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many_o degree_n be_v those_o prefer_v which_o grow_v in_o the_o river_n cephisus_n now_o adays_o the_o hautboy_n that_o the_o tuscan_n play_v upon_o at_o their_o sacrifice_n be_v of_o box-wood_n but_o the_o pipe_n use_v in_o play_n for_o pleasure_n only_o be_v make_v of_o the_o lotos_fw-la of_o ass_n shank-bone_n and_o of_o silver_n the_o best_a falconer_n reed_n wherewith_o they_o use_v to_o chase_v fowl_n come_v from_o panhormus_n but_o the_o cane_n for_o angle-rod_n that_o fisher_n occupy_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o africa_n from_o abaris_n the_o italian_a reed_n &_o cane_n be_v fit_a for_o to_o make_v perch_n to_o lay_v over_o frame_n &_o prop_n for_o to_o bear_v up_o vine_n final_o as_o touch_v the_o set_n of_o reed_n cato_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v plant_v in_o moist_a ground_n after_o they_o have_v be_v first_o delve_v &_o lay_v hollow_a with_o a_o spade_n provide_v always_o that_o the_o oelet_n stand_v 3_o foot_n asunder_o and_o that_o there_o be_v wild_a asparagus_v among_o whereof_o come_v the_o tender_a crop_n for_o salad_n for_o those_o like_v well_o and_o sort_n together_o with_o the_o cane_n chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o willow_n or_o sallow_a eight_o kind_n thereof_o and_o what_o tree_n beside_o the_o willow_n be_v good_a for_o binding_n also_o of_o brier_n and_o bramble_n moreover_o after_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o say_v cato_n it_o be_v good_a to_o plant_v withies_n also_o about_o river_n side_n and_o near_o to_o reed_n for_o sure_o there_o be_v not_o more_o profit_n arise_v from_o any_o other_o tree_n of_o the_o water_n than_o from_o it_o howsoever_o the_o poplar_n be_v well_o like_v and_o love_v of_o the_o vine_n and_o do_v nourish_v the_o good_a wine_n of_o caecubum_fw-la howsoever_o the_o alder_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o rampier_n and_o strong_a fence_n against_o the_o inundation_n and_o overflow_a of_o river_n withstand_v their_o forcible_a eruption_n howsoever_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o water_n as_o mure_n and_o wall_n to_o fortify_v the_o bank_n or_o rather_o as_o sentinel_n to_o watch_v and_o ward_n in_o the_o border_n of_o country_n farm_n and_o be_v cut_v down_o to_o the_o root_n do_v multiply_v the_o rather_o and_o put_v forth_o many_o shoot_v and_o imp_n as_o heir_n to_o succeed_v and_o to_o bigin_n withal_o of_o sallowe_n there_o be_v many_o kind_n for_o some_o there_o be_v that_o in_o the_o head_n bear_v perch_n of_o a_o great_a length_n to_o prop_n and_o make_v trail_n for_o vine_n to_o run_v upon_o and_o the_o rind_n or_o skin_n as_o it_o be_v peel_v from_o the_o wood_n be_v as_o good_a as_o a_o belt_n or_o thong_n to_o bind_v or_o gird_v any_o thing_n withal_o other_o again_o there_o be_v and_o namely_o the_o red_a willow_n which_o carry_v twig_n and_o rod_n that_o be_v pliable_a and_o gentle_a to_o wind_v as_o a_o man_n will_v have_v they_o fit_a also_o for_o building_n you_o shall_v have_v of_o these_o osier_n some_o that_o be_v very_o fine_a &_o pass_o slender_a whereof_o be_v wrought_v pretty_a basket_n and_o many_o other_o dainty_a device_n other_o also_o that_o be_v more_o tough_a and_o strong_a good_a to_o make_v panier_n hamper_n and_o a_o thousand_o other_o necessary_a implement_n for_o country_n house_n and_o to_o fit_v the_o husbandman_n be_v peel_v they_o be_v the_o fair_a and_o white_a more_o smooth_a also_o and_o gentle_a in_o hand_n whereby_o they_o be_v excellent_a good_a for_o the_o more_o delicate_a sort_n of_o such_o wicker_n ware_n and_o better_a far_o than_o stubborn_a leather_n but_o principal_o for_o lean_v chair_n wherein_o a_o man_n or_o woman_n may_v gentle_o take_v a_o nap_n sit_v at_o ease_n and_o repose_v most_o sweet_o a_o willow_n the_o more_o that_o it_o be_v cut_v or_o lop_v the_o better_a spring_n will_v it_o shoot_v
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
stem_n from_o the_o root_n howbeit_o among_o the_o leaf_n it_o grow_v to_o more_o thickness_n these_o leave_v branch_n out_o but_o here_o and_o there_o and_o be_v in_o comparison_n of_o other_o narrow_a howbeit_o much_o set_n by_o for_o their_o special_a tenderness_n whereby_o they_o be_v soon_o sodden_a and_o dress_v and_o yet_o cold_a weather_n they_o can_v endure_v whereas_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o colewort_n of_o bruzze_n or_o calabria_n like_o the_o best_a in_o winter_n and_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o hard_a season_n leave_v they_o have_v exceed_o great_a and_o large_a but_o their_o stalk_n be_v but_o small_a and_o as_o for_o taste_v they_o be_v sharp_a and_o sour_a the_o sabellian_n coal_n what_o curl_v and_o ruff_v leaf_n they_o carry_v it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v so_o thick_o they_o be_v beside_o that_o they_o rob_v the_o very_a stem_n of_o their_o nutriment_n which_o thereby_o be_v the_o small_a howbeit_o of_o all_o other_o they_o be_v repute_v the_o sweet_a long_o it_o be_v not_o since_o there_o come_v from_o out_o of_o the_o vale_n of_o aricia_n where_o sometime_o there_o be_v a_o lake_n and_o a_o tower_n stand_v upon_o it_o remain_v yet_o at_o this_o day_n to_o be_v see_v a_o kind_a of_o cabbage-cole_n with_o a_o mighty_a great_a head_n and_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o leaf_n which_o gather_v and_o close_v round_o together_o and_o these_o coal_n we_o in_o latin_a call_v lacuturre_n of_o the_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v some_o colewort_n there_o be_v which_o stretch_v out_o into_o a_o roundle_n other_o again_o extend_v in_o breadth_n and_o be_v very_o full_a of_o fleshy_a brawn_n none_o cabbage_n more_o than_o these_o sett_v aside_o the_o tritian_n colewort_n beforenamed_a that_o be_v know_v otherwile_n to_o bear_v a_o head_n a_o foot_n thick_a and_o yet_o none_o put_v forth_o their_o cyme_n or_o tender_a bud_n more_o than_o they_o moreover_o this_o will_v be_v note_v that_o howsoever_o all_o kind_n of_o colewort_n eat_v much_o sweet_a for_o be_v bite_v with_o the_o frost_n yet_o if_o there_o be_v not_o good_a heed_n take_v in_o cut_v off_o their_o head_n or_o tender_a crop_n and_o bud_n so_o that_o the_o wound_n come_v not_o near_o the_o heart_n and_o pith_n and_o namely_o by_o cut_v they_o aslope_o and_o bias_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o goat_n foot_n they_o will_v take_v much_o harm_n thereby_o such_o as_o be_v reserve_v to_o bear_v seed_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v cut_v at_o all_o they_o also_o be_v not_o without_o their_o grace_n and_o commendation_n which_o never_o pass_v the_o bigness_n of_o a_o green_a and_o ordinary_a plant_n &_o such_o small_a coal_n be_v call_v halmyridia_n for_o that_o they_o grow_v not_o elsewhere_o but_o upon_o the_o sea_n coast_n and_o because_o they_o will_v keep_v green_a provision_n be_v make_v of_o such_o for_o to_o serve_v in_o long_a voyage_n at_o sea_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v cut_v up_o before_o they_o touch_v the_o ground_n they_o be_v put_v up_o into_o 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power_n of_o fire_n together_o and_o thereby_o do_v melt_v away_o and_o consume_v chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o hipparchus_n his_o opinion_n of_o the_o star_n also_o historical_a example_n of_o torch_n lamp_n beam_n fiery_a dart_n open_v of_o the_o firmnment_n and_o other_o such_o impression_n hippaachus_fw-la the_o foresay_a philosopher_n a_o man_n never_o sufficient_o praise_v as_o who_o prove_v the_o affinity_n of_o star_n with_o man_n and_o none_o more_o than_o he_o affirm_v also_o that_o our_o soul_n be_v parcel_n of_o heaven_n find_v out_o and_o observe_v another_o new_a star_n engender_v in_o his_o time_n and_o by_o the_o motion_n thereof_o on_o what_o day_n it_o first_o shine_v he_o grow_v present_o into_o a_o doubt_n whether_o it_o happen_v not_o very_o often_o that_o new_a star_n shall_v arise_v and_o whether_o those_o star_n also_o move_v not_o which_o we_o imagine_v to_o be_v fix_v the_o same_o man_n go_v so_o far_o that_o he_o attempt_v a_o thing_n even_o hard_o for_o god_n to_o perform_v to_o deliver_v to_o posterity_n the_o just_a number_n of_o star_n he_o bring_v the_o same_o star_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o rule_n and_o art_n devise_v certain_a instrument_n to_o take_v their_o several_a place_n and_o set_v out_o their_o magnitude_n that_o thereby_o it_o may_v be_v easy_o discern_v not_o only_o whether_o the_o old_a die_v and_o new_a be_v bear_v but_o also_o whether_o they_o move_v and_o which_o way_n they_o take_v their_o course_n likewise_o whether_o they_o increase_v or_o decrease_v thus_o he_o leave_v the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n unto_o all_o man_n if_o haply_o any_o one_o can_v be_v find_v able_a to_o enter_v upon_o it_o as_o lawful_a heir_n there_o be_v also_o certain_a flame_a torch_n shine_v out_o in_o the_o sky_n how_o be_v it_o never_o see_v but_o when_o they_o fall_v such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o which_o at_o the_o time_n that_o germ._n caesar_n exhibit_v a_o show_n of_o sword-fencer_n at_o utterance_n run_v at_o noontide_n in_o sight_n of_o all_o the_o people_n and_o two_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o they_o namely_o lampades_fw-la which_o they_o call_v plain_a torch_n and_o bolides_n i_o lance_n such_o as_o the_o mutinians_n bolides_n see_v in_o their_o calamity_n when_o their_o city_n be_v sack_v herein_o they_o differ_v for_o that_o those_o lamp_n or_o torch_n make_v long_a train_n while_o the_o forepart_n only_o be_v on_o a_o light_a fire_n but_o bolis_n burn_v all_o over_o and_o draw_v a_o long_a tail_n there_o appear_v and_o shine_v out_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n certain_a beam_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v docus_n like_v as_o when_o the_o lacedaemonian_n be_v vanquish_v at_o sea_n lose_v docus_n the_o empire_n and_o dominion_n of_o greece_n the_o firmament_n also_o be_v see_v to_o chink_n and_o open_a and_o this_o they_o name_n chasma_fw-la chasma_fw-la chap._n xxvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o strange_a colour_n of_o the_o sky_n there_o appear_v in_o the_o sky_n also_o a_o resemblance_n of_o blood_n and_o than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o dread_a and_o fear_v of_o man_n a_o fiery_a impression_n fall_v from_o out_o of_o heaven_n to_o earth_n like_v as_o it_o happen_v in_o the_o 3_o year_n of_o the_o 107_o olympias_n at_o what_o time_n king_n philip_n make_v all_o greece_n to_o shake_v with_o fire_n and_o sword_n and_o these_o thing_n very_o i_o suppose_v to_o come_v at_o certain_a time_n by_o course_n of_o nature_n like_v as_o other_o thing_n and_o not_o as_o the_o most_o part_n think_v of_o sundry_a cause_n which_o the_o subtle_a wit_n and_o head_n of_o man_n be_v able_a to_o devise_v they_o have_v indeed_o be_v forerunner_n of_o exceed_v great_a misery_n but_o i_o suppose_v those_o calamity_n happen_v not_o because_o these_o impression_n be_v but_o these_o therefore_o
be_v procreate_v to_o foretell_v the_o accident_n that_o ensue_v afterward_o now_o for_o that_o they_o fall_v out_o so_o seldom_o the_o reason_n thereof_o be_v hide_v and_o secret_a and_o so_o not_o know_v as_o the_o rise_n of_o planet_n above_o say_v the_o eclipse_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n chap._n xxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o heaven_n flame_n likewise_o there_o be_v see_v star_n together_o with_o the_o sun_n all_o day_n long_o yea_o and_o very_o often_o about_o the_o compass_n of_o the_o sun_n other_o flame_n like_v unto_o garland_n of_o corn_n ear_n also_o circle_n of_o sundry_a colour_n such_o as_o those_o be_v when_o augustus_n caesar_n in_o the_o prime_n of_o his_o youth_n enter_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n after_o the_o decease_n of_o his_o father_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o his_o great_a name_n and_o imperial_a title_n chap._n xxjx_n ¶_o of_o celestial_a crown_n also_o the_o same_o garland_n appear_v about_o the_o moon_n and_o other_o goodly_a bright_a star_n which_o be_v fix_v in_o the_o firmament_n round_o about_o the_o sun_n there_o be_v see_v a_o arch_n when_o lu._n opimius_n and_o q._n fabius_n be_v consul_n as_o also_o a_o round_a circle_n when_o l._n porcius_n and_o m._n acilius_n be_v consul_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o sudden_a circle_n there_o appear_v a_o circle_n of_o red_a colour_n when_o l._n julius_n and_o p._n rutilius_n be_v consul_n moreover_o there_o be_v strange_a eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n continue_v long_o than_o ordinary_a as_o namely_o when_o caesar_n dictator_n be_v murder_v moreover_o in_o the_o war_n of_o antony_n the_o sun_n continue_v almost_o a_o whole_a year_n of_o a_o pale_a wan_a colour_n chap._n xxxj_o ¶_o many_o sun_n over_o and_o beside_o many_o sun_n be_v see_v at_o once_o neither_o above_o nor_o beneath_o the_o body_n of_o the_o true_a sun_n indeed_o but_o crossewise_a and_o overthwart_o never_o near_a nor_o direct_o against_o the_o earth_n neither_o in_o the_o night_n season_n but_o when_o the_o sun_n either_o rise_v or_o set_v once_o they_o be_v report_v to_o have_v be_v see_v at_o noon_n day_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o continue_v from_o morn_n to_o even_o three_o sun_n together_o our_o ancestor_n in_o old_a time_n have_v often_o behold_v as_o namely_o when_o sp._n posthumus_n with_o q_o mutius_n q._n martius_n with_o m._n porcius_n m._n antonius_n with_o p._n dolabella_n and_o mar._n lepidus_n with_o l._n plancus_n be_v consul_n yea_o and_o we_o in_o our_o day_n have_v see_v the_o like_a when_o cl._n caesar_n of_o famous_a memory_n be_v consul_n together_o with_o cornelius_n orfitus_n his_o colleague_n more_o than_o three_o we_o never_o to_o this_o day_n find_v to_o have_v be_v see_v together_o chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o many_o moon_n three_o moon_n also_o appear_v at_o once_o and_o namely_o when_o cn._n domitius_n and_o c._n fannius_n be_v consul_n which_o most_o man_n call_v night_n sun_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o day_n light_n in_o the_o night_n out_o of_o the_o firmament_n by_o night_n there_o be_v see_v a_o light_n when_o c._n coelius_n and_o cn._n papyrius_n be_v consul_n yea_o and_o oftentimes_o beside_o so_o as_o the_o night_n seem_v as_o light_a as_o the_o day_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o burn_a shield_n or_o targuet_n a_o burn_a shield_n run_v sparkle_v from_o the_o west_n to_o the_o east_n at_o the_o sun_n set_v when_o l._n valerius_n and_o c._n marius_n be_v consul_n chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o a_o strange_a sight_n in_o the_o sky_n by_o report_n there_o be_v once_o see_v and_o never_o but_o once_o when_o cn._n octavius_n and_o c._n scribonius_n be_v consul_n a_o sparkle_n to_o fall_v from_o a_o star_n and_o as_o it_o approach_v the_o earth_n it_o wax_v great_a and_o after_o it_o come_v to_o the_o bigness_n of_o the_o moon_n it_o shine_v out_o and_o give_v light_a as_o in_o a_o cloudy_a and_o dark_a day_n then_o be_v retire_v again_o into_o the_o sky_n it_o become_v to_o man_n think_v a_o burn_a lamp_n this_o licinius_n syllanus_n the_o proconfull_n see_v together_o with_o his_o whole_a train_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o the_o run_v of_o star_n to_o and_o fro_o in_o the_o sky_n see_v there_o be_v also_o star_n to_o shoot_v hither_o and_o thither_o but_o never_o for_o nought_o and_o too_o no_o purpose_n for_o from_o the_o same_o quarter_n where_o they_o appear_v there_o rise_v terrible_a wind_n and_o after_o they_o storm_n and_o tempest_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n chap._n xxxvij_o ¶_o of_o the_o star_n call_v castor_n and_o pollux_n i_o have_v see_v myself_o in_o the_o camp_n from_o the_o soldier_n sentinel_n in_o the_o night_n watch_n the_o resemblance_n of_o lightning_n to_o stick_v fast_o upon_o the_o spear_n and_o pike_n set_v before_o the_o rampire_n they_o settle_v also_o upon_o the_o cross_a sail_n yard_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o ship_n as_o man_n do_v sail_v in_o the_o sea_n make_v a_o kind_n of_o vocal_a sound_n leap_v to_o and_o fro_o and_o shift_v their_o place_n as_o bird_n do_v which_o fly_v from_o buy_v to_o bough_n dangerous_a they_o be_v and_o unlucky_a when_o they_o come_v one_o by_o one_o without_o a_o companion_n and_o they_o drown_v those_o ship_n on_o which_o they_o light_v and_o threaten_v shipwreck_n yea_o and_o they_o set_v they_o on_o fire_n if_o haply_o they_o fall_v upon_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o keel_n but_o if_o they_o appear_v two_o and_o two_o together_o they_o bring_v comfort_n with_o they_o and_o foretell_v a_o prosperous_a course_n in_o the_o voyage_n as_o by_o who_o come_v they_o say_v that_o dreadful_a curse_a and_o threaten_a meteor_n call_v helena_n be_v chase_v and_o drive_v away_o and_o hereupon_o it_o be_v that_o man_n assign_v this_o mighty_a power_n to_o castor_n and_o pollux_n and_o invocate_v they_o at_o sea_n no_o less_o than_o god_n man_n head_n also_o in_o the_o even_a tide_n be_v see_v many_o time_n to_o shine_v round_o about_o and_o to_o be_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n which_o presage_v some_o great_a matter_n of_o all_o these_o thing_n there_o be_v no_o certain_a reason_n to_o be_v give_v but_o secret_a these_o be_v hide_v with_o the_o majesty_n of_o nature_n and_o reserve_v within_o her_o cabinet_n chap._n xxxviij_o ¶_o of_o the_o air_n it_o remain_v now_o thus_o much_o and_o thus_o far_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o world_n itself_o to_o wit_n the_o starry_a heaven_n and_o the_o planet_n to_o speak_v of_o other_o memorable_a thing_n observe_v in_o the_o sky_n for_o even_o that_o part_n also_o have_v our_o forefather_n call_v coelum_fw-la i_o the_o sky_n which_o otherwise_o they_o name_v air_n even_o all_o that_o portion_n of_o the_o whole_a which_o seem_v like_o a_o void_a and_o empty_a place_n yield_v this_o vital_a spirit_n whereby_o all_o thing_n do_v live_v this_o region_n be_v seat_v beneath_o the_o moon_n and_o far_o under_o that_o planet_n as_o i_o observe_v it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n by_o every_o man_n agree_v upon_o and_o mingle_v together_o a_o infinite_a portion_n of_o the_o superior_a celestial_a nature_n or_o elementary_a fire_n with_o a_o huge_a deal_n likewise_o of_o earthly_a vapour_n it_o do_v participate_v confuse_o of_o both_o from_o hence_o proceed_v cloud_n thunder_n and_o those_o terrible_a lightning_n from_o hence_o come_v hail_n frost_n shower_n of_o rain_n storm_n and_o whirlwind_n from_o hence_o arise_v the_o most_o calamity_n of_o mortal_a man_n and_o the_o continual_a war_n that_o nature_n make_v with_o she_o own_o self_n for_o these_o gross_a exhalation_n as_o they_o mount_v upward_o to_o the_o heaven_n be_v beat_v back_o and_o drive_v downward_o by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o star_n and_o the_o same_o again_o when_o they_o list_v draw_v up_o to_o they_o those_o matter_n which_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n ascend_v not_o for_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o shower_n of_o rain_n do_v fall_v foggy_a mist_n and_o light_a cloud_n arise_v river_n be_v dry_v up_o hale_v storm_n come_v down_o amain_o the_o sun_n beam_n do_v scorch_v and_o burn_v the_o ground_n yea_o and_o drive_v it_o every_o where_o to_o the_o middle_a centre_n but_o the_o same_o again_o unbroken_a and_o not_o lose_v their_o force_n rebound_v back_o and_o take_v up_o with_o they_o whatsoever_o they_o have_v drink_v up_o and_o draw_v vapour_n fall_v from_o aloft_o and_o the_o same_o return_n again_o on_o high_a wind_n blow_v forcible_o and_o come_v empty_a but_o back_o they_o go_v with_o a_o booty_n and_o carry_v away_o every_o thing_n before_o they_o so_o many_o live_a creature_n take_v their_o wind_n and_o draw_v breath_n from_o above_o but_o the_o same_o labour_v contrariwise_o and_o the_o earth_n infuse_v into_o the_o air_n a_o spirit_n and_o breath_n as_o if_o it_o be_v clean_o void_a and_o empty_a thus_o while_o the_o nature_n go_v too_o and_o fro_o as_o force_v by_o some_o engine_n by_o the_o swiftness_n of_o
they_o call_v nisibis_n and_o from_o artaxata_n it_o be_v 750_o mile_n there_o be_v also_o another_o city_n call_v ninus_n or_o ninive_n seat_v upon_o the_o river_n tigris_n which_o regard_v the_o west_n which_o in_o time_n past_a be_v high_o renown_v but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n where_o it_o lie_v towards_o the_o caspian_a sea_n lie_v the_o region_n atropatene_n separate_v by_o the_o river_n araxes_n from_o otene_n in_o armenia_n wherein_o be_v the_o city_n gazae_fw-la 450_o mile_n from_o artaxata_n and_o as_o many_o from_o ecbatana_n in_o media_n whereon_o some_o part_n the_o atropatenes_n doehold_v chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o media_n and_o the_o gate_n caspiae_n as_o for_o ecbatana_n the_o head_n city_n of_o media_n seleucus_n the_o king_n found_v it_o and_o it_o be_v from_o seleucia_n the_o great_a 750_o mile_n and_o from_o the_o caspian_a gate_n 20._o the_o other_o great_a town_n of_o importance_n in_o media_n be_v phausia_n agamzua_n and_o apamia_n name_v also_o rhaphane_a and_o as_o 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call_v hippopotamus_n i_o a_o river-horse_n taller_n he_o be_v from_o the_o ground_n than_o the_o crocodile_n he_o have_v a_o cleave_a foot_n like_o a_o boeufe_fw-fr the_o back_n main_a and_o hair_n of_o a_o horse_n and_o he_o have_v his_o ney_v also_o his_o muzzle_n or_o snout_n turn_v up_o his_o tail_n twine_v like_o the_o boar_n and_o his_o tooth_n likewise_o be_v crooked_a and_o bend_v downward_o as_o the_o boar_n tusk_n but_o not_o so_o hurtful_a the_o skin_n or_o hide_v of_o his_o back_n unpenetrable_a whereof_o be_v make_v targuet_n and_o headpiece_n of_o doughty_a proof_n that_o no_o weapon_n will_v pierce_v unless_o it_o be_v soak_a in_o water_n or_o some_o liquor_n he_o eat_v down_o the_o stand_a corn_n in_o the_o field_n and_o folk_n say_v that_o he_o set_v down_o beforehand_o where_o he_o will_v pasture_v and_o feed_v day_n by_o day_n and_o when_o he_o set_v forward_o to_o any_o field_n for_o his_o relief_n he_o go_v always_o backward_o and_o his_o tract_n be_v see_v lead_v from_o thence_o to_o the_o end_n that_o against_o his_o return_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v forelay_v nor_o follow_v by_o his_o foot_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o who_o first_o show_v the_o river-horse_n and_o crocodile_n at_o rome_n also_o the_o medicinable_a mean_n find_v out_o by_o the_o say_v dumb_a creature_n marcus_n scaurus_n be_v the_o first_o man_n who_o in_o his_o play_n and_o game_n that_o he_o set_v out_o in_o his_o aedileship_n make_v a_o show_n of_o one_o water-horse_n and_o four_o crocodile_n swim_v in_o a_o pool_n or_o mote_n make_v for_o the_o time_n during_o those_o solemnity_n the_o river-horse_n have_v teach_v physician_n one_o device_n in_o that_o part_n of_o their_o profession_n call_v surgery_n for_o he_o find_v himself_o over-grosse_a &_o fat_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o high_a feed_n so_o continual_o get_v forth_o of_o the_o water_n to_o the_o shore_n have_v spy_v afore_o where_o the_o reed_n and_o rush_n have_v be_v new_o cut_v and_o where_o he_o see_v the_o sharp_a cane_n and_o best_a point_a he_o set_v his_o body_n hard_o unto_o it_o to_o prick_v a_o certain_a vein_n in_o one_o of_o his_o leg_n and_o thus_o by_o let_v himself_o blood_n make_v evacuation_n whereby_o his_o body_n otherwise_o incline_v to_o disease_n and_o malady_n be_v well_o ease_v of_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n and_o have_v thus_o do_v he_o stop_v the_o orifice_n again_o with_o mud_n and_o so_o staunch_v the_o blood_n and_o heal_v the_o wound_n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o what_o physical_a herb_n certain_a creature_n have_v show_v we_o to_o wit_n the_o heart_n and_o stag_n the_o lizard_n swallow_n torteise_n the_o weasel_n the_o stork_n the_o boar_n the_o snake_n dragon_n panther_n elephant_n bear_n stocke-dove_n house_n dove_n crane_n and_o raven_n the_o like_a device_n to_o this_o namely_o of_o clyster_n we_o learn_v first_o of_o a_o fowl_n in_o the_o same_o egypt_n call_v ibis_n or_o the_o black_a stork_n this_o bird_n have_v a_o crooked_a and_o hook_a bill_n use_v it_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o syringe_n or_o pipe_n to_o squirt_v water_n into_o that_o part_n whereby_o it_o be_v most_o kind_a and_o wholesome_a to_o avoid_v the_o dung_n and_o excrement_n of_o meat_n and_o so_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v her_o body_n neither_o have_v dumb_a creature_n direct_v we_o to_o these_o feat_n only_o practise_v by_o the_o hand_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o our_o use_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o health_n and_o cure_v of_o disease_n for_o the_o hart_n first_o show_v we_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o herb_n dictamnus_n or_o dittanie_n to_o draw_v arrow_n forth_o of_o the_o body_n perceive_v themselves_o shoot_v with_o a_o shaft_n they_o have_v recourse_n present_o to_o that_o herb_n and_o with_o eat_v thereof_o it_o be_v drive_v out_o again_o moreover_o be_v sting_v with_o the_o phalangium_n a_o kind_n of_o spider_n or_o some_o such_o venomous_a vermin_n they_o cure_v themselves_o with_o eat_v craifish_n or_o fresh_a water_n crab_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a herb_n call_v calaminth_n most_o sovereign_a and_o singular_a against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n wherewith_o the_o lizard_n when_o soever_o they_o have_v fight_v with_o they_o cure_v their_o wound_n by_o apply_v it_o thereto_o celendine_n the_o great_a a_o most_o wholesome_a herb_n for_o the_o eye_n sight_n swallow_n teach_v we_o how_o to_o use_v for_o with_o it_o they_o help_v their_o young_a one_o when_o their_o eye_n be_v â—…ore_o and_o put_v they_o to_o grief_n the_o land_n torteise_n by_o eat_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o savoury_a or_o marjerome_n call_v cunila_n bubula_fw-la arm_n himself_o against_o poison_n when_o he_o shall_v fight_v with_o serpent_n the_o weasel_n use_v rue_n as_o a_o preseruative_n when_o he_o purpose_v to_o hunt_v for_o rat_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v
haifer_n approach_v near_o unto_o they_o they_o will_v stand_v gaze_v at_o 〈◊〉_d and_o never_o regard_v the_o hunter_n near_o by_o or_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o spy_v he_o they_o will_v look_v at_o his_o very_a bow_n and_o sheiâ—…e_v of_o arrow_n as_o at_o strange_a and_o wondrous_a thing_n they_o pass_v the_o sea_n swim_v by_o flock_n and_o whole_a herd_n in_o a_o long_a row_n each_o one_o rest_v his_o head_n upon_o the_o buttock_n of_o his_o fellow_n next_o before_o he_o and_o this_o they_o do_v in_o course_n so_o as_o the_o foremost_a retire_v behind_o to_o the_o hindmost_a by_o turn_v one_o after_o another_o and_o this_o be_v ordinary_o observe_v by_o those_o sailor_n that_o pass_v from_o cilicia_n to_o cypress_n and_o yet_o in_o their_o swim_n they_o descry_v no_o land_n by_o the_o eye_n but_o only_o by_o their_o smell_a have_v a_o aim_n thereat_o the_o male_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v horn_v and_o they_o above_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n cast_v they_o every_o year_n once_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n of_o the_o spring_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n a_o little_a before_o the_o very_a day_n of_o their_o mew_a they_o seek_v the_o most_o secret_a corner_n and_o most_o out_o of_o the_o way_n in_o the_o whole_a forest_n when_o they_o be_v pollard_n they_o keep_v close_o hide_v as_o if_o they_o be_v disarm_v and_o all_o this_o they_o do_v as_o if_o they_o envy_v that_o man_n shall_v have_v good_a of_o any_o thing_n that_o they_o have_v and_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o right_a horn_n they_o say_v can_v never_o be_v find_v as_o if_o it_o have_v some_o rare_a and_o singular_a virtue_n in_o physic_n a_o strange_a and_o marvelous_a thing_n consider_v that_o in_o the_o park_n they_o change_v they_o every_o year_n insomuch_o as_o it_o be_v think_v very_o that_o they_o hide_v they_o within_o the_o earth_n but_o burn_v whether_o of_o they_o you_o will_v the_o left_a as_o well_o as_o the_o right_n this_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o smell_n and_o perfume_v thereof_o drive_v serpent_n away_o and_o discover_v they_o that_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fit_n of_o the_o fall_a disease_n a_o man_n may_v also_o know_v their_o age_n by_o their_o head_n for_o every_o year_n they_o have_v one_o knag_fw-mi or_o branch_n more_o in_o their_o horn_n than_o before_o until_o they_o come_v to_o six_o after_o which_o time_n they_o come_v new_a ever_o alike_o so_o as_o their_o age_n can_v be_v discern_v any_o more_o by_o the_o head_n but_o the_o mark_n be_v take_v by_o their_o mouth_n and_o tooth_n for_o as_o they_o grow_v in_o age_n they_o have_v few_o or_o no_o tooth_n at_o all_o ne_o yet_o grow_v the_o branch_n out_o at_o the_o root_n whereas_o all_o the_o while_o they_o be_v young_a they_o use_v to_o have_v they_o break_v forth_o and_o stand_v out_o at_o the_o very_a forehead_n after_o they_o be_v geld_v once_o neither_o cast_v they_o their_o horn_n which_o they_o have_v before_o neither_o grow_v there_o any_o if_o they_o have_v none_o when_o they_o be_v lib_v at_o the_o first_o when_o they_o break_v out_o again_o like_v they_o be_v to_o the_o glandule_n or_o kernel_n of_o dry_a skin_n that_o new_o put_v forth_o then_o grow_v they_o with_o tender_a stalk_n into_o certain_a round_n and_o long_a knob_n of_o the_o reed_n mace_n cover_v all_o over_o with_o a_o certain_a soft_a plume_n down_o like_o velvet_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v destitute_a of_o their_o horn_n and_o perceive_v their_o head_n naked_a they_o go_v forth_o to_o relief_n by_o night_n and_o as_o they_o grow_v big_a and_o big_a they_o harden_v they_o in_o the_o hot_a sun_n estsoons_o make_v proof_n of_o they_o against_o tree_n and_o when_o they_o perceive_v once_o that_o they_o be_v tough_a and_o strong_a enough_o than_o they_o go_v abroad_o bold_o and_o certain_o some_o of_o they_o have_v be_v take_v with_o green_a ivy_n stick_v fast_o and_o grow_a in_o their_o horn_n remain_v there_o since_o the_o time_n that_o they_o run_v they_o when_o they_o be_v but_o tender_a against_o some_o tree_n for_o trial_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o no_o and_o so_o chance_v to_o race_n the_o ivy_n from_o the_o wood_n of_o the_o tree_n you_o shall_v have_v they_o sometime_o white_a of_o colour_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v the_o hind_n that_o q._n sertorius_n have_v about_o which_o he_o persuade_v the_o people_n of_o spain_n to_o be_v his_o soothsayer_n &_o to_o tell_v he_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v this_o kind_n of_o deer_n maintain_v fight_v with_o serpent_n and_o be_v their_o mortal_a enemy_n they_o will_v follow_v they_o to_o their_o very_a hole_n and_o there_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o draw_v and_o snuff_v up_o their_o wind_n at_o the_o nostril_n force_v they_o out_o whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v not_o so_o good_a a_o thing_n again_o to_o chase_v away_o serpent_n as_o be_v the_o smoke_n and_o smell_v of_o a_o heart_n horn_n burn_v but_o against_o their_o sting_n or_o bite_n there_o be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n with_o the_o rennet_n in_o the_o maw_n of_o a_o fawn_n or_o hind-calfe_n kill_v in_o the_o dam_n belly_n it_o be_v general_o hold_v and_o confess_v that_o the_o stag_n or_o hind_n live_v long_o for_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o alexander_n the_o great_a some_o be_v take_v with_o golden_a collar_n about_o their_o neck_n overgrow_v now_o with_o hair_n and_o grow_v within_o the_o skin_n which_o collar_n the_o say_a king_n have_v do_v upon_o they_o this_o creature_n of_o all_o disease_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o fever_n but_o he_o be_v good_a to_o cure_v it_o i_o have_v know_v great_a lady_n and_o dame_n of_o state_n use_v every_o morning_n to_o eat_v the_o venison_n of_o red_a deer_n and_o thereby_o to_o have_v live_v a_o great_a age_n and_o never_o have_v the_o ague_n but_o it_o be_v think_v this_o be_v a_o certain_a remedy_n and_o never_o fail_v in_o case_n the_o stag_n be_v strike_v stark_o dead_a at_o once_o with_o one_o wound_n and_o no_o more_o chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o shag-haired_a and_o beard_a stag_n like_a to_o a_o goat_n as_o also_o of_o the_o chameleon_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n be_v the_o goat_n hart_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o the_o beard_n and_o long_o shag_a about_o the_o shoulder_n which_o they_o call_v tragelaphis_n and_o this_o breed_v no_o where_o but_o about_o the_o river_n phasis_n africa_n in_o a_o manner_n be_v the_o only_a country_n that_o breed_v no_o stag_n and_o hind_n but_o contrariwise_o it_o bring_v chamaeleon_n although_o india_n have_v they_o ordinary_o in_o great_a number_n in_o shape_n and_o quantity_n it_o be_v make_v like_o a_o lisard_n but_o that_o it_o stand_v high_a and_o straight_a than_o the_o lisard_n do_v upon_o his_o leg_n the_o side_n flank_n and_o belly_n meet_v together_o as_o in_o fish_n it_o have_v likewise_o sharp_a prickle_n bear_v out_o upon_o the_o back_n as_o they_o have_v snout_v it_o be_v for_o the_o bigness_n not_o unlike_a to_o a_o swine_n with_o a_o very_a long_a tail_n thin_a and_o point_a at_o the_o end_n wind_v round_o and_o entangle_v like_o to_o viper_n hook_a claw_n it_o have_v and_o go_v slow_a as_o do_v the_o tortoise_n his_o body_n and_o skin_n be_v rough_a and_o scaly_a as_o the_o crocodile_n his_o eye_n stand_v hollow_a within_o his_o head_n &_o those_o be_v exceed_v great_a one_o near_o unto_o the_o other_o with_o a_o very_a small_a portion_n between_o of_o the_o same_o colour_n that_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n be_v he_o be_v always_o open_o eye_v and_o never_o close_v they_o he_o look_v about_o he_o not_o by_o move_v the_o ball_n of_o his_o eye_n but_o by_o turn_v the_o whole_a body_n thereof_o he_o gape_v evermore_o aloft_o into_o the_o air_n and_o be_v the_o only_a creature_n alive_a that_o feed_v neither_o of_o meat_n nor_o drink_n but_o have_v his_o nourishment_n of_o air_n only_o about_o wild_a figtree_n he_o be_v fell_a and_o dangerous_a otherwise_o harmless_a but_o his_o colour_n natural_o be_v very_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a for_o ever_o and_o anon_o he_o change_v it_o as_o well_o in_o his_o eye_n as_o tail_n and_o whole_a body_n beside_o and_o look_v what_o colour_n he_o touch_v next_o the_o same_o always_o he_o resemble_v unless_o it_o be_v red_a and_o white_a when_o he_o be_v dead_a he_o look_v pale_a and_o wan_a very_o little_a flesh_n he_o have_v in_o head_n and_o chaw_v and_o about_o the_o joint_a where_o his_o tail_n be_v graff_v to_o his_o rump_n but_o in_o all_o the_o body_n beside_o none_o at_o all_o all_o his_o blood_n be_v in_o his_o heart_n and_o about_o his_o eye_n among_o other_o his_o bowel_n he_o be_v without_o a_o spleen_n hide_a he_o lie_v all_o winter_n long_o as_o lisard_n do_v chap
xxxiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o buff_n or_o tarandus_n the_o lycaon_n and_o the_o thos_n in_o scythia_n there_o be_v a_o beast_n call_v tarandus_n which_o change_v likewise_o colour_n as_o the_o chamaeleon_n and_o no_o other_o creature_n bear_v hair_n do_v the_o same_o unless_o it_o be_v the_o lycaon_n of_o india_n which_o by_o report_n have_v a_o mane_v neck_n as_o for_o the_o thoe_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o wolf_n somewhat_o long_a than_o the_o other_o common_a wolf_n and_o short_a legged_a quick_a and_o swift_a in_o leap_v live_v altogether_o of_o the_o venison_n that_o they_o hunt_v &_o take_v without_o do_v any_o harm_n at_o all_o to_o man_n they_o may_v be_v say_v not_o so_o much_o to_o change_v their_o hue_n as_o their_o habit_n and_o apparel_n for_o all_o winter_n time_n they_o be_v shag-haired_a but_o in_o summer_n bare_a and_o naked_a the_o tarandus_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o ox_n with_o a_o head_n not_o unlike_a to_o a_o stag_n but_o that_o it_o be_v great_a namely_o carry_v branch_v horn_n cleave_v hoof_v and_o his_o hair_n as_o deep_a as_o be_v the_o bear_n the_o hide_n of_o his_o back_n be_v so_o tough_a and_o hard_a that_o thereof_o they_o make_v brest-plate_n he_o take_v the_o colour_n of_o all_o tree_n shrub_n plant_n flower_n and_o place_n wherein_o he_o lie_v when_o he_o retire_v for_o fear_n and_o therefore_o seldom_o be_v he_o catch_v but_o when_o he_o list_v to_o look_v like_o himself_o and_o be_v in_o his_o own_o colour_n he_o resemble_v a_o ass_n to_o conclude_v strange_a it_o be_v that_o the_o bare_a body_n of_o a_o beast_n shall_v alter_v into_o so_o many_o colour_n but_o much_o more_o strange_a it_o be_v and_o wonderful_a that_o the_o hair_n also_o shall_v so_o change_v chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o the_o porkpen_n the_o porkpen_v come_v out_o of_o india_n and_o africa_n a_o kind_n of_o urchin_n or_o hedgehog_n they_o be_v arm_v with_o prick_n they_o be_v both_o but_o the_o porkpen_n have_v the_o long_a sharp_a point_a quill_n and_o those_o when_o he_o stretch_v his_o skin_n he_o send_v and_o shoot_v from_o he_o when_o the_o hound_n press_v hard_o upon_o he_o he_o fly_v from_o their_o mouth_n and_o then_o take_v vantage_n to_o lance_n at_o they_o somewhat_o far_o off_o in_o the_o winter_n he_o lie_v hide_v as_o the_o nature_n be_v of_o many_o beast_n to_o do_v and_o the_o bear_n above_o the_o rest_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o bear_n and_o how_o they_o breed_v and_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a they_o engender_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o winter_n not_o after_o the_o common_a manner_n of_o other_o fourfooted_a beast_n but_o lie_v both_o along_o clasp_v and_o embrace_v one_o another_o then_o they_o go_v apart_o into_o their_o den_n and_o cave_n where_o the_o she_o bear_v thirty_o day_n after_o be_v discharge_v of_o her_o burden_n and_o bring_v forth_o common_o five_o whelp_n at_o a_o time_n at_o the_o first_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o lump_n of_o white_a flesh_n without_o all_o form_n little_o big_a than_o ratton_n without_o eye_n &_o want_v hair_n only_o there_o be_v some_o show_n and_o appearance_n of_o claw_n that_o put_v forth_o this_o rude_a lump_n with_o lick_v they_o fashion_n by_o little_a &_o little_a into_o some_o shape_n &_o nothing_o be_v more_o rare_a to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o world_n than_o a_o she_o bear_v bring_v forth_o her_o young_a and_o this_o be_v one_o cause_n that_o the_o male_a bear_n be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o 40_o day_n nor_o the_o female_a for_o 4_o month_n if_o they_o have_v no_o hole_n and_o den_n for_o the_o purpose_n they_o build_v themselves_o cabin_n of_o wood_n gather_v together_o a_o deal_n of_o bough_n &_o bush_n which_o they_o couch_v and_o lay_v artificial_o together_o to_o bear_v off_o any_o shower_n so_o as_o no_o rain_n be_v able_a to_o enter_v and_o those_o they_o strew_v upon_o the_o floor_n with_o as_o soft_a leaf_n as_o they_o can_v meet_v withal_o for_o the_o first_o 14_o day_n after_o they_o have_v take_v up_o their_o lodging_n in_o this_o manner_n they_o sleep_v so_o sound_o that_o they_o can_v possible_o be_v waken_v if_o a_o man_n shall_v lay_v on_o and_o wound_v they_o in_o this_o drowsiness_n of_o they_o they_o grow_v wondrous_a fat_a this_o their_o grease_n and_o fat_a thus_o get_v be_v it_o that_o be_v so_o medicineable_a and_o good_a for_o those_o that_o shed_v their_o hair_n these_o 14_o day_n once_o past_a they_o sit_v upon_o their_o rump_n or_o buttock_n and_o fall_v to_o suck_v of_o their_o fore-feet_n and_o this_o be_v all_o their_o food_n whereof_o they_o live_v for_o the_o time_n their_o young_a whelp_n when_o they_o be_v stark_o and_o stiff_o for_o cold_a they_o huggle_v in_o their_o bosom_n and_o keep_v close_o to_o their_o warm_a breast_n much_o like_a to_o bird_n that_o sit_v upon_o their_o egg_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o be_v tell_v and_o yet_o theophrastus_n believe_v it_o that_o if_o a_o man_n take_v bear_v flesh_n during_o those_o day_n and_o see_v or_o bake_v the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v set_v up_o and_o keep_v safe_a it_o will_v grow_v nevertheless_o all_o this_o time_n they_o dung_n not_o neither_o do_v there_o appear_v any_o token_n or_o excrement_n of_o meat_n that_o they_o have_v eat_v and_o very_o little_a water_n or_o aquositie_n it_o find_v within_o their_o belly_n as_o for_o blood_n some_o few_o small_a drop_n lie_v about_o the_o heart_n only_o and_o none_o at_o all_o in_o the_o whole_a body_n beside_o now_o when_o spring_n be_v come_v forth_o they_o go_v out_o of_o their_o den_n but_o by_o that_o time_n the_o male_n be_v exceed_v overgrow_v with_o fat_a and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o can_v be_v ready_o render_v for_o as_o we_o say_v before_o they_o have_v no_o more_o but_o that_o fortnight_n sleep_n to_o fat_v they_o withal_o be_v now_o get_v abroad_o the_o first_o thing_n that_o they_o do_v be_v to_o devour_v a_o certain_a herb_n name_v aron_n i_o wake-robin_n and_o that_o they_o do_v to_o open_v their_o gut_n which_o otherwise_o be_v clunge_v and_o grow_v together_o and_o for_o to_o prepare_v their_o mouth_n and_o tooth_n again_o to_o eat_v they_o whet_v and_o set_v the_o edge_n of_o they_o with_o the_o young_a shoot_n and_o tendron_n of_o the_o brier_n and_o bramble_n subject_a they_o be_v many_o time_n to_o dimness_n of_o sight_n for_o which_o cause_n especial_o they_o seek_v after_o honey_n comb_n that_o the_o bee_n may_v settle_v upon_o they_o and_o with_o their_o sting_n make_v they_o bleed_v about_o the_o head_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n discharge_v they_o of_o that_o heaviness_n which_o trouble_v their_o eye_n the_o lion_n be_v not_o so_o strong_a in_o the_o head_n but_o bear_v be_v as_o weak_a and_o tender_a there_o and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v chase_v hard_o by_o hunter_n &_o put_v to_o a_o plunge_n ready_a to_o cast_v themselves_o headlong_o from_o a_o rock_n they_o cover_v and_o arm_v their_o head_n with_o their_o fore-feet_n and_o paw_n as_o it_o be_v with_o hand_n and_o so_o jump_v down_o yea_o and_o many_o time_n when_o they_o be_v bait_v in_o the_o open_a shewplace_n we_o have_v know_v they_o lay_v streak_v for_o dead_a with_o one_o cuff_n or_o box_n of_o the_o ear_n give_v they_o with_o a_o man_n fist_n in_o spain_n it_o be_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o in_o their_o brain_n there_o be_v a_o venomous_a quality_n and_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n drive_v man_n into_o a_o kind_n of_o madness_n so_o as_o they_o will_v rage_v as_o if_o they_o be_v bear_n in_o token_n whereof_o whensoever_o any_o of_o they_o be_v kill_v with_o bait_v they_o make_v sure_a work_n and_o burn_v their_o head_n all_o whole_a when_o they_o list_v they_o will_v go_v on_o their_o two_o hinder_a foot_n upright_o they_o creep_v down_o from_o tree_n backward_o when_o they_o fight_v with_o bull_n their_o manner_n be_v to_o hang_v with_o all_o their_o four_o foot_n about_o their_o head_n and_o horn_n and_o so_o with_o the_o very_a weight_n of_o their_o body_n weary_v they_o there_o be_v not_o a_o live_a creature_n more_o crafty_a and_o foolish_a withal_o when_o it_o do_v a_o shrewd_a turn_n we_o find_v it_o record_v in_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o roman_n that_o when_o m._n piso_n and_o m._n messala_n be_v consul_n domitius_n aenobarbus_n and_o aedile_n curule_n upon_o the_o 14_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o october_n exhibit_v 100_o numidian_a bear_n to_o be_v bait_v &_o chase_v in_o the_o great_a cirque_fw-la and_o as_o many_o aethiopian_a hunter_n and_o i_o marvel_v much_o that_o the_o chronicle_n name_v numidian_a since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o no_o bâ—…rs_n come_v out_o of_o africa_n chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o rat_n of_o
but_o of_o a_o covetous_a mind_n for_o very_a gain_n and_o by_o this_o and_o such_o witty_a device_n he_o gather_v great_a revenue_n for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o invent_v the_o hang_a banns_n and_o pool_n to_o bathe_v in_o aloft_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n and_o thus_o when_o he_o have_v set_v out_o his_o manor_n house_n for_o the_o better_a sale_n he_o will_v make_v good_a merchandise_n of_o they_o and_o sell_v they_o again_o for_o commodity_n and_o gain_n he_o be_v the_o first_o man_n that_o bring_v the_o lucrine_n oyster_n into_o name_n and_o credit_n for_o their_o excellent_a taste_n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o fish_n in_o one_o place_n be_v better_o than_o in_o another_o as_o the_o pike_n in_o the_o river_n tiberis_n which_o be_v take_v between_o the_o two_o bridge_n the_o turbot_n of_o ravenna_n the_o lamprey_n in_o sicily_n the_o elop_v at_o rhodes_n and_o so_o forth_o of_o other_o sort_n of_o fish_n for_o i_o do_v not_o mean_v here_o to_o make_v a_o bill_n of_o all_o the_o dainty_a fish_n to_o serve_v the_o kitchen_n there_o be_v no_o talk_n then_o of_o english_a oyster_n when_o orata_n bring_v those_o of_o the_o lucrine_n lake_n into_o request_n for_o as_o yet_o the_o british_a coast_n be_v not_o we_o which_o indeed_o have_v the_o best_a oyster_n of_o all_o other_o but_o afterward_o it_o be_v think_v it_o will_v quit_v the_o cost_n and_o pay_v for_o the_o pain_n to_o fetch_v oyster_n from_o the_o further_a part_n of_o italy_n even_o as_o far_o as_o brundisium_n and_o because_o there_o shall_v grow_v no_o quarrel_n nor_o controversy_n arise_v whether_o these_o or_o the_o former_a have_v the_o more_o delicate_a and_o pleasant_a taste_n it_o be_v of_o late_o devise_v that_o the_o hungry_a oyster_n which_o in_o the_o long_a carriage_n from_o brundise_n be_v almost_o famish_v shall_v be_v feed_v with_o the_o rest_n in_o the_o lucrine_n lake_n and_o so_o taste_v alike_o in_o those_o very_a day_n but_o somewhat_o before_o orata_n licinius_n murena_n devise_v pool_n and_o stew_n for_o to_o keep_v and_o feed_v other_o fish_n who_o example_n nobleman_n follow_v and_o do_v the_o like_a after_o they_o namely_o philip_n and_o hortensius_n lucullus_n cut_v through_o a_o mountain_n near_o unto_o naples_n for_o this_o purpose_n namely_o to_o let_v in_o a_o arm_n of_o the_o sea_n into_o his_o fish_n pool_n the_o do_v whereof_o cost_v he_o more_o money_n than_o the_o house_n itself_o which_o he_o there_o have_v build_v hereupon_o pompey_n the_o great_a give_v he_o the_o name_n of_o roman_a xerxes_n in_o his_o long_a robe_n the_o fish_n of_o that_o pool_n of_o he_o after_o his_o death_n be_v sell_v for_o thirty_o hundred_o thousand_o sesterce_n i_o three_o million_o of_o sesterce_n chap._n lv._o ¶_o who_o invent_v the_o stew_n for_o lampreyes_n caius_n hirtius_n be_v the_o man_n by_o himself_o that_o before_o all_o other_o devise_v a_o pond_n to_o keep_v lamprey_n in_o he_o it_o be_v that_o lend_v caesar_n dictator_n for_o to_o furnish_v his_o feast_n and_o great_a supper_n during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o triumph_n 600_o lamprey_n to_o be_v pay_v again_o by_o weight_n and_o tale_n in_o the_o same_o kind_n for_o sell_v they_o he_o will_v not_o right_v out_o for_o any_o money_n nor_o exchange_v they_o for_o other_o commodity_n a_o house_n he_o have_v for_o his_o pleasure_n in_o the_o country_n and_o but_o a_o very_a little_a one_o yet_o the_o pond_n and_o fish_n about_o it_o sell_v the_o house_n for_o four_o million_o of_o sesterce_n in_o process_n of_o time_n folk_n grow_v to_o have_v a_o love_n and_o cast_v a_o fancy_n to_o some_o one_o several_a fish_n above_o the_o rest_n for_o the_o excellent_a orator_n hortensius_n have_v a_o house_n at_o bauli_n upon_o the_o side_n that_o lie_v to_o baiae_n &_o a_o fishpond_n to_o it_o belong_v and_o he_o take_v such_o a_o affection_n to_o one_o lamprey_n in_o that_o pool_n that_o when_o it_o be_v dead_a by_o report_n he_o can_v not_o hold_v but_o weep_v for_o love_n of_o it_o within_o the_o same_o pool_n belong_v to_o the_o say_a house_n antonia_n the_o wife_n of_o drusus_n unto_o who_o they_o fall_v by_o inheritance_n have_v so_o great_a a_o like_n to_o another_o lamprey_n that_o she_o can_v find_v in_o heart_n to_o deck_v it_o and_o to_o hang_v a_o pair_n of_o golden_a earing_n about_o the_o guil_n thereof_o and_o sure_o for_o the_o novelty_n of_o this_o strange_a sight_n and_o the_o name_n that_o go_v thereof_o many_o folk_n have_v a_o desire_n to_o see_v bauli_n and_o for_o nothing_o else_o chap._n lvi_o ¶_o the_o stew_n of_o winkles_n and_o who_o first_o be_v the_o deviser_n fvlvius_fw-la hirpinus_n be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o warren_n as_o it_o be_v for_o winkles_n which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v make_v within_o the_o territory_n of_o tarquinij_fw-la a_o little_a before_o the_o civil_a war_n with_o pompey_n the_o great_a and_o those_o have_v their_o distinct_a partition_n for_o sundry_a sort_n of_o they_o that_o the_o white_a which_o come_v from_o the_o part_n about_o reate_n shall_v be_v keep_v apart_o by_o themselves_o the_o illyrian_a and_o those_o be_v chief_a for_o greatness_n alone_o by_o themselves_o the_o african_n which_o be_v most_o fruitful_a in_o one_o several_a and_o the_o solitanes_n simple_o the_o best_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o another_o nay_o more_o than_o that_o he_o have_v a_o devise_n in_o his_o head_n to_o feed_v they_o fat_a namely_o with_o a_o certain_a paste_n make_v of_o cuit_n &_o wheat_n meal_n and_o many_o other_o such_o like_a to_o the_o end_n forsooth_o that_o the_o glutton_n table_n may_v be_v serve_v plentiful_o with_o home-fed_n &_o frank_a great_a winkles_n also_o and_o in_o time_n man_n grow_v to_o take_v such_o a_o pride_n and_o glory_n in_o this_o artificial_a feat_n and_o namely_o in_o strive_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o big_a that_o in_o the_o end_n one_o of_o their_o shell_n ordinary_o will_v contain_v ounce_n 80_o measure_n call_v quadrant_n if_o 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a_o hard_a piece_n of_o work_n it_o be_v and_o infinite_a and_o small_a hope_n i_o have_v that_o ever_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o drive_v into_o their_o head_n that_o be_v so_o ignorant_a &_o gross_a of_o conceit_n this_o high_a learning_n and_o heavenly_a divinity_n as_o touch_v the_o planet_n the_o fix_a star_n together_o with_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o orderly_a motion_n and_o celestial_a power_n howbeit_o consider_v the_o great_a profit_n that_o may_v arise_v and_o grow_v thereupon_o to_o mankind_n i_o will_v cast_v a_o proffer_n and_o give_v the_o attempt_n to_o make_v ploughman_n astrologer_n or_o astronomer_n at_o leastwise_o if_o it_o may_v be_v but_o first_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o lay_v open_a before_o their_o eye_n certain_a difficulty_n which_o trouble_v also_o some_o of_o the_o ancient_a writer_n and_o those_o not_o
man_n to_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
science_n excellent_a man_n 174_o k_o sciopodes_n a_o people_n in_o india_n 156._o g_o scipio_n africanus_n the_o former_a cut_n out_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n 160._o i._n scipio_n africanus_n the_o second_o his_o trench_n separate_v the_o two_o province_n of_o africa_n 93._o e_o scipio_n nasica_n his_o hard_a hap_n 173._o e._n his_o praise_n ibid._n scolopendres_n fish_n 262._o g_o scolopendres_n chase_n people_n out_o of_o the_o country_n 212._o h_o scolopendres_n without_o wing_n 327._o b_o scordastus_fw-la a_o tree_n 363._o a_o scorpion_n and_o solpage_n depopulate_v a_o country_n 212._o h_o scorpious_a perish_v by_o their_o young_a one_o 324._o l_o scorpion_n their_o sting_n dangerous_a as_o serpent_n 324._o l._n how_o they_o exercise_v they_o ibid._n they_o can_v quench_v their_o thirst_n 325._o a._n they_o be_v harmless_a in_o italy_n ibid._n b._n they_o be_v harmless_a to_o thing_n without_o blood_n 325._o c_o scorpion_n where_o they_o be_v harmless_a to_o stranger_n and_o n_o isome_a to_o inhabitant_n they_o revenge_v their_o brethren_n death_n 325._o c._n scutcheon_n for_o graft_n how_o to_o be_v make_v 520_o h_o scyros_n wind_n 23._o a_o scythia_n free_a from_o lightning_n and_o the_o reason_n 23._o c_o scythian_n nation_n the_o description_n thereof_o 123._o e._n call_v by_o persian_n sacas_n ibid._n scythian_a sea_n the_o water_n thereof_o fresh_a 124._o g_o scythian_n feed_v on_o man_n flesh_n 153._o f_o s_o e_o sea_n engender_v the_o like_a of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o 235._o a._n sea-ram_n 236._o k_o sea_n elephant_n ibid._n sea-calue_n or_o seal_n 243._o a_o sea_n where_o it_o be_v deep_a 44._o l_o sea_n hot_a in_o winter_n 46._o k._n make_v calm_a with_o oil_n ibâ—…d_n sea_n in_o the_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n thereof_o live_v creature_n die_v and_o not_o else_o 43._o e_o why_o the_o sea_n be_v salt_n 44._o h_o sea_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o reciprocal_a ebb_n and_o flow_v and_o where_o they_o keep_v no_o order_n 42._o k_o marvel_n of_o the_o sea_n 43._o f_o sea_n what_o land_n have_v be_v turn_v whole_o into_o 40._o i_o sea_n how_o they_o have_v go_v back_o and_o divide_v land_n 39_o f_o what_o land_v they_o have_v break_v in_o between_o 4._o h_o seareed_n 401._o d_o sea_n tree_n 401._o d_o e._n f_o sea_n cob_n 287._o f_o sea_n water_n unwholesome_a to_o be_v use_v in_o make_v dough_n 560_o i_o sea_n about_o tabrobane_n full_a of_o tree_n 130._o h_o sea_n snake_n twenty_o cubit_n long_o 132_o k_o sea-merle_a fish_n 244._o h_o sea-thrush_n fish_n ibid._n sea_n yield_v precious_a coquil_n and_o pearl_n 254._o 〈◊〉_d sea_n nettle_n and_o sponge_n neither_o live_a creature_n nor_o yet_o plant_n 262._o i._n their_o manner_n ibid._n sea-hare_n 26â—…_n g_o sea_n tortoise_n have_v neither_o tongue_n nor_o tooth_n 339._o f_o seales_n have_v not_o bone_n 345_o a_o seal_n fish_n have_v no_o ear_n 333._o g_o season_v time_n of_o the_o year_n in_o plant_n when_o it_o be_v 47â—…_n d_o sebesten_n what_o fruit_n 388._o l_o sebesten_n 437._o c_o sebesten_n and_o service_n may_v be_v graff_v both_o in_o one_o stock_n 511_o f._n uolcatius_n why_o he_o be_v call_v sedigitus_n 349._o c_o seed_n what_o it_o be_v 563._o a_o seed-corne_n of_o all_o sort_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v 582._o m_o seed_n how_o to_o be_v dispense_v for_o sundry_a ground_n 483._o d_o ground_n take_v seed_n some_o more_o than_o other_o 483._o b_o seed_n fall_v from_o heaven_n engender_v all_o thing_n 2._o h_o segesta_n a_o goddess_n 549._o e_o seia_n a_o goddess_n ibid._n selenitium_fw-la a_o ivy_n 480_o l_o seleucus_n nicator_n purpose_v to_o cut_v the_o land_n through_o between_o cimmerius_n bosphorus_n and_o the_o caspian_a sâ—…a_n 120._o 〈◊〉_d seleucides_n bird_n enemy_n to_o locust_n 284_o l_o sementine_n or_o autumn_n corn_n 557_o d_o sembracena_n myrrh_n 369._o b_o annaeus_n seneca_n 411._o f_o sense_n wherein_o man_n excel_v other_o creature_n 305._o e_fw-la sense_n wherein_o other_o creature_n excel_v they_o ibid._n septentrio_fw-la a_o wind_n 22._o l_o seres_n a_o people_n describe_v 130._o i._n k_o seres_n people_n famous_a for_o fine_a silk_n 124._o i._n their_o nature_n ibid._n they_o can_v abide_v to_o merce_v with_o other_o ibid._n m._n sergius_n grandsire_n to_o catiline_n his_o commendation_n 170._o l_o sergius_n arata_n first_o deniser_n of_o oyster_n pit_n 266._o l_o serichatum_fw-la 374._o h_o serpent_n have_v lose_v their_o eye_n will_v have_v new_a 336._o g_o serpent_n have_v but_o one_o venomous_a tooth_n 337._o d_o serpent_n of_o great_a bigness_n 199._o d._n assail_v fowl_n of_o the_o air_n ibid._n serpent_n destroy_v a_o city_n 212._o h_o serpent_n and_o lizard_n have_v long_a liver_n 343._o h_o serpent_n have_v thirty_o rib_n 343._o f_o serpent_n some_z of_o they_o foot_v like_o goose_n 351._o d_o a_o serpent_n bark_v 202._o k_o serpent_n how_o they_o engender_v 301._o g._n they_o lay_v egg_n ibid._n chain_v together_o about_o viper_n 302._o h_o father_n of_o the_o gracchi_n find_v two_o serpent_n within_o his_o house_n 174._o i._n what_o they_o presage_v ibid._n serpent_n chase_v away_o with_o the_o perfume_n of_o heart_n horn_n 306._o k._n serpent_n love_n egg_n 307._o a._n they_o love_v wine_n ibid._n b_o servius_n tullius_n be_v a_o child_n sleep_v have_v a_o light_a fire_n shine_v over_o his_o head_n 48._o g_o servant_n and_o slave_n of_o great_a price_n 175._o e_o sesame_n see_v ricinus_n sestius_n a_o roman_a astronomer_n foresee_v a_o dearth_n 598._o i_o seseli_fw-la or_o siler-mountaine_n help_v hind_n to_o calf_n 213._o d_o senta_n a_o cave_n in_o dalmatia_n wherein_o breed_v the_o wind_n 21._o e_o sewing_n with_o the_o needle_n or_o awl_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o i_o sex_n distinct_a in_o all_o plant_n 385._o d_o s_o h_o shadow_n of_o the_o walnut_n three_fw-mi noisome_a to_o man_n 514._o k_o shadow_n of_o tree_n ibid._n shadow_n of_o the_o palm_n three_fw-mi pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a ibid._n l_o shadow_n of_o some_o tree_n no_o better_o than_o poison_n 515._o a_o shadow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o some_o part_n of_o india_n 156._o l_o shadow_n when_o and_o where_o there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o 35._o f._n where_o twice_o in_o the_o year_n they_o fall_v contrary_a 36._o h_o she_o ass_n much_o pain_v with_o pain_n of_o their_o udder_n 347._o e_z suckle_v their_o young_a but_o six_o month_n ibid._n she_o bear_v have_v four_o pap_n apiece_o 348._o g_o sheep_n how_o necessary_a 226._o k_o their_o time_n of_o engender_v ibid._n l_o of_o sheep_n two_o principal_a kind_n 227._o b_o sheep_n which_o be_v kind_o 228._o k_o sheep_n rot_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 496._o l_o sheep_n without_o gall_n in_o euboea_n 341._o c_o sheep_n in_o naxus_n have_v two_o gall_n ibid._n sheep_n good_a to_o eat_v down_o rank_n corn_n 576._o h_o shear_a tree_n when_o first_o devise_v 359._o b_o shield_n burn_v in_o heaven_n 18._o h_o shelfish_n the_o occasion_n of_o much_o riot_n and_o excess_n in_o the_o world_n 254._o g._n shindle_v of_o that_o wood_n best_a 461._o e._n f._n they_o cover_v the_o house_n at_o rome_n a_o long_a time_n ibid._n ship_n with_o proe_n at_o both_o end_n 129._o d_o ship_n that_o bring_v the_o obeliske_n out_o of_o egypt_n 489._o e._n sink_v in_o the_o haven_n of_o ostia_n 14._o ship_n of_o k._n demetrius_n of_o a_o mighty_a bigness_n 490._o g_o ship_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 190._o g_o ship_n tackle_v cable_n anchor_n etc._n etc._n who_o devise_v ibid._n ay_o shovelar_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n 292._o l_o s_o i_o sicily_n sometime_o join_v to_o italy_n 4._o i_o cider_n or_o wine_n of_o apple_n 421._o a_o sign_n of_o short_a life_n 534._o i_o signifer_fw-la circle_n in_o heaven_n see_v zodiac_n sign_n of_o the_o spring_n 586._o g_o sign_n of_o good_a earth_n 505._o a_o silkworm_n how_o to_o be_v order_v 323._o b_o siligo_fw-la 562._o m._n commend_v 563._o c._n the_o fine_a wheat_n for_o manchet_n and_o pastry_n work_v 563._o d._n a_o fine_a flower_n 564._o h_o the_o wheat_n be_v a_o ticklish_a corn_n 564._o i_o silicia_n or_o siliqua_fw-la see_v fenigreeke_n silurus_n river_n whale_n 243._o a_o similage_n a_o fine_a flower_n ibid._n simone_n and_o silones_n sir_n name_n 336._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n simach_n the_o fruit_n 389._o c_o sinew_n bind_v the_o bone_n together_o 345._o b._n be_v cut_v cause_n much_o pain_n ibid._n where_o they_o be_v hide_v ibid._n c_o silver_n mine_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o k_o sing_v who_o invention_n 189._o e_fw-la siphylus_fw-la 40._o m_o silurus_n a_o fish_n suppose_v to_o be_v a_o sturgeon_n 243._o a._n his_o property_n 245._o e_o of_o sinew_n cord_n and_o ligament_n 345._o b_o sirbon_n lake_n carry_v a_o circuit_n of_o 150_o mile_n 100_o i_o scythe_n of_o two_o sort_n 395._o f_o s_o k_o
contain_v as_o some_o think_v fifteen_o dram_n which_o grow_v near_o to_o two_o ounce_n of_o which_o capacity_n our_o small_a saucer_n be_v but_o as_o other_o suppose_v it_o receive_v two_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a the_o measure_n of_o ordinary_a saucer_n acrimonie_n i._n sharpenesse_n actual_o i._n sensible_o and_o present_o as_o fire_n be_v actual_o hot_a aditiale_n or_o adijciales_n epulae_fw-la be_v great_a and_o sumptuous_a feast_n or_o supper_n hold_v by_o the_o pontifices_fw-la or_o high_a priest_n in_o testimony_n of_o public_a joy_n almond_n see_v amygdals_n amphora_n a_o measure_n in_o rome_n of_o liquor_n only_o it_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v that_o name_n of_o the_o two_o ear_n which_o it_o have_v of_o either_o side_n one_o it_o contain_v 8_o congios_n which_o be_v much_o about_o 8_o wine_n gallon_n or_o rather_o between_o seven_o and_o eight_o so_o as_o in_o round_a reckon_n it_o may_v go_v for_o a_o ferkin_n half_a kilderkin_n or_o half_a sestern_a with_o us._n amygdals_n be_v kernil_n at_o the_o root_n of_o the_o tongue_n subject_n to_o inflammation_n &_o swell_n occasion_v by_o deflux_n or_o fall_v down_o of_o humour_n from_o the_o head_n they_o be_v call_v antiades_n paristhmia_n &_o tonsillae_n the_o foresay_a infirmity_n also_o incident_a unto_o they_o do_v likewise_o carry_v the_o same_o denomination_n a_o antidote_n i._o countrepoyson_v proper_o defensative_n or_o preseruative_n against_o poison_n pestilence_n or_o any_o malady_n whatsoever_o antipathy_n i._o contrariety_n enmity_n and_o repugnancy_n in_o nature_n as_o between_o fire_n and_o water_n the_o vine_n and_o the_o colewort_n etc._n etc._n s._n anthony_n fire_n be_v a_o rise_n in_o the_o skin_n occasion_v by_o hot_a blood_n mix_v with_o abundance_n of_o choler_n and_o such_o be_v the_o shingle_v and_o other_o wild_a fire_n call_v in_o greek_a erysipelas_n aquosity_n be_v waterish_a humour_n apt_a to_o engender_v the_o dropsy_n call_v ascite_v and_o leucophlegmatia_fw-la aromatise_v i_o spice_a arthriticall_a grief_n such_o as_o possess_v the_o joint_n as_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o gout_n astrictive_a or_o astringent_a be_v such_o thing_n as_o bind_v the_o body_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o attractive_a i._o draw_v as_o the_o loadstone_n draw_v iron_n amber_n straw_n or_o bent_n dictamnus_n arrow_n head_n or_o spill_v out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o cup_a glass_n or_o ventose_n humour_v and_o wind_n austere_n harsh_a or_o hard_o as_o in_o fruit_n unripe_a and_o hard_a wine_n of_o hedge_n grape_n axinomantie_n a_o kind_n of_o magic_a divination_n by_o a_o axe_n head_n red_a hot_a b_o basis_n in_o a_o compound_n medicine_n be_v that_o drug_n or_o simple_a which_o be_v predominant_a and_o carry_v the_o great_a force_n in_o it_o as_o the_o ground_n thereof_o whereupon_o the_o whole_a take_v the_o name_n as_o poppy_n in_o diacodion_n quince_n in_o diacydonium_n etc._n etc._n bole_n be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o medicine_n when_o it_o may_v be_v give_v in_o gross_a manner_n at_o 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carminat_fw-la be_v to_o make_v more_o fine_a and_o thin_a the_o gross_a humour_n by_o such_o medicine_n as_o by_o their_o heat_n be_v apt_a to_o cut_v and_o dissolve_v they_o whereupon_o they_o likewise_o be_v call_v carminative_a a_o term_n receive_v by_o apothecary_n and_o borrow_v from_o those_o that_o card_n wool_n cancer_n be_v a_o swell_a or_o sore_o come_v of_o melancholy_a blood_n about_o which_o the_o vem_v appear_v of_o a_o black_a or_o swear_v it_o colour_v spread_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o creifish_a clee_n whereupon_o it_o take_v that_o name_n in_o latin_a like_v as_o in_o greek_a carcinoma_fw-la and_o such_o ulcer_n as_o in_o that_o sort_n be_v maintain_v and_o feed_v with_o that_o humour_n be_v call_v cancerous_a and_o be_v untoward_a to_o heal_v worse_a common_o for_o the_o handle_n carnositie_n i_o fleshly_a substance_n cataplasm_n a_o poultice_n or_o gross_a manner_n of_o plastre_n cartilege_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n be_v a_o gristle_n in_o root_n and_o fruit_n that_o substance_n which_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o radish_n root_n and_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o a_o cucumber_n as_o pliny_n seem_v to_o take_v it_o which_o thereupon_o be_v call_v cartilagineous_a cataract_n be_v a_o dimness_n of_o sight_n cause_v by_o a_o humour_n gather_v and_o harden_v between_o the_o tunicle_n of_o the_o eye_n call_v cornea_n and_o the_o crystalline_a humour_n it_o be_v next_o cousin_n to_o blindness_n caustick_a i._o burn_v blister_a or_o scald_a to_o cauterise_n be_v to_o sear_v or_o burn_v by_o a_o cautery_n cautery_n actual_a be_v fire_n itself_o or_o scald_v liquor_n and_o so_o a_o sear_a iron_n gold_n or_o other_o mettle_n make_v red_a hot_a be_v call_v a_o actual_a cautery_n which_o without_o the_o help_n of_o our_o natural_a heat_n do_v work_v present_o cautery_n potential_a be_v that_o which_o will_v raise_v blister_n and_o burn_v in_o time_n after_o it_o be_v once_o set_v on_o work_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o our_o body_n as_o cantharides_n sperewort_n etc._n etc._n ceres_n the_o first_o inventresse_n of_o the_o sow_v &_o use_n of_o corn_n cerote_n be_v of_o a_o middle_a nature_n between_o a_o ointment_n and_o a_o plaster_n not_o so_o hard_a as_o the_o one_o nor_o so_o soft_a as_o the_o other_o cicatrice_n in_o eye_n be_v whitish_a spot_n otherwise_o call_v pearl_n they_o be_v the_o scar_n also_o remain_v after_o a_o sore_n be_v heal_v up_o and_o so_o a_o place_n be_v say_v to_o be_v cicatrise_v when_o it_o be_v new_o skin_v up_o and_o heal_v circulation_n be_v the_o devise_n of_o sublime_v or_o extract_v water_n or_o oil_n by_o a_o stillatorie_a a_o lembick_a or_o such_o because_o the_o vapour_n before_o it_o be_v resolve_v into_o water_n or_o oil_n seem_v to_o go_v round_o circlewise_o clysterized_a i._o convey_v up_o by_o a_o clyster_n into_o the_o gut_n caeliaci_n be_v those_o that_o through_o weakness_n of_o stomach_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o continual_a flux_n of_o the_o belly_n colature_n a_o thin_a liquor_n that_o have_v 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now_o succeed_v and_o comeafter_o in_o their_o rank_n the_o summer_n flower_n to_o wit_n lychnis_n jupiters_n flower_n or_o columbine-and_a a_o second_o kind_n of_o rather_o lily_n likewise_o iphyon_n and_o that_o amaracus_fw-la or_o marjeram_fw-la which_o they_o call_v the_o phrygian_a but_o of_o all_o other_o the_o flower_n pathos_n be_v most_o lovely_a &_o beautiful_a whereof_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o with_o a_o purple_a flower_n like_o unto_o the_o hyacinth_n the_o other_o be_v white_a and_o grow_v common_o in_o churchyard_n among_o grave_n and_o tomb_n and_o the_o same_o hold_v on_o flower_a better_a and_o live_v long_o the_o flower_n de-luce_n also_o be_v a_o summer_n flower_n these_o have_v their_o time_n fade_v and_o be_v soon_o go_v and_o then_o come_v other_o flower_n for_o they_o in_o their_o place_n in_o
those_o which_o serve_v for_o good_a use_n in_o physic_n but_o first_o as_o touch_v anemone_n in_o general_a some_o there_o be_v who_o call_v it_o phenion_n and_o two_o principal_a kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o the_o first_o grow_v wild_a in_o the_o wood_n the_o second_o come_v in_o place_n well_o till_v and_o in_o garden_n but_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o love_n sandy_a ground_n as_o for_o this_o late_a kind_n it_o be_v subdivide_v into_o many_o special_a sort_n for_o some_o have_v a_o deep_a red_a scarlet_a flower_n and_o indeed_o such_o be_v find_v in_o great_a plenty_n other_o bear_v a_o purple_a flower_n and_o there_o be_v again_o which_o be_v white_a the_o leaf_n of_o all_o these_o three_o be_v like_a unto_o parsley_n none_o of_o they_o v_a ordinary_o grow_v in_o height_n above_o half_a a_o foot_n and_o in_o the_o head_n of_o their_o stem_n they_o shoot_v forth_o sprout_n in_o manner_n of_o the_o tendril_n of_o asparagus_n the_o flower_n have_v this_o property_n never_o to_o open_v but_o when_o the_o wind_n do_v blow_v wereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n proper_o anemone_n in_o greek_a but_o the_o wild_a anemone_n be_v great_a and_o tall_a the_o leave_v also_o be_v large_a and_o the_o flower_n be_v of_o a_o red_a colour_n many_o writer_n be_v carry_v away_o with_o a_o error_n think_v this_o anemone_n and_o argemone_n to_o be_v both_o one_o other_o confound_v it_o with_o that_o wild_a poppy_n which_o we_o name_v rhoeas_n but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o they_o for_o that_o both_o these_o herb_n do_v flower_n after_o anemone_n neither_o do_v the_o anemonae_fw-la yield_v the_o like_a juice_n from_o they_o as_o do_v either_o argemone_n or_o rhoeas_n beforenamed_n they_o have_v not_o also_o such_o cup_n and_o head_n in_o the_o top_n but_o only_o a_o certain_a musculositie_n at_o the_o end_n and_o tip_n of_o their_o branch_n much_o like_a to_o the_o tender_a bud_n of_o asparagus_n all_o the_o sort_n of_o anemone_n or_o wind-floure_n be_v good_a for_o the_o headache_n and_o inflammation_n thereof_o comfortable_a to_o the_o matrice_n of_o woman_n and_o increase_v their_o milk_n be_v take_v inward_o in_o a_o ptisane_n or_o barley_n gruel_n or_o apply_v outward_o as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o wool_n this_o herb_n provoke_v their_o monthly_a term_n the_o root_n chew_v in_o the_o mouth_n purge_v the_o head_n of_o phlegm_n and_o cure_v the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o tooth_n the_o same_o be_v sodden_a and_o lay_v to_o the_o eye_n as_o a_o cataplasm_n repress_v the_o vehement_a flux_n of_o watery_a humour_n thither_o the_o magician_n and_o wise_a man_n attribute_v much_o to_o these_o herb_n and_o tell_v many_o wonder_n of_o they_o namely_o that_o a_o man_n shall_v gather_v the_o first_o that_o he_o see_v in_o any_o year_n and_o in_o gather_v to_o say_v these_o word_n i_o gather_v thou_o for_o a_o remedy_n against_o tertian_n and_o quartan_a ague_n which_o do_v the_o party_n must_v lap_v and_o bind_v fast_o in_o a_o red_a cloth_n the_o say_a flower_n and_o so_o keep_v it_o in_o a_o shady_a place_n and_o when_o need_n require_v to_o take_v the_o same_o and_o either_o hang_v it_o about_o the_o neck_n or_o tie_v it_o to_o the_o arm_n or_o some_o other_o place_n the_o root_n of_o that_o anemone_n which_o bear_v the_o red_a flower_n if_o it_o be_v bruise_v and_o lay_v upon_o any_o live_a creature_n whatsoever_o raise_v ablisâ—…_n by_o that_o caustik_a and_o corrosive_n virtue_n which_o it_o have_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v use_v to_o mundisie_v and_o 〈◊〉_d filthy_a uleer_n chap._n xxiiii_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n of_o oenanthe_n in_o physic_n oenanthe_n be_v a_o herb_n grow_v upon_o rocky_a and_o stony_a ground_n the_o leaf_n resemble_v those_o of_o the_o parsnep_n root_n it_o have_v many_o and_o those_o big_a the_o stem_n and_o leaf_n of_o this_o herb_n if_o they_o be_v take_v inward_o with_o honey_n and_o thick_a sweet_a wine_n do_v cause_n woman_n in_o labour_n to_o have_v easy_a deliverance_n and_o withal_o do_v cleanse_v they_o well_o of_o the_o afterbirth_n eat_v in_o a_o electuary_n or_o lick_v in_o a_o lohoch_n make_v with_o honey_n the_o say_a leavesdoe_n rid_v away_o the_o cough_n and_o provoke_v urine_n to_o conclude_v the_o root_n also_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o bladder_n chap._n xxv_o ¶_o the_o medicine_n make_v which_o the_o herb_n heliochryson_n heliochryson_n which_o other_o name_n chrysanthemon_fw-la put_v forth_o little_a branch_n very_o fair_a and_o white_a the_o leaf_n be_v whitish_a too_o much_o like_a unto_o abrotomum_fw-la from_o the_o tip_n and_o end_n of_o which_o branch_n there_o hang_v down_o certain_a button_n as_o it_o be_v like_o berry_n round_o in_o a_o circle_n which_o with_o the_o repercussion_n and_o reverberation_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n do_v shine_v again_o like_o resplendent_a gold_n these_o tuft_n or_o button_n do_v never_o fade_v nor_o wither_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o the_o chaplet_n wherewith_o they_o crown_v and_o adorn_v the_o head_n of_o the_o god_n be_v make_v thereof_o a_o ceremony_n that_o ptolomaeus_n k._n of_o egypt_n observe_v most_o precise_o this_o herb_n grow_v in_o rough_a place_n among_o bush_n and_o shrub_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o wine_n it_o provoke_v urine_n and_o woman_n fleures_fw-mi all_o hard_a tumour_n and_o inflammation_n it_o do_v discuss_v and_o resolve_v without_o suppuration_n a_o lineament_n make_v with_o it_o &_o honey_n be_v good_a to_o be_v apply_v to_o any_o place_n burn_v or_o scald_v it_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n usual_o for_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n for_o the_o pain_n and_o infirmity_n also_o of_o the_o loin_n if_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o honeyed_a wine_n it_o dissolve_v and_o consume_v the_o clutter_a blood_n either_o in_o the_o belly_n and_o gut_n or_o the_o bladder_n the_o leave_v take_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o three_o oboli_fw-la in_o white_a wine_n do_v stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o the_o white_n in_o woman_n this_o herb_n if_o it_o be_v lay_v in_o wardrobe_n keep_v apparel_n sweet_a for_o it_o be_v of_o a_o pleasant_a odour_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o hyacinth_n and_o lychnis_n in_o physic_n the_o hyacinth_n love_v france_n very_o well_o and_o prosper_v there_o exceed_o the_o french_a use_n therewith_o to_o die_v their_o light_a red_n or_o lustie-gallant_a for_o default_n of_o grain_n to_o colour_v their_o scarlet_n the_o root_n be_v bulbous_a &_o onion-like_a well_o know_v to_o these_o slave-courser_n who_o buy_v they_o at_o best_a hand_n and_o after_o trick_v trim_v and_o pamper_v they_o up_o for_o sale_n make_v gain_n of_o they_o for_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n they_o use_v it_o with_o wine_n to_o anoint_v as_o well_o the_o share_n of_o youth_n as_o the_o chin_n and_o check_n to_o keep_v they_o for_o ever_o be_v under-grown_a or_o have_v hair_n on_o their_o face_n that_o they_o may_v appear_v young_a still_o and_o smooth_a it_o be_v a_o 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they_o call_v the_o root_n of_o this_o herb_n bolites_n which_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o eye_n and_o keep_v bind_v thereto_o take_v away_o the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n as_o they_o say_v chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o pervincle_n rusâ—…us_n batis_n and_o acinos_fw-la also_o the_o peruincle_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n dioscor_n chamaedaphne_n if_o it_o be_v stamp_v dry_a into_o powder_n and_o a_o spoonful_n thereof_o give_v in_o water_n to_o those_o that_o be_v full_a of_o the_o dropsy_n it_o do_v evacuat_v most_o speedy_o the_o waâ—…y_a humour_n collect_v in_o their_o belly_n or_o otherwise_o the_o same_o root_n roast_v in_o embre_n and_o well_o sprinkle_v and_o wet_a with_o wine_n discuss_v and_o dry_v up_o all_o tumour_n be_v apply_v thereto_o the_o juice_n thereof_o drop_v into_o
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dragon_n in_o honey_n cure_v the_o cough_n in_o sum_n physician_n repute_n and_o range_v ebon_n among_o the_o medicine_n which_o be_v corrosive_n oleander_n call_v in_o greek_a rhododendros_n which_o some_o name_n rhododaphne_n and_o other_o nerion_n have_v not_o be_v so_o happy_a yet_o as_o to_o find_v so_o much_o as_o a_o name_n among_o the_o latin_n a_o strange_a and_o marvelous_a quality_n of_o this_o plant_n the_o leaf_n be_v a_o very_a poison_n to_o all_o fourfooted_a beast_n and_o yet_o they_o serve_v man_n as_o a_o preseruative_n and_o counterpoison_v against_o serpent_n if_o they_o be_v take_v in_o wine_n with_o rue_n among_o also_o sheep_n and_o goat_n if_o they_o chance_v to_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n wherein_o those_o leaf_n lie_v soak_a will_n by_o report_n thereupon_o die_v neither_o have_v rhus_n a_o latin_a name_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v much_o use_v in_o physic_n &_o otherwise_o for_o it_o be_v a_o wild_a plant_n grow_v of_o itself_o bear_v leaf_n like_v unto_o the_o myrtle_n upon_o short_a stalk_n and_o branch_n singular_a for_o to_o expel_v any_o poison_n and_o worm_n out_o of_o the_o body_n and_o beside_o call_v it_o be_v the_o currier_n shrub_n for_o that_o they_o use_v to_o dress_v their_o skin_n with_o the_o dry_a leaf_n thereof_o instead_o of_o pomegranate_n rind_n of_o a_o red_a colour_n it_o be_v a_o cubit_n in_o height_n &_o a_o finger_n thick_a moreover_o physician_n employ_v the_o medicine_n wherinto_o this_o rhus_n be_v put_v for_o bruise_n likewise_o for_o the_o flux_n proceed_v from_o a_o feeble_a stomach_n as_o also_o for_o the_o ulcer_n in_o the_o seat_n but_o the_o leave_v stamp_v and_o incorporat_a with_o honey_n and_o so_o bring_v into_o a_o lineament_n or_o salve_n with_o vinegar_n do_v heal_v cankerous_a sore_n such_o as_o with_o inflammation_n do_v eat_v away_o the_o flesh_n to_o the_o very_a bone_n their_o decoction_n be_v singular_a to_o be_v instill_v into_o the_o ear_n that_o run_v with_o filthy_a matter_n 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that_o grow_v it_o run_v &_o creep_v within_o the_o earth_n by_o many_o knot_n or_o joint_n in_o the_o root_n from_o which_o as_o also_o from_o the_o branch_n and_o top-sprig_n trail_v aboveground_n it_o put_v forth_o new_a root_n and_o spread_v into_o many_o branch_n in_o all_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o leaf_n of_o this_o grass_n grow_v slender_a and_o sharp_a point_a towards_o the_o end_n only_o upon_o the_o mount_n parnassus_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v gramen_fw-la pernassi_fw-la it_o branch_v thick_a than_o in_o other_o place_n and_o resemble_v in_o some_o sort_n ivy_n bear_v a_o white_a flower_n and_o the_o same_o odoriferous_a there_o be_v not_o a_o grass_n in_o the_o field_n whereon_o horse_n take_v more_o delight_n to_o feed_v than_o this_o whether_o it_o be_v green_a as_o it_o grow_v or_o dry_a and_o make_v into_o hay_n especial_o if_o it_o be_v give_v they_o somewhat_o sprinkle_v with_o water_n moreover_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o inhabitant_n about_o the_o foresay_a mount_n parnassus_n do_v draw_v a_o juice_n out_o of_o this_o grass_n use_v much_o to_o increase_v plenty_n of_o milk_n for_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a it_o be_v but_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n in_o stead_n thereof_o they_o use_v the_o decoction_n of_o the_o common_a grass_n for_o to_o conglutinate_v wound_n and_o yet_o the_o very_a herb_n itself_o in_o substance_n will_v do_v as_o much_o if_o it_o be_v but_o stamp_v and_o so_o apply_v and_o beside_o a_o good_a defensative_a it_o be_v to_o keep_v any_o place_n that_o be_v cut_v or_o hurt_v from_o inflammation_n to_o the_o say_a decoction_n some_o put_v wine_n and_o honey_n other_o add_v a_o three_o part_n in_o proportion_n of_o frankincense_n pepper_n and_o myrrh_n and_o then_o set_v all_o over_o the_o fire_n again_o and_o boil_v it_o a_o second_o time_n in_o a_o pan_n of_o brass_n which_o composition_n they_o use_v as_o a_o medicine_n for_o the_o toothache_n and_o water_a eye_n occasion_v by_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n thither_o the_o root_n sod_v in_o wine_n appease_v the_o wring_v &_o torment_v of_o the_o gut_n open_v the_o conduit_n of_o the_o urine_n and_o give_v it_o passage_n beside_o it_o heal_v the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o bladder_n yea_o it_o break_v the_o stone_n but_o the_o seed_n be_v more_o diuretical_a and_o with_o great_a force_n drive_v down_o urine_n than_o the_o root_n and_o yet_o it_o stop_v a_o lask_z and_o stay_v vomit_v a_o peculiar_a virtue_n it_o have_v against_o the_o sting_n of_o dragon_n or_o serpent_n moreover_o some_o there_o be_v who_o give_v direction_n in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o king_n evil_a and_o other_o flat_a impostume_n call_v pani_n to_o take_v nine_o knot_n or_o joint_n of_o a_o root_n of_o this_o grass_n and_o if_o they_o can_v find_v one_o root_n with_o so_o many_o joint_n to_o take_v two_o or_o three_o root_n until_o they_o have_v the_o foresay_a number_n which_o do_v to_o enwrap_v or_o fold_v the_o same_o in_o unwashed_a or_o greasy_a wool_n 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pain_n of_o the_o bladder_n to_o take_v the_o decoction_n of_o this_o grass_n boil_a in_o wine_n unto_o the_o consumption_n of_o one_o half_a and_o give_v it_o to_o drink_v unto_o the_o patient_n present_o upon_o the_o come_n out_o of_o the_o bane_n or_o hothouse_n touch_v the_o grass_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o prick_n that_o it_o bear_v be_v name_v aculeatum_fw-la there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o it_o the_o first_o be_v that_o which_o ordinary_o have_v five_o such_o prick_v in_o the_o head_n or_o top_n thereof_o and_o thereupon_o they_o call_v it_o penta_n dactylon_n i._n the_o five_o finger_n graise_n these_o prick_v when_o they_o be_v wind_v together_o they_o use_v to_o put_v up_o into_o the_o nostril_n and_o draw_v they_o down_o again_o for_o to_o make_v the_o nose_n bleed_v the_o second_o be_v like_a to_o prickmaâ—…am_n sengreen_n or_o housleek_n singular_a good_a it_o be_v for_o the_o whitflaw_n and_o excrescence_n or_o rise_n up_o of_o the_o flesh_n about_o the_o nail_n root_n if_o it_o be_v incorporat_a into_o a_o lineament_n with_o hog_n grease_n and_o this_o grass_n they_o call_v dactylus_fw-la because_o it_o be_v a_o medicine_n for_o the_o finger_n pepper_n the_o three_o kind_n name_v likewise_o dactylos_fw-la but_o small_a than_o the_o other_o grow_v upon_o old_a decay_a wall_n or_o tile_n house_n this_o be_v of_o a_o caustick_a &_o burn_a nature_n good_a to_o repress_v the_o canker_n in_o run_v and_o corrosive_n ulcer_n general_o a_o chaplet_n make_v of_o the_o herb_n gramen_fw-la or_o dogs-grasse_n and_o wear_v upon_o the_o head_n staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n the_o gramen_fw-la that_o grow_v along_o the_o high_a way_n in_o the_o country_n about_o babylon_n be_v say_v to_o kill_v camel_n that_o graze_v upon_o it_o fenigreeke_n come_v not_o behind_o the_o other_o herb_n before_o specify_v in_o credit_n and_o account_v for_o the_o virtue_n which_o it_o have_v the_o greek_n call_v it_o telus_fw-la and_o carphos_fw-la some_o name_n it_o 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regard_n it_o be_v much_o use_v of_o queen_n and_o great_a lady_n asbestos_fw-la be_v engender_v within_o the_o mountain_n of_o arcadia_n and_o be_v of_o a_o iron_n gray_a colour_n as_o for_o aspilate_v democritus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v breed_v in_o arabia_n and_o of_o a_o fiery_a colour_n which_o by_o his_o say_n aught_o to_o be_v tie_v with_o camel_n hair_n and_o so_o hang_v fast_o about_o they_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o schirrosity_n of_o the_o spleen_n also_o if_o he_o say_v true_a it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o nest_n of_o certain_a arabian_a bird_n another_o also_o of_o that_o name_n grow_v there_o in_o the_o cape_n leucopetra_n but_o it_o be_v of_o a_o silver_n colour_n and_o glitter_v withal_o excellent_a to_o be_v wear_v about_o one_o against_o the_o fantastical_a fear_n and_o imagination_n in_o the_o night_n season_n the_o same_o democritus_n say_v that_o in_o persis_n india_n and_o the_o mountain_n ida_n there_o be_v a_o stone_n find_v name_v artizoë_n glister_v bright_a as_o silver_n three_o finger_n thick_a form_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o lentil_n and_o of_o a_o pleasant_a and_o delectable_a savour_n the_o sage_n of_o persia_n never_o go_v about_o the_o election_n and_o order_n of_o a_o king_n but_o they_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o have_v it_o about_o they_o as_o for_o the_o augite_n many_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v no_o other_o stone_n than_o callais_n to_o wit_n the_o turquois_n amphitane_n be_v a_o stone_n know_v by_o another_o name_n also_o chrysocolla_n find_v it_o be_v in_o that_o part_n of_o india_n where_o the_o pismires-volant_a do_v take_v out_o gold_n where_o it_o resemble_v gold_n and_o be_v in_o fashion_n foursquare_n it_o be_v report_v constant_o that_o it_o have_v the_o same_o force_n natural_o that_o the_o loadstone_n have_v but_o that_o it_o draw_v gold_n to_o it_o as_o well_o as_o iron_n aphrodisiace_n be_v partly_o white_a and_o partly_o red_a asyctos_n be_v once_o heat_n at_o the_o fire_n will_v continue_v a_o seven-night_n after_o hot_a black_a it_o be_v and_o ponderous_a have_v certain_a vein_n that_o divide_v it_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v good_a against_o cold_n as_o touch_v aegyptilla_n jacchus_n take_v it_o for_o a_o white_a stone_n with_o a_o vein_n partly_o of_o a_o sard_n or_o cornalline_n and_o partly_o black_a pass_v through_o it_o overthwart_o howbeit_o the_o common_a sort_n take_v egyptilla_n to_o be_v blue_a with_o a_o black_a mote_n in_o the_o bottom_n as_o for_o the_o stone_n balanite_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n thereof_o to_o wit_n of_o a_o greenish_a colour_n and_o resemble_v b_o corinth_n brass_n the_o former_a come_v from_o coptos_n the_o other_o out_o of_o the_o region_n troglodytica_fw-la and_o they_o have_v a_o fiery_a vain_a cut_v they_o just_a in_o the_o mid_n the_o same_o coptos_n send_v other_o stone_n to_o we_o beside_o to_o wit_n those_o which_o be_v call_v batrachitae_fw-la the_o one_o like_a in_o colour_n to_o a_o frog_n a_o second_o to_o ebon_n ivory_n the_o three_o be_v of_o a_o blackish_a red_n orcanes_n baptes_fw-la how_o soever_o otherwise_o it_o be_v soft_a and_o tender_a yet_o a_o excellent_a odor_n it_o have_v the_o stone_n call_v belus_n eye_n be_v white_a and_o have_v within_o it_o a_o black_a apple_n the_o mid_n whereof_o a_o man_n shall_v see_v to_o glitter_v like_o gold_n this_o stone_n for_o the_o singular_a beauty_n that_o it_o have_v be_v dedicate_v to_o belus_n the_o most_o sacred_a god_n of_o the_o assyrian_n there_o be_v another_o stone_n name_v belus_n grow_v as_o democritus_n say_v about_o arbelae_fw-la to_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o walnut_n in_o manner_n and_o form_n of_o glass_n as_o for_o baroptenus_n or_o baroptis_fw-la it_o be_v black_a interlace_v as_o it_o be_v with_o certain_a knot_n both_o white_a and_o also_o of_o a_o sanguine_a red_a after_o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a manner_n botryte_n be_v find_v sometime_o black_a otherwhiles_o red_a &_o like_v it_o be_v to_o a_o cluster_n of_o grape_n when_o it_o begin_v first_o to_o knit_v as_o for_o it_o which_o be_v more_o like_a to_o the_o hair_n of_o woman_n zoroastres_n call_v it_o plume_n bostrychites_n 〈◊〉_d bucardia_n resemble_v a_o ox_n heart_n and_o be_v to_o be_v find_v only_o about_o babylon_n brotia_n be_v shape_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o tortoise_n head_n it_o fall_v with_o a_o crack_n of_o thunder_n as_o it_o be_v think_v from_o heaven_n and_o if_o we_o will_v believe_v it_o quench_v the_o fire_n of_o lightning_n bolae_fw-la be_v find_v after_o a_o great_a storm_n or_o tempest_n resemble_v a_o clod_n cadmitis_fw-la be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o they_o call_v ostracitis_n but_o that_o otherwhiles_o it_o be_v compass_v c._n about_o with_o certain_a blue_a bubble_n callais_n come_v very_o near_o to_o the_o saphir_n but_o that_o it_o be_v white_a and_o resemble_v
to_o be_v make_v of_o beat_a gold_n 470._o h._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o gold_n ibid._n i._n k_o gold_n suppose_v to_o hurt_v hen_n couve_v and_o ewe_n in_o lamb_n ib._n h_o gold_n how_o it_o may_v be_v torrify_v and_o cleanse_v from_o all_o the_o hurtful_a quality_n that_o it_o have_v 470._o i_o gold_n and_o silver_n the_o soft_a the_o better_o 473._o a_o no_o grave_a famous_a for_o work_v or_o grave_v in_o gold_n 483._o c_o agrippina_n the_o empress_n in_o a_o mantle_n all_o of_o gold_n 466._o g_o cloth_n of_o gold_n ibid._n gold_n first_o find_v and_o get_v three_o manner_n of_o way_n 466._o k_o gold_n over_o in_o some_o place_n show_v ebb_v ibid._n l_o gold_n over_o dig_v out_o of_o pit_n 466._o m_o gold_n not_o subject_a to_o rust_v canker_n or_o offence_n by_o vinegar_n and_o salt_n 465._o f_o gold_n may_v be_v spin_v into_o thread_n and_o so_o weave_v 466._o g_o k._n tarqvinius_n priscus_n ride_v in_o triumph_n array_v in_o a_o robe_n of_o wrought_a gold_n ibid._n gold_n in_o spain_n perfect_a within_o the_o earth_n and_o need_v no_o fine_v 465._o e_fw-la the_o commendation_n of_o gold_n above_o all_o other_o metal_n ibid._n f_o how_o gold_n be_v melt_v ibid._n d_o gold_n soil_v not_o the_o hand_n nor_o colour_v with_o rule_v 465._o d_o of_o all_o metal_n it_o be_v drive_v out_o broad_a with_o the_o hamer_n ib._n nero_n the_o emperor_n cover_v the_o theatre_n of_o pompeius_n with_o gold_n 464._o l._n nero_n golden_a house_n ibid._n goldfoile_n praenestina_n and_o questoria_n 465._o e_o philip_n k._n of_o macedon_n note_v for_o have_v a_o cup_n of_o gold_n under_o his_o head_n when_o he_o sleep_v 464._o g_o agnon_n teius_n think_v prodigal_a for_o buckle_v his_o shoe_n and_o pantâ—…stes_n with_o gold_n ibid._n great_a mass_n of_o gold_n as_o well_o in_o coin_n as_o otherwise_o in_o old_a time_n 464._o h_o golden-eye_n the_o fish_n scarus_z how_o subtle_a to_o escape_v when_o he_o be_v take_v in_o a_o be_v or_o net_n 427._o d._n e_o gonorrhaea_n a_o disease_n what_o be_v the_o remedy_n 518._o l_o goose-grasse_n a_o herb_n see_v cliver_n and_o erith_n a_o goose_n think_v to_o be_v sick_a all_o summer_n long_o 353._o a_o goose_n honour_v at_o rome_n for_o what_o cause_n ibid._n gorgania_n a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n gorgasus_n a_o excellent_a imageur_fw-fr and_o workman_n in_o cley_n 552._o i_o gourd_n their_o nature_n 14._o m._n when_o their_o seed_n be_v to_o be_v set_v or_o sow_v 15._o a_o gourd_n of_o two_o sort_n 15._o b._n how_o they_o may_v be_v fashion_v ibid._n gourd_n of_o a_o mighty_a bigness_n 15._o c_o the_o manifold_a use_n of_o gourd_n 15._o c._n d_o gourd_n seed_n how_o tâ—…_n be_v preparâ—…d_v 15._o e_fw-la gourd_n what_o kind_n of_o meat_n 15._o d_o c_o how_v to_o be_v preserve_v ib._n e_o gourd_n wild_a 37._o e._n why_o call_v somphos_n ibid._n gourd_n wild_a name_v colocynthis_fw-la ib._n how_o to_o be_v choose_v ib._n the_o operation_n thereof_o ibid._n gourd_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o their_o virtue_n 38_o g._n h_o gourd_n condemn_v by_o chrysippus_n 38._o i_o gout_n have_v no_o latin_a name_n 25â—…_n 〈◊〉_d no_o old_a disease_n in_o italy_n ib._n gout_n not_o incurable_a 257._o 〈◊〉_d wear_v away_o of_o itself_o without_o help_n of_o physic_n ibid._n cure_v also_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o physic_n ibid._n servius_n clodius_n to_o be_v ease_v of_o a_o painful_a gout_n benumb_v his_o leg_n and_o foot_n and_o mad_a tâ—…em_n paraliticke_a 213._o c_o how_o a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n may_v be_v bring_v to_o the_o foot_n 315._o f_o gout_n of_o the_o foot_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 334_o h_z i_o m._n 379._o c._n 385._o f_o 386_o g_o h._n 419_o d._n 445_o a_o b._n 447_o c_o 587_o e._n gout_n hot_a how_o to_o be_v help_v 70_o h._n 71._o c._n 129_o c._n 258_o g._n 278_o i_o 423_o f._n for_o gout_n in_o any_o joint_a general_o good_a medicine_n 36_o g._n 37_o a_o 38_o k._n h._n l._n 40_o i_o 47_o d._n 48_o h_z m._n 49_o f._n 50_o h._n 52_o i_o 59_o b._n 61._o a_o 67_o a_o b._n 68_o h._n 78_o h._n 104_o g._n 106_o l._n 108._o g._n 111_o b._n 122_o g_o k_o 123_o c._n 128_o k_o 134_o l._n 137_o a._n 138_o g._n 140_o h_z i_o 141_o f_z 144_o 〈◊〉_d k._n 148_o l._n 150_o k._n 159_o d._n 160_o m._n 166_o l._n 168_o i_o 171_o a_o 179_o i_o 180_o k._n 185_o b._n 186_o h_z m._n 193_o b._n 195_o d._n 201_o a_o 208_o g._n 218_o i_o 219_o d._n 224_o k._n 257_o f._n 258_o g_o h_o i_o 273_o b_o c_o 279_o c._n 301_o b._n 306_o h._n 307_o c._n 308_o g._n 309_o d._n 312_o i_o 313_o e._n 317_o c._n 318_o g._n 319_o d._n 320_o h._n 334_o i_fw-it m._n 359_o c_o 386_o h_z i_o 403_o b._n 413_o a._n 414_o h._n 419_o d._n 422_o l_o m._n 432_o l_o 443_o a._n 445_o c._n 557_o d._n 588_o g._n gout_n or_o pain_n in_o jade_n how_o cure_v 144._o m_o gout_n rosat_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 128._o h_o g_o r_o grace_n of_o prince_n and_o potentate_n how_o to_o be_v obtain_v 354_o i_o 357_o a._n grace_n at_o the_o god_n hand_n how_o to_o be_v procure_v ibid._n granius_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 301._o e_fw-la grape_n black_a more_o vehement_a in_o operation_n than_o other_o 147_o d_o grape_n how_o to_o be_v save_v from_o pullen_n 148._o g_o grape_n white_n more_o pleasant_a than_o the_o black_a 147_o d_o grape_n eat_v new_o gather_v what_o discommodity_n they_o bring_v 147_o e._n grape_n codite_n in_o wine_n what_o effect_n they_o have_v ibid._n grape_n preserve_v in_o rain_n water_n 148_o g._n their_o medicinable_a virtue_n ibid._n grape_n stone_n what_o operation_n they_o have_v 148._o h_o grass_n aculeatum_fw-la why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o 207_o a._n three_o kind_n of_o it_o ibid._n grass_n guirland_n at_o rome_n in_o great_a estimation_n 115_o 〈◊〉_d few_o attain_v to_o the_o honour_n â—…f_fw-mi wearing_z they_o 116._o h_o to_o who_o by_o who_o and_o wherefore_o they_o be_v give_v ibid._n of_o what_o grass_n they_o be_v make_v ib._n i._n what_o general_a captain_n be_v honour_v with_o grass_n coronet_n ibid._n k_o grasse_n grow_v in_o the_o skull_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n medicinable_a 302._o g_o gratia_n dei_fw-la a_o herb_n 225._o c._n why_o call_v elaphoboscoâ—…_n b._n gratian_n plate_n 480._o k_o m._n gratidianus_n make_v a_o act_n at_o rome_n against_o base_a and_o counterfeit_a money_n 479_o b._n honour_a therefore_o with_o silver_n statue_n throughout_o rome_n ibid._n gravel_n in_o kidney_n and_o bladder_n what_o do_v expel_v 53._o b_o 54_o i_o 126._o i._n 130._o i._n 131._o c._n 159._o b._n 171._o e._n 238_o m_o 255._o a._n b._n 273._o e._n 332._o l._n m._n 351._o f._n 444._o g._n h._n 〈◊〉_d see_v more_o in_o stone_n the_o pain_n occasion_v by_o such_o gravel_n how_o ease_v 253._o g_o graver_n in_o silver_n many_o be_v famous_a 483._o d._n none_o 〈◊〉_d gâ—…ld_n 483._o c._n grave_a how_o folk_n may_v be_v make_v that_o be_v vain_a 314_o h_o grease_n of_o swine_n use_v ceremonious_o in_o old_a â—…me_n 319._o b._n c_o with_o grease_n the_o bride_n strike_v the_o dore-cheeke_n of_o her_o husband_n house_n 31â—…_n c_o what_o grease_n of_o swine_n be_v call_v axungia_fw-la ib._n the_o samâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d of_o great_a efficacy_n ib._n the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o virtue_n of_o swine_n grease_n ibid._n grease_n of_o goose_n or_o other_o foul_a how_o to_o be_v prepare_v 36â—…_n c_o grecian_n a_o man_n and_o woman_n bury_v quick_a at_o rome_n 295_o b_o against_o greek_a writer_n who_o have_v set_v down_o medicine_n make_v of_o the_o part_n and_o member_n of_o man_n body_n 293._o d_o greimile_n a_o herb_n 284._o l._n the_o wonderful_a form_n and_o fâ—…ture_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o the_o seed_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n m_o grenate_n of_o carthage_n or_o the_o carchedonian_a gâ—…ate_n a_o precious_a stone_n of_o the_o kind_n of_o ruby_n 618._o g._n why_o it_o be_v call_v charchedonius_fw-la ib._n where_o it_o be_v find_v and_o how_o ibid._n grenates_fw-la like_v as_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o ruby_n sign_n not_o cleanâ—…_n upon_o wax_n 6â—…8_n h_o grindstones_n 59â—…_n a_o groine-botche_n or_o rise_n in_o the_o share_n call_v pani_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 105._o e._n 175._o a._n 250._o i._n 256._o h._n i_o k._n 333._o a._n 334_o g_o one_o unsightly_a cure_n thereof_o 256_o i_o for_o other_o accident_n of_o the_o groin_n fit_a remedy_n 256._o h_o 274._o m._n 275._o a._n 277._o e._n 291._o b._n 301._o b_o 302._o k._n gromphaena_n a_o bird_n 399_o d_o gromphena_n what_o herb_n 247._o f_o what_o ground_n yield_v good_a and_o wholesome_a water_n 409._o b._n c._n d_o groundswell_v what_o herb_n 238._o
seed_v upon_o hare_n flesh_n cause_v fâ—…lke_v to_o look_v fair_a 341._o e._n hare_n gall_n good_a for_o the_o eyesight_n 325._o d_o a_o hare_n burn_v to_o ash_n medicinable_a 324._o i_o hare_n rennet_n medicinable_a 322._o k_o the_o sea-hare_n venomous_a 7â—…_n f._n her_o wonder_n full_a nature_n 427._o a_o the_o seed_v upon_o this_o fish_n dangerous_a to_o all_o live_a creature_n but_o the_o sea_n barble_n 427._o a_o b_o those_o of_o india_n be_v kill_v with_o the_o touch_n of_o a_o man_n 427._o b_o the_o symptom_n incident_a to_o those_o that_o be_v hurt_v with_o the_o sea_n hare_n ibid._n against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o sea_n hare_n remedy_n 71._o f._n 165._o a_o 179._o d._n f._n 231._o b._n c._n 318._o h._n 307._o f._n 323._o a._n b._n 363._o f._n 434._o i_o 436._o h._n i_o against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o hardishrew_v remedy_n 140._o i_o 155._o f._n harmodius_n honour_v with_o a_o statue_n of_o brass_n for_o kill_v the_o tyrant_n pisistratus_n 490._o g_o harmoge_n in_o paint_v what_o it_o be_v 526._o i_o harpacticon_n a_o emplaster_n make_v with_o brimstone_n 556._o m_o why_o so_o call_v ibid._n harpax_n why_o amber_n be_v so_o call_v 606._o k_o harpocrates_n his_o image_n wear_v in_o gold_n ring_v 462._o h_o harstrang_a 229._o f._n the_o description_n 230._o g._n the_o juice_n how_o it_o be_v draw_v ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n h._n a_o notable_a healer_n 265._o c_o hart_n horn_n burn_v to_o ash_n be_v medicinable_a 324_o g_o h_o e_o head_n how_o to_o be_v defend_v against_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n 424._o k_o heaviness_n of_o the_o head_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 180._o m._n 289._o e_fw-la 304._o k._n head_n seal_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 433._o b._n 437._o d._n 438._o h._n 474._o i_o head_n annoy_v with_o blister_n and_o push_v what_o remedy_n 443._o c._n heat_n of_o the_o head_n in_o child_n call_v siriasis_n how_o to_o be_v amend_v 38._o h._n 69._o e._n 104._o g_o head_n how_o to_o be_v purge_v of_o steam_n 74._o g._n h._n 511._o b._n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v 74_o i_o 102._o l_o 105_o c._n 109._o e._n 148._o l._n 189_o d._n e_o headache_n the_o great_a pain_n that_o 〈◊〉_d except_o that_o of_o strangury_n and_o stomach_n 20â—…_n c_o against_o headache_n proper_a remedy_n 43._o a._n 44._o i._n 47._o b._n d._n 48._o l_o 55._o b._n 56._o i._n 57_o b._n 60_o g._n 〈◊〉_d 61._o 〈◊〉_d â—…5_n b._n 66._o g._n i_o 68_o h._n 69._o c_o 75._o e._n 76._o g._n 102._o k._n 104_o g._n 105._o d._n 106._o m._n 109._o c._n 126._o 〈◊〉_d 127._o b._n 139._o i._n b._n 146._o h._n 147._o b._n 155._o e._n 158._o k._n 160._o 〈◊〉_d l_o 161._o b._n c._n d._n 173._o a._n c._n 174._o i._n 175._o 〈◊〉_d 178._o m._n 181._o a._n c_o 184._o h._n 187._o d._n 189._o b._n l._n 19â—…_n l._n 194._o i._n 198._o k._n 205._o b_o 206._o h._n 207._o a._n 232._o 〈◊〉_d l._n 233._o c._n d._n 237._o e._n 272_o h._n 280._o h_o 283._o c._n 288._o g._n 287._o d._n 302._o l._n 308._o h._n 310._o l._n 311._o f._n 315._o f_o 324._o i_o k._n 350._o i._n 359._o c._n 365._o c._n d._n e._n f._n 413._o b._n c._n 423._o d._n 433._o a_o 438._o h._n 439._o a_o 510._o i._n 529._o f._n 573._o b._n headache_n incident_a ordinary_o to_o woman_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 300._o g._n heal_v medicine_n 50._o m._n 106._o i._n 135._o d._n 303._o a._n 351._o f_o more_o heal_v medicine_n that_o do_v conglutinate_v and_o skin_n up_o 283._o c._n 423._o d._n 471._o e._n 474._o h._n 506._o k._n m._n 509._o a._n 595._o c._n see_v more_o in_o wound-hearbe_n health_n how_o it_o may_v be_v ever_o preserve_v 72._o g_o heart_n heavy_a what_o cause_v 180._o m._n see_v hert._n heat_v in_o fever_n stomach_n or_o otherwise_o how_o to_o be_v cool_v or_o delay_v 135._o d._n 136._o g._n 148._o g._n 198._o k_o see_v refrigerative_a heat_n medicine_n 180._o i_o 186._o h._n 198._o i._n 290._o h._n 319._o c_o 320._o m._n 421._o e._n 521._o a._n 556._o l._n 588._o m._n heath_n what_o plant_n 187._o f._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n heave_v at_o the_o stomach_n or_o heart_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 62_o h_o 72._o h_o 77._o c._n 102._o k._n hecale_n how_o she_o feast_v prince_n theseus_n 131._o b._n â—…54_n k_o hecate_n a_o rare_a piece_n of_o work_n in_o marble_n at_o ephesus_n 568_o 〈◊〉_d hedypnois_n what_o herb_n 48._o g._n the_o property_n thereof_o ibid._n hegias_n a_o famous_a imageur_fw-fr 502._o h_o his_o work_n ibid._n heleysma_n the_o dross_n of_o silver_n 474._o h._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n helena_n his_o picture_n at_o lanuvium_n 52â—…_n d_o helenium_fw-la a_o herb_n 108._o h._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n b._n see_v more_o in_o elecampane_n helianthe_n a_o magical_a herb_n 204._o h_o heliccalis_fw-la the_o same_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n helicon_n hill_n full_a of_o good_a herb_n 217._o i_o heliochrysos_n the_o flower_n describe_v 92._o i_o 110._o h._n the_o property_n which_o it_o have_v 110._o h._n i_o heliopolus_fw-la the_o city_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o egypt_n 574._o k_o helioscopium_n a_o herb_n 126._o g_o heliotropium_fw-la a_o herb_n ibid._n heliotropium_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ib._n c._n the_o vanity_n of_o magician_n as_o touch_v this_o stone_n ib._n helxine_n what_o herb_n 123._o b._n the_o description_n 273._o a._n why_o call_v perdicium_fw-la why_o name_v helxime_n 123._o b_o hemeresios_n a_o picture_n of_o pausius_fw-la his_o make_n 546._o l._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hemerocalles_n the_o herb_n and_o flower_n describe_v 108._o g._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n hemina_n what_o measure_n at_o rome_n 113._o e_o hemionis_n the_o name_n of_o a_o galley_n paint_v by_o protogenes_n 542._o h._n hemionium_n what_o herb_n 216._o l._n m._n 248._o h._n the_o virtue_n there_o f_z ibid._n hemlock_n a_o perilous_a herb_n what_o remedy_n for_o it_o 121._o c_o 153._o b._n 180._o m._n 232._o g._n 236._o g._n 28â—…_n g._n 323._o d._n 277._o c_o 323._o a._n it_o rectify_v the_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v in_o the_o juice_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herb_n 〈◊〉_d 236._o g._n it_o be_v a_o poison_n itself_o 235._o f_o 〈◊〉_d suffer_v dâ—…h_n at_o aâ—…ns_n by_o 〈◊〉_d ib._n 〈◊〉_d virtue_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o â—…th_v ibid._n how_o it_o kill_v thâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d thereof_o 236._o h_o hâ—…mpe_n good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thâ—…_n disâ—…_n of_o it_o 78_o h_o the_o sâ—…d_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gatâ—…red_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v pluck_v and_o pullâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diverse_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hempe-stem_n as_o big_a as_o tree_n 32_o g_o hen_n egg_n see_v egs._n hen_n flesh_n put_v into_o melt_a gold_n what_o it_o work_v 359._o d_o hen_n dung_n what_o part_n of_o it_o be_v medicinable_a 363._o e_o henbane_n a_o dangerous_a herb_n 215._o c._n and_o the_o remedy_n against_o the_o poisonous_a quality_n thereof_o 39_o d._n 43._o e._n 69._o e_fw-la 121._o c._n 136._o i._n 308._o g_o 323._o a._n henbane_n find_v by_o hercules_n 215._o a._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v ib._n what_o virtue_n henbane_n have_v 228._o g_o many_o kind_n of_o henbane_n and_o their_o description_n with_o their_o property_n good_a and_o bad_a 215._o b._n c_o henui_n a_o precious_a stone_n so_o call_v among_o the_o indian_n 628._o g_o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n hepatite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o h_o hepatizon_n a_o kind_n of_o brass_n mettallmasceline_n 488._o g._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hephestites_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o c._n the_o description_n and_o trial_n ibid._n where_o it_o be_v find_v ibid._n heptaphonon_n a_o gallery_n at_o olympia_n why_o so_o call_v 581._o c_o heptapleuron_n one_o of_o the_o name_n of_o plantain_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 223._o e_o heracleon_n siderion_n why_o so_o call_v 215_o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n heraclide_n a_o physician_n 66._o m._n and_o a_o writer_n 41._o b_o heraclides_fw-la a_o notable_a painter_n 548._o i_o heraclion_n a_o kind_n of_o poppy_n 69._o a_o heraclion_n a_o herb_n see_v nenuphar_n heraclius_n lapis_fw-la see_v touchstone_n herb_n which_o come_v up_o soon_o after_o they_o be_v sow_v 22._o l_o which_o be_v late_o ere_o they_o show_v above_o ground_n ibid._n herb_n of_o the_o garden_n come_v up_o by_o diverse_a mean_n 23._o c_o they_o do_v degenerate_a 32._o h_o herb_n be_v subject_a to_o disease_n ibid._n herb_n love_v the_o company_n of_o other_o herb_n 30._o l._n 31._o b_o herb_n why_o they_o be_v no_o more_o of_o they_o know_v 211._o d_o herb_n annoy_v with_o vermin_n 32._o i_o herb_n restore_v to_o life_n again_o 21._o b_o herb_n differ_v in_o taste_n and_o otherwise_o 33._o
pain_v in_o stall_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 339._o b_o pain_v in_o the_o gut_n or_o vex_v with_o the_o bot_n how_o help_v 399._o c._n horse_n and_o ass_n tire_v how_o to_o be_v recover_v and_o make_v lusty_a 153._o c._n stall_n drop_n by_o drop_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 354._o m_o horsleeche_n if_o they_o be_v swallow_v down_o in_o drink_v be_v venomous_a 323._o c._n the_o remedy_n ibid._n 356._o h._n 361._o d_o horsleeche_n medicinable_a 438._o g_o horsleeche_n how_o they_o draw_v blood_n 447._o b._n their_o use_n in_o physic_n ibid._n the_o discommodity_n that_o ensue_v in_o apply_v horsleeche_n 447._o b_o how_o they_o fall_v off_o from_o the_o place_n whereto_o they_o stick_v 447._o c_o the_o danger_n in_o pluck_v they_o off_o ibid._n how_o they_o may_v be_v force_v to_o fall_v off_o as_o they_o be_v suck_v 356._o h._n how_o to_o be_v take_v off_o without_o danger_n 447._o d_o messalinus_n die_v by_o set_v a_o horseleech_n to_o his_o knee_n 467._o c_o horsenesse_n occasion_v by_o a_o rheum_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 71._o c_o 271._o d._n 275._o e._n 289._o d._n 352._o g._n 378._o h._n see_v more_o in_o voice_n and_o throat_n hortensius_n the_o orator_n set_v great_a store_n by_o the_o image_n of_o sphinx_n 496._o l._n how_o m._n cicero_n scoff_v at_o he_o for_o it_o ibid._n hortensij_n what_o kind_n of_o bulb_n and_o their_o virtue_n 52._o l_o horus_n k._n of_o the_o assyrian_n devise_v a_o medicine_n agaist_fw-mi drunkenness_n 399._o c_o hosthanes_n a_o writer_n in_o magic_n 306._o m_o l._n hostilius_n mancinus_n attain_v to_o be_v consul_n by_o decipher_v unto_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n the_o picture_n of_o carthage_n by_o he_o assault_v and_o force_v 526._o l_o hot_a water_n or_o bathe_v natural_a for_o what_o disease_n in_o general_n they_o be_v good_a 401._o e._n f_o hight_z water_n natural_o be_v not_o always_o medicinable_a 412._o i_o see_v more_o in_o bains_n owlet_n by_o a_o secret_a antipathy_n in_o nature_n be_v most_o adverse_a to_o horsleeche_n 361_o d_o hound_n tongue_n a_o herb_n 223._o d._n why_o it_o be_v call_v cynoglossos_n ibid._n two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n their_o description_n ib._n houseleek_a what_o herb_n 237._o c._n two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n d_o their_o description_n ibid._n houseleek_n chase_v away_o canker_n and_o other_o worm_n out_o of_o a_o garden_n 32._o l._n the_o sundry_a name_n that_o it_o have_v 237._o c._n why_o it_o be_v call_v stergethron_n ibid._n why_o call_v hypogeson_n ib._n name_v common_o in_o latin_a sempervivum_fw-la 237._o d_o h_o v_o hucklebone_n disease_v how_o to_o be_v holpen_v 143._o f._n 149._o b._n see_v more_o in_o sciatica_n huluer_n or_o holly_n tree_n 194._o e._n the_o medicinable_a operation_n ib._n hunger_n whether_o it_o be_v good_a in_o disease_n 140_o l_o hunger_n how_o it_o may_v be_v put_v by_o or_o satisfy_v 120._o b_o 223._o f_z hungry_a worm_n in_o the_o stomach_n how_o to_o be_v repress_v and_o cure_v 259._o d._n see_v phagedaena_fw-la hurd_n or_o hird_n see_v tow._n husked_a barley_n 139._o c._n d._n who_o invention_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v in_o physic_n ibid._n see_v more_o in_o ptisana_fw-la h_o young_a hyacinth_n the_o flower_n why_o so_o call_v 92._o i._n where_o it_o love_v to_o grow_v 110._o k_o frenchmen_n die_v their_o cloth_n with_o it_o for_o default_n of_o grain_n 110._o k._n other_o property_n and_o use_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hyacinthizontes_n what_o beryls_n they_o be_v 613._o c._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n hyaena_fw-la the_o wild_a beast_n yield_v from_o sundry_a part_n of_o her_o body_n many_o medicine_n according_a to_o the_o magician_n 311._o c_o the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o hyaena_fw-la ravish_v and_o allure_v the_o sense_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n 311._o d_o hyaena_fw-la change_v the_o sex_n each_o other_o year_n ibid._n adverse_a to_o luzern_n or_o panther_n 311._o d_o how_o the_o hyaena_fw-la shift_v in_o hunt_v 311_o e._n she_o do_v intoxicat_a the_o head_n of_o the_o hunter_n ibid._n the_o urine_n of_o great_a efficacy_n 203._o d_o hyaene_n how_o they_o be_v hunt_v and_o take_v 311._o e_o hyaens_n hair_n save_v as_o a_o medicinable_a thing_n 311._o f_o the_o skin_n of_o their_o head_n count_v medicinable_a ibid._n their_o gall_n emply_v in_o physic_n ibid._n the_o gravy_n or_o drip_v of_o their_o liver_n esteem_v medicinable_a 312._o g_o what_o part_v beside_o be_v use_v in_o physic_n 312._o g._n h._n i._n k._n l._n m_o 313._o a._n b._n etc._n etc._n hyaenta_fw-mi a_o precious_a stone_n 627._o e._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n where_o it_o be_v find_v ib._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o according_a to_o the_o magician_n ibid._n hydrargyrum_n be_v quicksilver_n artificial_a 473._o c_o whereof_o and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v 477._o d_o a_o very_a poison_n ibid._n e_o use_v in_o guild_v silver_n and_o otherwise_o 477._o e_o hydrocele_n a_o kind_n of_o rupture_n and_o descent_n of_o humour_n into_o the_o bag_n of_o cod_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 58._o i_o hydrolapathum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o dock_n 73._o b_o hydromel_n what_o kind_n of_o mead_n 136._o g_o two_o kind_n thereof_o ibid._n how_o make_v 136._o g._n 413._o e_fw-la the_o virtue_n and_o operation_n thereof_o 136._o g_o the_o discommodity_n that_o come_v thereby_o 136._o k_o how_o use_v 413._o e._n wherefore_o reject_v ibid._n hydrophobie_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a._n the_o remedy_n of_o this_o fearful_a accident_n 309._o f._n 362._o l._n 435._o c._n d._n 437._o g._n 516._o g._n see_v more_o in_o mad_a dog_n bite_v hydrus_n a_o kind_n of_o watersnake_n 444._o i_o in_o some_o case_n medicinable_a ibid._n see_v more_o in_o enhydris_n hyginus_n a_o greekewriter_n in_o physic_n 54._o i_o hygremplastron_n what_o kind_n of_o emplaistre_fw-mi 516._o k_o the_o composition_n thereof_o ibid._n in_o what_o case_n use_v ibid._n hyopthalmus_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o i_o hyosâ—…ris_n a_o herb_n 283._o d._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ib._n hypanis_n a_o river_n 411._o c._n sometime_o it_o run_v under_o and_o otherwhiles_o above_o borysthenes_n ibid._n hypecoon_n a_o herb_n 284._o h._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ib._n hypericon_n what_o herb_n 255._o a._n the_o name_n thereof_o and_o their_o description_n 255._o b._n a_o second_o kind_n describe_v ibid._n hypobarus_fw-la a_o river_n 606._o l._n what_o the_o name_n signify_v ibid._n hypochondriall_a grief_n and_o the_o remedy_n thereof_o 39_o b._n 277._o d_o see_v more_o in_o flank_n hypocisthis_n a_o herb_n 190._o k._n 249._o e._n where_o it_o grow_v ib._n two_o kind_n thereof_o 249._o e._n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n ibid._n hypogeson_n what_o herb_n 237._o c._n see_v houseleek_n hypoglossa_n a_o herb_n 284._o g._n the_o description_n ibid._n hypophlomos_n what_o herb_n 235._o b_o hyssop_n a_o herb_n contrary_a to_o radish_n and_o correct_v thereby_o 40._o g._n what_o hyssop_n be_v best_a 233._o a._n the_o property_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n hyssop_n according_a as_o it_o be_v take_v purge_v upward_o or_o downward_o ibid._n i_o a_o ja_z what_o violet_n they_o be_v 85._o d_o jace_n a_o kind_n of_o coral_n 429._o d_o jacinct_n a_o precious_a stone_n 621._o d_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o amethyst_n ibid._n sundry_a kind_n of_o jacinct_n 621._o d._n e_o which_o be_v the_o best_a ib._n how_o goldsmith_n set_v they_o in_o gold_n ib._n jacinct_n call_v chryselectri_fw-la and_o why_o 621._o f_o a_o citrin_n jacinct_n or_o chrysolith_n wheigh_v 12_o pound_n 622._o g_o jacinct_n named_z leucochrysi_n ibid._n jacinct_n which_o be_v call_v capniae_fw-la and_o wherefore_o ibid._n jacinct_n how_o counterfeit_v and_o by_o what_o mean_v detect_v ibid._n jacinct_n call_v melichrysi_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o ibid._n jalysus_n and_o his_o dog_n foam_n a_o famous_a picture_n of_o protogenes_n his_o do_v 542._o h_o k._n demetrius_n respect_v it_o forbear_v to_o burn_v the_o city_n of_o rhodes_n 542._o m_o jamnes_n a_o great_a magician_n 373._o d_o janthina_n vestis_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o cloth_n 85._o d_o janus_n his_o image_n of_o brass_n at_o rome_n 494._o g._n the_o god_n of_o time_n and_o age_n according_a as_o his_o portraiture_n import_v ibid._n jasione_n what_o herb_n 99_o d._n the_o description_n 130._o 〈◊〉_d the_o virtue_n 130._o i_o jasper_n a_o gem_n or_o precious_a stone_n 619._o e._n of_o a_o greenish_a colour_n ib._n common_a to_o many_o country_n 619._o f_o that_o of_o india_n cyprus_n and_o persia_n ibid._n the_o persian_a jasper_n why_o it_o be_v call_v aerizusa_n ibid._n the_o jasper_n of_o the_o caspian_a hill_n ibid._n jasper_n about_o the_o river_n thermodoon_n be_v blue_a as_o azure_n ibid._n jasper_n in_o phrygia_n purple_a ibid._n jasper_n in_o cappadocia_n pontus_n and_o chalcedon_n ib._n 320._o g_o sundry_a kind_n of_o jasper_n different_a in_o goodness_n 620._o g._n h_o jasper_n
d._n 173._o e._n 180._o g._n k_o 184._o l._n 186._o i._n 193._o a._n 196._o m._n 198_o i._n 200._o l._n 248._o h._n 255._o b_o 271._o d._n 287._o f._n p_o o_o small_a pockâ—…_n and_o such_o like_a eruption_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 418._o m_o 421._o c._n 422._o h._n 437._o d._n 443._o b._n alepock_n about_o the_o nose_n how_o to_o be_v heal_v 128._o h_o poecile_n the_o gallery_n at_o athens_n why_o so_o call_v 523._o f_z poenalty_n at_o rome_n levy_v at_o the_o first_o of_o boeufe_n and_o mutton_n and_o not_o of_o come_v 455._o a_o poenicum_n what_o stone_n 592._o g_o poet_n ignorant_a in_o cosmographie_n 606_o g_o polea_n what_o it_o be_v 330._o i_o polemonia_n a_o herb_n think_v to_o be_v sauge_fw-mi de_fw-fr bois_n 230._o i_o polemonia_n a_o herb_n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n 220._o k._n why_o it_o be_v name_v chiliodynama_n â—…bid_v the_o description_n ibid._n polenta_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 139._o a._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n polia_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o m_o polion_fw-la a_o herb_n high_o commend_v by_o musaeus_n and_o hesiodus_n 211._o a_o polium_fw-la a_o herb_n 88_o i_o two_o kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o virtue_n ibid._n commend_v much_o by_o some_o and_o condemn_v again_o by_o other_o 106_o g._n h_o pollio_n asinius_n erect_v a_o bibliotheque_fw-fr or_o library_n at_o rome_n 523_o f._n he_o furnish_v it_o with_o statue_n and_o image_n of_o rare_a workmanship_n 569._o a_o pollio_n romilius_n his_o apothegme_n as_o touch_v honey_a wine_n and_o oil_n 136._o m_o pollution_n or_o shed_v of_o seed_n in_o sleep_n upon_o weakness_n by_o what_o remedy_n it_o be_v cure_v 46._o l._n 48._o g._n h._n 58._o k._n 59_o c._n 70._o i_o 256._o l._n 518._o l._n polyanthemon_n a_o herb_n 286._o m._n call_v batrachion_fw-la ibid._n polybius_n a_o greek_a writer_n 424._o l_o polycles_n a_o imageur_n and_o his_o work_n 502._o l_o polycletus_n a_o famous_a imageur_fw-fr in_o brass_n 488._o i_o he_o use_v diliacke_a mettle_n ibid._n his_o exquisite_a work_n 497._o e_o he_o bring_v the_o art_n of_o founderie_n into_o a_o method_n 497._o f_z diverse_a piece_n of_o his_o make_n ibid._n polyclitus_n a_o writer_n 403._o f_o polycnemon_n a_o herb_n describe_v 265._o f._n the_o virtue_n 266._o g_o polycrates_n the_o tyrant_n his_o ring_n and_o stone_n in_o it_o 449._o b._n it_o be_v a_o sardonax_n 601._o a._n he_o wilful_o throw_v into_o the_o deep_a sea_n 600._o l._n he_o find_v it_o again_o in_o a_o fish_n belly_n 601._o a_o polygala_n a_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v 288._o i_o polygnotus_n a_o famous_a painter_n 484._o k._n his_o device_n and_o invention_n 533._o e._n his_o rare_a workmanship_n ibid._n his_o liberal_a mind_n ibid._n f._n how_o he_o be_v honour_v by_o the_o state_n of_o greece_n 534._o g_o polygnaton_n what_o herb_n 123._o a._n 287._o a_o polygonum_fw-la a_o herb_n 287._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n polygynaecon_fw-mi what_o picture_n of_o atheman_n his_o draw_v 548_o h_o polypus_n a_o ulcer_n in_o the_o nose_n 251._o b._n see_v nose_n ulcer_n polypodium_n what_o herb_n 251._o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n why_o call_v also_o filicula_n ib._n the_o virtue_n ib._n the_o offence_n that_o it_o work_v 251._o b_o polyrrhizon_n what_o herb_n 216._o e._n 289._o a_o polyrrhizo_n what_o herb_n 226._o i_o the_o virtue_n ibid._n k_o polytricha_n and_o callitricha_n two_o capillare_fw-la herb_n their_o description_n and_o how_o they_o differ_v 232._o i_o polytrix_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o l_o polyzonos_n a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n a_o pomado_n for_o chap_n in_o lip_n or_o face_n 327._o f_z pomadoe_n of_o other_o sort_n 320_o k._n l_o pomegranate_n their_o propertte_n in_o physic_n 164._o k._n whether_o to_o be_v eat_v in_o a_o fever_n or_o no_o ibid._n pomegranate_n rind_n what_o it_o serve_v for_o 164_o l._n why_o call_v malicorium_fw-la ibid._n pomona_n compare_v with_o ceres_n flora_n and_o tellus_n by_o the_o way_n of_o prosopopoea_n 145._o c._n f_o pompeius_n lenaeus_n a_o grammarian_n and_o linguist_n 209._o f_o he_o translate_v into_o latin_a the_o medicinable_a receipt_n find_v in_o k._n mithridates_n his_o closet_n 209._o f._n pompeius_n magnus_n his_o glorious_a three_o triumph_n 602._o k_o what_o gold_n silver_n jewel_n &_o precious_a stone_n he_o then_o show_v 602_o k._n l_o pliny_n enueigh_v bitter_o against_o pompey_n for_o this_o triumph_n 602._o m_o his_o bounteous_a liberality_n in_o the_o say_a triumph_n 603._o a_o his_o triumph_n set_v the_o roman_n a_o longing_n after_o pearl_n and_o precious_a stone_n 602._o h_o he_o bring_v cassidoine_v cup_n first_o into_o rome_n 603._o c_o pompholix_a what_o it_o be_v and_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o spodos_n 511._o d._n e._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o 511._o e_fw-la pompion_n see_v melon_n pond-weed_n see_v water_n speak_v ponticae_fw-la the_o precious_a stone_n of_o pontus_n 629._o b._n the_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n pontifie_v or_o high_a priest_n let_v fall_n a_o morsel_n of_o meat_n at_o the_o board_n be_v ominous_a 298._o h_o poplar_n white_a a_o tree_n what_o virtue_n it_o have_v in_o physic_n 185._o a_o poppaea_n the_o empress_n bathe_v ordinary_o in_o ass_n milk_n for_o to_o make_v her_o skin_n fair_a soft_a and_o smooth_a 327._o c_o poppaea_n shod_a her_o horse_n with_o gold_n 480._o m_o she_o keep_v five_o hundred_o she_o ass_n for_o to_o bathe_v with_o their_o milk_n 327._o d_o poppy_n of_o three_o kind_n 30._o l_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o white_a poppy_n confect_v ib._n it_o season_v bread_n 30._o m_o white_a poppy_n head_n medicinable_a 67._o c_o black_a poppy_n 31._o a._n wander_v poppy_n ibid._n the_o description_n of_o wander_a poppy_n 68_o l_o poppy_n wild_a their_o several_a kind_n and_o virtue_n 67._o e._n f._n 68_o g_o k._n tarqvinius_n the_o proud_a top_v off_o poppy_n head_n 31._o a_o what_o he_o mean_v thereby_o 31._o b_o purblind_a or_o short_a sight_v how_o to_o be_v help_v 367._o c_o the_o porcelain_n shelfish_a state_v periander_n his_o ship_n at_o sea_n 426_o i_o consecrate_v at_o gnidos_n 426._o i_o porcius_n cato_n a_o great_a student_n and_o look_v pale_a therewith_o 61._o d._n his_o scholar_n affect_v to_o look_v pale_a like_o he_o by_o eat_v cumin_n ibid._n pourcuttle_v fish_n polypus_n how_o he_o avoid_v the_o hook_n like_o to_o catch_v he_o 427._o f_z pourcuttle_n not_o to_o be_v sod_v with_o salt_n and_o why_o 447._o a_o porphyrite_n marble_n 573._o c_o porpuis_n fish_n describe_v 436._o g._n his_o sin_n venomous_a ibid._n the_o remedy_n ibid._n his_o fat_a medicinable_a 440._o l_o porret_fw-la a_o kitchen_n herb_n how_o to_o be_v sow_v and_o arder_v 21._o a._n b_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o 42._o l._n see_v more_o in_o leek_n porus_n what_o stone_n 587._o b_o pourfil_v what_o it_o be_v 535._o d._n the_o hard_a point_n in_o paint_v ibid._n pose_v or_o a_o cold_a what_o medicine_n do_v break_v and_o resolve_v 65._o b_o 289._o e._n 304._o k._n 377._o f._n see_v rheum_n posidianus_fw-la a_o fountain_n why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 401._o e._n posidonius_n a_o renown_a grave_a 483._o e_o potamogeiton_n what_o herb_n 250_o g._n the_o description_n according_a to_o castor_n and_o how_o he_o usedit_v ib._n the_o adversative_a nature_n of_o it_o to_o crocodile_n 250._o h_o peteron_n what_o herb_n 231._o a._n 288._o i._n the_o description_n ib._n k_o pothos_n what_o flower_n 92._o k_o potterie_n or_o work_n in_o clay_n more_o ancient_a than_o founderie_n of_o brass_n and_o other_o imagery_n 494._o h._n 552._o 1_o place_n ennoble_v for_o potter_n work_n 553._o d._n e_o potterie_n or_o workmanship_n in_o cley_n how_o it_o begin_v 551._o e_o potterie_n ware_n of_o great_a use_n and_o estimation_n 553._o d._n e_o potterie_n mother_n of_o founderie_n or_o cast_a mettle_n 552._o l_o much_o practise_v in_o tuscan_a 552._o m_o a_o confraternitie_n of_o potter_n institute_v at_o rome_n by_o k._n numa_n 553._o c._n manifold_a use_n of_o potterie_n and_o work_n in_o cley_n ibid._n posis_n a_o famous_a potter_n and_o his_o fine_a work_n 552._o k_o excellent_a workman_n in_o potterie_n as_o well_o for_o cley_v as_o plaster_n and_o alabastre_n 551._o e._n f._n 552._o g._n h._n i._n etc._n etc._n see_v plasticae_fw-la and_o plastae_fw-la poison_n septicke_a or_o corrosive_n their_o remedy_n 323._o c._n see_v corrosive_a and_o causticke_a preseruative_n against_o poison_a drink_n give_v by_o witch_n and_o sorcerer_n 67._o d._n 231._o d._n e._n f._n &_o deinceps_fw-la poison_n cold_a how_o to_o be_v correct_v 159._o b._n 187._o c_o poison_n wear_v in_o the_o collet_n of_o ring_n 456._o k._n 458._o l_o poison_n whether_o they_o may_v be_v put_v down_o in_o writing_n or_o no_o 213._o c._n d._n poison_n may_v be_v make_v counterpoyson_v 215._o d_o for_o poison_n in_o general_a remedy_n 38._o k._n
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