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to_o it_o and_o in_o one_o word_n go_v about_o to_o medicine_n it_o you_o kill_v it_o all_o vine_n and_o pomegranate_n tree_n especial_o love_v alife_o river_n side_n &_o desire_v to_o be_v water_v for_o thereby_o will_v they_o thrive_v and_o prosper_v the_o fig_n tree_n also_o itself_o be_v nourish_v and_o feed_v in_o watery_a ground_n but_o the_o fruit_n that_o it_o bear_v be_v the_o poor_a by_o that_o mean_n almond_n tree_n if_o they_o be_v ply_v with_o dig_v will_v either_o not_o bloom_v at_o all_o or_o else_o shed_v their_o flower_n before_o due_a time_n neither_o must_v any_o young_a plant_n or_o tree_n new_o graff_v be_v dig_v about_o their_o root_n before_o they_o have_v gather_v sufficient_a strength_n and_o begin_v to_o bear_v fruit_n most_o tree_n be_v willing_a enough_o to_o be_v disburden_v of_o their_o superfluous_a and_o over-â—…ank_a branch_n like_a as_o we_o man_n can_v spare_v our_o nail_n to_o be_v pare_v and_o bush_n of_o hair_n to_o be_v cut_v when_o they_o be_v 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howbeit_o the_o point_n and_o beak_n of_o the_o ploughshare_n must_v be_v so_o guide_v that_o one_o while_o it_o bear_v hard_o above_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o another_o while_n beneath_o on_o the_o other_o side_n and_o very_o in_o this_o mountain_n work_n the_o ploughman_n that_o hold_v the_o plough_n have_v toil_n enough_o and_o labour_v at_o it_o as_o hard_a as_o the_o ox_n do_v certes_o there_o be_v some_o mountain_n that_o have_v no_o use_n at_o all_o of_o this_o beast_n but_o they_o ear_n their_o ground_n with_o rake_v and_o scrape_v hook_n only_o the_o ploughman_n unless_o he_o bend_v and_o stoop_v forward_o with_o his_o body_n must_v needs_o make_v sleight_n work_v and_o leave_n much_o undo_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v a_o fault_n which_o in_o latin_a we_o call_v prevarication_n and_o this_o term_v appropriate_a unto_o husbandry_n be_v borrow_v from_o thence_o by_o lawyer_n and_o translate_v by_o they_o into_o their_o court_n and_o hall_n of_o plea_n if_o it_o be_v then_o a_o reproachful_a crime_n for_o lawyer_n to_o abuse_v their_o client_n by_o way_n of_o collusion_n we_o ought_v to_o take_v heed_n how_o we_o deceive_v and_o mock_v the_o ground_n where_o this_o fault_n be_v first_o find_v and_o discover_v to_o proceed_v the_o ploughman_n ever_o and_o anon_o have_v need_n to_o cleanse_v the_o coulter_n and_o the_o share_n with_o his_o staff_n tip_v and_o point_v at_o the_o end_n like_o a_o thistle-spade_n he_o must_v beware_v that_o between_o two_o furrow_n he_o leave_v no_o naked_a balk_n raw_a and_o untilled_a also_o that_o the_o clot_n ride_v not_o one_o upon_o another_o back_n bad_o be_v that_o land_n plough_v which_o after_o the_o corn_n be_v sow_v
d_o t_o e_o tooth_n their_o nature_n sundry_a kind_n and_o use_n 164._o i._n k_o their_o presage_n 164._o l_o tooth_n of_o viper_n hide_v within_o their_o gumbe_n 337._o d_o tooth_n of_o sundry_a kind_n and_o how_o they_o be_v set_v and_o to_o what_o use_n etc._n etc._n 337._o c._n 338._o g_o teda_n or_o the_o torch-tree_n 462._o m_o tepidare_n river_n in_o italy_n 545._o it_o be_v warm_a in_o winter_n ibid._n temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n in_o meroe_n in_o egypt_n 146._o i_o tempest_n diverse_a kind_n thereof_o 25._o e_fw-la temetrum_fw-la 418._o k_o tempsis_n the_o pitch_n of_o the_o mountain_n 181._o e_o temerinda_n the_o name_n of_o meotis_n and_o why_o 118._o i_o tenerum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 2._o h_o tenthorania_n in_o time_n past_o near_a unto_o the_o sea_n 39_o e_fw-la tenera_fw-la terra_fw-la 582._o g_o tentyrites_n enemy_n to_o crocodile_n 209._o d_o tennis_n play_v who_o invention_n 190._o g_o tepidare_n what_o it_o signify_v 545._o a_o terra_fw-la tenera_fw-la earth_n as_o good_a as_o can_v be_v imagine_v 504._o k_o terra_fw-la pulla_fw-la a_o tender_a and_o mellow_a soil_n ibid._n teramnon_n 575._o d._n 62._o m_o terminatra_n a_o feast_n institute_v by_o king_n numa_n 549._o e_o teredines_n what_o worm_n 492._o h_o terebinth_n wood_n fine_a 490._o h_o territory_n of_o mutina_n 48._o g_o territorie_n of_o sabine_n and_o sidicine_n ibid._n f_o terpentine_n the_o clear_a rosin_n 423._o f_o terebinth_n or_o tepidian_a tree_n 389._o a._n the_o kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o fruit_n ibid._n b_o terpentine_n how_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o tree_n 465._o b_o terentine_n pine_v nut_n 435._o e._n f._n wit-teeth_n 338._o g_o tooth_n serve_v not_o only_o for_o grind_v our_o meat_n 164._o k_o tetartemorion_n what_o quadrant_a 182._o g_o tettigoniae_n a_o little_a kind_n of_o grasshopper_n 325._o 〈◊〉_d t_o h_n thalis_fw-la milesius_n among_o the_o greek_n first_o find_v out_o the_o reason_n of_o eclipse_n 8._o l_o theophrastus_n one_o of_o they_o that_o write_v of_o the_o roman_n 58._o i_o thracia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o f_o thunder_n and_o lighten_v the_o reason_n thereof_o 20._o m_o thorn_n royal_a 400._o l_o thirsty_a thorn_n 402._o g_o thrasymenus_n lake_n 48._o h_o thripe_n 492._o h_o thybians_n their_o strange_a nature_n and_o eyesight_n 155._o b_o thucydides_n call_v from_o banishment_n 172_o g_o thracian_n how_o they_o prove_v their_o fortune_n 176._o i_o thracian_n how_o they_o measure_v their_o happiness_n ibid._n thrash_v practise_v sundry_a way_n 602._o k_o t_o i_o tibur_n city_n found_v by_o tiburts_n more_o ancient_a than_o rome_n 415._o b._n tiberius_n caesar_n his_o say_n of_o sarnell_n in_o wine_n 414._o h._n heâ—…_n can_v see_v by_o night_n 334._o ay_o tib._n caesar_n write_v a_o poem_n of_o the_o comet_n call_v acontias_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d tibuli_n what_o tree_n 462._o i_o ticke_n want_v mean_n to_o avoid_v excrement_n 330._o g_o tigris_n the_o river_n where_o it_o begin_v and_o the_o diverse_a name_n it_o have_v 137._o a._n run_v through_o the_o lake_n arethusa_n ibid._n d_o tingitania_n province_n the_o description_n thereof_o 92._o k_o tinea_fw-la what_o worm_n 492._o h_o timarchus_n the_o paphian_a 338._o g._n have_v double_a course_n of_o tooth_n in_o each_o jaw_n ibid._n timber_n tree_n in_o what_o way_n several_o they_o be_v employ_v 491_o f_o tilthe_n fine_n 380._o g_o tissue_n cloth_n who_o invention_n 228._o i_o t_o m_o tmolus_n the_o hill_n well_o plant_v with_o vineyard_n 107._o 〈◊〉_d t_o o_fw-fr token_n of_o good_a honey_n 317._o b_o token_n of_o good_a bee_n ibid._n d_o token_n of_o death_n 183._o e_fw-la token_n of_o life_n uncertain_a ibid._n tool_n for_o smith_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o h_o token_n by_o the_o ear_n of_o beast_n 333._o d_o torpedo_n the_o crampefish_n 261._o d_o novellius_fw-la torquatus_n tricongius_fw-la a_o worthy_a wine-bibber_n 427._o d._n tortois_a have_v a_o kidnie_n alone_o of_o they_o that_o lie_v egg_n 343._o e_fw-la tortoise_n of_o the_o sea_n 241._o b_o tortoise_n shell_n as_o much_o as_o will_v cover_v house_n 134._o i_o tortoise_n his_o lung_n without_o blood_n 341._o a_o tortivum_fw-la wine_n what_o it_o be_v 425._o b_o town_n by_o who_o first_o build_v 188._o h_o town_n wall_n and_o tower_n who_o first_o rear_v 188._o h._n i_o of_o tongue_n 338._o m._n 339._o a_o tongue_n of_o serpent_n and_o libbard_n three_o fork_v 338._o k_o tongue_n of_o lizard_n two_o fork_v ibid._n serpent_n tongue_n as_o small_a as_o hair_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o crocodile_n cleave_v to_o their_o palate_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o lion_n and_o libard_n uneven_a ibid._n l_o tongue_n of_o cat_n bring_v madness_n ibid._n tongue_n of_o bee_n very_o long_o 339._o a_o tonsillae_n spungeous_a kernil_n in_o man_n ibid._n b_o t_o r_o trabca_n k._n romulus_n his_o mantill_a of_o estate_n 260._o h_o traffic_n first_o devise_v 187._o e._n 188._o m_o tragelaphis_n his_o nature_n 214._o m_o tragum_n what_o it_o be_v 562._o g_o trees_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o god_n 357._o b._n how_o they_o grow_v 508._o l_o tree_n that_o never_o grow_v out_o of_o their_o own_o kind_n 509._o b._n by_o what_o mean_v they_o grow_v 508._o l._n what_o tree_n bring_v forth_o young_a imp_n at_o the_o root_n 510._o h._n what_o tree_n grow_v by_o prick_v into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n k._n how_o to_o be_v remove_v 512._o m_o not_o in_o windy_a weather_n 513._o 〈◊〉_d their_o root_n not_o to_o be_v handle_v violent_o 514._o g_o trees_n which_o be_v slow_a in_o growth_n 515._o e._n which_o be_v forward_o in_o fruit_n ibid._n their_o shoot_n hinder_v growth_n ibid._n will_v overspread_v the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n if_o they_o be_v not_o repress_v ibid._n f._n how_o they_o grow_v one_o upon_o another_o 516._o l_o tree_n ought_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o autumn_n 522._o m_o tree_n of_o diverse_a nature_n how_o to_o be_v conjoin_v 123._o d_o tree_n plant_v for_o the_o use_n of_o uine_n 534._o l_o tree_n of_o much_o shadow_n not_o good_a for_o uine_n 535._o a_o tree_n admirable_a about_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o protesilaus_n 495._o c_o â—…o_n trees_n exempt_v from_o the_o worm_n blast_v and_o joint-ach_n 539._o a._n tree_n hunger_n starve_v headless_a ibid._n tree_n more_o or_o less_o subject_a to_o disease_n 539._o b_o what_o tree_n soon_o be_v worm-eaten_a ibid._n c_o trees_n trouble_v with_o certain_a fly_n 541._o c_o trees_n when_o they_o be_v say_v to_o die_v or_o to_o be_v sick_a 440._o g_o trees_n blast_v with_o certain_a wind_n 541._o c_o shed_n of_o leaf_n a_o sign_n of_o their_o recovery_n ibid._n d._n freeze_a to_o death_n in_o pontus_n and_o phrygia_n ibid._n soon_o die_v have_v once_o lose_v their_o head_n 542._o h_o tree_n that_o bear_v rosin_n abide_v any_o bruise_n or_o wound_v ibid._n ay_o tree_n grow_v thick_a kill_v one_o another_o ibid._n k_o trees_n prosper_v without_o leaf_n 543._o a_o tree_n change_v their_o colour_n from_o black_a to_o white_a ibid._n b_o trees_n change_v from_o better_a to_o worse_o be_v unlucky_a signesib_fw-la c_o trees_n sink_v and_o swallow_v up_o of_o the_o earth_n 443._o d_o tree_n yield_v many_o prodigious_a foretoken_n ibid._n remedy_n of_o tree_n disease_n 5â—…4_n h_o tree_n when_o they_o desire_v to_o be_v water_v ibid._n l_o trees_n turn_v their_o leaf_n in_o the_o summer_n sunstead_n 20._o h_o tree_n and_o timber_n piece_n of_o monstrous_a length_n 489._o d_o tree_n trouble_v with_o ant_n how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 547._o d_o tree_n of_o india_n exceed_v high_a 155._o d_o tree_n force_v to_o grow_v by_o art_n 498._o h_o tree_n stand_v upon_o the_o north_n do_v like_o best_a 500_o g._n why_o sometime_o they_o lose_v their_o fruit_n 500_o h._n nourish_v by_o rain_n 500_o i_o tree_n stand_v southward_o soon_o shed_v their_o leaf_n 502._o i_o no_o tree_n in_o some_o country_n 454._o m_o tree_n be_v not_o load_v with_o fruit_n after_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n 475._o b_o tree_n more_o fruitful_a in_o age_n than_o in_o youth_n and_o contrariwise_o ibid._n what_o tree_n live_v long_o than_o other_o 475._o e_o trees_n age_n soon_o by_o bear_v ibid._n tree_n bear_v fruit_n diverse_o ibid._n tree_n differ_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o growth_n either_o with_o single_a stock_n or_o manifold_a body_n 476._o h._n ay_o tree_n differ_v in_o root_n 477._o b_o trees_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o l._n m_o tree_n replant_v that_o have_v be_v blow_v down_o 477._o e_fw-la tree_n fall_v of_o themselves_o rise_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n 478_o g_o trees_n fall_v top_v and_o square_v and_o yet_o revive_v 478_o h_o tree_n grow_v natural_o by_o three_o manner_n of_o mean_n ibid._n ay_o tree_n and_o shrub_n will_v not_o all_o grow_v in_o every_o place_n 478_o k_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ib._n their_o homogenean_n or_o substantial_a part_n 486._o b._n
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other_o moisture_n than_o their_o own_o and_o that_o which_o they_o receive_v by_o dew_n and_o rain_n from_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n oile-olive_n come_v to_o have_v a_o rank_n and_o unpleasant_a taste_n if_o it_o be_v old_a keep_v and_o stale_a contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n which_o be_v the_o better_a for_o age_n and_o the_o long_a time_n that_o oil_n will_v continue_v good_a be_v but_o one_o year_n wherein_o sure_o if_o a_o man_n will_v well_o consider_v he_o may_v observe_v the_o great_a providence_n of_o nature_n for_o see_v that_o wine_n be_v make_v to_o seruefor_o intemperance_n and_o drunkenness_n there_o be_v not_o that_o necessity_n to_o drink_v much_o thereof_o and_o to_o spend_v they_o out_o of_o hand_n and_o more_o than_o so_o the_o dainty_a taste_n that_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v stale_a induce_v man_n to_o lay_v they_o up_o and_o keep_v they_o long_o but_o contrariwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v we_o make_v such_o spare_a of_o oil_n and_o therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a use_n and_o need_v thereof_o she_o have_v make_v it_o vulgar_a and_o common_a to_o all_o as_o touch_v this_o benefit_n and_o gift_n of_o nature_n bestow_v upon_o mankind_n italy_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n carry_v the_o name_n for_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o but_o principal_o the_o territory_n or_o county_n of_o venafrum_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n lie_v towards_o licinia_n which_o yield_v the_o oil_n call_v licinianum_n whereupon_o there_o be_v no_o olive_n comparable_a to_o they_o of_o licinia_n both_o for_o to_o serve_v the_o perfumer_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o pleasant_a smell_n which_o that_o oil_n do_v give_v so_o appropriate_a unto_o their_o ointment_n as_o also_o to_o furnish_v the_o kitchen_n and_o the_o table_n as_o they_o say_v that_o be_v fine-toothed_n &_o have_v a_o delicate_a taste_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o say_v that_o this_o oil_n carry_v the_o only_a name_n and_o yet_o these_o olive_n of_o licinia_n have_v this_o privilege_n beside_o that_o bird_n love_v not_o to_o come_v near_o they_o next_o to_o these_o licinian_n olive_n the_o question_n be_v between_o they_o of_o istria_n &_o baetica_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v away_o with_o the_o price_n for_o their_o goodness_n and_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o say_v which_o be_v the_o better_a of_o the_o two_o a_o three_o degree_n there_o be_v under_o these_o twoabove_n name_v namely_o of_o the_o olive_n that_o come_v from_o all_o other_o province_n set_v aside_o the_o fertile_a soil_n of_o that_o tract_n in_o africa_n which_o yield_v so_o great_a increase_n of_o corn_n for_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o nature_n have_v set_v it_o apart_o for_o grain_n only_o see_v it_o so_o fruitful_a that_o way_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v it_o the_o benefit_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n which_o she_o have_v deny_v those_o part_n as_o think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o they_o may_v glory_v and_o have_v the_o name_n for_o their_o harvest_n as_o for_o other_o point_n belong_v to_o olive_n man_n have_v err_v and_o be_v deceive_v very_o much_o neither_o be_v there_o in_o any_o part_n concern_v our_o life_n to_o be_v find_v more_o confusion_n than_o be_v therein_o as_o we_o will_v show_v and_o declare_v hereafter_o chap._n iii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o olive_n berry_n also_o of_o young_a olive_n plant_n this_o fruit_n call_v the_o olive_n consist_v of_o a_o stone_n or_o kernel_n of_o oil_n a_o fleshy_a substance_n and_o the_o lees_n or_o dregs_n now_o by_o these_o lees_n call_v in_o latin_a amurca_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o bitter_a liquor_n of_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o oil_n yield_v it_o come_v of_o abundance_n of_o water_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o time_n of_o drought_n there_o be_v least_o thereof_o so_o in_o a_o rainy_a and_o watery_a constitution_n you_o shall_v have_v store_n and_o plenty_n as_o for_o the_o proper_a juice_n of_o the_o olive_n it_o be_v their_o oil_n and_o the_o chief_a be_v that_o which_o come_v of_o those_o that_o be_v unripe_a like_a as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o when_o we_o treat_v of_o ompharium_fw-la or_o the_o olive_n verjuice_n this_o oily_a substance_n do_v increase_v and_o augment_v within_o the_o olive_n until_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o star_n arcturus_n to_o wit_n 16_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o october_n after_o which_o time_n their_o stone_n and_o carnous_a matter_n about_o they_o do_v rather_o thrive_v but_o mark_v when_o there_o follow_v a_o glut_n of_o rain_n and_o wet_a weather_n present_o upon_o a_o dry_a season_n the_o oil_n in_o they_o do_v corrupt_a and_o turn_v all_o well_o near_o into_o the_o lees_n above_o say_v which_o may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o colour_n for_o it_o cause_v the_o olive_n berry_n to_o look_v black_a and_o therefore_o when_o this_o blackness_n begin_v to_o appear_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o have_v somewhat_o although_o very_o little_a of_o the_o lees_n but_o before_o that_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o herein_o man_n be_v foul_o dceive_v take_v this_o mark_n for_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o ripeness_n which_o black_a hue_n indeed_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o their_o corruption_n and_o betoken_v that_o then_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o be_v stark_o naught_o they_o err_v also_o in_o this_o that_o they_o suppose_v a_o olive_n the_o more_o grow_v it_o be_v in_o carnositie_n to_o be_v the_o full_a of_o oil_n whereas_o in_o very_a truth_n all_o the_o good_a juice_n â—…n_v they_o be_v convert_v then_o into_o the_o gross_a and_o corpulent_a substance_n thereof_o and_o thereby_o also_o the_o stone_n and_o kernel_n come_v to_o be_v big_a and_o massy_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o water_v at_o that_o time_n
sod_v in_o wine_n and_o water_n they_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o a_o broth_n or_o gruel_n &_o so_o do_v no_o fruit_n else_o but_o pome_n and_o peare-quince_n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o preserve_v apple_n the_o general_a rule_n to_o keep_v and_o preserve_v apple_n be_v these_o imprimis_fw-la that_o the_o solar_n be_v well_o plank_v and_o board_v in_o a_o cold_a and_o dry_a place_n provide_v always_o that_o the_o window_n to_o the_o north_n do_v stand_v open_a especial_o every_o fair_a day_n item_n to_o keep_v the_o window_n into_o the_o south_n shut_v against_o the_o wind_n out_o of_o that_o corner_n and_o yet_o the_o north_n wind_v also_o where_o they_o blow_v do_v cause_n apple_n to_o shrink_v and_o rivell_v ill_a favoured_o item_n that_o apple_n be_v gather_v after_o the_o aequinox_n in_o the_o autumn_n and_o neither_o before_o the_o full_a of_o the_o moon_n nor_o the_o first_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n moreover_o that_o all_o the_o apple_n which_o fall_v be_v sever_v 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they_o apart_o according_a to_o their_o nature_n now_o be_v we_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o rest_n which_o be_v of_o a_o carnous_a substance_n and_o those_o be_v divide_v into_o fruit_n that_o be_v soft_a and_o pulpous_a and_o into_o berry_n the_o carnosity_n in_o grape_n and_o raisin_n in_o mulberry_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o arbut_n tree_n differ_v one_o from_o the_o other_o again_o the_o fleshy_a substance_n in_o grape_n between_o the_o skin_n and_o the_o liquid_a juice_n be_v one_o and_o that_o in_o sebesten_n be_v another_o berry_n have_v a_o carnosity_n by_o themselves_o as_o namely_o olive_n mulberry_n yield_v a_o juice_n or_o liquor_n within_o the_o pulp_n thereof_o resemble_v wine_n they_o be_v ordinary_o of_o three_o colour_n at_o the_o beginning_n white_z soon_o after_o red_z and_o when_o they_o be_v ripe_a black_a the_o mulberry_n tree_n bloom_v with_o the_o last_o but_o the_o fruit_n ripen_v with_o the_o first_o mulberry_n when_o they_o be_v full_o ripe_a stain_v a_o 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fifty_o cubit_n as_o touch_v grain_n and_o liquid_a kernel_n there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o they_o for_o first_o and_o foremost_a among_o very_a grape_n there_o be_v no_o small_a diversity_n in_o the_o skin_n either_o for_o tenderness_n or_o thickness_n in_o the_o inner_a stone_n or_o pippin_n which_o in_o some_o grape_n be_v but_o single_a or_o one_o alone_a in_o other_o double_a and_o those_o common_o yield_v not_o so_o much_o wine_n as_o the_o other_o do_v second_o those_o of_o ivy_n and_o elder_n differ_v very_o much_o yea_o and_o the_o grain_n within_o a_o pomegranate_n be_v not_o like_a to_o other_o in_o their_o form_n for_o they_o alone_o be_v make_v corner_a and_o angle-wise_a and_o several_a as_o they_o be_v they_o have_v not_o a_o particular_a skin_n of_o their_o own_o but_o they_o be_v altogether_o clad_v within_o on_o which_o be_v white_a and_o yet_o they_o stand_v all_o whole_o of_o a_o liquor_n and_o pulpous_a carnositie_n especial_o those_o which_o have_v within_o they_o but_o a_o small_a stone_n or_o woodie_a kernel_n semblable_o there_o be_v as_o much_o variety_n in_o berry_n for_o olive_n differ_v much_o from_o bay_a berry_n likewise_o those_o of_o a_o lote_a tree_n be_v diverse_a from_o they_o which_o the_o corneil_n tree_n bear_v the_o myrtle_n also_o differ_v from_o the_o lentisk_n in_o the_o very_a berry_n as_o for_o the_o huluer_n or_o holly_n berry_n and_o the_o haw_n of_o the_o white-thorn_n they_o be_v without_o any_o juice_n or_o liquor_n whereas_o cherry_n be_v of_o a_o middle_a kind_n between_o berry_n and_o grain_n this_o fruit_n be_v white_a at_o the_o first_o as_o light_o all_o berry_n be_v whatsoever_o but_o afterward_o some_o wax_n green_a as_o olive_n and_o bays_n other_o turn_v red_a as_o mulberry_n cherry_n and_o cornoile_n but_o in_o the_o end_n they_o all_o become_v black_a as_o mulberry_n cherry_n and_o olive_n chap._n xxv_o ¶_o of_o cherry_n eight_o kind_n before_o the_o time_n that_o l._n lucullus_n defeat_v k._n mithridates_n there_o be_v no_o cherrie-tree_n in_o italy_n but_o after_o that_o victory_n which_o be_v about_o the_o 680_o year_n from_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n he_o be_v the_o man_n that_o bring_v they_o first_o out_o of_o pontus_n and_o furnish_v italy_n so_o well_o with_o they_o that_o within_o six_o and_o twenty_o year_n other_o land_n have_v part_v thereof_o even_o as_o far_o as_o britain_n beyond_o the_o ocean_n howbeit_o as_o we_o have_v before_o say_v they_o can_v never_o be_v bring_v to_o grow_v in_o egypt_n for_o all_o the_o care_n and_o industry_n employ_v about_o they_o of_o cherry_n the_o red_a sort_n be_v call_v apronia_n the_o black_a actia_fw-la the_o caecilian_a be_v round_o withal_o the_o julian_n cherry_n have_v a_o pleasant_a taste_n but_o they_o must_v be_v take_v new_a from_o the_o tree_n and_o present_o eat_v for_o so_o tender_a they_o be_v otherwise_o that_o they_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o carriage_n of_o all_o other_o the_o duracine_n cherry_n be_v the_o sovereign_a which_o in_o campaine_n be_v call_v pliniana_n but_o in_o picardy_n and_o those_o low_a country_n of_o belgica_n they_o make_v most_o account_n of_o the_o portugal_n cherry_n as_o they_o do_v also_o who_o inhabit_v upon_o the_o river_n rhine_n they_o have_v a_o hue_n with_o they_o compose_v of_o three_o colour_n between_z red_z black_a and_o green_a and_o always_o look_v as_o if_o they_o be_v in_o ripen_v still_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o full_a 5_o year_n since_o the_o cherry_n which_o they_o call_v laurea_n be_v know_v so_o call_v they_o be_v because_o they_o be_v graff_v on_o a_o bay-tree_n stock_n and_o thereof_o thy_o take_v a_o kind_n of_o bitterness_n but_o yet_o not_o unpleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n there_o be_v moreover_o macedonian_a cherry_n grow_v upon_o a_o small_a tree_n seldom_o above_o three_o cubit_n high_a and_o yet_o there_o be_v certain_a dwarf_n cherry_n not_o full_a so_o tall_a call_v chamecerasti_n i._n ground_n cherry-shrub_n the_o cherrytree_n be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o that_o yield_v fruit_n to_o his_o master_n in_o token_n of_o thankfulness_n &_o recognizance_n of_o his_o pain_n all_o the_o year_n long_o it_o delight_v to_o grow_v in_o cold_a place_n and_o expose_v to_o the_o north._n the_o cherry_n will_v dry_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o may_v be_v keep_v in_o barrel_n like_o olive_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o corneile_n and_o lentiske_n tree_n the_o same_o care_n be_v have_v in_o condit_v the_o berry_n of_o the_o corneil_n and_o the_o lentisk_n as_o in_o preserve_v olive_n so_o curious_a be_v man_n to_o content_v their_o tooth_n as_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v to_o serve_v the_o belly_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o thing_n of_o diverse_a relish_v be_v mingle_v together_o and_o one_o give_v a_o taste_n unto_o another_o and_o cause_v to_o be_v pleasant_a at_o the_o tongue_n end_n nay_o we_o entermingle_v all_o climate_n and_o coast_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o satisfy_v our_o appetite_n for_o to_o one_o kind_n of_o meat_n we_o must_v have_v drug_n &_o spice_n fetch_v as_o far_o as_o from_o india_n to_o another_o out_o of_o egypt_n candie_n and_o cyrene_n and_o in_o one_o word_n for_o every_o dish_n we_o have_v a_o several_a land_n to_o find_v we_o sauce_n to_o conclude_v we_o be_v grow_v to_o this_o pass_n that_o we_o cease_v not_o to_o sophisticate_a our_o viand_n even_o with_o hurtful_a thing_n so_o they_o taste_v well_o yea_o and_o to_o make_v dish_n of_o very_a mushroom_n poison_n because_o we_o will_v devour_v and_o send_v all_o down_o the_o throat_n but_o more_o plain_o hereof_o in_o our_o profess_a discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n of_o herb_n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o the_o diversity_n of_o taste_n and_o savour_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n as_o
of_o ivy_n and_o elder_n and_o other_o again_o cleave_v fast_o to_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o tree_n as_o bay_a berry_n some_o both_o way_n as_o olive_n for_o there_o be_v of_o they_o that_o have_v long_o steles_a and_o other_o again_o short_a tail_v some_o fruit_n there_o be_v also_o that_o be_v form_v like_o cup_n or_o mazer_n as_o pomegranate_n medlar_n the_o egyptian_a bean_n or_o lote_n and_o that_o which_o grow_v about_o the_o river_n euphrates_n as_o for_o the_o singularity_n and_o commendable_a part_n in_o fruit_n they_o be_v of_o diverse_a sort_n date_n be_v most_o set_v by_o for_o their_o fleshy_a substance_n and_o yet_o they_o of_o thebes_n above_o in_o high_a egypt_n be_v esteem_v only_o for_o their_o outward_a coat_n or_o crust_n that_o they_o have_v grape_n and_o the_o date_n call_v caryotae_n be_v in_o great_a account_n and_o estimation_n for_o their_o juice_n and_o liquor_n pear_n and_o apple_n be_v most_o accept_v for_o their_o callous_a substance_n next_o unto_o 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take_v name_n that_o exquisite_a and_o dainty_a dish_n of_o meat_n which_o even_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v myrtatum_fw-la and_o hereof_o come_v that_o excellent_a sauce_n so_o high_o commend_v for_o the_o brawn_n of_o the_o wild_a boar_n when_o for_o the_o most_o part_n myrtle_n berry_n be_v put_v thereto_o to_o dip_v the_o meat_n therein_o for_o to_o give_v a_o better_a taste_n to_o that_o kind_n of_o venison_n as_o for_o the_o very_a tree_n itself_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o be_v see_v within_o the_o compass_n and_o precinct_n of_o europe_n which_o begin_v at_o the_o mountain_n ceraunia_n be_v about_o circeij_n where_o stand_v the_o tomb_n sometime_o of_o elpenor_n and_o still_o it_o retain_v the_o greek_a name_n whereby_o we_o may_v well_o judge_v that_o it_o be_v a_o stranger_n howbeit_o there_o grow_v a_o myrtle_n tree_n in_o old_a time_n when_o rome_n be_v first_o found_v even_o in_o that_o plot_n of_o ground_n where_o the_o city_n now_o stand_v for_o thus_o go_v the_o 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to_o fade_v and_o wither_v and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n so_o long_o as_o the_o senate_n be_v able_a to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v their_o authority_n the_o myrtle_n of_o the_o noble_n continue_v fresh_a and_o green_a and_o spread_v her_o bough_n at_o large_a whereas_o that_o other_o of_o the_o commons_o seem_v as_o it_o have_v be_v blast_v dry_a and_o half_a dead_a but_o after_o that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o senate_n begin_v to_o quail_v and_o droop_v which_o be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o war_n with_o the_o marsyans_n as_o their_o tree_n decay_a and_o waste_v so_o the_o plebeian_n myrtle_n hold_v up_o the_o head_n again_o and_o so_o by_o little_a and_o little_a as_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o senator_n be_v take_v down_o and_o abate_v to_o nothing_o so_o their_o myrtle_n wax_v poor_a and_o barren_a until_o it_o become_v dry_a and_o stark_a dead_a moreover_o there_o stand_v a_o old_a chapel_n and_o a_o altar_n consecrate_v to_o venus_n myrtea_fw-la who_o now_o at_o this_o 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cherish_v mankind_n in_o that_o rude_a wild_a age_n and_o poor_a infancy_n of_o the_o world_n but_o that_o i_o be_o force_v to_o break_v the_o course_n of_o my_o history_n and_o prevent_v with_o a_o deep_a study_n and_o admiration_n arise_v from_o the_o truth_n and_o ground_n of_o experience_n to_o consider_v what_o manner_n of_o life_n it_o may_v be_v to_o live_v without_o any_o tree_n or_o shrub_n at_o all_o grow_a out_o of_o the_o earth_n chap._n i._n ¶_o of_o nation_n that_o have_v no_o tree_n nor_o plant_n among_o they_o of_o wonderful_a tree_n in_o the_o northerly_a region_n we_o have_v show_v heretofore_o that_o in_o the_o east_n part_v very_o towards_o the_o main_a ocean_n there_o be_v many_o country_n in_o that_o estate_n to_o wit_n altogether_o destitute_a of_o tree_n in_o the_o north_n also_o i_o myself_o have_v see_v the_o people_n call_v etc._n cauchi_n as_o well_o the_o great_a as_o the_o less_o for_o so_o they_o be_v distinguish_v where_o there_o be_v no_o show_n or_o 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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 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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 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say_v already_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o mast_n tree_n there_o be_v many_o that_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n of_o different_a sort_n among_o which_o may_v be_v reckon_v the_o laurel_n with_o her_o variable_a flower_n and_o berry_n grow_v so_o thick_a and_o principal_o the_o barren_a of_o that_o kind_n which_o bear_v nothing_o else_o and_o therefore_o be_v esteem_v of_o some_o the_o male_a the_o hazel_v also_o and_o filbard_n tree_n beside_o their_o nut_n do_v carry_v certain_a chat_n with_o a_o callous_a substance_n of_o scale_n join_v one_o within_o another_o but_o good_a for_o nothing_o chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o boxtree_n the_o greek_a bean_n or_o the_o lotus_fw-la among_o these_o be_v to_o be_v range_v the_o boxtree_n which_o bring_v forth_o the_o most_o variety_n of_o all_o other_o buxus_n for_o it_o put_v forth_o a_o seed_n of_o she_o own_o also_o a_o grain_n which_o they_o call_v carthegon_v beside_o on_o the_o north_n side_n misselto_n and_o on_o the_o south_n hyphear_n whereof_o we_o will_v write_v anon_o more_o at_o large_a so_o that_o otherwhiles_o a_o man_n shall_v find_v four_o diverse_a thing_n upon_o the_o box_n all_o together_o moreover_o of_o tree_n some_o be_v simple_a or_o single_a to_o wit_n such_o as_o from_o the_o root_n have_v one_o trunk_n or_o body_n and_o no_o more_o and_o yet_o many_o bough_n and_o branch_n as_o the_o olive_n figtree_n and_o the_o vine_n other_o be_v of_o a_o shrub_n kind_a and_o put_v forth_o many_o shoot_v from_o the_o root_n beside_o the_o main_a trunk_n as_o the_o rhamne_v thorn_n paliurus_n and_o the_o myrtle_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o hazel_n nut-tree_n howbeit_o the_o better_a be_v the_o tree_n and_o more_o plenteous_a in_o fruit_n when_o it_o be_v well_o branch_a from_o the_o body_n and_o have_v not_o those_o sucker_n from_o the_o root_n you_o shall_v find_v some_o again_o have_v no_o principal_a stock_n at_o all_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o box_n and_o a_o certain_a lotus_fw-la beyond_o sea_n other_o be_v fork_v in_o twain_o yea_o in_o five_o immediate_o from_o the_o root_n and_o you_o shall_v meet_v with_o those_o that_o put_v up_o many_o trunk_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o branch_n not_o into_o bough_n as_o namely_o the_o elder_n as_o also_o with_o other_o that_o fork_n not_o nor_o be_v divide_v at_o all_o howbeit_o they_o be_v full_a of_o arm_n &_o bough_n as_o the_o pitch-tree_n moreover_o some_o there_o be_v which_o have_v their_o bough_n dispose_v in_o good_a order_n as_o the_o pitch-tree_n fir_n or_o deal_v other_o again_o be_v as_o disorderly_a as_o the_o oak_n appletree_n and_o pyrrie_v as_o for_o the_o fir_n very_o where_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o bough_n they_o grow_v direct_o upright_o unto_o heaven_n and_o spread_v not_o in_o breadth_n about_o the_o side_n but_o a_o strange_a and_o wondrous_a thing_n it_o be_v of_o this_o tree_n that_o if_o it_o be_v head_v or_o the_o top_n only_o of_o those_o arm_n cut_v off_o the_o whole_a die_v thereupon_o but_o 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leather_n the_o root_n to_o die_v wool_n and_o as_o for_o the_o fruit_n or_o apple_n that_o it_o bear_v they_o be_v a_o special_a kind_n by_o themselves_o for_o all_o the_o world_n they_o resemble_v the_o snout_n or_o muzle_v of_o wild_a beast_n and_o many_o of_o the_o small_a sort_n seem_v to_o hang_v to_o one_o that_o be_v big_a than_o the_o rest_n as_o concern_v bough_n of_o tree_n some_o be_v term_v blind_a because_o they_o put_v not_o forth_o certain_a eye_n or_o chit_n where_o they_o shall_v bud_v which_o happen_v sometime_o by_o a_o natural_a defect_n when_o they_o be_v not_o of_o validity_n to_o thrust_v out_o a_o bud_n otherwhiles_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o some_o wrong_n and_o injury_n do_v namely_o when_o they_o be_v cut_v off_o and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o cut_n there_o grow_v as_o it_o be_v a_o callous_a scar_n that_o dull_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o tree_n furthermore_o look_v what_o be_v the_o nature_n that_o fork_a tree_n have_v in_o their_o bough_n the_o same_o 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the_o very_a pith_n or_o heart_n in_o the_o mid_n wherein_o he_o will_v have_v the_o young_a imp_n thwitted_a and_o sharpen_v as_o be_v beforesaid_a to_o be_v set_v and_o ingraff_v so_o as_o the_o marrow_n of_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o may_v join_v and_o meet_v just_a together_o the_o second_o manner_n be_v when_o two_o vine_n stock_n do_v reach_v one_o to_o the_o other_o for_o to_o cut_v bias_n or_o aslaunt_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o goat_n foot_n two_o twig_n or_o branch_n of_o either_o one_o with_o this_o regard_n that_o these_o cut_v be_v of_o a_o contrary_a side_n the_o one_o unto_o the_o other_o and_o withal_o so_o deep_a as_o that_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o pith_n or_o heart_n then_o to_o fit_v one_o to_o the_o other_o join_v pith_n to_o pith_n and_o then_o bind_v they_o fast_o together_o so_o close_o that_o no_o air_n may_v enter_v between_o until_o such_o time_n as_o the_o one_o have_v adopt_v the_o other_o the_o three_o devise_n be_v to_o bear_v hole_n in_o 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graft_n remain_v bind_v until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o have_v put_v forth_o shoot_v two_o foot_n long_o and_o then_o the_o foresay_a band_n to_o be_v cut_v in_o sunder_o that_o they_o may_v burnish_v in_o thickness_n and_o at_o ease_v according_o the_o season_n which_o they_o have_v allow_v for_o to_o graft_v vine_n be_v from_o the_o equinoctial_a in_o autumn_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o they_o begin_v to_o bud_v forth_o general_o all_o tree_n that_o be_v tame_a and_o gentle_a may_v well_o be_v graff_v into_o stock_n and_o root_n of_o the_o wild_a which_o by_o nature_n be_v dryer_n contrariwise_o grass_n the_o wild_a and_o savage_a kind_n upon_o the_o other_o you_o shall_v have_v all_o degenerate_a and_o become_v wild_a touch_v other_o point_n belong_v to_o the_o seat_n of_o graft_n all_o depend_v upon_o the_o goodness_n or_o malignity_n of_o the_o sky_n and_o weather_n in_o sum_n a_o dry_a season_n be_v good_a for_o all_o tree_n graff_v in_o this_o manner_n and_o say_v that_o the_o 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tree_n this_o be_v the_o proper_a season_n which_o we_o appoint_v heretofore_o all_o other_o winter_n work_v for_o a_o husbandman_n to_o be_v busy_v in_o will_v be_v do_v in_o the_o night_n for_o the_o most_o part_n sit_v up_o he_o must_v late_o and_o rise_v betimes_o by_o candle_n light_n and_o watch_v hardly_o about_o they_o for_o that_o the_o night_n be_v so_o much_o long_a than_o the_o day_n let_v he_o a_o god_n name_n find_v himself_o occupy_v with_o make_v wicker_n basket_n and_o hamper_n wind_v of_o hurdle_n &_o twist_v of_o frail_n and_o panier_n let_v he_o thwite_v torch_n wood_n taperwise_o with_o link_n and_o light_n and_o when_o he_o have_v by_o day_n light_n make_v ready_a and_o prepare_v thirty_o pole_n or_o rail_n for_o vine_n to_o run_v on_o and_o sixty_o stake_n or_o prop_n to_o support_v they_o he_o may_v in_o the_o evening_n make_v five_o pole_n or_o perch_n and_o ten_o fork_n or_o supporter_n and_o likewise_o as_o many_o early_a in_o the_o morning_n before_o day_n 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star_n sagitta_n i._o the_o arrow_n set_v in_o the_o evening_n item_n from_o that_o time_n to_o the_o six_o day_n before_o the_o ides_n of_o januarie_n i._o the_o eight_o day_n of_o that_o month_n when_o as_o the_o same_o dolphin_n go_v down_o or_o retire_v out_o of_o sight_n in_o the_o evening_n usual_o we_o have_v in_o italy_n continual_a frost_n and_o winter_n weather_n as_o also_o when_o the_o sun_n be_v perceive_v to_o enter_v into_o aquarius_n which_o ordinary_o fall_v out_o sixteen_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o february_n i._o the_o seventeen_o of_o january_n as_o for_o the_o clear_a and_o bright_a star_n call_v the_o star_n royal_a appear_v in_o the_o breast_n of_o the_o sign_n leo_n tubero_n my_o author_n say_v that_o eight_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o february_n to_o wit_n the_o 25_o day_n of_o januarie_n it_o go_v out_o of_o our_o sight_n in_o the_o morning_n also_o overnight_o before_o the_o nones_n of_o february_n i._o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o same_o month_n the_o harp-star_n fidicula_fw-la go_v down_o and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v towards_o the_o late_a end_n of_o this_o quarter_n it_o be_v good_a and_o necessary_a to_o dig_v and_o turn_v up_o fresh_a mould_n with_o mattock_n and_o spade_n against_o the_o time_n that_o rose_n or_o vine_n shall_v be_v set_v wheresoever_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o climate_n will_v bear_v it_o and_o for_o a_o acre_n of_o such_o work_n sixty_o labourer_n in_o a_o day_n be_v sufficient_a to_o do_v it_o well_o at_o which_o time_n also_o old_a trench_n and_o ditch_n will_v be_v scour_v or_o new_o make_v for_o morning_n work_v before_o day_n the_o husbandman_n must_v look_v to_o his_o iron_n tool_n that_o they_o be_v ground_n whetre_v and_o
man_n a_o god_n 4._o g_o man_n compare_v with_o other_o creature_n 152._o i_o man_n have_v no_o certain_a time_n to_o abide_v in_o the_o womb_n 258._o k_o mankind_n more_o inordinate_a than_o other_o creature_n in_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n 302._o m_o the_o mani-foot_n fish_n ozoena_fw-la 250._o m_o manilius_n write_v of_o the_o phoenix_n in_o arabia_n dedicate_v unto_o the_o sun_n 272._o b._n the_o age_n of_o this_o bird_n and_o manner_n of_o die_v ibid._n hence_o the_o young_a phoenix_n be_v breed_v 271._o c_o mandri_n people_n woman_n bring_v forth_o child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a_o manlius_n capitolinus_n first_o that_o be_v reward_v with_o a_o mural_a crown_n 170._o k._n his_o deed_n and_o reward_n ib._n his_o praise_n ib._n manna_n what_o it_o be_v 376._o h_o manna_n thuris_fw-la 367._o e_o mantichora_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206_o k._n resemble_v man_n language_n 222._o l_o maples_n of_o many_o kind_n 466._o k._n the_o wood_n commend_v for_o fine_a grain_n and_o serve_v in_o curious_a workmanship_n 466._o l_o maquerels_n 243._o e_o cn._n martius_n first_o devise_v to_o cut_v out_o arbour_n at_o rome_n 359_o b_o marcellus_n esurinus_fw-la bring_v plain_a tree_n into_o italy_n 358._o m_o mareolis_n lybia_n border_v upon_o egypt_n describe_v 95._o d_o mare_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o hermaphrodite_n 352._o i._n see_v they_o be_v at_o rome_n ibid._n a_o mare_n in_o foal_n win_v the_o prize_n in_o the_o olympian_a race_n 304._o g_o mares_n better_o than_o stallion_n in_o war_n service_n in_o scythia_n 222_o l_o mare_n conceive_v by_o the_o wind_n ibid._n mares_n how_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o admit_v ass_n to_o cover_v they_o 303._o e._n mare_n with_o foal_n labour_n as_o well_o as_o before_o 303._o f._n they_o steal_v their_o fol_n many_o time_n 304._o g_o margarides_n date_n 387._o b_o margo_n a_o kind_n of_o limestone_n 505._o d_o mario_n a_o fish_n of_o pleasant_a taste_n 243._o b_o marjoram_n oil_n the_o best_a 382._o g_o c._n marius_n commend_v by_o sylla_n foelix_n for_o build_v a_o manor_n house_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o i_o marmoset_n where_o breed_v 106._o g_o marmotanes_n their_o nature_n 226._o m_o maiorinae_fw-la what_o olive_n 432._o g_o of_o marrow_n 344._o l._n m_o marrow_n never_o find_v but_o in_o hollow_a bone_n 344._o l_o marrow_n of_o the_o uine_a tree_n and_o nature_n thereof_o 526._o i_o marrow_n of_o the_o back_n descend_v from_o the_o brain_n ibid._n marrow_n of_o a_o man_n back_n prove_v a_o snake_n 305._o b_o marsian_n endue_v with_o a_o virtue_n against_o serpent_n 154._o l_o mars_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o g_o mars_n his_o course_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o can_v be_v observe_v 12._o m_o his_o colour_n 13._o c_o mars_n his_o motion_n and_o light_n 10._o h_o marsys_n hang_v himself_o in_o a_o plane_n tree_n 495._o d_o marsyans_n descend_v from_o lady_n circe_n son_n 154._o l_o martia_n the_o name_n of_o a_o lady_n which_o be_v strike_v with_o lightning_n be_v great_a with_o child_n her_o child_n kill_v and_o she_o without_o harm_n 25._o f_o martin_n enemy_n to_o bee_n 292._o ay_o martin_n call_v apodes_n ibid._n martin_n or_o martinet_n see_v swallow_n martius_n musician_n strive_v with_o apollo_n 107._o b_o martius_n in_o a_o oration_n of_o he_o his_o head_n be_v on_o a_o flame_a fire_n 48._o h_o massaris_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 379._o d_o mast_n tree_n honour_v especial_o by_o the_o roman_n 456._o g_o mast_n a_o great_a revenue_n in_o some_o country_n ibid._n ground_n for_o bread_n ibid._n serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n for_o delicate_n ibid._n mast_n of_o different_a kind_n 456._o h_o beech_n mast_n sweet_a of_o all_o other_o 458._o i_o beech_n mast_n describe_v ibid._n k_o mast_n of_o sundry_a tree_n ibid._n l_o mast_n differ_v sundry_a way_n 459._o a_o mast_n which_o be_v best_a for_o feed_v cattle_n 459._o e._n f_o mast_n of_o a_o ship_n of_o main_a bigness_n 489._o e_o mast_n tree_n how_o it_o grow_v 525._o f_o mastic_n tree_n show_v three_o reason_n of_o plow_a ground_n 599._o b._n mastic_n the_o rosin_n of_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n 424._o g_o mastic_n gum_n 369._o c._n the_o best_a ibid._n f._n issue_v of_o the_o lentiske-tree_n 370._o g_o of_o the_o matrice_n 344._o g._n h_o mattimacians_n there_o presumptuousnesse_n 15._o b_o matutine_v rising_z or_o set_v of_o fix_a star_n 587._o d_o mavise_n change_v thelr_a colour_n 285._o f_o mauritania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 90._o i_o m_o e_o measure_n of_o the_o sea_n 149_o d_o measure_n of_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n ibid._n e_o meadow_n ground_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o order_v 595._o b._n when_o to_o be_v mow_v ibid._n medea_n burn_v her_o husband_n concubine_n by_o force_n of_o naptha_n 47._o a._n meadow_n call_v prata_n or_o parata_fw-la 553._o f_o media_n the_o descâ—…ption_n thereof_o 122._o i_o medica_fw-la describe_v 573._o b._n how_o and_o where_o to_o be_v sow_v ib._n c._n d_o a_o singular_a forage_n ibid._n medicine_n not_o apply_v in_o due_a season_n be_v mischief_n 546._o g_o melampus_n teach_v to_o understand_v bird_n language_n 296._o l_o melitaei_n dog_n whence_o so_o call_v 71._o f_o meleandrya_n 243._o d_o mellaria_n a_o town_n 51._o d_o member_n of_o man_n body_n of_o miraculous_a effect_n 168._o h_o memory_n lose_v by_o sundry_a occasion_n 155._o memory_n rare_a example_n 167._o f._n reduce_v into_o art_n 168._o g_o member_n genital_a of_o a_o bony_a substance_n 352._o h._n in_o what_o creature_n ib._n be_v medicinable_a for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o ston_n ib_o memmonides_n bird_n 284._o k_o memphis_n sometime_o near_o the_o sea_n 36._o e_fw-la man_n slay_v for_o sacrifice_n 154_o g_o men_n converse_v general_o with_o beast_n 154._o h._n their_o deformity_n and_o swiftness_n ibid._n man_n head_v like_o dog_n their_o manner_n 155._o 〈◊〉_d man_n above_o five_o cubit_n tall_a their_o strong_a constitution_n of_o body_n ibid._n man_n without_o nose_n and_o mouth_n in_o egypt_n 146._o l_o man_n that_o know_v not_o the_o use_n of_o fire_n in_o egypt_n ibid._n man_n that_o go_v ever_o naked_a 177._o b_o man_n eight_o cubit_n high_a call_v olabij_fw-la 147._o b_o men_n head_v like_o dog_n call_v cynamolgi_n ibid._n e_o man_n in_o aethiopia_n which_o live_v only_o on_o wild_a locust_n 147._o f_o men_n and_o woman_n great_a foot_v for_o their_o proportion_n 150._o l_o man_n surname_v of_o tree_n 499._o c_o men_n make_v to_o husband_n the_o earth_n 516._o g_o men_n weigh_v heavy_a than_o woman_n 165._o 〈◊〉_d man_n have_v be_v slay_v and_o yet_o not_o bleed_v ibid._n man_n canonize_v wherefore_o 54._o g._n their_o strange_a shape_n 155_o f_o menoba_n a_o river_n 52._o i_o mentor_n pluck_v a_o spill_v out_o of_o a_o lion_n foot_n 203._o b_o mercury_n so_o name_v to_o express_v his_o nature_n 4._o g_o mercury_n his_o nature_n and_o motion_n 6._o k._n of_o some_o call_v apollo_n ibid._n mercury_n his_o station_n 10._o i._n wherefore_o his_o star_n differ_v not_o from_o the_o sun_n above_o three_o and_o twenty_o degree_n 12._o h_o mercury_n his_o colour_n 13._o c_o meremaide_n 236._o h._n no_o fabulous_a thing_n ibid._n meremen_n or_o seaman_n ibid._n i_o meroe_n a_o island_n 36._o g_o merops_n a_o bird_n 289._o b_o mese_n wind_n 23._o a_o mesopheron_n 364._o k_o messalina_n the_o empress_n of_o unsatiable_a lust_n 302._o ay_o lu._n messalinus_n cotta_n devise_v a_o dish_n of_o meat_n make_v of_o goose_n foot_n and_o cock_n comb_n 280._o l_o l._n metellus_n his_o rare_a praise_n 177._o f_o metellus_n macedonicus_n high_o commend_v 178._o i._n his_o unhappy_a fortune_n ibid._n k._n l_o meteagrides_n what_o bird_n 284._o k_o motopia_n what_o tree_n 375._o d_o m_o ay_o mouse_n and_o rat_n indocible_a 295._o b_o mice_n presage_v the_o fall_n of_o a_o house_n 211._o e_o mice_n force_v a_o people_n to_o void_a out_o of_o a_o island_n 212._o h_o mouse_n great_a thief_n 233._o a_o mouse_n presage_v shine_a thing_n to_o one_o 232._o m._n they_o gnaw_v iron_n and_o steel_n ibid._n mouse_n engender_v more_o in_o a_o drought_n 305._o a_o mouse_n of_o egypt_n pricke_o and_o go_v on_o their_o hinder_a foot_n 305._o a_o mouse_n most_o fruitful_a 304._o l._n they_o engender_v by_o lick_v ibid._n young_a mouse_n find_v with_o young_a in_o the_o belly_n of_o the_o old_a dam._n 304._o l_o mice_n force_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o troas_n to_o abandon_v the_o region_n ibid._n m_o mice_n and_o rat_n ominous_a in_o some_o case_n 233._o f_o field-mice_n sleep_v all_o winter_n ibid._n c_o against_o mice_n rat_n and_o dormouse_n to_o be_v serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n a_o act_n make_v ibid._n of_o the_o midriff_n 342._o h_o miel-dewe_n remedy_v in_o corn_n 576._o g_o miletus_n the_o head_n city_n of_o jonia_n 108._o g._n the_o diverse_a name_n
thereof_o in_o former_a time_n ibid._n it_o bring_v forth_o that_o noble_a citizen_n cadmus_n ibid._n millet_n how_o it_o grow_v in_o the_o head_n and_o bear_v fruit_n 558._o h_o it_o make_v diverse_a kind_n of_o bread_n ibid._n milk_n rain_v see_v raine_n indish_v millet_n of_o great_a increase_n ibid._n ay_o milk_n of_o a_o woman_n before_o she_o have_v go_v seven_o month_n be_v not_o good_a 548._o g_o millet_n where_o it_o be_v much_o use_v 555._o f._n 556._o g_o milk_n use_v in_o sacrifice_n 418._o h_o of_o milk_n a_o discourse_n 348._o h_o milk_n of_o a_o woman_n how_o it_o be_v most_o pleasant_a ibid._n millet_n how_o to_o be_v order_v for_o prevent_v malady_n incident_a thereto_o 575._o d_o milk_n that_o come_v first_o from_o a_o cow_n be_v call_v beesting_n it_o will_v be_v as_o hard_a as_o a_o pumish_a stone_n ibid._n milk_n of_o she_o ass_n when_o it_o be_v not_o good_a ibid._n milk_n of_o camel_n most_o thin_a 348._o i_o milke-way_n what_o circle_n 599._o c_o milk_n of_o 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
wine_n myrtidanum_n ibid._n wine_n of_o beterrae_fw-la 414._o l._n of_o tarentum_n 414._o l._n of_o servitium_n ibid._n of_o consentia_n ibid._n of_o tempsa_n ibid._n of_o bavia_n ibid._n of_o lucania_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thurium_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o lagaria_n ib._n bring_v into_o credit_n by_o messala_n ibid._n wine_n of_o trebellia_n ibid._n of_o cauliâ—…_n ibid._n wine_n trebulane_n ibid._n trifoline_n ibid._n wine_n of_o pompeij_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o spain_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o laletatane_n ibid._n of_o tarracon_n of_o arragon_n of_o laurâ—…ne_n ibid._n wine_n of_o the_o balear_n island_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thasos_n 415._o 〈◊〉_d of_o chios_n ibid._n wine_n ariusium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o lesbos_n ibid._n of_o clazomene_n ibid._n of_o mount_n tmolus_n ibid._n of_o sicyone_n cypress_n telmessus_n tripoli_n berytus_n tyrus_n sebennys_n 415._o f_o wine_n hippodamantian_n ibid._n cantharites_n ibid._n gnidian_n ibid._n wine_n of_o catacecanment_n 416._o g._n of_o petra_n ibid._n of_o mycone_n ibid._n wine_n mesogites_n 416._o g_o of_o ephesus_z ibid._n of_o apamea_n ibid._n wine_n protagium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o pontus_n naspercenites_n oroeoticke_a oeâ—…ates_n of_o leucas_n of_o ambracia_n of_o peparethus_n 416._o g._n h_o wine_n leucochrum_fw-la 416._o i_o wine_n tethalassomenum_fw-la ibid._n wine_n thalassite_n 416._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n wine_n greekish_a 416._o k_o wine_n scyzinum_fw-la itaeomelis_fw-la lectispagite_n 422._o g_o wines_n of_o garden_n herb_n 421._o b_o of_o radish_n 421._o c._n of_o sparage_v ibid._n of_o savoury_a ibid._n of_o maioram_n ibid._n of_o origan_n ibid._n of_o smallach_n seed_n ibid._n of_o southernwood_n ibid._n of_o wild_a mint_n ibid._n of_o rue_n ibid._n of_o nep_n or_o calaminth_n ibid._n of_o run_v thyme_n ibid._n of_o horehound_n ibid._n wine_n of_o navews_n 421._o c_o wine_n squilliticke_a ibid._n wine_n of_o flower_n 421_o c_o wine_n rosat_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 421._o d_o wine_n of_o celticke_a spikenard_n ibid._n wine_n ipocras_n or_o aromatize_v ibid._n after_o what_o sort_n ibid._n wine_n condite_fw-la or_o pepper_n wine_n 421._o e_o wine_n nectarites_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n how_o it_o be_v make_v of_o elecampane_n ibid._n wormwood_n wine_n ibid._n hyssop_n wine_n 421._o f_o ellebore_n wine_n ibid._n scammonite_n wine_n ibid._n winkles_n or_o sea-snaile_n what_o fish_n 253._o c._n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n e._n what_o winter_n we_o shall_v have_v know_v by_o bruma_n according_a to_o democritus_n 589._o f_o witchcraft_n by_o praise_v and_o eyebiting_a 155._o a_o wiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d example_n thereof_o 171._o b_o 〈◊〉_d tree_n call_v spilfruit_n 474._o h._n it_o grow_v quick_o if_o it_o be_v prick_v only_o into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n withies_n or_o willow_n where_o they_o love_v to_o grow_v 484._o l_o exceed_v commodious_a ibid._n compare_v with_o popler_n and_o â—…lders_n ibid._n w_n o_o woman_n bear_v but_o once_o in_o their_o life_n time_n 156._o m_o woman_n seldom_o leave_v hand_v 165._o e_fw-la woman_n with_o a_o double_a apple_n in_o their_o eye_n witch_n 155._o b_o bearing_n child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a._n at_o five_o year_n ibid._n how_o many_o they_o may_v bear_v at_o one_o burden_n natural_o 157._o d_o woman_n in_o egypt_n more_o fruitful_a than_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n ibid._n woman_n monthly_a sickness_n 163._o c._n the_o strange_a effect_n thereof_o ibid._n d._n e._n they_o stay_v common_o at_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n 163._o a_o a_o woman_n deliver_v at_o once_o of_o two_o boy_n and_o two_o girl_n 157._o d._n it_o presage_v famine_n ibid._n woman_n many_o time_n lie_v for_o dead_a and_o whereupon_o 184._o k_o a_o woman_n deliver_v of_o twenty_o child_n at_o four_o birth_n 157._o e_o wood_n most_o massy_a and_o which_o swim_v not_o 490._o g_o wood_n serve_v to_o strike_v fire_n ibid._n k_o wood_n of_o sundry_a nature_n and_o for_o diverse_a use_n 490._o k._n l._n &_o 493._o d._n e._n f._n wood-worm_n four_o sort_n 492._o h_o wood_n breed_v no_o worm_n 492._o i_o wood_n how_o it_o be_v preserve_v from_o cleave_v 492._o l_o wood_n of_o diverse_a nature_n ibid._n world_n what_o it_o be_v 1._o c._n everlasting_a and_o infinite_a 1._o c._n unmeasurable_a 1._o d_o world_n not_o innumerable_a 1._o d._n of_o a_o round_a form_n 1._o f_o world_n visible_a a_o haemisphere_n 2._o g_o it_o turn_v round_o in_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n 2._o g_o whither_o in_o turn_v it_o make_v a_o audable_a sound_n or_o harmony_n 2._o h._n whether_o the_o body_n thereof_o be_v all_o smooth_a 2._o h_o world_n certain_a and_o yet_o uncertain_a 1._o c._n contain_v all_o thing_n within_o itself_o ibid._n world_n and_o heaven_n all_o one_o 1._o b_o world_n why_o call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o mundus_n in_o latin_a 2._o k._n the_o geometrical_a dimension_n 14._o l_o worm_n hurtful_a to_o stand_v corn_n 544._o k_o x_o xenophilus_n live_v a_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n without_o sickness_n 183._o b_o xiphiae_n a_o kind_n of_o comet_n â—…5_n 〈◊〉_d xylocinnamon_n 373._o a_o xylobalsamum_n 377._o b._n the_o price_n of_o it_o 378._o h_o y_o yeel_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o engender_v 265._o d_o yeel_n their_o nature_n 247._o f._n their_o life_n ibid._n how_o they_o be_v take_v in_o benacus_n 248._o g_o of_o great_a length_n 235._o c_o yeeles-skin_n use_v to_o jerk_v boy_n 249._o k_o yeele_v dead_a only_o float_v not_o above_o the_o water_n 247._o f_o year_n diverse_o reckon_v 181._o a_o year_n divide_v into_o twelve_o month_n 7._o b_o yoke_a ox_n who_o first_o begin_v 189._o a_o iron_n and_o steel_n who_o find_v first_o 188._o k_o yron-smith_n forge_v who_o first_o use_v 188._o l_o z_o zoroastres_n laugh_v the_o first_o day_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o live_v in_o a_o wilderness_n 20_o year_n with_o cheese_n 349._o b_o zodiac_n a_o circle_n in_o heaven_n 2._o k._n the_o deviser_n of_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o 5._o 〈◊〉_d the_o history_n of_o the_o world_n common_o call_v the_o natural_a history_n of_o c._n plinius_n secundus_fw-la translate_v into_o english_a by_o philemon_z holland_z doctor_n of_o physic_n the_o second_o tomb_n plinius_n pingit_fw-la utrumque_fw-la tibi_fw-la μακÏοκοσμος_n μικÏοκοσμος_n london_n print_v by_o adam_n islip_n 1634._o to_o the_o reader_n for_o as_o much_o as_o this_o second_o tome_n treat_v most_o of_o physic_n and_o the_o term_n belong_v thereto_o as_o well_o concern_v disease_n as_o medicine_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n either_o borrow_v from_o the_o greek_a or_o such_o as_o the_o unlearned_a be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o which_o partly_o upon_o ne_fw-fr cessity_n i_o be_v force_v and_o partly_o for_o variety_n induce_v to_o use_v i_o can_v not_o content_v myself_o to_o let_v they_o pass_v without_o some_o explanation_n for_o since_o my_o purpose_n especial_o be_v to_o profit_n and_o pleasure_v the_o most_o ignorant_a for_o who_o sake_n pliny_n also_o himself_o as_o he_o profess_v compile_v this_o work_n i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o injurious_a unto_o they_o as_o to_o interrupt_v their_o read_n with_o obscurity_n of_o phrase_n when_o the_o matter_n otherwise_o be_v most_o familiar_a in_o regard_v whereof_o i_o think_v good_a to_o prefix_v a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o such_o word_n of_o art_n as_o ever_o and_o anon_o shall_v offer_v themselves_o in_o these_o discourse_n that_o ensue_v with_o the_o explanation_n thereto_o annex_v and_o the_o same_o deliver_v as_o plain_o as_o i_o can_v possible_o devise_v for_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o mean_a in_o the_o handle_n whereof_o so_o i_o may_v satisfy_v my_o countryman_n that_o know_v no_o other_o language_n but_o english_a i_o shall_v think_v my_o pain_n and_o labour_n well_o bestow_v and_o less_o fear_v the_o censure_n of_o those_o that_o haply_o expect_v some_o deep_a learning_n for_o ever_o still_o the_o verse_n of_o that_o comical_a poet_n resound_v from_o the_o stage_n in_o my_o ear_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la speak_v with_o less_o show_n of_o learning_n so_o it_o be_v with_o more_o perspecuitie_n vale._n a_o brief_a catalogue_n of_o the_o word_n of_o art_n with_o the_o explanation_n thereof_o a_o abort_n or_o abortive_a fruit_n be_v a_o untimely_a birth_n abstersive_a i._o scour_v cleanse_a or_o wipe_v away_o such_o as_o the_o greek_n call_v smectica_fw-la and_o they_o enter_v into_o soap_n &_o wash_a ball_n access_n i._o a_o fit_a whether_o it_o be_v of_o a_o ague_n fall_v sickness_n or_o any_o such_o disease_n as_o return_v at_o time_n acetabulum_n or_o acetable_a a_o measure_n among_o the_o roman_n of_o liquor_n especial_o but_o yet_o of_o dry_a thing_n also_o the_o same_o that_o oxybaphon_n in_o greek_a and_o for_o that_o as_o both_o word_n do_v import_v they_o use_v to_o dip_v their_o meat_n in_o vinegar_n out_o of_o such_o it_o may_v well_o go_v for_o a_o saucer_n with_o we_o for_o it_o contain_v
be_v not_o all_o commendable_a in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o respect_n for_o of_o some_o the_o goodness_n lie_v only_o in_o their_o bulbous_a and_o round_a root_n of_o other_o contrariwise_o in_o their_o head_n aloft_o there_o be_v of_o they_o that_o have_v no_o part_n good_a but_o their_o stem_n or_o master_n stalk_n and_o there_o be_v for_o they_o again_o the_o leaf_n whereof_o be_v only_o eat_v now_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v among_o they_o those_o that_o be_v wholesome_a meat_n both_o leaf_n and_o stalk_n in_o some_o the_o seed_n or_o grain_n in_o other_o the_o outward_a pill_n or_o rind_n alone_o of_o the_o root_n be_v in_o request_n and_o as_o there_o be_v that_o taste_n well_o in_o the_o skin_n or_o cartilege_n and_o gristly_a substance_n without-forth_a so_o there_o be_v that_o have_v either_o their_o pulpous_a carnosity_n within_o or_o else_o their_o fleshy_a coat_n above_o as_o dainty_a all_o the_o goodness_n of_o many_o of_o they_o lie_v hide_v within_o the_o earth_n and_o 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several_a history_n of_o the_o cartilege_n and_o pulpous_a kind_n such_o i_o mean_v only_o whereof_o there_o be_v nothing_o good_a but_o that_o which_o be_v above_o the_o ground_n i_o reckon_v the_o cucumber_n a_o fruit_n that_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n much_o love_v and_o affect_v for_o he_o take_v such_o a_o wondrous_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n therein_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o day_n go_v over_o his_o head_n but_o he_o have_v they_o serve_v up_o to_o his_o table_n the_o bed_n and_o garden_n wherein_o they_o grow_v be_v such_o as_o go_v upon_o frame_n to_o be_v remove_v every_o way_n with_o wheel_n and_o in_o winter_n during_o the_o cold_a and_o frosty_a day_n they_o can_v draw_v they_o back_o into_o certain_a high_a covert_a building_n expose_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o there_o house_n they_o under_o roof_n moreover_o i_o find_v in_o some_o ancient_a greek_a writer_n that_o their_o seed_n ought_v to_o lie_v 2_o day_n in_o steep_a or_o infuse_v in_o honey_a milk_n before_o 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as_o most_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o fever_n follow_v upon_o such_o accident_n than_o the_o patient_n must_v drink_v it_o with_o water_n a_o special_a and_o effectual_a property_n it_o have_v against_o certain_a land-snake_n call_v chersydri_fw-la and_o venomous_a toad_n if_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v to_o the_o sore_a but_o heraclides_fw-la the_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o goose_n it_o be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o all_o other_o against_o the_o toxica_fw-la and_o aconita_fw-la but_o whereas_o other_o do_v boil_v it_o in_o sheer_a water_n against_o the_o poison_n toxica_fw-la appollodorus_n will_v have_v a_o frog_n sodden_a withal_o the_o herb_n itself_o be_v of_o substance_n hard_o branch_a much_a full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o prick_n a_o stem_n or_o stalk_v it_o carry_v part_v by_o knot_n and_o joint_n a_o cubit_n high_a &_o somewhat_o more_o moreover_o as_o there_o be_v white_a ere_a so_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o it_o black_a the_o root_n be_v odoriferous_a eryngion_n very_o come_v up_o ordinary_o of_o seed_n and_o by_o set_v but_o it_o grow_v also_o in_o rough_a and_o stony_a place_n of_o the_o own_o accord_n and_o that_o which_o we_o see_v along_o the_o sea_n shore_n be_v hard_a and_o black_a than_o the_o rest_n leave_a also_o like_o common_a ache_n or_o perse_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o herb_n or_o thistle_n common_o call_v centum-capita_n i._n the_o hundred_o head_n as_o for_o the_o white_a ere_a our_o countryman_n call_v it_o in_o latin_a centumcapita_a but_o they_o be_v all_o of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o operation_n and_o effect_n and_o the_o greek_n very_o make_v their_o ordinary_a meat_n as_o well_o of_o their_o stalk_n as_o root_n both_o way_n to_o wit_n either_o raw_a or_o boil_a as_o they_o list_v certes_o there_o be_v wonder_n report_v of_o this_o herb_n namely_o that_o the_o root_n of_o this_o 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the_o disease_n and_o debility_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o help_v the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n for_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a take_v in_o honey_a water_n and_o for_o the_o spleen_n in_o vinegar_n &_o water_n together_o also_o drink_v in_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o kidney_n the_o strangury_n the_o cramp_n or_o crick_n that_o pull_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n backward_o for_o other_o spasme_n also_o and_o convulsion_n for_o the_o loin_n the_o dropsy_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n sovereign_a it_o be_v moreover_o for_o woman_n monthly_a fleures_fw-mi whether_o they_o do_v stay_v upon_o they_o or_o contrariwise_o run_v excessive_o from_o they_o and_o in_o one_o word_n it_o cure_v all_o the_o accident_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o offensive_a thing_n stick_v within_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o salt_n lard_n or_o hog_n grease_n and_o so_o incorporat_a into_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o swell_a kernel_n within_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o flat_a bile_n and_o botch_n it_o rejoin_v also_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o bone_n &_o final_o souder_v and_o knit_v break_a bone_n or_o fracture_n take_a before_o a_o man_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v it_o preserve_v he_o from_o surfeit_n or_o drunkenness_n and_o bind_v the_o belly_n some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o little_a before_o the_o summer-solstice_n say_v moreover_o that_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o rain_n water_n it_o help_v all_o the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o by_o their_o report_n if_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o cure_v the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquorice_n some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v acanus_n for_o a_o kind_n of_o eryngium_n and_o they_o 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be_v in_o iberia_n that_o be_v to_o say_v spain_n &_o otherwise_o that_o it_o be_v call_v rhodanus_n as_o also_o for_o euripides_n and_o apollonius_n who_o say_v that_o rhosne_n &_o po_n both_o meet_v in_o one_o and_o discharge_v themselves_o together_o into_o the_o say_a venice_n gulf_n they_o show_v their_o gross_a ignorance_n in_o cosmography_n and_o description_n of_o the_o world_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v be_v rather_o pardon_v if_o they_o know_v not_o what_o amber_n be_v those_o that_o write_v more_o modest_o than_o the_o rest_n and_o yet_o can_v lie_v as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o about_o the_o side_n of_o the_o foresay_a venice_n gulf_n or_o adriatic_a sea_n upon_o rock_n otherwise_o inexcessible_a there_o grow_v tree_n which_o yearly_o at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dogstar_n do_v yield_v forth_o this_o amber_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o gum_n theophrastus_n contrariwise_o affirm_v that_o amber_n be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n as_o for_o chares_n he_o say_v that_o phaethon_n die_v in_o aethyopia_n near_o unto_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n ammon_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o chapel_n there_o wherein_o he_o be_v shrine_v as_o also_o of_o a_o oracle_n much_o ronowm_v in_o which_o quarter_n quoth_v he_o amber_n be_v engender_v philemon_n will_v make_v we_o believe_v that_o amber_n be_v mineral_n and_o that_o within_o scythia_n in_o two_o place_n it_o be_v get_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o one_o it_o be_v find_v white_a &_o of_o the_o colour_n of_o wax_n which_o they_o call_v electrum_n in_o the_o other_o it_o be_v red_a or_o tawny_a and_o that_o be_v name_v sualternicum_fw-la demostratus_n call_v amber_n lyncurion_fw-la for_o that_o it_o come_v of_o the_o urine_n of_o the_o wild_a beast_n name_v once_z or_o lynx_n the_o which_o be_v distinct_a in_o colour_n for_o that_o which_o proceed_v from_o the_o male_a be_v red_a and_o of_o a_o fiery_a colour_n the_o other_o which_o pass_v from_o the_o female_a be_v more_o weak_a in_o colour_n and_o incline_v rather_o to_o whitish_a some_o give_v it_o the_o name_n langurium_fw-la and_o make_v report_n of_o certain_a beast_n in_o italy_n name_v languriae_fw-la zenothemis_n term_v the_o same_o beast_n langas_n and_o by_o his_o say_n they_o live_v about_o the_o po._n sudines_fw-la talk_v of_o a_o tree_n in_o liguria_n which_o shall_v bear_v this_o amber_n of_o who_o opinion_n also_o be_v metrodorus_n sotacus_n be_v very_o persuade_v that_o it_o run_v down_o from_o certain_a tree_n in_o britain_n and_o those_o he_o thereupon_o call_v electrides_n pytheas_n affirm_v that_o in_o almain_n there_o be_v the_o arm_n of_o the_o ocean_n call_v mentonomon_n along_o which_o there_o inhabit_v certain_a people_n name_v gutti_fw-ge for_o the_o space_n of_o six_o thousand_o
247._o c._n d_o lung_n or_o light_n in_o beast_n disease_v how_o cure_v 247._o e._n 275._o e._n see_v light_n lungwort_n a_o herb_n see_v longwort_n lupin_n wild_a 143._o d._n their_o property_n in_o physic_n ibid._n how_o lupin_n may_v be_v make_v sweet_a ibid._n lupus_n a_o kind_n of_o phalangium_n or_o venomous_a spider_n 360._o h_o lusae_fw-la a_o city_n near_o which_o a_o well_o of_o a_o wonderful_a nature_n 403._o d._n lust_n how_o provoke_v or_o repress_v see_v venus_n lusty_a or_o gloss_n in_o paint_v what_o it_o be_v 518._o h_o lutea_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o borax_n 471._o a_o lutea_fw-la a_o herb_n ibid._n l_o y_z lychnis_n what_o flower_n 83._o e._n why_o call_v flaminea_fw-la 110._o l_o lychnites_n the_o white_a marble_n of_o paros_n why_o so_o call_v 365._o b_o lychnites_n a_o precious_a stone_n and_o a_o kind_n of_o ruby_n balais_fw-fr why_o so_o call_v 617._o e_fw-la the_o indian_a lychnite_n best_o ibid._n f._n the_o second_o sort_n be_v name_v jonis_n and_o wherefore_o ibid._n lychnitis_n a_o herb_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 230._o k_o lyciscus_n a_o excellent_a imageur_n in_o brass_n and_o his_o work_n 502._o k._n lycium_n what_o it_o be_v and_o whereof_o make_v 197._o b_o the_o best_a lycium_n ibid._n c._n how_o it_o be_v know_v ibid._n e_o how_o lycium_n be_v make_v ibid._n b_o lycophthalmus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o lycopsis_n a_o herb_n 284._o k._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ib._n lycos_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o spider_n 381_o e._n see_v lupus_n lycus_n a_o physician_n 71._o b_o lydius_n lapis_n see_v touchstone_n lydius_n lapis_fw-la what_o stone_n where_o to_o be_v find_v and_o how_o use_v 574._o h_o lie_v in_o bed_n upon_o the_o back_n for_o what_o it_o be_v good_a 303._o e_o upon_o the_o belly_n for_o what_o ibid._n upon_o the_o side_n by_o turn_n for_o what_o ibid._n lyncurium_n what_o it_o be_v according_a to_o demostratus_n 606._o h_o whether_o it_o be_v engender_v of_o the_o once_z urine_n 607._o c._n d_o pliny_n think_v all_o to_o be_v fable_n that_o be_v write_v of_o lyncurium_n ibid._n lyron_n what_o herb_n 231._o b_o lysias_n a_o famous_a imageur_n and_o grave_a in_o stone_n 569._o d._n his_o excellent_a workmanship_n ibid._n lysimache_n priestresse_n to_o minerva_n 64_o year_n 501._o e_fw-la represent_v in_o brass_n by_o demetrius_n the_o imageur_n ibid._n lysimachia_n the_o herb_n 221._o f._n it_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o king_n lysimachus_n ib._n the_o description_n 222._o g._n the_o operation_n ib._n it_o may_v be_v call_v lysimachia_n i_o loose-strife_n in_o another_o respect_n ibid._n h_o lysippus_n a_o excellent_a imageur_n 494._o k._n he_o make_v in_o his_o time_n 610_o melt_v or_o cast_v image_n of_o exquisite_a workmanship_n all_o 494._o k._n how_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o wrought_v so_o many_o ibid._n l._n he_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o no_o teacher_n but_o attain_v unto_o it_o by_o himself_o ibid._n m._n his_o rare_a skill_n and_o admirable_a workmanship_n 499._o a._n b._n c_o lysistrus_fw-la of_o sicyone_n draw_v a_o man_n visage_n to_o the_o life_n in_o alabaster_n or_o fine_a plaster_n 522._o h._n and_o so_o procee_v to_o the_o personage_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n ibid._n m_o a_o macedonicum_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o diamant_n 610._o h_o mad_v or_o earthworme_n great_a healer_n 393._o f._n 394._o g_o mad_v see_v worm_n mad_a lake_n why_o so_o call_v 404._o g._n madir_n a_o herb_n 9_o d._n e._n the_o description_n ib._n where_o it_o grow_v ibid._n the_o sundry_a name_n it_o have_v 192._o i._n how_o it_o be_v employ_v by_o dyer_n ibid._n by_o currier_n ibid._n by_o physician_n ibid._n against_o madness_n what_o remedy_n 72._o k._n 140._o h._n 219._o d_o madon_n what_o plant_n 149._o c._n see_v nenuphar_n c._n manius_n his_o statue_n erect_v upon_o a_o column_n at_o rome_n 491._o a._n magic_n foolish_a vain_a deceitful_a and_o yet_o profess_v with_o credit_n and_o long_a time_n maintain_v 371._o e._n why_o it_o have_v so_o long_o continue_v ibid._n magic_a proceed_v first_o from_o physic_n ibid._n cloak_v by_o religion_n 372._o g._n intermeddle_v with_o astrology_n and_o mathematics_n ibid._n magic_n study_v by_o the_o great_a philosopher_n 373._o b._n flourish_v about_o the_o peloponesiacke_a war_n 373._o d._n profess_a by_o democritus_n ibid._n magic_n of_o old_a time_n practise_v in_o italy_n ibid._n in_o france_n ibid._n f_o magic_n cyprian_a ibid._n d_o magic_a in_o britain_n 374._o g_o magic_n of_o diverse_a kind_n and_o which_o they_o be_v ibid._n h_o magic_a sacrifice_n and_o ceremonious_a rite_n can_v be_v exercise_v by_o they_o that_o have_v red_a pimple_n in_o their_o face_n 328._o i_o magicast_a herb_n of_o sundry_a sort_n describe_v with_o their_o strange_a property_n 202._o i_o k._n etc._n etc._n magician_n first_o discredit_v physic_n herb_n 244._o g_o magician_n condemn_v by_o pliny_n and_o their_o vanity_n deride_v 213._o e._n 359._o e._n f._n 244._o h._n i_o 357._o c._n monarch_n in_o the_o east_n much_o rule_v by_o magic_n 372._o h._n it_o first_o begin_v in_o the_o east_n part_n ibid._n magide_n what_o dish_n they_o be_v 482._o h_o magiciscia_n what_o cup_n 484._o g_o magnet_n stone_n grow_v in_o one_o entire_a rock_n differ_v from_o the_o loadstone_n 515._o b_o s._n magnus_n evil_a see_v leprie_n magydaris_n what_o it_o be_v 9_o b_o maidenhair_n a_o herb_n 126._o m._n why_o call_v adiantum_fw-la ib._n why_o polytricon_n and_o callitricon_n 127._o a_o maidenhair_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n maidenhair_n trichomanes_n describe_v 290._o l._n m_o maidens-breast_n by_o what_o mean_v they_o shall_v not_o grow_v 236._o i_o 281._o c._n 339._o e._n maioran_n marierom_n a_o herb_n describe_v 91._o e._n how_o it_o come_v up_o ibid._n it_o be_v call_v sampsuchus_fw-la and_o amaracas_n 109._o a._n the_o oil_n thereof_o amaracinum_fw-la or_o sampsuchinum_fw-la ibid._n b._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n makarel_v pickle_n or_o sauce_n call_v garum_n medicinable_a 442._o h_o malady_n incident_a to_o mankind_n innumerable_a 213._o b_o malady_n go_v away_o at_o the_o first_o game_n of_o venus_n 301._o e_o which_o be_v most_o grievous_a and_o deadly_a ibid._n malady_n of_o maiden_n end_v at_o the_o sight_n of_o their_o first_fw-mi fleurs_fw-fr 301._o e._n malady_n of_o the_o body_n universal_a how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 259._o a_o malandres_n in_o horse_n how_o cure_v 338._o l_o malache_n what_o kind_n of_o mallow_n 71._o e_o malas_n the_o first_o grave_a in_o stone_n of_o any_o name_n 565._o c_o malicorium_fw-la the_o rind_n of_o a_o pomgranate_n 164._o l._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n malobathrum_n what_o virtue_n it_o have_v 162._o i_o malope_n what_o mallow_n 71._o e_fw-la mallow_n grow_v to_o be_v tree_n 13._o d._n e_o mallow_n high_o commend_v 71._o d._n they_o enrich_v a_o good_a ground_n 71._o e._n hurtful_a to_o the_o stomach_n 72._o h_o garden_n mallow_n of_o two_o kind_n 71._o d_o malum_fw-la erraticum_fw-la what_o herb_n 255._o d_o marish_a mallow_n althaea_n 71._o e_fw-la the_o wonderful_a power_n of_o mallow_n to_o incite_v lust_n 72._o i_o mallow_n leaf_n kill_v scorpion_n 71._o e_fw-la mallow_n not_o to_o be_v use_v with_o woman_n with_o child_n after_o the_o counsel_n of_o olympias_n the_o midwife_n 72._o h_o maltha_n what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o to_o be_v temper_v for_o parget_v 559_o d._n mamurra_n his_o sumptuous_a building_n 571._o e._n f_o man_n medicinable_a to_o man_n 293._o b_o man_n blood_n to_o drink_n be_v abominable_a ibid._n c_o man_n head_n find_v in_o dig_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o capitol_n temple_n at_o rome_n 295._o d_o mancinus_n ordain_v his_o own_o statue_n to_o be_v make_v in_o that_o manner_n as_o he_o be_v deliver_v to_o his_o enemy_n 490_o k_o mandragora_n the_o herb_n 235._o b_o the_o sundry_a kind_n of_o mandragora_n and_o their_o description_n ib._n the_o white_a mandrake_n what_o name_v it_o have_v ibid._n with_o what_o ceremony_n the_o root_n of_o mandrake_n be_v dig_v up_o 235_o c._n how_o the_o liquor_n or_o juice_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o mandrake_n ibid._n the_o use_n of_o mandrake_n before_o the_o cut_n or_o cauterize_n of_o a_o member_n ibid._n e_o mange_n in_o dog_n and_o other_o beast_n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 113_o c_o 124_o h._n 128_o l._n 144_o h._n 149_o e._n 159._o d._n 162_o l._n 183_o f._n 268_o l_o 338_o l._n 377_o d._n 441._o c._n manicon_n why_o dwale_n be_v so_o call_v 112._o k_o manlius_n a_o renown_a methematician_n and_o astronomer_n 576_o h._n his_o devise_n upon_o the_o obeliske_n or_o gnomon_n in_o mars_n field_n at_o rome_n ibid._n maple_n tree_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 185._o a_o a_o mare_n head_n pitch_v upon_o a_o garden_n pale_a keep_v away_o cankerworme_n 32._o l_o against_o the_o enormity_n of_o hew_a marble_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n 562_o k_o l_o m._n no_o law_n in_o
report_v of_o ilex_fw-la and_o not_o of_o buxus_n buxus_n for_o arrow_n and_o dart_n dart_n for_o write_v pen_n pen_n for_o flute_n and_o pipe_n pipe_n varia_n or_o versicolor_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thâ—…oph_n i._o of_o diverse_a colourâ—…_n colourâ—…_n calamachâ—…_n theophrastus_n write_v this_o of_o the_o cornell_n tree_n tree_n sapino_n or_o carpine_n carpine_n or_o jupitâ—…r_n jupitâ—…r_n valida_fw-la ex_fw-la theophrast_n theophrast_n gratiâ—…_n lucinâ—…_n dedit_fw-la haec_fw-la tibi_fw-la nomina_fw-la lucus_n ovid._n ovid._n some_o take_v this_o for_o cassutha_n or_o cuscuta_n i_o doder_n doder_n millies_fw-la sester_n â—…ium_fw-la a_o incredible_a price_n for_o a_o dwell_a house_n and_o therefore_o as_o budaeus_fw-la think_v this_o place_n must_v be_v correct_v by_o conference_n with_o val._n max._n who_o for_o millieâ—…_n have_v sexagiâ—…s_o which_o amount_v little_o more_o than_o to_o the_o 20_o part_n of_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d virgil._n i_o pavia_n pavia_n vulcan_n vulcan_n cymini_fw-la turneb_n read_v signini_n &_o mea_fw-la n_v thereby_o shard_n of_o potter_n work_n and_o such_o like_a rubbish_n rubbish_n herba_fw-la acten_n acten_n the_o first_o of_o march_n march_n nine_o foot_n distant_a every_o way_n from_o another_o for_o tree_n be_v plant_v ordinary_o with_o that_o space_n between_o as_o may_v appear_v in_o the_o next_o chapter_n chapter_n the_o 13_o day_n of_o february_n february_n it_o seem_v that_o cato_n mean_v of_o trench_n to_o drain_v water_n out_o of_o low_a ground_n and_o not_o as_o pliny_n mistake_v mistake_v scanfileâ—…_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ouâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d i_o more_o 〈◊〉_d and_o fruitful_a fruitful_a vergiliae_fw-la sarrâ—…ie_n sarrâ—…ie_n nepotes_fw-la nepotes_fw-la decumanus_n limb_n limb_n cardiâ—…es_n cardiâ—…es_n quinis_fw-la rather_o bâ—…nis_n i_o twain_o twain_o quasi_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n calaâ—…itatem_fw-la aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d inferens_fw-la inferens_fw-la or_o as_o some_o read_v the_o head_n of_o jupiter_n within_o the_o capitol_n capitol_n amphora_n or_o quadranta_n be_v a_o measure_n roman_a of_o liquor_n contain_v 16_o congij_fw-la which_o be_v about_o 16_o wine_n gallon_n gallon_n urna_fw-la be_v half_a amphora_n to_o wiâ—…_n 8_o 〈◊〉_d or_o thereabouts_o thereabouts_o vine_n sreâ—…tar_n or_o the_o devil_n gold-ring_n gold-ring_n tertiam_fw-la to_o wit_n tutelina_n â—…or_n preserve_v of_o tree_n plant_v and_o corn_n sow_v or_o as_o some_o read_v tertium_fw-la meaning_n terminus_n terminus_n make_a with_o a_o red_a dog_n to_o pacify_v the_o dogstar_n dogstar_n laudato_n ingentia_fw-la rura_fw-la eâ—…iguum_fw-la colitâ—…_n colitâ—…_n alicas_fw-la alicas_fw-la no_o marvel_n bring_v sow_v before_o winter_n winter_n i_o turkish_a millet_n millet_n i_o turkish_a corn_n corn_n for_o whereas_o of_o the_o athenian_a wheat_n 〈◊〉_d demi_a sextar_n i_o two_o quart_n and_o a_o half_a be_v but_o sufficient_a three_o will_v serve_v and_o content_v they_o of_o the_o bâ—…ian_a i._n a_o quart_n &_o half_a whereby_o it_o be_v collect_v how_o much_o weighty_a this_o be_v than_o that_o that_o i._o 4_o ounce_n ounce_n i._o 9_o ounce_n ounce_n zythum_fw-la &_o â—…urmi_fw-la â—…urmi_fw-la yeast_n or_o barm_n barm_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o sh._n 6_o d._n some_o take_v it_o for_o a_o kind_n of_o buley_n or_o rather_o oat_n oat_n quinque_fw-la sedeos_fw-la sedeos_fw-la ego_fw-la hanc_fw-la artoptamex_fw-la proximo_fw-la utendam_fw-la puto_fw-la puto_fw-la vere_n fabis_fw-la sâ—…tio_fw-la georg._n lib._n 1._o much_o like_a to_o the_o proverb_n here_o in_o england_n marâ—…_n otâ—…_n straw_n iâ—…_n better_o than_o april_n oat_n oat_n or_o rather_o arachos_n arachos_n sistebant_fw-la uarâ—…o_fw-la say_v 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v clean_a contrary_n contrary_n fabali_n segete_fw-la antiquam_fw-la genaret_fw-la genaret_fw-la aera_fw-la 4._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o more_o true_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o theophrastus_n thus_o pliny_n mistake_v in_o many_o place_n and_o for_o example_n immediate_o in_o the_o word_n aâ—…eramnos_n which_o be_v appropriate_a to_o all_o pulse_n that_o require_v much_o seethe_a or_o be_v hard_o of_o digestion_n thâ—…_n opâ—…rast_v c._n 1â—…_n &_o 14._o l._n 4._o the_o plant_n plant_n foelicâ—…as_n soli_fw-la soli_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plutarch_n plutarch_n dentali_fw-la dentali_fw-la or_o as_o some_o think_v pflugradt_n *_o bene_fw-la colâ—…re_fw-la *_o bene_fw-la arare_fw-la *_o bene_fw-la stercorare_fw-la stercorare_fw-la in_o the_o spring_n spring_n versum_fw-la peragi_fw-la peragi_fw-la stigare_fw-la stigare_fw-la acâ—…_n acâ—…_n illa_fw-la sâ—…ges_fw-la demâ—…m_fw-la voâ—…is_fw-la respondet_fw-la aâ—…ari_fw-la agrâ—…olae_fw-la bis_fw-la quae_fw-la soli_fw-la bis_fw-la sriâ—…ra_fw-la sensit_fw-la sensit_fw-la 1_o break_v 2_o stir_a 3_o crush_a 4_o set_v up_o 5_o castâ—…g_v down_o down_o for_o so_o he_o inâ—…e_v â—…eteth_v it_o hâ—…self_n â—…n_o the_o â—…hap_n of_o this_o book_n book_n 2._o sh._n 6._o d._n sterâ—…_n by_o which_o reckon_v one_o acre_n will_v cost_v above_o 20_o pound_n sterling_a so_o much_o in_o pro_fw-la portion_n of_o the_o whole_a as_o this_o cubit_n be_v under_o our_o half_a yard_n or_o 18_o inch_n inch_n or_o rather_o after_o columella_n 39_o day_n day_n he_o mean_v zea_n or_o spell_v spell_v i._o evening_n and_o morning_n ortus_fw-la &_o oâ—…casus_fw-la heliacus_fw-la ortus_fw-la &_o occasus_fw-la cosmicus_fw-la cosmicus_fw-la 15_o of_o december_n december_n call_v interualla_fw-la afterward_o in_o this_o chapter_n and_o contain_v much_o about_o six_o week_n week_n call_v by_o our_o husbandman_n gore-moone_n gore-moone_n whereupon_o the_o say_a wind_n favonius_n be_v call_v châ—…idonias_n and_o ornethias_n ornethias_n 13_o of_o march_n for_o upon_o that_o day_n be_v he_o murder_v murder_v i_o the_o seven_o of_o februario_n februario_n sarrito_fw-la sarrito_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d homer_n homer_n some_o call_v they_o tower_n tower_n for_o that_o so_o quick_o it_o rob_v she_o of_o moisture_n moisture_n it_o seem_v that_o fine_a holland_n cloth_n &_o cambric_n be_v in_o request_n by_o pliny_n time_n time_n region_fw-la aliaâ—…a_n turâ—…eb_n turâ—…eb_n according_a to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o year_n year_n coton_n or_o bombace_n bombace_n linsy-wolsey_a or_o our_o fustian_n rather_o rather_o hereupon_o cotton_n be_v call_v bombac_n bombac_n 24_o grain_n grain_n i_o about_o three_o halfpence_n the_o grain_n and_o better_o better_o hereof_o be_v mâ—de_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereof_o galen_n write_v 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o which_o lint_n he_o cure_v heraclide_n and_o staunch_v his_o bleedinâ—…_n bleedinâ—…_n call_v by_o pacuvius_n serilia_n as_o festus_n note_v *_o sic_fw-la spartum_fw-la nunc_fw-la restem_v nunc_fw-la plantam_fw-la â—…qua_fw-la rest_n fiunt_fw-la significant_a significant_a impilia_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d udoâ—…es_n udoâ—…es_n or_o mison_n mison_n or_o pezitae_n pezitae_n laser_n wort_fw-mi *_o or_o mison_n rather_o according_a to_o turneb_n turneb_n or_o pezici_n pezici_n some_o take_v it_o for_o benjoin_v or_o asa_n dulcis_fw-la dulcis_fw-la which_o be_v equivolent_a in_o weight_n to_o a_o dram_n i_o 7._o d._n ob_fw-la english_a english_a think_v to_o be_v asafoetida_n asafoetida_n 500_o mile_n mile_n as_o priapus_n phalli_n and_o ithyphalli_n ithyphalli_n etiam_fw-la uno_fw-la esse_fw-la venali_fw-la venali_fw-la carduus_fw-la carduus_fw-la artichoke_n which_o be_v no_o better_a than_o cardui_fw-la alâ—…iles_fw-la i_o garden-thistle_n garden-thistle_n much_o like_a to_o our_o anchovy_n anchovy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o take_v it_o for_o coniza_n 〈◊〉_d fleabane_n mullet_n mullet_n cucumis_fw-la syluestris_fw-la colocynthis_fw-la or_o coloquintida_n coloquintida_n or_o rather_o â—…alie_a â—…alie_a theophrastus_n write_v all_o this_o of_o brassica_n 〈◊〉_d colewoort_n see_v how_o pliny_n be_v oversee_v but_o that_o be_v no_o news_n with_o he_o he_o here_o he_o seem_v to_o come_v again_o to_o the_o radish_n indeed_o indeed_o 11_o câ—…l_n juâ—…_n or_o as_o some_o think_v 13_o cal._n jun_n i._n the_o 20_o or_o 22_o day_n of_o may._n this_o feast_n be_v name_v also_o lâ—…ria_n lâ—…ria_n here_o 〈◊〉_d forget_v himself_o again_o for_o this_o be_v verify_v of_o the_o colewort_n and_o not_o of_o the_o radish_n radish_n some_o call_v these_o madâ—…ips_n madâ—…ips_n some_o take_v it_o for_o alâ—…oea_n or_o the_o marish_a mallow_n mallow_n siser_n siser_n inula_n *_o cariotis_fw-la some_o read_v caricis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d figs._n figs._n rather_o hemerocalles_n hemerocalles_n pâ—…rdicium_fw-la pâ—…rdicium_fw-la gethyâ—…m_n gethyâ—…m_n oâ—…_n antiscorâ—…don_n antiscorâ—…don_n 11._o calend._n januar._n januar._n 14._o calend._n januar._n i._o between_o the_o 18._o &_o 21_o of_o december_n or_o rather_o anguinum_n anguinum_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 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