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chap._n 73_o page_n 336_o of_o celandine_n cammock_n wormwood_n hyssop_n sage_a and_o mint_n chapter_n 74_o page_n 340_o of_o thyme_n savoury_a marierom_n rue_v parsley_n and_o fennel_n chap._n 75_o page_n 344_o of_o rosemary_n camomile_n the_o lily_n balm_n of_o grass_n or_o dogs-tooth_n and_o of_o pimpernell_n chap._n 76_o page_n 348_o of_o nightshade_n alkakeng_n pellitory_n of_o the_o wall_n fumitorie_a angelica_fw-la and_o of_o maidenshaire_n chap._n 77_o page_n 352_o of_o rheubarb_n licorice_n aloê_n see_v saffron_n and_o century_n chap._n 78_o page_n 357_o of_o wheat_n rye_n barley_n and_o oat_n and_o of_o rice_n and_o millet_n chap._n 79_o page_n 361_o of_o the_o vine_n of_o grape_n of_o wine_n and_o of_o aquavitae_n chap._n 80_o the_o eleven_o day_n work_n page_n 366_o of_o terrestrial_a beast_n and_o especial_o of_o serpent_n namely_o of_o the_o aspis_fw-la or_o adder_n and_o of_o the_o viper_n chap._n 81_o page_n 370_o of_o bee_n and_o of_o their_o honey_n &_o wax_n and_o of_o silkworm_n have_v 82_o page_n 373_o of_o the_o dog_n and_o of_o the_o horse_n chap._n 83_o page_n 378_o of_o the_o elephant_n and_o of_o the_o camel_n and_o of_o the_o rhinoceros_n chap._n 84_o page_n 382_o of_o the_o lion_n of_o the_o tiger_n and_o of_o the_o panther_n chap._n 85_o page_n 386_o of_o the_o wolf_n of_o the_o bear_n and_o of_o the_o ape_n chap._n 86_o page_n 390_o of_o the_o hart_n of_o the_o wild_a bore_n and_o of_o the_o unicorn_n chap_n 87_o page_n 394_o of_o the_o civet_n &_o muskat_n of_o the_o castoreum_fw-la &_o of_o the_o ottar_n cha_n 88_o page_n 397_o of_o the_o right_a use_n of_o venomous_a creature_n and_o wild_a beast_n and_o of_o the_o justice_n and_o bounty_n of_o god_n which_o shine_v in_o they_o chap._n 89_o page_n 401_o of_o the_o nourishment_n of_o many_o creature_n by_o that_o which_o be_v poison_n to_o other_o and_o of_o the_o natural_a amity_n and_o enmity_n which_o be_v between_o they_o chapter_n 90_o page_n 404_o of_o the_o profit_n which_o 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the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n see_v that_o we_o have_v already_o comprise_v they_o as_o in_o truth_n they_o must_v be_v among_o the_o thing_n conjoin_v and_o depend_v upon_o the_o high_a element_n i_o will_v leave_v you_o then_o achitob_n to_o discourse_v upon_o their_o nature_n of_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n and_o namely_o of_o the_o manucodiata_n of_o the_o eagle_n of_o the_o phoenix_n and_o of_o other_o wild_a foul_a chap._n 52._o achitob._n have_v discourse_v though_o simple_o like_o disciple_n of_o christian_a doctrine_n and_o not_o like_o master_n and_o professor_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n upon_o the_o two_o high_a element_n the_o fire_n and_o the_o air_n and_o have_v consider_v their_o nature_n and_o effect_n and_o the_o thing_n engender_v in_o they_o and_o by_o they_o it_o fall_v very_o fit_o for_o we_o
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