fistula_n how_v to_o be_v keep_v open_a 191._o c_o fistulous_a sore_n in_o the_o secret_a part_n how_o heal_v 136._o k._n see_v privity_n fistula_n between_o the_o angle_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o the_o nose_n how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v cure_v 125._o e._n 146._o m._n 286._o g._n it_o be_v call_v aegilop_n 235._o a_o fistula_n how_o they_o be_v breed_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n 262._o h_o fit_n cold_a and_o shake_v in_o a_o ague_n how_o to_o be_v put_v by_o 57_o d_o 61._o b._n 143._o a._n 162._o h._n 260._o â—_o 313._o a._n 314._o i._n 316._o l._n fit_v otherwise_o of_o chill_a cold_a how_o to_o be_v case_v 57_o f._n 61._o a._n 67._o d_o see_v more_o in_o cold_a five-finger_n or_o five-leaved_n grass_n see_v cinquefoil_n f_o l_o flag_n what_o herb_n see_v xiphion_n flancke_n disease_a how_o to_o be_v cure_v 37._o e._n 40._o k._n 54._o i._n 275._o e_o flatuositie_n see_v ventosity_n cn._n flavius_n for_o what_o demerit_n he_o be_v create_v aedile_n curule_v and_o tribune_n of_o the_o commons_o 457._o a._n b_o flax_n the_o wonderful_a power_n thereof_o 1._o d._n e._n f_o the_o plant_n thrive_v apace_o 2._o h._n the_o seed_n how_o it_o be_v sow_v how_o it_o come_v up_o and_o grow_v 2._o i_o flax_n of_o spain_n 3._o a._n b_o flax_n of_o zoela_n 3._o c_o flax_n of_o cume_n ibid._n flax_n of_o italy_n 3._o d_o spin_v of_o flax_n what_o manner_n of_o work_n 4._o k_o flax_n how_o to_o be_v dress_v hetchel_v spin_a beat_a weave_a etc._n etc._n 4_o k._n l_o fleawort_n the_o herb_n describe_v 233._o c._n the_o diverse_a name_n it_o have_v ibid._n the_o nature_n and_o virtue_n ibid._n flea_n how_v to_o be_v kill_v 60._o l._n 63._o c._n 120._o l._n 124_o m._n 186._o h_o against_o the_o breed_n of_o flea_n 387._o f_o phlegm_n viscous_a stick_v in_o the_o chest_n and_o throat_n how_o to_o be_v cut_v and_o dissolve_v 46._o g._n h._n 64._o l._n 73._o c._n 74._o g_o 107._o d._n 121._o e_fw-la 122._o h._n 130._o i._n 167._o d._n 173._o e._n 183._o c._n 198._o i._n 200._o i._n 206._o i_o 246._o g._n i_o 257_o a._n 277._o b._n 329._o b._n phlegm_n and_o fleagmaticke_a humour_n how_o to_o be_v purge_v downward_o 72._o h._n 75._o c._n 140._o h._n 150._o h._n 170._o g._n 172._o h._n 182._o h_o 185._o c._n 186._o g._n 198_o l._n 218._o i._n 250._o l._n m._n 251._o a._n b._n 252._o h._n l_o 281._o b._n 288._o g_o 291._o b._n fleming_n use_v flax_n and_o make_v linen_n in_o old_a time_n 2._o l_o flesh_n rank_n and_o proud_a in_o ulcer_n how_o to_o be_v repress_v 50._o m_o 61._o b._n see_v more_o in_o ulcer_n and_o excrescence_n flesh_n meat_n how_o it_o may_v be_v keep_v fresh_a and_o sweet_a all_o summer_n long_o 71._o a_o how_o it_o be_v preserve_v from_o maggot_n and_o corruption_n 342._o i_o flexumine_v at_o rome_n who_o they_o be_v 461._o a_o flint_n stone_n where_o it_o be_v cut_v with_o the_o see_v 588._o i_o flory_n of_o painter_n what_o it_o be_v 531._o b_o flos-salis_a i._o sperma_fw-la ceti_fw-la 416._o k_o flos_fw-la or_o flower_n of_o antimony_n what_o it_o be_v 474._o g_o flower_n that_o bring_v tiding_n of_o the_o spring_n 92._o g_o floure-de-lis_n root_n medicinable_a 87._o d_o floure-de-lis_n where_o the_o best_a grow_v ibid._n d._n e_o floure-de-lis_n of_o illyricum_n of_o two_o sort_n ibid._n e_o floure-de-lis_n call_v rhaphantis_n and_o why_o so_o ibid._n why_o it_o be_v name_v rhizotomus_fw-la ibid._n the_o ceremonious_a manner_n of_o take_v up_o the_o root_n 87._o e._n f_o flower_n gentle_n surpass_v all_o flower_n for_o pleasant_a colour_n 89._o a._n the_o description_n and_o nature_n thereof_o ibid._n why_o it_o be_v call_v amaranthus_n ibid._n b_o spring_n flower_n 92._o g_o summer_n flower_n ibid._n k_o autumn_n flower_n 92._o l_o flower_n of_o herb_n different_a 19_o f_z flower_n and_o their_o variety_n 79._o e._n f_o flower_n differ_v in_o smell_n colour_n and_o juice_n i._o taste_n 86._o l_o flower_n in_o egypt_n why_o they_o send_v not_o well_o 87._o b_o what_o flower_n be_v employ_v in_o guirland_n 89._o e_o flux_n of_o the_o stomach_n or_o lask_z called_z caeliaca_fw-la passio_fw-la how_o to_o be_v stay_v 39_o e._n 43._o d._n 49._o d._n 55._o c_o 59_o d_o 66._o h._n k._n 68_o h._n 73._o d_o 76._o g._n i_o 106._o l._n 108_o g._n 111._o a._n 122._o g._n 124._o k._n 128._o l._n 139_o f_o 144._o i_o 147._o b._n 148._o h._n i_o 163._o e._n 164._o g._n l._n 151._o f._n 153._o c._n f_o 156._o g._n 158._o g._n i_o 165._o b._n e._n 167._o f._n 168._o g._n 172._o l._n 174._o k_o 177._o c._n f._n 178._o k._n 188._o l._n 192._o h._n 195._o e._n 196._o g._n m._n 197._o e_fw-la 216._o h._n 249._o a._n 250._o g._n 285._o d._n 289._o c._n 219._o d._n 307._o c_o 318._o l._n 332._o g._n 331._o b._n c._n d._n e._n f._n 352._o h._n i_o 353._o b._n c._n 382._o l_o m_o 422._o l._n if_o it_o be_v inveterat_fw-la and_o of_o long_a continuance_n 418._o k._n flux_n call_v lieuterie_n how_o stay_v 165._o e._n see_v lask_z fly_v where_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o 95._o b._n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 220_o g._n fly_n witless_a creature_n 364._o k._n they_o fly_v like_o cloud_n out_o of_o the_o territory_n of_o olympia_n at_o a_o certain_a time_n ibid._n upon_o what_o occasion_n ibid._n their_o head_n blood_n ash_n etc._n etc._n yield_v medicine_n ibid._n f_o o_o foemur_fw-la bubulum_fw-la what_o herb_n 282._o g_o folefoot_n the_o herb_n why_o call_v in_o greek_a asarum_n 86._o g_o folefoot_n another_o herb_n call_v in_o greek_a chamaeleuce_n aâ—d_v in_o latin_a farfugium_fw-la 199._o a._n the_o description_n ibid._n the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n b_o why_o call_v bechion_fw-la and_o tussilago_n 246_o i_o two_o kind_n of_o it_o ibid._n wild_a fole_n foot_n a_o direction_n to_o find_v water_n 246_o i_o the_o description_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o second_o folefoot_n call_v saluia_fw-la describe_v ibid._n k_o foam_n of_o a_o dog_n and_o horse_n mouth_n how_o they_o be_v lively_o paint_v by_o chance_n and_o fortune_n 542._o l_o foam_n of_o water_n medicinable_a 414._o h_o food_n of_o light_a digestion_n 141._o b_o forke_n fish_n see_v sea-pussin_a formacei_n what_o wall_n they_o be_v 555._o b_o fortune_n or_o chance_n account_v a_o goddess_n 270._o l_o fortuna_fw-la huiusce_fw-la diei_fw-la 497_o d._n a_o temple_n for_o she_o at_o rome_n ibid._n forum_n of_o rome_n spread_v with_o caltrap_n 5._o e._n and_o why_o ibid._n pave_v with_o fine_a work_n in_o colour_n ibid._n forum_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n at_o rome_n a_o sumptuous_a building_n 581._o f._n what_o caesar_n pay_v for_o the_o plot_n of_o ground_n where_o this_o forum_n stand_v 582._o g_o founderie_n i._o the_o feat_n of_o cast_v image_n and_o work_n of_o mettle_n so_o excellent_a that_o it_o be_v ascribe_v to_o some_o of_o the_o god_n 487._o c._n a_o ancient_a art_n in_o italy_n 493._o e_fw-la a_o fountain_n purge_v and_o cleanse_v of_o itself_o every_o nine_o year_n 411._o b_o fountain_n which_o be_v natural_o hot_a do_v engender_v salt_n 414._o m._n fountain_n yield_v diverse_a sort_n of_o water_n some_o hot_a some_o cold_a other_o both_o 401._o c_o fountain_n yield_a water_n not_o potable_a for_o beast_n but_o medicinable_a only_o for_o man_n ibid._n d_o fountain_n give_v name_n to_o god_n goddess_n and_o city_n ibid._n fountain_n stand_v upon_o diverse_a mineral_n ibid._n fountain_n of_o hot_a water_n able_a to_o seethe_v meat_n ibid._n e._n licinian_n fountain_n hot_a rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n ibid._n red_a fountain_n in_o aethyopia_n 402._o m._n the_o virtue_n of_o they_o ibid._n a_o fountain_n yield_v water_n resemble_v wine_n 403._o e_fw-la a_o fountain_n cast_v up_o a_o unctuous_a water_n serve_v in_o stead_n of_o oil_n to_o maintain_v lamp_n ibid._n f_o a_o fountain_n seethe_v up_o with_o water_n of_o a_o sweet_a smell_n 407._o b_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n number_n of_o four_o forbid_a in_o some_o case_n 305._o f_o fox_n grease_n gall_n and_o dung_n effectual_a in_o physic_n 324._o h_o fox_n pizzle_n medicinable_a ibid._n k_o fox_n tongue_n medicinable_a 325._o d_o fox_n tail_n describe_v 99_o b_o fox_n how_o they_o may_v be_v keep_v from_o goose_n hen_n and_o pullen_n 342._o k_o f_o r_o fracture_n or_o bone_n break_v how_o to_o be_v knit_v and_o souder_v 58._o k._n 119._o d._n 183._o a._n 200._o l._n 233._o b._n 275._o f._n 335._o e._n 394._o k._n l_o 412._o k._n freckle_n how_v to_o be_v scour_v out_o of_o the_o face_n 140._o m._n 161._o b._n e_o 168._o k._n 173._o c._n 174._o l._n 175._o b._n 308._o g._n 314._o k._n see_v more_o in_o face_n and_o visage_n fresh_a water_n at_o sea_n how_o sailor_n may_v have_v at_o all_o time_n 413._o f._n 414_o
only_o in_o the_o spring_n the_o lake_n sinnaus_fw-la in_o asia_n be_v infect_v with_o the_o wormwood_n grow_v about_o it_o and_o there_o of_o it_o taste_v at_o colophon_n in_o the_o vault_n or_o cave_n of_o apollo_n clarius_n there_o be_v a_o gutter_n or_o trench_n stand_v full_a of_o water_n they_o that_o drink_v of_o it_o shall_v prophesy_v and_o foretell_v strange_a thing_n like_o oracle_n but_o they_o live_v the_o short_a time_n for_o it_o river_n run_v backward_o even_o our_o age_n have_v see_v in_o the_o late_a year_n of_o prince_n nero_n as_o we_o have_v relate_v in_o the_o act_n of_o his_o life_n now_o that_o all_o spring_n be_v cold_a in_o summer_n than_o winter_n who_o know_v not_o as_o also_o these_o wondrous_a work_n of_o nature_n that_o brass_n and_o lead_v in_o the_o mass_n or_o lump_n sink_v down_o and_o be_v drown_v but_o if_o they_o be_v drive_v out_o into_o thin_a plate_n they_o float_v and_o swim_v aloft_o and_o let_v the_o weight_n be_v all_o one_o yet_o some_o thing_n settle_v to_o the_o bottom_n other_o again_o glide_v above_o moreover_o that_o heavy_a burden_n and_o load_n be_v stir_v and_o remove_v with_o more_o ease_n in_o water_n likewise_o that_o the_o stone_n thyrreus_fw-la be_v it_o never_o so_o big_a do_v swim_v whole_a and_o entire_a break_v it_o once_o into_o piece_n and_o it_o sink_v as_o also_o that_o body_n new_o dead_a fall_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o water_n but_o if_o they_o be_v swell_v once_o they_o rise_v up_o again_o over_o and_o beside_o that_o empty_a vessel_n be_v not_o so_o easy_o draw_v forth_o of_o the_o water_n as_o those_o that_o be_v full_a that_o rain_n water_n for_o salt_n pit_n be_v better_a and_o more_o profitable_a than_o all_o other_o and_o that_o salt_n can_v be_v make_v unless_o fresh_a water_n be_v mingle_v withal_o that_o sea-water_n be_v long_o before_o it_o congeal_v but_o soon_o make_v hot_a and_o set_v a_o seethe_a that_o in_o winter_n the_o sea_n be_v hot_a and_o in_o autumn_n more_o brackish_a and_o salt_n and_o that_o all_o sea_n be_v make_v calm_a and_o still_o with_o oil_n and_o therefore_o the_o diverse_a under_o the_o water_n do_v spirit_n and_o sprinkle_v it_o abroad_o with_o their_o mouth_n because_o it_o dulce_v and_o allai_v the_o unpleasant_a nature_n thereof_o and_o carry_v a_o light_n with_o it_o that_o no_o snow_n fall_v where_o the_o sea_n be_v deep_a and_o whereas_o all_o water_n run_v downward_o by_o nature_n yet_o spring_v leap_v up_o even_o at_o the_o very_a foot_n of_o aetna_n which_o burn_v of_o a_o light_a fire_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o that_o for_o fifty_o yea_o and_o a_o hundred_o mile_n the_o waulming_a round_a ball_n and_o flake_n of_o fire_n cast_v out_o sand_n and_o ash_n chap._n ciiii_o ¶_o the_o marvel_n of_o fire_n and_o water_n joint_o together_o and_o of_o maltha_n now_o let_v we_o relate_v some_o strange_a wonder_n of_o fire_n also_o which_o be_v the_o four_o element_n of_o nature_n but_o first_o out_o of_o water_n in_o a_o city_n of_o comagene_n name_v samosatis_n there_o be_v a_o pond_n yield_v forth_o a_o kind_n of_o slimy_a mud_n call_v maltha_n which_o will_v burn_v clear_a when_o it_o meet_v with_o any_o thing_n solid_a and_o hard_a it_o stick_v to_o it_o like_v glue_v also_o if_o it_o be_v touch_v it_o follow_v they_o that_o free_a from_o it_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o townsman_n defend_v their_o wall_n when_o lucullus_n give_v the_o assault_n and_o his_o soldier_n fry_v and_o burn_v in_o their_o own_o armour_n cast_v water_n upon_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o will_v burn_v experience_n have_v teach_v that_o earth_n only_o will_v quench_v it_o chap._n cv_o ¶_o of_o naphtha_n of_o the_o like_a nature_n be_v naphtha_n for_o so_o be_v it_o call_v about_o babylonia_n and_o in_o the_o austacene_n country_n in_o parthia_n and_o it_o run_v in_o manner_n of_o liquid_a bitumen_n great_a affinity_n there_o be_v between_o the_o fire_n and_o it_o for_o fire_n be_v ready_a to_o leap_v unto_o it_o immediate_o if_o it_o be_v any_o thing_n near_o it_o thus_o they_o say_v media_n burn_v her_o husband_n concubine_n by_o reason_n that_o her_o guirland_n anoint_v therewith_o be_v catch_v by_o the_o fire_n after_o she_o approach_v near_o to_o the_o altar_n with_o purpose_n to_o sacrifice_v chap._n cvi_o ¶_o of_o place_n continual_o burn_v but_o among_o the_o wonderful_a mountain_n the_o hill_n aetna_n burn_v always_o in_o the_o night_n and_o for_o so_o long_a continuance_n of_o time_n yield_v sufficient_a matter_n to_o maintain_v those_o fire_n in_o winter_n it_o be_v full_a of_o snow_n and_o cover_v the_o ash_n cast_v up_o with_o frost_n neither_o in_o it_o alone_o do_v nature_n tyrannize_v and_o show_v her_o cruelty_n threaten_v as_o she_o do_v a_o general_a consume_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n by_o fire_n for_o in_o phoselis_n the_o hill_n chimaera_n likewise_o burn_v and_o that_o with_o a_o continual_a fire_n night_n and_o day_n ctesias_n of_o gnidos_n write_v that_o the_o fire_n thereof_o be_v inflame_v and_o set_v a_o burn_a with_o water_n but_o quench_v with_o earth_n in_o the_o same_o lycia_n the_o mountain_n hephaestij_fw-la be_v once_o touch_v and_o kindle_v with_o a_o flame_a torch_n do_v so_o burn_v out_o that_o the_o very_a stone_n of_o the_o river_n yea_o and_o the_o sand_n in_o water_n be_v on_o fire_n withal_o and_o the_o same_o fire_n be_v maintain_v with_o rain_n they_o report_v also_o that_o if_o a_o man_n make_v a_o furrow_n with_o a_o staff_n that_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o they_o there_o follow_v gutter_n as_o it_o be_v of_o fire_n in_o the_o bactrian_n country_n the_o top_n of_o the_o hill_n cophantus_n burn_v every_o night_n among_o the_o median_n also_o and_o the_o caestian_a nation_n the_o same_o mountain_n burn_v but_o principal_o in_o the_o very_a confine_n of_o persis_n at_o susis_n very_o in_o a_o place_n call_v the_o white_a tower_n out_o of_o fifteen_o chimney_n or_o tunnel_n the_o fire_n issue_v and_o the_o great_a of_o they_o even_o in_o the_o day_n time_n carry_v fire_n there_o be_v a_o plain_a about_o babylonia_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o fish_n pool_n which_o for_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o acre_n of_o ground_n burn_v likewise_o in_o like_a sort_n near_o the_o mountain_n hesperius_n in_o aethyopia_n the_o field_n in_o the_o night_n time_n do_v glitter_v and_o shine_v like_o star_n the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o territory_n of_o the_o megapolitanes_n although_o the_o field_n there_o within-forth_a be_v pleasant_a and_o not_o burn_v the_o bough_n and_o leaf_n of_o the_o thick_a grove_n above_o it_o and_o near_o unto_o a_o warm_a spring_n the_o hollow_a burn_a furnace_n call_v crater_n nymphaei_fw-la always_o portend_v some_o fearful_a misfortune_n to_o the_o apolloniates_n the_o neighbour_n thereby_o as_o theoponpus_fw-la have_v report_v it_o increase_v with_o shower_n of_o rain_n and_o cast_v out_o bitumen_n to_o be_v compare_v with_o that_o fountain_n or_o water_n of_o styx_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v taste_v 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who_o compile_v a_o book_n call_v praxidica_fw-la foreign_a author_n hesiodus_n theophrastus_n aristotle_n democritus_n k._n hiero_n k._n philometor_n k._n attalus_n k._n archelaus_n archytas_n xenophon_n amphilochus_n of_o athens_n anaxipolis_n of_o thasus_n aristophanes_n the_o milesian_n apollodorus_n the_o lemnian_a antigonus_n the_o cymaean_a agathocles_n of_o chios_n apollonius_n of_o pergamus_n aristander_n the_o athenian_a bacchius_fw-la the_o milesian_n bion_n of_o soli_n chaerea_n of_o athens_n chaeristus_fw-la likewise_o the_o athenian_a diodorus_n of_o priene_n dion_n of_o colophon_n epigenes_n of_o rhodes_n evagoras_n the_o thasian_a euphronius_n the_o athenian_a andration_n aeschrio_n and_o lysimachus_n who_o write_v all_o three_o of_o husbandry_n dionysius_n that_o translate_v the_o work_n of_o mago_n and_o diophanes_n who_o draw_v the_o same_o into_o a_o epitome_n thales_n eudoxus_n philippus_n callippus_n dositheus_n permeniscus_fw-la meliton_n criton_n oenopides_n zeno_n euctemon_n harpalus_n hecataeus_n anaximander_n sosigenes_n hipparchus_n aratus_n zoroastres_n and_o archibius_n ¶_o the_o nineteen_o book_n contain_v a_o discourse_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o flax_n and_o other_o wonderful_a matter_n chap._n 1._o the_o sow_v of_o line_n seed_n diverse_a kind_n of_o flax_n how_o it_o be_v dress_v of_o naperie_n &_o napkin_n of_o linen_n that_o will_v not_o burn_v nor_o consume_v with_o fire_n and_o when_o curtain_n be_v devise_v at_o rome_n about_o the_o theater_n 2._o the_o nature_n of_o a_o kind_n of_o broom_n call_v sparta_n when_o it_o come_v to_o be_v use_v first_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v order_v &_o dress_v what_o plant_v both_o spring_n and_o also_o live_v without_o root_n 3._o of_o mysy_n and_o of_o mushroom_n of_o tadstole_n or_o mushroom_n that_o be_v broad_a and_o without_o a_o tail_n call_v pezici_n of_o laserpitium_n and_o magydaris_n of_o maddir_n and_o the_o fuller_n root_n radicula_n i._n sopeweed_n 4._o the_o manner_n of_o dress_v and_o trim_v garden_n also_o the_o order_n and_o due_a place_n of_o other_o plant_n good_a for_o to_o be_v eat_v over_o and_o beside_o corn_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o tree_n &_o shrub_n 5._o the_o nature_n the_o sundry_a sort_n and_o the_o story_n of_o many_o plant_n that_o grow_v in_o garden_n 6._o of_o the_o root_n leaf_n flower_n and_o colour_n of_o garden_n herb_n 7._o how_o many_o day_n it_o will_v be_v after_o the_o seed_n of_o herb_n be_v sow_v or_o their_o slip_n set_v ere_o they_o come_v up_o the_o nature_n of_o seed_n how_o herb_n be_v to_o be_v sow_v or_o set_v and_o in_o what_o course_n and_o rank_n which_o herb_n be_v but_o one_o of_o a_o kind_n and_o which_o they_o be_v that_o have_v many_o kind_n 8._o the_o nature_n of_o such_o garden_n herb_n as_o be_v good_a for_o the_o pot_n or_o to_o make_v salad_n and_o to_o season_v meat_n withal_o their_o kind_n to_o the_o number_n of_o 46_o with_o their_o story_n &_o description_n 9_o of_o fennell_n and_o hemp_n 10._o the_o disease_n and_o malady_n that_o annoy_v garden_n the_o remedy_n against_o the_o same_o as_o also_o how_o to_o kill_v ant_n caterpillar_n and_o gnat_n 21._o what_o seed_n be_v more_o or_o less_o able_a to_o endure_v any_o hardness_n or_o injury_n and_o which_o they_o be_v that_o salt_n water_n be_v good_a for_o 22._o the_o manner_n of_o water_v garden_n what_o herb_n they_o be_v which_o be_v transplant_v and_o remove_v prove_v the_o better_a and_o final_o the_o juice_n the_o sweet_a savour_n and_o relishnes_n of_o garden-herbe_n in_o sum_n here_o be_v comprise_v memorable_a thing_n story_n and_o observation_n a_o thousand_o one_o hundred_o forty_o and_o three_o latin_a author_n cite_v m._n actius_n plautus_n m._n varro_n d._n syllanus_n cato_n censorius_n hyginus_n virgil_n mutianus_n celsus_n columella_n calphurnius_fw-la bassus_n manlius_n sura_n sabinus_n tyro_n licinius_n macer_n q._n hirtius_n vibius_n rufus_n cesennius_n who_o write_v sepurica_fw-la i._o a_o treatise_n of_o garden_v castritius_n likewise_o and_o firmius_n who_o both_o twain_o make_v a_o work_n of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o last_v of_o all_o petreius_n foreign_a writer_n herodotus_n theophrastus_n democritus_n aristomachus_n menander_n who_o write_v a_o book_n entitle_v brochresta_n i._o of_o thing_n profitable_a for_o our_o life_n and_o diet_n and_o anaxilaus_n ¶_o the_o twenty_o book_n comprise_v medicine_n out_o of_o those_o simple_n which_o be_v set_v and_o sow_v in_o garden_n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o wild_a cucumber_n and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o elaterium_fw-la 2._o of_o the_o cucumber_n as_o well_o that_o which_o wand_n r_v &_o grow_v abroad_o call_v anguinum_n as_o that_o of_o the_o garden_n also_o of_o the_o pompion_n 3._o of_o the_o wild_a gourd_n and_o the_o rape_n or_o nave_n 4._o diverse_a sort_n of_o navewe_v of_o the_o wild_a radish_n of_o the_o garden_n radish_n and_o the_o parsnep_n or_o carot_n 5._o of_o staphylinum_fw-la
see_v notwithstanding_o many_o time_n it_o have_v devour_v city_n and_o draw_v into_o it_o a_o whole_a tract_n of_o ground_n and_o field_n sea_n coast_n and_o maritime_a region_n most_o of_o all_o other_o feel_v earthquake_n neither_o be_v the_o hilly_a country_n without_o this_o calamity_n for_o i_o myself_o have_v know_v for_o certain_a that_o the_o alps_o and_o apennine_a have_v often_o tremble_v in_o the_o autumn_n also_o and_o spring_n there_o happen_v more_o earthquake_n than_o at_o other_o time_n like_v as_o lightning_n and_o hereof_o it_o be_v that_o france_n and_o egypt_n lest_o of_o all_o other_o be_v shake_v for_o that_o in_o egypt_n the_o continual_a summer_n and_o in_o france_n the_o hard_a winter_n be_v against_o it_o in_o like_a manner_n earthquake_n be_v more_o rife_a in_o the_o night_n than_o in_o the_o day_n time_n but_o the_o great_a use_n to_o be_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o evening_n towards_o day_n light_n there_o be_v many_o and_o if_o by_o day_n it_o be_v usual_o about_o noon_n they_o fortune_n also_o to_o be_v when_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n be_v eclipse_v because_o then_o all_o tempest_n be_v asleep_a and_o lay_v to_o rest_n but_o especial_o when_o after_o much_o rain_n there_o follow_v a_o great_a time_n of_o heat_n or_o after_o heat_n store_n of_o rain_n chap._n lxxxj_o ¶_o sign_n of_o earthquake_n come_v sailor_n also_o have_v a_o certain_a foreknowledge_n thereof_o and_o guess_v not_o doubtful_o at_o it_o namely_o when_o the_o wave_n swell_v sudden_o without_o any_o gale_n of_o wind_n or_o when_o in_o the_o ship_n they_o be_v shocked_a with_o billow_n shake_v under_o they_o then_o be_v the_o thing_n see_v to_o quake_v which_o stand_v in_o the_o ship_n as_o well_o as_o those_o in_o house_n and_o with_o a_o rustle_a noise_n give_v warn_v beforehand_o the_o fowl_n likewise_o of_o the_o air_n sit_v not_o quiet_o without_o fear_n in_o the_o sky_n also_o there_o be_v sign_n thereof_o for_o there_o go_v before_o a_o earthquake_n either_o in_o day_n time_n or_o soon_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v go_v down_o a_o thin_a streak_n or_o line_n as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o cloud_n lie_v out_o in_o a_o great_a length_n moreover_o the_o water_n in_o well_n and_o pit_n be_v more_o thick_a and_o trouble_a than_o ordinary_a cast_v out_o a_o stink_a scent_n chap._n lxxxij_o ¶_o remedy_n or_o help_n against_o earthquake_n towards_o but_o a_o remedy_n there_o be_v for_o the_o same_o such_o as_o vault_n and_o hole_n in_o many_o place_n do_v yield_v for_o they_o vent_v and_o breathe_v out_o the_o wind_n that_o be_v conceive_v there_o before_o a_o thing_n note_v in_o certain_a town_n which_o by_o reason_n they_o stand_v hollow_a and_o have_v many_o sink_n and_o vault_n dig_v to_o convey_v away_o their_o filth_n be_v less_o shake_v yea_o and_o in_o the_o same_o town_n those_o part_n which_o be_v pendent_a be_v the_o safe_a as_o be_v well_o see_v in_o naples_n where_o that_o quarter_n thereof_o which_o be_v solid_a and_o not_o hollow_a be_v subject_a to_o such_o casualty_n and_o in_o house_n the_o arch_n be_v most_o safe_a the_o angle_n also_o of_o wall_n yea_o and_o those_o post_n which_o in_o shake_v will_v jog_v to_o and_o fro_o every_o way_n moreover_o wall_n make_v of_o brick_n or_o earth_n take_v less_o harm_n when_o they_o be_v shake_v in_o a_o earthquake_n and_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v in_o the_o very_a kind_n and_o manner_n of_o earthquake_n for_o the_o motion_n be_v diverse_a the_o safe_a be_v when_o house_n as_o they_o rock_n keep_v a_o tremble_a and_o warble_a noise_n also_o when_o the_o earth_n seem_v to_o swell_v up_o in_o rise_v and_o again_o to_o settle_v down_o and_o sink_v with_o a_o alternative_a motion_n harmless_a it_o be_v also_o when_o house_n run_v on_o end_n together_o by_o a_o contrary_a stroke_n and_o butt_n or_o jur_v one_o against_o another_o for_o the_o one_o move_a withstand_v the_o other_o the_o bend_a downward_o in_o manner_n of_o wave_a and_o a_o certain_a roll_a like_a to_o surge_a billow_n be_v it_o that_o be_v so_o dangerous_a and_o do_v all_o the_o mischief_n or_o when_o the_o whole_a motion_n bear_v and_o force_v itself_o to_o one_o side_n these_o quaking_n or_o tremble_n of_o the_o earth_n give_v over_o when_o the_o wind_n be_v once_o vent_v out_o but_o if_o they_o continue_v still_o than_o they_o cease_v not_o until_o forty_o day_n end_n yea_o and_o many_o time_n it_o be_v long_a ere_o they_o stay_v for_o some_o of_o they_o have_v last_v the_o space_n of_o a_o year_n or_o two_o chap._n lxxxiii_o ¶_o monstrous_a earthquake_n see_v never_o but_o once_o there_o happen_v once_o which_o i_o find_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o tuscans_n learning_n within_o the_o teritorie_n of_o modena_n while_o l._n martius_n and_o s._n julius_n be_v consul_n a_o great_a strange_a wonder_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o two_o hill_n encounter_v together_o charge_v as_o it_o be_v and_o with_o violence_n assault_v one_o another_o yea_o and_o retire_v again_o with_o a_o most_o mighty_a noise_n it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o day_n time_n and_o between_o they_o there_o issue_v flame_a fire_n and_o smoke_n mount_v up_o into_o the_o sky_n while_o a_o great_a number_n of_o roman_a gentleman_n from_o the_o highway_n aemylia_n and_o a_o multitude_n of_o servant_n and_o passenger_n stand_v and_o behold_v it_o with_o this_o conflict_n and_o run_v of_o they_o together_o all_o the_o village_n upon_o they_o be_v dash_v and_o break_v to_o piece_n very_o much_o cattle_n that_o be_v within_o die_v therewith_o and_o this_o happen_v the_o year_n before_o the_o war_n of_o our_o associate_n which_o i_o doubt_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o more_o pernicious_a to_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o italy_n than_o the_o civil_a war_n it_o be_v no_o less_o monstrous_a a_o wonder_n that_o be_v know_v also_o in_o our_o age_n in_o the_o very_a last_o year_n of_o nero_n the_o emperor_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o his_o act_n when_o meadow_n and_o olive_n row_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a 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thrasymenus_n lake_n neither_o of_o both_o army_n take_v notice_n of_o a_o great_a earthquake_n neither_o be_v this_o a_o simple_a evil_a thing_n nor_o the_o danger_n consist_v only_o in_o the_o very_a earthquake_n and_o no_o more_o but_o that_o which_o it_o portend_v be_v as_o bad_a or_o worse_o never_o abide_v the_o city_n of_o rome_n any_o earthquake_n but_o it_o give_v warn_v thereof_o before_o hand_n of_o some_o strange_a accident_n and_o unhappy_a event_n follow_v chap._n lxxxv_o ¶_o in_o what_o place_n the_o sea_n have_v go_v back_o the_o same_o cause_n be_v to_o be_v render_v of_o some_o new_a hill_n or_o piece_n of_o ground_n not_o see_v before_o when_o as_o the_o say_a wind_n within_o the_o earth_n able_a to_o huff_v up_o the_o ground_n be_v not_o powerful_a enough_o to_o break_v forth_o and_o make_v issue_n for_o firm_a land_n grow_v not_o only_o by_o that_o which_o river_n bring_v in_o as_o the_o isle_n echinades_n which_o be_v heap_v and_o raise_v up_o by_o the_o river_n 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unhappy_a wind_n blow_v upon_o it_o they_o call_v it_o teramnon_n as_o for_o the_o grain_n of_o ray_n or_o darnell_n it_o be_v very_o small_a and_o lie_v enclose_v with_o a_o sharpe-pointed_n husk_n the_o bread_n which_o have_v any_o of_o this_o seed_n in_o it_o soon_o cause_v dizziness_n and_o swim_v of_o the_o head_n and_o by_o report_n in_o asia_n and_o greece_n the_o master_n of_o the_o common_a bains_n and_o stuphes_n when_o they_o will_v keep_v away_o the_o great_a resort_n of_o multitude_n thither_o have_v a_o devise_n to_o cast_v darnell_n seed_n upon_o burn_a coal_n for_o this_o perfume_n will_v quick_o set_v they_o far_o off_o moreover_o if_o the_o winter_n prove_v to_o be_v wet_a and_o waterish_a you_o shall_v have_v in_o the_o pulse_n call_v eruile_a a_o little_a vermin_n engender_v there_o call_v phalangion_n and_o it_o be_v of_o the_o kind_n of_o these_o spider_n likewise_o upon_o vetch_n there_o will_v breed_v naked_a dew-snail_n yea_o &_o otherwhile_o those_o little_a one_o with_o shell_n or_o house_n on_o their_o back_n which_o creep_v from_o the_o ground_n will_v gnaw_v &_o eat_v they_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n to_o see_v what_o foul_a work_n they_o will_v make_v thus_o much_o concern_v all_o the_o malady_n and_o inconvenience_n to_o speak_v of_o incident_a to_o corn_n it_o remain_v now_o to_o treat_v of_o the_o remedy_n as_o touch_v the_o cure_n of_o those_o harm_n that_o come_v by_o hurtful_a weed_n to_o the_o corn_n in_o blade_n it_o consist_v principal_o in_o two_o thing_n namely_o either_o in_o the_o use_n of_o the_o weed_n knife_n or_o hook_n when_o they_o be_v new_o come_v up_o or_o else_o in_o strew_v ash_n when_o the_o corn_n be_v a_o sow_v but_o as_o for_o those_o danger_n that_o touch_v the_o seed_n or_o grain_n in_o the_o ear_n and_o cod_n as_o also_o that_o settle_v about_o the_o root_n they_o must_v be_v prevent_v by_o good_a forecast_n even_o before_o it_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o ground_n it_o be_v generaly_a thought_n that_o 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cypress_n leave_v bruise_v or_o be_v sow_v in_o and_o about_o the_o change_n of_o the_o moon_n namely_o when_o she_o be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v above_o the_o earth_n in_o our_o hemisphere_n many_o there_o be_v who_o practice_n other_o remedy_n &_o namely_o for_o the_o millet_n they_o will_v have_v a_o toad_n to_o be_v carry_v round_o about_o the_o field_n before_o that_o it_o be_v harrow_v which_o do_v to_o be_v put_v close_o within_o a_o earthen_a pot_n and_o so_o bury_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o say_a field_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n for_o sooth_n neither_o sparrow_n will_v lie_v upon_o the_o corn_n nor_o any_o worm_n hurt_v it_o marry_o in_o any_o case_n this_o same_o toad_n must_v be_v dig_v out_o of_o the_o ground_n again_o before_o the_o field_n be_v mow_v
and_o glitter_v like_o star_n 47._o d_o filberd_n call_v abellinae_fw-la whereupon_o 446._o h_o filberd_n caluae_fw-la praenestine_n thasian_a albensian_a tarentine_n molluscae_fw-la ibid._n i_o fines_n pass_v under_o the_o name_n of_o sheep_n &_o ox_n at_o rome_n 550k_a sir_n tall_a than_o any_o rosin_n tree_n 465_o sir_n top_v die_v top_v live_v 476._o i_o firtrees_n how_o employ_v and_o how_o to_o be_v choose_v 488._o l._n m_o fir_n mast_n for_o ship_v 489._o f_o fir_n be_v good_a for_o plank_n 547._o a_o fir_n how_o it_o will_v not_o putrify_v in_o water_n 492._o i_o fir_n wood_n high_o commend_v in_o carpentry_n and_o joiner_n work_v 493._o a._n b_o fire_n bird_n look_v incendiaria_fw-la fire_n in_o the_o hill_n chimaera_n flame_v with_o water_n and_o quench_v with_o earth_n 47._o c_o fire_n the_o marvel_n thereof_o 46._o m_o fiery_a glass_n opposite_a to_o the_o sunbeam_n soon_o inflame_v than_o fire_n 47._o f_o fire_n the_o high_a element_n 2._o l_o fire_n about_o the_o body_n of_o man_n 48._o h_o firmament_n see_v to_o chink_n and_o open_a 17._o g_o fishes_n feed_v on_o land_n 235._o e._n divide_v according_a to_o their_o sundry_a shape_n 247._o d_o fish_n of_o all_o sort_n breath_n after_o a_o manner_n 237._o e_fw-la fish_n both_o hear_v and_o sleep_v ib._n &_o 306._o h._n 309._o b_o fishes_n change_v colour_n 249._o d_o fish_n which_o be_v bloodless_a 249._o c_o fishes_n esteem_v diverse_o in_o sundry_a place_n 246._o m_o fish_n be_v not_o all_o alike_o cover_v 242._o h_o fish_n some_o mislike_n in_o cold_a other_o in_o heat_n 245._o b_o a_o fish_n leap_v out_o of_o the_o water_n at_o caesar_n foot_n 244._o l_o fishes_n how_o and_o where_o they_o like_v and_o live_v best_a 245._o a_o fish_n of_o what_o kind_n they_o be_v all_o spawner_n &_o no_o milter_n ib._n fish_n have_v sense_n 261._o d_o fishes_n of_o all_o creature_n have_v the_o biggect_a head_n 332._o g_o fishes_n their_o eye_n shine_v by_o night_n 335._o c_o fish_v time_n which_o be_v best_a 244._o m_o fish_n that_o be_v soft_a have_v no_o bone_n 345._o a_o fish_n female_a common_o big_a than_o male_a 244._o l_o fish_n do_v smell_v 306._o h_o fish_n presage_v thing_n to_o come_v 244._o l_o fistic_a nut_n and_o their_o nature_n 388._o l_o f_o l_o the_fw-fr flap_v epiglossis_n 339._o c_o fly_v drown_v will_v revive_v keep_v in_o ash_n 330._o l_o flea_n engender_v of_o dust_n 329._o 〈◊〉_d fly_n enter_v not_o into_o hercules_n temple_n in_o the_o beast-market_n at_o rome_n 285._o d_o fly_n breed_v in_o the_o fire_n at_o cyprus_n 330._o i_o floor_n for_o thresh_v how_o to_o be_v temper_v 602._o d_o floralia_fw-la a_o festival_n holiday_n 600._o g_o flacci_fw-la why_o so_o call_v 333._o b_o flockeworke_n 277._o 〈◊〉_d f_o o_fw-fr forehead_n show_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n 333._o e_o food_n of_o sundry_a creature_n 307._o d_o foules_n distinguish_v general_o by_o their_o foot_n 276._o g_o foules_n why_o they_o peck_n at_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o man_n 335._o c_o fortune_n a_o goddess_n her_o universal_a power_n 4._o k._n her_o mutability_n 177._o a._n variable_a fortune_n of_o diverse_a person_n 177._o b_o to_o bad-fortune_n a_o temple_n 3._o e_o foules_n that_o have_v crooked_a talon_n be_v long_o legged_a 351._o d_o foliatum_fw-la ointment_n 382._o k_o fountain_n of_o wonderful_a and_o strange_a nature_n 45._o a._n b_o fountain_n from_o under_o the_o sea_n yield_v fresh_a water_n 110._o l_o forest_n in_o germany_n 455._o c_o fox_n very_o quick_a of_o hear_v 222._o g._n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o m._n sea-fox_n 262._o g_o strange_a fowl_n in_o the_o island_n area_n 120._o l_o f_o r_o france_n not_o subject_a to_o earthquake_n and_o why_o 38._o h_o fraud_n of_o toranius_n a_o merchant_n slane-seller_n 162._o g_o frog_n force_n inhabitant_n to_o abandon_v a_o city_n 212._o h_o frog_n rubetae_fw-la 213._o a_o frog_n how_o they_o make_v their_o noise_n 338._o l_o frankincense_n male_a what_o it_o be_v 367._o d_o frankincense_n best_o how_o it_o be_v know_v 368._o i_o frument_n what_o it_o be_v and_o of_o how_o many_o kind_n 557._o c._n d_o frankincense_n only_o in_o arabia_n 366._o g_o frankincense_n tree_n describe_v ibid._n k_o frankincense_n gather_v 367._o a._n the_o manner_n thereof_o ibid._n b_o frankincense_n pai_v much_o toll_n 368._o h._n high_a price_n of_o rome_n ibid._n i._n freeze_v mantle_n 227._o f_o fronditius_fw-la pass_v over_o the_o river_n vulturnus_n in_o spite_n of_o hannibal_n 499._o c_o frost_n how_o it_o be_v engender_v 29._o b_o fruit_n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v 440._o m._n 441._o a._n b_o fruit_n grow_v after_o diverse_a sort_n 450._o g._n h._n in_o what_o regard_n they_o be_v set_v by_o ibid._n ay_o frument_n or_o spike-corne_n 582._o h_o frumentie_n corn_n 559._o d_o frumentie_n bastard_n 568._o i_o f_o v_n fuller_n craft_n who_o find_v out_o 188._o ay_o c._n furius_n cresâ—…us_n a_o notable_a good_a husbandman_n accuse_v and_o acquit_v 556._o g._n h._n furlong_n how_o many_o pace_n 14._o l_o furnaceus_fw-la panis_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 566._o m_o furrow_n direct_v 579._o e_fw-la furrow_n overthwart_a ibid._n l_o fusius_fw-la saluius_n his_o strength_n 166._o l._n m_o fusterna_fw-la in_o tree_n what_o it_o be_v 488._o f_o f_o y_fw-fr fire_n strike_v out_o of_o a_o flint_n who_o devise_v 188._o m_o g_o a_o gabalium_n 314._o h_o gabara_n 165._o b_o gades_n 48._o i_o gagate_n see_v aetite_n gall_n in_o serpent_n be_v their_o venom_n 337._o c_o gall_n hang_v at_o the_o liver_n 341._o c._n it_o be_v not_o in_o all_o creature_n ib._n gall_n of_o a_o dear_a where_o it_o lie_v 341._o d_o gall_n infect_v the_o body_n with_o the_o yellow_a jaundice_n ibid._n e_o gall_n of_o seal_n good_a for_o many_o purpose_n 342._o g_o galbanum_fw-la a_o gum_n 518._o i._n the_o best_a how_o it_o be_v know_v ibid._n the_o virtue_n and_o the_o price_n ibid._n galguli_fw-la wat_fw-mi bird_n and_o how_o they_o build_v 288._o l_o gallia_n the_o description_n thereof_o 87._o a_o gall-nut_n of_o the_o oak_n hemeris_fw-la best_o for_o curriour_n 460._o g_o gall-nut_n appropriate_v to_o mast_n tree_n ibid._n gall-nut_n which_o be_v best_a ibid._n gall-nut_n break_v forth_o all_o in_o a_o night_n ibid._n gamale_n a_o territory_n in_o phoenicia_n 40._o m_o game_n public_a who_o first_o ordain_v 189._o f_o game_n solemn_a olympia_n isthmia_n pythia_n nemea_n 457._o a_o gander_n and_o goose_n how_o they_o do_v engender_v 301._o b_o ganges_n the_o description_n thereof_o 126._o h_o ganges_n a_o river_n 48_o k._n 156._o i_o ganzae_fw-la wat_fw-mi goose_n 281._o a_o g_o e_o goose_n bashful_a and_o modest_a 279._o a_o wild-goose_n in_o what_o manner_n they_o fly_v 282._o k_o goose_n watchful_a 280._o i._n save_v the_o capitol_n ibid._n provide_v for_o with_o the_o first_o state_n of_o rome_n ibid._n goose_n give_v to_o love_n mankind_n 280._o k_o goose_n seem_v to_o have_v understanding_n ibid._n goose_n liver_n be_v excellent_a meat_n as_o be_v it_o order_v 280._o i._n who_o devise_v the_o same_o dish_n ibid._n goose_n travail_v afoot_o from_o terwin_n and_o turney_n in_o france_n to_o rome_n 280._o m._n their_o feather_n and_o down_o ibid._n a_o goose_n how_o they_o sit_v and_o hatch_v 301._o b._n geir_n exceed_v we_o in_o smell_v 305._o f_o geir_n where_o they_o build_v and_o how_o they_o breed_v 274._o g_o geometritian_n who_o be_v excellent_a 175._o a_o generation_n of_o mankind_n the_o reason_n thereof_o 162._o i._n k_o ges-clithron_a a_o famous_a cave_n 154._o k_o g_o h_n ghost_n of_o aretaeus_n in_o form_n of_o a_o raven_n 184._o i_o ghost_n abandon_v the_o body_n at_o time_n ibid._n h_o g_o i_o giant_n in_o time_n past_a 165._o a._n b_o giddiness_n in_o the_o brain_n ten_o day_n after_o the_o woman_n have_v have_v company_n with_o the_o man_n show_v conception_n 159._o a_o gilthead_a a_o fish_n 245._o b_o guinea_n or_o turkey_n hen_n 296._o g_o g_o l_o glandule_n or_o kernel_n in_o swine_n 339._o b_o glanis_n a_o fish_n her_o nature_n 262._o g_o glauce_n love_v of_o a_o goose_n 280._o k_o glaucus_n a_o sea-fish_n 245._o b_o gledes_fw-la see_v kite_n glue_n make_v of_o a_o ox_n hide_v sodden_a 347._o c._n what_o wood_n will_v not_o be_v glue_v 493._o c._n the_o best_a glue_v be_v make_v of_o bull_n hide_v 347._o c._n glo-bird_n or_o glow-worm_n what_o they_o betoken_v 593._o c_o glottis_fw-la what_o bird_n 283._o a_o glow-worm_n why_o they_o be_v call_v lamprides_n 326._o l_o when_o they_o firct_v appear_v ibid._n glynon_n a_o kind_n of_o maple_n 466._o l_o g_o n_o gnat_n 310._o l_o gnat_n have_v all_o the_o five_o sense_n ibid._n be_v thirsty_a of_o man_n blood_n ibid._n gnat-snappers_a what_o kind_n of_o bird_n 286._o m._n when_o they_o be_v call_v ficedulae_n 287._o a._n when_o they_o be_v
excellent_a man_n 174_o k_o sciopodes_n a_o people_n in_o india_n 156._o g_o scipio_n africanus_n the_o former_a cut_n out_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n 160._o i._n scipio_n africanus_n the_o second_o his_o trench_n separate_v the_o two_o province_n of_o africa_n 93._o e_o scipio_n nasica_n his_o hard_a hap_n 173._o e._n his_o praise_n ibid._n scolopendres_n fish_n 262._o g_o scolopendres_n chase_n people_n out_o of_o the_o country_n 212._o h_o scolopendres_n without_o wing_n 327._o b_o scordastus_fw-la a_o tree_n 363._o a_o scorpion_n and_o solpage_n depopulate_v a_o country_n 212._o h_o scorpious_a perish_v by_o their_o young_a one_o 324._o l_o scorpion_n their_o sting_n dangerous_a as_o serpent_n 324._o l._n how_o they_o exercise_v they_o ibid._n they_o can_v quench_v their_o thirst_n 325._o a._n they_o be_v harmless_a in_o italy_n ibid._n b._n they_o be_v harmless_a to_o thing_n without_o blood_n 325._o c_o scorpion_n where_o they_o be_v harmless_a to_o stranger_n and_o n_o isome_a to_o inhabitant_n they_o revenge_v their_o brethren_n death_n 325._o c._n scutcheon_n for_o graft_n how_o to_o be_v make_v 520_o h_o scyros_n wind_n 23._o a_o scythia_n free_a from_o lightning_n and_o the_o reason_n 23._o c_o scythian_n nation_n the_o description_n thereof_o 123._o e._n call_v by_o persian_n sacas_n ibid._n scythian_a sea_n the_o water_n thereof_o fresh_a 124._o g_o scythian_n feed_v on_o man_n flesh_n 153._o f_o s_o e_o sea_n engender_v the_o like_a of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n beside_o 235._o a._n sea-ram_n 236._o k_o sea_n elephant_n ibid._n sea-calue_n or_o seal_n 243._o a_o sea_n where_o it_o be_v deep_a 44._o l_o sea_n hot_a in_o winter_n 46._o k._n make_v calm_a with_o oil_n ibâ—…d_n sea_n in_o the_o reflux_n and_o ebb_n thereof_o live_v creature_n die_v and_o not_o else_o 43._o e_o why_o the_o sea_n be_v salt_n 44._o h_o sea_n the_o reason_n of_o their_o reciprocal_a ebb_n and_o flow_v and_o where_o they_o keep_v no_o order_n 42._o k_o marvel_n of_o the_o sea_n 43._o f_o sea_n what_o land_n have_v be_v turn_v whole_o into_o 40._o i_o sea_n how_o they_o have_v go_v back_o and_o divide_v land_n 39_o f_o what_o land_v they_o have_v break_v in_o between_o 4._o h_o seareed_n 401._o d_o sea_n tree_n 401._o d_o e._n f_o sea_n cob_n 287._o f_o sea_n water_n unwholesome_a to_o be_v use_v in_o make_v dough_n 560_o i_o sea_n about_o tabrobane_n full_a of_o tree_n 130._o h_o sea_n snake_n twenty_o cubit_n long_o 132_o k_o sea-merle_a fish_n 244._o h_o sea-thrush_n fish_n ibid._n sea_n yield_v precious_a coquil_n and_o pearl_n 254._o 〈◊〉_d sea_n nettle_n and_o sponge_n neither_o live_a creature_n nor_o yet_o plant_n 262._o i._n their_o manner_n ibid._n sea-hare_n 26â—…_n g_o sea_n tortoise_n have_v neither_o tongue_n nor_o tooth_n 339._o f_o seales_n have_v not_o bone_n 345_o a_o seal_n fish_n have_v no_o ear_n 333._o g_o season_v time_n of_o the_o year_n in_o plant_n when_o it_o be_v 47â—…_n d_o sebesten_n what_o fruit_n 388._o l_o sebesten_n 437._o c_o sebesten_n and_o service_n may_v be_v graff_v both_o in_o one_o stock_n 511_o f._n uolcatius_n why_o he_o be_v call_v sedigitus_n 349._o c_o seed_n what_o it_o be_v 563._o a_o seed-corne_n of_o all_o sort_n how_o to_o be_v choose_v 582._o m_o seed_n how_o to_o be_v dispense_v for_o sundry_a ground_n 483._o d_o ground_n take_v seed_n some_o more_o than_o other_o 483._o b_o seed_n fall_v from_o heaven_n engender_v all_o thing_n 2._o h_o segesta_n a_o goddess_n 549._o e_o seia_n a_o goddess_n ibid._n selenitium_fw-la a_o ivy_n 480_o l_o seleucus_n nicator_n purpose_v to_o cut_v the_o land_n through_o between_o cimmerius_n bosphorus_n and_o the_o caspian_a sâ—…a_n 120._o 〈◊〉_d seleucides_n bird_n enemy_n to_o locust_n 284_o l_o sementine_n or_o autumn_n corn_n 557_o d_o sembracena_n myrrh_n 369._o b_o annaeus_n seneca_n 411._o f_o sense_n wherein_o man_n excel_v other_o creature_n 305._o e_fw-la sense_n wherein_o other_o creature_n excel_v they_o ibid._n 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find_v two_o serpent_n within_o his_o house_n 174._o i._n what_o they_o presage_v ibid._n serpent_n chase_v away_o with_o the_o perfume_n of_o heart_n horn_n 306._o k._n serpent_n love_n egg_n 307._o a._n they_o love_v wine_n ibid._n b_o servius_n tullius_n be_v a_o child_n sleep_v have_v a_o light_a fire_n shine_v over_o his_o head_n 48._o g_o servant_n and_o slave_n of_o great_a price_n 175._o e_o sesame_n see_v ricinus_n sestius_n a_o roman_a astronomer_n foresee_v a_o dearth_n 598._o i_o seseli_fw-la or_o siler-mountaine_n help_v hind_n to_o calf_n 213._o d_o senta_n a_o cave_n in_o dalmatia_n wherein_o breed_v the_o wind_n 21._o e_o sewing_n with_o the_o needle_n or_o awl_n who_o first_o devise_v 188._o i_o sex_n distinct_a in_o all_o plant_n 385._o d_o s_o h_o shadow_n of_o the_o walnut_n three_fw-mi noisome_a to_o man_n 514._o k_o shadow_n of_o tree_n ibid._n shadow_n of_o the_o palm_n three_fw-mi pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a ibid._n l_o shadow_n of_o some_o tree_n no_o better_o than_o poison_n 515._o a_o shadow_n be_v not_o to_o be_v see_v in_o some_o part_n of_o india_n 156._o l_o shadow_n when_o and_o where_o there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o 35._o f._n where_o twice_o in_o the_o year_n they_o fall_v contrary_a 36._o h_o she_o ass_n much_o pain_v with_o pain_n of_o their_o udder_n 347._o e_z suckle_v their_o young_a but_o six_o month_n ibid._n she_o bear_v have_v four_o pap_n apiece_o 348._o g_o sheep_n how_o necessary_a 226._o k_o their_o time_n of_o engender_v ibid._n l_o of_o sheep_n two_o principal_a kind_n 227._o b_o sheep_n which_o be_v kind_o 228._o k_o sheep_n rot_v how_o to_o be_v cure_v 496._o l_o sheep_n without_o gall_n in_o euboea_n 341._o c_o sheep_n in_o naxus_n have_v two_o gall_n ibid._n sheep_n good_a to_o eat_v down_o rank_n corn_n 576._o h_o shear_a tree_n when_o first_o devise_v 359._o b_o shield_n burn_v in_o heaven_n 18._o h_o shelfish_n the_o occasion_n of_o much_o riot_n and_o excess_n in_o the_o world_n 254._o g._n shindle_v of_o that_o wood_n best_a 461._o e._n f._n they_o cover_v the_o house_n at_o rome_n a_o long_a time_n ibid._n ship_n with_o proe_n at_o both_o end_n 129._o d_o ship_n that_o bring_v the_o obeliske_n out_o of_o egypt_n 489._o e._n sink_v in_o the_o haven_n of_o ostia_n 14._o ship_n of_o k._n demetrius_n of_o a_o mighty_a bigness_n 490._o g_o ship_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 190._o g_o ship_n tackle_v cable_n anchor_n etc._n etc._n who_o devise_v ibid._n ay_o shovelar_n what_o manner_n of_o bird_n 292._o l_o s_o i_o sicily_n sometime_o join_v to_o italy_n 4._o i_o cider_n or_o wine_n of_o apple_n 421._o a_o sign_n of_o short_a life_n 534._o i_o signifer_fw-la circle_n in_o heaven_n see_v zodiac_n sign_n of_o the_o spring_n 586._o g_o sign_n of_o good_a earth_n 505._o a_o silkworm_n how_o to_o be_v order_v 323._o b_o siligo_fw-la 562._o m._n commend_v 563._o c._n the_o fine_a wheat_n for_o manchet_n and_o pastry_n work_v 563._o d._n a_o fine_a flower_n 564._o h_o the_o wheat_n be_v a_o ticklish_a corn_n 564._o i_o silicia_n or_o siliqua_fw-la see_v fenigreeke_n silurus_n river_n whale_n 243._o a_o similage_n a_o fine_a flower_n ibid._n simone_n and_o silones_n sir_n name_n 336._o k._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n simach_n the_o fruit_n 389._o c_o sinew_n bind_v the_o bone_n together_o 345._o b._n be_v cut_v cause_n much_o pain_n ibid._n where_o they_o be_v hide_v ibid._n c_o silver_n mine_n who_o first_o find_v out_o 188._o k_o sing_v who_o invention_n 189._o e_fw-la siphylus_fw-la 40._o m_o silurus_n a_o fish_n suppose_v to_o be_v a_o sturgeon_n 243._o a._n his_o property_n 245._o e_o of_o sinew_n cord_n and_o ligament_n 345._o b_o sirbon_n lake_n carry_v a_o circuit_n of_o 150_o mile_n 100_o i_o scythe_n of_o two_o sort_n 395._o f_o s_o k_o scarlet_n
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provoke_v urine_n howbeit_o where_o there_o be_v danger_n of_o any_o exulceration_n in_o kidney_n or_o bladder_n it_o must_v be_v use_v with_o great_a wariness_n if_o it_o be_v use_v at_o all_o moreover_o the_o juice_n of_o horehound_n be_v say_v to_o clarify_v the_o eyesight_n castor_n put_v down_o two_o sort_n of_o horehound_n to_o wit_n the_o black_a and_o the_o white_a but_o he_o set_v great_a store_n by_o the_o white_a than_o the_o other_o he_o prescribe_v to_o take_v a_o empty_a egg-shel_n and_o to_o put_v into_o it_o the_o juice_n of_o horehound_n and_o honey_n by_o even_a portion_n &_o when_o the_o say_a egg_n be_v warm_a to_o minister_v the_o same_o by_o way_n of_o clyster_n or_o syringe_n promise_v we_o that_o the_o say_a iniection_n will_v break_v all_o inward_a imposthume_n and_o when_o they_o be_v break_v cleanse_v and_o heal_v they_o thorough_o also_o a_o lineament_n say_v he_o make_v of_o horehound_n stamp_v together_o with_o old_a swine_n grease_n cure_v all_o wound_n 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provoke_v urine_n and_o the_o wild_a kind_n over_o and_o beside_o expel_v the_o stone_n and_o the_o gravel_n such_o as_o have_v need_v to_o wake_v and_o watch_v namely_o those_o that_o be_v give_v to_o drowsiness_n and_o lethargy_n will_v be_v raise_v from_o their_o sleep_n and_o thorough_o waken_v if_o it_o be_v distil_v aloft_o upon_o their_o head_n with_o vinegar_n line-seed_n be_v employ_v with_o other_o matter_n in_o diverse_a medicine_n to_o many_o use_n but_o of_o itself_o alone_a it_o clear_v the_o skin_n of_o woman_n face_n take_v out_o spot_n freckle_n pimple_n wem_n and_o moll_n that_o be_v eyesore_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n thereto_o the_o juice_n thereof_o quicken_v and_o help_v the_o eyesight_n with_o frankincense_n and_o water_n or_o else_o with_o myrrh_n and_o wine_n it_o repress_v the_o violent_a flux_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o eye_n reduce_v into_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o honey_n grease_n or_o wax_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o resolve_v the_o swell_a kernel_n behind_o the_o ear_n the_o meal_n thereof_o in_o manner_n of_o dry_a barley_n groat_n if_o it_o be_v strew_v upon_o the_o stomach_n help_v the_o weakness_n and_o queasinesse_n thereof_o which_o make_v it_o ready_a to_o overturn_v if_o it_o be_v sod_v in_o water_n and_o oil_n and_o so_o reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n with_o aniseed_n and_o apply_v it_o cure_v the_o squinancy_n it_o must_v be_v well_o dry_v and_o parch_v at_o the_o fire_n in_o case_n it_o be_v give_v to_o stay_v the_o run_v out_o of_o the_o belly_n as_o for_o those_o that_o be_v trouble_v with_o the_o stomachicall_a flux_n or_o the_o exulceration_n of_o the_o gut_n a_o cataplasm_n thereof_o with_o vinegar_n and_o so_o apply_v bring_v they_o present_a ease_n for_o the_o grief_n of_o the_o liver_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v eat_v with_o raisin_n this_o seed_n be_v pass_o good_a for_o lohoche_n or_o electuary_n to_o be_v make_v thereof_o in_o the_o cure_n of_o the_o physic_n and_o consumption_n of_o the_o lung_n lineseed_n grow_v into_o flower_n and_o mingle_v with_o nitre_n or_o salt_n or_o else_o with_o ash_n put_v thereto_o be_v of_o great_a operation_n to_o mollify_v the_o hardness_n of_o muscle_n sinew_n joint_n and_o the_o nape_n or_o chine_n of_o the_o neck_n yea_o and_o to_o mitigat_n the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o membrans_fw-la or_o pellicle_n of_o the_o brain_n the_o same_o apply_v with_o fig_n be_v a_o excellent_a maturative_a and_o ripen_v all_o impostume_n but_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o with_o the_o root_n of_o the_o wild_a cucumber_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o thing_n that_o stick_v within_o the_o body_n even_o the_o very_a spill_v &_o shiver_n of_o break_a bone_n the_o say_a powder_n or_o flower_n make_v of_o line-seed_n sod_v in_o wine_n and_o apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n stay_v cancerous_a ulcer_n that_o they_o run_v no_o further_o the_o same_o also_o with_o honey_n ripen_v apostemation_n of_o phlegmatic_a humour_n and_o the_o break_n forth_o of_o the_o small_a pox_n be_v 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unsavoury_a and_o foolish_a woort_n have_v no_o taste_n nor_o quickness_n at_o all_o whereupon_o menander_n the_o comical_a poet_n bring_v in_o a_o husband_n upon_o the_o stage_n who_o to_o reproach_n his_o wife_n for_o her_o sottishness_n and_o want_n of_o sense_n give_v she_o the_o term_n of_o bleet_n and_o in_o very_a truth_n good_a it_o be_v for_o little_a or_o nothing_o and_o altogether_o hurtful_a unto_o the_o stomach_n it_o trouble_v and_o disquiet_v the_o belly_n insomuch_o as_o it_o drive_v some_o that_o use_v to_o eat_v it_o into_o the_o dangerous_a disease_n cholera_n work_v both_o upward_a and_o downward_o without_o any_o stay_n and_o yet_o some_o say_v that_o if_o it_o be_v drink_v in_o wine_n it_o be_v good_a against_o scorpion_n and_o serve_v for_o a_o pretty_a lineament_n to_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o agnel_n or_o corner_n of_o the_o foot_n yea_o and_o make_v a_o reasonable_a good_a cataplasm_n with_o oil_n for_o the_o spleen_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o temple_n final_o hypocrates_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o much_o feed_n of_o bleet_n stay_v the_o monthly_a course_n of_o woman_n term_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o of_o meu_fw-la and_o fenell_n as_o well_o gentle_a name_v foeniculum_n as_o wild_a which_o be_v call_v hippomar_n at_o hrum_fw-la or_o myrsineum_n of_o hemp_n and_o fenell-geant_a and_o of_o thistle_n and_o artichoux_n meu_fw-la or_o spicknell_n be_v not_o find_v in_o italy_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o some_o physician_n garden_n and_o those_o be_v very_o few_o that_o sow_n or_o set_v it_o howbeit_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n thereof_o the_o one_o which_o be_v the_o better_a be_v common_o call_v athamanticum_fw-la of_o prince_n athamas_n the_o first_o inventor_n of_o this_o herb_n as_o some_o think_v but_o according_a to_o other_o because_o the_o best_a meu_fw-la be_v find_v upon_o athamas_n a_o mountain_n in_o thessaly_n leave_a it_o be_v like_a to_o dil._n annise_v rise_v up_o with_o a_o stem_n otherwhile_o two_o cubit_n high_a put_v forth_o many_o 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gather_v they_o be_v good_a to_o scour_v and_o send_v excrement_n speedy_o out_o of_o the_o stomach_n and_o belly_n both_o chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o pine-nut_n or_o pineapple_n of_o almond_n filberd_n and_o hazell-nut_n of_o wal-nut_n fistick_n chestnut_n carob_n and_o cornoil_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o arbut_n or_o strawberry_n tree_n and_o the_o bay_n the_o pine_n apple_n or_o nut_n which_o have_v rosin_n in_o they_o if_o they_o be_v light_o bruise_v and_o then_o sodden_a to_o the_o half_a in_o water_n with_o this_o proportion_n to_o wit_n one_o sextar_n of_o water_n to_o every_o such_o apple_n do_v yield_v a_o decoction_n singular_a good_a for_o such_o as_o reach_v and_o spit_v up_o blood_n so_o that_o the_o patient_a drink_n two_o cyath_n thereof_o at_o one_o time_n the_o decoction_n likewise_o
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ignorant_a that_o democritus_n the_o physician_n who_o have_v in_o cure_n considia_n the_o daughter_n of_o m._n servilius_n late_a consul_n of_o rome_n for_o a_o blood_n infirmity_n or_o malady_n of_o she_o for_o that_o this_o damosel_n can_v not_o abide_v to_o hear_v of_o any_o unpleasant_a physic_n cause_v she_o to_o be_v feed_v a_o long_a time_n with_o the_o milk_n of_o goat_n which_o be_v keep_v with_o the_o lentisk_a tree_n leave_v and_o do_v eat_v nothing_o else_o and_o sohe_o cure_v she_o of_o her_o malady_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o the_o plane_n tree_n the_o ash_n and_o maple_n of_o the_o white_a poplar_n and_o elm_n the_o tillet_n or_o linden_n tree_n the_o elder_a and_o the_o juniper_n the_o plane_n tree_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o bat_n or_o rearmouse_n their_o little_a ball_n which_o they_o bear_v if_o they_o be_v take_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o four_o roman_a denier_n in_o wine_n do_v cure_v all_o poison_n of_o serpent_n and_o scorpion_n likewise_o they_o heal_v any_o bourn_n 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the_o five_o sort_n thereof_o also_o of_o the_o black_a sanguine_a stone_n call_v schistos_n the_o bloodstone_n schistos_n and_o hoematites_n both_o have_v great_a affinity_n one_o with_o another_o as_o for_o the_o bloodstone_n hoematites_n a_o mere_a mineral_n it_o be_v and_o find_v in_o mine_n of_o metal_n be_v burn_v it_o come_v to_o the_o colour_n of_o vermilion_n the_o manner_n of_o calcine_v it_o be_v much_o after_o that_o of_o the_o phrygian_a stone_n but_o wine_n serve_v not_o to_o quench_v it_o many_o sophisticate_a it_o with_o schistos_n and_o obtrude_v the_o one_o for_o the_o other_o but_o the_o difference_n be_v soon_o know_v for_o that_o the_o right_a hoematites_n have_v red_a vein_n in_o it_o and_o beside_o be_v by_o nature_n frail_a and_o easy_a to_o crumble_v of_o wonderful_a operation_n it_o be_v to_o help_v bloodshot_a eye_n the_o same_o give_v to_o woman_n to_o drink_v stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n that_o follow_v they_o they_o also_o that_o use_n to_o cast_v up_o 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juice_n the_o which_o be_v a_o right_n sovereign_a remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o liver_n the_o three_o kind_n of_o bloodstone_n he_o make_v arabic_a for_o that_o it_o be_v bring_v out_o of_o arabia_n as_o hard_o it_o be_v as_o the_o other_o for_o hardly_o will_v there_o any_o juice_n come_v from_o it_o though_o it_o be_v put_v to_o the_o grindstone_n and_o the_o same_o otherwhile_o be_v of_o a_o saffron_n colour_n the_o four_o sort_n he_o say_v be_v call_v elatites_n so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v crude_a but_o be_v once_o calcine_v it_o be_v name_v miltites_n a_o very_a excellent_a thing_n for_o burn_v and_o scalding_n and_o in_o all_o case_n much_o better_o than_o any_o ruddle_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o five_o place_n he_o reckon_v that_o which_o be_v call_v schistos_n this_o be_v hold_v to_o be_v singular_a for_o repress_v the_o flux_n of_o blood_n from_o the_o hemorrhoid_a vein_n but_o general_o of_o all_o these_o blood_n stone_n he_o conclude_v thus_o that_o if_o they_o be_v puluerise_v and_o take_v in_o oil_n upon_o a_o fast_a stomach_n to_o the_o weight_n of_o 3_o dram_n they_o be_v right_o sovereign_a for_o all_o flux_n of_o blood_n the_o same_o author_n write_v of_o another_o schistos_n which_o be_v none_o of_o these_o hoematites_n and_o this_o they_o call_v anthracite_n and_o by_o his_o say_n find_v there_o be_v of_o it_o in_o africa_n black_a of_o colour_n which_o if_o it_o be_v ground_n upon_o a_o whetstone_n or_o grindstone_n with_o water_n yield_v towards_o the_o nether_a end_n or_o side_n thereof_o that_o lie_v next_o the_o ground_n a_o certain_a black_a juice_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n of_o a_o saffron_a colour_n and_o he_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o say_a juice_n be_v singular_a for_o those_o medicine_n appropriate_a to_o the_o eye_n
thereof_o 428._o i_o raspt_n why_o call_v in_o latin_a rubus_fw-la idaeus_n 197._o a_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 197._o a_o rat_n and_o mouse_n how_o to_o be_v kill_v 124_o h._n 128_o l._n 195_o f_o rat_n of_o indic_n see_v ichneumon_n raven_n thought_n to_o be_v ill_o at_o ease_n all_o summer_n long_o 355._o a_o raw_a place_n how_o to_o be_v skin_v 565_o f._n see_v gall_n r_o e_o reate_n water_v medicinable_a 403._o c_o red_n gum_n in_o child_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v 127_o c._n 306_o i_o 307_o b_o reed_n and_o cane_n serve_v in_o physic_n 450_o i_o refrigerative_a or_o cool_a medecin_n 46_o g._n 47_o e._n 67_o c._n 103_o e_fw-la 120_o k._n 131_o e._n 136_o g._n 142_o h._n 147_o a._n 155_o d._n 167_o b_o 189._o d._n 192._o h._n 305._o a._n 221._o e._n 223._o d._n 236._o g._n 237._o e_fw-la 250_o g._n 259._o c._n 287._o b._n 290._o g._n 473_o d._n 474._o h._n 475._o a._n 511._o f_z 529._o f._n 560._o i._n 591._o e._n the_o regard_n of_o the_o eye_n in_o some_o case_n of_o man_n hold_v to_o the_o venomous_a 298._o i_o reins_n in_o the_o back_o pain_a how_o to_o be_v ease_v 37._o a._n e._n 40._o k_o 42._o h._n 53._o b._n 70._o h._n 175._o b._n 283._o a._n 304._o l._n 305._o c._n 329._o e._n reins_n with_o what_o medicine_n they_o be_v purge_v 77_o e._n 104_o l_o 126_o l._n 443_o a._n for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o reins_n comfortable_a medicine_n 148k_v 171_o c._n 181_o f._n 182_o g._n 206_o i_o 248_o h._n 275_o c._n 290_o i_o 252_o b_o reit_n or_o seaweed_n medicinable_a 276._o g._n 437._o e._n as_o good_a as_o treacle_n ib._n sundry_a kind_n go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o alga_n ib._n they_o serve_v the_o dyer_n for_o a_o sure_a colour_n ibid._n relapse_n in_o ague_n how_o to_o be_v prevent_v 391_o d_o a_o remedy_n for_o all_o disease_n 357_o a_o remeus_fw-la a_o writer_n 462._o l_o remora_n a_o fish_n see_v echeneis_fw-la rennet_n of_o fawn_n or_o hind-calfe_n be_v most_o adverse_a to_o serpent_n 321._o f_z repercussive_a medecine_n 139._o a._n 158._o g._n 174._o l._n 278._o c_o 284._o h._n 290._o g._n 424._o g._n reseda_n what_o herb_n 289._o e._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ibid._n resolutive_a medicine_n see_v discussive_a restaurative_n for_o they_o that_o be_v fall_v away_o 41._o c._n 127._o e_fw-la 130._o i._n 134._o h._n 136._o g._n 139._o d._n 155._o d._n 162._o m._n 167._o c._n 171._o c_o 181_o d._n 259_o b._n 318_o g._n 413_o c._n 446_o i_o restharrow_n a_o herb_n 98._o l._n the_o description_n ibid._n r_o h_n rhacoma_n 289._o b._n what_o root_n ib._n the_o description_n ibid._n rhagion_fw-it a_o kind_n of_o spider_n 360._o i_o the_o description_n ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o prick_n or_o sting_n ib_n rham_n what_o kind_n of_o bramble_n 197_o b._n their_o several_a kind_n and_o the_o description_n ib._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n ib._n rhapeion_n a_o herb_n see_v leontopetalon_n rhaphanos_n agria_n what_o herb_n 253_o b_o the_o clarify_a juice_n thereof_o be_v medicinable_a 253._o c_o the_o dose_n ibid._n rhaponticke_a see_v centaurie_n the_o great_a rhetoric_n a_o gainful_a profession_n in_o old_a time_n 470._o h_o rheumatism_n what_o they_o be_v and_o how_o cure_v 124._o h._n 133_o c_o 223._o c._n 310._o l._n rheum_n or_o distillation_n how_o to_o be_v dry_v and_o stay_v 43._o a._n c_o 44_o h._n 53_o e._n 55_o b_o d._n 66_o g._n 70_o k._n 72_o h._n 141_o a_o b._n 149_o a_o 153._o f._n 159._o f._n 161_o c._n 172._o k._n 177_o d._n 197._o d._n 224_o l_o 236_o i_o 249_o f._n 281_o e._n 287_o b._n 303_o e._n 309_o d._n 370_o m_o 380_o m._n 412_o k._n 414_o h._n 437_o c._n 443_o a._n 519_o c._n 531_o c_o 360_o h._n rheum_n thin_a how_o to_o be_v thicken_v 194._o i_o spit_v rheum_n how_o to_o be_v stay_v 183_o e._n 239_o e_o rheum_n into_o the_o eye_n how_o to_o be_v cure_v see_v eye_n water_v rhexias_n what_o herb_n 25_o b._n the_o description_n ibid._n rhinochisia_n 278._o l_o rhodites_n a_o precious_a stone_n 630._o m_o rhododaphne_n see_v oleandre_n rhododendron_n see_v oleander_n neither_o of_o they_o both_o have_v a_o name_n in_o latin_a 192._o g_o rhodope_n a_o famous_a harlot_n build_v one_o of_o the_o pyramid_n 578_o g_o rhodora_n what_o herb_n 205._o d_o rhoeas_n what_o poppy_n 31._o a._n how_o it_o differ_v from_o anemone_n 109._o d_o rholus_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 rhopalos_n a_o herb_n see_v nenuphar_n rhus_n a_o shrub_n ha_v no_o latin_a name_n 193_o g._n the_o description_n ib._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n why_o it_o be_v call_v the_o currier_n shrub_n ibid._n rhyparographus_n see_v pyreicus_n r_o i_o ribwort_n see_v plantain_n ricinus_n a_o herb_n 161_o a._n the_o seed_n berry_n and_o oil_n thereof_o what_o property_n it_o have_v in_o physic_n and_o otherwise_o ibid._n ricini_fw-la in_o mulberry_n tree_n what_o they_o be_v 170._o i_o ride_v on_o horseback_n in_o what_o case_n good_a 303._o d_o ring_n of_o gold_n wear_v at_o first_o upon_o the_o left_a hand_n 455_o b_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 456._o g_o rings_n of_o iron_n use_v by_o roman_n and_o lacedaemonian_n 455._o b_o rings_n upon_o the_o finger_n a_o bad_a example_n 455._o a_o the_o ring_n of_o gyges_n 455_o b._n ring_v diverse_o name_v 455_o d_o ring_n of_o gold_n to_o who_o allow_v first_o at_o rome_n ibid._n how_o use_v 455._o e_o wedding_n ring_v of_o iron_n ibid._n golden_a ring_v not_o know_v in_o homer_n time_n ibid._n f_o a_o law_n for_o wear_v of_o ring_n 460._o h_o when_o ring_n be_v wear_v ordinary_o at_o rome_n 456._o m_o ring_n wear_v at_o rome_n by_o senator_n only_o as_o a_o badge_n of_o their_o honourable_a place_n 457._o c_o when_o they_o be_v wear_v more_o ordinary_o by_o senator_n gentleman_n and_o commons_o 457._o c_o three_z modij_fw-la of_o ring_n at_o the_o battle_n of_o cannae_n ibid._n a_o ring_n cause_v the_o quarrel_n between_o drusus_n and_o coepio_n from_o whence_o arise_v the_o marsian_o war_n ibid._n ancient_a scnatour_n wear_v ring_n of_o iron_n only_o 457._o f_o rings_n with_o signet_n to_o seal_v 458._o g_o rings_n set_v with_o precious_a stone_n ibid._n ring_n massy_a seal_n without_o a_o stone_n 458._o h_o ring_n first_o put_v upon_o the_o four_o finger_n of_o the_o left_a hand_n ibid._n a_o order_n or_o regularitie_n set_v down_o by_o tiberius_n as_o touch_v the_o use_n of_o ring_n upon_o the_o finger_n and_o whereupon_o 460._o h_o the_o ceremony_n of_o lay_v a_o ring_n upon_o the_o table_n before_o sit_v down_o to_o meat_n for_o what_o purpose_n 297._o d_o ring_n with_o a_o signet_n or_o sign_n manuel_n upon_o what_o finger_n wear_v in_o rome_n 458_o k._n the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o much_o mischief_n ibid._n l._n use_v for_o assurance_n in_o contract_n ibid._n it_o begin_v by_o occasion_n of_o usury_n ibid._n ringworm_n by_o what_o remedy_n they_o be_v kill_v 36_o g._n 49_o e_fw-la 124_o h._n 128_o g._n 139_o a._n 146_o k._n 158_o m._n 172_o i_o 187_o e_fw-la 194_o h._n 252_o h._n 265_o d._n 285_o a._n 300_o i_o 307_o c._n 413_o b_o 419_o b._n riparis_n what_o swallow_n 378_o i_o rise_n in_o share_n and_o other_o emunctory_n how_o to_o be_v repress_v or_o resolve_v 122._o g._n 126._o l._n 137._o b._n see_v more_o in_o groin_n pushes_z and_o pani_n rivel_v or_o wrinkle_n in_o the_o skin_n of_o woman_n face_n how_o to_o be_v lay_v even_o and_o smooth_a 38._o l._n 103._o b._n 127._o d._n 150._o h._n 161._o b_o 171._o d._n 184._o h._n 268._o k._n 319._o e._n 327._o c._n 416._o b._n 437_o c_o d_o 439_o a._n 441_o a._n river_n water_n 406._o l_o what_o river_n ordinary_o have_v bad_a water_n 406._o l_o what_o river_n yield_v wholesome_a water_n ibid._n river_n at_o all_o time_n not_o of_o like_a taste_n 410._o i_o the_o water_n of_o the_o same_o river_n not_o at_o all_o time_n alike_o wholesome_a 410._o i_o river_n fresh_a turn_v to_o be_v salt_n 411._o b_o rivers_n of_o salt_n where_o 414._o l._n m_o r_o o_o hearb-robart_n see_v geranium_fw-la against_o rob_v how_o to_o be_v secure_v 315._o d_o rocket_n the_o herb_n good_a in_o a_o salâ—…d_n with_o lectuce_n 29._o a_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o 55._o e_o why_o call_v by_o the_o greek_n euzomos_n 55._o f_o rock_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o procure_v sleep_n 303_o e._n good_a also_o for_o health_n ibid._n roman_n a_o second_o sunshining_a to_o the_o world_n 269._o e_o roman_n in_o a_o ill_a name_n for_o covetousness_n 463._o c_o romeadmirable_a for_o stately_a aedifices_fw-la 581._o d._n c_o roof_n of_o sore_n how_o to_o be_v take_v off_o 141._o d._n 448._o h_o root_n of_o diverse_a kind_n 19_o
k._n 169_o e._n 172_o l._n 173_o d._n 177_o c._n 178_o m._n 179_o a_o e_fw-la 180_o h._n 181_o f._n 182_o h_z 184_o k._n 186._o g_o h_o k._n 187_o c._n f._n 188_o m_o 189_o c._n 192_o k._n 195_o d._n 198_o i_o 199_o b_o c._n 200_o g._n 201_o c_o d_o 202_o k._n 206_o l._n 212_o l._n 222_o m._n 223_o d._n 226_o k._n l._n 227_o a_o b_o c_o e_o f._n 228_o k._n l._n m._n 229_o c_o d._n 230_o h_z i_o 233_o a._n 235._o e_fw-la 237_o b._n 239_o a._n 254_o m._n 258_o i_o 274_o i_fw-it l_o m._n 275_o e_fw-la 278_o k._n 282_o g._n 283_o b._n 284_o k._n 288_o l._n 289._o a._n 290._o i_o 300._o g_o k._n 301_o a._n 306_o i_fw-it k._n 307_o b._n 312_o m._n 316._o g_o 318_o h._n 321_o e._n 322_o h_z i_o k._n 353_o b._n 355_o d_o e._n 356._o g._n h_o 358_o g._n 359_o a_o b_o c._n 413_o b._n 418_o l._n 422_o h._n 431_o b._n f_o 434_o g_o i_o 435_o c._n 557_o d._n 561_o d._n 573_o b_o c._n 589_o c_o 590_o g._n serpent_n how_o to_o be_v bring_v asleep_a and_o mortify_v 316._o h_o serpyllum_n what_o herb_n it_o be_v and_o the_o sundry_a kind_n 75._o d_o serrani_fw-la a_o family_n in_o rome_n wear_v no_o linen_n 2._o l_o serratula_n a_o herb_n see_v betonie_n serta_fw-la and_o serviae_n what_o they_o be_v 80._o i_o servant_n many_o retain_v in_o one_o house_n what_o abuse_n and_o inconvenience_n thereof_o 459._o a_o m._n servilius_n nonianus_n what_o a_o foolish_a ceremony_n he_o observe_v to_o keep_v himself_o from_o blear_a eye_n 298._o k_o servius_n tullius_n k._n of_o rome_n how_o he_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v conceive_v and_o who_o son_n 599._o d_o sesame_n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 140._o g._n the_o discommodity_n proceed_v from_o it_o ibid._n the_o oil_n thereof_o ib._n sesamoide_n a_o herb_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o 140._o g._n h_o seseli_fw-la see_v siler_n sesostris_n a_o proud_a prince_n k._n of_o egypt_n vanquish_v by_o esubope_n 464._o i_o serstertius_fw-la a_o silver_n piece_n of_o coin_n at_o rome_n worth_n what_o 463._o a._n b._n setanto_n a_o kind_n of_o bulbe_n 19_o b_o setwall_n the_o virtue_n thereof_o 104._o l_o sextius_n niger_n a_o writer_n in_o physic_n 72._o h._n 316._o k_o s_o h_n shadow_n in_o picture_n 528._o h_o shaddow-like_a fish_n sciaena_fw-la medicinable_a 444._o k_o shake_v of_o limb_n how_o to_o be_v help_v 141._o b._n see_v tremble_v sharewort_n a_o herb_n 256._o h._n the_o description_n ibid._n share_v and_o the_o infirmity_n thereof_o how_o to_o be_v avoid_v 256._o h_o see_v more_o in_o groin_n and_o pushes_z sheep_n hurt_v by_o taste_v pimpernell_n how_o they_o cure_v themselves_o 234._o l_o sheep_n without_o gall_n in_o pontus_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o it_o 276._o i_o sheep_n rottenor_n otherwise_o disease_v how_o to_o be_v help_v 144._o h_o 221_o a._n how_o to_o recover_v their_o stomach_n and_o make_v they_o fall_v to_o their_o meat_n 351._o c_o shell_n of_o fish_n serve_v as_o trumpet_n to_o sound_v withal_o 451._o e_o in_o stead_n of_o scoupe_n to_o lade_v oil_n ibid._n shell_n of_o egg_n and_o fish_n why_o crush_v and_o break_v when_o the_o meat_n be_v eat_v forth_o of_o they_o 296._o i_o shield_n and_o scutcheon_n of_o arm_n in_o memorial_n of_o ancestor_n who_o bring_v up_o first_o at_o rome_n 524._o i_o shield_n why_o call_v clypei_fw-la ibid._n l_o shield_n present_v the_o lively_a image_n of_o those_o which_o bear_v they_o ib._n shield_n of_o asdrubal_n 524._o m_o shingles_n bow_v to_o be_v cure_v 44._o k._n 105_o a._n 122_o k._n 139_o a._n 143._o c_o 146_o k._n 157_o e._n 158_o m._n 174_o k._n 265_o d._n 278_o l._n 284_o k_o 287_o b._n 309_o d._n 337_o a._n see_v more_o in_o s._n antony_n fire_n ship_n provide_v for_o transport_v obelisk_n out_o of_o egypt_n to_o rome_n 575._o e_o shoulder_n blade_n pain_v how_o to_o be_v ease_v 255_o e._n 312_o h_o 379._o c._n shuds_n of_o flax_n how_o employ_v 4._o k_o hardi-shrew_n bite_v be_v venomous_a and_o the_o remedy_n against_o it_o 43_o e._n 50_o i_o 55._o e._n 56_o m._n 71_o e._n 167_o a._n 168_o m._n 277._o c_o 322_o k._n 360_o m._n 361_o a._n she_o will_v not_o go_v over_o a_o cart-tract_n 361._o a_o s_o i_o sibylla_n three_o prophetess_n their_o statue_n at_o rome_n of_o brass_n 491_o d_o l._n siccius_n dentalus_n a_o brave_a warrior_n 116_o k._n honour_a with_o sundry_a chaplet_n for_o his_o good_a service_n ibid._n sicily_n air_n kill_v scorpion_n 623._o e_o scycyone_n a_o city_n famous_a for_o workman_n in_o mettle_n and_o mineral_n 564._o h_o sicyone_n in_o name_n for_o cunning_a painter_n 547._o b_o sides_n pain_n or_o stitch_n how_o to_o be_v ease_v 57_o d._n 123_o a._n 246._o l_o 247_o b_o d._n 248_o h._n 275_o e._n 381_o e_fw-it f._n 442_o k._n see_v more_o in_o pleurisy_n sideritis_fw-la what_o herb_n 123_o b._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o respective_a to_o the_o eye_n 233_o f._n wonderful_a in_o staunch_n of_o blood_n 263._o e._n sideritis_fw-la a_o precious_a stone_n 629._o d._n the_o virtue_n thereof_o ib._n sideropoecilos_n a_o precious_a stone_n 629._o d._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n signet_n or_o sign_n manuel_n see_v ring_n signina_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o work_n 554._o k_o silius_n a_o colour_n mineral_n what_o it_o be_v 484._o h_o silius_n which_o be_v best_a 484_o h._n the_o price_n ibid._n sil_fw-la atticum_fw-la ib._n the_o price_n ibid._n sil_fw-la scyricum_n 484_o i_o the_o price_n ibid._n bright_a silius_n ib._n the_o use_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o silius_n 484._o i_o silanion_n a_o fine_a imageur_n in_o brass_n 502._o l._n he_o lively_o express_v apollodorus_n the_o cunning_a workman_n ibid._n silaus_n a_o herb_n 255._o c._n the_o description_n ibid._n silence_n at_o the_o board_n from_o one_o end_n to_o the_o other_o what_o it_o presage_v 298._o g_o siler_n or_o seseli_fw-la a_o herb_n 41._o c._n the_o description_n thereof_o ib._n the_o several_a kind_n and_o property_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n siligo_fw-la the_o fine_a wheat_n what_o medicine_n it_o do_v afford_v 137_o f._n silphium_n 8._o h._n engender_v by_o shower_n of_o rain_n 133._o e._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o 134_o g_o the_o root_n of_o silphium_n hard_o of_o digestion_n and_o breed_v ventosity_n ib._n it_o stop_v the_o passage_n of_o urine_n ib._n silurus_n a_o fish_n medicinable_a 442._o h_o silybum_n a_o herb_n 248._o g._n the_o virtue_n ibid._n silybus_fw-la a_o base_a herb_n 130._o m_o simonides_n a_o painter_n 550_o h._n his_o work_n ib._n simple_n and_o composition_n compare_v together_o 135._o b_o simple_n or_o herb_n of_o less_o effect_n the_o more_o they_o be_v use_v 292._o g._n simus_n a_o painter_n 551._o h._n the_o picture_n of_o his_o draw_v ibid._n sinadian_n gray_a marble_n 522._o i_o sinew_n shrink_v how_o to_o be_v mollify_v and_o draw_v out_o 129._o b_o 134._o l._n 138._o g._n 173._o e._n sinew_n stiff_o how_o to_o be_v make_v supple_a 161._o f_z sinew_n benumb_v with_o cold_a what_o do_v recover_v 74._o l_o for_o sinew_n and_o their_o infirmity_n in_o general_a comfortable_a medecin_n 48._o m._n 49._o b._n 137._o a._n 187._o c._n 212._o l._n see_v more_o in_o nerve_n sinopis_n or_o sinopum_fw-la a_o painter_n colour_n why_o so_o call_v 528._o k_o of_o diverse_a kind_n ib._n l._n which_o be_v the_o best_a ib._n the_o price_n ib._n the_o use_n in_o paint_v ibid._n the_o medicinable_a virtue_n 528._o l._n m._n sinuessa_n water_n medicinable_a 402._o l_o zion_n what_o herb_n 130._o k._n the_o description_n ibid._n siphnian_a stone_n employ_v in_o vessel_n to_o seethe_v meat_n 592._o h_o siriasis_n in_o child_n what_o disease_n 126._o i_o sirulugus_fw-la a_o strange_a and_o unknown_a beast_n 399._o d_o sisapone_n a_o territory_n in_o spain_n famous_a for_o a_o mine_n of_o vermilion_n yield_v to_o rome_n a_o great_a rent_n yearly_a 476._o i_o sisymbrium_fw-la a_o herb_n describe_v and_o the_o virtue_n that_o it_o have_v 75._o f_o sisyrinchios_n a_o kind_n of_o bulbous_a herb_n 19_o b._n the_o strange_a nature_n that_o it_o have_v ibid._n s_o k_n scab_n and_o scurf_n in_o man_n or_o beast_n how_o to_o be_v heal_v 36._o g_o 42_o h._n 49_o c._n 58_o h._n 64_o k._n 74._o i._n 128_o k._n 129_o a._n 146_o i_o 149_o c_o 155_o f._n 161_o a_o e._n 166_o l._n 168_o i_fw-it k._n 169_o a._n 173_o c._n 197_o d_o 319_o f._n 338_o l._n 353_o a._n 370_o l._n 377_o d._n 413_o b._n 418_o i_fw-it m._n 419._o b_o 420_o g_o l._n 446_o m._n 450_o h._n 506_o k._n 516_o h._n 557_o c._n skald_a head_n how_o to_o be_v heal_v 43_o f._n 52_o i_o 59_o d._n 60_o g._n 72_o g_o 105_o c._n 127_o c._n 133_o c._n 141_o b._n 142_o l._n 147_o b._n 155_o f._n 157_o e_fw-la 158_o
out_o of_o the_o balear_n island_n for_o a_o modius_n of_o that_o wheat_n yield_v in_o bread_n 30_o pound_n weigâ—…_n yet_o otherwhiles_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o some_o kind_n of_o wheat_n be_v blend_v two_o sort_n together_o 〈◊〉_d namely_o that_o of_o cyprus_n and_o alexandria_n whereof_o neither_o exceed_v little_a or_o nothing_o more_o than_o 20_o pound_n weight_n to_o the_o modius_n that_o the_o bread_n make_v thereof_o will_v arise_v to_o the_o ordinary_a proportion_n for_o the_o cyprian_a wheat_n be_v not_o bright_a but_o brown_a and_o duskish_a and_o therefore_o make_v a_o black_a kind_n of_o bread_n in_o which_o regard_n the_o alexandrian_a wheat_n which_o be_v fair_a and_o white_a be_v mix_v with_o it_o and_o so_o both_o together_o do_v yield_v in_o bread_n 25_o pound_n weight_n the_o wheat_n of_o thebes_n add_v a_o surplusage_n thereto_o of_o one_o pound_n as_o for_o the_o manner_n of_o work_v and_o knead_v dough_n i_o like_v not_o their_o fashion_n who_o take_v sea_n water_n 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as_o most_o time_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o a_o fever_n follow_v upon_o such_o accident_n than_o the_o patient_n must_v drink_v it_o with_o water_n a_o special_a and_o effectual_a property_n it_o have_v against_o certain_a land-snake_n call_v chersydri_fw-la and_o venomous_a toad_n if_o it_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o so_o apply_v to_o the_o sore_a but_o heraclides_fw-la the_o physician_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o goose_n it_o be_v of_o more_o efficacy_n than_o all_o other_o against_o the_o toxica_fw-la and_o aconita_fw-la but_o whereas_o other_o do_v boil_v it_o in_o sheer_a water_n against_o the_o poison_n toxica_fw-la appollodorus_n will_v have_v a_o frog_n sodden_a withal_o the_o herb_n itself_o be_v of_o substance_n hard_o branch_a much_a full_a of_o leaf_n and_o those_o beset_v with_o prick_n a_o stem_n or_o stalk_v it_o carry_v part_v by_o knot_n and_o joint_n a_o cubit_n high_a &_o somewhat_o 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the_o disease_n and_o debility_n of_o the_o heart_n it_o help_v the_o stomach_n and_o liver_n for_o the_o midriff_n and_o precordial_a part_n it_o be_v very_o wholesome_a take_v in_o honey_a water_n and_o for_o the_o spleen_n in_o vinegar_n &_o water_n together_o also_o drink_v in_o mead_n or_o honey_a water_n aforesaid_a it_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o kidney_n the_o strangury_n the_o cramp_n or_o crick_n that_o pull_v the_o head_n of_o a_o body_n backward_o for_o other_o spasme_n also_o and_o convulsion_n for_o the_o loin_n the_o dropsy_n and_o the_o fall_a sickness_n sovereign_a it_o be_v moreover_o for_o woman_n monthly_a fleures_fw-mi whether_o they_o do_v stay_v upon_o they_o or_o contrariwise_o run_v excessive_o from_o they_o and_o in_o one_o word_n it_o cure_v all_o the_o accident_n &_o infirmity_n of_o the_o matrice_n be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n it_o draw_v forth_o any_o offensive_a thing_n stick_v within_o the_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v lay_v too_o 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to_o the_o height_n and_o consistence_n of_o honey_n sometime_o they_o use_v to_o bruise_v it_o and_o in_o that_o manner_n they_o do_v lay_v it_o upon_o wound_n where_o it_o do_v much_o good_a as_o also_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v to_o all_o the_o disease_n and_o accident_n befalling_a to_o the_o throat_n and_o jaw_n the_o juice_n of_o liquorice_n reduce_v to_o a_o thick_a consistence_n if_o it_o be_v put_v under_o the_o tongue_n be_v singular_a for_o to_o clear_v the_o voice_n in_o like_a manner_n it_o be_v suppose_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o breast_n and_o liver_n and_o therewith_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o both_o thirst_n and_o hunger_n may_v be_v slake_v and_o allay_v which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o some_o have_v call_v it_o adipson_fw-la and_o in_o that_o regard_n minister_v it_o to_o those_o person_n who_o be_v fall_v into_o a_o dropsy_n for_o to_o prevent_v and_o take_v away_o their_o thirstinesse_n therefore_o it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o proper_a remedy_n for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o mouth_n if_o it_o be_v either_o chew_v or_o otherwise_o cast_v and_o strew_v upon_o the_o ulcer_n therein_o and_o so_o it_o cure_v the_o excrescence_n also_o and_o exulceration_n about_o the_o root_n of_o the_o nail_n moreover_o it_o heal_v the_o excoriation_n &_o soreness_n of_o the_o bladder_n assuage_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o kidney_n cure_v the_o swell_a &_o ache_a pile_n the_o fissure_v also_o in_o the_o seat_n and_o final_o the_o ulcer_n of_o the_o privy_a part_n some_o physician_n have_v prescribe_v to_o drink_v in_o a_o quartain_a ague_n the_o weight_n of_o two_o dram_n of_o liquorice_n &_o one_o of_o pepper_n in_o a_o draught_n of_o water_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o small_a pint_n or_o hemina_fw-la this_o root_n be_v
chew_v stay_v bleed_v in_o a_o wound_n to_o conclude_v some_o have_v write_v that_o it_o expel_v the_o stone_n and_o gravel_n chap._n x._o ¶_o of_o the_o caltrop_n thistle_n tribulus_fw-la the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o medicine_n which_o they_o yield_v some_o of_o these_o thistle_n come_v up_o in_o garden_n other_o grow_v in_o and_o about_o river_n only_o the_o juice_n which_o be_v draw_v from_o these_o be_v think_v to_o be_v good_a for_o the_o eye_n for_o this_o herb_n be_v as_o it_o be_v of_o a_o cool_a nature_n be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n for_o inflammation_n and_o gather_v of_o imposthume_n a_o good_a medicine_n for_o all_o ulcer_n but_o those_o especial_o which_o break_v out_o of_o themselves_o in_o the_o mouth_n it_o cure_v likewise_o those_o of_o the_o amygdales_fw-la or_o almond_n of_o either_o side_n of_o the_o throat_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n it_o fret_v &_o break_v the_o stone_n the_o thracian_n dwell_v upon_o the_o river_n strymon_n feed_v their_o horse_n fat_a with_o the_o leaf_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o live_v themselves_o with_o the_o kernel_n or_o fruit_n thereof_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o sweet_a bread_n therewith_o which_o also_o bind_v the_o belly_n the_o root_n if_o it_o be_v gather_v by_o the_o chaste_a and_o pure_a hand_n of_o a_o virgin_n discuss_v and_o dissolve_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o seed_n if_o it_o be_v tie_v to_o the_o swell_a vein_n assuage_v their_o pain_n last_o be_v beat_v into_o powder_n and_o cast_v into_o water_n it_o kill_v the_o flea_n in_o any_o place_n where_o that_o water_n be_v throw_v or_o sprinkle_v chap._n xi_o ¶_o of_o stoebe_n and_o the_o medicine_n which_o it_o afford_v stoebe_n knapweed_n which_o some_o call_v phleon_n boil_v in_o wine_n be_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n for_o ear_n that_o run_v with_o atter_fw-la likewise_o for_o blood_n shotten_a eye_n especial_o upon_o a_o stripe_n or_o stroke_n give_v be_v minister_v by_o way_n of_o clyster_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o bloody_a flix_a and_o the_o exulceration_n of_o the_o gut_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o of_o hippophyes_n and_o hippope_n with_o iheir_o medicinable_a virtue_n hippophyes_n be_v a_o herb_n grow_v in_o gravel_o and_o sandy_a place_n and_o namely_o along_o the_o seaside_n arm_v with_o white_a prick_v or_o thorn_n it_o bear_v berry_n by_o cluster_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o ivy_n and_o those_o be_v partly_o white_a &_o partly_o red_a the_o root_n be_v full_a of_o a_o certain_a juice_n which_o be_v good_a either_o to_o be_v condite_fw-la and_o confect_v alone_o or_o else_o to_o be_v reduce_v into_o trosch_n with_o eruile_a meal_n ervifarina_fw-la this_o be_v take_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o one_o obolus_fw-la purge_v choleric_a humour_n and_o a_o most_o wholesome_a medicine_n it_o be_v especial_o with_o honey_a wine_n another_o herb_n there_o be_v name_v hippope_n which_o neither_o rise_v up_o in_o stalk_n nor_o bear_v flower_n but_o have_v leaf_n only_o and_o those_o small_a the_o juice_n also_o of_o this_o herb_n be_v wonderful_a good_a for_o those_o who_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n where_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o these_o two_o herb_n shall_v have_v some_o especial_a property_n respective_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o horse_n consider_v both_o their_o name_n be_v derive_v from_o nothing_o else_o for_o in_o very_a truth_n some_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o nature_n have_v bring_v forth_o as_o appropriate_v remedy_n for_o certain_a particular_a beast_n whereby_o we_o may_v see_v her_o divine_a power_n and_o how_o well_o appoint_v she_o be_v and_o provide_v for_o to_o bring_v forth_o medicine_n of_o all_o sort_n so_o as_o the_o depth_n of_o her_o providence_n can_v be_v sound_v neither_o be_v we_o able_a sufficient_o to_o admire_v her_o wit_n and_o descrition_n in_o dispose_v and_o digest_v her_o remedy_n according_a to_o sundry_a kind_n of_o creature_n according_a to_o diverse_a cause_n and_o different_a season_n insomuch_o as_o the_o remedy_n serve_v one_o be_v not_o fit_v for_o another_o neither_o be_v they_o of_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o operation_n at_o all_o time_n nay_o there_o be_v not_o a_o day_n almost_o in_o the_o year_n throughout_o but_o it_o yield_v a_o remedy_n respective_a unto_o it_o chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o nettle_n and_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n more_o hate_v and_o odious_a than_o the_o nettle_n and_o yet_o to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o oil_n make_v of_o it_o in_o egypt_n according_a as_o we_o have_v show_v heretofore_o endue_v she_o be_v and_o furnish_v with_o many_o good_a property_n serve_v for_o physic_n for_o first_o as_o touch_v nettle_n seed_n nicander_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o very_o counterpoison_v against_o hemlock_n venomous_a mushrum_n and_o quick_a silver_n apollodorus_n add_v moreover_o and_o say_v that_o be_v boil_v in_o the_o broth_n of_o a_o tortoise_n it_o be_v singular_a good_a for_o the_o poison_n of_o salamander_n also_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o pernicious_a nature_n of_o henbane_n and_o the_o deadly_a poison_n of_o serpent_n &_o namely_o of_o scorpion_n even_o that_o very_a bitterness_n and_o mordacity_n which_o the_o nettle_n have_v cause_v the_o wula_n in_o the_o mouth_n which_o be_v fall_v to_o knit_v up_o again_o the_o matrice_n also_o which_o be_v over-loose_a and_o bear_v down_o to_o arise_v into_o the_o place_n yea_o and_o the_o tuill_n or_o fundament_n in_o child_n hang_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n to_o return_v &_o abide_v where_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v only_o with_o touch_v these_o part_n therewith_o if_o the_o leg_n be_v rub_v and_o the_o forehead_n especial_o with_o nettle_n it_o be_v a_o good_a mean_n to_o awake_v they_o out_o of_o their_o drowsy_a and_o dead_a sleep_n who_o be_v surprise_v with_o a_o lethargy_n the_o same_o be_v apply_v with_o salt_n be_v pass_v good_a for_o the_o bite_n of_o dog_n if_o it_o be_v bruise_v and_o put_v up_o to_o the_o nostril_n it_o staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n but_o 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same_o be_v parch_v against_o the_o fire_n and_o drink_v to_o the_o measure_n of_o one_o acetabulum_n be_v singular_a for_o the_o imperfection_n of_o the_o matrice_n and_o in_o cuit_n it_o withstand_v the_o ventosity_n and_o inflation_n of_o the_o stomach_n give_v inward_o with_o honey_n in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o loch_n it_o do_v they_o good_a who_o labour_n for_o wind_n and_o can_v take_v their_o breath_n but_o sit_v upright_o and_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o cut_v phlegm_n and_o cleanse_v the_o breast_n of_o it_o be_v apply_v in_o a_o bag_n together_o with_o line-seed_n it_o take_v away_o the_o stitch_n and_o pain_n in_o the_o side_n but_o some_o put_v hyssop_n thereto_o and_o a_o little_a pepper_n a_o lineament_n make_v therewith_o cure_v the_o spleen_n be_v parch_v or_o roast_v and_o so_o â—…aten_v with_o meat_n it_o keep_v the_o body_n soluble_a and_o hypocrates_n affirm_v that_o the_o say_a seed_n be_v very_o good_a to_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n for_o to_o cleanse_v 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