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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 have_v define_v and_o set_v out_o a_o civil_a day_n likewise_o the_o egyptian_n and_o hipparchus_n from_o midnight_n to_o midnight_n that_o the_o space_n or_o light_n be_v great_a or_o less_o betwixt_o sun_n rise_n near_o the_o sunsteds_n than_o the_o equinoctial_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o the_o position_n of_o the_o zodiac_n about_o the_o middle_a part_n thereof_o be_v more_o oblique_a and_o crooked_a but_o towards_o the_o sunsted_n more_o straight_o and_o direct_a chap._n lxxviij_o ¶_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o variety_n and_o difference_n of_o sundry_a country_n and_o nation_n hereunto_o we_o must_v join_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v link_v to_o celestial_a cause_n for_o doubtless_o it_o be_v that_o the_o aethiopian_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o sun_n vicinity_n be_v scorch_v and_o tan_v with_o the_o heat_n thereof_o like_v to_o they_o that_o be_v adust_a and_o burn_v have_v their_o beard_n and_o bush_n of_o hair_n curl_v also_o that_o in_o the_o contrary_a clime_n of_o the_o world_n to_o it_o in_o the_o freeze_a and_o icy_a region_n the_o people_n have_v white_a skin_n hair_n grow_v long_o downward_o and_o yellow_a but_o be_v fierce_a and_o cruel_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o rigorous_a cold_a air_n howbeit_o the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o in_o this_o mutability_n be_v dull_a and_o gross_a and_o the_o very_a leg_n do_v argue_v the_o temperature_n for_o in_o the_o aethiopian_n the_o juice_n or_o blood_n be_v draw_v upward_o again_o by_o the_o natural_a heat_n but_o among_o the_o nation_n septentrional_a the_o same_o be_v drive_v to_o the_o inferior_a part_n by_o reason_n of_o moisture_n apt_a to_o fall_v downward_o here_o breed_v noisome_a and_o hurtful_a wild_a beast_n but_o there_o be_v engender_v creature_n of_o sundry_a and_o diverse_a shape_n especial_o bird_n tall_a they_o be_v of_o bodily_a stature_n as_o well_o in_o one_o part_n as_o the_o other_o in_o the_o hot_a region_n by_o the_o occasional_a motion_n of_o fire_n in_o the_o other_o by_o the_o moist_a nourishment_n but_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n there_o be_v a_o wholesome_a mixture_n from_o both_o side_n the_o whole_a tract_n be_v fertile_a and_o fruitful_a for_o all_o thing_n the_o habit_n of_o man_n body_n of_o a_o mean_a and_o indifferent_a constitution_n the_o colour_n also_o show_v a_o great_a temperature_n the_o fashion_n and_o manner_n of_o the_o people_n be_v civil_a and_o gentle_a their_o sense_n clear_a and_o lightsome_a their_o wit_n pregnant_a and_o capable_a of_o all_o thing_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o nature_n they_o also_o bear_v sovereign_a rule_n and_o sway_v empire_n and_o monarchy_n which_o those_o uttermost_a nation_n never_o have_v yet_o true_a it_o be_v that_o even_o they_o who_o be_v out_o of_o the_o temperate_a zone_n may_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v subject_a nor_o accommodate_v themselves_o to_o these_o for_o such_o be_v their_o savage_a and_o brutish_a nature_n that_o it_o urge_v they_o to_o live_v solitary_a by_o themselves_o chap._n lxxix_o ¶_o of_o earthquake_n the_o babylonian_n be_v of_o this_o opinion_n that_o earthquake_n and_o gape_a chink_n and_o all_o other_o accident_n of_o that_o nature_n be_v occasion_v by_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o planet_n but_o of_o those_o three_o only_a to_o which_o they_o attribute_v lightning_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n namely_o as_o they_o keep_v their_o course_n with_o the_o sun_n or_o meet_v with_o he_o and_o especial_o when_o this_o concurrence_n be_v about_o the_o quadrature_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o sure_o if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o be_v report_v of_o anaximander_n the_o milesian_n natural_a philosopher_n his_o prescience_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o thing_n be_v excellent_a and_o worthy_a of_o immortality_n who_o as_o it_o be_v say_v forewarn_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o look_v well_o to_o their_o city_n and_o dwell_v house_n for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o earthquake_n towards_o which_o happen_v according_o when_o not_o only_o their_o whole_a city_n be_v shake_v and_o fall_v down_o but_o also_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o mountain_n taygetus_n which_o bear_v out_o like_a to_o the_o poop_n of_o a_o ship_n break_v as_o it_o be_v from_o the_o rest_n come_v down_o too_o whole_o cover_v the_o foresay_a ruin_n there_o be_v report_v another_o shrewd_a guess_n of_o pherecydes_n who_o be_v pythagoras_n his_o master_n and_o the_o same_o likewise_o divine_a and_o prophetical_a he_o by_o draw_v water_n out_o of_o a_o pit_n both_o foresee_v and_o also_o foretell_v a_o earthquake_n there_o which_o if_o they_o be_v true_a how_o far_o off_o i_o pray_v you_o may_v such_o man_n seem_v to_o be_v from_o god_n even_o while_o they_o live_v here_o on_o earth_n but_o as_o for_o these_o thing_n very_o i_o leave_v it_o free_a for_o every_o man_n to_o weigh_v and_o deem_v of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o own_o judgement_n and_o for_o my_o own_o part_n i_o suppose_v that_o without_o all_o doubt_n the_o wind_n be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o for_o never_o 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resemble_v broad_a flat_a and_o gristly_a fish_n which_o clinge_v they_o hard_o and_o hinder_v they_o from_o retire_v back_o and_o give_v way_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o say_v divers_a as_o themselves_o say_v carry_v down_o with_o they_o certain_a sharp_a prick_n or_o goad_n fasten_v to_o long_a pole_n for_o unless_o they_o be_v proke_v at_o and_o prick_v with_o they_o they_o will_v not_o turn_v their_o back_n by_o reason_n as_o i_o suppose_v of_o a_o mist_n before_o their_o eye_n or_o rather_o of_o some_o fear_n &_o amazedness_n that_o they_o be_v in_o for_o i_o never_o hear_v of_o any_o man_n that_o find_v the_o like_a cloud_n or_o mist_n for_o this_o term_n they_o give_v unto_o that_o unhappy_a thing_n whatever_o it_o be_v in_o the_o range_n of_o live_a creature_n but_o yet_o much_o ado_n they_o have_v and_o hard_o hold_v with_o these_o houndfish_n notwithstanding_o for_o they_o lie_v at_o their_o belly_n and_o groin_n at_o their_o heel_n and_o snap_v at_o every_o part_n of_o 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it_o with_o his_o left_a hand_n to_o give_v sign_n what_o danger_n he_o be_v while_o he_o maintain_v fight_v with_o the_o right_n by_o take_v into_o it_o the_o puncheon_n with_o the_o sharp_a point_n before_o say_v and_o so_o at_o the_o other_o end_n they_o draw_v he_o to_o they_o and_o they_o need_v otherwise_o to_o pull_v and_o hale_v he_o but_o soft_o marry_o when_o he_o be_v near_o once_o to_o the_o ship_n unless_o they_o give_v he_o a_o sudden_a jerk_n and_o snatch_v he_o up_o quick_o they_o may_v be_v sure_a to_o see_v he_o worry_v and_o devour_v before_o their_o face_n yea_o and_o when_o they_o be_v at_o the_o point_n to_o be_v pluck_v up_o and_o
and_o settle_v upon_o the_o very_a head_n of_o the_o foul_a also_o if_o he_o chance_v to_o approach_v the_o nest_n of_o the_o brood-hen_n she_o will_v run_v forth_o and_o be_v about_o his_o foot_n she_o will_v counterfeit_v that_o she_o be_v very_o heavy_a and_o can_v scarce_o go_v that_o she_o be_v weak_a and_o enfeeblish_v and_o either_o in_o her_o run_n or_o short_a flight_n that_o she_o take_v she_o will_v catch_v a_o fall_n and_o make_v semblance_n as_o if_o she_o have_v break_v a_o leg_n or_o a_o wing_n then_o will_v she_o run_v out_o again_o another_o way_n and_o when_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o take_v she_o up_o yet_o will_v she_o shift_v away_o and_o escape_v and_o so_o put_v he_o beside_o his_o hope_n and_o all_o this_o do_v she_o to_o amuse_v the_o foul_a after_o she_o until_o she_o have_v train_v he_o a_o contrary_a way_n from_o the_o covey_n now_o by_o that_o time_n that_o she_o be_v past_o that_o fear_n and_o free_v of_o the_o motherly_a care_n she_o have_v of_o her_o young_a one_o then_o will_v she_o get_v into_o the_o furrow_n of_o some_o land_n lie_v along_o on_o her_o back_n catch_v a_o clot_n of_o earth_n up_o with_o her_o foot_n and_o therewith_o hide_v her_o whole_a body_n and_o so_o save_v both_o herself_o and_o her_o covey_n to_o conclude_v partridge_n by_o report_n live_v 16_o year_n chap._n xxxiv_o ¶_o of_o house-dove_n next_o after_o partridge_n the_o nature_n of_o dove_n will_v be_v consider_v since_o that_o they_o have_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o quality_n in_o that_o respect_n howbeit_o they_o be_v pass_o chaste_a and_o neither_o male_a nor_o female_a change_n their_o mate_n but_o keep_v together_o one_o true_a unto_o the_o other_o they_o live_v i_o say_v as_o couple_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n never_o play_v they_o false_a one_o by_o the_o other_o but_o keep_v home_o still_o and_o never_o visit_v the_o hole_n of_o other_o they_o abandon_v not_o their_o own_o nest_n unless_o they_o be_v in_o state_n of_o single_a life_n or_o widow_n head_n by_o the_o death_n of_o their_o fellow_n the_o female_n be_v very_o meek_a and_o patient_a they_o will_v endure_v and_o abide_v their_o imperious_a male_n notwithstanding_o otherwhiles_o they_o be_v very_o churlish_a unto_o they_o offer_v they_o wrong_v and_o hard_a measure_n so_o jealous_a be_v they_o of_o the_o hen_n and_o suspicious_a though_o without_o any_o cause_n and_o occasion_n give_v for_o pass_v chaste_a and_o continent_n by_o nature_n they_o be_v then_o shall_v you_o hear_v the_o cock_n grumble_v in_o the_o throat_n quarrel_n and_o complain_v and_o all_o to_o rate_v the_o hen_n then_o shall_v you_o see_v they_o peck_v and_o job_n at_o they_o cruel_o with_o their_o beak_n and_o yet_o soon_o after_o by_o way_n of_o satisfaction_n and_o to_o make_v amends_o again_o for_o their_o curse_a usage_n they_o will_v fall_v to_o bill_v and_o kiss_v they_o love_o they_o will_v make_v court_n unto_o they_o and_o woo_v they_o kind_o they_o will_v turn_v round_o about_o many_o time_n together_o by_o way_n of_o flattery_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o prayer_n seek_v unto_o they_o for_o their_o love_n as_o well_o the_o male_a as_o the_o female_n be_v careful_a of_o their_o young_a pigeon_n and_o love_v they_o alike_o nay_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o cock_n oftentimes_o to_o rebuke_v yea_o chastise_v the_o hen_n if_o she_o keep_v not_o the_o nest_n well_o or_o have_v be_v abroad_o for_o come_v no_o soon_o home_n again_o to_o her_o young_a and_o yet_o kind_n they_o be_v to_o they_o when_o they_o be_v about_o to_o build_v lay_v and_o sit_v a_o man_n shall_v see_v how_o ready_a they_o be_v to_o help_v to_o comfort_v and_o minister_v unto_o they_o in_o this_o case_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o egg_n be_v hatch_v you_o shall_v see_v they_o at_o the_o very_a first_o spit_v into_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o young_a pigeon_n salt_n brackish_a earth_n which_o they_o have_v gather_v in_o their_o throat_n thereby_o to_o prepare_v their_o appetite_n to_o meat_n and_o to_o season_v their_o stomach_n against_o the_o time_n that_o they_o shall_v eat_v dove_n and_o turtle_n have_v this_o property_n in_o their_o drink_n not_o to_o hold_v up_o their_o bill_n between-whiles_a and_o draw_v their_o neck_n back_o but_o to_o take_v a_o large_a draught_n at_o once_o as_o horse_n and_o cow_n do_v chap._n xxxv_o ¶_o of_o stockedove_n some_o author_n we_o have_v who_o affirm_v that_o stockdove_n live_v ordinary_o 30_o year_n and_o some_o until_o they_o be_v 40_o year_n old_a in_o which_o time_n they_o find_v no_o infirmity_n nor_o discommodity_n at_o all_o but_o only_o this_o that_o their_o claw_n be_v overgrow_v which_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o their_o age_n howbeit_o they_o may_v be_v pare_v without_o danger_n they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o one_o and_o the_o same_o manner_n of_o tune_n in_o their_o sing_n and_o common_o they_o make_v three_o rest_n in_o their_o song_n beside_o the_o fa-burden_n in_o the_o end_n which_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o groan_n all_o winter_n they_o be_v silent_a in_o spring_n they_o be_v loud_a enough_o &_o the_o wood_n resound_v with_o they_o nigidius_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o a_o man_n call_v unto_o a_o stockdove_n within-house_n as_o she_o be_v sit_v upon_o her_o egg_n she_o will_v leave_v her_o nest_n and_o come_v at_o the_o call_n they_o do_v lay_v after_o midsummer_n these_o doâ—…es_n and_o turtle_n live_v eight_o year_n chap._n xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o sparrow_n contrariwise_o the_o sparrow_n be_v but_o short_a live_v howbeit_o as_o lecherous_a as_o the_o best_a the_o cock_n sparrow_n by_o report_n live_v but_o one_o year_n the_o reason_n why_o man_n so_o think_v be_v because_o in_o the_o spring_n there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o find_v with_o a_o black_a bill_n and_o yet_o in_o summer_n before_o it_o begin_v to_o be_v black_a the_o hen_n live_v somewhat_o long_o but_o to_o come_v again_o to_o dove_n it_o be_v general_o hold_v that_o they_o have_v a_o certain_a sense_n and_o feel_n of_o glory_n and_o a_o man_n will_v very_o think_v that_o they_o have_v a_o knowledge_n of_o their_o gay_a feather_n and_o how_o they_o be_v changeable_o colour_v as_o a_o man_n look_v upon_o they_o &_o as_o they_o stand_v moreover_o they_o seem_v to_o take_v a_o pride_n in_o their_o fly_n while_o they_o keep_v a_o clap_v of_o their_o wing_n and_o cut_v of_o the_o air_n every_o way_n as_o if_o they_o have_v a_o pleasure_n to_o be_v fly_v abroad_o in_o which_o bravery_n of_o they_o while_o they_o flap_n with_o their_o wing_n and_o keep_v a_o glorious_a noise_n which_o can_v be_v without_o the_o beat_n of_o their_o very_a pinion_n together_o they_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o falcon_n and_o other_o hauk_n as_o prisoner_n fast_o bind_v and_o tie_v for_o otherwise_o if_o they_o will_v fly_v at_o liberty_n and_o ease_n without_o keep_v such_o ado_n with_o their_o clap_v they_o be_v much_o more_o swift_a of_o wing_n than_o the_o very_a hawk_n that_o prey_n upon_o they_o but_o the_o hawk_n like_o a_o very_a thief_n lie_v hide_v among_o the_o bough_n and_o branch_n of_o tree_n mark_v the_o dove_n how_o he_o fetch_v his_o flight_n and_o take_v his_o pleasure_n in_o the_o air_n and_o when_o he_o see_v his_o time_n in_o all_o this_o glory_n of_o he_o and_o the_o mid_n of_o his_o bravery_n seize_v upon_o he_o and_o carry_v he_o away_o chap._n xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o kestrell_n to_o prevent_v this_o danger_n therefore_o the_o dove_n need_v to_o have_v with_o they_o the_o bird_n which_o be_v call_v tinnunculus_fw-la i._o a_o kestrill_n or_o stannell_n for_o she_o defend_v they_o and_o by_o a_o certain_a natural_a power_n that_o she_o have_v skare_v and_o terrify_v all_o other_o hawk_n insomuch_o as_o they_o can_v abide_v either_o to_o see_v she_o or_o to_o hear_v she_o cry_v whereupon_o dove_n above_o all_o other_o love_v these_o bird_n and_o as_o man_n say_v pigeon_n will_v not_o leave_v their_o own_o dovecoat_n to_o fly_v to_o another_o if_o in_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o there_o be_v inter_v four_o kestril_n above_o say_v in_o four_o new_a earthen_a pot_n well_o neal_v and_o never_o use_v before_o but_o other_o have_v use_v mean_n to_o keep_v pigeon_n in_o their_o dove_n house_n for_o otherwise_o they_o be_v bird_n that_o love_v to_o be_v range_v and_o wander_v abroad_o namely_o by_o slit_v and_o cut_v the_o joint_n of_o their_o wing_n with_o some_o thin_a sharp_a piece_n of_o gold_n for_o if_o you_o do_v not_o so_o their_o wound_n will_v fester_v and_o be_v dangerous_a and_o in_o very_a truth_n these_o bird_n be_v soon_o seduce_v and_o train_v away_o from_o their_o own_o home_n and_o they_o have_v a_o cast_n with_o they_o to_o flatter_v and_o entice_v one_o another_o they_o take_v
other_o by_o these_o incisure_n cut_n and_o wrinkle_n but_o they_o appear_v only_o either_o under_o the_o belly_n or_o upon_o the_o back_n above_o and_o go_v no_o deep_o neither_o yet_o round_a the_o whole_a compass_n of_o the_o body_n but_o a_o man_n shall_v perceive_v in_o they_o certain_a ring_n or_o circle_n apt_a to_o bend_v and_o wind_n to_o and_o fro_o and_o those_o so_o plate_a and_o plait_a one_o over_o another_o that_o in_o nothing_o elsewhere_o be_v more_o see_v the_o workmanship_n of_o nature_n than_o in_o the_o artificial_a composition_n of_o these_o little_a body_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o the_o industry_n and_o subtlety_n of_o nature_n inframe_v these_o infect_v in_o body_n of_o any_o bigness_n or_o at_o leastwise_o in_o those_o of_o the_o great_a sort_n nature_n hadno_fw-la hard_a pieâ—…e_n of_o work_n to_o procreate_v form_n and_o bring_v all_o part_n to_o perfection_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o matter_n whereof_o they_o be_v wrought_v be_v pliable_a and_o will_v follow_v as_o she_o will_v have_v it_o but_o in_o these_o so_o little_a body_n nay_o prick_n and_o speck_n rather_o than_o body_n indeed_o how_o can_v one_o comprehend_v the_o reason_n the_o power_n and_o the_o inexplicable_a perfection_n that_o nature_n have_v therein_o show_v how_o have_v she_o bestow_v all_o the_o five_o sense_n in_o a_o gnat_n and_o yet_o some_o therebe_n less_o creature_n than_o they_o but_o i_o say_v where_o have_v she_o make_v the_o seat_n of_o her_o eye_n to_o see_v before_o it_o where_o have_v she_o set_v &_o dispose_v the_o taste_n where_o have_v she_o place_v and_o insert_v the_o instrument_n and_o organ_n of_o smell_v and_o above_o all_o where_o have_v she_o dispose_v that_o dreadful_a and_o terrible_a noise_n that_o it_o make_v that_o wonderful_a great_a sound_n i_o say_v in_o proportion_n of_o so_o little_a a_o body_n can_v there_o be_v devise_v a_o thing_n more_o fine_o &_o cunning_o wrought_v than_o the_o wing_n set_v to_o her_o body_n mark_v what_o long-shanked_a leg_n above_o ordinary_a she_o have_v give_v unto_o they_o see_v how_o she_o have_v set_v that_o hungry_a hollow_a concavitie_n in_o stead_n of_o a_o belly_n &_o have_v make_v the_o same_o so_o thirsty_a and_o greedy_a after_o blood_n and_o man_n especial_o come_v to_o the_o weapon_n that_o it_o have_v to_o prick_v pierce_v and_o enter_v through_o the_o skin_n how_o artificial_o have_v she_o point_v and_o sharpen_v it_o and_o be_v so_o little_a as_o it_o be_v as_o hardly_o the_o fineness_n thereof_o can_v be_v see_v yet_o as_o if_o it_o be_v of_o bigness_n &_o capacity_n answerable_a fâ—…amed_v it_o she_o have_v most_o cunning_o for_o a_o twofold_a use_n to_o wit_n most_o sharp_o point_v to_o prick_v and_o enter_v and_o withal_o hollow_a like_o a_o pipe_n for_o to_o suck_v in_o and_o convey_v the_o blood_n through_o it_o come_v to_o the_o wood-worme_n what_o manner_n of_o tooth_n have_v nature_n give_v it_o to_o bear_v hole_n and_o eat_v into_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o hard_a oak_n 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shape_v like_o to_o a_o ram_n head_n and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v so_o call_v there_o be_v a_o second_o kind_n name_v columbinum_n or_o by_o other_o venerium_n these_o be_v white_a round_a light_n less_o than_o the_o former_a ramshead_n ciche_n which_o man_n do_v eat_v ceremonious_o with_o great_a religion_n when_o they_o mean_v to_o watch_v thorough_o all_o night_n long_o there_o be_v a_o little_a cich_a pease_n also_o call_v cicercula_n make_v corner_a and_o otherwise_o uneven_a like_a unto_o a_o pease_n but_o the_o best_a ciche_n and_o most_o pleasant_a be_v those_o that_o come_v near_o in_o resemblance_n to_o the_o eruile_a and_o general_o the_o red_a kind_n and_o the_o black_a be_v more_o firm_a and_o fast_o than_o the_o white_a cich_a pease_n grow_v within_o round_a cod_n whereas_o other_o pulse_n
lion_n gentle_a to_o those_o that_o submit_v themselves_o 201._o d_o lion_n spare_v woman_n and_o babe_n ibid._n lion_n entreat_v with_o fair_a language_n 201._o e._n their_o disposition_n know_v by_o their_o tail_n ibid._n f._n their_o generosâ—…tie_n and_o magnanimity_n 202._o g._n whereat_o they_o be_v affright_v 202._o i_o their_o disease_n and_o remedy_n ibid._n lion_n first_o show_v at_o rome_n in_o the_o cirque_fw-la 202._o k._n how_o they_o be_v take_v ibid._n l_o lion_n yoke_v and_o put_v to_o draw_v at_o rome_n 202_o m_o a_o lion_n thankfulness_n 203._o d_o lion_n die_v with_o taste_v leontophonus_fw-la ibid._n or_o drench_v with_o the_o urine_n 217._o f_o of_o li_n 336._o l_o liquor_n fall_v from_o heaven_n 316._o m._n how_o good_a ibid._n lisard_n their_o nature_n 218._o k_o lysimachus_n strangle_v a_o lion_n 202._o m_o liver_n lie_v on_o the_o right_a side_n 341._o b_o liver_n find_v in_o sacrifice_n without_o the_o head_n or_o fibre_n ibid._n see_v with_o twain_o ibid._n what_o they_o foreshow_v ibid._n liver_n insacrifice_v find_v inward_a to_o the_o number_n of_o six_o 341_o b_o liver_n find_v cut_v presage_v ill_a hap_n ibid._n c_o liver_n receive_v blood_n from_o the_o heart_n ibid._n d_o liver_n of_o mouse_n and_o rat_n grow_v at_o mid_a winter_n 342._o g_o have_v so_o many_o fibre_n as_o the_o moon_n be_v day_n old_a ibid._n liver_n continue_v in_o salt_n a_o hundred_o year_n 342_o h_o who_o live_v a_o long_a time_n 180._o l_o livia_n augusta_n make_v trial_n by_o a_o egg_n whether_o she_o go_v with_o a_o boy_n or_o a_o girl_n 299._o d_o livia_n drusilla_n august_n a_o present_v with_o a_o bâ—…y_a branch_n in_o a_o hen_n bill_n fall_v into_o her_o lap_n 453._o c_o lizard_n tender_v skin_v and_o fourfooted_a 336._o h_o lizard_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o m._n they_o deliver_v their_o egg_n at_o their_o mouth_n 305._o 〈◊〉_d l_o o_fw-fr lobae_fw-la the_o stalk_n of_o millet_n 558._o i._n lobster_n want_n blood_n 252._o i._n they_o cast_v their_o coat_n in_o spring_n ibid._n die_v for_o woe_n 270._o g_o lobster_n their_o nature_n 252._o i_o locry_v a_o free_a state_n with_o the_o description_n of_o their_o country_n 73._o c._n locuplete_v i_o rich_a man_n why_o so_o call_v 550._o i_o locust_n how_o they_o utter_v their_o voice_n 353._o a_o locust_n and_o grasshopper_n have_v no_o eye_n 334._o g_o locust_n lay_v egg_n in_o autumn_n 327._o b._n their_o young_a creep_v on_o their_o wing_n ibid._n c._n the_o mother_n of_o they_o die_v at_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o her_o young_a ibid._n c._n they_o can_v kill_v serpent_n ib._n d_o locust_n in_o indaea_n three_o foot_n long_o ibid._n they_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o wind_n 327._o d._n they_o fly_v many_o day_n without_o rest_n ib._n foresee_v a_o famine_n ib._n e._n darken_v the_o sun_n with_o their_o flight_n ibid._n burn_v corn_n with_o their_o blast_n ibid._n lollia_n paulina_n how_o she_o be_v adorn_v with_o pearl_n 256._o k_o the_o price_n of_o they_o ibid._n lomentum_fw-la 568._o m_o lora_n what_o it_o be_v 417._o e_fw-la loretum_fw-la a_o place_n 454._o g_o lote_n tree_n capillata_fw-la and_o why_o so_o call_v 495._o a_o lote_a tree_n of_o long_a continuance_n 494._o m._n 495._o a_o lotophagi_n people_n 397._o b_o lot_n take_v for_o a_o god_n 4._o k_o lotus_fw-la tree_n in_o africa_n 397._o a._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o fruit_n ibid._n b._n it_o serve_v for_o meat_n and_o drink_n 397._o c_o lotus_fw-la the_o herb_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la tree_n wood_n ibid._n lotus_fw-la of_o egypt_n 397._o c._n d._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o the_o head_n and_o flower_n ibid._n e._n the_o root_n feed_v hog_n ibid._n f_o lotus_fw-la three_fw-mi why_o it_o be_v regard_v much_o at_o rome_n 476._o k._n the_o description_n thereof_o and_o the_o use_n ibid._n of_o the_o lousy_a disease_n pherecides_n die_v 184._o g_o l_o v_o luceia_n act_v on_o the_o stage_n a_o hundred_o year_n 181._o c_o lucentum_n a_o town_n of_o the_o latin_n 53._o d_o lucerna_fw-la a_o shine_a fish_n 249._o d_o lucifer_n why_o so_o call_v 6._o i_o lucina_n the_o name_n of_o diana_n and_o whereupon_o 494._o m_o lucini_fw-la man_n so_o call_v 335._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n lucius_z martius_z 48._o h_o lucius_n cossitius_fw-la turn_v from_o a_o woman_n to_o a_o man_n on_o the_o very_a marriage_n day_n 158._o h_o lucius_n sylla_n unworthy_o name_v foelix_n 177._o d_o lucius_n metellus_n only_o suffer_v to_o ride_v in_o his_o coach_n unto_o the_o senat._n 138._o h._n think_v most_o happy_a ibid._n g_o lucius_n apronius_n his_o son_n how_o fat_a he_o be_v 334._o l_o lucius_n opimius_n and_o quintius_n fabius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o arch_n see_v about_o the_o sun_n 17._o e_o lucius_n portius_n and_o marcus_n acilius_n when_o they_o be_v consul_n a_o round_a circle_n about_o the_o sun_n ibid._n lucullus_n resist_v by_o the_o muddy_a slime_n maltha_n at_o samosatis_n 46._o m_o lung_n be_v but_o in_o few_o fish_n 335._o e_fw-la lung_n that_o be_v little_a cause_n the_o body_n to_o be_v swift_a 341._o a_o lupi_fw-la a_o sort_n of_o spider_n 323._o d._n they_o spin_v not_o ibid._n lupine_n a_o direction_n to_o the_o husbandman_n 594._o g_o lupine_n meat_n medicinable_a 272._o g_o lupin_n not_o easy_o mow_v down_o 571._o c_o sympathy_n betwixt_o lupin_n and_o the_o sun_n ibid._n d._n wonderful_o affectionate_a to_o the_o earth_n ibid._n lupin_n sow_v themselves_o ibid._n e_o lupin_n sow_v be_v as_o good_a as_o soil_n or_o compost_n 571._o f._n 572._o g_o lupin_n steep_v man_n meat_n ibid._n lupin_n how_v to_o be_v keep_v ibid._n lupin_n profitable_a to_o be_v set_v in_o ground_n 508._o g_o lucae-bone_n what_o they_o be_v 195._o b_o lusitania_n whence_o it_o have_v the_o name_n 51._o f_o lusitania_n the_o description_n thereof_o 88_o i_o lutarius_n a_o kind_n of_o barble_n 246._o h_o lutense_n a_o kind_n of_o pelagiae_n purple_n 259._o a_o l_o y_fw-fr lyncurium_n what_o it_o be_v 217._o f_o lycus_n river_n 268._o b_o lyrare_n what_o it_o be_v 579._o f_o laestrigones_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g._n lytion_n what_o composition_n it_o be_v 362._o h_o m_o a_o macrobij_n and_o other_o people_n live_v long_o 156._o l._n m_o macedonia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 77._o a_o macer_n 362._o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o the_o rind_n ibid._n machlis_n what_o manner_n of_o beast_n 200._o g_o macius_fw-la island_n sometime_o join_v to_o euboea_n 4._o i_o macrinus_n vistus_fw-la how_o he_o use_v to_o bleed_v 346._o g_o maeander_n river_n where_o it_o now_o run_v by_o goodly_a meadow_n in_o time_n past_a be_v all_o sea_n 39_o e._n the_o description_n thereof_o 108._o h._n maenander_n how_o he_o love_v his_o study_n 172._o m_o magnesiae_fw-la the_o description_n thereof_o 36._o m_o magnesia_n island_n 40._o k_o magna_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 383._o c_o maid_n child_n in_o rome_n become_v a_o boy_n 158._o h_o male_n in_o all_o beast_n strong_a than_o female_n 352._o k._n some_o be_v except_v ibid._n male_n have_v more_o tooth_n than_o female_n 338._o g_o malady_n and_o death_n consume_v blood_n 346._o i_o maldacon_n see_v brochos_n malacha_n see_v brochos_n maleus_n a_o mountain_n 36._o g_o malady_n of_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 541._o c_o malis_fw-la bonis_fw-la what_o it_o mean_v 555._o d_o malobathron_n a_o plant_n 378._o l._n the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n and_o the_o kind_n ibid._n m_o malobathrum_n the_o leaf_n 379._o a_o malt_n make_v strong_a drink_n in_o old_a time_n 428._o h._n i_o maltha_n a_o slimy_a mud_n so_o call_v 46._o m_o maltha_n a_o kind_n of_o mud_n in_o a_o pond_n of_o the_o city_n samosatis_n ibid._n the_o strange_a nature_n of_o it_o ibid._n man_n how_o long_o he_o grow_v 345._o b_o man_n breast_n only_o broad_a and_o square_a 343._o e_o man_n only_o bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n 346._o g_o man_n only_o two_o footed_a 349._o b_o man_n only_o have_v a_o cannell_n bone_n and_o shoulder_n ibid._n man_n only_o have_v palm_n on_o his_o hand_n 350._o l_o man_n in_o egypt_n have_v four_o eye_n 354._o h_o man_n for_o his_o proportion_n have_v most_o brain_n 352._o b._n have_v more_o brain_n than_o woman_n ibid._n man_n his_o brain_n only_o pant_v and_o breathe_v 333._o a._n they_o be_v not_o settle_v before_o he_o speak_v ibid._n man_n only_o want_v power_n to_o shake_v his_o ear_n 333._o b_o man_n only_o have_v face_n and_o visage_n 333._o d._n his_o forehead_n declare_v his_o nature_n ibid._n man_n only_o bear_v without_o tooth_n 337._o e_o man_n than_o who_o nothing_o more_o proud_a and_o wretched_a 4._o m_o man_n the_o best_a gift_n he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o he_o that_o he_o can_v rid_v himself_o by_o death_n out_o of_o his_o misery_n 5._o a_o man_n flesh_n sacrifice_v and_o eat_v 154._o g_o man_n to_o
reckon_n above_o other_o herb_n for_o i_o read_v in_o ancient_a history_n that_o cornelius_n cethegus_n at_o what_o time_n as_o he_o be_v choose_v consul_n with_o quintius_n flaminius_n present_o upon_o the_o say_a election_n give_v a_o largesse_n to_o the_o people_n of_o new_a wine_n aromatize_v with_o rue_n the_o figtree_n and_o rue_n be_v in_o a_o great_a league_n &_o amity_n insomuch_o as_o this_o herb_n sow_n and_o set_v it_o when_o and_o where_o you_o will_v in_o no_o place_n prosper_v better_a than_o under_o that_o tree_n for_o plant_v it_o may_v be_v of_o a_o slip_n or_o sprig_n now_o if_o the_o same_o be_v put_v into_o a_o bean_n which_o have_v a_o hole_n pierce_v or_o bore_v through_o it_o will_v do_v far_o better_a by_o reason_n that_o the_o bean_n clasp_v the_o set_v close_o and_o unite_n thereunto_o her_o own_o sap_n and_o moisture_n cherish_v it_o therewith_o and_o make_v it_o come_v apace_o moreover_o it_o will_v propagat_n and_o set_v it_o own_o self_n for_o let_v the_o 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the_o occultation_n or_o set_v of_o the_o brood-hen_n star_n virgiliae_fw-la and_o sandy_a ground_n be_v most_o familiar_a and_o agreeable_a to_o it_o touch_v the_o defect_n and_o imperfection_n of_o that_o kind_n which_o grow_v beyond_o sea_n i_o have_v say_v enough_o among_o the_o shrub_n and_o plant_n that_o be_v stranger_n the_o caraway_n also_o be_v a_o stranger_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o caria_n the_o native_a country_n thereof_o it_o bear_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a seed_n that_o come_v into_o the_o kitchen_n it_o care_v not_o much_o where_o it_o be_v sow_v or_o plant_v for_o it_o will_v grow_v in_o any_o ground_n as_o well_o as_o the_o alisanders_n beforenamed_a howbeit_o the_o best_a come_v out_o of_o caria_n the_o next_o to_o it_o in_o goodness_n we_o have_v from_o phrygia_n as_o for_o loveach_v or_o livish_v it_o be_v by_o nature_n wild_a and_o savage_a and_o love_v alone_o to_o grow_v of_o itself_o among_o the_o mountain_n of_o liguria_n whereof_o it_o come_v to_o have_v the_o name_n ligusticum_n as_o be_v the_o natural_a place_n best_o agree_v to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o set_a or_o sow_v it_o may_v be_v in_o any_o place_n wheresoever_o howbeit_o this_o that_o be_v thus_o order_v by_o man_n hand_n have_v not_o the_o like_a virtue_n as_o the_o other_o although_o it_o be_v in_o taste_n more_o pleasant_a &_o some_o call_v it_o panax_fw-la or_o panace_n howbeit_o cretevas_n a_o greek_a writer_n call_v the_o wild_a origan_n or_o cunila_n bubula_fw-la by_o that_o name_n but_o all_o other_o in_o manner_n attribute_v the_o name_n of_o conyza_fw-la or_o conyzoide_v to_o cunilago_fw-la i._n fleabane_n mullet_n and_o of_o thymbra_n i_o winter_n
grease_n for_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o gout_n and_o very_o for_o that_o purpose_n as_o also_o for_o the_o spleen_n the_o root_n poun_v with_o vinegar_n be_v no_o less_o effectual_a be_v boil_v in_o wine_n it_o discuss_v and_o drive_v down_o rise_n in_o the_o groin_n and_o such_o like_a emunctory_n so_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o old_a hog_n grease_n salt_v but_o the_o same_o root_n dry_a be_v a_o very_a depilatorie_a and_o fetch_v hair_n off_o phanias_n the_o natural_a philosopher_n and_o physician_n in_o a_o several_a treatise_n which_o he_o make_v in_o the_o praise_n of_o nettle_n profess_v that_o he_o know_v not_o the_o like_a remedy_n to_o the_o nettle_n boil_v first_o and_o then_o condite_fw-la for_o the_o windpipe_n the_o cough_n the_o distillation_n and_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n the_o stomach_n the_o bile_n and_o botch_n in_o the_o emunctory_n the_o swell_a and_o inflame_a kernel_n behind_o the_o ear_n and_o kibe_a heel_n the_o same_o with_o oil_n procure_v sweat_v and_o sodden_a with_o muscle_n and_o such_o like_a shell-fish_n it_o move_v to_o the_o stool_n with_o ptisane_a or_o barley_n broth_n it_o purge_v the_o breast_n and_o send_v down_o woman_n term_n apply_v with_o salt_n it_o restrain_v ulcer_n that_o be_v corrosive_n and_o apt_a to_o run_v &_o spread_v far_o the_o juice_n also_o of_o the_o nettle_n serve_v to_o many_o use_n for_o be_v press_v forth_o &_o lay_v as_o a_o lineament_n to_o the_o forehead_n in_o a_o frontall_a it_o staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n the_o same_o take_v in_o drink_n provoke_v urine_n and_o break_v the_o stone_n but_o if_o one_o gargoyle_n with_o it_o it_o stay_v the_o wula_n from_o fall_v as_o for_o the_o seed_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v gather_v in_o harvest_n time_n &_o that_o which_o be_v bring_v from_o alexandria_n be_v esteem_v best_o for_o all_o the_o particular_a disease_n above_o rehearse_v the_o kind_a and_o gentle_a nettle_n also_o even_o those_o that_o be_v young_a and_o tender_a be_v know_v to_o be_v of_o good_a operation_n but_o principal_o that_o wild_a kind_n beforesaid_a and_o this_o property_n moreover_o it_o have_v to_o rid_v away_o the_o leprosy_n out_o of_o the_o face_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o wine_n final_o if_o a_o soure-sooted_n beast_n will_v not_o abide_v to_o be_v cover_v or_o serve_v with_o the_o male_a of_o that_o kind_n a_o ordinary_a practice_n it_o be_v to_o rub_v the_o nature_n or_o shap_n with_o a_o nettle_n for_o that_o will_v make_v she_o stand_v to_o the_o fellow_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o lamium_fw-la and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o as_o touch_v that_o deadnettle_n which_o among_o the_o other_o kind_n we_o name_v before_o lamium_fw-la i._o archangel_n it_o be_v the_o mild_a of_o all_o other_o and_o most_o tractable_a for_o the_o leaf_n bite_v not_o nor_o sting_n at_o all_o the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o some_o corn_n of_o salt_n to_o contusion_n and_o bruise_n to_o deep_o burn_v the_o king_n evil_a swell_n gout_n and_o wound_n cure_v they_o all_o the_o white_a that_o it_o have_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o the_o leaf_n be_v singular_a for_o s._n anthony_n fire_n the_o shingles_n and_o such_o like_a some_o there_o be_v of_o our_o latin_a writer_n who_o treat_v of_o nettle_n have_v couch_v they_o in_o their_o rank_n respective_o to_o the_o time_n say_v that_o the_o root_n of_o a_o nettle_n which_o come_v in_o the_o autumn_n cure_v the_o tertian_n ague_n but_o it_o must_v be_v tie_v fast_o to_o the_o patient_n and_o these_o ceremony_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v also_o in_o the_o take_n it_o forth_o of_o the_o ground_n that_o the_o party_n be_v name_v for_o who_o it_o be_v gather_v the_o fever_n also_o of_o what_o type_n or_o kind_n it_o be_v yea_o and_o who_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o sick_a person_n and_o then_o he_o or_o she_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v deliver_v of_o that_o disease_n the_o say_a root_n with_o the_o same_o circumstance_n be_v of_o the_o like_a operation_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o quartan_a ague_n also_o the_o selfsame_o author_n do_v assirme_a moreover_o that_o the_o root_n of_o a_o nettle_n be_v apply_v with_o salt_n draw_v forth_o all_o thorn_n and_o shiver_n that_o stick_v within_o the_o flesh_n also_o that_o a_o cataplasm_n of_o the_o leaf_n and_o hog_n grease_v incorporat_a together_o do_v resolve_v the_o scrofule_n or_o swell_a kernel_n call_v the_o king's-evil_a or_o if_o they_o be_v come_v to_o suppuration_n eat_v and_o work_v they_o forth_o and_o do_v incarnate_a &_o fill_v up_o the_o place_n again_o chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o the_o herb_n scorpius_n the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o medicinable_a property_n there_o be_v a_o herb_n call_v scorpiocides_n scorpius_n which_o take_v that_o name_n of_o the_o resemblance_n that_o the_o head_n have_v to_o a_o scorpion_n tail_n few_o leave_v it_o bear_v but_o according_a to_o the_o name_n it_o be_v good_a against_o the_o sting_n of_o scorpion_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v of_o the_o same_o appellation_n &_o of_o like_a effect_n to_o the_o other_o but_o it_o show_v no_o leaf_n at_o all_o the_o stalk_n be_v smooth_a and_o resemble_v garden_n sperage_n in_o the_o top_n or_o head_n whereof_o there_o be_v a_o prick_n to_o be_v see_v like_o a_o sting_n which_o give_v occasion_n of_o the_o foresay_a name_n chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o leucacantha_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o good_a in_o physic_n the_o greek_n some_o call_v this_o thistle_n leucacantha_n or_o the_o white_a thistle_n other_o phyllon_n some_o ischias_n other_o polygonaton_n but_o be_v the_o name_n what_o it_o will_v it_o have_v a_o root_n resemble_v that_o of_o cypirus_n cyperus_n which_o if_o it_o be_v chew_v in_o the_o mouth_n allai_v the_o toothache_n hicesius_n say_v likewise_o that_o if_o either_o the_o seed_n or_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o root_n thereof_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o eight_o dram_n it_o assuage_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o side_n and_o loin_n the_o same_o also_o cure_v rupture_n convulsion_n and_o cramp_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o helxine_n or_o perdicium_fw-la call_v also_o parthenium_n or_o sideritis_fw-la and_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a as_o for_o helxine_a some_o call_v it_o perdicium_fw-la because_o partridge_n delight_v most_o to_o feed_v thereupon_o other_o name_v it_o sideritis_fw-la and_o many_o give_v it_o the_o name_n of_o parthenium_n leave_v it_o carry_v of_o wall_n a_o mix_a form_n and_o resemblance_n between_o plantain_n and_o horehound_n the_o branch_n or_o small_a stalk_n grow_v in_o thick_a tuft_n and_o those_o be_v of_o a_o light_n red_a colour_n the_o seed_n in_o the_o head_n of_o a_o by_o kind_n which_o stick_v to_o folk_n clothes_n whereupon_o they_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v call_v helxine_n but_o in_o the_o former_a book_n i_o have_v describe_v the_o form_n of_o the_o right_a white_a helxine_a or_o parietarie_n indeed_o the_o property_n of_o this_o herb_n be_v to_o give_v a_o tincture_n or_o die_v to_o wool_n it_o heal_v the_o shingles_n and_o s._n anthony_n fire_n it_o cure_v swell_n and_o all_o apostemation_n of_o humour_n yea_o and_o also_o burn_v the_o juice_n thereof_o incorporat_a with_o ceruse_n or_o white_a lead_n and_o so_o apply_v serve_v great_o for_o biles_fw-la and_o botch_n s._n anthony_n fire_n tumour_n gather_n and_o rise_n in_o the_o flesh_n yea_o and_o help_v they_o who_o throat_n begin_v to_o swell_v also_o if_o a_o man_n take_v the_o quantity_n of_o one_o cyath_n thereof_o it_o cure_v inveterat_fw-la and_o old_a cough_n it_o heal_v all_o infirmity_n either_o occasion_v by_o phlegmatic_a humour_n or_o else_o incident_a to_o moist_a part_n like_v as_o with_o oil_n rosat_n it_o be_v a_o proper_a medicine_n for_o the_o accident_n of_o the_o amygdales_fw-la about_o the_o passage_n to_o the_o throat_n and_o for_o the_o swell_a of_o vein_n moreover_o if_o it_o be_v reduce_v cyprine_n into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cerot_n with_o goat_n suet_n and_o wax_n of_o cypress_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o cure_v the_o gout_n moreover_o perdicium_fw-la or_o parthenium_n for_o sideritis_fw-la be_v another_o herb_n our_o countryman_n call_v in_o latin_a withal_o vrceolaris_fw-la of_o other_o astericum_fw-la in_o leaf_n it_o be_v like_a to_o basil_n save_v only_o that_o it_o be_v black_a it_o grow_v upon_o tile-house_n and_o old_a decay_a wall_n and_o such_o ruinous_a place_n be_v beat_v into_o powder_n &_o apply_v with_o corn_n of_o salt_n it_o have_v the_o same_o operation_n that_o the_o nettle_n lamium_fw-la and_o cure_v the_o self_n same_o disease_n and_o the_o one_o be_v use_v in_o like_a sort_n as_o the_o other_o &_o if_o the_o juice_n be_v drink_v hot_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o inward_a and_o secret_a imposthume_n full_a of_o filthy_a matter_n and_o drive_v they_o outward_a also_o it_o be_v excellent_a
hurt_v they_o afterward_o as_o for_o the_o other_o smilax_n or_o bindweed_n it_o love_v place_n well_o toil_v and_o husband_v wherein_o it_o usual_o grow_v but_o of_o no_o virtue_n it_o be_v &_o operation_n the_o former_a bindweed_n be_v that_o the_o wood_n whereof_o we_o say_v will_v give_v a_o sound_n if_o it_o be_v hold_v close_o to_o the_o ear_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v like_a to_o this_o which_o some_o have_v call_v clematis_n this_o plant_n creep_v &_o climb_v upon_o tree_n have_v many_o joint_n also_o or_o knot_n the_o leaf_n be_v good_a to_o mundify_v the_o foul_a leprosy_n the_o seed_n drink_v to_o the_o measure_n of_o one_o acetable_a in_o a_o hemin_fw-fr of_o water_n or_o mead_n make_v the_o belly_n loose_v the_o decoction_n thereof_o be_v give_v likewise_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n chap._n xi_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o cane_n or_o reed_n of_o the_o papyr_n reed_n of_o ebon_n oleander_n sumach_n otherwise_o call_v rhus_n erythros_n mad_a allysson_n sopewort_n or_o fullersweed_n apocynon_fw-la rosemary_n cachrys_n savine_n selago_n and_o samulus_fw-la also_o of_o gum_n heretofore_o have_v we_o show_v 29_o sundry_a kind_n of_o reed_n all_o endue_v with_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n and_o in_o no_o plant_n more_o appear_v the_o admirable_a power_n of_o dame_n nature_n the_o only_a subject_a matter_n handle_v in_o all_o these_o book_n of_o we_o for_o in_o the_o first_o place_n there_o present_v itself_o unto_o we_o the_o root_n of_o reed_n or_o cane_n which_o be_v bruise_v and_o apply_v according_o draw_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n any_o spill_v of_o fearne_n stick_v within_o the_o flesh_n so_o do_v the_o fern_n root_n by_o the_o reed_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o have_v set_v down_o many_o sort_n of_o cane_n that_o among_o the_o rest_n which_o come_v out_o of_o india_n and_o syria_n and_o whereof_o persumer_n have_v so_o great_a use_n in_o their_o sweet_a ointment_n and_o odoriferous_a composition_n have_v this_o property_n beside_o that_o if_o it_o be_v boil_v with_o the_o grass_n call_v deut_n de_fw-fr chien_fw-fr i._n quoich_n grass_n or_o parsley_n seed_n it_o be_v diuretical_a and_o provoke_v urine_n apply_v outward_o it_o draw_v down_o the_o desire_a sickness_n of_o woman_n take_a in_o drink_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o two_o oboli_fw-la it_o cure_v those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o convulsion_n or_o cramp_n it_o help_v the_o liver_n and_o the_o reins_n it_o be_v a_o remedy_n also_o for_o the_o dropsy_n as_o for_o the_o cough_n a_o very_a presume_v thereof_o will_v stay_v it_o and_o the_o rather_o if_o it_o be_v mix_v with_o rosin_n the_o root_n sod_v in_o wine_n with_o myrrh_n cleanse_v scurf_n and_o dandruff_n it_o heal_v also_o the_o spread_a ulcer_n &_o run_a scal_n of_o the_o head_n there_o be_v a_o juice_n beside_o draw_v from_o it_o which_o become_v like_a to_o elaterium_n or_o the_o juice_n of_o the_o wild_a cucumber_n moreover_o in_o any_o reed_n the_o best_a and_o most_o effectual_a part_n thereof_o be_v that_o hold_v to_o be_v which_o be_v next_o to_o the_o root_n the_o joint_n also_o and_o knot_n be_v of_o great_a efficacy_n the_o cyprian_a cane_n be_v name_v donax_n the_o rind_n whereof_o if_o it_o be_v burn_v and_o bring_v into_o ash_n be_v singular_a for_o to_o bring_v hair_n again_o in_o place_n where_o it_o be_v shed_v it_o heal_v likewise_o ulcer_n grow_v to_o putrefaction_n the_o leave_v thereof_o be_v use_v to_o draw_v forth_o any_o prick_n or_o thorn_n the_o same_o be_v of_o great_a virtue_n against_o s._n anthony_n fire_n the_o shingles_n and_o such_o like_a yea_o &_o against_o all_o impostumation_n the_o common_a and_o ordinary_a reed_n have_v a_o extractive_a or_o draw_v faculty_n if_o they_o be_v stamp_v green_a which_o be_v not_o mean_v of_o the_o root_n only_o but_o also_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o reed_n itself_o which_o they_o say_v be_v of_o great_a operation_n the_o root_n be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o apply_v with_o vinegar_n cure_v all_o dislocation_n and_o ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o chine_n bone_n the_o same_o pun_v green_a and_o new_a stir_v to_o lust_n if_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o wine_n the_o down_o or_o cotton_n grow_v upon_o the_o cane_n if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ear_n cause_v hardness_n of_o hear_v there_o grow_v in_o egypt_n a_o certain_a plant_n name_v papyrus_fw-la which_o resemble_v much_o the_o cane_n or_o reed_n a_o thing_n of_o great_a use_n and_o commodity_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v dry_a for_o it_o serve_v as_o a_o sponge_n both_o to_o suck_v up_o the_o moisture_n in_o fistula_n and_o also_o to_o enlarge_v they_o for_o swell_v as_o it_o do_v it_o keep_v the_o ulcer_n open_a and_o make_v way_n for_o the_o medicine_n to_o enter_v according_o by_o that_o mean_n the_o paper_n make_v thereof_o when_o it_o be_v burn_v be_v count_v to_o be_v caustick_a the_o ash_n of_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o wine_n cause_n sleep_n and_o apply_v outward_o take_v away_o hard_a callosity_n touch_v 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according_a to_o that_o portion_n of_o strength_n which_o nature_n have_v endue_v they_o withal_o that_o they_o be_v very_o good_a to_o put_v into_o those_o medicine_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o eye_n but_o principal_o they_o do_v repress_v the_o vehement_a flux_n of_o humour_n that_o fall_v into_o they_o be_v calcine_v and_o beat_v into_o powder_n they_o do_v heal_v any_o burn_n or_o scald_v to_o conclude_v there_o be_v another_o mountain_n in_o the_o same_o ehyopia_n and_o not_o far_o from_o the_o say_v zimiris_n which_o breed_v the_o stone_n theamedes_n that_o will_v abide_v no_o iron_n but_o reject_v and_o drive_v the_o same_o from_o it_o but_o of_o both_o these_o nature_n as_o well_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o i_o have_v write_v oftentimes_o already_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o certain_a stone_n which_o will_v quick_o consume_v the_o body_n that_o be_v lay_v therein_o of_o other_o again_o that_o preserve_v they_o a_o long_a time_n of_o the_o stone_n call_v assius_n and_o the_o medicinable_a property_n thereof_o within_o the_o isle_n scyros_n there_o be_v a_o stone_n by_o report_n which_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v whole_a &_o sound_n will_v swim_v and_o float_v upon_o the_o water_n break_v the_o same_o into_o small_a piece_n it_o will_v sink_v near_o unto_o assos_n a_o city_n in_o troas_n there_o be_v find_v in_o the_o quarry_n a_o certain_a stone_n call_v sarcophagus_n which_o run_v in_o a_o direct_a vein_n and_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v cleave_v and_o so_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o rock_n by_o flake_n the_o reason_n of_o that_o name_n be_v this_o because_o that_o within_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n it_o be_v know_v for_o certain_a to_o consume_v the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v bestow_v therein_o skin_n flesh_n and_o
description_n of_o these_o starre-lizards_a stellion_n 361._o b_o against_o the_o sting_n and_o poison_n of_o stellio_n remedy_n 140._o g_o stephanomelis_n what_o herb_n 263._o f_o stepanoplocos_fw-la or_o stephanopolis_n a_o picture_n of_o glycera_n 80._o l_o make_v by_o pausias_n the_o painter_n who_o love_v glycera_n 546._o l_o stephusa_n a_o image_n of_o praxiteles_n his_o make_n 500_o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n sterelitis_n what_o kind_n of_o litharge_n 474._o k_o stergethron_n a_o herb_n see_v houseleek_n q._n stertinius_n a_o famous_a physician_n at_o rome_n and_o a_o great_a taker_n of_o fee_n 344_o k._n he_o and_o his_o brother_n rich_a sumptuous_a and_o die_v wealthy_a 344_o l_o stian_n or_o such_o like_a hardness_n rise_v in_o the_o eyelid_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 324._o m_o stibi_fw-la or_o antimony_n 366._o g_o stibium_fw-la see_v stimmi_n stitch_n in_o side_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 104_o h._n 120_o l._n 121_o e_fw-la 126_o k._n 193_o a._n 202_o g._n 516_o g_o see_v sides_n and_o pleurisy_n stiff_o and_o stark_o for_o cold_a how_o restore_v 263._o a_o stiffness_n of_o limb_n how_o to_o be_v make_v limmer_n &_o supple_a 422._o k_o stilo_n praeconinus_n his_o merry_a scoff_n upon_o a_o spaniard_n signet_n 601_o e._n stimma_fw-it a_o mineral_n 473_o d._n of_o two_o kind_n ib._n their_o description_n ibid._n their_o medicinable_a virtue_n 473_o d_o e._n principal_a for_o the_o eye_n ib._n how_o to_o be_v prepare_v 473._o f._n 474_o h_o stink_v smell_n of_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n how_o palliate_v 128._o h_o 161_o d._n stipax_n a_o curious_a imageur_fw-fr and_o his_o work_n 502_o l_o stipendium_fw-la and_o stipend_n whereof_o these_o word_n be_v derive_v 462_o l._n stoebe_n what_o herb_n 120_o l_o stoechas_n a_o herb_n where_o it_o grow_v 289._o f_o stomacacum_fw-la what_o disease_n 110_o k._n see_v sceletyrbe_n anguish_n of_o stomach_n be_v most_o painful_a next_o unto_o strangury_n 213_o c._n stomach_n weak_a and_o feeble_a how_o to_o be_v comfort_v 289_o c_o 383_o h._n 437_o c._n 558_o k._n 591_o a._n 624_o l._n pain_n of_o stomach_n how_o ease_v 76_o l._n 102_o k._n l._n 106_o m._n 138_o m_o 163_o c._n 172_o m._n 186_o i_o 196_o h._n 283_o a._n 312_o h._n for_o stomach_n irfirmity_n and_o disease_n in_o general_a appropriate_a remedy_n 37_o f._n 38_o i_o 41_o a._n 42_o k._n 46_o g._n 47_o e._n 48_o h._n k_o l._n 50._o l_o 51_o d._n 52_o g._n 55_o c._n 57_o c._n 60_o i_o 63_o a._n 70_o h._n 74._o g._n k._n 76_o i_o 77_o c._n 78_o m._n 102_o k._n l._n 111_o c._n 119_o c._n 122_o g._n 129_o a._n 130_o g_o i_o 141_o f._n 142_o g._n 147_o a_o b._n 158_o g._n 161_o f._n 163_o b._n 164_o i_fw-it k_o 170_o h._n 174_o k._n 197._o f_o 200_o k._n m._n 246_o l._n m._n 288_o i_o 380_o l_o m_o 424_o g._n 432_o g._n 609_o c._n 〈◊〉_d â—…ulcerat_a how_o cure_v 329_o d_o stâ—…â—…gnawing_v how_o to_o be_v pacify_v 283_o a._n 329._o d_o stomaâ—…ce_n what_o composition_n and_o the_o use_n thereof_o 164_o m_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n stomatice_n panchrestos_fw-la and_o other_o stomaticals_n how_o make_v 170_o h._n 192_o h_o stone_n sauge_n in_o herb_n see_v sederitis_fw-la stone_z that_o scorn_v fire_n 593_o d_o e_o a_o stone_n swim_v whâ—…le_a sink_v break_v 587_o d_o stones_z be_v not_o of_o like_a nature_n to_o abide_v the_o weather_n in_o building_n 593_o c_o d_o e_o air_n of_o a_o diverse_a nature_n and_o constitution_n for_o building_n 588_o d_o stone_n in_o bladder_n or_o kidney_n how_o to_o be_v break_v and_o expel_v out_o of_o the_o body_n 39_o d._n 54._o h._n 60._o k._n 66._o i._n 72._o k._n 73._o d._n 74._o l_o 76._o h._n 77._o f._n 78._o g._n 101._o a._n d._n 104_o h._n 111._o a._n f._n 120._o i._n k._n 122_o h_o 125._o e._n 127._o b_o 128._o l._n 130._o l._n 143._o a._n 173._o b._n 175._o b._n 192._o m_o 195._o d._n 196._o k._n 206._o l._n 254._o g._n i_o 255._o c._n d._n 281._o b._n 283._o b_o 284._o m._n 289._o a._n 301._o c._n 313._o b._n 332._o l._n m._n the_o pain_n of_o the_o stone_n how_o ease_v 194._o h._n 384._o g._n h._n i._n 402._o l_o 403._o b._n 430._o g._n 443._o e._n 444._o g_o h._n i._n 489._o d._n 629._o f._n a_o stone_n voidedout_n of_o the_o body_n medicinable_a 301._o c_o stones_n suspect_v for_o building_n how_o to_o be_v prepare_v that_o they_o may_v serve_v 593._o e_fw-la a_o stone_n dog-bitten_a cause_v dissension_n in_o what_o house_n soever_o it_o be_v 303._o d_o the_o vulgar_a stone_n what_o virtue_n it_o have_v 285._o a_o stone_n cut_v and_o grave_a more_o ancient_a than_o paint_v or_o cast_v brass_n 565._o c_o storax_n the_o gum_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v 180._o l._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n storax_n ibid._n strawberry_n tree_n see_v arbur_n strangury_n count_v the_o most_o painful_a disease_n 213._o c_o for_o strangury_n or_o pissing_a dropmeale_n the_o remedy_n 40._o k._n 41._o d_o 54._o i_o 78._o g._n 106._o i._n 111._o a._n d._n 119._o d._n 127._o c._n 131._o d._n 157._o f_o 179._o b._n 185._o a._n 188._o h._n 195._o c._n 199._o c._n 202._o g._n h._n 216._o h_o 254._o g._n h._n 255._o b._n 274._o k._n 283._o b._n 284._o m._n 290._o m._n 316._o m_o 356._o i_o 384._o g_o h._n straâ—…gurie_n what_o cause_v 384_o h_o stratiotes_n what_o berbe_n 204._o m._n the_o description_n 205._o a_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a that_o it_o have_v ibid._n stratâ—…_n the_o queen_n wife_n to_o k._n antiochus_n picture_v unseemly_a 〈◊〉_d clesides_n 549._o e_o stratonicus_n a_o â—…nning_n grave_a 483_o e._n his_o workmanship_n ibid._n stream_n of_o river_n how_o to_o be_v stay_v 316._o h_o stricturae_n in_o iron_n what_o they_o be_v and_o why_o so_o call_v 514._o i_o strigiles_fw-la of_o gold_n what_o they_o be_v in_o spain_n 465._o e_o stroke_v of_o the_o head_n at_o such_o a_o day_n of_o the_o moon_n observe_v for_o what_o purpose_n 298._o i_o strombi_n certain_a winkles_n or_o shelfish_n medicinable_a 446._o i_o strongyle_n what_o alum_n 558_o l._n of_o two_o sort_n and_o their_o description_n ibid._n strophia_n and_o strophiola_n what_o they_o be_v 80_o i_fw-it strumea_n see_v crowfoot_n strumus_fw-la what_o herb_n 280_o g_o struthium_n what_o herb_n 10._o g_o strychnos_n 280_o g._n what_o herb_n 112_o h_o styx_n a_o fountain_n yield_v a_o venomous_a water_n 400_o h._n 405._o a_o s_o five_o sualternicum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 606._o h_o success_n in_o petition_n how_o obtain_v 314_o g_o success_n against_o adversary_n at_o the_o bar_n and_o enemy_n in_o field_n how_o to_o be_v procure_v 315_o d_o e._n 354_o i_o 357_o b._n see_v more_o in_o speed_n succinum_fw-la amber_n why_o so_o call_v 607._o e_fw-la sudines_fw-la a_o writer_n 573._o c_o sudis_fw-la a_o fish_n 452._o l._n the_o nature_n of_o it_o and_o the_o description_n ibid._n suilli_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o mushroom_n 132_o m._n their_o deadly_a poison_n 133._o a_o sullander_n in_o horse_n 338._o l_o sulphurvif_a be_v natural_a 556_o i._n why_o it_o be_v call_v apyron_n ibid._n see_v more_o in_o brimstone_n sumach_n of_o currier_n 192._o g_o sumach_n of_o the_o kitchen_n ibid._n b_o sun-burning_a how_o to_o be_v take_v away_o 161_o b._n 306_o h._n 327_o e._n sun_n and_o salt_n singular_a for_o the_o gout_n 419._o b_o sun_n gem_n a_o precious_a stone_n why_o so_o call_v 629_o c_o superstition_n of_o pagan_n in_o their_o divine_a service_n 294._o l._n m_o their_o superstitious_a ceremony_n observe_v at_o their_o meat_n 297_o e._n f._n as_o touch_v superstitious_a ceremony_n servius_n sulpitius_n write_v a_o book_n ibid._n f._n suppuration_n how_o to_o be_v discharge_v out_o of_o the_o breast_n 200._o l_o surbat_v of_o the_o sit_fw-mi how_o to_o be_v help_v 185._o b_o surfeit_n upon_o fish_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 362._o k_o surfeit_n in_o general_a what_o do_v resist_v 119._o d_o suthernwood_n the_o herb_n describe_v 91._o b._n c._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ib._n the_o degree_n in_o goodness_n 108_o i_o s_o w_n swallow_n young_a that_o be_v wild_a be_v better_o for_o physic_n than_o other_o 378_o i_o those_o call_v ripariae_fw-la be_v best_o ibid._n how_o to_o be_v calcine_v ibid._n swell_v occasion_v by_o windiness_n how_o cure_v 136_o k._n see_v ventosity_n swell_n hard_o how_o to_o be_v allay_v 337_o b._n see_v tumor_n sweat_v of_o certain_a man_n body_n medicinable_a 299._o a_o sweat_v how_o to_o be_v procure_v 67_o b._n 103_o c._n 122_o h._n 160_o l_o 162_o k._n 167_o a._n 182_o g._n 187_o c._n 193_o c._n 202_o h._n 233_o c._n 284._o k_o 290._o k._n sweat_v symptomatical_a diaphoretic_n stink_a and_o immoderate_a how_o to_o be_v repress_v 58._o k._n 78._o k._n 102._o m._n 153._o c_o 160._o i_o 161._o e._n 174._o k._n