a_o island_n distant_a northward_o from_o britain_n six_o day_n sail_v yea_o and_o some_o affirm_v the_o same_o of_o mona_n a_o island_n distant_a from_o camalodunum_n a_o town_n of_o britain_n about_o 200_o mile_n chap._n lxxvi_o ¶_o of_o dial_n and_o quadrant_n this_o cunning_a and_o skill_n of_o shadow_n name_v gnonomice_n anaximines_n the_o milesian_n the_o disciple_n of_o anaximander_n above_o name_v invent_v and_o he_o be_v the_o first_o also_o that_o show_v in_o lacedaemon_n the_o horologe_n or_o dial_n which_o they_o call_v sciotericon_n chap._n lxxvii_o ¶_o how_o the_o day_n be_v observe_v the_o very_a day_n itself_o man_n have_v after_o diverse_a manner_n observe_v the_o babylonian_n count_v for_o day_n all_o the_o time_n between_o two_o sun-rising_n the_o athenian_n between_o the_o setting_n the_o vmbrian_o from_o noon_n to_o noon_n but_o all_o the_o common_a sort_n every_o where_o from_o day_n light_n until_o it_o be_v dark_a the_o roman_a priest_n and_o those_o that_o 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novum_n castrum_n by_o the_o adriaticke_a sea_n to_o alsium_n and_o so_o to_o the_o tuscan_a sea_n and_o in_o no_o place_n exceed_v it_o in_o breadth_n 300_o mile_n but_o the_o full_a compass_n of_o the_o whole_a from_o varus_n to_o arsia_n be_v 20049_o mile_n distant_a it_o be_v by_o sea_n from_o the_o land_n round_o about_o to_o wit_n from_o istria_n and_o liburnia_n in_o some_o place_n 100_o mile_n from_o epirus_n and_o illyricum_n 50_o mile_n from_o africa_n less_o than_o 200_o as_o varro_n affirm_v from_o sardinia_n a_o hundred_o and_o 20_o mile_n from_o sicily_n a_o mile_n and_o a_o half_a from_o corcyra_n less_o than_o 70_o from_o issa_n 50._o it_o go_v along_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o meridional_a line_n very_o of_o the_o heaven_n but_o if_o a_o man_n examine_v it_o exact_o indeed_o it_o lie_v between_o the_o sun_n rise_v in_o midwinter_n and_o the_o point_n of_o the_o noonestead_n now_o will_v we_o describe_v the_o compass_n and_o circuit_n thereof_o and_o reck_v on_o the_o 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the_o river_n rutuba_n the_o town_n albium_n intemelium_n the_o river_n merula_n the_o town_n albium_n ingaunum_n the_o port_n or_o haven_n town_n vadum_fw-la sabatium_fw-la the_o river_n porcifera_n the_o town_n genua_n the_o river_n â—…eritor_n the_o port_n delphini_n tigulia_n within_o segesta_n tiguliorum_fw-la the_o river_n macra_n which_o limit_v liguria_n now_o on_o the_o back_n side_n behind_o all_o these_o town_n above_o name_v be_v apennine_a the_o high_a mountain_n of_o all_o italy_n reach_v from_o the_o alps_n with_o a_o continual_a ridge_n of_o hill_n to_o the_o straits_n of_o cicilie_n from_o the_o other_o side_n thereof_o to_o padus_n the_o rich_a river_n in_o all_o italy_n all_o the_o country_n shine_v with_o goodly_a fair_a town_n to_o wit_n liberna_n dertona_n a_o colony_n iria_n
dwell_v just_a by_o padus_n for_o there_o be_v no_o river_n that_o run_v out_o of_o danubius_n into_o the_o adriaticke_a sea_n deceive_v i_o suppose_v they_o be_v because_o the_o ship_n argos_n go_v down_o a_o river_n into_o the_o adriaticke_a sea_n not_o far_o from_o tergeste_n but_o what_o river_n it_o be_v be_v yet_o unknown_a they_o that_o will_v seem_v to_o be_v more_o curious_a than_o their_o fellow_n say_v that_o it_o be_v carry_v upon_o man_n shoulder_n over_o the_o alps_n and_o that_o it_o be_v set_v into_o ister_n and_o so_o into_o saus_n and_o then_o nauportus_n which_o upon_o that_o occasion_n take_v his_o name_n which_o arise_v between_o aemona_n and_o the_o alps_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o istria_n istria_n run_v out_o like_o a_o demie_fw-fr island_n some_o have_v deliver_v in_o writing_n that_o it_o be_v 40_o mile_n broad_a and_o 122_o mile_n about_o the_o like_a they_o say_v of_o liburnia_n adjoin_v unto_o it_o and_o of_o the_o hollow_a gulf_n flanaticus_n but_o other_o say_v that_o the_o compass_n of_o liburnia_n be_v 180_o mile_n and_o some_o there_o be_v again_o who_o have_v set_v out_o japidia_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o say_a creek_n flanaticus_n behind_o istria_n 130_o mile_n and_o so_o have_v make_v liburnia_n in_o circuit_n 150_o mile_n tuditanus_n who_o subdue_v the_o istrian_o upon_o his_o own_o statue_n there_o set_v this_o inscription_n that_o from_o aquileia_n to_o the_o river_n titius_n be_v 200_o stadia_fw-la the_o town_n in_o istria_n of_o roman_a citizen_n be_v aegida_n and_o parentium_n a_o colony_n there_o be_v beside_o pola_n now_o call_v pietas_n julia_n build_v in_o old_a time_n by_o the_o colchian_o it_o be_v from_o tergeste_n 100_o mile_n soon_o after_o you_o see_v the_o town_n nesactium_n and_o the_o river_n arsia_n the_o utmost_a bind_v now_o of_o italy_n from_o ancona_n to_o pola_n there_o be_v a_o cut_n over_o the_o sea_n of_o 120_o mile_n in_o the_o midland_n part_n of_o this_o ten_o region_n be_v these_o colony_n cremona_n and_o brixia_n in_o the_o cenomanes_n country_n but_o in_o the_o venetian_n country_n ateste_n also_o the_o town_n acelum_n patavium_n opitergium_n belunum_n vicetia_n mantua_n of_o the_o tuscans_n be_v only_a leave_v beyond_o padus_n that_o the_o venetian_n be_v the_o offspring_n of_o the_o trojanes_n cato_n have_v set_v down_o in_o writing_n also_o that_o the_o cenomanes_n near_o unto_o massiles_n dwell_v in_o the_o volcians_n country_n fertine_n tridentines_n and_o barnenses_n be_v town_n of_o rhetia_n as_o for_o verona_n it_o be_v of_o rhetian_o and_o euganean_o but_o julienses_n be_v of_o the_o carnian_o then_o follow_v these_o who_o we_o need_v to_o use_v no_o curiosity_n in_o name_v alutruense_n asseriates_n flamonienses_n vannienses_fw-la &_o other_o surname_v gulici_fw-la foro_fw-la julienses_n surname_v transpadani_n forelani_fw-la venidates_n querqueni_fw-la taurisani_fw-la togienses_fw-la varuani_fw-la in_o this_o tract_n there_o be_v perish_v in_o the_o border_n itaminum_fw-la pellaon_n palsicium_fw-la of_o the_o venetian_n atina_n and_o caelina_fw-la of_o the_o carnian_o segeste_n and_o ocra_n and_o of_o the_o taurissi_n noreia_n also_o from_o aquileia_n 12_o mile_n there_o be_v a_o town_n quite_o destroy_v by_o m._n claudius_n marcellus_n even_o maugre_o the_o senate_n as_o l._n piso_n have_v record_v in_o this_o region_n there_o be_v also_o ten_o notable_a lake_n and_o river_n either_o issue_v forth_o of_o they_o as_o their_o child_n or_o else_o feed_v and_o maintain_v by_o they_o if_o so_o be_v they_o send_v they_o out_o again_o when_o they_o have_v once_o receive_v they_o as_o larius_n do_v aena_fw-la verbanus_n ticinus_n benacus_n mincius_n sebinus_n ossius_fw-la eupilius_fw-la lamber_n all_o inhabit_v and_o seat_v in_o padus_n the_o alps_n reach_v in_o length_n ten_o mile_n from_o the_o upper_a sea_n to_o the_o low_a as_o coelius_n say_v timogenes_n two_o and_o twenty_o but_o cornelius_n nepos_n draw_v they_o out_o in_o breadth_n a_o hundred_o mile_n t._n livius_n say_v three_o thousand_o stadia_fw-la both_o of_o they_o take_v measure_n in_o diverse_a place_n for_o sometime_o they_o exceed_v a_o hundred_o mile_n where_o they_o disjoin_v germany_n from_o italy_n and_o in_o other_o part_n they_o be_v so_o thin_a that_o they_o make_v not_o full_a out_o threescore_o and_o ten_o mile_n and_o that_o by_o the_o providence_n as_o it_o be_v of_o nature_n the_o breadth_n of_o italy_n from_o varus_n under_o the_o foot_n of_o they_o through_o the_o shallows_n or_o plash_n of_o sabatia_n the_o taurine_n comus_n brixia_n verona_n vicetia_n opitergium_n aquileia_n tergeste_n pola_n and_o aristia_n make_v seven_o hundred_o and_o two_o mile_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o the_o alps_n and_o alpine_a nation_n many_o nation_n inhabit_v the_o alps_o but_o those_o of_o special_a name_n from_o pola_n to_o the_o tract_n of_o tergestis_n be_v these_o the_o secuss_n subocrines_n catili_n menocaleni_fw-la and_o near_o to_o the_o carnian_o those_o 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or_o have_v no_o other_o moisture_n than_o their_o own_o and_o that_o which_o they_o receive_v by_o dew_n and_o rain_n from_o heaven_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o oil_n oile-olive_n come_v to_o have_v a_o rank_n and_o unpleasant_a taste_n if_o it_o be_v old_a keep_v and_o stale_a contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n which_o be_v the_o better_a for_o age_n and_o the_o long_a time_n that_o oil_n will_v continue_v good_a be_v but_o one_o year_n wherein_o sure_o if_o a_o man_n will_v well_o consider_v he_o may_v observe_v the_o great_a providence_n of_o nature_n for_o see_v that_o wine_n be_v make_v to_o seruefor_o intemperance_n and_o drunkenness_n there_o be_v not_o that_o necessity_n to_o drink_v much_o thereof_o and_o to_o spend_v they_o out_o of_o hand_n and_o more_o than_o so_o the_o dainty_a taste_n that_o they_o have_v when_o they_o be_v stale_a induce_v man_n to_o lay_v they_o up_o and_o keep_v they_o long_o but_o contrariwise_o she_o will_v not_o have_v we_o make_v such_o spare_a of_o oil_n and_o therefore_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o general_a use_n and_o need_v thereof_o she_o have_v make_v it_o vulgar_a and_o common_a to_o all_o as_o touch_v this_o benefit_n and_o gift_n of_o nature_n bestow_v upon_o mankind_n italy_n of_o all_o other_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n carry_v the_o name_n for_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o but_o principal_o the_o territory_n or_o county_n of_o venafrum_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n lie_v towards_o licinia_n which_o yield_v the_o oil_n call_v licinianum_n whereupon_o there_o be_v no_o olive_n comparable_a to_o they_o of_o licinia_n both_o for_o to_o serve_v the_o perfumer_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o pleasant_a smell_n which_o that_o oil_n do_v give_v so_o appropriate_a unto_o their_o ointment_n as_o also_o to_o furnish_v the_o kitchen_n and_o the_o table_n as_o they_o say_v that_o be_v fine-toothed_n &_o have_v a_o delicate_a taste_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o say_v that_o this_o oil_n carry_v the_o only_a name_n and_o yet_o these_o olive_n of_o licinia_n have_v this_o privilege_n beside_o that_o bird_n love_v not_o to_o come_v near_o they_o next_o to_o these_o licinian_n olive_n the_o question_n be_v between_o they_o of_o istria_n &_o baetica_n whether_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v away_o with_o the_o price_n for_o their_o goodness_n and_o hard_o it_o be_v to_o say_v which_o be_v the_o better_a of_o the_o two_o a_o three_o degree_n there_o be_v under_o these_o twoabove_n name_v namely_o of_o the_o olive_n that_o come_v from_o all_o other_o province_n set_v aside_o the_o fertile_a soil_n of_o that_o tract_n in_o africa_n which_o yield_v so_o great_a increase_n of_o corn_n for_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o nature_n have_v set_v it_o apart_o for_o grain_n only_o see_v it_o so_o fruitful_a that_o way_n and_o have_v not_o so_o much_o envy_v it_o the_o benefit_n of_o wine_n and_o oil_n which_o she_o have_v deny_v those_o part_n as_o think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o they_o may_v glory_v and_o have_v the_o name_n for_o their_o harvest_n as_o for_o other_o point_n belong_v to_o olive_n man_n have_v err_v and_o be_v deceive_v very_o much_o neither_o be_v there_o in_o any_o part_n concern_v our_o life_n to_o be_v find_v more_o confusion_n than_o be_v therein_o as_o we_o will_v show_v and_o declare_v hereafter_o chap._n iii_o ¶_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o olive_n berry_n also_o of_o young_a olive_n plant_n this_o fruit_n call_v the_o olive_n consist_v of_o a_o stone_n or_o kernel_n of_o oil_n a_o fleshy_a substance_n and_o the_o lees_n or_o dregs_n now_o by_o these_o lees_n call_v in_o latin_a amurca_fw-la i_o mean_v the_o bitter_a liquor_n of_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o oil_n yield_v it_o come_v of_o abundance_n of_o water_n and_o therefore_o as_o in_o time_n of_o drought_n there_o be_v least_o thereof_o so_o in_o a_o rainy_a and_o watery_a constitution_n you_o shall_v have_v store_n and_o plenty_n as_o for_o the_o proper_a juice_n of_o the_o olive_n it_o be_v their_o oil_n and_o the_o chief_a be_v that_o which_o come_v of_o those_o that_o be_v unripe_a like_a as_o we_o have_v show_v before_o when_o we_o treat_v of_o ompharium_fw-la or_o the_o olive_n verjuice_n this_o oily_a substance_n do_v increase_v and_o augment_v within_o the_o olive_n until_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o star_n arcturus_n to_o wit_n 16_o day_n before_o the_o calends_n of_o october_n after_o which_o time_n their_o stone_n and_o carnous_a matter_n about_o they_o do_v rather_o thrive_v but_o mark_v when_o there_o follow_v a_o glut_n of_o rain_n and_o wet_a weather_n present_o upon_o a_o dry_a season_n the_o oil_n in_o they_o do_v corrupt_a and_o turn_v all_o well_o near_o into_o the_o lees_n above_o say_v which_o may_v easy_o be_v perceive_v by_o the_o colour_n for_o it_o cause_v the_o olive_n berry_n to_o look_v black_a and_o therefore_o when_o this_o blackness_n begin_v to_o appear_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o they_o have_v somewhat_o although_o very_o little_a of_o the_o lees_n but_o before_o that_o they_o have_v none_o at_o all_o and_o herein_o man_n be_v foul_o dceive_v take_v this_o mark_n for_o the_o begin_n of_o their_o ripeness_n which_o black_a hue_n indeed_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o their_o corruption_n and_o betoken_v that_o then_o they_o be_v in_o the_o way_n to_o be_v stark_o naught_o they_o err_v also_o in_o this_o that_o they_o suppose_v a_o olive_n the_o more_o grow_v it_o be_v in_o carnositie_n to_o be_v the_o full_a of_o oil_n whereas_o in_o very_a truth_n all_o the_o good_a juice_n â—…n_v they_o be_v convert_v then_o into_o the_o gross_a and_o corpulent_a substance_n thereof_o and_o thereby_o also_o the_o stone_n and_o kernel_n come_v to_o be_v big_a and_o massy_a which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o water_v at_o that_o
natural_o into_o the_o world_n with_o their_o head_n forward_o 304._o i_o querquetulana_n a_o gate_n in_o rome_n 462._o g_o quince_n why_o call_v cydonia_n 436._o g_o quince_n of_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n h._n how_o to_o be_v keep_v and_o preserve_v 440._o i_o quincius_fw-la cincinnatus_n send_v for_o from_o the_o plough_n to_o be_v dictatour_n of_o rome_n 552._o g_o quintiana_n prata_n 552._o g_o quisquilium_fw-la see_v cusculeum_fw-la r_o a_o radij_fw-la what_o olive_n 429._o c_o radish_n keep_v away_o drunkenness_n 242._o l_o ragged_a apple_n 438._o l_o raine_n food_n of_o tree_n 500_o i_o rain_v in_o midsummer_n nought_o for_o vine_n ibid._n k_o raine_n in_o winter_n most_o in_o season_n for_o plant_n 501._o b_o raine_n at_o the_o same_o time_n help_v not_o all_o tree_n ibid._n rain_v by_o night_n better_o than_o by_o day_n 501._o e_o raine_n how_o it_o be_v cause_v 20._o k_o rain_v strange_a and_o prodigious_a of_o milk_n blood_n brick_n tile_n etc._n etc._n 27._o f._n 28._o g_o raine_n not_o at_o all_o in_o some_o land_n 42._o h_o raine_n water_n save_v for_o ordinary_a use_n to_o drink_v 146._o m_o rainbow_n show_v what_o weather_n 612._o m_o rainbow_n the_o nature_n and_o reason_n thereof_o 28._o l._n m_o ram-fish_n his_o manner_n 262._o h_o ram_n and_o their_o nature_n 226._o m_o ram_n general_o arm_v with_o crooked_a horn_n 331._o c_o ranke_n corn_n how_o to_o beremedy_v 576._o rankness_n hurtful_a to_o corn_n 482._o g_o rape_n and_o their_o use_n 570._o i._n k._n their_o plentiful_a commodity_n they_o grow_v every_o where_o ibid._n k_o rape_n male_a and_o female_a 570._o l_o rape_n of_o three_o sort_n 570._o m_o wild_a rape_n medicinable_a 571._o a_o rape_n with_o what_o ceremony_n to_o be_v sow_v ibid._n b_o raspis_n describe_v 485._o f_o the_o flower_n of_o raspis_n medicinable_a ibid._n ratumena_n the_o gate_n of_o rome_n and_o whence_o it_o take_v that_o name_n 222._o g_o rat_n of_o pontus_n their_o nature_n 216._o m_o a_o rat_n sell_v for_o two_o hundred_o sesterce_n 233._o a_o raven_n teach_v to_o speak_v 293._o f_o raven_n their_o property_n 276._o i._n how_o they_o conceive_v with_o young_a ibid._n k_o a_o raven_n salute_v the_o emperor_n 294._o g._n solemn_o inter_v ibid._n h._n his_o death_n revenge_v by_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n ibid._n raven_n employ_v by_o a_o hawker_fw-ge 294._o k_o a_o raven_n make_v shift_v to_o drink_v at_o a_o bucket_n ibid._n l_o ray_n kill_v wheat_n 575._o a_o r_o e_o red_n deer_n see_v stag_n red_a sea_n why_o so_o call_v 134._o g_o reed_n of_o strange_a bigness_n 155._o e_fw-la reed_n where_o they_o grow_v 524._o m._n they_o multiply_v and_o increase_v of_o themselves_o 515._o a_o reed_n and_o cane_n to_o be_v set_v before_o the_o calends_n of_o march._n ib._n reed_n cease_v to_o grow_v at_o midwinter_n ibid._n always_o to_o be_v cut_v in_o the_o wane_n of_o the_o moon_n 525._o b_o reed_n employ_v to_o many_o use_n 482._o g_o reed_n use_v to_o calfret_v ship_n ibid._n h_o reed_n serve_v easterling_n for_o arrow_n ibid._n f_o reed_n of_o italy_n compare_v with_o those_o of_o candie_n and_o picardy_n for_o make_v of_o shaft_n ibid._n k._n l_o reed_n differ_v in_o leaf_n 483._o c_o what_o part_n of_o the_o reed_n sit_v for_o every_o pipe_n 484._o i_o reed_n for_o falconer_n pole_n ibid._n reed_n for_o angle-rod_n ibid._n reed_n for_o vine_n perch_v ibid._n reed_n and_o cane_n how_o to_o be_v plant_v ibid._n k_o reed_n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 557._o a_o rearmouse_n see_v bat_n refrivae_fw-la or_o refrinae_fw-la 569._o b_o region_n in_o thessalia_n how_o it_o grow_v to_o be_v cold_a 503._o d_o attilius_n regulus_n slay_v a_o monstrous_a serpent_n 199._o d_o religious_a reverence_n in_o the_o knee_n of_o man_n 350._o h_o remedy_n against_o sting_v of_o scorpion_n 325._o c_o remedy_n of_o tree_n common_a and_o proper_a 546._o l_o remedy_n against_o sundry_a malady_n in_o corn_n 575._o c_o rennet_n of_o a_o rabbit_n medicinable_a for_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n 346._o k._n report_n of_o hercules_n and_o pyrene_n or_o of_o laturne_n be_v fabulous_a 51._o f_o residence_n upon_o land_n 555._o a_o r_o h_n rhaphanus_fw-la a_o venomous_a shrub_n 362._o l_o rhododendron_n a_o beast_n 205._o e_o rhododendron_n see_v oleander_n rhemnius_n palaemon_n a_o excellent_a good_a husband_n 411._o d_o rhinoceros_n what_o beast_n it_o be_v 205._o e_o his_o fight_n with_o the_o elephant_n ibid._n horn_a in_o the_o nose_n 133._o e_o rhododaphnis_n see_v oleander_n rhodes_n island_n 40._o g_o r_o ay_o ricinis_fw-la 433._o f._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n rice_n corn_n describe_v 561._o b._n c._n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o ibid._n rye_n 572._o l_o river-horse_n in_o some_o sort_n his_o own_o physician_n 346._o l_o rivers_n of_o a_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a nature_n 45_o a._n b_o a_o river_n warm_a in_o winter_n and_o exceed_v cold_a in_o summer_n 545._o a_o r_o o_o robin_n redbreast_n 287._o a_o rock_n of_o stone_n of_o a_o strong_a and_o wondrous_a nature_n 42._o h_o rock_n in_o syria_n burn_v corn_n 503._o e_o royal_a ointment_n what_o it_o be_v 383._o b_o roiot_n and_o excess_n of_o roman_a senator_n 91._o f_o roman_n kind_n and_o good_a one_o to_o another_o in_o old_a time_n 4._o g_o roman_n traffic_v into_o india_n 133._o b_o roman_n excel_v all_o nation_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o virtue_n 176._o h_o rome_n divide_v into_o quarter_n according_a to_o wood_n adjoin_v 461._o f_o rook_n see_v crow_n root_n of_o a_o oak_n take_v a_o acre_n in_o compass_n 477._o e_fw-la a_o root_n of_o a_o rape_n weigh_v four_o hundred_o and_o one_o pound_n 570._o l._n how_o dress_v for_o the_o table_n ibid._n how_o preserve_v colour_v artificial_o ibid._n roratio_n a_o blast_a of_o vine_n after_o their_o bloum_n 540._o i_o rosat_n oil_n in_o great_a request_n 382._o g_o rosin_n tree_n of_o six_o kind_n 462._o h_o r_o v_z rubigo_fw-la in_o corn_n what_o it_o be_v 598._o i_o rubigalia_n a_o festival_n holiday_n 600._o g_o rue_n discover_v by_o the_o weasill_n 210._o m_o rumbotinus_n a_o tree_n 405._o b_o s_o a_o saba_n &_o sabota_n the_o proper_a place_n for_o frankincense_n 366_o g_o sabis_n a_o god_n 368._o g_o sabines_n call_v sevini_fw-la and_o why_o â—…65_n a_o sacrifice_n young_a beast_n when_o they_o be_v in_o their_o season_n 230._o g_o sagunt_n a_o child_n be_v bear_v present_o return_v into_o his_o mother_n womb_n again_o 158._o g_o saltpetre_n earth_n good_a for_o plant_n 503._o c_o salt_n can_v be_v make_v without_o mingle_v of_o fresh_a water_n 46._o k_o salamander_n his_o description_n and_o nature_n 305._o e_o salamander_n not_o distinguish_v by_o sex_n 305._o d_o the_o salmon_n fish_n 247._o a_o sallowe_n see_v willow_n samara_n what_o it_o be_v 468._o g_o samosatis_n a_o city_n in_o comagene_n 46._o m_o sambri_n people_n where_o fourfooted_a beast_n have_v no_o ear_n 146._o k_o sandalum_fw-la what_o corn_n 559._o d_o sandalides_n date_n 387._o d_o sangualis_fw-la what_o bird_n 274._o h_o sapa_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 416._o l_o sapa_fw-la in_o aethiopia_n what_o it_o signify_v 147._o b_o sap_n of_o tree_n see_v alburnum_fw-la sapium_n what_o it_o be_v 465._o d_o sapinus_fw-la what_o it_o be_v ibid._n sapinus_fw-la in_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 488._o l_o sarcocolla_n a_o tree_n and_o gum_n 391._o d_o sarcle_v what_o it_o be_v and_o of_o what_o use_n 580._o k_o sardis_n the_o capital_a city_n of_o tydia_n 107._o e_o sardane_n a_o shellfish_n 244._o i_o sargus_n what_o fish_n 246._o h_o sari_n a_o shrub_n 400._o k_o sarpedon_n his_o letter_n write_v in_o papyr_n 394._o l_o saturn_n what_o he_o be_v and_o nature_n and_o motion_n thereof_o 5._o f_o saturn_n cause_v rain_n etc._n etc._n 19_o e_o saturn_n colour_n 13._o c_o satyr_n their_o shape_n 96._o i_o satyr_n haunt_v mountain_n in_o india_n 156._o g_o satyr_n what_o they_o be_v 156_o g_o sauce_n how_o they_o be_v dangerous_a 355._o e_o savine_n how_o it_o be_v help_v in_o grow_v 516._o ay_o savoury_a or_o cumlabubula_n find_v in_o the_o land_n tortoise_n 210._o l_o sauromates_n eat_v but_o one_o meal_n of_o meat_n in_o three_o day_n 154._o i_o savour_v different_a in_o fruit_n 449_o d_o sauce_n call_v garum_n sociorum_fw-la 246._o k_o s_o c._n scallop_n 253._o d_o scallop_n fish_n like_o to_o the_o sea_n urchin_n 256_o h_o scarus_z a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 245._o f_o scaurus_n consuil_n find_v out_o a_o vain_a observation_n of_o lightning_n 27._o c_o scenitae_n people_n why_o so_o call_v 139._o f_o sceptrum_fw-la see_v erysisceptrum_fw-la schoenus_n what_o measure_v it_o be_v 366._o h_o sciotericon_n a_o dial_n and_o the_o finder_n out_o thereof_o 36._o k_o scienae_fw-la fish_n 244._o h_o scincus_n breed_v in_o nilus_n 209._o b._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o in_o physic_n ibid._n in_o sundry_a
this_o property_n it_o have_v moreover_o to_o stir_v up_o and_o quicken_v the_o bee_n and_o make_v they_o more_o lively_a and_o nimble_a about_o their_o business_n as_o for_o the_o spider_n aforesaid_a they_o very_o be_v not_o so_o harmful_a &_o be_v soon_o destroy_v but_o the_o butterfly_n do_v the_o more_o mischief_n &_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o rid_v away_o howbeit_o there_o be_v a_o way_n to_o chase_v they_o also_o namely_o to_o wait_v the_o time_n when_o the_o mallow_n do_v begin_v to_o blossom_n to_o take_v the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o choose_v a_o fair_a and_o clear_a night_n and_o then_o to_o set_v up_o certain_a burn_a light_n just_a before_o the_o bee-hive_n for_o these_o butterfly_n will_v covet_v to_o fly_v into_o the_o flame_n but_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v when_o you_o perceive_v that_o the_o bee_n do_v want_v victual_n then_o it_o will_v be_v good_a to_o take_v dry_a raisin_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o fig_n to_o stamp_v they_o together_o into_o a_o mass_n and_o lay_v it_o at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o hive_n item_n it_o be_v not_o amiss_o to_o have_v certain_a lock_n of_o wool_n well_o touze_v and_o card_a and_o those_o wet_a &_o drench_v in_o cuit_n either_o sod_v to_o the_o three_o or_o to_o two_o three_o or_o else_o seked_a in_o honey_a wine_n for_o they_o to_o settle_v upon_o and_o suck_v also_o to_o set_v before_o they_o in_o their_o way_n the_o raw_a carcase_n of_o hen_n naked_a and_o pull_v to_o the_o bare_a flesh_n moreover_o there_o be_v certain_a summer_n so_o dry_a and_o continual_o without_o rain_n that_o the_o field_n want_v flower_n to_o yield_v they_o food_n and_o then_o must_v they_o be_v serve_v with_o the_o foresay_a viand_n as_o well_o as_o in_o winter_n season_n when_o honey_n be_v to_o be_v take_v forth_o of_o the_o hive_n the_o hole_n and_o passage_n for_o the_o ingress_n and_o egress_n of_o the_o bee_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o rub_v and_o besmear_v with_o the_o herb_n melissophyllon_fw-la and_o genista_fw-la bruise_a and_o stamp_v or_o else_o the_o hive_n must_v be_v compass_v about_o in_o the_o midst_n with_o branch_n of_o the_o white_a vine_n for_o fear_v lest_o the_o bee_n depart_v and_o fly_v away_o the_o vessel_n whereout_o honey_n have_v be_v employ_v yea_o and_o honey_n comb_v will_v be_v well_o rince_v and_o wash_v in_o water_n which_o be_v thorough_o sod_v make_v a_o most_o wholesome_a and_o excellent_a vinegar_n as_o touch_v wax_n it_o be_v make_v of_o the_o comb_n after_o the_o honey_n be_v press_v and_o wrong_a out_o of_o they_o but_o first_o they_o must_v be_v purify_v and_o cleanse_v with_o water_n and_o for_o three_o day_n dry_v in_o some_o dark_a place_n upon_o the_o four_o day_n they_o be_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o melt_v upon_o the_o fire_n in_o a_o new_a earthen_a pot_n never_o occupy_v before_o with_o so_o much_o water_n as_o will_v cover_v the_o comb_n and_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v strain_v through_o a_o panier_fw-ge of_o reed_n or_o rush_n which_o do_v the_o wax_n be_v to_o be_v set_v over_o the_o fire_n a_o second_o time_n in_o the_o say_a pot_n and_o with_o the_o selfsame_a water_n and_o sodden_a again_o and_o than_o it_o ought_v to_o run_v out_o of_o it_o into_o other_o vessel_n of_o cold_a water_n but_o those_o first_o shall_v be_v all_o about_o within_o anoint_v and_o besmear_v with_o honey_n the_o best_a wax_n be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v punica_fw-la i._o of_o barbary_n and_o be_v white_a the_o next_o in_o goodness_n be_v the_o yellow_a and_o smell_v of_o honey_n pure_a and_o clean_a without_o sophistication_n such_o come_v from_o the_o country_n of_o pontus_n and_o very_o i_o wonder_v much_o how_o this_o wax_n shall_v hold_v good_a consider_v the_o venomous_a honey_n whereof_o it_o be_v make_v in_o the_o three_o place_n be_v to_o be_v range_v the_o wax_n of_o candy_n for_o this_o stand_v much_o upon_o that_o matter_n which_o they_o call_v propolis_n whereof_o i_o have_v already_o speak_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o bee_n and_o their_o nature_n after_o all_o these_o the_o wax_n of_o the_o isle_n corsyca_n may_v be_v reckon_v in_o the_o four_o rank_n which_o because_o it_o be_v make_v much_o of_o the_o box_n tree_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o virtue_n medicinable_a now_o the_o make_n &_o work_v of_o the_o first_o and_o best_a punic_a white_a wax_n be_v after_o this_o manner_n they_o take_v yellow_a wax_n and_o turn_v it_o often_o in_o the_o wind_n without_o the_o house_n in_o the_o open_a air_n then_o they_o let_v it_o see_v in_o sea-water_n and_o namely_o such_o as_o have_v be_v fetch_v far_o from_o the_o shore_n out_o of_o the_o very_a deep_a put_v thereto_o niter_fw-la this_o do_v they_o scum_v off_o the_o flower_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o white_a of_o it_o with_o spoon_n &_o this_o cream_n as_o it_o be_v they_o change_v into_o another_o vessel_n which_o have_v a_o little_a cold_a water_n in_o it_o then_o once_o again_o they_o boil_v it_o in_o sea-water_n by_o itself_o alone_o and_o set_v the_o vessel_n by_o for_o to_o cool_v after_o they_o have_v do_v thus_o three_o time_n they_o let_v it_o dry_v in_o the_o open_a air_n upon_o a_o hurdle_n of_o rush_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n both_o night_n and_o day_n and_o this_o order_n bring_v it_o to_o be_v fair_a and_o white_a now_o in_o the_o dry_n for_o fear_v that_o it_o shall_v melt_v they_o cover_v it_o all_o over_o with_o a_o fine_a linen_n cloth_n but_o if_o they_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v exceed_o white_a indeed_o they_o see_v it_o yet_o once_o more_o after_o it_o have_v be_v thus_o sunned_a and_o mooned_z in_o truth_n this_o punic_a white_a wax_n be_v simple_o the_o best_a to_o be_v use_v about_o medicine_n if_o one_o be_v dispose_v to_o make_v wax_n black_a let_v he_o put_v thereto_o the_o ash_n of_o paper_n like_v as_o with_o a_o addition_n or_o orchanet_n it_o will_v be_v red_a moreover_o wax_n may_v be_v bring_v into_o all_o manner_n of_o colour_n for_o painter_n limner_n and_o enameller_n and_o such_o curious_a artificer_n to_o represent_v the_o form_n and_o similitude_n of_o any_o thing_n they_o list_v and_o for_o a_o thousand_o other_o purpose_n man_n have_v use_v thereof_o but_o principal_o to_o preserve_v their_o wall_n and_o armour_n withal_o all_o other_o thing_n as_o touch_v honey_n and_o bee_n have_v be_v handle_v already_o in_o the_o peculiar_a treatise_n to_o they_o and_o their_o nature_n belong_v here_o a_o end_n therefore_o of_o garden_n and_o gardinage_n chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o herb_n which_o come_v up_o of_o themselves_o and_o such_o especial_o as_o be_v arm_v with_o prick_v it_o remain_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o certain_a wild_a herb_n grow_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n which_o in_o many_o nation_n serve_v for_o the_o kitchen_n and_o principal_o in_o egypt_n for_o this_o country_n although_o it_o be_v most_o plentiful_a in_o corn_n yet_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v least_o need_n thereof_o and_o of_o all_o nation_n under_o heaven_n best_o able_a to_o live_v without_o the_o same_o so_o well_o store_v it_o be_v with_o herb_n whereof_o the_o people_n do_v ordinary_o feed_v whereas_o in_o italy_n here_o we_o know_v as_o few_o of_o that_o kind_a good_a to_o be_v eat_v namely_o strawberry_n wâ—…taminia_n tanus_n ruscus_n crestemarine_n or_o sampire_n as_o also_o batis_n hortensiana_n which_o some_o call_v french_a sperage_n we_o have_v also_o the_o wild_a parsnep_n of_o the_o meadow_n and_o the_o hop_v but_o we_o use_v they_o rather_o for_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n and_o to_o give_v contentment_n to_o ourtast_n than_o for_o any_o necessary_a food_n to_o maintain_v life_n but_o to_o come_v again_o to_o egypt_n there_o be_v to_o be_v find_v the_o noble_a plant_n of_o all_o other_o colocasia_fw-la which_o some_o name_n cyamos_n i._o the_o egyptian_a bean_n this_o herb_n they_o gather_v and_o cut_v down_o out_o of_o the_o river_n nilus_n it_o put_v forth_o a_o main_a stem_n which_o be_v sod_v yield_v in_o the_o eat_n and_o chew_v a_o certain_a threddy_o matter_n or_o woolly_a substance_n draw_v out_o in_o manner_n of_o a_o cobweb_n but_o the_o stalk_n as_o it_o grow_v up_o amid_o the_o leaf_n make_v a_o fair_a and_o goodly_a show_n for_o indeed_o the_o say_a leaf_n be_v exceed_o large_a and_o comparable_a to_o the_o broad_a that_o any_o tree_n bear_v resemble_v those_o for_o all_o the_o world_n of_o the_o clote_n or_o great_a burr_n he_o grow_v in_o our_o river_n which_o we_o call_v personata_fw-la a_o wonderful_a thing_n it_o be_v to_o see_v what_o store_n they_o in_o egypt_n set_v by_o the_o commodity_n that_o their_o river_n nilus_n do_v afford_v for_o of_o the_o leaf_n of_o this_o colocasia_fw-la plait_v &_o enfold_v natural_o one_o within_o another_o they_o
every_o place_n but_o other_o writer_n who_o have_v not_o seek_v so_o far_o into_o the_o matter_n nor_o advise_o consider_v of_o it_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o manicon_n but_o those_o that_o of_o a_o naughty_a mind_n care_v not_o secret_o to_o impoison_v the_o whole_a world_n have_v hide_v the_o danger_n thereof_o and_o term_v it_o by_o a_o name_n pretend_v no_o harm_n some_o call_n it_o neuris_n other_o perisson_n but_o as_o i_o protest_v before_o i_o think_v it_o not_o good_a to_o be_v too_o curious_a and_o busy_a about_o the_o description_n of_o this_o herb_n notwithstanding_o i_o may_v seem_v to_o give_v a_o good_a caveat_n of_o it_o by_o further_a particularise_v thereof_o well_o the_o very_a second_o kind_n which_o they_o call_v halicacabus_n be_v bad_a enough_o for_o it_o be_v more_o soporiferous_a than_o opium_n and_o soon_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o a_o dead_a sleep_n that_o he_o shall_v never_o rise_v again_o some_o name_n it_o morion_n other_o moly_n and_o yet_o it_o have_v not_o want_v those_o that_o have_v think_v it_o praiseworthy_a for_o diocles_n and_o euenor_n have_v high_o commend_v it_o and_o tamaristus_fw-la very_o have_v not_o stick_v to_o write_v verse_n in_o the_o commendation_n of_o it_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o man_n shall_v so_o far_o overpasse_v themselves_o and_o forget_v all_o honesty_n and_o plain_a deal_n for_o they_o say_v forsooth_o that_o a_o collusion_n make_v of_o this_o herb_n confirm_v the_o tooth_n that_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o head_n if_o the_o mouth_n be_v wash_v therewith_o and_o one_o only_a fault_n they_o find_v in_o halicacabus_n otherwise_o it_o may_v be_v praise_v without_o exception_n that_o if_o the_o say_a collution_n be_v long_o continue_v it_o will_v trouble_v the_o brain_n &_o bring_v they_o that_o use_v it_o to_o foolery_n &_o idleness_n of_o head_n but_o for_o my_o own_o part_n my_o meaning_n be_v not_o to_o set_v down_o any_o such_o receipt_n and_o remedy_n which_o may_v bring_v a_o further_a danger_n with_o they_o than_o the_o very_o discase_v itself_o for_o which_o they_o be_v devise_v the_o three_o kind_n also_o be_v commend_v for_o to_o be_v eat_v as_o meat_n although_o the_o garden_n morell_n be_v prefer_v before_o it_o in_o pleasantness_n of_o 〈◊〉_d moreover_o xenocrates_n avouch_v that_o there_o be_v no_o malady_n incident_a to_o our_o bodâ—…_n but_o the_o â—…id_n morâ—…_n be_v good_a for_o it_o howbeit_o i_o make_v not_o so_o great_a reckon_n and_o account_n of_o all_o the_o helâ—…_n that_o these_o and_o such_o like_a herb_n may_v afford_v as_o i_o do_v make_v conscience_n to_o deliver_v they_o in_o writing_n especial_o see_v we_o have_v so_o great_a store_n of_o safe_a and_o harmless_a medicine_n which_o we_o may_v be_v sure_o can_v do_v no_o hurt_n indeed_o the_o root_n of_o halicacabus_n they_o use_v to_o drink_v and_o make_v no_o bone_n at_o it_o who_o will_v be_v know_v for_o great_a prophet_n to_o foretell_v future_a thing_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v alone_o for_o they_o to_o be_v see_v furious_a and_o rage_a the_o better_a to_o colour_v their_o knavery_n and_o lead_v the_o world_n by_o the_o nose_n in_o a_o superstitious_a conceit_n and_o persuasion_n of_o their_o divine_a gift_n of_o pprophecy_n and_o so_o to_o feed_v man_n still_o in_o their_o folly_n but_o what_o be_v the_o remedy_n when_o a_o man_n be_v thus_o overtake_v for_o sure_o i_o be_o better_a content_n to_o deliver_v that_o even_o to_o give_v the_o party_n thus_o intoxicate_a a_o great_a quantity_n of_o mede_n or_o honey_a water_n and_o to_o cause_v he_o to_o drink_v it_o off_o as_o hot_a as_o he_o can_v neither_o will_v i_o overpasse_v this_o one_o thing_n beside_o that_o halicacabus_n be_v so_o adverse_a unto_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o aspis_n that_o if_o the_o root_n thereof_o be_v hold_v any_o thing_n near_o unto_o the_o say_a serpent_n it_o will_v bring_v asleep_a and_o mortify_v that_o venomous_a creature_n which_o by_o a_o soporiferòus_a power_n that_o it_o have_v also_o of_o the_o own_o cast_v a_o man_n into_o a_o deadly_a sleep_n and_o kill_v he_o therewith_o and_o therefore_o to_o conclude_v hereupon_o it_o come_v that_o the_o same_o root_n bruise_v and_o apply_v with_o oil_n be_v a_o sovereign_a and_o present_a remedy_n to_o they_o who_o be_v sting_v by_o the_o foresay_a aspis_n chap._n xxxii_o ¶_o of_o corchorum_n and_o cnicus_n they_o of_o alexandria_n in_o egypt_n use_v to_o eat_v ordinary_o of_o corchorum_n this_o herb_n have_v leaf_n enwrap_v and_o enfold_v one_o within_o another_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o mulberry_n good_a it_o be_v as_o they_o say_v for_o the_o midriff_n and_o the_o part_n about_o the_o heart_n also_o to_o recover_v hair_n that_o be_v fall_v away_o by_o some_o infirmity_n and_o likewise_o for_o the_o red_a pimple_n or_o fauce-flegme_n in_o the_o face_n i_o read_v moreover_o that_o the_o scab_n or_o mange_n in_o cow_n and_o ox_n be_v most_o speedy_o cure_v thereby_o and_o nicander_n very_o do_v report_n that_o it_o help_v the_o sting_a of_o serpent_n if_o it_o be_v use_v before_o it_o be_v in_o the_o flower_n as_o touch_v cnicus_n otherwise_o call_v atractylis_fw-la a_o herb_n appropriate_a to_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n i_o will_v think_v it_o meet_v not_o to_o use_v many_o word_n about_o it_o but_o that_o it_o yield_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n against_o the_o poison_n of_o venomous_a beast_n yea_o and_o the_o dangerous_a mushroom_n if_o a_o man_n have_v eat_v they_o this_o be_v certain_a and_o a_o approve_a experiment_n that_o whosoever_o be_v wound_v by_o the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n shall_v never_o feel_v smart_n or_o pain_n so_o long_o as_o they_o hold_v that_o herb_n in_o their_o hand_n chap._n xxxiii_o ¶_o of_o persoluta_fw-la the_o chaplet-maker_n in_o egypt_n set_v great_a store_n by_o persoluta_fw-la also_o which_o they_o sow_v and_o plant_v in_o their_o garden_n only_o for_o to_o make_v coronet_n and_o guirland_n two_o kind_n there_o be_v of_o it_o the_o male_a and_o the_o female_a it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v put_v under_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o bed_n they_o shall_v have_v no_o mind_n nor_o power_n at_o all_o to_o play_v at_o venus_n game_n and_o special_o the_o man_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o of_o measure_n and_o weight_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n oftentimes_o in_o set_v down_o weight_n and_o measure_n to_o use_v greek_a vocables_n i_o care_v not_o much_o even_o in_o this_o place_n to_o interpret_v those_o word_n once_o for_o all_o first_o and_o foremost_a the_o attic_a drachma_n for_o all_o physician_n in_o manner_n go_v by_o the_o poise_n of_o athens_n do_v poise_n just_a a_o roman_a silver_n denier_n and_o the_o same_o weigh_v also_o six_o oboli_fw-la now_o one_o obulus_fw-la be_v as_o much_o in_o weight_n as_o ten_o chalci_fw-la a_o cyathus_n of_o itself_o alone_o come_v to_o ten_o dram_n in_o weight_n when_o you_o shall_v read_v the_o measure_n of_o acetabulum_n take_v it_o 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