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ibid._n h_o oil_n of_o garden_n myrtle_n ibid._n oil_n of_o cypros_n and_o cipress_n 434._o i_o oil_n of_o lentiske_n ciprinum_fw-la of_o chestnut_n sesame_n seed_n rice_n ibid._n oil_n melinum_n 382._o h_o oil_n of_o oenanthe_n 434._o i_o oil_n of_o fish_n ibid._n oil_n of_o plane_n berry_n ibid._n oil_n of_o quince_n 382._o g._n h_o oil_n de_fw-fr bais_n 382._o g_o oil_n of_o myrtle_n ibid._n oil_n of_o quince_n see_v melinum_n oil_n of_o lily_n 382._o h_o oil_n of_o fenigreeke_n ibid._n oil_n of_o myrrh_n 382._o m_o oil_n a_o acceptable_a liquor_n to_o be_v use_v outward_o 428._o i_o oil_n the_o use_n thereof_o 432_o k_o oil_n licin_n anum_fw-la 430._o i_o oil_n abuse_v by_o the_o greek_n ibid._n oil_n de_fw-fr bays_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 434._o g_o oil_n olive_n the_o price_n at_o rome_n 429._o c_o oil_n olive_n of_o green_a olive_n ibid._n f_o worse_n for_o age_n 430._o g_o and_o why_o ibid._n it_o have_v three_o degree_n in_o goodness_n and_o no_o more_o 432_o i_o oil_n of_o graine_n gnidian_n 434._o i_o oil_n gleucinum_n ibid._n k_o oil_n of_o aspalathus_n ibid._n oil_n of_o sweet_a calamus_fw-la balm_n iris_n or_o flower_n de_fw-fr lis_n cardamomum_fw-la or_o grain_n of_o paradise_n melilot_n french_a nard_n panax_fw-la maioran_n elecampane_n cinnamon_n root_n ib._n oil_n rosat_n 434._o l_o oil_n of_o squinanth_n of_o henbane_n of_o lupin_n of_o daffodil_n ibid._n oil_n of_o radish_n seed_n 434._o l._n the_o root_n of_o gramen_fw-la ibid._n oil_n cortinon_n ibid._n oil_n cnecinum_fw-la or_o cnidium_fw-la 434._o l_o oil_n of_o lily_n ibid._n selgeticum_fw-la ibid._n of_o pitch_n ibid._n oil_n liquor_n wâ—…ll_v turn_v into_o lees_n 430_o m_o oil_n contrary_n to_o venom_n of_o scorpion_n 325._o g_o oil_n lees_n or_o dregs_n wherefore_o it_o be_v good_a 435_o b_o oil_n killâ—…th_n infect_v 355._o e_o oil_n of_o saffron_n 504._o m_o o_o z_o ozanitis_n what_o it_o be_v 364._o i_o p_o at_fw-fr pactolus_n a_o famous_a river_n 107._o e._n the_o name_n thereof_o ibid._n padians_n a_o people_n govern_v by_o woman_n 1â—…8_n h_o paetâ—…_n family_n in_o rome_n 335._o e._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n paezon_n a_o eunuch_n how_o he_o be_v sold._n 175._o f_o pagri_n fish_n 245._o a_o pala_n a_o tree_n of_o india_n 361._o a_o palatium_n a_o mount_n wherein_o a_o chapel_n be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o goddess_n fever_n 3._o e_fw-la palesimundum_fw-la a_o famous_a and_o populous_a city_n in_o taprobane_n 130_o g_o palilicium_n what_o star_n 592._o l_o palmyra_n a_o noble_a city_n with_o the_o description_n thereof_o 104._o i._n paliurus_n a_o thorn_n plant_v 398._o g_o palma_n christi_n see_v ricinus_n palm_n 379._o e_o palmistry_n frivolous_a 354._o k_o palmiprimum_fw-la what_o wine_n 421._o a_o pamphylia_n of_o coos_n inventresse_n of_o weave_v silk_n 323._o a_o paâ—…governour_n of_o lucitania_n 51._o f_o panaces_n or_o panax_fw-la what_o manner_n of_o plant_n 378._o k_o panathenaicum_fw-la ointment_n 381._o c_o pandore_n a_o kindred_n of_o indian_n that_o 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place_v in_o creature_n 347._o i_o pap_n of_o elephant_n be_v under_o their_o shoulder_n 347._o e_o papyr_n cane_n in_o egypt_n 391._o e_o papyr_n when_o it_o be_v first_o make_v and_o where_o ibid._n papyr_n reed_n or_o cane_n how_o it_o grow_v 392._o g._n h_o the_o use_n thereof_o beside_o papyr_n 392._o h_o papyr_n hieralica_fw-la ibid._n k_o papyr_n augusta_n ibid._n papyr_n livia_n ibid._n l_o papyr_n amphitheatrica_n ibid._n papyr_n fanniana_n ibid._n papyr_n saitica_n ibid._n m_o papyr_n taniotica_fw-la ibid._n papyr_n emporetica_fw-la or_o shop-papyr_a ibid._n papyr_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 393._o a_o papyr_n macrocola_n ibid._n c_o papyr_n claudian_n ibid._n parchment_n devise_v at_o pergamus_n and_o upon_o what_o occasion_n 392._o g._n pardalium_fw-la a_o ointment_n 381._o c_o parietarie_n a_o medicine_n to_o diverse_a bird_n 211._o c_o parkes_n when_o first_o devise_v 231._o a_o parrae_fw-la certain_a bird_n 288._o l_o the_o parrot_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n 293._o b._n name_v sittace_n ibid._n can_v prate_v and_o pronounce_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n hard_o head_v feeble_a footed_a ibid._n love_v wine_n ibid._n parrot_n have_v the_o hard_a soul_n 332._o l_o parrot_n be_v firâ—…t_o see_v in_o the_o island_n gagandus_fw-la 446._o h_o part_n most_o principal_a of_o man_n be_v skin_v by_o themselves_o 342._o l._n part_n â—…all_v make_v difference_n in_o nation_n 352._o h_o pâ—…â—…all_n of_o hermâ—…phrodites_n serve_v for_o both_o sex_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 40._o k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o corrupt_v breath_n 335._o b_o â—…o_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 289._o g_o 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d have_v two_o heart_n 340._o i_o partridge_n will_v never_o be_v fat_a 344._o k_o partridge_n how_o industrious_a they_o be_v in_o build_v their_o nest_n 289._o b_o partridge_n exceed_v lecherous_a ibid._n c_o cock-partridge_n tread_v one_o another_o for_o want_n of_o hen_n 289._o c_o hen-partridge_n conceive_v with_o the_o very_a air_n of_o the_o cock_n 289._o d._n their_o jealousy_n ibid._n e._n f._n their_o policy_n to_o save_v their_o young_a ibid._n their_o age_n 290._o g_o pascua_n the_o revenue_n at_o rome_n 550._o k_o passienus_n crispus_n fancy_v a_o beech_n tree_n 496._o g_o patales_n a_o famous_a port_n in_o india_n 36._o g_o pateton_n a_o kind_n of_o date_n why_o so_o call_v 387._o f_o of_o patience_n sundry_a example_n 167._o e_o patroclus_n the_o name_n of_o a_o elephant_n 194._o k._n his_o hardy_a adventure_n and_o reward_n ibid._n paulinus_n suetonius_n a_o roman_a that_o go_v first_o over_o atlas_n 92._o h._n paunch_n of_o hoof_v beast_n hard_a and_o rough_a 343._o a_o paunch_n never_o compass_v with_o bone_n 343._o e_o pausiae_n what_o olive_n 429._o 〈◊〉_d p_o e_o peach_n four_o kind_n 436._o b_o peach_n why_o call_v persica_fw-la 437._o c_o peach_n in_o persia_n whether_o they_o be_v venomous_a or_o no._n ibid._n d_o peacock_n crown_v with_o hairy_a feather_n 331._o a_o peacock_n beautiful_a witty_a and_o proud_a 278._o m._n his_o life_n 279._o a._n they_o be_v malicious_a ibid._n make_v fat_a and_o serve_v up_o to_o the_o table_n first_o ibid._n b_o peacock_n lecherous_a 301._o a_o m._n aufidius_n lurco_n feed_v peacock_n and_o make_v a_o gain_n thereby_o 379._o b_o the_o pea-hen_n how_o she_o lay_v 300._o m._n and_o hatch_v 301._o a_o pear_n more_o point_v than_o apple_n 439._o f_o pear_n how_o preserve_v 440._o g_o the_o property_n of_o pear_n and_o their_o use_n ibid._n pear_n how_o they_o be_v keep_v long_o ibid._n k_o pear_n barbarian_a venerean_a or_o colour_v royal_a patrician_n voconian_a uolenian_a 439._o d_o gourd_n pear_n ibid._n pear_n call_v libralia_n 436._o k_o pear_n proud_a 439._o a_o pear_n crustumine_fw-la ibid._n pear_n falerne_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n milk_n pear_n ibid._n syrian_a pear_n why_o so_o call_v
they_o be_v accept_v 450._o i._n k_o plant_n of_o pear_n and_o apple_n tree_n how_o to_o be_v nourish_v ibid._n platanistae_fw-la fish_n in_o the_o river_n ganges_n 143._o b_o plato_n how_o he_o be_v honour_v of_o denis_n the_o tyrant_n 171._o f_o platter_n of_o aesop_n 297._o d_o platycerotes_n a_o sort_n of_o stag_n why_o so_o call_v 331._o c_o plague_n account_v god_n 53._o d_o plain_n of_o rosea_fw-la the_o very_a fat_a of_o italy_n 504_o g_o plenty_n of_o corn_n among_o olive_n tree_n in_o boetica_fw-la 515._o c_o plinic_n confess_v himself_o behold_v to_o former_a writer_n 10._o k_o plotia_n a_o reed_n 483._o c_o plough_n who_o first_o devise_v 189._o a_o l._n plotius_n find_v by_o the_o smell_n of_o a_o precious_a ointment_n 384._o l_o plumgeon_n what_o bird_n 296._o h_o egyptian_a plumtree_n 391._o a_o plum_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 436._o m_o ass_n plum_n 437._o a_o purple_a plum_n ibid._n wheat_n plum_n or_o wax_n plum_n ibid._n nut_n plum_n ibid._n apple_n plum_n 437._o b_o almond_n plum_n ibid._n damascen_n plum_n 437._o b_o p_o o_o poetry_n who_o invent_v 189._o f_o polenta_fw-la how_o it_o be_v make_v 561._o c_o pogoniae_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o comet_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d poison_n food_n to_o serve_v creature_n 307._o a_o poison_v devise_v by_o man_n only_o 548._o k_o polâ—…s_n two_o where_o suppose_v to_o be_v 84._o i_o polydorus_n his_o tomb_n 78._o h_o polype_n or_o pourcuttle_n 250._o h_o 251._o a_o polypi_fw-la how_o they_o live_v 251._o a._n one_o of_o they_o rob_v the_o fisher_n ibid._n b._n of_o a_o thieve_a polype_n a_o wonderful_a example_n 251._o d_o pollen_n fine_a flower_n 564._o h_o polybius_n his_o search_n into_o africa_n and_o opinion_n concern_v the_o description_n thereof_o 91._o c_o polymita_n what_o kind_n of_o clothes_n 228._o i_o pomecitron_n why_o call_v medica_fw-la 437._o f_o pomegranate_n how_o to_o be_v keep_v 440._o i._n k_o pomegranate_n approppiat_v to_o the_o territory_n of_o carthage_n 398._o h_o diverse_a kind_n ibid._n pomegranate_n rind_n 398_o i_o pomegranate_n flower_n ibid._n cn._n pompeius_n praise_v 168._o l._n 169._o a_o cn._n pompeius_n no_o purchaser_n of_o his_o neighbour_n lana_fw-la 555._o a_o hate_a for_o his_o cruelty_n to_o elephant_n 196._o i_o pompeius_n magnus_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 169._o a._n compare_v to_o alexander_n and_o hercules_n ibid._n b_o pompey_n subdue_v 876_o town_n of_o spain_n 169._o b_o how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v call_v magnus_n ibâ—…d_n pompey_n this_o inscription_n on_o the_o temple_n of_o minerva_n ibiâ—…_n d_o his_o deed_n ibâ—…d_n pompili_n certain_a fish_n 244._o h_o pome-poires_a or_o peare-apple_n see_v apple_n melapia_n pontic_a nut_n see_v filberd_n pontus_n the_o island_n thereof_o 85._o b_o poplar_n their_o diverse_a kind_n 470_o h_o poplar_n wood_n good_a timber_n but_o for_o often_o lop_n 490._o 〈◊〉_d white_a poplar_n moss_n 379._o d_o poppie-worke_n cloth_n 228._o h_o poppy_n both_o wild_a and_o tame_a when_o to_o be_v sow_v 589_o c._n d_o their_o medicinable_a virtue_n ibid._n poppaea_n wife_n to_o nero_n how_o she_o bathe_v her_o body_n 348._o ay_o popular_a government_n who_o first_o erect_v 189._o a_o popularia_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o abricocts_n 436._o l_o porkepine_v their_o description_n and_o nature_n 215._o e_o porphyrio_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n and_o how_o he_o drink_v 295._o d._n another_o porphyrio_n 296._o k_o porpuiss_n fish_n 241._o a_o k._n porsena_n raise_v up_o lightning_n by_o conjuration_n 26._o k_o porcius_n cato_n his_o commendable_a part_n 169._o f._n &_o deinceps_fw-la posidonius_n the_o mathematician_n 14._o l_o posidonius_n honour_v of_o pompeius_n 172._o h_o pottery_n who_o devise_n 188._o l_o a_o poulter_n cunning_a in_o egg_n 299._o e_o pourcuttle_n a_o fish_n 247._o e_o poison_n of_o scorpion_n be_v white_a 325._o a_o poison_n of_o serpent_n proceed_v from_o the_o gall_n 341._o e_o p_o r_o praecordia_fw-la the_o upmost_a inward_o of_o man_n 342._o i_o they_o be_v a_o defence_n to_o the_o heart_n ibid._n praesage_n of_o fortune_n by_o the_o tooth_n 164._o l_o praesage_n by_o fish_n 244._o l_o praesage_v by_o the_o settle_n of_o bee_n 519._o d_o praesage_n by_o wean_a of_o spider_n 324._o i_o praesage_v by_o slight_a of_o heron_n 334._o g._n hy_o lightning_n sneesing_n stumble_v with_o the_o foot_n 4._o l_o praestar_n the_o name_n of_o a_o blast_n and_o the_o nature_n thereof_o 25._o a_o praetextae_n garment_n when_o devise_v 228._o h_o prevarication_n what_o it_o be_v in_o husbandry_n 379_o c_o a_o word_n borrow_v by_o lawyer_n ibid._n prason_n 401._o d_o praxitales_fw-la his_o grave_a image_n 175._o d_o price_n of_o isocrates_n his_o oration_n 151._o f_o priest_n of_o cybele_n their_o manner_n 352._o h_o principle_n about_o husbandry_n 555._o a._n b_o priest_n fish_n two_o hundred_o cubit_n long_o 235._o c_o procella_fw-la a_o storm_n 25._o b_o procyon_n what_o star_n 597._o b_o prochyta_n island_n 61._o c_o in_o prodigy_n who_o be_v first_o skilful_a 189._o d_o prodromi_fw-la what_o figs._n 474._o k_o prodromi_fw-la so_o call_v be_v the_o north-east_n wind_n and_o why_o 23._o d._n prognostication_n of_o weather_n and_o wind_n 610._o l_o prognostication_n by_o the_o eyebrow_n 354._o l_o prognostication_n by_o the_o eye_n ibid._n prognostication_n of_o weather_n and_o other_o future_a thing_n by_o dumbo_n beast_n 211._o e_o prohibitory_n what_o bird_n 277._o c_o promontory_n nymphaeum_n 48._o g_o promontory_n saturn_n cape_n 53._o d_o promontory_n taurus_n 268._o l_o propagation_n of_o tree_n two_o way_n help_v 516._o g_o propolis_n the_o three_o foundation_n of_o the_o work_n of_o bee_n 313._o b_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o it_o be_v 585._o d_o protropum_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 487._o d_o prusias_n k._n of_o bithynian_o his_o son_n be_v bear_v have_v a_o bone_n 〈◊〉_d in_o stead_n of_o a_o gum_n in_o the_o upper_a jaw_n 164._o i_o prose_n write_v and_o speak_v who_o invent_v first_o 189._o f_o p_o s_o pseudonardus_fw-la 364._o k_o psyllians_n name_v of_o king_n psyllus_n 154._o k_o psyllians_n venomous_a by_o nature_n ibid._n psyllians_n how_o they_o make_v trial_n of_o their_o wife_n chastity_n ib._n their_o body_n kill_v serpent_n ibid._n p_o t_n ptaeambati_n people_n which_o have_v a_o dog_n to_o their_o king_n 147._o c_o ptisana_fw-la how_o it_o be_v make_v 561._o 〈◊〉_d high_o commend_v ibid._n phthongus_n mercury_n his_o tune_n 14_o l_o p_o v_n publius_n catienus_n philotimus_n burn_v himself_o for_o love_n of_o his_o master_n 174._o k_o publius_n rutilius_n die_v sudden_o 134._o i_o puff_v apple_n 438._o l_o pulmentaria_fw-la 563._o b_o pulpa_fw-la in_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 486._o k_o pulse_n what_o it_o be_v 557._o c._n 558._o i._n how_o it_o be_v root_v 557._o e_o pulse_n of_o all_o sort_n how_o it_o grow_v 558._o l_o pulse_n call_v in_o latin_a legumina_fw-la and_o why_o 576._o m_o pulse_n of_o the_o artery_n bewray_v hide_a disease_n 345._o d_o pulse_n what_o kind_n of_o leaf_n they_o have_v 558._o m._n long_o in_o blow_v and_o not_o at_o once_o 559._o a_o purple_a fish_n 258._o g_o purple_n colour_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v ibid._n h_o puteal_v libonis_n 443._o d_o puttock_n see_v kite_n purple_a fish_n of_o two_o sort_n purpura_fw-la and_o buccinum_fw-la 258._o l_o their_o difference_n ibid._n purple_n pelagiae_n taeniense_n a_o kind_n 259._o a_o p_o y_fw-fr pyannet_n what_o kind_n of_o bird_n 285._o d_o they_o remove_v their_o nest_n 289._o g_o pygargi_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o goat_n 231._o d_o pygargos_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o aegle_n 271._o c_o pygmaei_n spythamei_n a_o people_n in_o india_n three_o handful_n high_a 156._o i._n their_o war_n with_o crane_n ibid._n k_o pyraeum_n a_o athenian_a haven_n by_o the_o retire_n of_o the_o sea_n leave_v dry_a land_n 39_o 〈◊〉_d pyromantie_n who_o devise_n 189._o d_o pyrosachne_n a_o plant_n 398._o k_o pyrrhaeum_n the_o forest_n burn_v and_o reviue_v 463._o b_o king_n pyrrhus_n his_o great_a toe_n and_o other_o part_n medicinable_a 155._o d._n pyrrhus_n bear_v twice_o a_o year_n 474._o m_o pyrrhus_n k._n of_o epirus_n intend_v to_o join_v by_o a_o bridge_n greece_n unto_o italy_n 64._o g_o pyrrocorax_n what_o bird_n 296._o h_o pythagoras_n first_o find_v out_o the_o nature_n of_o venus_n planet_n and_o when_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d pythagoras_n find_v out_o the_o distance_n between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o moon_n 14._o 〈◊〉_d pythius_n of_o massiles_n a_o writer_n 43._o c_o pyxacanthus_n chironius_fw-la 36._o q_o five_o qvadrant_n for_o a_o husbandman_n 609._o c_o quailes_n fly_v by_o troop_n 282._o l_o quailes_n how_o they_o help_v themselves_o by_o fly_v 283._o a._n 〈◊〉_d they_o â—…eed_v upon_o white_a ellebore_n seed_n ibid._n they_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fall_a sickness_n ibid._n four_o quarter_n principal_a in_o rome_n 551._o a_o quickenesse_n of_o spirit_n example_n thereof_o 168._o ay_o quick_a creature_n come_v
b_o wine_n myrtidanum_n ibid._n wine_n of_o beterrae_fw-la 414._o l._n of_o tarentum_n 414._o l._n of_o servitium_n ibid._n of_o consentia_n ibid._n of_o tempsa_n ibid._n of_o bavia_n ibid._n of_o lucania_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thurium_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o lagaria_n ib._n bring_v into_o credit_n by_o messala_n ibid._n wine_n of_o trebellia_n ibid._n of_o cauliâ—…_n ibid._n wine_n trebulane_n ibid._n trifoline_n ibid._n wine_n of_o pompeij_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o spain_n 415._o a_o wine_n of_o laletatane_n ibid._n of_o tarracon_n of_o arragon_n of_o laurâ—…ne_n ibid._n wine_n of_o the_o balear_n island_n ibid._n wine_n of_o thasos_n 415._o 〈◊〉_d of_o chios_n ibid._n wine_n ariusium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o lesbos_n ibid._n of_o clazomene_n ibid._n of_o mount_n tmolus_n ibid._n of_o sicyone_n cypress_n telmessus_n tripoli_n berytus_n tyrus_n sebennys_n 415._o f_o wine_n hippodamantian_n ibid._n cantharites_n ibid._n gnidian_n ibid._n wine_n of_o catacecanment_n 416._o g._n of_o petra_n ibid._n of_o mycone_n ibid._n wine_n mesogites_n 416._o g_o of_o ephesus_z ibid._n of_o apamea_n ibid._n wine_n protagium_fw-la ibid._n wine_n of_o pontus_n naspercenites_n oroeoticke_a oeâ—…ates_n of_o leucas_n of_o ambracia_n of_o peparethus_n 416._o g._n h_o wine_n leucochrum_fw-la 416._o i_o wine_n tethalassomenum_fw-la ibid._n wine_n thalassite_n 416._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n wine_n greekish_a 416._o k_o wine_n scyzinum_fw-la itaeomelis_fw-la lectispagite_n 422._o g_o wines_n of_o garden_n herb_n 421._o b_o of_o radish_n 421._o c._n of_o sparage_v ibid._n of_o savoury_a ibid._n of_o maioram_n ibid._n of_o origan_n ibid._n of_o smallach_n seed_n ibid._n of_o southernwood_n ibid._n of_o wild_a mint_n ibid._n of_o rue_n ibid._n of_o nep_n or_o calaminth_n ibid._n of_o run_v thyme_n ibid._n of_o horehound_n ibid._n wine_n of_o navews_n 421._o c_o wine_n squilliticke_a ibid._n wine_n of_o flower_n 421_o c_o wine_n rosat_n how_o it_o be_v make_v 421._o d_o wine_n of_o celticke_a spikenard_n ibid._n wine_n ipocras_n or_o aromatize_v ibid._n after_o what_o sort_n ibid._n wine_n condite_fw-la or_o pepper_n wine_n 421._o e_o wine_n nectarites_n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n how_o it_o be_v make_v of_o elecampane_n ibid._n wormwood_n wine_n ibid._n hyssop_n wine_n 421._o f_o ellebore_n wine_n ibid._n scammonite_n wine_n ibid._n winkles_n or_o sea-snaile_n what_o fish_n 253._o c._n of_o sundry_a sort_n ibid._n e._n what_o winter_n we_o shall_v have_v know_v by_o bruma_n according_a to_o democritus_n 589._o f_o witchcraft_n by_o praise_v and_o eyebiting_a 155._o a_o wiâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d example_n thereof_o 171._o b_o 〈◊〉_d tree_n call_v spilfruit_n 474._o h._n it_o grow_v quick_o if_o it_o be_v prick_v only_o into_o the_o ground_n ibid._n withies_n or_o willow_n where_o they_o love_v to_o grow_v 484._o l_o exceed_v commodious_a ibid._n compare_v with_o popler_n and_o â—…lders_n ibid._n w_n o_o woman_n bear_v but_o once_o in_o their_o life_n time_n 156._o m_o woman_n seldom_o leave_v hand_v 165._o e_fw-la woman_n with_o a_o double_a apple_n in_o their_o eye_n witch_n 155._o b_o bearing_n child_n at_o seven_o year_n of_o age_n 157._o a._n at_o five_o year_n ibid._n how_o many_o they_o may_v bear_v at_o one_o burden_n natural_o 157._o d_o woman_n in_o egypt_n more_o fruitful_a than_o other_o and_o the_o reason_n ibid._n woman_n monthly_a sickness_n 163._o c._n the_o strange_a effect_n thereof_o ibid._n d._n e._n they_o stay_v common_o at_o forty_o year_n of_o age_n 163._o a_o a_o woman_n deliver_v at_o once_o of_o two_o boy_n and_o two_o girl_n 157._o d._n it_o presage_v famine_n ibid._n woman_n many_o time_n lie_v for_o dead_a and_o whereupon_o 184._o k_o a_o woman_n deliver_v of_o twenty_o child_n at_o four_o birth_n 157._o e_o wood_n most_o massy_a and_o which_o swim_v not_o 490._o g_o wood_n serve_v to_o strike_v fire_n ibid._n k_o wood_n of_o sundry_a nature_n and_o for_o diverse_a use_n 490._o k._n l._n &_o 493._o d._n e._n f._n wood-worm_n 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original_a and_o beginning_n of_o statue_n and_o the_o honour_n that_o belong_v to_o statue_n also_o the_o diverse_a kind_n and_o fashion_n of_o they_o the_o first_o image_n of_o brass_n that_o ever_o be_v make_v at_o rome_n i_o find_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o ceres_n &_o raise_v it_o be_v out_o of_o the_o good_n of_o sp._n cassius_n who_o aspire_v to_o be_v a_o king_n be_v therefore_o slay_v by_o his_o own_o father_n but_o this_o honour_n continue_v not_o long_o proper_a to_o the_o god_n but_o pass_v from_o they_o unto_o the_o statue_n of_o man_n also_o and_o their_o portraiture_n and_o that_o after_o sundry_a sort_n in_o ancient_a time_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o varnish_n their_o image_n and_o statue_n of_o brass_n with_o amber_n bitumen_n more_o marvel_v it_o be_v therefore_o that_o afterward_o man_n shall_v take_v such_o pleasure_n to_o guild_v they_o as_o they_o do_v this_o invention_n whether_o it_o come_v from_o rome_n or_o no_o i_o know_v not_o but_o if_o it_o do_v sure_o it_o be_v no_o ancient_a devise_n nor_o of_o any_o long_a continuance_n there_o certes_o the_o manner_n be_v not_o in_o old_a time_n to_o express_v the_o lively_a similitude_n of_o man_n in_o brass_n unless_o they_o be_v such_o worthy_a person_n as_o by_o some_o notable_a and_o famous_a act_n deserve_v to_o be_v immortalize_v as_o namely_o for_o win_v the_o prize_n at_o any_o of_o the_o four_o sacred_a and_o solemn_a game_n hold_v in_o greece_n and_o principal_o at_o those_o of_o olympia_n where_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n to_o see_v the_o statue_n of_o those_o erect_v and_o dedicate_v who_o have_v achieve_v any_o victory_n there_o but_o in_o case_n any_o one_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o obtain_v victory_n at_o those_o solemnity_n 3_o several_a time_n his_o statue_n in_o brass_n be_v so_o lively_a &_o perfect_o cast_v that_o it_o resemble_v his_o person_n full_a &_o whole_a according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o every_o member_n joint_n and_o muscle_n of_o the_o body_n yea_o even_o to_o the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n and_o beard_n and_o such_o kind_n of_o complete_a image_n the_o greek_n use_v to_o call_v iconicae_fw-la i_o personage_n the_o manner_n of_o the_o athenian_n be_v to_o honour_v man_n of_o singular_a virtue_n and_o valour_n by_o represent_v their_o personage_n in_o brass_n but_o i_o be_o not_o sure_a whether_o those_o athenian_n be_v the_o first_o that_o bring_v up_o that_o manner_n or_o no_o true_a it_o be_v that_o long_o ago_o they_o cause_v statue_n of_o harmodius_n and_o aristogiton_n to_o be_v make_v of_o brass_n at_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o state_n and_o to_o be_v erect_v in_o public_a place_n for_o that_o they_o have_v the_o courage_n and_o heart_n to_o kill_v pisistratus_n who_o tyrannize_v over_o they_o and_o this_o fall_v out_o just_a in_o that_o very_a year_n wherein_o the_o king_n be_v also_o depose_v at_o rome_n and_o expel_v the_o city_n for_o ever_o and_o in_o process_n of_o time_n this_o manner_n be_v take_v up_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n so_o plausible_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v the_o ambitious_a desire_n to_o perpetuate_v their_o memory_n by_o such_o monument_n insomuch_o as_o there_o be_v not_o a_o good_a town_n within_o our_o province_n but_o they_o have_v begin_v already_o to_o beautify_v their_o market_n place_n with_o many_o such_o ornament_n of_o brazen_a statue_n &_o image_n together_o with_o title_n honour_n and_o dignity_n engrave_v at_o the_o base_n or_o pied-stal_a thereof_o for_o the_o better_a continuance_n of_o man_n memorial_n that_o the_o posterity_n may_v be_v inform_v by_o such_o inscription_n as_o well_o as_o by_o their_o tomb_n and_o sepulchre_n and_o at_o length_n the_o ambition_n of_o man_n proceed_v so_o far_o that_o as_o well_o their_o private_a house_n within_o as_o the_o base_a court_n and_o porch_n without_o be_v so_o beset_v with_o image_n that_o a_o man_n will_v take_v they_o for_o some_o public_a place_n within_o a_o city_n and_o all_o this_o arise_v from_o the_o devote_v courtesy_n of_o vassal_n in_o token_n of_o homage_n and_o honour_n do_v to_o those_o their_o patron_n and_o lord_n who_o they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v the_o protector_n and_o maintainer_n of_o their_o life_n and_o liberty_n chap._n v._n ¶_o of_o brazen_a statue_n in_o long_a robe_n and_o diverse_a other_o sort_n of_o image_n who_o statue_n be_v first_o erect_v upon_o pillar_n when_o they_o be_v set_v up_o first_o in_o public_a and_o at_o the_o common_a charge_n final_o which_o be_v the_o first_o in_o rome_n in_o ancient_a time_n all_o the_o image_n and_o statue_n erect_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o any_o man_n be_v in_o their_o gown_n and_o robe_n man_n delight_v also_o to_o have_v they_o otherwhiles_o all_o naked_a rest_v upon_o their_o spear_n which_o they_o hold_v in_o their_o hand_n this_o pattern_n come_v from_o the_o greek_n resemble_v the_o manner_n of_o their_o young_a man_n which_o in_o that_o sort_n do_v exercise_v naked_a in_o their_o public_a wrestle_a place_n thereupon_o call_v gymasia_n and_o such_o image_n be_v name_v achilleae_n and_o very_o the_o greekish_a fashion_n it_o be_v to_o hide_v no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n but_o to_o show_v all_o whereas_o the_o roman_n contrariwise_o like_o soldier_n and_o military_a man_n use_v to_o make_v their_o statue_n arm_v with_o a_o cuirace_n or_o breast_n plate_n only_o leave_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n discover_v and_o bare_a and_o julius_n caesar_n very_o the_o dictator_n be_v well_o content_a that_o his_o image_n shall_v be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o forum_n or_o common_a place_n at_o rome_n arm_v with_o a_o habargeon_n or_o coat_n of_o male_a as_o for_o such_o statue_n which_o represent_v in_o habit_n the_o priest_n of_o pan_n call_v luperci_n i._o all_o discover_v but_o their_o privity_n it_o be_v a_o invention_n new_a come_v up_o and_o as_o late_o devise_v as_o those_o which_o be_v portray_v in_o cloak_n or_o mantle_n mancius_n appoint_v that_o his_o image_n shall_v be_v erect_v in_o that_o habit_n and_o manner_n that_o be_v to_o say_v bind_v and_o unarm_v as_o he_o be_v deliver_v prisoner_n to_o the_o numantine_n his_o enemy_n as_o touch_v the_o statue_n of_o l._n actius_n a_o famous_a poet_n i_o will_v report_v unto_o you_o what_o writer_n have_v record_v namely_o that_o be_v himself_o a_o very_a little_a man_n and_o low_a of_o stature_n he_o cause_v his_o image_n to_o be_v make_v exceed_o big_a and_o tall_a and_o so_o to_o be_v set_v up_o within_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o muse_n at_o rome_n as_o for_o the_o statue_n represent_v on_o horseback_n in_o great_a name_n and_o request_n they_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n but_o no_o doubt_n they_o have_v their_o precedent_n from_o the_o greek_n at_o first_o they_o honour_v such_o horseman_n
by_o vespasian_n the_o emperor_n a_o stately_a piece_n of_o work_n 581._o f_o temple_n of_o fortuna_n sera_n build_v by_o nero_n the_o emperor_n all_o of_o phengites_n stone_n 592._o m_o tephria_n what_o kind_n of_o marble_n 573_o c_o tephritis_n a_o precious_a stone_n 629._o f._n the_o description_n ibid._n tepula_n a_o water_n serve_v rome_n 585._o d_o terebinth_n or_o terpontine_n tree_n what_o medicinable_a virtue_n it_o have_v 181._o c_o terpentine_n rosin_n be_v the_o best_a 182._o k._n good_a to_o nourish_v the_o body_n and_o make_v it_o fat_a ibid._n l_o terra_fw-la sigillata_fw-la or_o lemnia_n 529_o a._n it_o be_v seal_v in_o old_a time_n and_o thereupon_o call_v sphragis_n ib._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o 529._o a_o terrace_n who_o invention_n 596._o i_o for_o tertian_n ague_n what_o remedy_n be_v convenient_a 70._o l_o 112_o g._n 122._o k._n 125_o a._n 126._o k._n l._n 205._o b._n 223._o d._n 260._o h._n k_o 287._o c._n d._n 302._o h._n 309._o e._n 310._o i._n 391._o c._n 403._o b._n 424._o i_o 446._o i._n testiculus_fw-la canis_fw-la a_o herb_n 279._o d._n the_o description_n ib._n a_o double_a root_n it_o have_v like_a to_o dog_v stone_n ib._n the_o different_a virtue_n and_o operation_n of_o these_o root_n ib._n tetheae_fw-la what_o fish_n 442._o k._n their_o description_n and_o virtue_n medicinable_a 443._o c._n d_o tetradoron_n what_o kind_n of_o brick_n 555._o d_o tetragnathium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o phalangium_n or_o venomous_a spider_n 360._o k._n the_o manner_n of_o their_o prick_n and_o the_o accident_n ensue_v thereupon_o ibid._n tetter_n call_v lichenes_n disfigure_v the_o face_n how_o cure_v 156._o g._n 173._o a._n 183._o c._n 192._o 〈◊〉_d 244._o l_o m._n 245_o a._n b._n 377._o c._n e_o 556._o l._n 557._o d._n 560_o h._n for_o other_o tetter_n meet_v remedy_n 36._o g._n 45_o c._n 49._o e._n 52._o i._n 56._o k_o 72._o g._n 75._o b._n 103._o b._n 124._o h._n 128._o k._n 142._o l._n 143._o c._n 144._o l_o 146._o i_o 157._o c._n 166_o l._n m._n 168._o k._n 169_o a._n 172_o i_o 187_o e_fw-la 252._o h._n 300._o i._n 413._o b._n 419._o b._n teuca_n queen_n of_o the_o illyrian_n put_v roman_a ambassador_n to_o death_n 491._o f_o teucer_n a_o famous_a grave_a 484_o g_o teucria_n a_o herb_n 247._o b._n a_o special_a herb_n for_o the_o liver_n ib._n teucrion_n a_o herb_n why_o so_o call_v 216._o l._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n m_o t_o h_o thalassegle_n what_o herb_n 203._o e._n why_o call_v potamantis_n ib._n the_o strange_a effect_n thereof_o ibid._n thalassomeli_fw-la a_o syrup_n how_o to_o be_v make_v 413._o d._n e._n the_o singular_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n thalietrum_n or_o thalictrum_n a_o herb_n 291._o a._n the_o description_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n thapsia_n a_o herb_n the_o root_n whereof_o be_v medicinable_a 245._o b._n theamide_n contrary_a in_o nature_n to_o the_o loadstone_n and_o reiet_v iron_n 587._o c_o theangelis_n a_o magical_a herb_n and_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o 203._o f._n theatre_n of_o m._n scaurus_n a_o most_o wonderful_a and_o sumptuous_a piece_n of_o work_n 583._o e._n with_o the_o description_n thereof_o ib._n thebais_n salt_n for_o what_o infirmity_n good_a 419._o b_o thebes_n a_o city_n in_o egypt_n build_v hollow_a upon_o vault_n 580._o h_o it_o have_v about_o it_o a_o hundred_o gate_n ibid._n thelygonum_fw-la what_o herb_n 257._o d._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 268._o h_o thelyphonon_n what_o herb_n 230._o l._n the_o description_n ib._n l._n m_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ib._n thelypteris_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o fearne_n 281._o d_o themison_n a_o professor_n in_o physic_n 344._o i._n he_o write_v a_o treatise_n in_o praise_n of_o plantain_n 223._o b_o scholar_n to_o asclepiades_n ib._n he_o reject_v his_o master_n physic_n and_o bring_v in_o new_a 344._o i_o theodorus_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 52._o i_o theodorus_n a_o most_o curious_a and_o fine_a imageur_n and_o grave_a in_o brass_n 503._o a._n he_o cast_v his_o own_o image_n and_o a_o coach_n etc._n etc._n most_o artificial_o ibid._n theodorus_n one_o of_o the_o architect_n that_o build_v the_o labyrinth_n in_o lemnos_n 579._o c_o theodorus_n a_o painter_n for_o what_o picture_n he_o be_v famous_a 550._o h._n i_o theombrotion_n a_o magical_a herb_n describe_v 203._o c_o the_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n theomenes_n his_o opinion_n as_o touch_v amber_n 606._o l_o theon_n a_o painter_n and_o his_o work_n 550._o i_o theophrastus_n his_o opinion_n of_o amber_n 606._o k_o theophrastus_n write_v of_o flower_n and_o herb_n 82._o l_o theriace_n a_o kind_n of_o grape_n 148._o i_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n theriaci_n what_o trosche_n 397._o e._n f._n how_o they_o be_v make_v ib._n their_o use_n in_o preseruative_n antidote_n ib._n therionarca_n a_o magical_a herb_n the_o strange_a effect_n thereof_o 203._o d._n therionarca_n another_o herb_n describe_v 229._o c_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n and_o the_o effect_n that_o it_o have_v ib._n theseus_n a_o picture_n of_o euphranor_n his_o do_v compare_v with_o another_o that_o parasius_n make_v 547._o d_o thesium_fw-la what_o herb_n 127._o e_o thesmophoria_n what_o feast_n 187._o b_o thespiades_n the_o nine_o muse_n wrought_v in_o brass_n by_o euthicratis_n 500_o g_o thespiades_n also_o engrave_v in_o marble_n 570._o g_o thessaly_n practise_v magic_a whereupon_o magician_n be_v call_v thessalian_n 377._o i_o thessalica_n a_o comedy_n of_o menander_n detect_v the_o vanity_n of_o magic_n 372._o m_o thessalus_n a_o physician_n 344._o l_o when_o he_o flourish_v ibid._n he_o alter_v the_o physic_n of_o his_o predecessor_n 344._o m_o he_o inveâ—…ghed_v open_o against_o they_o ib._n he_o entitle_v himself_o upon_o his_o tomb_n jatronice_n 345._o a_o theudactylos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 930._o h_o theutalis_fw-la a_o herb_n 287._o a_o thiatis_n what_o month_n in_o egypt_n 286._o g_o against_o thirstinesse_n appropriate_a remedy_n 43._o b._n 51._o e._n 60._o h._n i_o 67._o b._n 70._o g._n 73._o a._n 120._o h._n 129._o b._n 171._o c._n 275._o e_fw-la 624._o g._n tâ—…laspi_n or_o thlaspe_v what_o herb_n 291_o a_o of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n their_o description_n ib._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n thorn_n arabian_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 194._o i._n thracia_n a_o precious_a stone_n of_o three_o kind_n 629._o f_o thracian_n stone_n soon_o burn_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o water_n 472._o h._n thrasillus_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 435._o d_o three-leafe_n grass_n see_v trefoil_n and_o claver_n a_o fish_n bene_fw-la slick_v in_o the_o throat_n how_o to_o be_v remove_v 302._o l_o 328._o k._n throat_n swell_v how_o to_o be_v assuage_v 158._o i_o throat_n sore_a and_o exulcerat_a how_o to_o be_v heal_v 418._o h._n 328._o i_o 378._o g._n 589._o b._n 609._o b._n for_o throat_n infirmity_n general_a remedy_n 41._o f._n 59_o e._n 74._o k_o 120._o h._n 123._o c._n 157._o b._n 180._o l._n 245._o b._n 246_o i_o 317._o a_o 328._o i._n thryallis_n what_o herb_n 230._o k_o thumb_n of_o of_o k._n pyrrhus_n medicinable_a 295._o f_o thumb_n hend_v downward_o a_o sign_n of_o approbation_n 297._o d_o thurtanus_fw-la a_o famous_a potter_n 553_o a_o he_o make_v the_o image_n in_o the_o capitol_n of_o jupiter_n in_o clay_n ib._n thunderbolt_n do_v send_v or_o smell_v of_o brimstone_n 557._o a_o thuscanica_n what_o petty_a image_n 494._o g_o rome_n full_a of_o they_o ibid._n h._n ay_o thyme_n of_o attica_n be_v best_a and_o therefore_o the_o honey_n from_o thence_o be_v chief_a 90._o k._n l_o thyme_n of_o two_o kind_n ibid._n k_o when_o it_o flour_v and_o how_o ib._n 107._o c._n d_o by_o it_o be_v know_v what_o a_o year_n will_v be_v of_o honey_n ibid._n the_o description_n and_o nature_n of_o thyme_n 90._o k_o the_o virtue_n 107._o d_o run_v thyme_n 75._o d_o why_o it_o be_v call_v serpyllum_n ib._n wild_a thyme_n where_o and_o how_o it_o grow_v 31._o c._n d_o the_o property_n that_o it_o have_v 75._o d_o thymbraeum_n what_o herb_n 233._o e._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n thysselium_n what_o herb_n 233._o e._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n thistle_n and_o their_o sundry_a kind_n 98._o g._n h_o thistle_n wild_a of_o two_o sort_n 78._o l_o thistle_n forbid_v to_o be_v eat_v by_o roman_a commoner_n 11._o d_o t_o i_o tiberius_n caesar_n a_o grim_a sir_n yet_o delight_v in_o picture_n 527._o f_o see_n tiberius_n tiâ—…r_o of_o flax_n 4._o i._n k_o tikes_n in_o dog_n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 124._o i_o tike_n high_o esteem_v by_o magician_n 387._o b._n c_o their_o foolery_n in_o the_o use_n of_o tike_n ibid._n timagoras_n a_o ancient_a painter_n 537._o d_o timaeus_n a_o natural_a philosopher_n 666._o i_o timanthes_n a_o excellent_a painter_n 536._o k._n famous_a for_o the_o picture_n of_o iphigenia_n in_o aulide_n ib._n a_o man_n of_o fine_a conceit_n ib._n timarete_n a_o
be_v p._n servilius_n rullus_n father_n of_o that_o rullus_n who_o in_o the_o time_n that_o cicero_n be_v consul_n publish_v the_o law_n agraria_n as_o touch_v the_o division_n of_o land_n see_v how_o little_a while_n ago_o it_o be_v since_o these_o superfluity_n begin_v which_o now_o be_v take_v up_o so_o ordinary_o every_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o thing_n be_v note_v and_o record_v in_o the_o annal_n as_o strange_a and_o rare_a no_o doubt_n for_o this_o intent_n to_o repress_v these_o inordinate_a enormity_n one_o supper_n then_o or_o feast_n be_v tax_v and_o reprove_v therein_o at_o the_o beginning_n but_o now_o two_o and_o three_o bore_n at_o a_o time_n be_v serve_v up_o whole_a and_o eat_v together_o chap._n lii_o ¶_o of_o park_n for_o wild_a beast_n the_o first_o man_n of_o the_o long_a robe_n that_o devise_v park_n as_o well_o for_o these_o bore_n as_o for_o other_o dear_a and_o savage_a beast_n be_v fulvius_n lippinus_fw-la who_o in_o the_o territory_n of_o tarquinij_fw-la begin_v to_o keep_v and_o feed_v wild_a beast_n for_o his_o game_n and_o long_o it_o be_v not_o but_o other_o follow_v his_o step_n to_o wit_n l._n lucullus_n and_o q._n hortensius_n sow_n of_o the_o wild_a kind_n bring_v forth_o pig_n but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o the_o bore_n in_o brime_a time_n be_v exceed_o fierce_a and_o fell_a then_o they_o fight_v one_o with_o another_o they_o harden_v their_o side_n rub_v they_o against_o the_o body_n of_o tree_n and_o all_o to_o wallow_v themselves_o in_o the_o mire_n coat_v their_o back_n with_o dirt_n but_o they_o be_v not_o so_o rage_v then_o but_o the_o sow_n in_o their_o farrow_a be_v much_o worse_o and_o light_o it_o be_v so_o in_o all_o other_o kind_n of_o beast_n wild_a bore_n be_v not_o fit_a for_o generation_n before_o they_o be_v a_o year_n old_a the_o wild_a bore_n of_o india_n have_v two_o bow_v fang_n or_o tusk_n of_o a_o cubit_n length_n grow_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n and_o as_o many_o out_o of_o their_o forehead_n like_v to_o calf_n horn_n the_o bristly_a hair_n of_o the_o wild_a sort_n be_v like_a to_o brass_n but_o of_o other_o black_a in_o arabia_n swine_n will_v not_o live_v chap._n liii_o ¶_o of_o beast_n half_a savage_a there_o be_v no_o creature_n engender_v so_o soon_o with_o wild_a of_o the_o kind_n as_o do_v swine_n &_o very_o such_o hog_n in_o old_a time_n they_o call_v hybrides_n as_o a_o man_n will_v say_v half_a wild_a insomuch_o as_o this_o term_n by_o a_o translation_n have_v be_v attribute_v to_o mankind_n for_o so_o be_v c._n antonius_n colleague_n with_o cicero_n in_o the_o consulship_n nickname_v and_o not_o in_o swine_n only_o but_o also_o in_o all_o other_o live_v creature_n look_v where_o there_o be_v any_o tame_a and_o domestical_a you_o may_v find_v also_o wild_a and_o savage_a of_o the_o same_o kind_n see_v that_o even_o of_o wild_a man_n there_o be_v also_o many_o sort_n in_o diverse_a place_n as_o we_o have_v before_o say_v as_o for_o the_o goat_n kind_n how_o many_o &_o how_o sundry_a resemblance_n be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o they_o of_o other_o beast_n for_o among_o they_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o roe_n buck_n the_o chamois_n the_o wild_a goat_n call_v the_o eveck_n wonderful_a swift_a albeit_o his_o head_n be_v load_v with_o huge_a horn_n like_o sword_n scabbard_n by_o these_o they_o hang_v and_o poise_v themselves_o from_o rock_n namely_o when_o they_o mind_n to_o leap_v from_o one_o to_o another_o for_o by_o swing_v to_o and_o fro_o they_o skip_v and_o jump_v the_o more_o nimble_o and_o fetch_v a_o jerk_n out_o to_o what_o place_n they_o list_v as_o it_o be_v forth_o of_o a_o engine_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o orige_n the_o only_a beast_n as_o some_o think_v of_o all_o other_o that_o be_v say_v to_o have_v their_o hair_n grow_v contrariwise_o and_o turn_v towards_o the_o head_n to_o these_o belong_v the_o do_v and_o a_o kind_n of_o fallow_a deer_n call_v pygargi_fw-la as_o also_o those_o that_o be_v name_v strepsicerote_n and_o many_o other_o not_o far_o unlike_a as_o for_o the_o former_a sort_n they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o alps._n these_o last_o rehearse_v be_v send_v from_o other_o part_n beyond-sea_o chap._n liv._o ¶_o of_o ape_n and_o monkey_n all_o the_o kind_n of_o these_o ape_n approach_v near_a of_o all_o beast_n to_o the_o resemblance_n of_o a_o man_n shape_n but_o they_o differ_v one_o from_o another_o in_o the_o tail_n marvelous_a crafty_a and_o subtle_a they_o be_v to_o beguile_v themselves_o for_o by_o report_n as_o they_o see_v hunter_n do_v before_o they_o they_o will_v imitate_v they_o in_o every_o point_n even_o to_o besmear_v themselves_o with_o glue_v &_o birdlime_n &_o shoe_n their_o foot_n within_o grin_v and_o snare_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v catch_v mutianus_n say_v that_o he_o have_v see_v ape_n play_v at_o chess_n and_o table_n and_o that_o at_o first_o sight_n they_o can_v know_v nut_n make_v of_o wax_n from_o other_o he_o affirm_v also_o that_o when_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o wain_n the_o monkey_n &_o marmoset_n which_o in_o this_o kind_n have_v tail_n be_v sad_a and_o heavy_a but_o the_o new_a moon_n they_o adore_v and_o joy_n at_o which_o they_o testify_v by_o hop_v and_o dance_v as_o for_o the_o eclipse_n of_o sun_n or_o moon_n all_o other_o four_o footed_a beast_n also_o do_v great_o dread_v and_o fear_n the_o she_o ape_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v wondrous_a fond_a of_o their_o little_a one_o and_o such_o as_o be_v make_v tame_a within_o house_n will_v carry_v they_o in_o their_o arm_n all_o about_o so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v bring_v they_o into_o the_o world_n keep_v a_o show_v of_o they_o to_o every_o body_n and_o they_o take_v pleasure_n to_o have_v they_o dandle_v by_o other_o as_o if_o thereby_o they_o take_v knowledge_n that_o folk_n joy_v for_o their_o safe_a deliverance_n but_o such_o a_o cull_v and_o hug_v of_o they_o they_o keep_v that_o in_o the_o end_n with_o very_o clasp_v and_o clip_v they_o kill_v they_o many_o time_n ape_n that_o be_v head_v and_o long_o snout_v like_o dog_n and_o thereof_o call_v cynocephali_n be_v of_o all_o other_o most_o curse_a shrewd_a and_o unhappy_a like_v as_o the_o marmozet_n and_o monkey_n call_v sphinx_n &_o satyri_n be_v gentle_a and_o most_o familiar_a as_o for_o those_o call_v callitriche_n they_o be_v clean_o of_o another_o form_n &_o shape_v all_o over_o in_o a_o manner_n they_o have_v a_o beard_n on_o their_o visage_n &_o the_o forepart_n of_o their_o tail_n sprede_v broad_a but_o this_o creature_n be_v say_v to_o live_v in_o no_o other_o climate_n but_o aethiopia_n where_o it_o breed_v chap._n lv._o ¶_o of_o hare_n and_o coney_n of_o hare_n also_o there_o be_v many_o sort_n upon_o the_o alps_o &_o such_o high_a mountain_n they_o be_v whiâ—…e_v of_o colour_n so_o long_o as_o the_o snow_n lie_v and_o it_o be_v very_o think_v that_o all_o winter_n long_o they_o live_v with_o eat_v of_o snow_n for_o sure_o when_o it_o be_v thaw_v and_o melt_v all_o the_o year_n after_o they_o be_v brown_a and_o red_a as_o before_o and_o a_o creature_n it_o be_v otherwise_o breed_v in_o extreme_a and_o intolerable_a cold_a of_o the_o hare_n kind_n be_v they_o also_o which_o in_o spain_n they_o call_v coney_n which_o be_v exceed_o fruitful_a and_o of_o wonderful_a increase_n insomuch_o as_o have_v devour_v all_o the_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n before_o harvest_n in_o the_o baleare_a island_n they_o bring_v thereby_o a_o famine_n upon_o the_o people_n there_o be_v a_o most_o dainty_a dish_n serve_v up_o at_o the_o table_n make_v of_o leveret_n or_o rabbit_n either_o cut_v out_o of_o the_o dam_n belly_n or_o take_v from_o they_o when_o they_o be_v sucker_n without_o cleanse_v they_o at_o all_o of_o the_o garbage_n and_o such_o the_o latin_n call_v laurice_n it_o be_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o islander_n of_o majorca_n &_o minorca_n make_v mean_n to_o the_o emperor_n augustus_n caesar_n for_o a_o power_n of_o soldier_n to_o destroy_v the_o infinite_a increase_n of_o coney_n among_o they_o ferret_n be_v in_o great_a account_n for_o chase_v and_o hunt_v these_o coney_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o put_v they_o into_o their_o earth_n which_o within_o the_o ground_n have_v many_o way_n and_o hole_n like_o mine_n and_o thereupon_o these_o creature_n be_v call_v cuniculi_fw-la and_o when_o they_o be_v within_o they_o so_o course_v the_o poor_a coney_n out_o of_o their_o earth_n that_o they_o be_v soon_o take_v above_o ground_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o hole_n archelaus_n write_v that_o look_v how_o many_o receptacle_n &_o way_n of_o passage_n the_o hare_n have_v for_o his_o dung_n and_o excrement_n so_o many_o year_n old_a he_o be_v just_a and_o very_o some_o
have_v more_o than_o other_o the_o same_o writer_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o every_o hare_n be_v both_o male_a and_o female_a and_o that_o any_o of_o they_o can_v breed_v without_o the_o buck_n certes_o herein_o nature_n have_v show_v her_o bounty_n and_o goodness_n in_o that_o she_o have_v give_v this_o creature_n so_o good_a to_o eat_v and_o so_o harmless_a otherwise_o the_o gift_n of_o fertility_n and_o fruitful_a womb_n the_o hare_n natural_o expose_v to_o be_v a_o prey_n and_o game_n for_o all_o man_n be_v the_o only_a creature_n unless_o it_o be_v the_o cony_n again_o call_v dasipus_fw-la which_o after_o it_o be_v once_o with_o young_a conceive_v again_o upon_o it_o insomuch_o as_o at_o one_o time_n she_o have_v some_o leveret_n suck_v of_o she_o other_o in_o her_o belly_n and_o those_o not_o of_o the_o same_o forwardness_n for_o some_o of_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o hair_n other_o be_v naked_a without_o any_o down_o and_o there_o be_v again_o of_o they_o that_o as_o yet_o be_v not_o shape_v at_o all_o but_o without_o all_o form_n moreover_o man_n have_v assay_v to_o make_v cloth_n of_o hare_n and_o coney_n hair_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n they_o be_v not_o so_o soft_a as_o be_v the_o fur_n upon_o the_o skin_n or_o case_n neither_o will_v they_o last_v by_o reason_n that_o the_o hair_n be_v short_a and_o will_v soon_o shed_v chap._n lvi_o ¶_o of_o beast_n half_a tame_a as_o for_o hare_n seldom_o be_v they_o make_v tame_a and_o to_o come_v to_o hand_n and_o yet_o just_o they_o can_v be_v simple_o call_v wild_a for_o many_o other_o such_o creature_n there_o be_v beside_o that_o neither_o be_v savage_a nor_o tame_v and_o gentle_a but_o of_o a_o middle_a nature_n betwixt_o both_o as_o namely_o among_o fly_a fowl_n in_o the_o air_n the_o swallow_n likewise_o the_o bee_n and_o among_o fish_n the_o dolphin_n in_o the_o sea_n chap._n lvii_o ¶_o of_o mice_n and_o rat_n dormouse_n reer-mice_n and_o bat_n in_o the_o rank_n of_o those_o that_o be_v neither_o tame_a nor_o wild_a many_o have_v range_v the_o mouse_n and_o rat_n that_o haunt_v our_o house_n a_o creature_n this_o be_v of_o no_o small_a reckon_n for_o presage_v somewhat_o to_o a_o state_n by_o some_o strange_a and_o prodigious_a token_n by_o gnaw_v the_o silver_n shield_n &_o buckler_n at_o lavinium_n they_o portend_v and_o foreshow_v the_o marsian_a war_n unto_o carbo_n the_o l._n general_n by_o eat_v of_o his_o hose_n garter_n and_o shoestring_n at_o clusium_n they_o prognosticate_v his_o death_n many_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o they_o in_o the_o country_n of_o cyrene_n some_o with_o a_o broad_a flat_a forehead_n other_o with_o a_o sharp_a point_v and_o there_o be_v of_o they_o see_v to_o have_v sharp_a prickle_n like_v to_o urchin_n or_o hedgehog_n theophrastus_n report_v that_o these_o vermin_n have_v dispeople_v the_o isle_n gyaros_n and_o drive_v away_o the_o inhabitant_n gnaw_v and_o devour_v every_o thing_n they_o can_v meet_v withal_o even_o to_o their_o very_a iron_n and_o sure_o 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