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and_o you_o shall_v know_v by_o their_o white_a colour_n when_o they_o be_v enough_o otherwise_o if_o they_o be_v brown_a or_o burn_v they_o must_v be_v continue_v long_o and_o the_o use_n of_o this_o powder_n be_v to_o expel_v the_o stone_n again_o they_o use_v to_o make_v this_o powder_n another_o way_n they_o take_v twenty_o scorpion_n and_o put_v they_o in_o a_o little_a earthen_a pot_n with_o a_o narrow_a mouth_n which_o mouth_n must_v be_v stop_v and_o then_o the_o pot_n put_v into_o a_o furnace_n by_o the_o space_n of_o six_o hour_n which_o furnace_n must_v also_o be_v keep_v close_o within_o and_o with_o a_o gentle_a fire_n then_o after_o six_o hour_n take_v off_o the_o pot_n and_o bruise_v the_o scorpion_n into_o powder_n and_o keep_v that_o powder_n for_o the_o use_v aforesaid_a there_o be_v other_o way_n also_o to_o prepare_v this_o powder_n but_o in_o all_o preparation_n the_o attendant_n and_o assistant_n must_v take_v heed_n of_o the_o fume_n or_o smoke_n that_o come_v from_o it_o for_o that_o be_v very_o venomous_a and_o contagious_a but_o beside_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v herein_o as_o first_o that_o the_o scorpion_n be_v alive_a and_o that_o they_o be_v kill_v in_o oil_n then_o that_o they_o be_v put_v in_o whole_a with_o every_o member_n without_o mutilation_n and_o that_o the_o scorpion_n appoint_v for_o this_o confection_n be_v of_o the_o strong_a poison_n and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o collection_n to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o leo_n and_o not_o in_o scorpius_n as_o some_o without_o reason_n have_v imagine_v the_o oil_n so_o make_v be_v distinguish_v into_o two_o kind_n one_o simple_a and_o the_o other_o compound_n the_o simple_a be_v make_v of_o a_o convenient_a number_n of_o scorpion_n as_o
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and_o the_o florentine_n lucignola_n the_o german_n blyndenschlycher_n the_o heluetians_n en_fw-fr vieux_fw-fr al'_fw-it annoilx_fw-fr and_o the_o people_n of_o narbon_n nadel_n it_o be_v most_o evident_a that_o it_o receive_v name_n from_o the_o blindness_n and_o deafness_n thereof_o for_o i_o have_v often_o prove_v that_o it_o neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v here_o in_o england_n or_o at_o the_o most_o it_o see_v no_o better_a than_o a_o mole_n the_o tooth_n be_v fasten_v in_o the_o mouth_n like_o the_o tooth_n of_o a_o camaelion_n the_o skin_n be_v very_o thick_a and_o therefore_o when_o the_o skin_n be_v break_v by_o a_o hard_a blow_n the_o whole_a body_n do_v also_o break_v and_o part_v asunder_o the_o colour_n be_v a_o pale_a blue_a or_o skye-colour_n with_o some_o blackish_a spot_n intermix_v at_o the_o side_n there_o be_v some_o question_n whether_o it_o have_v one_o or_o two_o rhyme_n on_o the_o belly_n for_o see_v they_o conceive_v their_o young_a one_o in_o their_o womb_n 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of_o the_o plague_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o this_o oswaldus_n little_a serpent_n of_o the_o snake_n there_o be_v no_o reasonable_a learned-man_n that_o make_v question_n that_o anguis_fw-la in_o latin_a be_v a_o general_a word_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o snake_n and_o serpent_n and_o therefore_o when_o virgil_n write_v of_o the_o fury_n allecto_n how_o she_o cast_v a_o snake_n into_o the_o bosom_n of_o amata_n he_o first_o of_o all_o call_v it_o anguis_fw-la a_o snake_n and_o present_o after_o coluber_fw-la &_o vipera_fw-la a_o serpent_n as_o appear_v by_o these_o verse_n of_o his_o follow_v aeneid_n 7._o huic_fw-la dea_fw-la coeruleis_fw-la unum_fw-la de_fw-la crinibus_fw-la anguem_fw-la conijcit_fw-la inque_fw-la sinum_fw-la praecordia_fw-la adintima_fw-la subdit_fw-la vipeream_n inspirans_fw-la animam_fw-la fit_a tortile_a collo_fw-la aurum_fw-la
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there_o be_v a_o certain_a little_a beast_n call_v ichneumon_a of_o some_o it_o be_v call_v must_n pharaonis_n pharaoh_n mouse_n and_o for_o the_o enmity_n unto_o serpent_n it_o be_v call_v ophiomorchus_n as_o bellonius_fw-la report_v be_v bruise_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o bite_a of_o any_o waspe-like_a phalangie_a do_v utter_o take_v away_o the_o vemone_v of_o they_o it_o often_o enter_v and_o search_v out_o the_o seat_n and_o hole_n of_o venomous_a spider_n and_o phalangy_n and_o if_o it_o find_v any_o of_o they_o she_o hail_v and_o tug_v they_o clean_o away_o as_o a_o pismire_n do_v a_o small_a grain_n of_o corn_n and_o if_o the_o phalangie_a offer_n any_o resistance_n the_o ichneumon_a spare_v no_o labour_n pull_v she_o the_o contrary_a way_n and_o by_o this_o struggle_n and_o strive_v sometime_o it_o so_o fall_v out_o that_o the_o ichneumon_a be_v weary_v and_o then_o she_o breathe_v a_o little_a and_o gather_v new_a strength_n and_o courage_n set_v again_o upon_o the_o phalangie_a with_o a_o fresh_a assault_n and_o wound_v she_o many_o time_n so_o that_o at_o length_n she_o carry_v she_o to_o her_o own_o lodging_n there_o to_o be_v devour_v if_o the_o tarantula_n have_v hurt_v any_o one_o the_o best_a remedy_n be_v to_o stir_v and_o exercise_v the_o body_n continual_o without_o any_o intermission_n whereas_o in_o all_o hurt_n that_o be_v cause_v by_o any_o other_o spider_n rest_n and_o quietness_n be_v the_o best_a mean_n as_o celsus_n affirm_v but_o their_o antidote_n be_v music_n and_o sing_v christophorus_n de_fw-fr honestis_fw-la counsel_v to_o take_v forth_o with_o theriaca_n andromachi_n without_o any_o delay_n he_o also_o advise_v to_o take_v butter_n temper_v with_o hony_n and_o the_o root_n of_o saffron_n in_o wine_n his_o proper_a bezoar_n say_v he_o or_o the_o green_a berry_n or_o seed_n of_o the_o lentiske-tree_n ponzettus_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr venenis_fw-la advise_v to_o take_v ten_o grain_n of_o the_o lentisk-tree_n in_o milk_n 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