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this_o world_n upright_o and_o in_o even_a balance_n without_o incline_v more_o to_o one_o side_n than_o unto_o another_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o those_o that_o be_v call_v agrippae_fw-la to_o be_v bear_v with_o the_o foot_n forward_o be_v unnatural_a and_o unkind_a and_o such_o as_o come_v in_o that_o order_n into_o the_o world_n the_o latin_n be_v wont_n to_o name_n agrippae_fw-la as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v say_v bear_v hardly_o and_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n m._n agrippa_n as_o they_o say_v come_v forth_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n the_o only_a man_n almost_o know_v to_o have_v bring_v any_o good_a fortune_n with_o he_o and_o prosper_v in_o the_o world_n of_o all_o that_o ever_o be_v in_o that_o sort_n bear_v and_o yet_o as_o happy_a as_o he_o be_v and_o how_o well_o soever_o he_o chieve_v in_o some_o respect_n he_o be_v much_o pain_v with_o the_o gout_n and_o pass_v all_o his_o youth_n and_o many_o a_o day_n after_o in_o bloody_a war_n and_o in_o danger_n 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and_o envy_n cover_v their_o urine_n with_o mould_n or_o earth_n and_o this_o make_v it_o so_o much_o the_o soon_o to_o harden_v and_o congeal_v the_o gray_n polecat_n or_o brock_n have_v a_o cast_n by_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v afraid_a of_o hunter_n for_o they_o will_v draw_v in_o their_o breath_n so_o hard_a that_o their_o skin_n be_v stretch_v and_o puff_v up_o withal_o they_o will_v avoid_v the_o bite_n of_o the_o hound_n tooth_n and_o check_v the_o wound_n of_o the_o hunter_n so_o as_o neither_o the_o one_o nor_o the_o other_o can_v take_v hold_n of_o they_o the_o squirrel_n also_o foresee_v a_o tempest_n come_v and_o where_o the_o wind_n will_v blow_v for_o look_v in_o what_o corner_n the_o wind_n be_v like_a to_o stand_v on_o that_o side_n they_o stop_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o their_o hole_n and_o make_v a_o overture_n on_o the_o other_o side_n against_o it_o moreover_o a_o goodly_a broad_a bush_n tail_n they_o have_v wherewith_o they_o cover_v their_o whole_a body_n 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they_o in_o their_o swim_n yeathey_a fit_a their_o turn_n as_o well_o as_o oar_n to_o set_v they_o forward_o as_o they_o stir_v they_o to_o this_o or_o that_o hand_n there_o be_v lizard_n find_v with_o double_a tail_n cow_n and_o ox_n have_v the_o long_a rump_n for_o their_o tail_n of_o any_o other_o beast_n yea_o and_o the_o same_o at_o the_o end_n have_v the_o great_a tuft_n and_o bush_n of_o hair_n ass_n have_v the_o say_a dock_n or_o rump_n long_o than_o horse_n and_o yet_o all_o such_o beast_n either_o for_o saddle_n or_o pack_n have_v it_o set_v forth_o with_o long_a hair_n lion_n tail_n be_v fashion_v in_o the_o very_a tip_n thereof_o like_v unto_o cow_n or_o ox_n and_o rat_n but_o panther_n be_v not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n tail_v fox_n and_o wolf_n have_v shag_a tail_n like_o sheep_n but_o that_o they_o be_v long_o swine_n carry_v their_o tail_n turn_v and_o twine_v round_o and_o dog_n that_o be_v of_o cur_n kind_a and_o good_a for_o nothing_o carry_v their_o tail_n close_o underneath_o their_o belly_n chap._n li._n ¶_o of_o voice_n aristotle_n of_o opinion_n that_o no_o live_a creature_n have_v any_o voice_n but_o such_o only_a as_o be_v furnish_v with_o lung_n and_o windpipe_n that_o be_v to_o say_v which_o breath_n and_o draw_v their_o wind_n and_o therefore_o he_o hold_v that_o the_o noise_n which_o we_o hear_v come_v from_o infect_v be_v no_o voice_n at_o all_o but_o a_o very_a sound_n occasion_v by_o the_o air_n that_o get_v within_o they_o and_o so_o be_v enclose_v yield_v a_o certain_a noise_n and_o resound_v again_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v quoth_v he_o that_o some_o keep_v a_o hum_n or_o buzz_v as_o bee_n other_o make_v a_o crick_n with_o a_o certain_a long_a train_n as_o the_o grasshopper_n for_o evident_a it_o be_v and_o well_o know_v that_o the_o air_n enter_v into_o those_o pipe_n if_o i_o may_v so_o term_v they_o under_o their_o breast_n and_o meet_v with_o a_o certain_a pellicle_n or_o thin_a skin_n beat_v upon_o it_o within_o and_o 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report_v in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o commentary_n howbeit_o he_o set_v down_o their_o number_n withal_o and_o say_v they_o be_v fourteen_o in_o all_o whereof_o seven_o treat_v of_o the_o pontifical_a law_n and_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o as_o many_o discourse_v of_o pythagoras_n his_o philosophy_n but_o tuditanus_n in_o the_o thirteen_v book_n of_o the_o annales_n affirm_v that_o they_o be_v the_o decretal_n only_o of_o numa_n and_o contain_v his_o ordinance_n as_o for_o varro_n himself_o he_o write_v in_o the_o five_o book_n of_o humane_a antiquity_n that_o they_o be_v in_o all_o but_o twelve_o and_o antias_n in_o his_o second_o book_n report_v that_o two_o of_o they_o be_v write_v in_o latin_a and_o contain_v the_o pontificial_a divinity_n and_o church-matter_n and_o other_o twain_o pen_v in_o greek_a be_v full_a of_o precept_n in_o philosophy_n he_o also_o affirm_v in_o his_o three_o book_n for_o what_o cause_n the_o say_a book_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o public_a 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bellerophon_n have_v write_v table_n give_v he_o to_o deliver_v as_o touch_v his_o own_o death_n and_o not_o rather_o letter_n missive_a write_v in_o paper_n well_o however_o that_o be_v this_o be_v certain_a that_o there_o be_v a_o scarcity_n otherwhiles_o of_o paper_n also_o as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o commodity_n and_o this_o cane_n or_o reed_n papyrus_fw-la do_v many_o time_n fail_v for_o not_o long_o since_o even_o in_o the_o day_n of_o tiberius_n the_o emperor_n in_o a_o dearth_n and_o want_n of_o paper_n there_o be_v commissioner_n depute_v and_o appoint_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n for_o the_o dispense_n and_o distribution_n of_o it_o among_o the_o people_n otherwise_o there_o have_v be_v a_o great_a mutiny_n and_o tumult_n at_o rome_n about_o paper_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n as_o touch_v aethiopia_n and_o namely_o that_o quarter_n which_o confine_v upon_o egypt_n it_o have_v in_o manner_n no_o tree_n at_o all_o of_o any_o name_n save_v those_o that_o bear_v wool_n or_o cotton_n concern_v the_o nature_n of_o which_o tree_n we_o have_v sufficient_o speak_v in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o indian_n and_o of_o arabia_n and_o yet_o in_o very_a truth_n the_o cotton_n that_o be_v bring_v from_o these_o tree_n in_o aethiopia_n come_v near_a to_o wool_n than_o any_o thing_n else_o however_o the_o tree_n be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o the_o rest_n of_o that_o kind_n and_o the_o burse_n or_o cod_n wherein_o this_o woollie_a substance_n lie_v be_v great_a and_o as_o big_a as_o a_o pomegranate_n beside_o these_o there_o be_v date_n tree_n also_o like_v to_o such_o as_o we_o have_v before_o describe_v as_o touch_v other_o tree_n and_o especial_o the_o odoriferous_a wood_n within_o the_o isle_n that_o lie_v upon_o aethiopia_n round_o about_o we_o have_v say_v enough_o in_o the_o treatise_n of_o those_o island_n chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n grow_v in_o mount_n atlas_n of_o citron_n table_n of_o the_o commendable_a 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he_o live_v much_o speech_n there_o be_v beside_o of_o gallus_n asinius_n his_o table_n sell_v for_o eleven_o thousand_o sesterce_n moreover_o there_o be_v two_o other_o which_o k._n juba_n sell_v the_o one_o be_v prise_v at_o 15000_o sesterce_n and_o the_o other_o hold_v little_a under_o not_o long_o since_o there_o be_v one_o of_o they_o chance_v to_o be_v burn_v and_o it_o come_v with_o other_o household_n stuff_n but_o from_o the_o cottage_n in_o mauritania_n which_o cost_v 140000_o sesterce_n a_o good_a round_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o the_o price_n of_o a_o fair_a lordship_n if_o a_o man_n will_v be_v at_o the_o cost_n to_o purchase_v land_n so_o dear_a but_o the_o fair_a and_o large_a table_n of_o citron_n wood_n that_o to_o this_o day_n have_v be_v see_v come_v from_o ptolomaee_n king_n of_o mauritania_n
likewise_o of_o that_o name_n bear_v a_o apple_n or_o fruit_n which_o some_o can_v abide_v for_o the_o strong_a savour_n and_o bitterness_n withal_o other_o again_o like_a and_o love_v it_o as_o well_o this_o tree_n also_o beautify_v and_o set_v out_o the_o house_n but_o i_o purpose_v not_o to_o bestow_v many_o more_o word_n thereof_o chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o tree_n lotus_fw-la in_o the_o same_o coast_n of_o africa_n which_o regard_v italy_n there_o grow_v lotos_fw-la which_o they_o call_v celtis_fw-la a_o notable_a tree_n it_o be_v and_o of_o special_a mark_n find_v also_o here_o among_o we_o now_o in_o italy_n but_o together_o with_o the_o soil_n it_o have_v change_v the_o nature_n the_o fair_a and_o goodly_a of_o they_o be_v about_o the_o syrtes_n and_o the_o nasamones_n they_o be_v as_o big_a and_o tall_a as_o pear_n tree_n howsoever_o nepos_n cornelius_n say_v they_o be_v but_o little_a and_o low_a the_o leaf_n be_v thick_o cut_v and_o indent_a otherwise_o they_o be_v like_a to_o those_o of_o the_o ilex_fw-la or_o holme_n tree_n many_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o the_o lote_a tree_n and_o those_o for_o the_o most_o part_n according_a to_o their_o diverse_a and_o several_a fruit_n howbeit_o ordinary_o the_o fruit_n be_v as_o big_a as_o a_o bean_n and_o of_o yellow_a colour_n as_o saffron_n yet_o before_o it_o be_v full_a ripe_a it_o change_v into_o sundry_a colour_n like_v as_o grape_n do_v it_o grow_v thick_a among_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o tree_n in_o manner_n of_o myrtle_n berry_n and_o not_o like_a to_o the_o cherry_n in_o italy_n and_o in_o those_o plant_n above_o name_v the_o meat_n thereof_o be_v so_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a that_o it_o have_v give_v the_o name_n both_o to_o a_o nation_n and_o country_n insomuch_o as_o the_o people_n be_v call_v lotophagi_n and_o withal_o so_o welcome_a be_v all_o stranger_n thither_o and_o so_o well_o content_v with_o their_o entertainment_n that_o they_o forget_v their_o own_o native_a soil_n for_o the_o love_n they_o have_v to_o this_o fruit_n when_o they_o have_v once_o take_v to_o it_o by_o report_n whoso_o eat_v thereof_o be_v free_a from_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o belly_n this_o fruit_n be_v count_v the_o better_a which_o have_v no_o kernel_n within_o for_o there_o be_v another_o kind_n wherein_o the_o say_a kernel_n seem_v as_o hard_a as_o abone_n moreover_o out_o of_o this_o fruit_n there_o be_v press_v a_o wine_n like_a to_o mede_n which_o the_o above_o name_v nepos_n say_v will_v not_o last_v above_o ten_o day_n who_o report_v beside_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n do_v stamp_v the_o berry_n thereof_o with_o wheat_n or_o frumentie_n into_o a_o past_a and_o so_o put_v it_o up_o in_o great_a barrel_n or_o such_o like_a vessel_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o their_o food_n moreover_o we_o have_v hear_v say_v that_o whole_a army_n pass_v to_o and_o fro_o through_o africa_n have_v feed_v thereof_o and_o have_v no_o other_o meat_n the_o wood_n be_v black_a of_o colour_n and_o much_o seek_v for_o it_o be_v to_o make_v pipe_n and_o fife_n of_o the_o root_n whereof_o haft_n of_o dagger_n and_o knife_n be_v make_v beside_o other_o pretty_a device_n of_o small_a use_n thus_o much_o as_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o lote_a tree_n in_o those_o part_n for_o there_o be_v a_o herb_n also_o of_o that_o name_n call_v melilote_n as_o for_o the_o egyptian_a â—…otus_fw-la it_o be_v a_o plant_n bear_v a_o stalk_n and_o grow_v in_o the_o marsh_n of_o egypt_n for_o when_o the_o water_n of_o nilus_n be_v fall_v which_o drench_v the_o country_n this_o plant_n come_v up_o in_o the_o flat_a and_o watery_a level_n along_o the_o river_n with_o a_o stem_n like_o to_o the_o egyptian_n bean_n with_o leaf_n thrust_v close_o and_o thick_a together_o howbeit_o short_a and_o less_o than_o those_o of_o the_o bean_n in_o the_o top_n of_o which_o stalk_v it_o bear_v fruit_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o head_n for_o cut_n and_o chamfer_v and_o every_o thing_n else_o like_o those_o of_o poppy_n within_o which_o be_v conta_fw-la n_v certain_a grain_n or_o seed_n resemble_v millet_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o country_n do_v pile_n together_o in_o heap_n those_o head_n and_o so_o let_v they_o putrify_v afterward_o they_o separate_v they_o wash_v they_o fair_a and_o when_o they_o be_v dry_a stamp_n and_o mould_n they_o and_o thereof_o make_v their_o bread_n a_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a thing_n it_o be_v that_o be_v report_v beside_o namely_o that_o when_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o those_o head_n close_o up_o and_o be_v cover_v with_o leaf_n and_o remain_v shut_v until_o the_o morning_n at_o what_o time_n they_o open_v again_o and_o thus_o continne_v this_o course_n until_o they_o be_v ripe_a and_o that_o the_o flower_n which_o be_v white_a do_v fall_v of_o itself_o chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o very_a stalk_n escape_v or_o stem_n and_o root_n of_o lotus_fw-la it_o be_v say_v moreover_o as_o touch_v this_o egyptian_a lotus_fw-la that_o in_o euphrates_n the_o very_a head_n of_o the_o stalk_n together_o with_o the_o flower_n use_v in_o the_o evening_n to_o be_v plunge_v &_o drown_v under_o the_o water_n until_o midnight_n and_o so_o deep_a to_o settle_v towards_o the_o bottom_n that_o a_o man_n with_o his_o hand_n can_v reach_v thereto_o nor_o find_v any_o part_n of_o it_o but_o after_o that_o time_n it_o begin_v to_o rise_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o by_o sunrising_n appear_v above_o water_n and_o open_v the_o flower_n and_o still_o mount_v high_a and_o high_o a_o good_a height_n from_o the_o water_n this_o lotos_fw-la have_v a_o root_n as_o big_a as_o a_o quince_n cover_v with_o a_o black_a rind_n or_o bark_n much_o like_o to_o the_o husk_n of_o a_o chestnut_n the_o substance_n within_o be_v white_a and_o delectable_a to_o eat_v but_o more_o pleasant_a be_v either_o sodden_a in_o water_n or_o roast_v under_o ember_n than_o raw_a and_o hog_n will_v feed_v fat_a with_o nothing_o better_a than_o with_o the_o pill_n and_o paring_n of_o this_o root_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o paliurus_n the_o pomegranate_n and_o the_o flower_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n the_o region_n of_o cyrenaica_n in_o africa_n make_v more_o account_n of_o their_o paliurus_n than_o of_o lotus_fw-la for_o the_o paliurus_n shoot_v forth_o more_o twig_n and_o branch_n and_o have_v a_o red_a fruit_n than_o the_o lotus_fw-la beside_o the_o fruit_n and_o the_o kernel_n be_v eat_v apart_o and_o in_o truth_n pleasant_a it_o be_v of_o itself_o alone_o but_o more_o pleasant_a with_o wine_n yea_o and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o give_v a_o better_a taste_n to_o wine_n if_o it_o be_v put_v into_o it_o the_o inland_n part_n of_o africa_n as_o far_o as_o to_o the_o garamant_n and_o the_o desert_n be_v well_o plant_v with_o date_n tree_n fair_a and_o great_a bear_v goodly_a and_o pleasant_a date_n and_o those_o especial_o in_o that_o quarter_n of_o barbary_n which_o lie_v about_o the_o temple_n of_o jupiter_n hammon_n but_o the_o territory_n of_o carthage_n challenge_v to_o itself_o the_o punic_a apple_n some_o call_v it_o the_o pomegranate_n &_o they_o have_v make_v several_a kind_n thereof_o call_v that_o apyrinon_n which_o have_v no_o woody_a or_o hard_a kernel_n within_o and_o indeed_o these_o pomegranate_n be_v natural_o more_o white_a the_o grain_n within_o more_o pleasant_a and_o divide_v with_o membrane_n and_o pellicle_n between_o nothing_o so_o bitter_a as_o the_o other_o for_o in_o both_o sort_n they_o be_v frame_v and_o fashion_v within_o like_a to_o honey_n comb_n as_o for_o those_o pomegranate_n which_o have_v such_o kernel_n or_o stone_n there_o be_v five_o kind_n of_o they_o to_o wit_n sweet_a sour_a temperate_a between_o both_o styptic_a or_o austere_a and_o taste_v of_o wine_n but_o the_o pomegranate_n of_o samos_n and_o egypt_n have_v this_o difference_n one_o from_o another_o that_o some_o have_v red_a flower_n on_o the_o head_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v erythrocoma_n other_o be_v white_a and_o such_o they_o name_n leucocoma_n the_o rind_n of_o sour_a pomegranate_n be_v better_o for_o tanner_n and_o curriors_n to_o dress_v their_o leather_n with_o than_o of_o the_o rest_n the_o flower_n be_v call_v balisteum_fw-la both_o medicinable_a and_o also_o good_a for_o to_o dyt_n cloth_n and_o hereof_o come_v the_o colour_n of_o puniceus_fw-la i._o a_o light_n red_a or_o a_o bay_n take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o apple_n punic_a or_o pomegranate_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o the_o shrub_n in_o asia_n and_o greece_n in_o asia_n &_o greece_n there_o grow_v certain_a shrub_n to_o wit_n epipactis_n which_o some_o call_v elleborine_n with_o small_a leaf_n which_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n be_v good_a against_o poison_n like_v as_o the_o leaf_n of_o erice_n i._n heath_n or_o ling_n withstand_v the_o sting_a of_o serpent_n chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o thimelaea_n or_o
more_o gainful_a nor_o grow_v to_o a_o better_a reckon_n than_o it_o for_o twenty_o year_n space_n after_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o neither_o be_v there_o great_a loss_n again_o by_o any_o thing_n if_o you_o pass_v that_o term_n by_o reason_n that_o the_o price_n will_v not_o grow_v and_o arise_v according_o for_o seldom_o have_v it_o be_v know_v to_o this_o day_n and_o never_o but_o at_o some_o excessive_a riot_n and_o superfluous_a expense_n of_o wine_n that_o a_o amphore_n have_v be_v sell_v for_o a_o thousand_o sesterce_n true_a it_o be_v indeed_o that_o they_o of_o vienna_n only_o have_v make_v better_o reckon_n of_o their_o wine_n and_o sell_v they_o dear_a i_o mean_v those_o that_o give_v a_o taste_n of_o pitch_n the_o several_a kind_n whereof_o we_o have_v deliver_v before_o but_o they_o be_v think_v so_o to_o do_v among_o themselves_o only_o and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o their_o country_n that_o it_o may_v have_v the_o name_n of_o wine_n so_o dear_a and_o costly_a to_o conclude_v this_o wine_n of_o vienna_n be_v repute_v cold_a than_o the_o rest_n when_o the_o question_n be_v of_o cold_a drink_n and_o that_o the_o body_n be_v to_o be_v cool_v chap._n v._n ¶_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o wine_n the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o wine_n be_v to_o heat_v the_o bowel_n within_o if_o it_o be_v drink_v and_o to_o cool_v the_o exterior_a part_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v outward_o and_o here_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o rehearse_v in_o this_o very_a place_n that_o which_o androcydes_n the_o noble_a sage_a and_o wise_a philosopher_n write_v unto_o k._n alexander_n the_o great_a for_o to_o correct_v and_o reform_v his_o intemperate_a drink_n of_o wine_n whereto_o he_o be_v very_o prone_a and_o overmuch_o give_v my_o good_a lord_n say_v he_o remember_v when_o you_o take_v your_o wine_n that_o you_o drink_v the_o very_a blood_n of_o the_o earth_n hemlock_n you_o know_v sir_n be_v poison_n to_o man_n even_o so_o be_v wine_n to_o hemlock_n now_o if_o that_o prince_n have_v be_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o have_v obey_v these_o precept_n of_o he_o certes_o he_o can_v never_o have_v kill_v his_o best_a friend_n as_o he_o do_v in_o his_o fit_n of_o drunkenness_n in_o sum_n this_o may_v be_v true_o say_v of_o wine_n that_o be_v take_v sober_o and_o in_o measure_n nothing_o be_v moreprofitable_a to_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n but_o contrariwise_o there_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n more_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a than_o the_o immoderate_a drink_n thereof_o chap._n vi_o ¶_o of_o kindly_a wine_n make_v of_o the_o best_a grape_n who_o doubt_v that_o some_o wine_n be_v make_v more_o pleasant_a and_o acceptable_a than_o other_o nay_o out_o of_o the_o very_a same_o what_o you_o shall_v have_v wine_n not_o alike_o in_o goodness_n but_o that_o some_o go_v before_o their_o brethren_n press_v though_o they_o be_v at_o one_o time_n and_o from_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o grape_n which_o may_v be_v long_o either_o of_o the_o vessel_n whereinto_o they_o be_v fill_v or_o of_o some_o accidental_a occasion_n and_o therefore_o as_o touch_v the_o excellency_n of_o wine_n let_v every_o man_n be_v his_o own_o taster_n and_o judge_n the_o empress_n julia_n augusta_n will_v common_o say_v that_o she_o be_v behold_v to_o the_o pucine_n wine_n for_o live_v as_o she_o do_v 82_o year_n for_o she_o never_o use_v to_o drink_v any_o other_o this_o wine_n come_v of_o the_o grape_n that_o grow_v along_o the_o adriaticke_a sea_n or_o venice_n gulf_n upon_o a_o stony_a and_o raggy_a hill_n not_o far_o from_o the_o source_n or_o spring_n of_o the_o river_n timavus_n nourish_v with_o the_o vapour_n breathe_v from_o the_o sea_n and_o many_o amphore_n there_o be_v not_o draw_v thereof_o at_o a_o vintage_n and_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o all_o man_n there_o be_v not_o a_o wine_n more_o medicinable_a than_o it_o be_v i_o will_v think_v very_o therefore_o that_o the_o wine_n pyctanon_n which_o the_o greek_n so_o high_o praise_v be_v the_o very_a same_o for_o it_o come_v from_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o adriaticke_a sea_n the_o emperor_n augustus_n caesar_n prefer_v the_o setine_n wine_n before_o all_o other_o and_o after_o he_o in_o manner_n all_o the_o emperor_n his_o successor_n for_o the_o ordinary_a experience_n they_o find_v thereby_o that_o light_o the_o liquor_n of_o that_o wine_n will_v not_o hinder_v digestion_n nor_o breed_v raw_a humour_n in_o the_o stomach_n and_o this_o wine_n come_v of_o the_o grape_n about_o the_o town_n forum_n appij_fw-la before_o that_o time_n the_o wine_n caecubum_fw-la be_v in_o best_a account_n and_o the_o vine_n which_o yield_v it_o grow_v to_o the_o poplar_n in_o the_o marish_a ground_n within_o the_o tract_n of_o amyclae_n but_o now_o be_v that_o wine_n clean_o go_v as_o well_o through_o the_o negligence_n of_o the_o peisant_n of_o that_o country_n as_o the_o straits_n of_o the_o place_n and_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o ditch_n or_o trench_n which_o nero_n cause_v to_o be_v make_v navigable_a begin_v at_o the_o lake_n or_o gulf_n baianus_n and_o reach_v as_o far_o as_o to_o ostia_n in_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o excellency_n be_v range_v the_o wine_n of_o the_o falerne_n territory_n and_o principal_o that_o which_o come_v from_o the_o vineyard_n faustian_n and_o this_o excellency_n it_o grow_v unto_o by_o pass_v good_a order_n and_o careful_a husbandry_n how_o be_v it_o this_o wine_n also_o in_o these_o day_n begin_v to_o grow_v out_o of_o name_n and_o request_n while_o man_n love_v rather_o to_o have_v plenty_n from_o their_o vine_n than_o otherwise_o lie_v for_o the_o goodness_n thereof_o now_o these_o falerne_n vineyard_n begin_v at_o the_o campaine_n bridge_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n as_o man_n go_v to_o the_o city-colony_n erect_v by_o sylla_n and_o late_o lay_v to_o capua_n &_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n thereof_o but_o the_o faustian_a vineyard_n lie_v about_o 4_o mile_n from_o a_o village_n near_o cediae_fw-la which_o village_n be_v from_o sinuessa_n six_o mile_n distant_a and_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n this_o faustian_a wine_n be_v inferior_a to_o none_o in_o reputation_n so_o pierce_v and_o quick_a it_o be_v that_o it_o will_v burn_v of_o a_o light_a flame_n a_o property_n that_o you_o shall_v not_o see_v in_o any_o other_o wine_n three_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o these_o falerne_n wine_n the_o first_o be_v hard_a and_o harsh_a the_o second_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a the_o three_o thin_a and_o small_a but_o some_o have_v distinguish_v they_o in_o this_o wise_a those_o that_o come_v from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n be_v call_v gaurane_n wine_n from_o the_o mid_n faustian_n and_o last_o of_o all_o from_o the_o bottom_n and_o foot_n thereof_o the_o falerne_n but_o by_o the_o way_n this_o will_v not_o be_v forget_v that_o the_o grape_n whereof_o be_v make_v these_o wine_n so_o singular_a and_o excellent_a be_v nothing_o pleasant_a to_o the_o taste_n for_o to_o be_v eat_v as_o touch_v the_o alban_n wine_n from_o about_o 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this_o behalf_n than_o be_v beseem_v we_o consider_v how_o otherwise_o there_o be_v not_o a_o nation_n in_o the_o world_n more_o apprehenâ—…_n of_o all_o virtue_n and_o thing_n profitable_a to_o this_o life_n than_o we_o for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n m._n caâ—…o_o that_o famous_a clerk_n and_o great_a professor_n so_o well_o see_v in_o all_o good_a art_n and_o science_n be_v the_o first_o and_o for_o a_o long_a time_n the_o only_a author_n who_o write_v of_o simple_n and_o howsoever_o he_o handle_v that_o argument_n but_o brief_o and_o summary_o yet_o he_o omit_v not_o the_o leech-craft_n belong_v also_o to_o cow_n and_o ox_n long_o after_o he_o c._n valgius_n a_o noble_a gentleman_n of_o rome_n &_o a_o man_n of_o approve_a literature_n compile_v a_o treatise_n of_o simple_n which_o he_o leave_v unperfect_a howbeit_o he_o dedicate_v the_o book_n to_o â—…ugustus_fw-la caesar_n the_o emperor_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o a_o preface_n by_o he_o begin_v wherein_o after_o a_o religious_a and_o 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euphorbium_n the_o same_o be_v grow_v thick_a and_o hard_o if_o a_o man_n break_v it_o resemble_v gum_n ammoniacke_n taste_v it_o never_o so_o little_a at_o the_o tongue_n end_n it_o set_v all_o the_o mouth_n on_o a_o fire_n and_o so_o continue_v it_o a_o long_a time_n hot_a but_o more_o by_o fit_n until_o in_o the_o end_n it_o parch_v and_o dry_v the_o chaw_v and_o throat_n also_o far_o within_o chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o plantain_n buglosse_n and_o borrage_v of_o cynoglossa_n or_o hound_n tongue_n of_o buphthalmus_n i_o ox_n eye_n or_o many-weed_n of_o scythica_n hippice_n and_o ischaemon_n of_o vettonica_n and_o cantabrica_n of_o *_o consiligo_fw-la and_o think_v hiberis_fw-la of_o celendine_n the_o great_a canaria_n and_o elaphoboscos_n of_o dictamnum_n aristolochie_n or_o hertwort_n that_o fish_n be_v delight_v so_o much_o therewith_o that_o they_o will_v make_v haste_n unto_o it_o and_o be_v soon_o take_v also_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o those_o herb_n above_o name_v 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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 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