_o name_v epipetron_n and_o it_o never_o bear_v flower_n whereas_o aphace_n contrariwise_o never_o give_v over_o flower_a but_o when_o one_o flower_n be_v fade_v and_o shed_v another_o come_v up_o and_o this_o course_n it_o hold_v all_o winter_n long_o throughout_o the_o spring_n also_o even_o to_o the_o heat_n of_o summer_n many_o other_o herb_n they_o have_v of_o base_a reckon_n but_o above_o all_o they_o make_v great_a account_n of_o cicinum_n cnicus_n a_o herb_n not_o know_v in_o italy_n not_o for_o any_o good_a meat_n they_o find_v in_o it_o but_o for_o the_o oil_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o seed_n thereof_o of_o this_o herb_n there_o be_v two_o principal_a kind_n to_o wit_n the_o wild_a and_o the_o tame_a the_o wild_a be_v subdivide_v into_o two_o special_a sort_n the_o one_o of_o a_o more_o mild_a and_o gentle_a nature_n than_o the_o other_o although_o the_o stalk_n of_o both_o be_v alike_o that_o be_v to_o say_v stiff_a and_o straight_o upright_o and_o therefore_o woman_n in_o old_a time_n use_v the_o stem_n thereof_o for_o rock_n and_o spindle_n distaff_n whereupon_o some_o do_v call_v the_o herb_n atractylis_fw-la the_o seed_n be_v white_a big_a and_o bitter_a the_o second_o be_v more_o rough_a and_o hairy_a creep_v long_o on_o the_o ground_n with_o stalk_n more_o musculous_a and_o fleshy_a and_o carry_v a_o small_a seed_n the_o herb_n may_v be_v range_v among_o those_o that_o be_v prickly_a for_o so_o must_v herb_n be_v divide_v into_o such_o general_a head_n namely_o that_o some_o be_v full_a of_o prick_n other_o clean_o without_o and_o smooth_a as_o for_o those_o which_o stand_v upon_o prick_n they_o be_v subdivide_v into_o many_o member_n and_o branch_n and_o to_o begin_v with_o a_o kind_n of_o sperage_n call_v also_o scorpio_n it_o have_v no_o leaf_n at_o all_o but_o instead_o thereof_o prick_n and_o nothing_o else_o some_o there_o be_v leave_a indeed_o but_o those_o be_v beset_v with_o prick_v as_o the_o thistle_n seahol_o liquorice_n liquorice_n and_o nettle_n for_o the_o leaf_n of_o all_o these_o herb_n be_v pricky_a &_o sting_a withal_o other_o beside_o their_o leaf_n have_v prickle_n also_o as_o the_o tribulus_fw-la bramble_n &_o rest_v harrow_n or_o whin_n some_o be_v provide_v of_o prick_n both_o in_o lease_n and_o stalk_n as_o phleos_n which_o other_o have_v call_v stoebe_n as_o for_o hippophacet_fw-la it_o have_v a_o prick_n or_o thorn_n in_o every_o joint_n but_o the_o bramble_n tribulus_fw-la aforesaid_a have_v this_o property_n by_o itself_o that_o the_o fruit_n also_o which_o it_o bear_v be_v set_v with_o prick_n of_o all_o these_o sort_n the_o nettle_n be_v best_a aceâ—…abulis_fw-la know_v which_o carry_v certain_a goblet_n and_o concavity_n and_o the_o same_o yield_a a_o purple_a kind_n of_o down_o in_o the_o flower_n and_o it_o rise_v up_o sometime_o above_o two_o cubit_n high_a many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o these_o nettle_n namely_o the_o wild_a nettle_n which_o some_o will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o female_a and_o this_o be_v more_o mild_a than_o the_o rest_n in_o this_o wild_a kind_n be_v to_o be_v reckon_v also_o that_o which_o they_o call_v cania_n and_o be_v of_o the_o twain_o more_o aegre_fw-la for_o the_o very_a stalk_n will_v sting_v and_o the_o leaf_n be_v purfle_v as_o it_o be_v and_o jagged_a but_o that_o nettle_n which_o carry_v a_o stink_a savour_n with_o it_o call_v be_v herculanea_n all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o be_v full_a of_o seed_n and_o the_o same_o black_a a_o strange_a quality_n in_o these_o nettle_n that_o the_o very_a hairy_a down_o of_o they_o have_v no_o evident_a prick_v stick_v out_o shall_v be_v so_o shrewd_a as_o it_o be_v that_o if_o one_o touch_v it_o never_o so_o little_a present_o there_o follow_v a_o smart_a kind_n of_o itch_n and_o anon_o the_o skin_n rise_v up_o in_o pimple_n and_o blister_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v skalt_v or_o burn_v but_o well_o know_v be_v the_o remedy_n of_o this_o smart_n namely_o to_o anoint_v the_o place_n with_o oil_n howbeit_o this_o bite_a property_n that_o it_o have_v come_v not_o to_o it_o at_o the_o beginning_n when_o it_o be_v new_a comeup_n but_o it_o be_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o fortify_v this_o mordacitie_n and_o very_o in_o the_o spring_n when_o the_o nettle_n be_v young_a and_o peep_v first_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n they_o use_v to_o eat_v the_o crop_v thereof_o for_o a_o pleasant_a kind_n of_o meat_n and_o many_o be_v persuade_v beside_o that_o it_o be_v medicinable_a &_o therefore_o precise_o &_o religious_o feed_v thereupon_o as_o a_o preservative_a to_o put_v by_o all_o disease_n for_o that_o present_a year_n also_o the_o root_n of_o the_o wild_a nettle_n if_o it_o be_v sod_v with_o any_o flesh_n make_v it_o to_o eat_v more_o tender_a the_o dead_a nettle_n which_o sting_v not_o at_o all_o be_v call_v lamium_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o herb_n scorpio_n i_o will_v write_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o herb_n medicinable_a chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o carduus_fw-la and_o ixine_a of_o tribulus_fw-la and_o anchusa_n the_o common_a thistle_n be_v full_a of_o pricky_a hair_n both_o in_o leaf_n &_o stalk_n likewise_o blood_n acorna_n histle_n leucacanthos_n chalceos_fw-la cnicos_fw-la polyacanthos_n onopyxos_n ixine_n &_o scolymos_n as_o touch_v the_o thistle_n chamaeleon_n it_o have_v no_o prick_n in_o the_o leaf_n moreover_o these_o pricky_a herb_n be_v distinguish_v &_o different_a one_o from_o another_o in_o this_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v furnish_v with_o many_o stem_n and_o spread_v into_o diverse_a branch_n as_o the_o thistle_n other_o again_o rise_v up_o with_o one_o main_a stalk_n and_o branch_n not_o as_o cnecos_fw-la also_o there_o be_v of_o they_o that_o be_v prickly_a only_o in_o the_o head_n as_o the_o eryngium_n or_o seahol_o some_o flower_n in_o summer_n as_o tetralix_n and_o ixine_n as_o for_o scolymus_n late_o it_o be_v also_o ere_o it_o blow_v but_o it_o continue_v long_o in_o the_o flower_n acorna_n differ_v from_o it_o only_o in_o the_o red_a colour_n and_o fatty_a juice_n that_o come_v from_o it_o atractylis_fw-la also_o may_v go_v for_o scolymus_n but_o that_o it_o be_v white_a and_o yield_v a_o liquor_n like_o blood_n whereupon_o there_o be_v some_o who_o call_v it_o phonos_n i._o murderer_n this_o quality_n it_o have_v beside_o that_o it_o scent_v strong_a the_o seed_n also_o ripen_v late_a &_o not_o before_o autumn_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v a_o property_n common_a to_o all_o plant_n of_o this_o pricky_a and_o thistly_a kind_n but_o all_o these_o herb_n will_v come_v of_o seed_n and_o root_n both_o as_o for_o scolymus_n it_o differ_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o these_o thistle_n herein_o that_o the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v sodden_a be_v good_a to_o be_v eat_v beside_o it_o have_v a_o strange_a nature_n for_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o during_o the_o summer_n throughout_o never_o rest_v and_o give_v over_o but_o either_o
they_o flower_n or_o they_o apple_n or_o else_o be_v ready_a to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n and_o look_v when_o the_o leaf_n begin_v to_o wither_v their_o prick_v lose_v their_o force_n and_o will_v not_o pierce_v ixine_n pliny_n be_v a_o rare_a herb_n and_o geason_a to_o be_v see_v and_o not_o find_v grow_v in_o all_o country_n alike_o immediate_o from_o the_o root_n it_o put_v forth_o leaus_a plenty_n out_o of_o the_o mid_n of_o which_o root_n there_o swell_v out_o a_o bunch_n like_o a_o apple_n but_o the_o same_o be_v cover_v with_o the_o foresay_a leaf_n in_o the_o very_a â—…p_n of_o which_o fruit_n there_o be_v contain_v a_o gum_n of_o a_o pleasant_a taste_n call_v the_o thistle_n mastic_n touch_v the_o herb_n cactos_n which_o grow_v also_o in_o sicily_n and_o no_o where_o else_o it_o have_v a_o property_n by_o itself_o the_o stalk_n whereof_o shoot_v from_o the_o root_n creep_v along_o the_o ground_n and_o it_o carry_v a_o broad_a leaf_n full_a of_o prick_n and_o thorn_n and_o indeed_o these_o stalk_n thus_o run_v upon_o the_o earth_n the_o sicilian_n call_v cactos_fw-la which_o they_o use_v to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v and_o be_v thus_o condit_v also_o they_o common_o eat_v as_o very_o good_a meat_n one_o stem_v it_o have_v grow_v upright_o which_o they_o term_v pternix_n as_o sweet_a &_o pleasant_a as_o the_o other_o but_o it_o will_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v keep_v long_o the_o seed_n thereof_o be_v cover_v with_o a_o certain_a soft_a down_o which_o they_o call_v pappos_n which_o be_v take_v off_o with_o the_o husk_n there_o remain_v a_o tender_a kernel_n within_o which_o they_o eat_v &_o find_v it_o as_o delicate_a as_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o the_o date_n three_fw-mi top_n which_o be_v call_v the_o brain_n and_o this_o pith_n aforesaid_a the_o sicilian_n name_n ascalia_n the_o caltrop_n thistle_n tribulus_fw-la grow_v not_o but_o in_o moory_a ground_n and_o stand_v dead_a water_n sure_o in_o other_o place_n folk_n curse_v it_o as_o they_o pass_v by_o the_o prick_v and_o spur_n stick_v out_o so_o dangerous_o but_o about_o the_o have_v nilus_n and_o strymon_n the_o inhabitant_n do_v gather_v it_o for_o their_o meat_n the_o nature_n of_o this_o plant_n be_v to_o lean_v and_o bend_v downward_o in_o the_o head_n to_o the_o water_n the_o leaf_n resemble_v in_o form_n those_o of_o the_o elm_n and_o they_o hang_v by_o a_o long_a steel_n or_o tail_n but_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v two_o other_o kind_n of_o tribulus_fw-la the_o one_o be_v leave_a like_o unto_o the_o cichling_n pease_n the_o other_o have_v leaf_n sharp_a point_v this_o second_o kind_n be_v late_a ere_o it_o flower_n and_o common_o grow_v about_o the_o mound_n of_o close_n lie_v by_o village_n and_o town_n side_n the_o seed_n lie_v in_o a_o cod_n round_a than_o the_o other_o and_o black_a withal_o whereas_o the_o former_a have_v a_o sesame_n sandy_a seed_n of_o these_o thorny_a and_o pricky_a plant_n there_o be_v yet_o one_o kind_n more_o namely_o ononis_n i._n rest._n harrow_n for_o it_o carry_v prick_n close_o to_o the_o very_a branch_n the_o leaf_n be_v like_a to_o rue_v the_o whole_a stalk_n throughout_o be_v set_v with_o leaf_n dispose_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o garland_n this_o plant_n common_o grow_v after_o corn_n it_o plough_n plague_v the_o plough_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v much_o adoto_fw-mi rid_v it_o out_o of_o a_o ground_n so_o loathe_v it_o be_v to_o die_v of_o plant_n that_o be_v pricky_a some_o have_v their_o stalk_n and_o branch_n trail_v by_o the_o ground_n as_o namely_o that_o herb_n which_o they_o call_v coronopus_n i_o heart_n horn_n or_o buckhorne_n plantain_n contrariwise_o there_o stand_v upright_o orchanet_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v so_o good_a to_o colour_v wax_n and_o wood_n red_a and_o of_o such_o as_o be_v more_o gentle_a in_o handle_v anthenius_fw-la camomile_n phyllanthus_n anemone_n and_o aphace_v as_o for_o crepis_n &_o chorie_n apate_n their_o stalk_n be_v all_o leaf_n moreover_o this_o will_v 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〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v cantharides_n fly_v apace_o for_o a_o wild_a wolf_n follow_v in_o chase_n the_o frenchman_n have_v a_o certain_a herb_n which_o they_o call_v limeum_fw-la out_o of_o which_o they_o draw_v a_o venomous_a juice_n name_v by_o they_o stags-poison_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o envenome_v their_o arrow_n head_n when_o they_o go_v to_o hunt_v their_o red_a deer_n take_v of_o this_o as_o much_o as_o go_v to_o the_o poison_n of_o one_o arrow_n and_o put_v it_o in_o three_o measure_n or_o modij_fw-la of_o a_o mash_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o drench_v cattle_n and_o make_v sop_n thereof_o and_o convey_v they_o down_o the_o throat_n of_o sick_a ox_n or_o cow_n it_o will_v recover_v they_o but_o present_o after_o the_o receipt_n of_o this_o medicine_n they_o must_v be_v tie_v up_o sure_a unto_o their_o bousy_n until_o the_o medicine_n have_v do_v purge_v for_o the_o beast_n common_o fare_v all_o the_o while_n that_o it_o be_v in_o work_v as_o if_o they_o be_v wood_n in_o case_n they_o fall_v a_o sweat_a upon_o it_o they_o must_v be_v wash_v all_o over_o with_o cold_a water_n saraceâ—…ca_n leuce_n be_v a_o herb_n like_v unto_o mercury_n but_o it_o take_v that_o name_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o certain_a white_a strike_v or_o line_n that_o run_v cross_a through_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o leaf_n for_o which_o cause_n some_o call_v it_o mesoleucas_n the_o juice_n of_o this_o herb_n heal_v fistuloe_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o herb_n itself_o stamp_v cure_v cancerous_a sore_n it_o may_v be_v peradventure_o the_o same_o herb_n which_o be_v name_v leucas_n that_o be_v so_o effectual_a against_o all_o venomous_a sting_n proceed_v from_o any_o sea-fish_n the_o herbarist_n have_v not_o describe_v this_o herb_n otherwise_o than_o thus_o that_o the_o wild_a kind_n thereof_o with_o the_o broad_a leaf_n be_v more_o effectual_a in_o the_o leaf_n and_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o garden_n kind_n have_v more_o acrimony_n than_o the_o other_o touch_v leucographis_n what_o manner_n of_o herb_n it_o shall_v be_v i_o have_v not_o find_v in_o any_o writer_n and_o i_o wonder_v thereat_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v report_v to_o be_v so_o good_a for_o they_o that_o void_a &_o reach_v blood_n upward_o namely_o if_o it_o be_v take_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o three_o oboli_fw-la with_o safron_n likewise_o stamp_v with_o water_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o be_v singular_a good_a against_o those_o flux_n that_o proceed_v from_o the_o imbecility_n of_o the_o stomach_n sovereign_a also_o for_o to_o stav_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o woman_n term_n and_o it_o enter_v into_o those_o medicine_n which_o be_v appropriate_a for_o the_o eye_n yea_o and_o into_o incarnative_n such_o especial_o as_o be_v fit_a to_o incarnate_a those_o ulcer_n which_o be_v in_o the_o most_o tender_a and_o delicate_a part_n of_o the_o body_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o of_o medium_fw-la myosota_n myagros_n nigina_n natrix_n odontitis_fw-la othonne_v omosma_n onopordos_n osiris_n oxys_n batrachion_fw-la polygonon_n pancration_n peplos_fw-la periclymenos_n laucanthemon_n phyteuma_n phyllon_n phellandrion_fw-mi phalaris_n polyrrhizon_n and_o proserpinaca_n of_o rhacoma_n reseda_n and_o stoechas_n medion_n have_v leaf_n like_a unto_o eudâ—…e_n garden_n floure-de-lis_a a_o stem_n three_o foot_n high_a high_a garnish_v with_o fair_a large_a flower_n of_o purple_a colour_n and_o round_o in_o form_n the_o seed_n be_v small_a and_o the_o root_n half_o a_o foot_n long_o it_o grow_v willing_o upon_o stony_a ground_n lie_v in_o the_o shade_n the_o root_n take_v in_o a_o liquid_a electuary_n or_o lohoch_n make_v with_o honey_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o 2_o dram_n for_o cerday_n together_o stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o woman_n monthly_a term_n the_o seed_n also_o reduce_v into_o powder_n and_o drink_v in_o wine_n repress_v their_o extraordinary_a shift_n care_n myosota_n otherwise_o call_v myosotis_n be_v a_o smooth_a herb_n shoot_v forth_o many_o stem_n from_o one_o single_a root_n and_o those_o in_o some_o sort_n of_o a_o red_a colour_n and_o hollow_a garnish_v with_o leaf_n which_o towards_o the_o root_n be_v narrow_a long_a and_o blackish_a have_v their_o back_n part_v sharp_a and_o edge_a which_o leaf_n grow_v along_o the_o stem_n two_o by_o two_o together_o and_o out_o of_o the_o concavity_n or_o armpit_n between_o the_o stalk_n and_o they_o there_o put_v forth_o other_o small_a branch_n with_o a_o blue_a flower_n the_o root_n be_v of_o the_o thickness_n of_o a_o man_n finger_n beard_a with_o many_o small_a string_n resemble_v hair_n this_o root_n be_v of_o a_o corrosive_n nature_n fret_v and_o exulcerate_v any_o place_n whereunto_o it_o be_v apply_v in_o which_o regard_n it_o heal_v up_o the_o fistulous_a ulcer_n call_v aegilop_n grow_v between_o the_o nose_n and_o angle_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o egyptian_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o upon_o the_o 27_o day_n of_o that_o month_n which_o they_o call_v thiatis_n and_o which_o answer_v very_o near_o to_o our_o month_n august_n a_o man_n or_o woman_n do_v anoint_v themselves_o with_o the_o juice_n of_o this_o herb_n in_o a_o morning_n before_o they_o have_v speak_v one_o word_n he_o or_o she_o shall_v not_o be_v trouble_v with_o blear_a eye_n all_o that_o year_n long_o myagros_n be_v a_o herb_n grow_v up_o with_o stem_n in_o manner_n of_o fenell_n geant_n in_o leaf_n resemble_v mad_a and_o rise_v to_o the_o height_n of_o 3_o foot_n the_o seed_n which_o it_o bear_v be_v oleous_a &_o out_o of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o oil_n draw_v which_o be_v good_a for_o the_o sore_n in_o the_o mouth_n if_o they_o be_v anoint_v therewith_o the_o herb_n call_v nigina_n have_v three_o long_a leaf_n like_o unto_o those_o of_o succory_n wherewith_o if_o scar_n remain_v after_o ulcer_n and_o wound_n be_v rub_v it_o will_v reduce_v they_o to_o the_o natural_a colour_n of_o the_o other_o skin_n there_o be_v a_o herb_n which_o in_o latin_a be_v name_v natrix_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v pull_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n have_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
chamelaea_n tragacanth_n of_o tragium_n or_o scorpio_n also_o of_o myrice_n brya_fw-la and_o galla._n the_o shrub_n or_o bush_n which_o bear_v the_o grain_n gnidium_n that_o some_o call_n linum_fw-la be_v after_o some_o writer_n name_v thymelaea_n according_a to_o other_o chamelaea_n there_o be_v that_o call_v it_o pyrosachne_n some_o again_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o cneston_n other_o of_o cneoros_n this_o plant_n how_o soever_o it_o be_v name_v resemble_v the_o wild_a olive_n but_o that_o the_o leaf_n be_v narrow_a and_o gummy_a to_o the_o tooth_n if_o a_o man_n bite_v they_o for_o height_n and_o bigness_n answerable_a to_o the_o myrtle_n the_o seed_n thereof_o be_v for_o colour_n and_o fashion_n like_o to_o the_o grain_n of_o wheat_n and_o serve_v only_o for_o physic_n as_o touch_v the_o plant_n tragium_n it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o isle_n candy_n only_o it_o have_v a_o resemblance_n of_o the_o terebinth_n like_v as_o the_o seed_n also_o which_o by_o report_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o effectual_a to_o heal_v wound_n make_v by_o dart_n and_o arrow_n the_o same_o isle_n have_v the_o bush_n tragacanth_n grow_v in_o it_o the_o root_n whereof_o be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o bedegnar_n and_o the_o same_o tragacanth_n be_v much_o prefer_v before_o that_o which_o grow_v either_o in_o media_n or_o achaia_n a_o pound_n of_o tragacanth_n be_v worth_a 30_o denier_n roman_n as_o for_o the_o plant_n tragium_n or_o scorpio_n it_o grow_v likewise_o in_o asia_n a_o kind_n of_o bramble_n or_o brier_n it_o be_v without_o any_o leaf_n bear_v fruit_n of_o berry_n much_o like_o to_o red_a grape_n whereof_o there_o be_v good_a use_n in_o physic_n touch_v myrice_o which_o other_o call_v tamarix_n and_o achaia_n brya_fw-la the_o wild_a italy_n bring_v it_o forth_o this_o special_a property_n it_o have_v that_o the_o tame_a kind_n thereof_o only_o namely_o that_o which_o grow_v in_o garden_n bear_v fruit_n like_o gall_n in_o syria_n &_o egypt_n this_o grow_v plenteous_o and_o the_o wood_n thereof_o we_o call_v unhappy_a but_o the_o more_o unlucky_a and_o unfortunate_a be_v those_o of_o greece_n for_o there_o grow_v ostrys_n name_v also_o ostrya_n a_o solitary_a tree_n about_o watery_a and_o moist_a rock_n have_v bark_n and_o branch_n like_v to_o the_o ash_n but_o peartree_n leave_v save_v that_o they_o be_v somewhat_o long_o &_o thick_a with_o long_a cut_n or_o line_n wrinkle_v and_o rivile_v throughout_o and_o the_o seed_n in_o form_n and_o colour_n be_v like_a to_o barley_n the_o wood_n of_o it_o be_v hard_a and_o strong_a and_o some_o say_v if_o any_o piece_n thereof_o be_v bring_v into_o a_o house_n where_o a_o woman_n be_v in_o travail_n of_o childbirth_n she_o shall_v have_v difficult_a labour_n and_o hardly_o be_v deliver_v and_o whosoever_o lie_v sick_a there_o shall_v die_v a_o miserable_a death_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o of_o euonymus_n or_o the_o spindle_n tree_n of_o adrachne_n congygria_n and_o thapsia_n in_o the_o island_n lesbos_n there_o grow_v a_o tree_n name_v euonymos_fw-la no_o better_a nor_o more_o lucky_a than_o ostrya_n before_o say_v much_o unlike_o it_o be_v not_o the_o pomegranate_n tree_n as_o for_o the_o leaf_n that_o it_o bear_v it_o be_v of_o a_o middle_a size_n between_o that_o of_o the_o pomegranate_n and_o the_o bay_n otherwise_o for_o shape_n and_o softness_n it_o resemble_v that_o of_o the_o pomegranate_n the_o flower_n be_v white_a the_o smell_n and_o taste_v whereof_o be_v pestiferous_a and_o menace_n present_a death_n it_o bear_v cod_n like_a to_o sesame_n within_o which_o be_v grain_n or_o seed_n four_o square_a and_o thick_a but_o deadly_a unto_o all_o creature_n that_o eat_v they_o the_o leaf_n also_o be_v as_o venomous_a as_o the_o grain_n yet_o otherwhiles_o there_o ensue_v thereof_o a_o flux_n and_o gurrie_n of_o the_o belly_n which_o save_v their_o life_n or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o way_n but_o one_o alexander_n cornelius_n call_v that_o tree_n 〈◊〉_d eone_fw-mi whereof_o the_o famous_a ship_n argo_n be_v make_v and_o like_o it_o be_v by_o his_o say_n to_o the_o oak_n that_o carry_v misselto_n the_o timber_n whereof_o neither_o water_n will_v putrify_v nor_o fire_n consume_v no_o more_o than_o the_o misselto_n itself_o but_o so_o far_o as_o ever_o i_o can_v learn_v no_o man_n know_v that_o tree_n but_o himself_o as_o for_o the_o tree_n adrachne_n all_o the_o greek_n in_o manner_n take_v porcellaine_n for_o it_o whereas_o indeed_o porcellaine_n be_v a_o herb_n call_v in_o greek_a andrachne_n so_o as_o they_o differ_v in_o one_o letter_n but_o adrachne_n be_v a_o tree_n of_o the_o wild_a forest_n grow_v upon_o mountain_n and_o never_o in_o the_o plain_n beneath_o resemble_v the_o arbut_n or_o strawberrie_n tree_n save_v that_o the_o leaf_n be_v less_o and_o never_o fade_v nor_o fall_v and_o for_o the_o bark_n rough_a and_o rugged_a indeed_o it_o be_v not_o but_o a_o man_n will_v say_v it_o be_v freeze_v and_o all_o a_o you_o round_o about_o so_o unpleasant_a it_o be_v to_o the_o eye_n like_o in_o leaf_n to_o adrachne_n be_v the_o tree_n congygria_n but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v less_o and_o low_a this_o property_n it_o have_v to_o lose_v the_o fruit_n whole_o together_o with_o the_o soft_a down_o that_o it_o bear_v which_o they_o call_v pappus_n a_o quality_n that_o no_o other_o tree_n have_v beside_o it_o like_o to_o andrachne_n also_o be_v apharce_o and_o bear_v fruit_n twice_o in_o one_o year_n as_o well_o as_o it_o the_o former_a be_v ripe_a when_o the_o grape_n begin_v to_o bud_n and_o bloom_n the_o latter_a in_o the_o begin_n of_o winter_n but_o what_o manner_n of_o fruit_n this_o shall_v be_v i_o have_v not_o find_v write_v as_o touch_v the_o ferula_fw-la it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o speak_v thereof_o among_o sorrain_a plant_n yea_o and_o to_o range_v it_o among_o tree_n for_o as_o hereafter_o we_o will_v distinguish_v in_o the_o division_n of_o tree_n some_o plant_n be_v of_o this_o nature_n to_o sâ—…ew_v all_o the_o wood_n they_o have_v where_o the_o bark_n shall_v be_v that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o forth_o and_o where_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o wood_n ought_v to_o be_v they_o have_v nought_o but_o a_o light_n and_o spongeous_a pith_n as_o the_o elder_a or_o else_o nothing_o at_o all_o as_o cane_n and_o reed_n but_o to_o come_v to_o our_o ferula_fw-la above_o name_v it_o grow_v in_o hot_a country_n beyond-sea_o with_o a_o stalk_n or_o stem_v full_a of_o knotty_a joint_n two_o kind_n be_v know_v of_o they_o for_o that_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v marthex_n grow_v tall_a but_o narthecia_n be_v always_o low_a the_o leaf_n that_o put_v forth_o at_o the_o joint_n be_v ever_o big_a towards_o the_o ground_n this_o plant_n otherwise_o be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o dill_n and_o the_o fruit_n be_v not_o unlike_a there_o be_v not_o a_o plant_n in_o the_o world_n light_a than_o it_o for_o the_o bigness_n be_v easy_a therefore_o to_o wield_v and_o carry_v the_o stem_n thereof_o serve_v old_a man_n in_o stead_n of_o staff_n to_o rest_v upon_o the_o seed_n of_o this_o ferula_fw-la or_o fennell-gyant_n some_o have_v call_v thapsia_n but_o herein_o they_o be_v deceive_v for_o that_o thapsia_n doubtless_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o ferula_fw-la by_o itself_o leave_a like_o fennel_n with_o a_o hollow_a stalk_n and_o never_o exceed_v in_o height_n the_o length_n of_o a_o walking-staffe_n the_o seed_n be_v like_a to_o that_o of_o the_o ferula_fw-la and_o the_o root_n white_a cut_v it_o there_o issue_v forth_o milk_n stamp_n it_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o yield_v plenty_n of_o juice_n neither_o be_v the_o bark_n of_o the_o root_n reject_v and_o cast_v aside_o although_o both_o it_o the_o milk_n and_o the_o juice_n â—…e_v very_a poison_n for_o sure_o the_o root_n be_v hurtful_a to_o they_o that_o dig_v it_o up_o and_o if_o never_o so_o little_a of_o the_o air_n thereof_o breath_n upon_o they_o so_o venomous_a it_o be_v their_o body_n will_v bollen_a and_o swell_v their_o face_n will_v be_v all_o overrun_v with_o a_o wild_a fire_n to_o prevent_v which_o mischief_n they_o be_v force_v to_o anoint_v their_o body_n with_o a_o cerot_n howbeit_o as_o dangerous_a as_o they_o be_v physician_n make_v use_v thereof_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o many_o inward_a disease_n so_o they_o be_v well_o corect_v and_o temper_v with_o other_o safe_a medicine_n in_o like_a manner_n they_o say_v that_o the_o juice_n of_o thapsia_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o shed_n and_o fall_v of_o the_o hair_n also_o against_o the_o black_a &_o blue_a mark_n remain_v after_o stripe_n as_o if_o nature_n furnish_v not_o physician_n sufficient_o with_o other_o wholesome_a remedy_n but_o that_o needs_o they_o must_v have_v recourse_n to_o such_o poisonful_a and_o mischievous_a medicine_n but_o this_o be_v the_o cast_n of_o they_o all_o to_o pretend_v
greedy_o nibble_v thereupon_o until_o they_o have_v make_v way_n and_o pierce_v into_o they_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n let_v in_o at_o first_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o warm_a sun_n and_o that_o comfortable_a and_o vegetative_a air_n beside_o that_o help_v to_o ripen_v they_o soon_o after_o they_o suck_v up_o and_o spend_v the_o milky_a humour_n which_o they_o find_v there_o and_o which_o keep_v the_o fig_n still_o as_o it_o be_v in_o their_o infancy_n and_o hinder_v their_o speedy_a and_o timely_a maturity_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o fig_n in_o time_n will_v ripen_v of_o themselves_o by_o the_o power_n and_o benefit_n of_o nature_n only_o how_o beit_a skilful_a and_o industrious_a husbandman_n take_v order_n always_o to_o set_v these_o wild_a fig_n tree_n near_o to_o the_o place_n where_o other_o fig_n tree_n grow_v but_o with_o due_a regard_n of_o the_o wind_n side_n that_o when_o the_o foresay_a gnat_n break_v forth_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o fly_v out_o a_o blast_n of_o wind_n may_v carry_v they_o to_o the_o other_o and_o hereupon_o come_v the_o devise_n and_o invention_n to_o bring_v whole_a swarm_n &_o cast_v of_o they_o as_o they_o hang_v one_o to_o another_o from_o other_o place_n that_o they_o may_v settle_v upon_o the_o fig_n to_o consume_v the_o raw_a moisture_n within_o now_o if_o the_o soil_n be_v lean_a and_o hungry_a and_o the_o fig_n tree_n grow_v thereupon_o expose_v to_o the_o north_n wind_n there_o be_v no_o such_o need_n of_o this_o help_n for_o the_o fig_n will_v dry_v sufficient_o of_o themselves_o by_o reason_n as_o well_o of_o the_o situation_n of_o the_o place_n as_o the_o cliff_n and_o rift_n in_o they_o which_o will_v effect_v that_o which_o the_o gnat_n or_o fly_v above_o name_v may_v perform_v the_o like_a effect_n be_v to_o be_v see_v also_o where_o much_o dust_n be_v namely_o if_o a_o fig_n tree_n grow_v near_o unto_o a_o highway_n much_o frequent_v and_o travel_v by_o passenger_n for_o the_o nature_n of_o dust_n be_v to_o dry_v and_o soak_v up_o the_o superfluous_a moisture_n of_o the_o milk_n within_o figs._n and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v thus_o dry_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o dust_n or_o of_o the_o say_a fly_n feed_v which_o be_v call_v caprification_n they_o fall_v not_o from_o the_o tree_n so_o easy_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v discharge_v of_o that_o liquid_a substance_n which_o make_v they_o both_o tender_a and_o also_o ponderous_a weighty_a and_o brittle_a withal_o all_o fig_n ordinary_o be_v tender_a and_o soft_a in_o handle_v those_o which_o be_v ripe_a have_v small_a grain_n within_o they_o their_o succulent_a substance_n beside_o when_o they_o begin_v to_o ripen_v be_v white_a like_o milk_n but_o when_o they_o be_v perfect_o ripe_a it_o be_v of_o the_o colour_n of_o honey_n they_o will_v hang_v upon_o the_o tree_n until_o they_o be_v old_a and_o when_o they_o be_v age_v they_o yield_v a_o certain_a liquor_n which_o distil_v from_o they_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o gum_n and_o then_o in_o the_o end_n become_v dry_a the_o better_a sort_n of_o fig_n have_v this_o honour_n and_o privilege_n to_o be_v keep_v in_o box_n and_o case_n for_o the_o purpose_n and_o chief_o those_o which_o come_v from_o the_o isle_n ebusus_n which_o of_o all_o other_o be_v the_o very_o best_a and_o large_a yea_o and_o next_o to_o they_o those_o that_o grow_v in_o the_o marrucines_n country_n but_o where_o they_o be_v in_o more_o plenty_n they_o put_v they_o up_o in_o great_a vessel_n call_v orcae_n as_o namely_o in_o asia_n also_o in_o barrel_n &_o pipe_n as_o at_o ruspina_n a_o city_n in_o barbary_n and_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o people_n of_o those_o country_n make_v that_o use_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v very_o dry_a that_o they_o serve_v both_o for_o bread_n and_o meat_n for_o cato_n set_v down_o a_o order_n for_o diet_n and_o victual_n fit_a and_o sufficient_a for_o labourer_n ordain_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v cut_v short_a of_o their_o other_o pittance_n when_o fig_n be_v ripe_a and_o make_v up_o their_o full_a meal_n with_o it_o and_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o the_o manner_n come_v up_o to_o eat_v fresh_a new_a fig_n with_o salt_n and_o powdered_a meat_n in_o stead_n of_o cheese_n and_o for_o to_o be_v eat_v in_o this_o sort_n the_o fig_n call_v coctana_n whereof_o we_o have_v write_v before_o and_o the_o dry_a fig_n caricae_fw-la be_v commend_v as_o also_o the_o cauneae_fw-la which_o when_o m._n crassus_n shall_v embark_v in_o that_o expedition_n against_o the_o parthian_n wherein_o he_o be_v slay_v presage_v ill_a fortune_n and_o warn_v he_o not_o to_o go_v forward_o namely_o when_o at_o the_o very_a instant_n that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o set_v foot_n a_o shipbord_n there_o be_v a_o fellow_n hear_v to_o cry_v those_o fig_n for_o to_o be_v sell_v pronounce_v aloud_o cauneas_n cauneas_n which_o word_n in_o short_a speak_n be_v all_o one_o with_o cave_n ne_fw-fr eas_fw-la i._o beware_v of_o this_o voyage_n and_o go_v it_o not_o all_o these_o sort_n of_o fig_n l._n vitellius_n bring_v out_o of_o syria_n into_o his_o ferm_n or_o manor_n that_o he_o have_v near_o alba_n have_v l._n governor_n or_o lieutenant_n general_a in_o those_o part_n namely_o in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o tiberius_n caesar_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o same_o vitellius_n be_v afterward_o censor_n at_o rome_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o medlar_n three_o kind_n of_o they_o medlar_n and_o service_n may_v well_o and_o true_o be_v range_v in_o the_o rank_n of_o apple_n and_o pear_n medlar_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n namely_o anthedon_n setania_n and_o the_o three_o which_o they_o call_v gallicum_n i._o the_o french_a medlar_n which_o be_v of_o a_o bastard_n nature_n yet_o it_o resemble_v the_o anthedon_n rather_o than_o the_o other_o as_o for_o the_o setanian_a medlar_n the_o fruit_n be_v great_a and_o white_a than_o the_o rest_n also_o the_o kernel_n or_o stone_n within_o be_v of_o a_o more_o soft_a substance_n and_o not_o altogether_o so_o woody_a and_o hard_a the_o rest_n be_v small_a than_o these_o setania_n or_o common_a medlar_n but_o they_o have_v a_o better_a smell_n and_o more_o odoriferous_a and_o withal_o will_v last_v long_o the_o tree_n itself_o that_o bear_v medlar_n be_v reckon_v among_o the_o great_a sort_n the_o leaf_n before_o they_o fall_v wax_v red_a the_o root_n be_v many_o in_o number_n and_o run_v down_o right_a deep_a into_o the_o ground_n by_o which_o mean_n unneath_o or_o very_o hardly_o they_o be_v quite_o root_v up_o this_o tree_n be_v not_o know_v in_o italy_n by_o cato_n day_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o service_n four_o kind_n of_o service_n there_o be_v four_o sundry_a sort_n differ_v one_o from_o another_o for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v round_o like_o apple_n other_o point_v at_o the_o end_n as_o pear_n a_o three_o kind_n be_v fashion_v like_o egg_n as_o some_o long_a or_o tankard_n apple_n and_o these_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v soon_o sour_a for_o sweet_a send_v and_o pleasant_a taste_n the_o round_o excel_v all_o other_o the_o rest_n have_v a_o relish_n of_o wine_n the_o best_a kind_n of_o they_o be_v they_o that_o have_v soft_a &_o tender_a leaf_n about_o their_o steles_a whereby_o they_o hang._n the_o four_o sort_n they_o call_v torminale_n allow_v only_o for_o the_o remedy_n that_o they_o afford_v to_o mitigate_v the_o torment_n and_o wring_v of_o the_o colique_a this_o tree_n be_v never_o without_o fruit_n howbeit_o the_o small_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o differ_v from_o the_o other_o for_o it_o bear_v leaf_n very_o like_a to_o the_o plane_n there_o be_v none_o of_o they_o that_o bear_v fruit_n before_o they_o be_v three_o year_n old_a last_o cato_n will_v have_v service_n to_o be_v preserve_v and_o condite_fw-la in_o cuit_fw-la chap._n xxii_o ¶_o of_o the_o walnut_n the_o next_o place_n to_o these_o for_o bigness_n the_o walnut_n do_v challenge_v which_o they_o can_v claim_v for_o their_o credit_n and_o authority_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v in_o some_o request_n among_o other_o licentious_a and_o wanton_a fescennine_a ceremony_n at_o wedding_n for_o less_o they_o be_v than_o pine_v nut_n if_o a_o man_n consider_v the_o grossness_n of_o the_o body_n outward_o but_o in_o proportion_n thereto_o they_o have_v a_o much_o big_a kernel_n within_o moreover_o nature_n have_v much_o grace_v and_o honour_v these_o nut_n with_o a_o peculiar_a gift_n she_o have_v endue_v they_o with_o namely_o a_o double_a robe_n wherewith_o they_o be_v clad_v the_o first_o be_v a_o tender_a and_o soft_a husk_n the_o next_o a_o hard_a and_o woody_a shell_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o at_o marriage_n they_o serve_v for_o religious_a ceremony_n resemble_v the_o manifold_a tunicle_n and_o membrane_n wherein_o the_o infant_n be_v lap_v and_o enfold_v within_o the_o
than_o to_o fly_v from_o it_o to_o the_o leaf_n of_o the_o ash._n a_o wonderful_a goodness_n of_o dame_n nature_n that_o the_o ash_n bloom_v and_o flourish_v always_o before_o that_o serpent_n come_v abroad_o and_o never_o shed_v leaf_n but_o continue_v green_a until_o they_o be_v retire_v into_o their_o hole_n and_o hide_a within_o the_o ground_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o line_n or_o linden_n tree_n two_o sort_n thereof_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v every_o way_n between_o the_o male_a &_o female_a linden_n tree_n for_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o male_a be_v hard_a and_o knotty_a of_o a_o red_a colour_n also_o and_o more_o odoriferous_a than_o the_o female_a the_o bark_n moreover_o be_v thick_a and_o when_o it_o be_v pluck_v from_o the_o tree_n it_o be_v stiff_a and_o will_v not_o bend_v it_o bear_v neither_o seed_n nor_o flower_n as_o the_o female_a do_v which_o also_o be_v round_a and_o big_a in_o body_n and_o the_o wood_n be_v white_a more_o fair_a and_o beautiful_a by_o far_o than_o be_v the_o male_a a_o strange_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o there_o be_v no_o live_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n will_v touch_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o linden_n tree_n and_o yet_o the_o juice_n both_o of_o leaf_n and_o bark_n be_v sweet_a enough_o between_o the_o bark_n and_o the_o wood_n of_o this_o tree_n there_o be_v thin_a pellicle_n or_o skin_n lie_v in_o many_o fold_n together_o whereof_o be_v make_v band_n &_o cord_n call_v brazen_a rope_n the_o fine_a of_o these_o pelican_n or_o membrans_fw-la serve_v in_o old_a time_n for_o to_o make_v label_n and_o ribbon_n belong_v to_o chaplet_n and_o it_o be_v repute_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o wear_v such_o the_o timber_n of_o the_o linden_n or_o tillet_n tree_n will_v never_o be_v worm-eaten_a tallness_n the_o tree_n itself_o be_v nothing_o tall_a but_o of_o a_o mean_a height_n howbeit_o the_o wood_n be_v very_o commodious_a chap._n xv._n ¶_o ten_o kind_n of_o the_o maple_n tree_n the_o maple_n in_o bigness_n be_v much_o about_o the_o linden_n tree_n the_o wood_n of_o it_o be_v very_o fine_a and_o beautiful_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o may_v be_v range_v in_o the_o second_o place_n and_o next_o to_o the_o very_a citron_n tree_n of_o maples_n there_o be_v many_o kind_n to_o wit_n the_o white_a and_o that_o be_v exceed_o fair_a and_o bright_a indeed_o grow_v about_o piedmont_n in_o italy_n beyond_o the_o river_n po_n &_o also_o beyond_o the_o alps_o and_o this_o be_v call_v the_o french_a maple_n a_o second_o kind_n there_o be_v which_o have_v a_o curl_a grain_n run_v too_o and_o fro_o with_o diverse_a spot_n the_o more_o excellent_a work_n whereof_o resemble_v the_o eye_n in_o the_o peacock_n tail_n thereupon_o take_v also_o the_o name_n and_o for_o this_o rare_a and_o singular_a wood_n the_o country_n of_o istria_n and_o rhaetia_n be_v chief_a as_o for_o that_o which_o have_v a_o thick_a and_o great_a grain_n it_o be_v call_v crassivenium_fw-la of_o the_o latin_n and_o be_v count_v to_o 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three_o kind_n of_o the_o box_n tree_n the_o bunch_n or_o knurre_n in_o the_o maple_n call_v bruscum_fw-la be_v pass_v fair_a but_o yet_o that_o which_o be_v name_v molluscum_n excel_v it_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o swell_v like_o a_o wen_n out_o of_o the_o maple_n as_o for_o the_o bruscum_fw-la it_o be_v curl_v and_o twine_v after_o a_o more_o crawl_v and_o wind_a manner_n whereas_o the_o molluscum_n be_v spread_v with_o a_o more_o direct_a and_o strait_a course_n of_o the_o grain_n and_o certes_o if_o there_o may_v be_v plank_n hereof_o find_v broad_a enough_o to_o make_v table_n doubtless_o they_o will_v be_v esteem_v and_o prefer_v before_o those_o of_o the_o citron_n wood_n but_o now_o it_o serve_v only_o for_o write_v table_n for_o painel_n also_o and_o thin_a board_n in_o wainscot_n work_v to_o set_v out_o bed_n head_n and_o ceiling_n and_o such_o be_v seldom_o see_v as_o for_o bruscum_fw-la there_o be_v table_n make_v of_o it_o incline_v to_o a_o blackish_a colour_n moreover_o there_o be_v find_v in_o alder_a tree_n such_o nodosity_n but_o not_o so_o good_a as_o those_o by_o how_o much_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o alder_n itself_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o maple_n for_o beauty_n and_o costlines_n the_o male_a maples_n do_v put_v forth_o leaf_n and_o flourish_n before_o the_o female_a yea_o and_o those_o that_o grow_v upon_o dry_a ground_n be_v ordinary_o better_o esteem_v than_o those_o of_o moist_a and_o waterish_a place_n in_o like_a sort_n as_o the_o ash_n beyond_o the_o alps_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o bladder_n nut-tree_n whereof_o the_o wood_n be_v very_o like_a to_o the_o white_a white_a maple_n and_o the_o name_n of_o it_o be_v staphylodendron_n it_o bear_v certain_a cod_n and_o within_o the_o same_o kernel_n in_o taste_n like_o the_o filberd_n or_o hazellnut_n now_o for_o the_o box_n tree_n the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v in_o as_o great_a request_n as_o the_o very_o best_a seldom_o have_v it_o any_o grain_n crisp_v damask-wise_a and_o never_o but_o about_o the_o root_n the_o which_o be_v dudgeon_n and_o full_a of_o work_n for_o otherwise_o the_o grain_n run_v straight_o and_o even_o without_o any_o wave_a the_o wood_n be_v sad_a enough_o and_o weighty_a for_o the_o hardness_n thereof_o and_o pale_a yellow_a colour_n much_o set_v by_o and_o right_v commendable_a as_o for_o the_o tree_n itself_o gardener_n use_v to_o make_v arbour_n border_n and_o curious_a work_n thereof_o three_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o the_o box_n tree_n the_o first_o be_v call_v the_o french_a box_n it_o grow_v taper-wise_a sharp_a point_a in_o the_o top_n and_o run_v up_o to_o more_o than_o ordinary_a height_n the_o second_o be_v altogether_o wild_a and_o they_o name_v it_o oleastrum_n good_a for_o no_o use_n at_o all_o and_o beside_o careith_n a_o strong_a and_o stink_a savour_n with_o it_o the_o three_o be_v our_o italian_a box_n and_o so_o call_v of_o a_o savage_a kind_n i_o take_v this_o to_o be_v also_o howbeit_o by_o set_v and_o 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will_v neither_o flame_n nor_o burn_v clear_a itself_o nor_o serve_v to_o make_v charcoal_n of_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o elm_n four_o kind_n between_o these_o wild_a tree_n abovesaid_a and_o those_o that_o bear_v fruit_n the_o elm_n be_v reckon_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o wood_n and_o timber_n that_o it_o afford_v as_o also_o of_o the_o friendship_n &_o acquaintance_n that_o it_o have_v with_o vine_n the_o greek_n acknowledge_v two_o sort_n thereof_o namely_o one_o of_o the_o mountain_n which_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o the_o big_a and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o plain_n &_o champion_n which_o be_v rather_o more_o like_o a_o shrub_n the_o branch_n that_o it_o shoot_v forth_o be_v so_o small_a and_o slender_a in_o
italy_n man_n hold_v the_o elm_n about_o atinum_fw-la to_o be_v the_o tall_a and_o of_o those_o they_o prefer_v they_o which_o grow_v in_o dry_a ground_n and_o have_v no_o water_n come_v to_o they_o before_o those_o by_o river_n side_n a_o second_o sort_n of_o they_o which_o be_v not_o all_o out_o so_o great_a they_o call_v the_o french_a elm_n the_o three_o kind_n be_v the_o italian_a elm_n thick_a grow_v with_o leaf_n than_o the_o rest_n and_o those_o proceed_n in_o great_a number_n from_o one_o stem_n in_o the_o four_o place_n be_v range_v the_o wild_a elm_n the_o atinian_a elm_n above_o say_v bear_v no_o samara_n for_o so_o they_o call_v the_o seed_n or_o grain_n of_o the_o elm_n all_o the_o kind_n of_o they_o be_v plant_v of_o set_v take_v from_o the_o root_n whereas_o other_o come_v of_o seed_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o tree_n as_o touch_v the_o place_n where_o they_o grow_v have_v thus_o discourse_v in_o particular_a of_o the_o most_o famous_a and_o noble_a tree_n that_o be_v i_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o say_v somewhat_o of_o their_o nature_n in_o general_n and_o first_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o mountain_n high_a country_n the_o cedar_n the_o larch_n and_o the_o torch-tree_n love_v to_o grow_v among_o the_o hill_n like_v as_o all_o the_o rest_n that_o engender_v rosin_n semblable_o the_o holly_n the_o box_n tree_n the_o mast-holme_n the_o juniper_n the_o terebinth_n the_o poplar_n the_o wild_a ash_n ornus_fw-la the_o cornell_n tree_n and_o the_o carpin_n upon_o the_o great_a hill_n apennine_n there_o be_v a_o shrub_n name_v cotinus_n with_o a_o red_a or_o purple_a wood_n most_o excellent_a for_o in-laid_a work_n in_o marquetry_n as_o for_o fir_n the_o wild_a hard_a oak_n robora_fw-la chestnut_n tree_n lindens_n mastholmes_a and_o cornell_n tree_n they_o can_v away_o with_o hill_n and_o valley_n indifferent_o the_o maple_n the_o ash_n the_o seruis_fw-la tree_n the_o linden_n and_o the_o cherry_n tree_n delight_n in_o the_o mountain_n 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terrible_a to_o the_o offender_n as_o wherewith_o the_o magistrate_n rod_n be_v make_v for_o to_o execute_v justice_n and_o yet_o the_o wood_n of_o this_o tree_n be_v pass_o good_a for_o hoop_n so_o pliable_a it_o be_v and_o easy_a to_o bend_v the_o twig_n thereof_o serve_v also_o for_o to_o make_v panier_n and_o basket_n in_o france_n they_o use_v to_o boil_v the_o wood_n and_o thereof_o draw_v a_o glutinous_a and_o clammy_a slime_n in_o manner_n of_o bitumen_n in_o the_o same_o quarter_n there_o love_v to_o grow_v for_o company_n the_o white_a thorn_n which_o in_o old_a time_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o burn_v for_o torch_n at_o wedding_n and_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o most_o fortunate_a and_o lucky_a light_n that_o can_v be_v devise_v because_o as_o massurius_n report_v the_o roman_a shepherd_n and_o herdsman_n who_o ravish_v the_o sabine_a maiden_n be_v furnish_v every_o one_o with_o a_o branch_n thereof_o to_o make_v they_o torch_n but_o now_o adays_o the_o carpine_n and_o hazel_n be_v common_o use_v for_o such_o nuptial_a light_n the_o cypress_n walnut_n chestnut_n tree_n and_o the_o laburnum_fw-la can_v in_o any_o wise_a abide_v water_n this_o last_o name_v be_v a_o tree_n proper_a to_o the_o alps_o not_o common_o know_v the_o wood_n thereof_o be_v hard_a and_o white_a it_o bear_v a_o blossom_n of_o a_o cubit_n long_o but_o bee_n will_v not_o settle_v upon_o it_o the_o plant_n likewise_o call_v jovis_fw-la barba_fw-la so_o handsome_a to_o be_v cut_v in_o arbour_n and_o garden_n work_v which_o grow_v so_o thick_a and_o round_o withal_o full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o of_o a_o silver_n colour_n hate_v watery_a place_n contrariwise_o willow_n alder_n poplar_n and_o osier_n &_o the_o privet_fw-la which_o be_v so_o good_a for_o to_o make_v dice_n will_v not_o grow_v well_o and_o prosper_v but_o in_o moist_a ground_n also_o the_o vacinia_n or_o whortles_a set_v and_o sow_v in_o italy_n for_o the_o fowler_n to_o catch_v bird_n withal_o but_o in_o france_n for_o the_o purple_a colour_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o die_v clothes_n for_o their_o servant_n and_o slave_n to_o conclude_v this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n what_o tree_n soever_o will_v grow_v indifferent_o as_o well_o upon_o hill_n as_o plain_n arise_v to_o be_v tall_a big_a and_o carry_v a_o fair_a head_n to_o see_v to_o in_o the_o low_a champion_n ground_n but_o timber_n be_v better_a and_o carry_v a_o more_o beautiful_a grain_n upon_o the_o mountain_n except_o only_a apple_n tree_n and_o pyrry_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o a_o division_n of_o tree_n according_a to_o their_o general_a kind_n moreover_o some_o tree_n lose_v their_o leaf_n other_o continue_v always_o green_a and_o yet_o there_o be_v another_o difference_n of_o tree_n before_o this_o and_o whereupon_o this_o depend_v for_o tree_n there_o be_v which_o be_v altogether_o wild_a and_o savage_a there_o be_v again_o which_o be_v more_o gentle_a and_o civil_a and_o these_o name_n i_o think_v be_v very_o apt_a to_o distinguish_v they_o those_o tree_n therefore_o which_o be_v so_o kind_a and_o familiar_a unto_o we_o as_o to_o serve_v our_o turn_n either_o with_o their_o fruit_n which_o they_o bear_v or_o shade_n which_o they_o yield_v or_o any_o other_o virtue_n or_o property_n that_o they_o have_v may_v be_v very_o apt_o and_o fit_o be_v call_v civil_a and_o domestical_a chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o trees_n that_o never_o shed_v their_o leaf_n also_o of_o rhododendron_n among_o these_o tree_n and_o plant_n which_o be_v of_o the_o gentle_a kind_n the_o olive_n the_o laurel_n the_o date_n tree_n myrtle_n cypress_n pine_n ivy_n and_o the_o oleander_n lose_v not_o their_o leaf_n as_o for_o the_o oleander_n although_o it_o be_v call_v the_o sabine_a herb_n yet_o it_o come_v from_o the_o greek_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o name_n rhododendron_n some_o have_v call_v it_o nerion_n other_o rhododaphne_n it_o continue_v always_o green_a leave_a bear_v flower_n like_o rose_n and_o branch_v very_o thick_a hurtful_a it_o be_v and_o no_o better_a than_o poison_n to_o horse_n ass_n mule_n goat_n and_o sheep_n and_o yet_o unto_o man_n it_o serve_v for_o a_o countrepoyson_v and_o cure_v the_o venom_n of_o serpent_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o what_o tree_n shed_v not_o their_o leaf_n at_o all_o which_o they_o be_v that_o lose_v they_o but_o in_o part_n and_o in_o what_o country_n all_o tree_n be_v ever_o green_a of_o the_o wild_a sort_n the_o fir_n the_o larch_n the_o wild_a pine_n the_o juniper_n the_o cedar_n the_o terebinth_n the_o box_n tree_n the_o mast-holme_a the_o holly_n the_o cork_n tree_n the_o yew_n and_o the_o tamariske_n be_v green_a all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o a_o middle_a nature_n between_o these_o two_o kind_n above_o name_v be_v the_o adrachne_n in_o greece_n and_o the_o arbut_n or_o strawberry_n tree_n in_o all_o country_n for_o these_o lose_v the_o leaf_n of_o their_o waterbough_n but_o be_v ever_o green_a in_o the_o head_n among_o the_o shrub_n kind_a also_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a bramble_n and_o cane_n or_o reed_n which_o be_v never_o without_o leaf_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o thurium_n in_o calabria_n where_o sometime_o stand_v the_o city_n sybaris_n within_o the_o prospect_n from_o the_o say_a city_n there_o be_v a_o oak_n above_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v see_v always_o green_a and_o full_a of_o leaf_n and_o never_o begin_v to_o bud_v new_a before_o midsummer_n where_o by_o the_o way_n i_o marvel_v not_o a_o little_a that_o the_o greek_a writer_n deliver_v thus_o much_o of_o that_o tree_n in_o writing_n and_o our_o countryman_n afterward_o have_v not_o write_v a_o word_n thereof_o but_o true_a it_o be_v that_o great_a power_n there_o be_v in_o the_o climate_n insomuch_o as_o about_o memphis_n in_o egypt_n and_o elephantine_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o thebais_n
there_o be_v not_o a_o tree_n not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o very_a vine_n that_o shed_v leaf_n chap._n xxii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o such_o leaf_n as_o fall_v from_o tree_n and_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o change_n colour_n all_o tree_n without_o the_o range_n of_o those_o before_o rehearse_v for_o to_o reckon_v they_o up_o by_o name_n particular_o be_v a_o long_a and_o tedious_a piece_n of_o work_n do_v lose_v their_o leaf_n in_o winter_n and_o very_o this_o have_v be_v find_v and_o observe_v by_o experience_n that_o no_o leaf_n do_v fade_v and_o wither_v but_o such_o as_o be_v thin_a broad_a and_o soft_a as_o for_o such_o as_o fall_v not_o from_o the_o tree_n they_o be_v common_o thick_a skin_v hard_a and_o narrow_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o false_a principle_n and_o position_n hold_v by_o some_o that_o no_o tree_n shed_v their_o leaf_n which_o have_v in_o they_o a_o fatty_a sap_n or_o oleous_a humidity_n for_o who_o can_v ever_o perceive_v any_o such_o thing_n in_o the_o mast-holme_a a_o dry_a tree_n there_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o it_o hold_v always_o green_a timaeus_n the_o great_a astrologer_n and_o mathematician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o sign_n scorpio_n he_o cause_v leaf_n to_o fall_v by_o a_o certain_a venomous_a and_o poison_a infection_n of_o the_o air_n proceed_v from_o the_o influence_n of_o that_o malign_a constellation_n but_o if_o that_o be_v true_a we_o may_v well_o and_o just_o marvel_n why_o the_o same_o cause_n shall_v not_o be_v effectual_a likewise_o in_o all_o other_o tree_n moreover_o we_o see_v that_o most_o tree_n do_v let_v fall_v their_o leaf_n in_o autumn_n &_o some_o be_v long_o ere_o they_o shed_v continue_v green_a until_o winter_n be_v come_v neither_o be_v the_o timely_a or_o slow_a fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n long_o of_o the_o early_a or_o late_o bud_v for_o we_o see_v some_o that_o burgeon_v and_o shoot_v out_o their_o spring_n with_o the_o first_o and_o yet_o with_o the_o last_o shed_v their_o leaf_n and_o become_v naked_a as_o namely_o the_o almond_n tree_n ash_n and_o elder_n and_o contrariwise_o the_o mulberry_n tree_n put_v forth_o leaf_n with_o the_o late_a and_o be_v one_o of_o they_o that_o soon_o shed_v they_o again_o but_o the_o cause_n hereof_o lie_v much_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n for_o the_o tree_n that_o grow_v upon_o a_o lean_a dry_a and_o hungry_a ground_n do_v soon_o cast_v leaf_n than_o other_o also_o old_a tree_n become_v bare_a before_o young_a and_o many_o of_o they_o also_o lose_v their_o leaf_n before_o their_o fruit_n be_v full_o ripe_a for_o in_o the_o fig_n tree_n that_o come_v and_o beaâ—…th_v late_a in_o the_o winter_n pyrry_n and_o pomegranate_n a_o man_n shall_v see_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o the_o year_n fruit_n only_o and_o no_o leaf_n upon_o the_o tree_n now_o as_o touch_v those_o tree_n that_o continue_v ever_o green_a you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o they_o keep_v still_o the_o same_o leaf_n for_o as_o new_a come_v the_o old_a wither_v &_o fall_v away_o which_o happen_v common_o in_o mid-iune_n about_o the_o summer_n sunne-stead_n for_o the_o most_o part_n the_o leaf_n in_o every_o kind_n of_o tree_n do_v hold_v one_o and_o the_o same_o colour_n and_o continue_v uniform_a save_o those_o of_o the_o poplar_n ivy_n and_o croton_n which_o we_o say_v be_v call_v also_o cici_n iâ—…_n est_fw-la ricinus_n or_o palma_n christi_fw-la chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o three_o sort_n of_o poplar_n and_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o change_n their_o shape_n and_o figure_n of_o poplar_n there_o be_v find_v three_o sundry_a kind_n to_o wit_n the_o white_a the_o black_a and_o that_o which_o be_v name_v asp_n lybica_n or_o the_o poplar_n of_o guynee_n this_o have_v least_o leaf_n and_o those_o of_o all_o other_o black_a but_o mow_v commendable_a they_o be_v for_o the_o fungous_a measle_n as_o it_o be_v that_o come_v forth_o thereof_o as_o for_o the_o white_a poplar_n leaf_n the_o leaf_n when_o they_o be_v young_a be_v as_o round_o as_o if_o they_o be_v draw_v with_o a_o pair_n of_o compass_n like_v unto_o those_o of_o citron_n before_o name_v but_o as_o they_o grow_v elder_a they_o run_v out_o into_o certain_a angle_n or_o corner_n contrariwise_o the_o ivy_n leave_v at_o the_o first_o be_v corner_a and_o afterward_o become_v round_o all_o poplar_n leaf_n be_v full_a of_o down_o as_o for_o the_o white_a poplar_n which_o be_v full_a of_o leaf_n than_o the_o rest_n the_o say_v down_o fly_v away_o in_o the_o air_n like_v to_o mossy_a chat_n or_o thistle-downe_a the_o leaf_n of_o pomegranate_n and_o almond_n tree_n stand_v much_o upon_o the_o red_a colour_n but_o very_o strange_a it_o be_v and_o wonderful_a which_o happen_v to_o the_o elm_n tillet_n or_o linden_n the_o olive_n tree_n asp_n and_o sallow_a or_o willow_n for_o their_o leaf_n after_o midsummer_n turn_v about_o upside_o down_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o certain_a argument_n that_o the_o sun_n be_v enter_v cancer_n and_o return_v from_o the_o south_n point_n or_o summer_n tropic_n than_o to_o see_v those_o leaf_n so_o turn_v chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o what_o leave_v they_o be_v that_o use_n to_o turn_v every_o year_n of_o palm_n or_o date_n tree_n leave_v how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v order_v and_o use_v also_o certain_a wonderful_a observation_n about_o leaf_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a general_n and_o universal_a diversity_n &_o difference_n observe_v in_o the_o very_a leaf_n for_o common_o the_o upper_a side_n which_o be_v from_o the_o ground_n be_v of_o green_a grass_n colour_n more_o smooth_a also_o &_o polish_v the_o outside_n or_o nether_a part_n of_o the_o leaf_n have_v in_o it_o certain_a string_n sinew_n or_o vein_n brawn_n and_o joint_n bear_v out_o like_v as_o in_o the_o back_n part_n of_o a_o man_n hand_n but_o the_o inside_n cut_v or_o line_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o palm_n of_o one_o hand_n the_o leaf_n of_o the_o olive_n be_v on_o the_o upper_a part_n white_a and_o less_o smooth_a and_o likewise_o of_o the_o ivy._n but_o the_o leaf_n of_o all_o tree_n for_o most_o part_n every_o day_n do_v turn_v and_o open_v to_o the_o sun_n as_o desirous_a to_o have_v the_o inner_a side_n warm_v therewith_o the_o outward_a or_o nether_a side_n towards_o the_o ground_n of_o all_o leaf_n have_v a_o certain_a hoary_a down_o more_o or_o less_o here_o in_o italy_n but_o in_o other_o country_n so_o much_o there_o be_v of_o it_o that_o it_o serve_v the_o turn_n for_o wool_n and_o cotton_n in_o the_o east_n part_n of_o the_o world_n they_o make_v good_a cordage_n and_o strong_a rope_n of_o date_n tree_n leave_v as_o we_o have_v say_v before_o and_o the_o same_o be_v better_o &_o serve_v long_o within_o than_o without_o with_o we_o these_o date_n leaf_n be_v pull_v from_o the_o tree_n in_o the_o spring_n while_o they_o be_v whole_a and_o entire_a for_o the_o better_a be_v they_o which_o be_v not_o cleave_v or_o divide_v be_v thus_o pluck_v they_o be_v lay_v a_o dry_n within_o house_n four_o day_n together_o after_o that_o they_o be_v spread_v abroad_o and_o display_v open_a to_o the_o sun_n and_o leave_v without_o door_n to_o take_v all_o weather_n both_o day_n and_o night_n and_o to_o be_v bleach_a until_o they_o be_v dry_a and_o white_a which_o do_v they_o be_v slive_v and_o slit_v for_o cord-work_n but_o to_o come_v again_o to_o other_o leaf_n the_o broad_a be_v upon_o the_o figtree_n the_o vine_n and_o the_o plane_n the_o narrow_a upon_o the_o myrtle_n pomegranate_n and_o olive_n as_o for_o those_o of_o the_o pine_n and_o cedar_n they_o be_v hairy_a the_o holly_n leave_v and_o all_o the_o kind_n of_o holme_n be_v set_v with_o sharp_a prick_v as_o for_o the_o juniper_n in_o stead_n of_o leaf_n it_o have_v a_o very_a point_a thorn_n the_o cypress_n and_o tamariske_n carry_v fleshy_a leaf_n those_o of_o the_o alder_n be_v most_o thick_a of_o all_o other_o the_o reed_n and_o the_o willow_n have_v long_a leaf_n the_o date_n tree_n have_v they_o double_a the_o leaf_n of_o the_o pear_n three_fw-mi be_v round_o but_o those_o of_o the_o apple_n three_fw-mi be_v point_v of_o the_o ivy_n corner_a of_o the_o plane_n tree_n divide_v into_o certain_a incision_n of_o the_o pitch_n tree_n and_o the_o fir_n cut_v in_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o comb-teeth_n of_o the_o wild_a hard_a oak_n wave_v and_o indent_v round_o about_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o brier_n and_o bramble_n sharp_a like_o thorn_n all_o the_o skin_n over_o of_o some_o they_o be_v sting_v and_o bite_v as_o of_o nettle_n of_o other_o ready_a to_o prick_v like_o pin_n or_o needle_n as_o of_o the_o pine_n the_o pitch_n tree_n the_o larch_n the_o fir_n the_o cedar_n and_o all_o the_o sort_n
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 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ass_n most_o thick_a ib._n it_o whit_v woman_n skin_n ibid._n milk_n of_o all_o sort_n will_v thicken_v by_o the_o fire_n ibid._n minutius_n augurius_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n 551._o c_o misselto_n a_o wonder_n in_o nature_n 496._o h_o misselto_n upon_o the_o oak_n 460._o m_o misselto_n of_o three_o kind_n 496._o g_o misselto_n of_o what_o tree_n it_o grow_v ibid._n k_o misselto_n how_o it_o grow_v and_o whereupon_o it_o come_v ibid._n m_o misselto_n for_o what_o it_o be_v think_v good_a 497._o d_o mine_n of_o brass_n who_o first_o dig_v 188._o i_o mist_n when_o they_o be_v see_v 29._o b_o a_o kind_n of_o mist_n like_o unto_o a_o pillar_n and_o so_o call_v 23._o a_o milo_n his_o strength_n 166._o m_o military_a order_n and_o discipline_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o c_o m_o o_fw-fr modenna_n a_o territory_n 39_o d_o mola_n a_o mooncalf_n 163._o c_o a_o monster_n embalm_v and_o preserve_v in_o honey_n 158._o g_o molluscum_n what_o it_o be_v 467._o a_o monstrous_a birth_n 157._o f_o monarchy_n who_o first_o erect_v 189._o a_o mona_n a_o island_n 36._o k_o monkey_n 206._o h_o monoceros_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 212._o h_o monosceli_n what_o kind_n of_o man_n 156._o g_o moon_n her_o nature_n motion_n and_o effect_n 6._o l._n the_o diverse_a motion_n hereof_o observe_v first_o by_o endymion_n who_o therefore_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o love_n with_o she_o 7._o a._n eclipse_v thereof_o in_o the_o night_n only_o and_o why_o 7._o d._n see_v further_o in_o eclipse_n moon_n less_o than_o the_o other_o planet_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 9_o f._n what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o moon_n 14._o i_o moon_n how_o many_o furlong_n from_o the_o cloudy_a region_n tâ—…_n she_o 14_o m_o moon_n in_o the_o midst_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o sun_n 15._o b_o moon_n calf_n what_o it_o be_v 163._o e_o moon_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o cut_v hair_n of_o head_n &_o beard_n 488_o i_o moon_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o fall_a timber_n 487._o e_fw-la moon_n threè_fw-la appear_v 18._o g._n by_o her_o power_n grow_v the_o body_n of_o sister_n muskle_n 20._o i._n foreshow_v wind_n and_o weather_n 611._o e_o moon_n with_o all_o power_n it_o have_v over_o thing_n on_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o sea_n 44._o c._n creature_n that_o have_v no_o blood_n do_v most_o of_o all_o feel_v her_o power_n ibid._n a_o planet_n feminine_a and_o of_o her_o nature_n 44._o k._n nourish_v by_o the_o fresh_a water_n ibid._n how_o to_o be_v know_v crescent_a in_o the_o wane_n full_a and_o change_v 607._o d_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o some_o point_n of_o husbandry_n 607._o b_o mooncalve_n how_o engender_v 304._o a_o moramarusa_n what_o 85._o c_o morphnos_n a_o kind_n of_o aegle_n 271._o e_o mosses_n sweet_a 375._o e_o mouldwarpes_n undermine_v a_o town_n 212._o h_o mouldwarpes_n pass_v we_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o hear_v 306._o g_o mould_n black_a and_o red_a not_o always_o best_o 502._o k_o m_o v_o muck_n when_o best_a to_o be_v spread_v 508._o i_o muckhil_n how_o make_v and_o where_o ib._n how_o keep_v from_o snake_n ib._n mue_v of_o fowl_n who_o first_o devise_v 297._o c_o mulberry_n tree_n last_v long_a and_o why_o 474._o g_o mulberry_n describe_v 447._o c._n it_o be_v of_o three_o colour_n ibid._n mulberry_n of_o the_o bramble_n 447._o d_o mulberry_n tree_n the_o wise_a of_o all_o other_o 472._o l._n how_o to_o be_v cut_v for_o the_o liquor_n thereof_o 486._o h._n they_o give_v sign_n that_o cold_a weather_n be_v go_v 494._o h_o mule_n how_o engender_v 223._o f._n which_o be_v so_o call_v proper_o 224._o h._n bear_v fole_n prodigious_a ibid._n in_o cappadocia_n they_o engender_v and_o bear_v ibid._n mullet_n their_o nature_n 245._o 〈◊〉_d a_o mule_n eighteen_o year_n old_a 224._o i_o mulvianâ—…_n quince_n 436._o h_o mure_n marini_n what_o they_o be_v 247._o b_o murex_fw-la what_o fish_n 249._o a_o monkey_n and_o marmosete_n adore_v the_o new_a moon_n 231._o e_o muscadel_n grape_n and_o wine_n see_v apianae_fw-la music_n who_o first_o invent_v 189._o d_o musical_a instrument_n ibid._n mushroom_n 460._o l_o mustea_n what_o quince_n 436._o h_o m_o y_fw-fr myagirus_fw-la the_o god_n of_o the_o elaean_o 285._o a_o myrobalanus_fw-la see_v ben._n myrobalanos_fw-la petraea_n 374._o k_o myrtle_n of_o sundry_a kind_n 451._o d_o myrtle_n hexastica_fw-la ibid._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n myrtle_n tree_n last_v long_o 494._o l_o myrtle_n of_o three_o principal_a kind_n 451._o c_o myrtle_n berry_n use_v in_o stead_n of_o pepper_n 450._o l_o myrtle_n grow_v in_o the_o place_n where_o rome_n stand_v ibid._n m_o myrtle_n plebeia_fw-la and_o patritia_fw-la at_o rome_n 451._o b_o myrtle_n coniugula_n ibid._n c_o myrice_n 398._o m_o myrrhina_n what_o wine_n 419._o a_o myrrh_n atramiticke_a 369._o b_o myrrh_n ausaritis_n ibid._n myrrh_n dusaritis_n ibid._n myrrh_n tree_n where_o they_o grow_v 368._o k._n their_o description_n ib._n l_o myrrh_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 369._o b_o myrtle_n berry_n of_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n d._n how_o counterfeit_a ib._n myrtle_n leave_v in_o powder_n very_o good_a 451._o e_o myrtle_n wine_n how_o make_v 451._o d_o myrtle_n oil_n the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n e_o myrtle_n coronet_n use_v in_o triumph_n 452._o g_o myrtle_n rod_n and_o ring_n to_o what_o use_n ibid._n n_o a_o nacre_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 261._o c_o naevius_n pollio_n a_o giant_n 165._o h_o name_n of_o uine_a sprig_n or_o set_v 526._o k._n 527._o a_o of_o nail_n a_o discourse_n 349._o f_o naphtha_n the_o strange_a nature_n thereof_o and_o affinity_n it_o have_v with_o fire_n 47._o a_o naphtha_n what_o it_o be_v ibid._n nard_n leaf_n of_o three_o sort_n 364._o k_o nard_n the_o best_a ibid._n l_o nard_n celticke_a ibid._n m_o nard_n rustic_a ibid._n narcissimum_fw-la ointment_n 381._o d_o nardinum_fw-la oil_n 382._o k_o nardus_fw-la sophisticated_a and_o true_a how_o distinguish_v 364._o k_o root_n spike_n and_o leaf_n ibid._n actius_n navius_n the_o augur_n 443._o d_o nathecusa_n island_n 40._o k_o nature_n only_o account_v of_o divine_a power_n 5._o b_o nature_n of_o wild_a tree_n mitigate_v by_o translate_n they_o 510._o l._n nature_n secret_n not_o to_o be_v attain_v unto_o ibid._n ay_o nature_n or_o ground_n diverse_a 506._o l_o navel_n the_o place_n where_o vein_n do_v meet_v 345._o e_o nabis_n a_o kind_n of_o beast_n 205._o d_o navew_n see_v rape_n navigation_n who_o devise_v 190._o g._n navigation_n upon_o the_o sea_n 32._o k._n by_o who_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v sail_v and_o discover_v ibid._n nauplius_n a_o fish_n how_o it_o swim_v 252._o h_o nautilos_n or_o pompiles_n a_o fish_n and_o wonder_v of_o nature_n 150._o l_o nail_n grow_v in_o dead_a man_n 550._o g_o nail_n be_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o finger_n 345._o 〈◊〉_d nail_n in_o creature_n except_o the_o elephant_n ibid._n n_o e_o nea_n island_n 40._o g_o neck_n how_o it_o be_v compose_v 339._o a_o neck_n of_o all_o beast_n may_v turn_v about_o ibid._n needle_n fish_n belonae_fw-la 266._o h_o needle_n work_v who_o invention_n 228._o i_o nemesis_n her_o place_n behind_o the_o right_a ear_n 250._o k_o neptune_n his_o chapel_n famous_a for_o the_o game_n there_o use_v every_o five_o year_n 74._o m_o nereid_n see_v meremaid_n nerion_n see_v oleander_n nero_n how_o he_o take_v out_o the_o blue_a and_o black_a mark_n in_o his_o face_n after_z beating_z 400._o h_o nero_n bear_v with_o his_o foot_n forward_o 160._o h_o nero_n how_o much_o incense_n he_o waste_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o poppea_n 371._o e_fw-la nest_n wonderful_o make_v by_o bird_n 288._o l_o sea-nettle_n a_o fish_n 262._o i_o n_o i_o nicaeus_n bear_v of_o his_o mother_n affair_n woman_n resemble_v his_o grandfather_n a_o black_a aethiopian_a 161._o b_o nicias_n over_o fearful_a
especial_o i_o say_v if_o it_o thunder_v much_o second_o they_o will_v not_o last_v above_o one_o year_n item_n the_o tender_a &_o dainty_a be_v those_o that_o breed_v in_o the_o sprinâ—…_n and_o that_o indeed_o be_v the_o best_a time_n for_o they_o item_n in_o some_o country_n the_o overflow_n of_o river_n engender_v mushroom_n and_o namely_o at_o mitylene_n where_o by_o report_n they_o will_v not_o otherwise_o grow_v but_o upon_o floten_a ground_n and_o namely_o in_o such_o place_n whither_o the_o water_n have_v bring_v from_o tiara_n a_o certain_a vegetative_a seed_n to_o breed_v they_o and_o very_o that_o tiara_n be_v wonderful_o store_v &_o replenish_v with_o such_o as_o touch_v the_o truffle_n or_o mushroom_n of_o asia_n the_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o other_o be_v near_o unto_o lampsacum_fw-la and_o alopeconnesus_n but_o the_o best_a that_o greece_n yield_v be_v in_o the_o territory_n about_o the_o city_n elis._n in_o this_o toadstool_n or_o mushroom_n kind_n be_v those_o flat_a fuss_n and_o puff_v to_o be_v reckon_v which_o the_o greek_n name_n pezici_n pezitae_n as_o they_o have_v no_o root_n at_o all_o so_o they_o be_v altogether_o without_o either_o steel_n or_o tail_n in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o these_o i_o must_v needs_o speak_v of_o the_o most_o noble_a and_o famous_a plant_n laserpitium_n which_o the_o greek_n name_n silphium_n discover_v and_o find_v first_o in_o the_o abovesaid_a province_n of_o barbary_n cyrenaica_n the_o juice_n or_o liquor_n draw_v out_o of_o this_o herb_n they_o call_v dulcis_fw-la laser_n a_o drug_n so_o magnify_v of_o such_o singularity_n and_o use_n in_o physic_n especial_o that_o it_o be_v sell_v by_o weight_n and_o a_o dram_n thereof_o cost_v common_o english_a roman_a denier_n for_o these_o many_o year_n of_o late_a there_o be_v none_o of_o this_o plant_n to_o be_v find_v in_o that_o country_n of_o cyrenaica_n beforesaid_a for_o that_o the_o publican_n and_o farmer_n of_o the_o pasture_n and_o ground_n there_o 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gold_n and_o silver_n a_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o pound_n of_o the_o best_a laser_n moreover_o this_o one_o thing_n more_o i_o can_v forget_v the_o best_a and_o most_o renown_a greek_a author_n have_v leave_v in_o writing_n that_o 7_o year_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n cyrenae_n which_o be_v build_v 143_o year_n after_o our_o city_n of_o rome_n this_o plant_n laserpitium_n that_o bear_v the_o say_a laser_n be_v engender_v at_o one_o instant_a by_o occasion_n of_o a_o certain_a thick_a gross_a and_o black_a shower_n of_o rain_n in_o manner_n of_o pitch_n which_o sudden_o fall_v and_o drench_v the_o ground_n about_o the_o hortyard_n or_o garden_n of_o the_o hesperide_n &_o the_o great_a syrtis_n the_o which_o rain_n be_v effectual_a and_o leave_v the_o strength_n thereof_o for_o the_o compass_n of_o mile_n four_o thousand_o stadia_fw-la within_o africa_n or_o barbary_n they_o affirm_v moreover_o that_o the_o herb_n laserpitium_n there_o grow_v be_v of_o so_o savage_a 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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 medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v as_o for_o parthenium_n some_o name_n it_o leucanthe_n other_o tamnaum_fw-la but_o our_o countryman_n celsus_n the_o physician_n call_v it_o perdicium_fw-la and_o muralium_fw-la it_o grow_v in_o the_o mound_n &_o hedge_n about_o garden_n it_o bring_v forth_o a_o white_a flower_n savour_v like_o a_o feverfew_n apple_n and_o have_v a_o bitter_a taste_n the_o decoction_n of_o this_o herb_n if_o a_o woman_n sit_v over_o it_o and_o receive_v the_o fume_n into_o her_o body_n be_v good_a to_o mollify_v the_o hard_a tumor_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o natural_a part_n as_o also_o to_o discuss_v all_o inflammation_n a_o powder_n make_v of_o this_o herb_n dry_v and_o incorporat_a with_o honey_n and_o vinegar_n i._n oxymel_n and_o so_o apply_v purge_v choler_n adust_a and_o melancholy_a in_o which_o regard_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o swim_n and_o dizziness_n of_o the_o brain_n and_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o breed_v the_o stone_n be_v use_v in_o 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 great_a berry_n which_o ripen_v in_o the_o month_n november_n the_o three_o kind_n of_o strychnos_n or_o solanum_fw-la have_v leave_v like_a to_o basil_n but_o i_o must_v but_o light_o touch_v this_o herb_n and_o not_o stand_v long_o about_o the_o description_n either_o of_o it_o or_o the_o property_n which_o it_o have_v since_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o treat_v of_o holsom_a remedy_n to_o save_v folk_n and_o not_o of_o deadly_a poison_n to_o kill_v they_o for_o certes_o this_o herb_n be_v so_o dangerous_a that_o a_o very_a little_a of_o the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v enough_o to_o trouble_v a_o man_n brain_n and_o put_v he_o beside_o his_o right_a wit_n and_o yet_o the_o greek_a writer_n have_v make_v good_a sport_n with_o this_o herb_n and_o report_v pretty_a jest_n of_o it_o for_o say_v they_o whosoever_o take_v a_o dram_n of_o the_o juice_n shall_v have_v many_o strange_a fantasy_n appear_v evident_o unto_o they_o in_o their_o dream_n if_o they_o be_v man_n that_o they_o dally_v 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 every_o
for_o ulcer_n rupture_n and_o bruise_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o one_o have_v tumble_v headlong_o from_o some_o high_a downfall_n or_o that_o he_o have_v be_v crush_v by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o some_o waggon_n or_o chariot_n it_o fortune_v that_o a_o page_n of_o pericles_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o athenians_n who_o he_o love_v entire_o have_v climb_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o lantern_n or_o spire_n of_o a_o temple_n which_o the_o say_a prince_n build_v in_o the_o castle_n or_o citadel_n of_o athens_n fall_v down_o from_o thence_o who_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o herb_n reveal_v unto_o pericles_n in_o his_o sleep_n by_o the_o goddess_n minerva_n whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n first_o of_o parthenium_n and_o be_v consecrat_fw-mi unto_o the_o say_a goddess_n this_o be_v that_o page_n who_o melt_a statue_n be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o this_o day_n make_v of_o brass_n this_o be_v i_o say_v that_o noble_a and_o famous_a image_n call_v youth_n splaâ—…hnoptes_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o chamaeleon_n the_o herb_n the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a concern_v chamaeleon_n some_o there_o be_v who_o name_n it_o ixias_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o white_a have_v the_o rough_a leaf_n it_o creep_v close_o by_o the_o ground_n and_o set_v up_o stiff_a prickle_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o urchin_n the_o root_n be_v sweet_a in_o taste_n but_o of_o a_o most_o strong_a send_v in_o some_o place_n it_o engender_v a_o white_a kind_n of_o gum_n or_o clammy_a glue_v under_o the_o wing_n or_o armpit_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o leaf_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o frankincense_n be_v say_v to_o breed_v but_o especial_o about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n &_o for_o that_o it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o kind_n of_o birdlime_n it_o be_v call_v ixia_n our_o woman_n use_v this_o instead_o of_o mastic_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o herb_n be_v name_v chamaeleon_n be_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o variable_a leaf_n which_o it_o bear_v for_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v it_o change_v hew_v whereby_o in_o one_o place_n you_o shall_v have_v it_o black_a in_o another_o green_a here_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o look_v blue_a and_o there_o yellow_a and_o evermore_o alter_v the_o colour_n of_o which_o chamaeleon_n the_o white_a cure_v such_o as_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n if_o the_o root_n be_v boil_v and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o take_v to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o dram_n in_o sweet_a wine_n cuit_n the_o measure_n of_o one_o acetable_a of_o the_o same_o juice_n if_o one_o drink_v in_o a_o green_a harsh_a wine_n make_v of_o the_o hedge_n unripe_a grape_n wherein_o certain_a bunch_n of_o origanum_fw-la have_v lie_v infuse_v it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n to_o kill_v the_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o the_o gut_n it_o avail_v much_o also_o to_o help_v those_o who_o piss_n with_o difficulty_n and_o yet_o this_o juice_n be_v give_v to_o dog_n or_o swine_n in_o barley_n groat_n kill_v they_o if_o there_o be_v water_n and_o oil_n mingle_v thereto_o it_o draw_v rat_n and_o mouse_n to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v their_o bane_n unless_o present_o they_o drink_v water_n some_o prescribe_v for_o to_o cut_v the_o root_n thereof_o into_o thin_a roundles_a and_o to_o keep_v they_o enfiled_a up_o or_o hang_v by_o a_o string_n and_o then_o to_o seethe_v they_o for_o to_o be_v eat_v against_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n which_o the_o greek_n name_n rheumatisme_n of_o the_o black_a kind_n some_o have_v name_v that_o the_o male_a which_o have_v the_o purple_a flower_n and_o the_o female_a with_o the_o violet_n colour_n they_o all_o grow_v up_o with_o one_o stem_n and_o no_o more_o and_o the_o same_o be_v a_o cubit_n high_a and_o a_o finger_n thick_a the_o root_n be_v good_a to_o heal_v ringworm_n tetter_n and_o such_o like_a wild_a fire_n if_o they_o be_v sod_v together_o with_o brimstone_n and_o bitumen_n but_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v chew_v in_o the_o mouth_n or_o a_o collution_n be_v make_v therewith_o sodden_a in_o vinegar_n it_o fasten_v the_o tooth_n which_o shake_v and_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o head_n the_o juice_n of_o this_o root_n heal_v the_o scab_n or_o mange_n in_o fourfooted_a beast_n herewith_o also_o folk_n use_v to_o kill_v the_o tick_v that_o breed_n in_o dog_n but_o it_o stop_v the_o wind_n of_o heifer_n and_o young_a steer_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o squinancy_n and_o therefore_o of_o some_o it_o be_v call_v vlophonon_n and_o cynozolon_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o strong_a and_o stink_a smell_n that_o it_o have_v these_o chamaeleon_n do_v bear_v a_o certain_a viscous_a gum_n most_o proper_a for_o ulcer_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o as_o well_o black_a as_o white_a be_v singular_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o of_o coronopus_n or_o hartshorn_n with_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o coronopus_n be_v a_o herb_n bear_v long_o leave_v and_o those_o cleave_v into_o certain_a fissure_n and_o knags_z and_o howsoever_o it_o grow_v wild_a yet_o otherwhiles_o it_o be_v set_v and_o sow_v in_o garden_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o root_n which_o be_v roast_v under_o the_o ash_n be_v sovereign_a for_o the_o flux_n &_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o orchanet_n or_o alkanet_n as_o well_o the_o right_a as_o the_o bastard_n and_o their_o property_n in_o physic_n the_o root_n of_o orchanet_n be_v much_o use_v about_o medicine_n of_o the_o thickness_n it_o be_v of_o a_o finger_n it_o will_v rend_v and_o cleave_v in_o manner_n of_o the_o papyr_n reed_n and_o it_o colore_v the_o hand_n of_o as_o many_o as_o handle_v it_o with_o a_o red_a and_o bloody_a colour_n it_o prepare_v wool_n and_o woollen_a cloth_n for_o to_o take_v rich_a and_o deep_a colour_n if_o it_o be_v incorporat_a into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v ulcer_n especial_o in_o old_a man_n as_o also_o place_n that_o be_v burn_v it_o can_v be_v resolve_v in_o water_n but_o it_o be_v oil_n that_o must_v dissolve_v it_o and_o very_o this_o be_v a_o good_a experiment_n of_o that_o which_o be_v true_a and_o nothing_o sophisticat_v a_o dram_n thereof_o give_v in_o wine_n to_o drink_v be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o pain_n in_o the_o kidney_n but_o in_o case_n the_o patient_n have_v a_o fever_n upon_o he_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v take_v in_o the_o decoction_n of_o ague_n balanos_n in_o like_a manner_n be_v it_o to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o oppilation_n or_o obstruction_n of_o the_o liver_n of_o the_o spleen_n and_o in_o the_o jaundice_n a_o lineament_n make_v of_o it_o and_o vinegar_n cure_v the_o leprosy_n and_o the_o red_a pimple_n arise_v in_o the_o face_n the_o leave_v stamp_v with_o honey_n and_o meal_n until_o they_o be_v incorporat_a together_o and_o so_o apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n be_v think_v to_o be_v good_a for_o dislocation_n but_o if_o they_o be_v take_v inward_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o two_o dram_n in_o 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