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of_o stair_n and_o so_o to_o die_v sudden_o a_o singular_a testimony_n of_o skill_n and_o cunning_a m._n marcellus_n give_v unto_o archimedes_n that_o notable_a geometrician_n and_o engineer_n of_o syracuse_n who_o in_o the_o saccage_n and_o rifle_n of_o that_o city_n give_v express_v commandment_n concern_v he_o alone_o that_o no_o violence_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o howbeit_o he_o will_v fail_v of_o his_o execution_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o soldier_n who_o in_o that_o hurly-burly_n slay_v he_o not_o know_v who_o hewas_fw-mi much_o commend_v and_o praise_v be_v ctesiphon_n of_o gnosos_n for_o his_o notable_a knowledge_n in_o architecture_n and_o namely_o for_o the_o wonderful_a frame_n of_o diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n philon_n likewise_o be_v high_o esteem_v for_o make_v the_o arsenal_n at_o athens_n able_a to_o receive_v 1000_o ship_n ctesibius_n also_o be_v much_o account_v of_o for_o devise_v wind_n instrument_n and_o by_o mean_n of_o certain_a engine_n to_o draw_v and_o 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two_o pourtrait_n to_o wit_n of_o medea_n and_o aiax_n which_o he_o mean_v to_o set_v up_o and_o consecrate_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o venus_n genetrix_fw-la king_n candaulas_n buy_v of_o butarchus_fw-la a_o paint_a table_n wherein_o be_v draw_v the_o defeature_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o magnetes_n which_o take_v up_o no_o great_a room_n and_o weigh_v out_o the_o poise_n thereof_o in_o good_a gold_n king_n demetrius_n surname_v expugnator_fw-la i._o the_o conqueror_n and_o great_a forcer_n of_o city_n forbear_v to_o set_v rhodes_n on_o fire_n because_o he_o will_v not_o burn_v one_o paint_a table_n the_o handiwork_n of_o protogenes_n praxiteles_n be_v ennoble_v for_o a_o rare_a imager_n and_o cutter_n in_o stone_n and_o marble_n he_o eternize_v his_o memorial_n by_o make_v one_o image_n of_o venus_n for_o the_o gnidian_o so_o lively_a that_o a_o certain_a young_a man_n become_v so_o amorous_a of_o it_o and_o so_o dote_v thereon_o that_o he_o go_v beside_o himself_o which_o 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our_o age_n certain_a stage_n player_n have_v go_v beyond_o this_o price_n and_o that_o not_o a_o little_a marry_o they_o be_v such_o as_o have_v buy_v out_o their_o freedom_n before_o and_o be_v not_o then_o slave_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o we_o find_v upon_o record_n that_o the_o great_a actor_n roscius_n in_o former_a time_n may_v yearly_o dispend_v by_o the_o stage_n 500000_o sesterce_n unless_o a_o man_n desire_n in_o this_o place_n to_o hear_v of_o the_o treasurer_n and_o purueior_fw-fr general_n of_o the_o army_n in_o armenia_n for_o the_o late_a war_n of_o king_n tyridates_n who_o be_v enfranchise_v by_o mean_n of_o nero_n for_o 120000_o sesterce_n but_o it_o be_v the_o war_n that_o cost_v thus_o much_o and_o not_o the_o man_n like_a as_o sutorius_n priscus_n give_v unto_o sejanus_n 3500_o sesterce_n for_o poezon_n one_o of_o his_o geld_a eunuch_n for_o a_o man_n will_v say_v that_o this_o be_v more_o to_o satisfy_v his_o filthy_a lust_n than_o for_o any_o special_a beauty_n to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o say_v poezon_n but_o he_o take_v the_o vantage_n of_o the_o time_n and_o go_v clear_a away_o with_o this_o impious_a villainy_n for_o at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o buy_v he_o the_o city_n be_v in_o perplexity_n and_o sorrow_n and_o no_o man_n for_o think_v of_o great_a affair_n and_o trouble_n have_v any_o leisure_n to_o find_v fault_n or_o say_v a_o word_n in_o reproof_n of_o such_o enormity_n chap._n xl._o ¶_o the_o excellency_n of_o nation_n doubtless_o it_o be_v and_o past_o all_o question_n that_o of_o all_o nation_n under_o the_o sun_n the_o roman_n excel_v and_o be_v the_o only_a man_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n but_o to_o determine_v who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n in_o all_o the_o world_n be_v above_o the_o reach_n of_o humane_a wit_n consider_v that_o some_o take_v contentment_n and_o repose_n felicity_n in_o this_o thing_n other_o in_o that_o and_o every_o one_o measure_v it_o according_a to_o his_o several_a fancy_n and_o affection_n but_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n and_o judge_v aright_o indeed_o lay_v aside_o all_o the_o gloss_a flattery_n of_o fortune_n and_o without_o court_v she_o to_o determine_v this_o point_n there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o be_v count_v happy_a in_o this_o world_n right_o well_o it_o be_v on_o our_o side_n and_o fortune_n deal_v in_o exceed_a favour_n with_o we_o if_o we_o may_v not_o just_o be_v call_v unhappy_a for_o put_v case_n there_o be_v no_o other_o misery_n and_o calamity_n beside_o yet_o sure_o a_o man_n be_v ever_o in_o fear_n lest_o fortune_n will_v frown_v upon_o he_o and_o do_v he_o a_o shrewd_a turn_n one_o time_n or_o other_o and_o admit_v this_o fear_n once_o there_o can_v be_v no_o sound_a happiness_n and_o contentment_n in_o the_o mind_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v moreover_o than_o this_o that_o no_o man_n be_v at_o all_o time_n wise_a and_o in_o his_o perfect_a wit_n will_v god_n that_o this_o be_v take_v of_o most_o man_n for_o a_o poet_n word_n only_o and_o not_o a_o true_a say_n 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forth_o from_o it_o certain_a hul_n or_o chaff_n if_o i_o may_v so_o say_v of_o brass_n now_o the_o ground_n or_o floor_n to_o receive_v this_o refuse_n as_o it_o fall_v aught_o to_o be_v well_o pave_v there_o be_v another_o stuff_n find_v in_o the_o say_a forge_n or_o bloom-smithies_a easy_o discern_v from_o this_o psegma_n which_o the_o greek_n for_o that_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v twice_o burn_v or_o concoct_v call_v diphryge_n and_o this_o be_v make_v three_o manner_n of_o way_n for_o first_o they_o say_v it_o come_v of_o the_o marquesit_fw-la stone_n burn_v in_o a_o furnace_n until_o it_o be_v calcine_v and_o reduce_v in_o the_o red_a chalk_n rubrica_fw-la it_o be_v engender_v also_o of_o the_o earth_n or_o cley_n within_o a_o certain_a cave_n in_o cyprus_n first_o dry_v and_o soon_o after_o gentle_o burn_v in_o a_o fire_n round_o about_o it_o maintain_v with_o small_a stick_n put_v thereto_o by_o little_a &_o little_a there_o be_v a_o three_o way_n of_o make_v it_o to_o wit_n of_o the_o gross_a dregs_n or_o dross_n of_o brass_n settle_v down_o to_o the_o battome_n of_o the_o furnace_n in_o which_o furnace_n a_o man_n shall_v perceive_v these_o different_a matter_n to_o wit_n the_o brass_n itself_o which_o be_v melt_v run_v into_o pan_n and_o vessel_n ready_a for_o to_o receive_v it_o the_o refuse_v call_v scoria_fw-la which_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o furnace_n the_o florey_n that_o float_v aloft_o &_o the_o diphryge_n or_o dross_n which_o remain_v behind_o some_o yield_v another_o reason_n and_o make_n of_o diphryge_n in_o this_o manner_n namely_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a round_a ball_n or_o pellet_n as_o it_o be_v of_o hard_a stone_n find_v within_o the_o mine_n of_o brass_n which_o together_o with_o the_o marquesit_fw-la or_o brass_n over_o do_v not_o melt_v in_o the_o furnace_n &_o a_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o brass_n itself_o boil_v about_o the_o same_o which_o round_o hard_a stone_n be_v unite_v and_o souder_v only_o one_o to_o another_o by_o this_o mean_n but_o themselves_o resolve_v not_o nor_o melt_v perfect_o unless_o they_o be_v translate_v into_o other_o furnace_n for_o they_o be_v the_o very_a heart_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o whole_a matter_n but_o in_o the_o second_o trial_n and_o boil_a that_o which_o remain_v behind_o be_v call_v diphryge_n well_o be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v the_o same_o reason_n there_o be_v of_o it_o in_o physic_n as_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o this_o kind_n find_v in_o furnace_n for_o by_o nature_n it_o be_v desiccative_a it_o consume_v beside_o all_o excrescence_n &_o do_v cleanse_v mighty_o the_o trial_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o tongue_n for_o if_o it_o be_v good_a diphryge_n no_o soon_o touch_v it_o the_o tongue_n but_o it_o dry_v it_o and_o withal_o taste_v of_o brass_n but_o before_o i_o depart_v from_o these_o brass_n mine_n and_o furnace_n i_o can_v conceal_v from_o you_o one_o miraculous_a thing_n as_o touch_v this_o mettle_n there_o be_v you_o know_v a_o noble_a family_n in_o rome_n of_o the_o servilij_fw-la well_o renown_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o roman_a calendar_n and_o act_n of_o record_n and_o these_o have_v among_o they_o a_o certain_a piece_n of_o brass_n coin_n eall_v a_o triens_fw-la i._o the_o three_o part_n farthing_n of_o a_o roman_a ass_n which_o they_o do_v keep_v and_o feed_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n for_o eat_v and_o consume_v it_o do_v both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o from_o whence_o it_o come_v first_o and_o what_o the_o reason_n in_o nature_n of_o this_o property_n be_v i_o know_v not_o yet_o but_o for_o my_o warrant_n i_o will_v set_v down_o as_o touch_v this_o matter_n the_o very_a word_n of_o old_a messala_n the_o house_n quoth_v he_o of_o the_o seruilij_fw-la have_v a_o certain_a sacred_a trient_a in_o the_o honour_n of_o which_o piece_n they_o do_v sacrifice_v yearly_o with_o great_a devotion_n and_o solemnity_n omit_v no_o magnificence_n nor_o ceremony_n thereto_o belong_v and_o this_o trient_a the_o common_a speech_n be_v 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a_o vessel_n draw_v as_o much_o water_n full_a as_o nilus_n as_o touch_v the_o say_a obelisk_n which_o augustus_n caesar_n late_a emperor_n erect_v in_o the_o great_a shewplace_n or_o cirque_fw-la at_o rome_n it_o be_v first_o â—…ut_o out_o of_o the_o rock_n by_o amasis_n semneserteus_fw-la king_n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o time_n of_o who_o reign_n pythagoras_n sojourn_v in_o egypt_n &_o the_o same_o contain_v 125_o foot_n nine_o inch_n beside_o the_o foot_n or_o base_a of_o the_o say_a stone_n as_o for_o the_o other_o stand_v in_o mars_n field_n be_v 9_o foot_n low_o than_o it_o hew_v and_o square_v it_o be_v by_o commandment_n from_o sesostris_n k._n of_o egypt_n in_o the_o character_n engrave_v in_o both_o of_o they_o a_o man_n may_v see_v all_o the_o philosophy_n and_o religion_n of_o the_o egyptian_n for_o they_o contain_v the_o interpretation_n of_o nature_n chap._n x._o ¶_o of_o that_o obelisk_n at_o rome_n which_o stand_v in_o mars_n field_n and_o serve_v for_o a_o gnomon_n and_o as_o for_o that_o obelisk_n which_o stand_v in_o mars_n field_n augustus_n caesar_n devise_v a_o wonderful_a mean_n that_o it_o shall_v serve_v to_o mark_v out_o the_o noontide_n with_o the_o length_n of_o day_n and_o night_n according_a to_o the_o shadow_n that_o the_o sun_n do_v yield_v by_o it_o for_o he_o place_v underneath_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o say_a obelisk_n according_a to_o the_o bigness_n and_o length_n thereof_o a_o pavement_n of_o broad_a stone_n wherein_o a_o man_n may_v know_v the_o six_o hour_n or_o midday_n at_o rome_n when_o the_o shadow_n be_v equal_a to_o the_o obelisk_n and_o how_o by_o little_a and_o little_a according_a to_o certain_a rule_n which_o be_v line_n of_o brass_n inlay_v within_o the_o say_a stone_n the_o day_n do_v increase_v or_o decrease_v a_o thing_n no_o doubt_n worth_a the_o knowledge_n and_o a_o invention_n proceed_v from_o a_o pregnant_a wit_n manlius_n a_o renown_a mathematician_n &_o astronomer_n put_v unto_o the_o top_n of_o the_o say_a obelisk_n a_o gild_a ball_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o all_o the_o shadow_n which_o it_o give_v fell_a upon_o the_o obeliske_n and_o this_o cast_v other_o shadow_n more_o or_o less_o different_a from_o the_o head_n or_o top_n of_o the_o obeliske_n aforesaid_a the_o reason_n whereof_o they_o say_v be_v understand_v from_o the_o sundry_a shadow_n that_o a_o man_n head_n yield_v but_o sure_o for_o these_o thirty_o year_n past_a or_o thereabouts_o the_o use_n of_o this_o quadrant_a aforesaid_a have_v not_o be_v find_v true_a and_o what_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v i_o know_v not_o whether_o the_o course_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o itself_o be_v not_o the_o same_o that_o heretofore_o or_o be_v alter_v by_o some_o disposition_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o whether_o the_o whole_a earth_n be_v somewhat_o remove_v from_o the_o true_a centre_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n which_o i_o hear_v say_v be_v find_v to_o be_v so_o in_o other_o place_n or_o that_o it_o proceed_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o earth_n quake_v which_o have_v shake_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o haply_o wrest_v the_o gnomon_n from_o the_o old_a place_n or_o last_o whether_o by_o reason_n of_o many_o inundation_n of_o tiber_n this_o huge_a and_o weighty_a obelisk_n have_v settle_v and_o sink_v down_o low_a and_o yet_o it_o be_v say_v the_o foundation_n be_v lay_v as_o deep_a under_o ground_n as_o the_o obelisk_n itself_o be_v above_o ground_n chap._n xi_o ¶_o of_o the_o three_o obelisk_n in_o the_o vatican_n there_o be_v a_o three_o obelisk_n at_o rome_n stand_v within_o the_o cirque_fw-la or_o shewplace_n of_o the_o two_o emperor_n c._n caligula_n and_o nero_n and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a obeliske_n know_v to_o have_v be_v break_v in_o the_o rear_n this_o
region_n 18._o venice_n the_o ten_o region_n 19_o of_o istria_n 20._o of_o the_o alps_o and_o the_o nation_n there_o inhabit_v 21._o illyricum_n 22._o liburnia_n 23._o macedon_n 24._o noricum_n 25._o pannonie_n and_o dalmatia_n 26._o moesia_n in_o this_o book_n be_v describe_v 26_o island_n within_o the_o adriatic_a and_o ionian_a sea_n their_o principal_a city_n town_n and_o nation_n also_o the_o chief_a and_o famous_a river_n the_o high_a hill_n special_a island_n beside_o town_n and_o country_n that_o be_v perish_v in_o sum_n here_o be_v comprise_v notable_a thing_n history_n matter_n memorable_a and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 326._o latin_a writer_n bring_v in_o for_o testimony_n turannius_n graccula_n cor._n nepos_n t._n livius_n cato_n censorius_n m._n agrippa_n m._n varro_n divus_o augustus_n the_o emperor_n varro_n attacinus_fw-la antias_n hyginus_n l._n vetus_n mela_n pomponius_n curio_n the_o father_n coelius_n aruntius_n sebosus_n licinius_n mutianus_n 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island_n of_o pontus_n call_v mer_n major_a 14._o the_o island_n of_o germany_n 15._o island_n in_o the_o french_a ocean_n 16._o britain_n and_o ireland_n 17._o gaul_n or_o france_n 18_o of_o galia_fw-la lugdunensis_n 19_o of_o aquitaine_n 20._o of_o high_a spain_n name_v citerior_fw-la 21._o of_o portugal_n 22._o island_n in_o the_o ocean_n 23._o the_o dimension_n and_o measure_n of_o all_o europe_n herein_o be_v contain_v many_o principal_a town_n and_o country_n famous_a river_n island_n also_o beside_o city_n or_o nation_n that_o be_v perish_v in_o sum_n diverse_a thing_n history_n and_o observation_n latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varr_n cato_n censorius_n m._n agrippa_n divus_o augustus_n varro_n attacinus_fw-la cor._n nepos_n hyginus_n l._n vetus_n pomponius_n mela_n licinius_n mutianus_n fabricius_n thuscus_n atteius_n capito_n and_o atteius_n philologus_n of_o foreign_a writer_n polybius_n hecataeus_n hellanicus_n damastes_n eudoxus_n dicaearchus_n timosthenes_n ephorus_n crater_n grammaticus_n serapion_n of_o antioch_n callimachus_n artemidorus_n apollodorus_n agathocles_n eumachus_n siculus_n the_o musician_n alexander_n polyhistor_n thucydides_n dociades_n anaximander_n philistides_n mallotes_n dionysius_n aristides_n callidemus_n menaechmus_n aedasthenes_n anticlides_n heraclides_fw-la philemon_n menephon_n pythias_n isodorus_n philonides_n xenagoras_n astyonomus_fw-la staphilus_n aristocritus_n metrodorus_n cleobulus_n and_o posidonius_n in_o the_o five_o book_n be_v contain_v region_n nation_n sea_n town_n hill_n rivers_n with_o their_o measure_n and_o people_n either_o at_o this_o day_n be_v or_o in_o time_n past_a that_o be_v to_o say_v chap._n 1._o maurtania_n 2._o the_o province_n tingitana_n 3._o numidia_n 4._o africa_n 5._o cyrene_n 6._o lybia_n maraeotis_n 7._o island_n lie_v about_o africa_n &_o over-against_o africa_n 8._o the_o aethiopian_n 9_o asia_n 10._o alexandria_n 11._o arabia_n 12._o syria_n palaestina_n phoenicia_n 13._o idumaea_n syria_n palaestina_n samaria_n 14._o judaea_n galilea_n 15._o jordan_n the_o river_n 16._o the_o lake_n asphaltites_n 17._o the_o essenes_n 18._o the_o country_n decapolis_n 19_o tyrus_n and_o sidon_n 20._o the_o mount_n libanus_n 21._o syria_n antiochena_n 22._o the_o mountain_n casius_n 23._o coele-syria_n 24._o the_o river_n euphrates_n 25._o the_o region_n palmyra_n 26._o hierapolis_n the_o country_n 27._o cilicia_n and_o the_o nation_n adjoin_v pamphilia_n isauria_n homonades_n pisidia_n lycaonia_n the_o mountain_n taurus_n and_o lycia_n 28._o the_o river_n indus_n 29._o laodicea_n apamia_n jonia_n and_o ephesus_n 30._o aeolis_n troas_n pergamus_n 31._o island_n affront_v asia_n the_o pamphilian_a sea_n rhodus_n samus_n and_o chius_n 32._o hellespont_n mysia_n phrygia_n galatia_n nicaea_n bythinia_n bosphorus_n herein_o you_o find_v town_n and_o nation_n principal_a river_n famous_a hill_n island_n 117_o town_n also_o that_o be_v lose_v and_o perish_v in_o sum_n many_o thing_n history_n and_o observation_n memorable_a latin_a author_n allege_v agrippa_z suetonius_n paulinus_n varro_n atacinus_n cornelius_n nepos_n hyginus_n l._n vetus_n mela_n domitius_n corbulo_n licinius_n mutianus_n clandius_n caesar_n aruntius_n livius_n the_o son_n sebosus_n the_o act_n and_o record_n of_o the_o triumph_n foreign_a wâ—…iters_n king_n juba_n hecataeus_n hellanicus_n damastes_n dicaearchus_n bion_n timosthenes_n philonides_n xenagoras_n astynomus_n staphilus_n aristotle_n dionysius_n aristocritus_n ephorus_n eratosthenes_n hipparchus_n panaetius_n serapion_n antiochenus_fw-la callimachus_n agathocles_n polybius_n timaeus_n the_o mathematician_n herodotus_n myrlus_fw-la alexander_n polyhistor_n metrodorus_n posidonius_n who_o write_v periplus_n or_o periegesis_n sotades_n periander_n aristarchus_n sicyonius_n eudoxus_n antigenâ—…s_n callicratus_fw-la xenophon_n lampsacenus_n diodorus_n syâ—…acusanus_n hanno_n himilco_n nymphodorus_n calliphon_n artemidorus_n megasthenes_n isidorus_n celobulus_fw-la aristocrcon_n in_o the_o six_z book_n be_v contain_v region_n nation_n sea_n city_n haven_n river_n with_o their_o dimension_n people_n also_o that_o be_v or_o have_v be_v to_o wit_n chap._n 1._o the_o sea_n call_v pontus_n euxinus_n before_o time_n axenus_n 2._o the_o nation_n of_o the_o paphlagones_n and_o cappadocian_o 3._o cappadocia_n 4._o the_o nation_n of_o the_o country_n themiscyra_n 5._o the_o region_n colchica_n the_o achaei_n and_o the_o rest_n in_o that_o tract_n 6._o bosphorus_n cimmerius_n and_o moeotis_n 7._o the_o people_n about_o moeotis_n 8._o the_o armeniae_n both_o 9_o armenia_n the_o great_a 10._o albania_n iberia_n 11._o the_o scluse_n and_o gate_n caucasiae_n 12._o island_n in_o pontus_n 13._o nation_n about_o the_o scythian_a ocean_n 14._o media_n and_o the_o gate_n or_o straits_n caspiae_n 15._o nation_n about_o the_o hircane_a sea_n 16._o also_o other_o nation_n confine_v upon_o that_o country_n 17._o people_n of_o scythia_n 18._o the_o river_n ganges_n 19_o the_o nation_n of_o india_n 20._o the_o river_n indus_n 21._o the_o arian_n and_o the_o nation_n border_v upon_o they_o 22._o the_o island_n taprobane_n 23._o capissene_n carmaenia_n 24._o the_o persian_a and_o arabian_a gulf_n 25._o the_o island_n cassandrus_fw-la and_o kingdom_n of_o the_o parthian_n 26._o media_n mesopotamia_n babylon_n seleucia_n 27._o the_o river_n tigris_n 28._o arabia_n nomades_n nabathaei_n omani_n tylos_n and_o ogyris_n two_o island_n 29._o the_o gulf_n of_o the_o red_a sea_n the_o troglodyte_n and_o aethyopian_n fea_z 30._o diverse_a nation_n of_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a shape_n 31._o island_n of_o the_o aethyopian_a sea_n 32._o of_o the_o fortunate_a island_n 33._o the_o division_n of_o the_o earth_n calculate_v by_o measure_n 34._o a_o division_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o climate_n line_n parallel_n and_o equal_a shadow_n town_n of_o name_n 195._o nation_n of_o account_n 566._o famous_a river_n 180._o notablehil_n 38._o principal_a island_n 108._o city_n and_o nation_n perish_v 195._o in_o sum_n there_o be_v rehearse_v in_o this_o book_n of_o other_o thing_n history_n and_o observation_n 2214._o latin_a author_n allege_v m._n agrippa_n varro_z atacinus_n cornelius_n nepos_n hyginus_n lu._n vetus_n mela_n pomponius_n domitius_n corbulo_n licineus_fw-la mutianus_n claudius_n caesar_n aruntius_n sebosus_n fabricius_n thuseus_fw-la t._n livius_n seneca_n nigidius_n foreign_a writer_n king_n juba_n polybius_n hecataeus_n hellanicus_n damastes_n eudoxus_n dicaearchus_n beto_n timosthenes_n patrocles_n demodamas_n clitarchus_n eratosthenes_n alexander_n magnus_n ephorus_n hipparchus_n panaetius_n callimachus_n artemidorus_n apollodorus_n agathocles_n polybius_n eumachus_n siculus_n alexander_n polyhistor_n amometus_n metrodorus_n posidonius_n onesicritus_n nearchus_n megasthenes_n diognetus_n aristocreon_n bion_n dialdon_n simonides_n the_o young_a basiles_n and_o xenophon_n lampsacenus_n ¶_o in_o the_o seven_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o wonderful_a shape_n of_o man_n in_o diverse_a country_n chap._n 1._o the_o strange_a form_n of_o many_o nation_n 2._o of_o the_o scythian_n and_o other_o people_n of_o diverse_a country_n 3._o of_o monstrous_a and_o prodigious_a birth_n 4._o the_o transmutation_n of_o one_o sex_n into_o another_o also_o of_o twin_n 5._o of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n the_o time_n of_o a_o woman_n childbearing_n from_o seven_o month_n to_o eleven_o prove_v by_o notable_a example_n out_o of_o history_n 6._o of_o
celsus_n nigidius_n trebius_n niger_n pomponius_n mela_n manlius_n sura_n foreign_a writer_n king_n juba_n polybius_n onesicritus_n isidorus_n antipater_n aristotle_n demetrius_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n democritus_n theophrastus_n euanthes_n agrippa_n who_o write_v of_o the_o olympionicae_n hiero_n king_n attalus_n king_n philometer_n ctesias_n duris_n philistus_n architus_fw-la philarchus_n amphilocus_n the_o athenian_a anaxipolis_n the_o thasian_a apollodorus_n of_o lemnos_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocless_a of_o chios_n apollonicus_fw-la of_o pergamus_n aristander_n of_o athens_n bacchus_n the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chaereas_n the_o athenian_a diodorus_n of_o pyreaeum_n dio_fw-mi the_o colophonian_n epigenes_n of_o rhodes_n evagon_n of_o thassus_n euphranius_n the_o athenian_a hegesias_n of_o maronea_n menander_n of_o pyreaeum_n menander_n also_o of_o heraclea_n menecrates_n the_o poet_n androcian_n who_o write_v of_o agriculture_n or_o husbandry_n aeschrion_n who_o likewise_o write_v of_o that_o argument_n dionysius_n who_o translate_a mago_n diophanes_n who_o collect_v a_o epitome_n or_o breviarie_n out_o of_o dionysius_n king_n archelaus_n and_o nicander_n ¶_o in_o the_o nine_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o story_n and_o nature_n of_o fish_n and_o water-creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o water-creature_n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o the_o creature_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v of_o all_o other_o big_a 3._o the_o monstrous_a beast_n of_o the_o indian_a sea_n 4._o the_o great_a fish_n and_o beast_n in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o ocean_n 5._o of_o tritone_n nereid_n and_o sea_n elephant_n their_o shape_n and_o form_n 6._o of_o great_a whale_n call_v balaenae_fw-la and_o oreae_fw-la 7._o whether_o fish_n do_v take_v and_o deliver_v their_o breath_n whether_o they_o sleep_v or_o no_o 8._o of_o dolphin_n and_o their_o wonderful_a property_n 9_o of_o the_o tursiones_fw-la 10._o of_o the_o sea_n tortoise_n and_o how_o they_o be_v take_v 11._o who_o first_o devise_v to_o slive_v the_o tortoise_n shell_n into_o leaf_n 12._o the_o skin_n and_o shell_n of_o the_o sea_n creature_n the_o division_n of_o they_o into_o their_o several_a kind_n 13._o of_o the_o seal_n or_o sea-calf_n 14._o of_o fish_n smooth_a and_o without_o hair_n how_o they_o spawn_v and_o breed_v and_o how_o many_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o they_o 15._o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o many_o fish_n 16._o the_o presage_n by_o fish_n and_o their_o variety_n 17._o of_o the_o mullet_n and_o other_o fish_n that_o the_o same_o fish_n be_v not_o in_o request_n in_o all_o place_n 18._o of_o the_o barble_n the_o sea_n raven_n coracinus_n of_o stockfish_n and_o salmon_n 19_o of_o the_o exoecetus_fw-la calamary_n lamprey_n etc._n etc._n 20._o the_o division_n of_o fish_n by_o the_o shape_n of_o their_o body_n 21._o of_o eel_n 22._o the_o manner_n of_o take_v they_o in_o the_o lake_n benacus_n 23._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o lamprey_n 24._o of_o flat_a and_o broad_a fish_n 25._o of_o the_o stay-ship_n echeneis_fw-la and_o his_o wonderful_a nature_n 26._o the_o changeable_a nature_n of_o fish_n 27._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o lantern_n and_o the_o sea_n dragon_n 28._o of_o fish_n want_v blood_n 29._o of_o the_o pourcuttle_n the_o cuttle_n fish_n the_o calamarie_n and_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o sailor_n or_o mariner_n 30._o the_o fish_n ozaena_fw-la and_o nauplius_n also_o of_o lobster_n 31._o of_o crab_n sea_n porkespines_n and_o of_o the_o great_a sort_n name_v echinometrae_n 32._o of_o wilkes_n cockle_n and_o shell_n sish_v 33._o of_o scallop_n porcellane_n of_o the_o shell_n fish_n murex_fw-la and_o other_o such_o 34._o the_o riches_n and_o treasure_n of_o the_o sea_n 35._o of_o pearl_n how_o they_o be_v engender_v and_o where_o also_o how_o they_o be_v find_v 36._o the_o nature_n of_o the_o purple_a fish_n and_o the_o burret_n or_o murices_fw-la 37._o how_o many_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o purple_a fish_n 38._o how_o the_o purple_a fish_n be_v take_v 39_o when_o purple_a be_v first_o wear_v in_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n 40._o the_o price_n of_o purple_a clothes_n at_o rome_n 41._o the_o die_a of_o the_o amethyst_n colour_n of_o the_o scarlet_n in_o grain_n and_o the_o light_a scarlet_n hysginus_fw-la 42._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o nacre_n and_o his_o guide_n or_o keeper_n pinnoteres_n also_o the_o intelligence_n of_o fish_n and_o water_n creature_n 43._o of_o scolopendres_n sea_n fox_n and_o the_o fish_n glani_fw-la 44._o of_o the_o fish_n call_v the_o sea_n ram._n 45._o of_o those_o thing_n which_o have_v a_o three_o nature_n be_v neither_o live_a creature_n ne_o yet_o plant_n to_o wit_n of_o sea_n nettle_n and_o sponge_n 46._o of_o houndfish_n or_o sea_n dog_n 47._o of_o sea_n fish_n that_o have_v stony_a shell_n of_o those_o that_o have_v no_o sense_n at_o all_o of_o other_o nast_a and_o filthy_a creature_n 48._o of_o sea_n fish_n venomous_a 49._o the_o disease_n incident_a to_o fish_n 50._o the_o admiral_n generation_n of_o fish_n 51._o item_n another_o discourse_n of_o their_o generation_n and_o what_o fish_n they_o be_v which_o do_v lay_v egg_n 52._o the_o matrices_fw-la or_o womb_n of_o fish_n 53._o what_o fish_n live_v long_a 54._o of_o oyster_n pit_n and_o who_o do_v first_o devise_v they_o 55._o who_o first_o invent_v stew_n and_o pond_n to_o feed_v lamprey_n in_o 56._o the_o stew_n and_o pond_n for_o other_o shell_n fishes_n and_o who_o bring_v they_o up_o first_o to_o be_v use_v 57_o of_o fish_n that_o haunt_v the_o land_n 58._o the_o rat_n of_o nilus_n 59_o of_o the_o fish_n call_v anthias_n and_o how_o he_o be_v take_v 60._o of_o the_o sea_n star_n 61._o of_o the_o fish_n dactyli_n and_o their_o admirable_a property_n 62._o what_o fish_n do_v entertain_v amity_n one_o with_o another_o and_o which_o be_v ever_o at_o war_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n contain_v story_n notable_a thing_n and_o observation_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 650_o collect_v out_o of_o latin_a author_n turanius_n graccula_n trogus_n maecenas_n alfius_n flavus_n cornelius_n nepos_n laberius_n the_o writer_n of_o merry_a epigram_n fabianus_n fenestella_n mutianus_n aelius_n stilo_n statius_n sebosus_n melissus_n seneca_n cicero_n macer_n aemylius_fw-la messana_n corvinus_n trebius_n niger_n and_o nigidius_n out_o of_o foreign_a writer_n aristotle_n king_n archelaus_n callimachus_n democritus_n theophrastus_n thrasyllus_n hegesidemus_n of_o cythnos_n and_o alexander_n polyhistor_n ¶_o in_o the_o ten_o book_n be_v contain_v the_o nature_n and_o story_n of_o fowl_n and_o fly_a creature_n chap._n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o foules_n 2._o of_o the_o phoenix_n 3._o of_o aegle_n 4._o when_o the_o roman_a legion_n use_v the_o eagle_n standard_n and_o other_o ensign_n also_o with_o what_o creature_n aegle_n maintain_v fight_v 5._o a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a case_n as_o touch_v a_o eagle_n 6._o of_o the_o vulture_n or_o geire_n 7._o of_o the_o foul_a sangualis_fw-la 8._o of_o falcon_n and_o hawk_n 9_o of_o the_o cuckoo_n which_o be_v kill_v by_o bird_n of_o her_o own_o kind_n 10._o of_o kite_n or_o puttock_n 11._o a_o division_n of_o bird_n into_o general_a kind_n 12._o of_o unlucky_a and_o ominous_a bird_n the_o crow_n the_o raven_n and_o the_o like-owle_n 13._o of_o the_o foul_a that_o carry_v fire_n in_o her_o mouth_n 14._o of_o the_o bird_n clivina_fw-la 15._o of_o many_o bird_n unknown_a 16._o of_o fowl_n that_o fly_v by_o night_n 17._o of_o owlet_n 18._o of_o the_o wood-pecker_n 19_o of_o bird_n which_o have_v claw_n and_o crooked_a talon_n 20._o of_o peacock_n and_o who_o kill_v they_o first_o for_o to_o be_v serve_v at_o the_o table_n 21._o of_o cock_n how_o they_o be_v cut_v of_o a_o dunghill_n cock_n that_o speak_v 22._o of_o goose_n who_o first_o devise_v to_o make_v a_o dainty_a dish_n of_o the_o goose_n liver_n the_o gravy_n or_o fat_a of_o goose_n call_v comagenum_n 23._o of_o crane_n stork_n swan_n strange_a fowl_n of_o outlandish_a country_n of_o quail_n and_o the_o bird_n glotis_n 24._o of_o swallow_n and_o martin_n of_o blackbird_n thrush_n and_o merles_n of_o starling_n turtle-dove_n and_o quoist_n or_o ringdove_n 25._o of_o bird_n that_o tarry_v with_o we_o all_o the_o year_n long_o of_o bird_n that_o be_v for_o half_a a_o year_n only_o and_o other_o that_o remain_v but_o three_o month_n 26._o marvelous_a story_n of_o bird_n 27._o of_o bird_n call_v seleucides_n 28._o of_o the_o foul_a ibis_n 29._o what_o bird_n will_v not_o abide_v in_o all_o place_n which_o they_o be_v that_o change_n both_o hue_n and_o voice_n also_o of_o nightingale_n 30._o of_o merles_n or_o ousels_n 31._o the_o time_n wherein_o bird_n breed_v lay_v and_o sit_v 32._o of_o the_o bird_n halciones_fw-la the_o navigable_a day_n that_o they_o do_v show_v of_o the_o seagull_n and_o cormorant_n 33._o the_o industry_n and_o subtlety_n of_o bird_n in_o build_v their_o nest_n of_o the_o
the_o body_n and_o what_o thing_n with_o taste_n only_o will_v allay_v hunger_n and_o quench_v thirst_n in_o sum_n this_o book_n containerh_n notable_a thing_n story_n and_o observation_n 2270._o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n varro_n hyginus_n scropha_n sarcena_n celsus_n cornelius_n aemilius_z macer_n virgil_n columella_n julius_n aquila_n who_o write_v of_o the_o tuscan_a discipline_n tarquilius_fw-la who_o likewise_o write_v of_o the_o same_o and_o vmbritius_n that_o travel_v in_o that_o argument_n cato_n censorius_n domitius_n calvinus_n trogus_n melissus_n favonius_n fabianus_n mutianus_n nigidius_n manilius_n and_o opius_n foreign_a writer_n aristotle_n democritus_n neoptolemus_n who_o write_v bee_n militurgia_n aristomachus_n who_o likewise_o make_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o same_o and_o philistus_n also_o that_o do_v the_o like_a nicander_n menecrâ—…tes_n dionysius_n that_o translate_v mago_n empedocles_n callimachus_n k._n attalus_n apollodorus_n who_o write_v of_o venomous_a 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xlvi_o ¶_o who_o the_o god_n judge_v most_o happy_a i_o can_v overpasse_v in_o this_o discourse_n and_o consideration_n the_o oracle_n of_o delphos_n deliver_v from_o that_o heavenly_a god_n to_o chastise_v and_o repress_v as_o it_o be_v the_o folly_n and_o vanity_n of_o man_n and_o two_o there_o be_v which_o give_v answer_v to_o the_o point_n in_o question_n after_o this_o manner_n first_o that_o phedius_n who_o but_o a_o while_n before_o die_v in_o the_o service_n of_o his_o country_n be_v most_o happy_a moreover_o gyges_n the_o most_o puissant_a king_n in_o those_o day_n of_o all_o the_o earth_n send_v a_o second_o time_n to_o know_v of_o the_o oracle_n who_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n next_o he_o and_o answer_n be_v make_v that_o aglaus_n psophidius_n be_v happy_a than_o the_o former_a now_o this_o aglaus_n be_v a_o good_a honest_a man_n well_o step_v in_o year_n dwell_v in_o a_o very_a narrow_a corner_n of_o arcadia_n where_o he_o have_v a_o little_a house_n and_o land_n of_o his_o own_o sufficient_a with_o the_o yearly_a commodity_n thereof_o to_o maintain_v he_o plentiful_o with_o ease_n out_o of_o which_o he_o never_o go_v but_o employ_v himself_o in_o the_o tillage_n and_o husbandry_n thereof_o to_o make_v the_o best_a benefit_n he_o can_v in_o such_o sort_n that_o as_o it_o appear_v by_o that_o course_n of_o life_n as_o he_o covet_v least_o so_o he_o feel_v as_o little_a trouble_n and_o adversity_n while_o he_o live_v chap._n xlvii_o ¶_o who_o be_v canonize_v a_o god_n here_o upon_o earth_n live_v by_o the_o ordinance_n and_o appointment_n of_o the_o same_o oracle_n as_o also_o by_o the_o ascent_n and_o approbation_n of_o jupiter_n the_o sovereign_a god_n euthymus_n the_o famous_a wrestler_n who_o always_o win_v the_o best_a prize_n at_o olympia_n save_v once_o be_v repute_v and_o consecrate_v a_o god_n while_o he_o live_v and_o know_v thereof_o bear_v he_o be_v at_o locri_n in_o italy_n where_o one_o statue_n of_o he_o as_o also_o another_o at_o olympia_n be_v both_o in_o one_o day_n strike_v with_o lightning_n whereat_o i_o see_v callimachus_n wonder_v as_o if_o nothing_o else_o be_v worthy_a admiration_n and_o give_v order_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v sacrifice_v unto_o as_o a_o god_n which_o be_v perform_v according_o both_a while_o he_o live_v and_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a a_o thing_n that_o i_o marvel_v more_o at_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o the_o god_n be_v therewith_o content_v and_o will_v permit_v such_o a_o dishonour_n to_o their_o majesty_n chap._n xlviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o long_a life_n the_o term_n and_o length_n of_o man_n life_n be_v uncertain_a not_o only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o diversity_n of_o climate_n but_o also_o because_o historian_n have_v deliver_v such_o variety_n of_o man_n age_n and_o every_o man_n by_o himself_o have_v a_o several_a time_n limit_v unto_o he_o at_o the_o very_a day_n of_o his_o birth_n hesiod_n the_o first_o writer_n as_o i_o take_v it_o who_o have_v treat_v of_o this_o argument_n and_o yet_o like_o a_o poet_n in_o his_o fabulous_a discourse_n touch_v the_o age_n of_o man_n say_v forsooth_o that_o a_o crow_n live_v nine_o time_n as_o long_o as_o we_o and_o heart_n or_o stag_n 4_o time_n as_o long_o as_o he_o but_o raven_n thrice_o as_o long_o as_o they_o as_o for_o his_o other_o report_n touch_v the_o nymph_n and_o the_o bird_n phoenix_n they_o be_v more_o like_a poetical_a tale_n than_o true_a relation_n anacreon_n the_o poet_n make_v mention_v that_o arganthonius_n king_n of_o the_o tartessian_o live_v 150_o year_n and_o cynaras_n likewise_o king_n of_o the_o cyprian_n ten_o year_n long_o theopompus_n affirm_v that_o epimenides_n the_o gnossian_a die_v when_o he_o be_v 157_o year_n old_a hellanicus_n have_v write_v that_o among_o the_o epian_o in_o aetolia_n there_o be_v some_o that_o continue_v full_a two_o hundred_o year_n and_o with_o he_o accord_v damase_n add_v moreover_o that_o there_o be_v one_o pictoreus_fw-la among_o they_o a_o man_n of_o exceed_a 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to_o make_v another_o fire_n hard_o by_o of_o dry_a vine_n cut_n and_o such_o like_a stick_n and_o so_o he_o be_v burn_v bare_a and_o naked_a as_o he_o be_v chap._n liiii_o ¶_o of_o burial_n or_o sepulture_n to_o burn_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a have_v be_v no_o ancient_a custom_n among_o the_o roman_n the_o manner_n be_v in_o old_a time_n to_o inter_v they_o but_o after_o they_o be_v give_v once_o to_o understand_v that_o the_o corpse_n of_o man_n slay_v in_o the_o war_n afar_o off_o and_o bury_v in_o those_o part_n be_v take_v forth_o of_o the_o earth_n again_o ordain_v it_o be_v to_o burn_v they_o and_o yet_o many_o family_n keep_v they_o still_o to_o the_o old_a guise_n and_o ceremony_n of_o commit_v their_o dead_a to_o the_o earth_n as_o namely_o the_o house_n of_o the_o cornelij_n whereof_o there_o be_v not_o one_o by_o report_n burn_v before_o l._n sylla_n the_o dictator_n and_o he_o will_v it_o express_o and_o provide_v for_o it_o before_o hand_n for_o fear_v himself_o 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never_o rise_v again_o and_o what_o a_o folly_n be_v this_o of_o all_o folly_n to_o think_v in_o a_o mischief_n that_o death_n shall_v be_v the_o way_n to_o a_o second_o life_n what_o repose_n and_o rest_n shall_v ever_o man_n have_v that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n if_o their_o soul_n shall_v remain_v in_o heaven_n above_o with_o sense_n while_o their_o shadow_n tarry_v beneath_o among_o the_o infernal_a wight_n certes_o these_o sweet_a inducement_n and_o please_a persuasion_n this_o foolish_a credulity_n and_o light_a belief_n mar_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o best_a gift_n of_o nature_n to_o wit_n death_n it_o double_v beside_o the_o pain_n of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v to_o die_v if_o he_o happen_v to_o think_v and_o consider_v what_o shall_v betide_v he_o the_o time_n to_o come_v for_o if_o it_o be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o live_v what_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n can_v one_o have_v that_o have_v once_o live_v and_o now_o do_v not_o but_o how_o much_o more_o ease_n and_o great_a security_n be_v it_o for_o each_o man_n to_o believe_v himself_o in_o this_o point_n to_o gather_v reason_n and_o to_o ground_v his_o resolution_n and_o assurance_n upon_o the_o experience_n that_o he_o have_v before_o he_o be_v bear_v chap._n lvi_o ¶_o the_o first_o inventor_n of_o diverse_a thing_n before_o we_o depart_v from_o this_o discourse_n of_o man_n nature_n i_o think_v it_o be_v meet_v and_o convenient_a to_o show_v their_o sundry_a invention_n and_o what_o each_o man_n have_v devise_v in_o this_o world_n in_o the_o first_o place_n prince_n bacchus_n bring_v up_o buy_v and_o sell_v he_o it_o be_v also_o that_o devise_v the_o diadem_n that_o royal_a ensign_n and_o ornament_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o triumph_n dame_n ceres_n be_v the_o first_o that_o show_v the_o way_n of_o sow_a corn_n whereas_o beforetime_n man_n live_v of_o mast_n she_o teach_v also_o how_o to_o grind_v corn_n to_o knead_v dough_n and_o make_v bread_n thereof_o in_o the_o land_n of_o attica_n 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what_o virtue_n it_o have_v 355._o c_o breed_n time_n in_o plant_n 471._o e_o of_o the_o breast_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o e._n f_o breast_n apple_n 438._o l_o brick_n and_o tile_n who_o devise_v 188._o k_o brick_n and_o tile_n reign_v see_v raine_n brimstone_n i_o 568._o i_o brim_n of_o the_o eyelid_n be_v wound_v can_v be_v draw_v together_o 336._o i_o britain_n a_o island_n renown_v 86._o k_o brocci_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 336._o l_o brochos_n what_o it_o be_v 363._o a_o brood-hen_n star_n uirgiliae_fw-la 588._o h_o set_v of_o brood-hen_n 589._o f_o broome_n where_o and_o when_o to_o be_v set_v 523._o c_o bruscum_fw-la in_o maple_n 467._o a_o bruta_n what_o tree_n 371._o a_o brutium_fw-la a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o bryon_n aromaticum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 375._o d_o bryon_n a_o weed_n in_o the_o sea_n 401._o c_o b_o v_o bubetij_fw-la what_o play_v they_o be_v 550._o k_o bubulcus_n surname_n to_o the_o house_n of_o junij_fw-la whereupon_o ib._n h_o bucephalia_n the_o city_n 221._o a_o bucephalus_n king_n alexander_n horse_n 220._o l._n his_o description_n and_o rare_a quality_n ib._n m_o buckler_n of_o what_o wood_n they_o be_v make_v 590._o k_o buffle_n horn_n of_o eight_o gallon_n 331._o f._n buffle_n horn_n how_o it_o be_v use_v 332._o g_o building_n upon_o land_n in_o the_o country_n 554._o g._n h_o bull_n bait_v 225._o e_o buy_v and_o sell_v who_o devise_v 187._o e_o bull_n wild_a untameable_a 206._o i_o bullais_n 437._o a_o bumasti_fw-la grape_n 405._o a_o bumelia_n a_o kind_n of_o ash-tree_n 465_o f_o bunch_n in_o wood_n 487._o l_o bura_n city_n 41._o a_o burn_a and_o bury_v of_o deadbody_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 186._o l._n m._n butter_n have_v the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o oil_n 340._o k_o butterfly_n how_o it_o be_v breed_v 329._o e_fw-la butterfly_n no_o good_a sign_n of_o the_o spring_n 586._o g_o buteo_n see_v triorche_n buteo_n give_v the_o name_n to_o the_o house_n of_o fabius_n in_o rome_n 274._o k_o buzzard_n good_a meat_n 296._o k_o buzzard_n see_v buteo_n b_o y_z byzacium_n territory_n of_o africa_n 505._o e._n most_o fruitful_a ground_n ibid._n byzia_n a_o castle_n of_o thracian_a king_n hate_v of_o swallow_n and_o why_o 278._o l_o c_o at_fw-fr cachrys_n in_o a_o oak_n what_o it_o be_v 400._o l._n the_o use_n and_o manner_n thereof_o ibid._n cadytas_n what_o it_o be_v 496._o i_o cadmus_n whore_n bear_v 108._o g._n first_o find_v out_o for_o to_o write_v prose_n ibid._n casias_n wind_n 23._o a_o caecina_n his_o practice_n by_o swallow_n 283._o a_o caesares_fw-la and_o caesones_n why_o so_o call_v 160._o i._n such_o common_o fortunate_a ibid._n caesar_n his_o breastplate_n make_v of_o english_a pearl_n 256._o k_o caesar_n dictator_n his_o liberality_n in_o wine_n 420._o h_o caesar_n rip_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n belly_n 160._o ay_o c._n caesar_n his_o quickenesse_n of_o spirit_n 168._o k_o caesar_n repent_v he_o of_o his_o clemency_n ibid._n l_o caesar_n his_o fidelity_n concern_v writing_n 168._o m_o caesaris_fw-la thronos_fw-la a_o star_n 34._o l_o caesaria_n a_o city_n in_o mauritania_n 53._o d_o caius_n hirtius_n invent_v stew_n for_o lamprey_n in_o asia_n 267._o c._n caius_n marius_n first_o advance_v the_o eagle_n in_o the_o roman_a ensign_n 273._o c_o caius_n caligula_n the_o emperor_n his_o say_n of_o surrentine_n wine_n 414._o h_o caia_n cecilia_n leoke_v tanaquill_n calpe_n a_o promontory_n 51._o b_o calpe_n a_o mountain_n ibid._n e_fw-la calculosae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o purple_n 259._o b_o calydna_n island_n 316._o b_o calamus_fw-la aromaticus_fw-la 375._o a_o calculation_n of_o the_o year_n by_o caesar_n the_o author_n follow_v 586._o l._n calamary_n fish_n 244._o b_o calaminth_n first_o use_v by_o lizard_n 210._o l_o sea-calf_n his_o quality_n 213._o b_o calf_n choose_v for_o sacrifice_n 235._o e_fw-la callithriches_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o ape_n 225._o b_o camalodunum_n a_o town_n in_o britain_n 36._o k_o cammell_n have_v no_o foretooth_n in_o the_o upper_a jaw_n 337._o b_o camel_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l_o camel_n their_o diverse_a kind_n 205._o b_o camelopardalis_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 205._o d_o campaine_n in_o italy_n a_o most_o fruitful_a country_n 567._o e._n f_o canell_n see_v casia_n cane_n see_v reed_n cane_n of_o india_n serve_v between_o joint_n for_o boat_n 482._o m_o cane_n of_o diverse_a sort_n 483._o b_o cane_n and_o reed_n how_o they_o grow_v ibid._n a_o canarium_fw-la what_o sacrifice_n 551._o b_o caucamum_fw-la 374._o b_o canetias_n the_o workman_n that_o make_v the_o stature_n of_o diana_n at_o ephesus_n 491._o c_o canopus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o star_n where_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n it_o appear_v and_o where_o not_o 34._o l_o canopus_n a_o goodly_a star_n see_v in_o taprobane_n about_o the_o pole_n antarctic_a 130._o i_o canterius_n in_o a_o vineyard_n what_o it_o be_v 528._o i._n k_o cantharolethus_fw-la in_o thrace_n 327._o a._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n capnumargos_n a_o kind_n of_o red_a marvel_n 506._o b_o capparis_fw-la the_o plant_n of_o the_o fruit_n capres_fw-fr 400._o i_o caprification_n to_o be_v practise_v after_o rain_n 546._o b_o caprification_n what_o it_o be_v 444._o k_o caprificus_fw-la what_o it_o be_v ibid._n 〈◊〉_d cappadocian_o how_o they_o take_v their_o name_n 116._o h_o caprimulgi_fw-la what_o bird_n 292._o i_o carambis_n promontory_n 49._o a_o carbunculus_fw-la burn_v earth_n 503._o b_o carbunculus_fw-la in_o corn_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o cardamomum_fw-la four_o kind_n 365._o 〈◊〉_d cardiaca_fw-la disease_n of_o the_o heart_n 341._o a_o cardo_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o carpinus_n what_o manner_n of_o tree_n 466._o m_o carginon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o carpheotum_fw-la 367._o d_o caryoâ—…a_n date_n why_o so_o call_v and_o the_o wine_n thereof_o 387._o d_o caryopon_n what_o drug_n 397._o e._n the_o worth_n ibid._n carob-tree_n 390._o g_o carob_v or_o charact_n what_o kind_n of_o fruit_n 447._o b_o carpentry_n and_o the_o tool_n who_o invention_n 188._o l_o carpophilon_n 452._o m_o carseoly_n territory_n 537._o f_o carthegon_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o casia_n 372._o i_o casia_n the_o sweet_a spice_n where_o it_o grow_v 373._o e_o the_o plant_n describe_v ibid._n casia_n the_o best_a ibid._n casius_n a_o mount_n of_o admirable_a height_n 102._o g_o caspiae_n gate_n so_o call_v 122._o g_o caspia_n part_n not_o the_o straits_n of_o caucasus_n they_o be_v describe_v 455._o a._n b._n castor_n and_o pollux_n star_n what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o they_o 18._o k_o wherefore_o man_n invocate_v they_o at_o sea_n ibid._n l_o castoreum_n what_o it_o be_v 212._o m_o cat_n of_o gold_n worship_v as_o a_o god_n 546._o b_o cat_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o l._n cat_n how_o subtle_a in_o hunt_v 308._o g._n catacecaumene_n a_o region_n 415._o f._n why_o so_o call_v 416._o g_o caligula_n his_o eye_n stiff_o in_o his_o head_n 334._o k_o cataractae_fw-la see_v diomedian_n bird_n cato_n censorius_n commend_v 410._o l._n his_o precept_n touch_v uine_n 411._o a_o cato_n persuade_v the_o senate_n of_o rome_n to_o destroy_v carthage_n by_o occasion_n of_o a_o fig_n 443._o a._n b._n c_o cato_n his_o praise_n and_o commendation_n 169._o f_o catorchites_n what_o kind_n of_o date_n 421._o a_o catoblephas_n what_o kind_n of_o beast_n 206._o l_o cati_fw-la and_o corculi_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 173._o b_o cause_n of_o vomit_n 342._o l_o caunian_n natural_o subject_n to_o the_o swell_a of_o the_o spleen_n 331._o k._n cauneas_n presage_v ill_a fortune_n to_o m._n crassus_n 445._o a_o cauchi_n a_o people_n without_o tree_n their_o habitation_n and_o country_n describe_v 455._o a._n b_o cavaticae_n a_o kind_n of_o snail_n 218._o i_o c_o e_o cea_n island_n 41._o a_o cedar_n gum_n 424._o g_o cedar_n which_o be_v best_a 489._o a_o cedar_n oil_n ibid._n cedar_n for_o mast_n 490._o g_o cedar_n of_o dwarf_n kind_n 388._o l._n m_o cedrelate_n 389._o a._n the_o timber_n thereof_o everlasting_a ibid._n cedrelaeon_n 434._o h._n i_o cedrium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 46._o h_o celendine_n reveal_v by_o swallow_n 210._o l_o celtium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o tortoise_n 241._o e_o celtie_n see_v lote-tree_n centigranum_fw-la wheat_n 565._o b_o cepphus_n a_o beast_n 205._o e_o cephenes_n or_o serenes_n young_a dronâ—…_n boes_n and_o how_o they_o be_v feed_v 318._o i_o ceratias_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o e_fw-la cervus_fw-la a_o mast-tree_n 458._o m._n the_o mast_n thereof_o ibid._n cerastes_n what_o worm_n 492._o g._n worm_n in_o figge-tree_n 539._o c_o cerastae_fw-la serpent_n 208._o g._n cerastae_fw-la serpent_n have_v horn_n of_o flesh_n 331_o c_o h_n cheapenesse_n of_o all_o victual_n in_o rome_n 551._o d._n the_o cause_n thereof_o ibid._n f_o chalcedon_n why_o call_v the_o city_n of_o the_o blind_a 114._o g_o chamaedaphne_n 452._o m_o chamecerasti_fw-la 448._o h_o chameleon_n light_n be_v
of_o one_o level_a 337._o a_o horse_n tooth_n wax_v white_a by_o age_n 338._o h._n their_o age_n know_v by_o their_o tooth_n ibid._n a_o horse_n where_o he_o be_v worth_a a_o talon_n of_o gold_n 148._o h_o horse_n where_o they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v no_o gall_n 341._o d_o horde_n arij_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 561._o c_o horminum_n a_o kind_n of_o grain_n 565._o b_o hortensius_n weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o lamprey_n 261._o d_o hornet_n be_v not_o uniform_a 322._o h._n they_o die_v when_o winter_n be_v come_v ibid._n c_o horn_n of_o a_o hart_n keep_v as_o monument_n in_o india_n 324._o a_o horn_n of_o actâ—…on_n and_o cippas_n fabulous_a thing_n 331._o b_o hound_n see_v dog_n houndfish_n their_o nature_n 263._o c_o a_o house_n in_o the_o country_n how_o to_o be_v seat_v 554_o house_n leek_n medicinable_a for_o all_o malady_n incident_a to_o corn_n 565._o e._n houfe_n of_o what_o beast_n will_v heal_v be_v cut_v 351._o 〈◊〉_d of_o houfe_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n h_o five_o hubole_n or_o houp_n go_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v hatch_v 284._o i_o a_o filthy_a bird_n 287._o a_o ill_a husbandry_n censure_v by_o the_o censor_n 550._o i_o to_o be_v a_o good_a husbandman_n a_o credit_n ibid._n husbandry_n in_o old_a time_n by_o who_o it_o be_v perform_v 551._o f_o by_o who_o in_o late_a day_n 552._o h_o husbandry_n a_o princelike_a profession_n and_o study_n ibid._n ay_o husbandry_n study_v by_o what_o king_n 552._o i_o husbandry_n profess_v of_o what_o warrior_n ibid._n book_n of_o husbandry_n write_v by_o mago_n save_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n and_o translate_v into_o latin_a by_o d._n syllenus_fw-la 552._o k_o husbandman_n outwork_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n 589._o e_fw-la the_o husbandry_n in_o egypt_n about_o sow_v and_o reap_v of_o corn_n 577._o d._n 〈◊〉_d husbandman_n work_n in_o winter_n interuali_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 590._o g._n h._n their_o work_n in_o the_o interuall_a of_o the_o spring_n what_o they_o be_v 591._o e._n their_o work_n in_o the_o spring_n according_a to_o cato_n ibid._n m._n uarro_n a_o writer_n of_o husbandry_n 553._o b_o husbandry_n work_v present_o upon_o the_o spring_n aequinox_n 593._o b._n husbandry_n work_v in_o the_o summer_n solstice_n 594_o husking_a of_o corn_n 565._o c_o husbandry_n after_o the_o summer_n solstice_n 594._o i_o husbandry_n at_o the_o enter_v of_o autumn_n 605._o d_o h_o y_fw-fr hyades_n what_o star_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 562._o l_o hyaene_n change_v their_o sect_n 212._o i_o hyades_n star_n call_v otherwise_o suculae_fw-la 19_o e_o hybandia_n island_n 40._o k_o hybridae_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 232._o c_o hylas_n a_o great_a writer_n of_o augury_n by_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n 277._o e._n hypelate_v 496._o c_o hyphear_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o hyphear_n 496._o c._n the_o property_n it_o have_v ibid._n hyperborei_n people_n so_o call_v bless_a live_v long_o 84._o ay_o strange_a report_n of_o they_o ibid._n i_o a_o iacke_n daw._n see_v chough_n i_o b_o ibis_n invent_v the_o clyster_n 210._o k_o ibes_n destroy_v serpent_n 284._o m._n where_o they_o be_v black_a where_o white_a 287._o b_o i_o c_o ichneumones_n a_o kind_n of_o wasp_n 322._o h_o ichneumon_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o 208._o k._n his_o combat_n with_o aspis_n ibid._n he_o kill_v the_o crocodile_n 209._o a_o ichthyophagi_n people_n that_o feed_v of_o fish_n and_o swim_v natural_o in_o the_o sea_n 145._o a_o i_o d_o ides_n of_o march_n fatal_a to_o caesar._n 591._o b_o idol_n of_o the_o meremaid_n where_o honour_v 103._o b._n the_o name_n thereof_o ibid._n i_o l_o ilex_fw-la see_v more_o in_o holme_n the_o mast_n of_o ilax_n 458._o m._n 100_o i_o ilium_n and_o all_o the_o tract_n thereabouts_o sometime_o main_a sea_n 39_o e_o i_o m_o imaus_n a_o mountain_n 154._o h_o imageures_fw-fr famous_a 175._o d_o imperfection_n incident_a to_o corn_n sow_v 574._o g._n h._n i_o i_o n_o incendiaria_fw-la a_o bird_n unlucky_a 277._o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n incense_n see_v frankincense_n india_n full_a of_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a thing_n 155._o d_o india_n by_o who_o discover_v 152._o b._n the_o force_n of_o that_o nation_n ibid._n the_o long_a continuance_n of_o their_o kingdom_n ibid._n sixty_o river_n therein_o 125._o c_o indian_n tree_n unnamed_a 361._o b_o a_o hundred_o &_o twenty_o nation_n of_o india_n lack_v twain_o 125._o c_o the_o nation_n of_o indian_n describe_v beyond_o nilus_n 126._o k_o india_n bring_v forth_o all_o thing_n big_a than_o other_o 155._o d_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n indian_n subject_n to_o no_o disease_n 155._o e._n engender_v with_o beast_n 157._o a._n indian_a sea_n fish_n big_a than_o other_o 235._o b._n c_o indus_n the_o river_n 106._o l._n receive_v into_o it_o sixty_o other_o river_n ibid._n more_o of_o this_o river_n 127._o c_o infant_n bear_v before_o the_o seveth_o month_n never_o live_v 158._o k_o know_v oftentimes_o to_o want_v the_o passage_n of_o nostril_n and_o ear_n 336._o l_o infant_n toothless_a not_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o a_o funeral_n fire_n 164._o l_o infant_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n 304._o i._n they_o sleep_v much_o and_o dream_n how_o they_o be_v form_v there_o â—…ow_o they_o come_v forward_o afterward_o 164._o h_o inoculation_n see_v graft_n in_o scutcheon_n in_v of_o corn_n after_o sundry_a sort_n 602._o l_o infect_v how_o wing_v 326._o i._n how_o they_o be_v offensive_a ibid._n infect_v do_v breath_n and_o sleep_v 311._o c._n none_o have_v tooth_n 327._o a_o have_a leg_n go_v not_o direct_o ibid._n how_o engender_v 329._o d_o what_o they_o be_v &_o why_o so_o call_v 310._o i._n they_o have_v no_o bone_n 345_o a._n they_o have_v no_o tail_n save_o only_a scorpion_n 327._o a_o inventor_n of_o sundry_a thing_n 187._o c._n &_o deinceps_fw-la i_o o_o ionian_a character_n first_o use_v general_o 190._o k_o jordan_n river_n the_o praise_n thereof_o 100_o m._n etc._n etc._n jovis_fw-la barba_fw-la a_o plant_n good_a for_o arbour_n in_o garden_n 468._o k_o i_o r_o ireland_n the_o description_n thereof_o 86._o k_o irio_n what_o kind_n of_o grain_n 565._o b_o i_o s_o isidorus_n a_o writer_n 48._o ay_o isidos-plocamos_a 402._o i_o isis_n the_o planet_n venus_n 6._o i_o isocinnamum_fw-la 374._o g_o island_n that_o new_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 39_o f_o when_o island_n have_v spring_v up_o 40._o g_o what_o island_n have_v join_v to_o the_o main_a 40._o k_o island_n in_o the_o gaul_n ocean_n 86._o i_o island_n in_o the_o ocean_n 88_o k_o i_o t_o in_o italy_n lightning_n be_v common_a and_o why_o 25._o d_o i_o v_o juba_n a_o king_n memorable_a for_o learning_n 92._o i_o jugerum_fw-la see_v acre_n judicial_a court_n of_o capitol_n matter_n who_o first_o invent_v 189._o a_o in_o iubes_fw-la what_o fruit_n 437._o f_o juncus_n odoratus_fw-la see_v squinanth_n juniper_n 489._o a_o juno_n the_o planet_n venus_n 6._o i_o juno_n lacinia_n 48_o g_o jupiter_n planet_n his_o colour_n 13._o c._n to_o he_o lightning_n be_v attribute_v 14._o g_o jupiter_n lycaeus_n and_o his_o chapel_n 75._o b_o jupiter_n olympius_n and_o his_o chapel_n 74._o i._n famous_a for_o the_o game_n there_o use_v ibid._n jupiter_n cassiopeâ—…s_n his_o temple_n 79._o d_o julius_n caesar_n dictatour_n his_o singular_a part_n 168._o k_o jury_n renown_v for_o date_n tree_n 384_o m._n the_o description_n thereof_o 100_o l._n how_o divide_v into_o ten_o governement_n ibid._n ivy_n unwilling_a to_o grow_v in_o asia_n 480._o h._n employ_v in_o solemnity_n to_o bacchus_n ibid._n i._n a_o enemy_n to_o other_o plant_n 480._o ay_o male_a and_o female_a ibid._n k._n both_o male_a and_o female_a of_o three_o sort_n 480._o k_o ivy_n nysia_n bacchica_n ibid._n l_o ivy_n erythranos_n 480._o l_o ivy_n chrysocarpos_n ibid._n ivy_n wood_n of_o a_o wonderful_a property_n te_fw-la try_v wine_n delay_v with_o water_n 481._o e._n ivy_n garland_n the_o first_o 456._o m_o k_n e_o kernils_n in_o fruit_n different_a 447._o e_o of_o the_o kell_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o c_o k_n i_o of_o kidney_n 343._o d._n c_o kidney_n are_z in_o all_o fourefooted_a beast_n that_o bring_v their_o young_a quick_a ibid._n e_o kindness_n natural_a example_n thereof_o 174._o g_o king_n fisher_n see_v halciones_n cow_n and_o bull_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o m_o king_n of_o taprobane_n how_o he_o be_v choose_v 130._o m._n he_o may_v be_v depose_v condemn_a and_o put_v to_o death_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o execution_n 131._o a._n b_o king_n of_o bee_n describe_v 318._o m._n exempt_v from_o labour_n ibid._n kinning_n in_o a_o egg_n what_o it_o be_v 298._o h_o in_o boeufes_n cow_n have_v big_a voice_n than_o bull_n 353._o e_fw-la kite_n reckon_v among_o hawk_n 275._o e._n their_o nature_n
mouth_n and_o lay_v abroad_o in_o the_o sun_n it_o will_v engender_v worm_n and_o maggot_n the_o people_n of_o africa_n be_v very_o persuade_v and_o so_o they_o give_v out_o that_o if_o one_o be_v sting_v with_o a_o scorpion_n the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o have_v eat_v basil_n it_o be_v unpossible_a for_o to_o escape_v with_o life_n likewise_o some_o hold_n opinion_n and_o will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o if_o a_o man_n stamp_v a_o bunch_n or_o handful_n of_o basill_n together_o with_o ten_o sea_n crab_n or_o as_o many_o craifish_n of_o the_o fresh_a water_n all_o the_o scorpion_n thereabouts_o will_v meet_v and_o gather_v together_o about_o that_o bait_n final_o diodorus_n in_o his_o empiric_n or_o book_n of_o approve_a receipt_n and_o medicine_n say_v that_o the_o eat_n of_o basil_n engender_v lice_n contrariwise_o the_o late_a writer_n and_o modern_a physician_n defend_v &_o maintain_v the_o use_n of_o basil_n as_o stout_o as_o the_o other_o blame_v it_o for_o first_o they_o 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matrice_n and_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n mix_v with_o copperas_n or_o vitriol_n it_o take_v away_o wart_n final_o it_o set_v folk_n forward_o to_o venereous_a pleasure_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o man_n use_v to_o lay_v basil_n upon_o the_o shap_n of_o mare_n or_o she_o ass_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o cover_n chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o dioscor_n wild_a basil_n rocket_n cress_n and_o rue_v will_v basill_n be_v endue_v with_o virtue_n and_o quality_n serve_v to_o all_o the_o purpose_n abovesaid_a but_o the_o same_o be_v of_o better_a operation_n and_o more_o effectual_a and_o these_o property_n over_o and_o beside_o it_o have_v by_o itself_o namely_o to_o cure_v the_o weakness_n of_o the_o stomach_n and_o those_o accident_n which_o come_v by_o often_o cast_v or_o immoderate_a vomit_n the_o root_n thereof_o take_v in_o wine_n be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o apostume_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o against_o the_o bite_n of_o venomous_a beast_n as_o touch_v rocket_n the_o 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first_o it_o come_v up_o without_o sow_v even_o in_o the_o very_a wood_n and_o carry_v a_o more_o duskish_a green_a leaf_n and_o the_o same_o rough_a it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o man_n eat_v the_o seed_n it_o will_v extinguish_v utter_o their_o own_o seed_n the_o juice_n of_o green_a hempseed_n be_v drop_v into_o the_o ear_n drive_v out_o any_o worm_n or_o vermin_n there_o engender_v yea_o and_o what_o ear-wig_n or_o such_o like_a creature_n that_o be_v get_v into_o they_o but_o it_o will_v cause_v headache_n withal_o so_o forcible_a be_v this_o plant_n that_o by_o report_n if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o water_n it_o will_v make_v it_o to_o gather_v and_o coagulat_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o if_o horse_n have_v the_o gurry_n they_o shall_v find_v help_n by_o drink_v the_o say_a water_n the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v boil_v in_o water_n do_v mollify_v and_o softenjoint_n that_o be_v shrink_v up_o it_o assuage_v the_o pain_n likewise_o of_o the_o gout_n and_o such_o like_a wicked_a 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thereof_o every_o four_o six_o and_o seven_o day_n after_o the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n to_o prevent_v the_o fit_n of_o the_o fall_a sickness_n the_o nature_n of_o all_o these_o fennel-geants_a be_v most_o adverse_a to_o lamprey_n for_o if_o they_o be_v touch_v never_o so_o little_a therewith_o they_o will_v die_v upon_o it_o castor_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o juice_n be_v excellent_a good_a to_o clear_v the_o eyesight_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o i_o have_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o thistle_n and_o artichoux_n how_o they_o shall_v be_v order_v in_o my_o treatise_n of_o other_o garden_n plant_n i_o will_v put_v off_o no_o long_o to_o discourse_v also_o of_o their_o property_n and_o virtue_n in_o physic_n of_o the_o wild_a thistle_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o one_o more_o full_a of_o branch_n shoot_v out_o immediate_o from_o the_o root_n the_o other_o rise_v up_o in_o one_o entire_a stem_n and_o the_o same_o be_v thick_a withal_o both_o of_o they_o have_v but_o few_o leaf_n 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body_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 259._o c._n 279._o c._n see_v consumption_n mison_n see_v misy_n messelto_n of_o the_o oak_n be_v best_a 178._o h._n how_o glue_v or_o birdlime_n be_v make_v thereof_o ibid._n misy_n or_o mison_n a_o kind_n of_o excrescence_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n 7._o e_o misy_n a_o mineral_n 510_o h._n how_o engender_v ibid._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n ibid._n the_o best_a ib._n how_o know_v ibid._n how_o calcine_v and_o prepare_v ibid._n i_o k._n mithridates_n his_o praise_n 209._o c._n he_o be_v beneficial_a to_o mankind_n ibid._n his_o ordinary_a take_n of_o poison_n and_o preseruative_n daily_o ibid._n d._n he_o devise_v counterpoison_n ibid._n mithridatium_n the_o famous_a composition_n be_v his_o devise_n ibid._n he_o speak_v ready_o two_o and_o twenty_o language_n 209._o e_o he_o study_a physic_n ibid._n his_o cabinet_n store_v with_o secret_n in_o physic_n 209._o f_o mithridation_n a_o herb_n find_v by_o k._n mithridates_n 220._o h_o the_o description_n ibid._n mithridates_n his_o opinion_n as_o touch_v amber_n 606._o m_o mitigative_n of_o pain_n 70_o i_o 76_o k._n 106_o h._n 423_o d._n 471_o e_fw-la 511_o c._n miraxâ—…a_n precious_a stone_n 628._o k_o metres_n a_o king_n of_o egypt_n first_o cause_v obelisk_n to_o be_v rear_v and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n 574._o l_o m_o n_o mnason_n a_o king_n who_o much_o admire_a paint_a table_n 543._o d_o mneme_n a_o fountain_n help_v memory_n 403._o d_o mnesias_n his_o opinion_n as_o touch_v amber_n 606._o l_o mnesicles_n a_o physician_n 68_o k_o mnestheus_n write_v a_o book_n of_o chaplet_n or_o guirland_n 82._o h_o m_o o_o mole_n in_o face_n or_o skin_n how_o to_o be_v take_v away_o 140_o m._n 143_o b_o 328_o h._n molemonium_fw-la what_o herb_n 248_o g_o mollitive_a medicine_n 70_o i_o 76_o i_o 103_o d._n 135_o d._n 141_o a._n 178._o h_o 180_o i_fw-it k._n 184_o g._n 185_o b._n 186_o i_o 187_o e._n 192_o m._n 206_o i_o 303_o a_o 319_o b_o c._n 320_o m._n 423_o d._n 475_o a._n 529_o f._n 556_o 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how_o 479_o a_o money_n plentiful_a when_o it_o be_v at_o rome_n 480_o i_o base_a silver_n money_n bring_v in_o by_o livius_n drusus_n at_o rome_n 463_o c._n monochromata_n what_o picture_n 525_o b_o what_o painter_n be_v excellent_a therein_o 533_o a_o monthly_a term_n or_o fleures_fw-mi of_o woman_n by_o what_o medicine_n procure_v 39_o e._n 46_o l._n 47_o e._n 48_o l._n 54_o h_z k._n 57_o f._n 60._o k._n 61_o b_o 62_o i_o 72_o h._n 74_o h._n 75_o b._n 78_o g._n 103_o b_o f._n 104._o g._n 104_o l_o 106_o k._n l._n 107_o f._n 109_o a_o e._n 110_o h_z i_o 111_o b._n 119_o d._n 122_o h_o 127_o c._n 128_o i_o 130_o i_fw-it k._n 131_o e._n 134_o g._n 140_o k._n 142_o i_fw-it l_o 144_o g._n 150_o g._n 153_o f._n 163_o c._n 166_o l._n 168_o i_o 171_o d_o 173_o a_o b._n 174_o g._n 177_o b._n 179_o b._n 180_o l._n 185_o e._n 187_o c_o 189_o e._n 191_o c._n 192_o k._n 193_o b._n 198_o i_fw-it k._n 199_o b_o c._n 200_o k_o 201_o a._n 202._o g._n 206_o i_o 207_o e._n 215_o g._n 266_o i_fw-it l_o 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