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crown_n to_o a_o groat_n what_o ever_o thing_n fat_a be_v again_o if_o it_o fall_v thou_o venterest_n the_o thing_n and_o the_o fatness_n withal_o the_o fat_a the_o better_a to_o sell_v or_o to_o kill_v but_o not_o to_o continue_v make_v proof_n if_o you_o will_n in_o november_n he_o write_v again_o let_v hog_n once_o sit_v lose_v none_o of_o that_o when_o mast_n be_v go_v hog_n fall_v anon_o still_o fat_a up_o some_o till_o shrovetide_n come_v now_o pork_n and_o souse_n bear_v tack_n in_o a_o house_n thus_o far_o of_o our_o english_a husbandry_n about_o swine_n now_o follow_v their_o disease_n in_o particular_a of_o the_o disease_n of_o swine_n hemlock_n be_v the_o bane_n of_o panther_n swine_n wolf_n and_o all_o other_o beast_n that_o live_v upon_o devour_v of_o flesh_n for_o the_o hunter_n mix_v it_o with_o flesh_n and_o so_o spread_v or_o cast_v the_o flesh_n so_o poison_v abroad_o in_o bit_n or_o morsel_n to_o be_v devour_v by_o they_o the_o root_n of_o the_o white_a chameleon_n mix_v with_o fry_v barley_n flour_v water_n and_o oil_n be_v also_o poison_n to_o swine_n the_o black_a ellebor_n work_v the_o same_o aelianus_n effect_n upon_o horse_n ox_n and_o swine_n and_o therefore_o when_o the_o beast_n do_v eat_v the_o white_a they_o forbear_v the_o black_a with_o all_o wearisomeness_n likewise_o henbane_n work_v many_o painful_a convulsion_n in_o their_o belly_n therefore_o when_o they_o perceive_v that_o they_o have_v eat_v thereof_o they_o run_v to_o the_o water_n and_o gather_v snail_n or_o sea-crab_n by_o virtue_n whereof_o they_o escape_v death_n and_o be_v again_o restore_v to_o their_o health_n the_o herb_n goosefoot_n be_v venomous_a to_o swine_n and_o also_o to_o bee_n and_o therefore_o they_o will_v never_o light_v upon_o it_o or_o touch_v it_o the_o black_a nightshade_n be_v present_a destruction_n unto_o they_o and_o they_o abstain_v from_o heart_n tongue_n and_o the_o great_a burr_n by_o some_o certain_a instinct_n of_o nature_n if_o they_o be_v bite_v by_o any_o serpent_n sea-crab_n or_o snail_n be_v the_o most_o present_a remedy_n that_o nature_n have_v teach_v they_o the_o swine_n of_o scythia_n by_o the_o relation_n of_o pliny_n and_o aristotle_n be_v not_o hurt_v with_o any_o poison_n except_o scorpion_n and_o therefore_o so_o soon_o as_o ever_o they_o be_v sting_v by_o a_o scorpion_n they_o die_v if_o they_o drink_v and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o poison_n of_o swine_n against_o the_o cold_a of_o which_o these_o beast_n be_v most_o impatient_a the_o best_a remedy_n be_v to_o make_v they_o warm_a sty_n for_o if_o it_o be_v once_o take_v it_o will_v cleave_v fast_o to_o they_o than_o any_o good_a thing_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o beast_n be_v never_o to_o eat_v if_o once_o he_o feel_v himself_o sick_a and_o therefore_o the_o diligent_a master_n or_o keeper_n of_o swine_n must_v vigilant_o regard_v the_o beginning_n of_o their_o disease_n which_o can_v be_v more_o evident_o demonstrate_v then_o by_o forbear_v of_o 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for_o remedy_v hereof_o divers_a day_n before_o their_o kill_n they_o put_v into_o their_o wash_n or_o swill_v some_o ash_n especial_o of_o hasel_n tree_n but_o in_o france_n and_o germany_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o sell_v such_o a_o hog_n and_o therefore_o the_o poor_a people_n do_v only_o eat_v they_o howbeit_o they_o can_v but_o engender_v evil_a humour_n and_o naughty_a blood_n in_o the_o body_n the_o root_n of_o the_o bramble_n call_v ram_n beat_v to_o powder_n and_o cast_v into_o the_o hole_n where_o swine_n use_v to_o bathe_v themselves_o do_v keep_v they_o clear_v from_o many_o of_o these_o disease_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o in_o ancient_a time_n they_o give_v they_o horseflesh_n sodden_a and_o toad_n sodden_a in_o water_n to_o drink_v the_o
burn_v in_o lust_n for_o procreation_n but_o unto_o stranger-beast_n with_o who_o he_o have_v no_o affinity_n in_o nature_n he_o be_v more_o sociable_a and_o familiar_a delight_v in_o their_o company_n when_o they_o come_v willing_o unto_o he_o never_o rise_v against_o they_o but_o proud_a aelianus_n of_o their_o dependence_n and_o retinue_n keep_v with_o they_o all_o quarter_n of_o league_n and_o truce_n but_o with_o his_o female_n when_o once_o his_o flesh_n be_v tickle_v with_o lust_n he_o grow_v tame_a gregal_a and_o love_a and_o so_o continue_v till_o she_o be_v fill_v and_o great_a with_o young_a and_o then_o return_v to_o his_o former_a hostility_n he_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o the_o lion_n wherefore_o assoon_o as_o ever_o a_o lion_n see_v a_o unicorn_n he_o run_v to_o a_o tree_n for_o succour_n that_o so_o when_o the_o unicorn_n make_v force_n at_o he_o he_o may_v not_o only_o avoid_v his_o horn_n but_o also_o destroy_v he_o for_o the_o unicorn_n in_o the_o swiftness_n of_o his_o 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divers_a odoriferous_a flower_n and_o spiece_n the_o man_n so_o adorn_v they_o set_v in_o the_o mountain_n or_o wood_n where_o the_o unicorn_n hunt_v so_o as_o the_o wind_n may_v carry_v the_o savour_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n the_o other_o hunter_n hide_v themselves_o the_o unicorn_n deceive_v with_o the_o outward_a shape_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o sweet_a smell_n come_v unto_o the_o young_a man_n without_o fear_n and_o so_o suffer_v his_o head_n to_o be_v cover_v and_o wrap_v within_o his_o large_a sleeve_n never_o stir_v but_o lie_v still_o and_o asleep_a as_o in_o his_o most_o acceptable_a repose_n then_o when_o the_o hunter_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o young_a man_n perceive_v he_o fast_o and_o secure_a they_o come_v upon_o he_o and_o by_o force_n cut_v off_o his_o horn_n and_o send_v he_o away_o alive_a but_o concern_v this_o opinion_n we_o have_v no_o elder_a authority_n than_o tzetzes_n who_o do_v not_o live_v above_o five_o hundred_o year_n ago_o and_o therefore_o i_o leave_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o freedom_n of_o his_o own_o judgement_n to_o believe_v or_o refuse_v this_o relation_n neither_o be_v it_o fit_a that_o i_o shall_v omit_v it_o see_v that_o all_o writer_n since_o the_o time_n of_o tzetzes_n do_v most_o constant_o believe_v it_o it_o be_v say_v by_o aelianus_n and_o albertus_n that_o except_o they_o be_v take_v before_o they_o be_v two_o year_n old_a they_o will_v never_o be_v tame_v and_o that_o the_o thracian_n do_v yearly_o take_v some_o of_o their_o colt_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o their_o king_n which_o he_o keep_v for_o combat_n and_o to_o fight_v with_o one_o another_o for_o when_o they_o be_v old_a they_o differ_v nothing_o at_o all_o from_o the_o most_o barbarous_a bloody_a and_o ravenous_a beast_n their_o flesh_n be_v not_o good_a for_o meat_n but_o be_v bitter_a and_o unnourishable_a and_o thus_o much_o shall_v suffice_v for_o the_o natural_a story_n of_o the_o unicorn_n now_o follow_v the_o medicinal_a 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