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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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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 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italy_n and_o sicily_n for_o which_o benefit_n to_o mankind_n repute_v she_o be_v a_o goddess_n she_o it_o be_v that_o begin_v to_o make_v law_n howsoever_o other_o have_v think_v that_o rhadamanthus_n be_v the_o first_o law_n giver_n as_o for_o letter_n i_o be_o of_o opinion_n that_o they_o be_v in_o assyria_n from_o the_o beginning_n time_n out_o of_o mind_n but_o some_o think_v and_o namely_o gellius_n that_o they_o be_v devise_v by_o mercury_n in_o egypt_n but_o other_o say_v they_o come_v first_o from_o syria_n true_a it_o be_v that_o cadmus_n bring_v with_o he_o into_o greece_n from_o phoenicia_n to_o the_o number_n of_o sixteen_o unto_o which_o palamedes_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o trojan_a war_n add_v four_o more_o in_o these_o character_n follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o after_o he_o simonides_n melicus_n come_v with_o other_o four_o to_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o force_n of_o all_o which_o letter_n we_o acknowledge_v and_o see_v evident_o 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the_o mean_a in_o degree_n be_v name_v the_o vrbane_n tribe_n consist_v of_o artisan_n and_o such_o like_a as_o be_v not_o land_v person_n into_o which_o if_o a_o man_n be_v transfer_v from_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n it_o be_v think_v a_o great_a shame_n and_o disgrace_n as_o if_o he_o be_v reproach_v for_o idleness_n &_o negligence_n in_o husbandry_n and_o hereupon_o these_o four_o tribe_n alone_o take_v name_n of_o those_o four_o principal_a part_n or_o quarter_n of_o the_o city_n wherein_o they_o be_v seat_v to_o wit_n suburrana_n palatina_n collina_n and_o exquilina_n over_o and_o beside_o upon_o fair_n and_o market_n day_n the_o rustic_a tribe_n usual_o visit_v the_o city_n upon_o which_o day_n therefore_o no_o public_a assembly_n of_o the_o
320._o g._n bee_n after_o they_o have_v sting_v be_v no_o better_o than_o drone_n ibid._n k._n drone_n bee_n be_v big_a 315._o a._n they_o take_v up_o least_o lodging_n ibid._n of_o bee_n work_v three_o foundation_n 313._o b._n who_o they_o will_v sting_v 320._o k._n bee_n be_v often_o sick_a 320._o m._n bee_n sorrow_n for_o their_o dead_a king_n 321._o a._n bee_n perform_v a_o solemnity_n of_o exercise_n ibid._n e._n they_o live_v not_o above_o seven_o year_n ibid._n how_o they_o ere_o repair_v 322._o g._n bee_n will_v not_o touch_v a_o dead_a carcase_n ibid._n i_o bee_n only_o make_v their_o own_o meat_n 328._o i_o beetle_n have_v no_o sting_n 326._o k._n they_o be_v remedy_n for_o child_n ibid._n they_o be_v delight_v in_o rose_n 355._o e_o bellerophon_n his_o letter_n in_o table_n 394._o l_o of_o the_o belly_n 342._o k_o belly_n that_o be_v fat_a cause_n grossness_n of_o capacity_n ibid._n l_o belus_n inventor_n of_o astronomy_n 136_o h_o ben_n or_o behen_n 374._o f._n a_o nut_n only_o for_o sweet_a ointment_n ib._n benacus_n a_o lake_n in_o italy_n 248._o g_o beotia_n river_n 51._o f_o berenice_n hair_n a_o star_n 34._o l_o berry_n different_a 447._o f_o besbicus_n island_n sometime_o join_v to_o bithynia_n 40._o i_o b_o i_o bill_n give_v to_o bird_n in_o stead_n of_o mouth_n and_o their_o use_n 336._o l._n m._n biaeon_n a_o kind_n of_o wine_n medicinable_a 416._o i_o biever_v geld_v themselves_o 212._o m._n where_o they_o breed_v their_o nature_n 213_o a_o birch_n tree_n describe_v and_o how_o it_o be_v employ_v 468._o ay_o bird-gaâ—…ders_a 281._o b_o birdâ—…me_v how_o it_o be_v make_v 497._o a_o bird_n sing_v when_o they_o ordinary_o do_v breed_v 287._o c._n bird_n very_o few_o have_v gaul_n in_o the_o liver_n 341._o f._n bird_n hatch_v with_o their_o taâ—…les_n forward_o 272._o e._n bird_n have_v neither_o veâ—…es_n nor_o arâ—…es_n 345._o c._n bird_n with_o hook_a talon_n prey_v all_o 278._o k._n bird_n how_o they_o translate_v their_o egg_n from_o place_n to_o place_n have_v no_o hook_a talon_n 289._o a._n bird_n differ_v 〈◊〉_d from_o another_o in_o flight_n and_o gate_n 291._o f._n bird_n how_o they_o drink_v 295._o c._n bird_n of_o diverse_a feeding_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d bird_n sing_v alter_v their_o note_n 285._o e._n new_a bird_n 296._o k._n bird_n there_o be_v none_o without_o foot_n 351._o d._n bird_n language_n how_o to_o be_v understand_v 296._o l._n bird_n of_o prey_n least_o fruitful_a 297._o f._n bird_n that_o lay_v most_o ibid._n bird_n how_o they_o engender_v 298._o g._n bird_n how_o they_o differ_v in_o lay_v and_o couve_v ibid._n i._n 300._o k._n bird_n small_a be_v fruitful_a 301._o d._n blackbird_n counterfeit_v man_n speech_n 293._o d._n blackbird_n be_v go_v for_o a_o time_n 284._o g._n blackbird_n change_v both_o hue_n and_o tune_n ibid._n birth_n strange_a for_o number_n for_o defect_n and_o superfluity_n 164._o h._n i_o birth_n of_o child_n uncertain_a 158._o k_o birth_n at_o seven_o month_n live_v also_o at_o the_o eleven_o ib._n a_o child_n legitimat_fw-la bear_v within_o thirteen_o month_n after_o the_o suppose_a father_n decease_v 159._o a_o bisontus_fw-la or_o boeufos_n of_o germany_n 199._o f_o bissextile_a year_n 585._o b_o bitch_n differ_v in_o their_o litter_n 303._o c._n bitch_n engender_v with_o tiger_n 219._o e._n with_o wolf_n ib._n how_o long_o they_o go_v with_o young_a 220._o h._n their_o whelp_n blind_a ibid._n h._n i_o bithyae_fw-la woman_n witch_n who_o have_v a_o double_a sight_n in_o their_o eye_n 155._o a_o bite_a if_o a_o mad_a dog_n cure_v by_o eglantine_n 220._o k_o bitumen_n comparable_a to_o the_o water_n of_o styx_n 47._o d_o bitumen_n a_o strange_a slime_n 163._o e_o b_o l_o bladder_n where_o it_o be_v place_v 343._o f._n bladder_n nut_n tree_n 467._o c._n bladder_n only_o there_o find_v where_o be_v lung_n and_o blood_n 343._o f._n of_o the_o bladder_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o f._n bladder_n be_v wound_v can_v be_v cure_v 344._o g_o blast_v corn_n 574._o i_o blast_n how_o they_o be_v occasion_v 574._o l_o m._n blast_n sudden_a their_o name_n and_o nature_n 24._o k_o blattae_fw-la fly_n be_v nourish_v in_o darkness_n 326._o m_o blaze_a star_n see_v comet_n volusius_n saturnius_n how_o he_o use_v to_o bleed_v 346._o h_o blossom_a time_n of_o tree_n how_o long_o it_o last_v 473._o b_o blood_n apple_n 438._o l._n blood_n ain_v see_v raine_n blood_n fat_a and_o gross_a breed_v anger_n and_o choler_n 345._o f._n of_o blood_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n blood_n of_o male_n black_a than_o of_o female_n ib._n blood_n contain_v a_o great_a portion_n and_o treasure_n of_o life_n 346._o g._n it_o be_v without_o sense_n and_o feeling_n ibid._n blood_n that_o be_v thin_a cause_v strength_n in_o creature_n ibid._n blood_n that_o be_v thin_a make_v man_n wise_a ibid._n where_o it_o be_v but_o little_a make_v man_n fearful_a ib._n blood_n of_o bull_n soon_o congeal_v ib._n it_o be_v poison_v to_o be_v drink_v ibid._n blood_n of_o ass_n most_o fatty_a and_o gross_a ib._n blood_n of_o man_n thin_a and_o best_a ibid._n blood_n be_v but_o little_a in_o those_o that_o be_v fat_a ib._n blood_n cast_v up_o by_o many_o at_o the_o mouth_n ib._n h._n blood_n quicly_a increase_v of_o all_o part_n of_o the_o body_n ib._n blood_n change_v with_o anger_n and_o fury_n ibid._n in_o bloum_v time_n rain_v hurtful_a to_o corn_n 574._o k_o b_o o_fw-fr boae_n mighty_a great_a serpent_n 199._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ib._n body_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n different_a beside_o the_o distinct_a part_n of_o sex_n 165._o e_o boat_n of_o one_o entire_a piece_n of_o wood_n 490._o g_o boetica_fw-la so_o call_v of_o boetis_fw-la 51._o c_o boeufes_n of_o india_n 224._o k._n breed_v by_o king_n pyrrhus_n ibid._n l._n their_o manner_n of_o engender_v and_o breed_n ibid._n of_o feed_v 224._o a._n when_o they_o be_v to_o be_v draw_v and_o yoke_v ibid._n b._n sufficient_a for_o sacrifice_n ibid._n e._n know_v to_o speak_v ibid._n bolides_n flame_v lance_n in_o the_o sky_n 17._o b_o bombyceae_fw-la reed_n or_o cane_n 484._o g_o bombycina_n garment_n of_o silk_n 322._o m_o bombyly_n the_o great_a kind_n of_o bombyces_fw-la 322._o l_o bombyx_fw-la a_o fly_n breed_v in_o assyria_n ibid._n their_o hard_a nest_n ibid._n how_o they_o engender_v ibid._n of_o bone_n 345._o a_o bonasus_n what_o manner_n of_o beast_n and_o his_o property_n 200._o h_o bondwoman_n bring_v forth_o a_o serpent_n 157._o f_o bones_n of_o ass_n leg_n sound_v shrill_a 345_o a._n bone_n in_o some_o man_n without_o marrow_n 165._o f._n bone_n sometime_o find_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o beast_n 340._o i_o bear_v his_o own_o physician_n 210._o m._n bear_v serve_v whole_a unto_o the_o board_n 230._o l_o boar_n as_o wind_n 23._o a_o borystenes_n river_n 154._o i_o bosphori_n the_o straits_n thracius_n and_o cimmerius_n 117._o f._n why_o so_o call_v 115._o a._n bosphori_n sometime_o land_n 40._o l_o botanismos_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 577._o a_o boulter_n and_o raunger_n 567._o c_o box_n tree_n wood_n commend_v in_o the_o root_n most_o 467._o c._n box_n tree_n serve_v for_o arbour_n ibid._n of_o box_n tree_n three_o kind_n ibid._n c._n where_o it_o delight_v to_o grow_v ibid._n d._n the_o nature_n of_o the_o flower_n and_o wood_n ibid._n box_n tree_n bear_v variety_n of_o fruit_n 476._o g_o b_o r_o brake_n see_v ferne._n brain_n of_o a_o date_n tree_n 386._o m_o bramble_n of_o three_o sort_n 485._o e._n with_o a_o black_a berry_n with_o a_o rose_n and_o a_o red_a berry_n ibid._n f._n the_o bramble_n idaea_n which_o be_v raspis_n ibid._n brance_n what_o corn_n 559._o d_o people_n brand_v with_o hot_a iron_n 116._o h_o brass_n where_o first_o find_v 80._o m._n brasse-founder_n the_o first_o 188._o k._n brass_n forge_v and_o furnace_n who_o devise_v ibid._n k._n brawn_n of_o wild_a bore_n in_o great_a request_n 230._o l_o brain_n the_o cold_a part_n of_o man_n body_n 332._o m._n they_o be_v without_o blood_n or_o vein_n ibid._n by_o seethe_v they_o wax_v hard_a 333._o a._n without_o flesh_n blood_n filth_n or_o ordure_n ibid._n brain_n the_o fort_n and_o castle_n of_o the_o sense_n ibid._n brain_n and_o eye_n die_v first_o 340._o g._n of_o brain_n and_o the_o brainpan_n 332._o l._n m._n bread_n of_o sundry_a sort_n according_a to_o the_o meat_n eat_v therewith_o 566._o l._n bread_n parthicke_n or_o water-bread_n 567._o a_o breadth_n of_o the_o earth_n 48._o i_o breath_n of_o lion_n stink_v 255._o a._n breath_n of_o bear_v pestilen_v 〈◊〉_d and_o deadly_a ibid._n breath_n of_o man_n by_o what_o mean_v it_o be_v insect_v ibid._n b._n breath_n of_o man_n shall_v return_v into_o the_o air_n ibid._n it_o be_v corrupt_v by_o much_o drink_n of_o wine_n ib._n breath_n of_o elephant_n
they_o be_v accept_v 450._o i._n k_o plant_n of_o pear_n and_o apple_n tree_n how_o to_o be_v nourish_v ibid._n platanistae_fw-la fish_n in_o the_o river_n ganges_n 143._o b_o plato_n how_o he_o be_v honour_v of_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n 171._o f_o platter_n of_o aesop_n 297._o d_o platycerotes_n a_o sort_n of_o stag_n why_o so_o call_v 331._o c_o plague_n account_v god_n 53._o d_o plain_n of_o rosea_fw-la the_o very_a fat_a of_o italy_n 504_o g_o plenty_n of_o corn_n among_o olive_n tree_n in_o boetica_fw-la 515._o c_o plinic_n confess_v himself_o behold_v to_o former_a writer_n 10._o k_o plotia_n a_o reed_n 483._o c_o plough_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o a_o l._n plotius_n find_v by_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o precious_a ointment_n 384._o l_o plumgeon_n what_o bird_n 296._o h_o egyptian_a plumtree_n 391._o a_o plum_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 436._o m_o ass_n plum_n 437._o a_o purple_a plum_n ibid._n wheat_n plum_n or_o wax_n plum_n ibid._n nut_n plum_n ibid._n apple_n plum_n 437._o b_o almond_n plum_n ibid._n damascen_n plum_n 437._o b_o p_o o_o poetry_n who_o invent_v 189._o f_o polenta_fw-la how_o it_o be_v make_v 561._o c_o pogoniae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d poison_n food_n to_o serve_v creature_n 307._o a_o poison_v devise_v by_o man_n only_o 548._o k_o polâ—…s_n two_o where_o suppose_v to_o be_v 84._o i_o polydorus_n his_o tomb_n 78._o h_o polype_n or_o pourcuttle_n 250._o h_o 251._o a_o polypi_fw-la how_o they_o live_v 251._o a._n one_o of_o they_o rob_v the_o fisher_n ibid._n b._n of_o a_o thieve_a polype_n a_o wonderful_a example_n 251._o d_o pollen_n fine_a flower_n 564._o h_o polybius_n his_o search_n into_o africa_n and_o opinion_n concern_v the_o description_n thereof_o 91._o c_o polymita_n what_o kind_n of_o clothes_n 228._o i_o pomecitron_n why_o call_v medica_fw-la 437._o f_o pomegranate_n how_o to_o be_v keep_v 440._o i._n k_o pomegranate_n approppiat_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o carthage_n 398._o h_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n pomegranate_n rind_n 398_o i_o pomegranate_n flower_n ibid._n cn._n pompeius_n praise_v 168._o l._n 169._o a_o cn._n pompeius_n no_o purchaser_n of_o his_o neighbour_n lana_fw-la 555._o a_o hate_a for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o elephant_n 196._o i_o pompeius_n magnus_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 169._o a._n compare_v to_o alexander_n and_o hercules_n ibid._n b_o pompey_n subdue_v 876_o town_n of_o spain_n 169._o b_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v call_v magnus_n ibâ—…d_n pompey_n this_o inscription_n on_o the_o temple_n of_o minerva_n ibiâ—…_n d_o his_o deed_n ibâ—…d_n pompili_n certain_a fish_n 244._o h_o pome-poires_a or_o peare-apple_n see_v apple_n melapia_n pontic_a nut_n see_v filberd_n pontus_n the_o island_n thereof_o 85._o b_o poplar_n their_o diverse_a kind_n 470_o h_o poplar_n wood_n good_a timber_n but_o for_o often_o lop_n 490._o 〈◊〉_d white_a poplar_n moss_n 379._o d_o poppie-worke_n cloth_n 228._o h_o poppy_n both_o wild_a and_o tame_a when_o to_o be_v sow_v 589_o c._n d_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n ibid._n poppaea_n wife_n to_o nero_n how_o she_o bathe_v her_o body_n 348._o ay_o popular_a government_n who_o first_o erect_v 189._o a_o popularia_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o abricocts_n 436._o l_o porkepine_v their_o description_n and_o nature_n 215._o e_o porphyrio_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n and_o how_o he_o drink_v 295._o d._n another_o porphyrio_n 296._o k_o porpuiss_n fish_n 241._o a_o k._n porsena_n raise_v up_o lightning_n by_o conjuration_n 26._o k_o porcius_n cato_n his_o commendable_a part_n 169._o f._n &_o deinceps_fw-la posidonius_n the_o mathematician_n 14._o l_o posidonius_n honour_v of_o pompeius_n 172._o h_o pottery_n who_o devise_n 188._o l_o a_o poulter_n cunning_a in_o egg_n 299._o e_o pourcuttle_n a_o fish_n 247._o e_o poison_n of_o scorpion_n be_v white_a 325._o a_o poison_n of_o serpent_n proceed_v from_o the_o gall_n 341._o e_o p_o r_o praecordia_fw-la the_o upmost_a inward_o of_o man_n 342._o i_o they_o be_v a_o defence_n to_o the_o heart_n ibid._n praesage_n of_o fortune_n by_o the_o tooth_n 164._o l_o praesage_n by_o fish_n 244._o l_o praesage_v by_o the_o settle_n of_o bee_n 519._o d_o praesage_n by_o wean_a of_o spider_n 324._o i_o praesage_v by_o slight_a of_o heron_n 334._o g._n hy_o lightning_n sneesing_n stumble_v with_o the_o foot_n 4._o l_o praestar_n the_o name_n of_o a_o blast_n and_o the_o nature_n thereof_o 25._o a_o praetextae_n garment_n when_o devise_v 228._o h_o prevarication_n what_o it_o be_v in_o husbandry_n 379_o c_o a_o word_n borrow_v by_o lawyer_n ibid._n prason_n 401._o d_o praxitales_fw-la his_o grave_a image_n 175._o d_o price_n of_o isocrates_n his_o oration_n 151._o f_o priest_n of_o cybele_n their_o manner_n 352._o h_o principle_n about_o husbandry_n 555._o a._n b_o priest_n fish_n two_o hundred_o cubit_n long_o 235._o c_o procella_fw-la a_o storm_n 25._o b_o procyon_n what_o star_n 597._o b_o prochyta_n island_n 61._o c_o in_o prodigy_n who_o be_v first_o skilful_a 189._o d_o prodromi_fw-la what_o figs._n 474._o k_o prodromi_fw-la so_o call_v be_v the_o north-east_n wind_n and_o why_o 23._o d._n prognostication_n of_o weather_n and_o wind_n 610._o l_o prognostication_n by_o the_o eyebrow_n 354._o l_o prognostication_n by_o the_o eye_n ibid._n prognostication_n of_o weather_n and_o other_o future_a thing_n by_o dumbo_n beast_n 211._o e_o prohibitory_n what_o bird_n 277._o c_o promontory_n nymphaeum_n 48._o g_o promontory_n saturn_n cape_n 53._o d_o promontory_n taurus_n 268._o l_o propagation_n of_o tree_n two_o way_n help_v 516._o g_o propolis_n the_o three_o foundation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o bee_n 313._o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o be_v 585._o d_o protropum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 487._o d_o prusias_n k._n of_o bithynian_o his_o son_n be_v bear_v have_v a_o bone_n 〈◊〉_d in_o stead_n of_o a_o gum_n in_o the_o upper_a jaw_n 164._o i_o prose_n write_v and_o speak_v who_o invent_v first_o 189._o f_o p_o s_o pseudonardus_fw-la 364._o k_o psyllians_n name_v of_o king_n psyllus_n 154._o k_o psyllians_n venomous_a by_o nature_n ibid._n psyllians_n how_o they_o make_v trial_n of_o their_o wife_n chastity_n ib._n their_o body_n kill_v serpent_n ibid._n p_o t_n ptaeambati_n people_n which_o have_v a_o dog_n to_o their_o king_n 147._o c_o ptisana_fw-la how_o it_o be_v make_v 561._o 〈◊〉_d high_o commend_v ibid._n phthongus_n mercury_n his_o tune_n 14_o l_o p_o v_n publius_n catienus_n philotimus_n burn_v himself_o for_o love_n of_o his_o master_n 174._o k_o publius_n rutilius_n die_v sudden_o 134._o i_o puff_v apple_n 438._o l_o pulmentaria_fw-la 563._o b_o pulpa_fw-la in_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 486._o k_o pulse_n what_o it_o be_v 557._o c._n 558._o i._n how_o it_o be_v root_v 557._o e_o pulse_n of_o all_o sort_n how_o it_o grow_v 558._o l_o pulse_n call_v in_o latin_a legumina_fw-la and_o why_o 576._o m_o pulse_n of_o the_o artery_n bewray_v hide_a disease_n 345._o d_o pulse_n what_o kind_n of_o leaf_n they_o have_v 558._o m._n long_o in_o 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a_o certain_a powder_n in_o they_o as_o it_o be_v of_o gold_n and_o yet_o not_o like_a to_o that_o of_o saphire_n for_o the_o saphire_n also_o glitter_v with_o mark_n and_o prick_v of_o gold_n saphire_n be_v likewise_o sometime_o blue_a mix_v also_o with_o purple_a although_o that_o be_v very_o seldom_o the_o best_a be_v among_o the_o mede_n yet_o in_o no_o place_n be_v they_o transparent_a moreover_o they_o be_v untoward_a for_o to_o be_v cut_v and_o engrave_v by_o reason_n that_o the_o lapidary_n shall_v meet_v with_o certain_a hard_a knot_n of_o crystal_n come_v here_o and_o there_o between_o the_o blow_v be_v thought_n to_o be_v the_o male_a next_o after_o these_o i_o be_o to_o range_v those_o stone_n that_o be_v of_o a_o purple_a colour_n and_o such_o as_o decline_v somewhat_o from_o they_o and_o yet_o seem_v to_o depend_v of_o they_o of_o which_o i_o must_v place_v in_o the_o first_o rank_n as_o principal_n the_o amethyst_n of_o india_n and_o of_o they_o there_o be_v find_v in_o 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that_o they_o may_v but_o give_v a_o tincture_n answerable_a to_o it_o very_o this_o purple_a colour_n be_v please_v to_o the_o eye_n neither_o do_v it_o strike_v or_o pierce_v the_o sight_n so_o forcible_a as_o the_o ruby_n do_v in_o a_o second_o rank_n be_v to_o be_v range_v the_o amethyst_n incline_v to_o the_o jacinct_n the_o colour_n of_o which_o stone_n the_o indian_n call_v sacon_n like_v as_o the_o gem_n itself_o sacodian_n now_o if_o the_o colour_n be_v more_o weak_a and_o feeble_a they_o call_v it_o sapinos_n and_o this_o amethyst_n in_o a_o three_o degree_n be_v name_v paranites_n in_o the_o march_n of_o arabia_n which_o name_n it_o take_v of_o the_o people_n the_o four_o kind_n resemble_v the_o colour_n of_o wine_n the_o five_o decline_v near_o to_o crystal_n save_v only_o that_o towards_o the_o bottom_n thereof_o it_o stand_v of_o a_o certain_a whitish_a purple_a but_o this_o be_v nothing_o esteem_v for_o the_o excellent_a amethyst_n indeed_o be_v hold_v up_o in_o the_o 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law_n in_o rome_n to_o repress_v that_o excess_n 563_o b_o d._n gravers_n cutter_n and_o carver_n in_o marble_n who_o be_v the_o first_o 564_o h._n grave_v in_o marble_n as_o ancient_a as_o the_o reckon_n of_o year_n by_o olympiades_n ibid._n l_o marble_n of_o paros_n white_a 565_o b_o marble_n spot_v 571._o b._n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n marble_n pillar_n and_o column_n in_o building_n of_o temple_n why_o at_o first_o use_v ibid._n man_n of_o chios_n build_v therewith_o the_o wall_n of_o their_o city_n 571._o c._n the_o scoff_n of_o m._n cicero_n unto_o they_o by_o that_o occasion_n ibid._n d_o marble_n slit_v into_o thin_a plate_n who_o invention_n 571._o d_o who_o seel_a the_o wall_n of_o his_o house_n first_o with_o marble_n at_o rome_n 571._o e._n who_o build_v his_o house_n first_o at_o rome_n upon_o marble_n pillar_n ibid._n f_o k._n mausolus_n first_o garnish_v his_o palace_n with_o marble_n of_o proconnesus_n 571._o d_o marble_n lucullian_n whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n 572._o g._n it_o be_v black_a ibid._n where_o it_o grow_v ibid._n marble_n stone_n slit_v and_o saw_v after_o what_o manner_n ibid._n h_o marble_n of_o sundry_a kind_n 573._o a_o marble_n of_o lacedaemon_n esteem_v best_o ibid._n marble_n augustum_fw-la and_o tiberium_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 573._o b_o how_o they_o differ_v ibid._n marble_n serpentine_a ibid._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ib._n marble_n of_o memphis_n with_o the_o medicinable_a property_n 573_o c_o marble_n coraliticum_fw-la where_o it_o be_v find_v and_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 574._o i._n marble_n alabandicum_fw-la why_o so_o call_v ibid._n it_o will_v melt_v and_o drink_v glass_n be_v make_v thereof_o ibid._n marble_n thebaicke_n 574_o i_o the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n k_o marble_n syenites_n why_o so_o call_v 574_o k._n it_o be_v name_v also_o pyrrhopoecilos_n ibid._n it_o serve_v for_o long_a obeliske_n ibid._n marble_n gray_a or_o sinadian_n marble_n 522._o i_o marble_n do_v live_v and_o grow_v in_o the_o quarry_n 586._o i_o marchesin_n or_o marquesit_fw-la stone_n see_v cadmia_n and_o pyrite_n martion_n of_o smyrna_n a_o writer_n of_o herb_n 300._o k_o marcipores_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 459_o a_o c._n marius_n censorinus_n how_o rich_a he_o die_v 479_o e._n f_o q_n marcius_n tremellius_n his_o statue_n in_o a_o gown_n for_o what_o desert_n 491._o e_fw-la marigold_n and_o their_o flower_n compare_v with_o violet_n 85._o e_o mariscon_n a_o kind_n of_o rishi_n 106._o k_o c._n marius_n drink_v ordinary_o out_o of_o a_o wooden_a tankard_n after_o the_o example_n of_o bacchus_n 482._o l_o mark_v remain_v after_o the_o cautery_n or_o searing-yron_n how_o to_o be_v take_v away_o 377._o f_o marmaridius_n a_o magician_n 372._o i_o marrow_n of_o what_o virtue_n it_o be_v 320._o m_o what_o marrow_n be_v best_a ib._n how_o to_o be_v order_v and_o prepare_v ib._n marsian_o people_n resist_v all_o poison_n 95._o a._n b_o marsian_n descend_v from_o circe_n 210._o l._n they_o cure_v the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n by_o touch_v or_o suck_v only_o ibid._n martia_n a_o water_n serve_v rome_n 408._o g._n most_o cold_a and_o wholesome_a ibid._n from_o whence_o it_o come_v ibid._n who_o convey_v it_o to_o rome_n and_o maintain_v it_o ibid._n how_o it_o take_v that_o name_n 585._o d_o q._n martius_n rex_fw-la his_o wonderful_a work_n perform_v during_o his_o pretourship_n 585._o d_o mascellin_n mettle_n of_o gold_n silver_n and_o brass_n 487._o q._n c_o maspetum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 8._o l_o massaris_n 146_o g._n a_o wild_a vine_n ibid._n 147._o c._n how_o employ_v ibid._n massurius_n a_o writer_n of_o history_n 320._o k_o thistle-masticke_n what_o it_o be_v 98._o i_o mastic_n the_o gum_n of_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n 182._o l._n 184._o h_o matrice_n pain_v and_o vex_v with_o throw_n what_o remedy_n for_o it_o 39_o f._n 53_o b_o 66_o k._n 106._o ay_o m._n 121._o f._n 186_o k._n 198_o m_o 207_o d._n 266_o l._n 267_o b._n f._n 268_o g._n 279_o a._n 283_o a._n 308_o g._n 339_o c_o 340._o g._n matrice_n puff_v up_o swell_v and_o hard_a how_o to_o be_v assuage_v and_o mollify_v 72_o l._n 103_o c._n 111_o c._n f._n 162_o k._n 180_o l._n 183._o d_o 186_o g._n 339_o c._n f._n 340_o g._n 352_o i_o 396_o h._n 397_o a._n matrice_n inflame_a and_o impostumat_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 55_o e_fw-la 59_o d._n 71_o b._n 267_o d._n 303_o a._n 350_o g._n 351_o a._n matrice_n sore_a and_o exulcerat_a how_o to_o be_v heal_v 140_o i_o 159._o d_o 161_o c._n 175_o a._n 267_o d._n 340_o g_o m._n matrice_n overmoist_a and_o slippery_a how_o to_o be_v help_v 340_o l_o matrice_n draw_v in_o and_o contract_v how_o to_o be_v remedy_v 303._o a._n matrice_n pervert_v fall_v down_o or_o displace_v how_o to_o be_v reduce_v and_o settle_v again_o 303_o a._n 339_o b._n 340_o h._n 396._o h_o 557_o f._n 591_o b._n see_v more_o in_o mother_n matrice_n obstruct_v and_o unclean_a how_o to_o be_v open_v cleanse_v and_o mundify_v 43._o b._n c._n 55._o d._n 57_o c._n 62._o k._n 77._o b._n 101._o d_o 168._o i_o 180._o l._n 268._o g._n 340._o k._n 104._o i._n 121._o f._n 133._o e._n 158._o h_o 175._o b._n 182._o g._n 187._o d._n 192._o l._n 266._o l_o 267._o c._n d._n 271._o d._n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n in_o general_a comfortable_a medicine_n 102._o h._n k._n 108._o k._n 109._o b._n c._n 111._o d._n 119._o d_o 121._o e._n 154._o g._n 173._o a._n 175._o a._n 179._o f._n 181._o b._n 183._o e._n 193._o b_o 196._o g._n 207._o c._n 267._o f._n 271._o d._n 313._o c._n 318._o h._n 339._o d._n 340._o i._n l_o 395._o c._n 448._o i._n 449._o b._n 589._o b._n maturative_a medicine_n 76._o k._n 103._o c._n 139._o a._n 183._o d._n 303._o a_o 556._o l._n mattiaci_n what_o spring_v 404._o h_o maur-hil_n corrupt_o call_v moulhil_n what_o they_o be_v 397._o d_o mausoleum_n the_o renown_a tomb_n erect_v by_o queen_n artemisia_n for_o king_n mausolus_n her_o husband_n 568._o i_o the_o description_n thereof_o and_o the_o workman_n ibid._n m_o e_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n see_v hydromell_n one_o meal_n a_o day_n no_o good_a diet_n 304._o h_o mechopane_n a_o painter_n full_a of_o curious_a workmanship_n 548._o m_o maecenas_n messius_n hold_v his_o peace_n voluntary_o for_o three_o year_n space_n 305._o d_o maecenas_n sign_v with_o the_o print_n of_o a_o frog_n 601._o f_o mecon_n a_o kind_n of_o wild_a poppy_n 69._o c_o meconis_n a_o lectuce_n why_o so_o call_v 24._o i_o meconite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 628._o i_o meconium_n whaet_fw-la it_o be_v 68_o i_o remedy_n against_o meconium_n 160_o k_o meconium_n aphrode_v a_o herb_n 257_o f_o mecontum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o medicine_n to_o make_v a_o woman_n fruitful_a 303._o b_o medea_n a_o precious_a stone_n 628._o i_o by_o who_o find_v ibid._n medea_n queen_n of_o colchis_n a_o famous_a witch_n 210._o k_o medion_n a_o herb_n with_o the_o description_n 285._o e_o medius_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 39_o e_fw-la meddler_n the_o fruit_n and_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n 171._o b_o megabizus_n what_o he_o be_v 548._o i_o meges_n a_o chirurgeon_n 439._o c_o melfrugum_a see_v panic_n melamphyllon_n what_o herb_n 129._o c_o melampodium_fw-la what_o herb_n and_o of_o who_o it_o take_v that_o name_n 217._o b_o melamprasium_fw-la 278._o g_o melampus_n a_o famous_a divinor_fw-la or_o prophet_n 217._o a_o melancholy_a the_o disease_n what_o remedy_n be_v appropriate_a for_o it_o 46._o i_o 50._o l._n 72._o k._n 107._o e._n 140._o h._n 157._o a._n 219._o d._n 283._o a_o 304._o l._n 316_o g._n 318._o g._n 336._o h._n melancholy_n the_o humour_n what_o medicine_n do_v purge_v 111._o f_z 188._o g._n 235_o f._n 412._o m._n melandrium_fw-la what_o herb_n 248._o g_o melanthemon_n what_o herb_n 125._o d_o melas_n a_o fountain_n the_o water_n whereof_o make_v sheep_n white_a 403._o c._n melas_n a_o cutter_n in_o marble_n of_o great_a antiquity_n 564._o k_o melichloros_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o m_o melichrus_n a_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n mililot_n a_o herb_n 90_o g._n why_o call_v sertula-campana_n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o virtue_n medicinable_a 106._o l_o melinum_n a_o painter_n white_a colour_n 528._o k._n why_o so_o call_v 529._o d._n how_o it_o be_v get_v ibid._n the_o use_n in_o physic_n and_o the_o price_n ibid._n melitaei_n what_o dog_n 380._o h_o melite_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o m_o melity_n a_o kind_n of_o honey_a wine_n 136._o m._n the_o property_n it_o have_v 137._o a_o melitite_n a_o stone_n why_o so_o call_v 589._o b._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n melon_n their_o meat_n and_o medicinable_a property_n 37._o c_o melopepone_n what_o they_o be_v 14._o k_o melothron_n what_o plant_n 149._o c_o membrane_n wounded_z