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A09763 The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome; Naturalis historia. English Pliny, the Elder.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637. 1634 (1634) STC 20030; ESTC S121936 2,464,998 1,444

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daucus_n or_o yellow_a carot_n sauge_n panace_n acorus_n or_o galangal_n conyza_fw-la or_o cunilago_fw-la thyme_n mandragora_n and_o squinanth_n more_o such_o wine_n there_o be_v yet_o which_o the_o greek_n call_v scyzinum_fw-la itaeomelis_fw-la and_o lectispagite_n but_o as_o they_o be_v grow_v now_o out_o of_o use_n so_o the_o manner_n of_o make_v be_v unknown_a as_o touch_v wine_n make_v of_o tree_n &_o shrub_n their_o manner_n be_v to_o seethe_v the_o berry_n of_o the_o green_a wood_n of_o both_o the_o cedar_n the_o cypress_n the_o bay_n juniper_n terebinth_n pine_n calamus_fw-la and_o lentisk_n in_o new_a wine_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o very_a substance_n of_o chamelaea_n chamaepithys_n and_o germander_n last_o of_o all_o the_o flower_n also_o of_o the_o say_a plant_n serve_v to_o make_v wine_n namely_o by_o put_v into_o a_o gallon_n of_o new_a wine_n in_o the_o what_o the_o weight_n of_o ten_o denier_n or_o dram_n of_o the_o flower_n chap._n xvii_o ¶_o of_o hydromel_n and_o oxymel_n i._n honeyed_a water_n and_o honey_a vinegar_n there_o be_v a_o wine_n call_v hydromel_n make_v of_o water_n and_o honey_n only_o but_o to_o have_v it_o the_o better_a some_o do_v prescribe_v rain_n water_n and_o the_o same_o keep_v five_o year_n for_o that_o purpose_n other_o who_o be_v more_o wise_a and_o skilful_a herein_o do_v take_v rain_n water_n new_o fall_v and_o present_o seethe_v it_o until_o a_o three_o part_n be_v boil_v away_o then_o they_o put_v thereto_o a_o three_o part_n also_o of_o old_a honey_n in_o proportion_n to_o it_o and_o so_o let_v they_o stand_v together_o in_o the_o sun_n for_o forty_o day_n together_o from_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n other_o after_o they_o have_v remain_v thus_o mingle_v and_o incorporate_a together_o ten_o day_n put_v it_o up_o &_o reserve_v it_o close_o stop_v for_o their_o use_n and_o this_o be_v call_v hydromel_n which_o be_v come_v to_o some_o age_n have_v the_o very_a taste_n of_o wine_n &_o no_o place_n afford_v better_a than_o phrygia_n moreover_o vinegar_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v temper_v with_o honey_n see_v how_o curious_a man_n have_v be_v to_o try_v conclusion_n in_o every_o thing_n which_o they_o call_v oxymel_n and_o that_o in_o this_o manner_n recipe_n of_o honey_n ten_o pound_n or_o pint_n of_o old_a vinegar_n five_o pint_n of_o sea_n salt_n one_o pound_n of_o rain_n water_n five_o sextare_n i._o a_o gallon_n within_o one_o quart_n boil_v they_o all_o together_o at_o a_o soft_a fire_n until_o they_o have_v have_v ten_o plawe_n or_o walme_n which_o do_v pour_v they_o out_o of_o one_o vessel_n into_o another_o and_o so_o let_v the_o liquor_n stand_v and_o settle_v a_o long_a time_n until_o it_o be_v stale_a all_o these_o wine_n &_o composition_n thus_o brew_v themison_n a_o author_n high_o renown_v have_v condemn_v and_o forbid_a expressey_n to_o be_v use_v and_o to_o say_v a_o very_a truth_n it_o seem_v that_o the_o use_n of_o they_o be_v never_o but_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n 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have_v prodigious_a and_o miraculous_a effect_n for_o by_o report_n in_o arabia_n there_o be_v a_o wine_n make_v which_o be_v drink_v will_v cause_v barren_a woman_n to_o bear_v child_n and_o contrariwise_o drive_v man_n into_o madness_n but_o in_o achaia_n principal_o about_o carynia_n the_o wine_n make_v woman_n fall_v into_o untimely_a travel_n nay_o if_o a_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n do_v eat_v but_o the_o very_a grape_n they_o will_v slip_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o womb_n before_o their_o time_n and_o yet_o both_o grape_n and_o wine_n differ_v not_o in_o taste_n from_o other_o they_o that_o drink_v the_o wine_n come_v from_o the_o cape_n troezen_n eat_v think_v unable_a for_o generation_n it_o be_v report_v that_o the_o thasiens_n do_v make_v two_o kind_n of_o wine_n of_o contrary_a operation_n the_o one_o procure_v sleep_v the_o other_o cause_v watch_v among_o they_o there_o be_v a_o vine_n call_v theriace_n the_o grape_n whereof_o as_o also_o the_o wine_n cure_v the_o 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cure_v 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 with_o salt_n lard_n or_o hog_n grease_n and_o so_o incorporat_a into_o a_o cerot_n it_o heal_v the_o king_n evil_a the_o swell_a kernel_n within_o the_o ear_n and_o the_o flat_a bile_n and_o botch_n it_o rejoin_v also_o the_o flesh_n that_o be_v go_v from_o the_o bone_n &_o final_o souder_v and_o knit_v break_a bone_n or_o fracture_n take_a before_o a_o man_n sit_v down_o to_o eat_v or_o drink_v it_o preserve_v he_o from_o surfeit_n or_o drunkenness_n and_o bind_v the_o belly_n some_o of_o our_o latin_a writer_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v gather_v a_o little_a before_o the_o summer-solstice_n say_v moreover_o that_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o rain_n water_n it_o help_v all_o the_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n and_o by_o their_o report_n if_o it_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o eye_n it_o cure_v the_o pin_n and_o the_o web_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o acanus_n and_o liquorice_n some_o there_o be_v who_o take_v acanus_n for_o a_o kind_n of_o eryngium_n and_o 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one_o rift_n and_o belch_v sweet_a and_o final_o help_v digestion_n and_o of_o themselves_o cause_v no_o crudity_n in_o the_o stomach_n certes_o i_o can_v say_v of_o any_o thing_n else_o but_o it_o that_o be_v eat_v both_o give_v a_o edge_n to_o appetite_n and_o also_o dull_v the_o same_o and_o all_o according_a as_o it_o be_v take_v more_o or_o less_o by_o the_o same_o reason_n also_o if_o a_o man_n eat_v liberal_o of_o they_o they_o will_v make_v the_o belly_n soluble_a if_o in_o a_o mean_a they_o will_v stay_v a_o lask_z and_o bring_v the_o body_n to_o costivenesse_n they_o cut_v and_o dissolve_v the_o gross_a viscositie_n of_o slimy_a phlegm_n and_o as_o some_o physician_n have_v write_v do_v clarify_v the_o sense_n moreover_o if_o a_o man_n stomach_n be_v quite_o go_v so_o that_o he_o neither_o desire_v to_o receive_v any_o thing_n into_o it_o nor_o can_v hold_v and_o keep_v that_o which_o it_o receive_v he_o shall_v find_v notable_a comfort_n by_o eat_v of_o garden_n lectuce_n but_o for_o this_o purpose_n they_o must_v be_v take_v unwashed_a with_o some_o sharp_a sauce_n make_v with_o vinegar_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o certain_a oboli_fw-la yet_o so_o as_o that_o the_o tart_a and_o harsh_a taste_n thereof_o be_v temper_v with_o some_o wine_n cuit_n or_o other_o sweet_a liquor_n for_o to_o dip_v into_o moreover_o this_o regard_n ought_v to_o be_v have_v that_o if_o the_o phlegm_n lie_v in_o the_o stomach_n be_v very_o tough_a and_o gross_a the_o lectuce_n will_v be_v eat_v with_o vinegar_n of_o squilla_n or_o the_o sea-onion_n or_o else_o with_o wormwood_n wine_n and_o if_o the_o cough_n be_v also_o busy_a than_o hyssop_n wine_n will_v be_v mingle_v withal_o in_o case_n there_o be_v a_o flux_n occasion_v by_o feebleness_n of_o the_o stomach_n than_o will_v garden_n lectuce_n be_v eat_v together_o with_o wild_a endive_n or_o cichorie_n and_o so_o be_v they_o good_a also_o for_o the_o hardness_n and_o swell_a in_o the_o midriff_a and_o about_o the_o 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meal_n and_o lay_v too_o as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o cold_a water_n they_o mitigat_fw-la the_o pain_n that_o follow_v dislocation_n or_o limb_n out_o of_o joint_a they_o assuage_v also_o dolorous_a cramp_n and_o convulsion_n be_v apply_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o poultice_n with_o wine_n and_o dry_a barley_n groat_n they_o doallay_v the_o grief_n of_o red_a and_o angry_a weal_n moreover_o they_o be_v wont_n in_o time_n past_a to_o boil_v they_o between_o two_o platter_n and_o so_o give_v they_o for_o the_o disease_n cholera_fw-fr wherein_o choler_n be_v so_o outrageous_a that_o it_o purge_v incessant_o both_o upward_a and_o downward_o but_o for_o this_o purpose_n there_o will_v be_v choice_n make_v of_o the_o fair_a and_o great_a stem_n such_o also_o as_o be_v bitter_a for_o they_o be_v best_a some_o to_o the_o same_o
effect_n make_v a_o decoction_n of_o they_o in_o milk_n and_o so_o minister_v it_o unto_o the_o patient_a in_o a_o clyster_n these_o stalk_n be_v well_o and_o thorough_o boil_v be_v say_v to_o be_v very_o wholesome_a for_o the_o stomach_n also_o like_v as_o for_o to_o procure_v sleep_n the_o garden_n lectuce_n be_v think_v most_o effectual_a namely_o that_o which_o be_v bitter_a and_o yield_v store_n of_o milk_n which_o heretofore_o we_o have_v term_v meconis_n this_o milk_n physician_n prescribe_v with_o very_o good_a success_n for_o to_o clarify_v the_o eyesight_n namely_o if_o it_o be_v mingle_v with_o woman_n milk_n and_o the_o forehead_n anoint_v therewith_o in_o good_a season_n and_o betimes_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n it_o help_v the_o infirmity_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o eye_n proceed_v from_o cold_a cause_n other_o virtue_n and_o commendable_a property_n beside_o i_o find_v in_o lectuce_n of_o strange_a and_o wonderful_a operation_n and_o namely_o that_o it_o cure_v the_o disease_n of_o the_o breast_n as_o well_o as_o sothernwood_n do_v if_o it_o be_v take_v with_o the_o best_a honey_n of_o athens_n item_n that_o if_o any_o woman_n do_v eat_v thereof_o they_o shall_v have_v their_o monthly_a sickness_n come_v orderly_o also_o that_o the_o seed_n of_o garden_n lectuce_n be_v give_v to_o very_o great_a purpose_n against_o the_o prick_n or_o sting_v of_o any_o venomous_a scorpion_n moreover_o that_o if_o the_o seed_n be_v stamp_v and_o take_v in_o wine_n it_o secure_v one_o from_o the_o imaginary_a fancy_n of_o venus_n delight_n in_o sleep_n and_o the_o pollution_n also_o that_o thereof_o do_v ensue_v final_o that_o certain_a water_n which_o use_v to_o intoxicat_v and_o trouble_v the_o brain_n shall_v never_o hurt_v they_o that_o eat_v any_o lectuce_n howbeit_o some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o overmuch_o use_v of_o lectuce_n at_o meat_n enfeeble_v the_o eye_n and_o impair_v their_o clear_a sight_n chap._n viii_o ¶_o of_o beet_n and_o their_o 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the_o smoke_n and_o perfume_v of_o this_o herb_n they_o can_v abide_v but_o will_v fly_v from_o it_o which_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o such_o as_o be_v afraid_a of_o serpent_n strew_v nep_n under_o they_o in_o the_o place_n where_o they_o mean_v to_o repose_v and_o sleep_v be_v bruise_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o run_v fistulous_a ulcer_n between_o the_o nose_n and_o the_o great_a corner_n of_o the_o eye_n it_o be_v count_v a_o sovereign_a remedy_n also_o be_v fresh_a gather_v and_o mix_v with_o a_o three_o part_n of_o bread_n and_o so_o temperate_a and_o incorporat_a with_o vinegar_n to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o lineament_n it_o cure_v the_o headache_n the_o juice_n thereof_o be_v instill_v into_o the_o nostril_n while_o the_o patient_n lie_v upon_o his_o back_n staunch_v bleed_v at_o the_o nose_n the_o root_n also_o together_o with_o myrtle_n seed_n in_o warm_a wine_n cuit_n and_o so_o gargarise_v help_v the_o squinancy_n as_o touch_v wild_a cumin_n it_o be_v a_o herb_n exceed_v small_a put_v forth_o four_o or_o five_o leaf_n and_o not_o above_o and_o those_o indent_a like_o a_o see_v but_o the_o garden_n cumin_n be_v of_o singular_a use_n in_o physic_n but_o principal_o for_o the_o pain_n in_o the_o stomach_n it_o dispatch_v the_o gross_a vapour_n arise_v from_o phlegm_n it_o dissolve_v also_o vento_fw-la sity_n if_o it_o be_v either_o bruise_v and_o eat_v with_o bread_n or_o drink_v with_o water_n and_o wine_n in_o which_o sort_n it_o assuage_v the_o wring_v torment_n and_o other_o pain_n of_o the_o gut_n how_o beit_v it_o make_v folk_n look_v pale_a as_o many_o as_o drink_v of_o it_o certes_o by_o that_o devise_n namely_o by_o ordinary_a drink_n of_o cumin_n as_o it_o be_v report_v the_o scholar_n and_o follower_n of_o porcius_n latro_n that_o famous_a and_o great_a rhetorician_n
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form_n of_o a_o cerot_n and_o then_o apply_v it_o abate_v the_o swell_a of_o the_o cod_n but_o the_o wild_a cumin_n be_v more_o effectual_a in_o all_o the_o case_n above_o mention_v than_o that_o of_o the_o garden_n over_o and_o beside_o it_o have_v a_o special_a virtue_n together_o with_o oil_n against_o serpent_n scorpion_n and_o scolopendres_n take_v as_o much_o of_o cumin_n seed_n as_o you_o may_v comprehend_v within_o three_o finger_n drink_v it_o in_o wine_n it_o will_v stay_v immoderate_a vomit_n yea_o and_o the_o sick_a heave_n of_o the_o stomach_n as_o if_o it_o will_v cast_v and_o can_v a_o drink_n make_v therewith_o be_v give_v also_o for_o the_o colique_a and_o to_o that_o purpose_n a_o lineament_n thereof_o be_v very_o commendable_a or_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v hot_a in_o quilt_a bag_n so_o that_o the_o same_o be_v keep_v swaddle_v down_o unto_o the_o region_n of_o the_o gut_n colon._n for_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o rise_n and_o suffocation_n of_o the_o mother_n let_v she_o drink_v it_o in_o wine_n after_o this_o proportion_n three_o dram_n of_o cumin_n to_o three_o cyath_n of_o wine_n she_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o will_v resolve_v those_o vapour_n and_o fumosity_n which_o cause_v the_o foresay_a malady_n with_o calf_n tallow_n or_o suet_n or_o with_o honey_n if_o it_o be_v let_v drop_n into_o the_o ear_n it_o cure_v the_o sound_a and_o tingle_v therein_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o lineament_n with_o honey_n raisin_n and_o vinegar_n it_o resolve_v the_o black_a and_o blue_a mark_n remain_v after_o stripe_n also_o with_o vinegar_n alone_o it_o cure_v the_o black_a spot_n and_o speckle_n appear_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n if_o the_o place_n be_v bathe_v therewith_o a_o herb_n there_o be_v resemble_v cumin_n for_o all_o the_o world_n which_o the_o greek_n call_v ammi_n although_o some_o there_o be_v who_o think_v it_o to_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o cumin_n of_o ethyopia_n hypocrates_n call_v it_o the_o royal_a cumin_fw-la of_o egypt_n the_o reason_n be_v no_o doubt_n for_o that_o he_o deem_v that_o of_o egypt_n to_o exceed_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o goodness_n but_o most_o writer_n beside_o he_o do_v think_v it_o *_o a_n herb_n altogether_o of_o another_o nature_n because_o it_o be_v small_a and_o white_a and_o yet_o it_o serve_v to_o the_o like_a use_n for_o at_o alexandria_n gentle_a in_o egypt_n they_o put_v it_o common_o under_o their_o loaf_n of_o bread_n in_o the_o bottom_n crust_n when_o they_o go_v to_o the_o oven_n and_o ordinary_o it_o be_v occupy_v in_o the_o kitchen_n about_o sauce_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v it_o dissolve_v ventosity_n it_o pacifi_v the_o wring_v torment_n of_o the_o gut_n it_o provoke_v urine_n and_o bring_v down_o woman_n month_n be_v take_v in_o wine_n together_o with_o lineseed_n to_o the_o quantity_n of_o two_o dram_n it_o cure_v the_o venomous_a sting_n of_o scorpion_n but_o put_v thereto_o a_o equal_a quantity_n of_o mirth_n it_o have_v a_o singular_a virtue_n 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thereof_o chew_v only_o assuage_v the_o toothache_n a_o decoction_n of_o capres_n in_o oil_n instill_v into_o the_o ear_n mitigate_v their_o pain_n the_o leaf_n and_o the_o root_n new_o gather_v and_o so_o apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o honey_n heal_v the_o corrosive_n ulcer_n that_o eat_v to_o the_o very_a bone_n likewise_o the_o root_n resolve_v all_o those_o glandulous_a swell_n which_o we_o name_v the_o king_n evil_a and_o if_o the_o same_o be_v sodden_a in_o water_n it_o discuss_v the_o tumour_n behind_o the_o ear_n and_o rid_v away_o the_o worm_n breed_v within_o it_o cure_v also_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o liver_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o give_v the_o same_o in_o vinegar_n and_o honey_n for_o to_o chase_v away_o the_o vermin_n
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or_o their_o cod_n yea_o and_o when_o their_o bladder_n be_v pain_v moreover_o if_o it_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o cataplasm_n with_o wine_n it_o assuage_v all_o tumour_n and_o bring_v down_o swell_n it_o stay_v also_o the_o impetuous_a and_o violent_a flux_n of_o any_o humour_n to_o a_o place_n ready_a to_o breed_v a_o impostumation_n but_o if_o the_o same_o be_v apply_v with_o vinegar_n it_o take_v away_o wert_n and_o hard_a callosity_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o sciatica_n and_o other_o gout_n for_o dislocation_n and_o limb_n out_o of_o joint_n be_v beat_v to_o powder_n and_o bestrew_v upon_o a_o quilt_n of_o wool_n moisten_v and_o bathe_v with_o oil_n and_o so_o lay_v to_o the_o place_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o fomentation_n a_o potion_n also_o thereof_o be_v usual_o give_v in_o case_n of_o the_o gout_n to_o wit_n the_o weight_n of_o 3_o obol_n in_o as_o many_o cyath_n of_o vinegar_n and_o honey_n also_o when_o the_o stomach_n rise_v against_o meat_n and_o refuse_v it_o a_o drag_v or_o 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man_n be_v fast_v be_v very_o good_a for_o they_o that_o be_v straight_o wind_v and_o can_v take_v their_o breath_n but_o upright_o now_o be_v the_o root_n white_a within_o and_o we_o sweet_a also_o as_o be_v the_o herb_n the_o same_o be_v give_v to_o drink_v in_o wine_n against_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n to_o conclude_v be_v beat_v into_o powder_n it_o be_v say_v for_o to_o kill_v mouse_n as_o touch_v abrotonum_n i_o find_v that_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n of_o it_o the_o one_o of_o the_o plain_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o male_a the_o other_o of_o the_o mountain_n which_o i_o will_v have_v to_o go_v for_o the_o female_a neither_o of_o they_o both_o there_o be_v but_o it_o be_v as_o bitter_a as_o wormwood_n the_o best_a be_v that_o which_o grow_v in_o sicily_n next_o to_o which_o that_o of_o galatia_n be_v most_o esteem_v the_o leaf_n be_v much_o use_v but_o the_o seed_n much_o more_o for_o to_o heat_n and_o chaufe_fw-fr any_o part_n of_o the_o body_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v good_a and_o comfortable_a for_o the_o sinew_n it_o cure_v the_o cough_n it_o procure_v they_o liberty_n of_o breath_n who_o can_v fetch_v their_o wind_n lie_v or_o lean_v with_o their_o head_n it_o help_v the_o cramp_n it_o consolidate_v rupture_n it_o ease_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o loin_n and_o make_v free_a passage_n for_o urine_n the_o right_a manner_n of_o the_o decoction_n as_o well_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o be_v to_o seethe_v they_o in_o bunch_n or_o bundle_n like_o handful_n until_o a_o three_o part_n of_o the_o water_n be_v consume_v and_o four_o cyath_n be_v a_o ordinary_a draught_n of_o this_o decoction_n the_o seed_n also_o be_v beat_v into_o powder_n be_v give_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o a_o dram_n in_o water_n for_o a_o drink_n and_o indeed_o so_o take_v it_o comfort_v the_o matrice_n and_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o woman_n a_o poultesse_n make_v of_o it_o and_o barley_n meal_n apply_v unto_o dull_a and_o broad_a swell_n which_o gather_v not_o quick_o to_o a_o head_n do_v ripen_v they_o apace_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o suppuration_n also_o be_v reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n with_o a_o quince_n roast_a or_o bake_v it_o cure_v the_o inflammation_n of_o the_o eye_n if_o they_o be_v anoint_v therewith_o it_o have_v a_o virtue_n to_o drive_v a_o way_n serpent_n &_o in_o case_n one_o be_v sting_v with_o they_o already_o it_o expel_v the_o poison_n take_v inward_o in_o drink_n or_o lay_v too_o outward_o in_o form_n of_o a_o ointment_n draw_v it_o forth_o but_o most_o effectual_o be_v the_o power_n thereof_o see_v in_o those_o poison_a and_o venomous_a sting_n which_o cause_n the_o body_n to_o shake_v chill_a and_o quake_v for_o cold_a as_o namely_o those_o of_o scorpion_n and_o the_o spider_n call_v phalangia_fw-la moreover_o good_a it_o be_v also_o for_o other_o poison_n if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n and_o so_o it_o help_v those_o that_o be_v surprise_v with_o any_o extreme_a cold_a how_o soever_o this_o property_n likewise_o it_o have_v to_o draw_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n all_o spill_v or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o stick_v within_o the_o same_o it_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o body_n the_o worm_n engender_v in_o the_o gut_n final_o it_o be_v say_v that_o if_o a_o branch_n thereof_o be_v lay_v under_o the_o pillow_n where_o folk_n lie_v in_o bed_n it_o will_v put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o wantonness_n and_o provoke_v they_o to_o lust_n and_o against_o all_o charm_n enchantment_n and_o witchcraft_n which_o cool_v the_o heat_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o disable_v or_o bind_v any_o person_n from_o the_o act_n of_o generation_n it_o be_v the_o most_o powerful_a herb_n of_o all_o other_o chap._n xxii_o ¶_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n of_o leucanthemum_fw-la and_o sampsuchum_fw-la i._n marjerom_n leucanthemum_n mingle_v with_o 2_o part_n of_o vinegar_n and_o so_o give_v to_o drink_v be_v good_a for_o those_o that_o be_v short_a wind_v as_o for_o sampsuchum_fw-la or_o amacacum_fw-la that_o of_o cyprus_n be_v most_o commend_v and_o the_o sweet_a of_o all_o other_o this_o herb_n bring_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o apply_v with_o vinegar_n and_o salt_n be_v good_a against_o the_o venom_n of_o scorpion_n moreover_o if_o it_o be_v put_v up_o into_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o form_n of_o a_o pessarie_a it_o help_v much_o to_o bring_v down_o their_o monthly_a course_n for_o if_o it_o be_v take_v in_o drink_n it_o be_v not_o so_o effectual_a appled_a as_o a_o lineament_n after_o it_o be_v incorporat_a with_o barley_n groat_n it_o restrain_v the_o flux_n of_o humour_n to_o the_o eye_n the_o juice_n thereof_o when_o it_o be_v sodden_a discuss_v and_o dissolve_v the_o ventosity_n that_o move_v pang_n and_o wring_v in_o the_o belly_n a_o good_a medicine_n it_o be_v to_o provoke_v urine_n and_o by_o consequence_n for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n margerum_n dry_v move_v sneese_v thereof_o be_v make_v a_o artificial_a oil_n call_v sampsuchinum_fw-la or_o amaracinum_fw-la singular_a for_o to_o heat_v the_o sinew_n and_o to_o mollify_v their_o stiffness_n and_o hardness_n as_o also_o by_o the_o heat_n thereof_o to_o comfort_v the_o matrice_n the_o leave_v apply_v with_o honey_n serve_v very_o well_o to_o reduce_v the_o black_a and_o blue_a mark_n occasion_v by_o stripe_n or_o bruise_n to_o their_o natural_a and_o lively_a colour_n and_o bring_v into_o a_o cerot_n with_o wax_n it_o be_v good_a for_o dislocation_n of_o joint_n chap._n xxiii_o ¶_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o anemone_n or_o windfloure_n requisite_a in_o physic_n when_o have_v discourse_v of_o anemone_n and_o those_o kind_n thereof_o which_o go_v to_o the_o make_n of_o chaplet_n and_o guirland_n it_o remain_v now_o therefore_o to_o speak_v of_o
excellent_a for_o ulcer_n rupture_n and_o bruise_n whether_o it_o be_v that_o one_o have_v tumble_v headlong_o from_o some_o high_a downfall_n or_o that_o he_o have_v be_v crush_v by_o the_o overthrow_n of_o some_o waggon_n or_o chariot_n it_o fortune_v that_o a_o page_n of_o pericles_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o athenians_n who_o he_o love_v entire_o have_v climb_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o lantern_n or_o spire_n of_o a_o temple_n which_o the_o say_a prince_n build_v in_o the_o castle_n or_o citadel_n of_o athens_n fall_v down_o from_o thence_o who_o be_v cure_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o herb_n reveal_v unto_o pericles_n in_o his_o sleep_n by_o the_o goddess_n minerva_n whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o name_n first_o of_o parthenium_n and_o be_v consecrat_fw-mi unto_o the_o say_a goddess_n this_o be_v that_o page_n who_o melt_a statue_n be_v to_o be_v see_v at_o this_o day_n make_v of_o brass_n this_o be_v i_o say_v that_o noble_a and_o famous_a image_n call_v youth_n spla●…hnoptes_n chap._n xviii_o ¶_o of_o chamaeleon_n the_o herb_n the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o and_o the_o virtue_n medicinable_a concern_v chamaeleon_n some_o there_o be_v who_o name_n it_o ixias_n whereof_o be_v two_o kind_n the_o white_a have_v the_o rough_a leaf_n it_o creep_v close_o by_o the_o ground_n and_o set_v up_o stiff_a prickle_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o urchin_n the_o root_n be_v sweet_a in_o taste_n but_o of_o a_o most_o strong_a send_v in_o some_o place_n it_o engender_v a_o white_a kind_n of_o gum_n or_o clammy_a glue_v under_o the_o wing_n or_o armpit_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o leaf_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o frankincense_n be_v say_v to_o breed_v but_o especial_o about_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o dog-star_n &_o for_o that_o it_o be_v like_a to_o a_o kind_n of_o birdlime_n it_o be_v call_v ixia_n our_o woman_n use_v this_o instead_o of_o mastic_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o this_o herb_n be_v name_v chamaeleon_n be_v by_o occasion_n of_o the_o variable_a leaf_n which_o it_o bear_v for_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v it_o change_v hew_v whereby_o in_o one_o place_n you_o shall_v have_v it_o black_a in_o another_o green_a here_o you_o shall_v see_v it_o look_v blue_a and_o there_o yellow_a and_o evermore_o alter_v the_o colour_n of_o which_o chamaeleon_n the_o white_a cure_v such_o as_o be_v in_o a_o dropsy_n if_o the_o root_n be_v boil_v and_o the_o juice_n thereof_o take_v to_o the_o quantity_n of_o a_o dram_n in_o sweet_a wine_n cuit_n the_o measure_n of_o one_o acetable_a of_o the_o same_o juice_n if_o one_o drink_v in_o a_o green_a harsh_a wine_n make_v of_o the_o hedge_n unripe_a grape_n wherein_o certain_a bunch_n of_o origanum_fw-la have_v lie_v infuse_v it_o be_v think_v to_o be_v a_o singular_a remedy_n to_o kill_v the_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o the_o gut_n it_o avail_v much_o also_o to_o help_v those_o who_o piss_n with_o difficulty_n and_o yet_o this_o juice_n be_v give_v to_o dog_n or_o swine_n in_o barley_n groat_n kill_v they_o if_o there_o be_v water_n and_o oil_n mingle_v thereto_o it_o draw_v rat_n and_o mouse_n to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v their_o bane_n unless_o present_o they_o drink_v water_n some_o prescribe_v for_o to_o cut_v the_o root_n thereof_o into_o thin_a roundles_a and_o to_o keep_v they_o enfiled_a up_o or_o hang_v by_o a_o string_n and_o then_o to_o seethe_v they_o for_o to_o be_v eat_v against_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n which_o the_o greek_n name_n rheumatisme_n of_o the_o black_a kind_n some_o have_v name_v that_o the_o male_a which_o have_v the_o purple_a flower_n and_o the_o female_a with_o the_o violet_n colour_n they_o all_o grow_v up_o with_o one_o stem_n and_o no_o more_o and_o the_o same_o be_v a_o cubit_n high_a and_o a_o finger_n thick_a the_o root_n be_v good_a to_o heal_v ringworm_n tetter_n and_o such_o like_a wild_a fire_n if_o they_o be_v sod_v together_o with_o brimstone_n and_o bitumen_n but_o if_o the_o say_a root_n be_v chew_v in_o the_o mouth_n or_o a_o collution_n be_v make_v therewith_o sodden_a in_o vinegar_n it_o fasten_v the_o tooth_n which_o shake_v and_o be_v loose_a in_o the_o head_n the_o juice_n of_o this_o root_n heal_v the_o scab_n or_o mange_n in_o fourfooted_a beast_n herewith_o also_o folk_n use_v to_o kill_v the_o tick_v that_o breed_n in_o dog_n but_o it_o stop_v the_o wind_n of_o heifer_n and_o young_a steer_n in_o manner_n of_o a_o squinancy_n and_o therefore_o of_o some_o it_o be_v call_v vlophonon_n and_o cynozolon_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o the_o strong_a and_o stink_a smell_n that_o it_o have_v these_o chamaeleon_n do_v bear_v a_o certain_a viscous_a gum_n most_o proper_a for_o ulcer_n and_o the_o root_n of_o all_o the_o sort_n of_o they_o as_o well_o black_a as_o white_a be_v singular_a against_o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n chap._n xix_o ¶_o of_o coronopus_n or_o hartshorn_n with_o the_o medicinable_a virtue_n thereof_o coronopus_n be_v a_o herb_n bear_v long_o leave_v and_o 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make_v thereof_o commend_v high_o for_o the_o chine_n or_o ridge-bone_n of_o the_o back_n the_o magician_n do_v prescribe_v the_o leaf_n to_o be_v bind_v unto_o some_o part_n of_o the_o patient_n against_o a_o tertian_n ague_n with_o this_o charge_n that_o they_o be_v gather_v with_o the_o left_a hand_n &_o that_o in_o the_o gather_n the_o party_n or_o patient_a for_o who_o sake_n they_o be_v get_v be_v name_v chap._n xxi_o ¶_o of_o onochiles_n anthemis_n lotos_fw-la and_o lotometra_n of_o turnsoll-tricoccus_a of_o adiantum_fw-la and_o callitrichon_fw-la another_o herb_n there_o be_v particular_o name_v onochiles_n which_o some_o call_v anchusa_n other_o arcebion_n or_o onochelis_n some_o rhexias_n and_o many_o enchusa_n a_o small_a herb_n this_o be_v
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and_o the_o olive_n three_fw-mi bear_v such_o mutual_a rancour_n and_o malice_n as_o it_o be_v and_o be_v so_o stiff_o bend_v to_o war_n one_o with_o another_o that_o if_o a_o man_n replant_v one_o of_o these_o tree_n in_o the_o trench_n or_o hole_n from_o whence_o the_o other_o be_v take_v up_o it_o will_v sure_o die_v also_o if_o a_o oak_n be_v set_v near_o unto_o a_o walnut-tree_n it_o will_v not_o live_v the_o colewort_n and_o the_o vine_n hate_v one_o another_o to_o the_o very_a death_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o if_o a_o vine_n stand_v near_o unto_o it_o a_o man_n shall_v sensible_o perceive_v the_o same_o to_o shrink_v away_o and_o recule_fw-la backward_o from_o it_o and_o yet_o this_o wort_n which_o make_v the_o vine_n thus_o to_o retire_v and_o fly_v if_o it_o chance_v to_o grow_v over-against_o origan_n or_o cyclamine_n will_v soon_o wither_v and_o die_v moreover_o it_o be_v common_o say_v that_o tree_n in_o the_o forest_n full_o grow_v which_o have_v stand_v many_o a_o year_n 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unto_o the_o god_n bacchus_n as_o well_o as_o the_o foresay_a plant_n ferula_fw-la over_o and_o beside_o see_v the_o admirable_a operation_n in_o nature_n the_o very_a insensible_a and_o liveless_a creature_n yea_o the_o least_o that_o be_v meet_v every_o one_o of_o they_o with_o some_o contrary_a thing_n or_o other_o which_o be_v their_o bane_n and_o poison_n for_o as_o our_o cook_n know_v well_o enough_o the_o inner_a bark_n of_o the_o linden_n tree_n slive_v thin_a into_o broad_a flake_n and_o fine_a bolt_v flower_n together_o do_v drink_n and_o suck_v up_o the_o salt_n of_o viand_n overmuch_o powder_v and_o make_v it_o fresh_a again_o likewise_o salt_n give_v a_o good_a relish_n to_o any_o meat_n that_o be_v over_o sweet_a and_o temper_v those_o that_o have_v a_o luscious_a and_o wallowish_a taste_n if_o water_n be_v nitrous_a brackish_a &_o bitter_a put_v some_o fry_a barley_n meal_n into_o it_o within_o two_o hour_n and_o less_o it_o will_v be_v so_o well_o amend_v and_o sweet_a that_o a_o man_n may_v drink_v thereof_o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o the_o say_a barley_n meal_n be_v put_v ordinary_o in_o those_o strainer_n and_o bag_n through_o which_o wine_n do_v pass_v that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v refine_v and_o draw_v the_o soon_o of_o the_o same_o operation_n also_o and_o effect_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o chalk_n in_o the_o island_n of_o rhodes_n and_o our_o clay_n here_o in_o italy_n will_v do_v as_o much_o thus_o you_o see_v what_o enmity_n &_o discord_n there_o be_v in_o some_o thing_n contrariwise_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o other_o how_o wonderful_o they_o accord_v and_o agree_v together_o for_o pitch_n will_v dissolve_v spread_v and_o be_v draw_v out_o with_o oil_n be_v both_o as_o they_o be_v of_o a_o fatty_a nature_n oil_n alone_o will_v incorporat_a and_o mingle_v well_o with_o lime_n &_o they_o hate_v water_n the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o gum_n be_v soon_o dissolve_v and_o more_o easy_o temper_v with_o vinegar_n than_o with_o any_o thing_n else_o &_o ink_n with_o water_n beside_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o such_o that_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o write_v of_o continual_o in_o their_o due_a place_n and_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o very_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o our_o physic_n for_o to_o say_v a_o truth_n nature_n ordain_v at_o the_o first_o such_o thing_n and_o none_o but_o such_o for_o to_o be_v the_o remedy_n of_o our_o disease_n which_o we_o feed_v &_o live_v daily_o upon_o even_o those_o which_o be_v soon_o find_v and_o as_o soon_o prepare_v which_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n common_a every_o where_o and_o cost_v we_o little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o but_o afterward_o the_o world_n grow_v to_o be_v so_o full_a of_o deceit_n and_o cozenage_n that_o some_o fine_a wit_n and_o nimble_a head_n devise_v to_o set_v up_o apothecary_a shop_n promise_v and_o bear_v we_o in_o hand_n that_o every_o man_n may_v buy_v his_o life_n and_o health_n there_o for_o money_n then_o anon_o a_o sort_n of_o composition_n mixture_n and_o confection_n be_v set_v on_o foot_n then_o there_o be_v no_o talk_n but_o of_o strange_a and_o intricat_a receipt_n and_o these_o be_v bruit_v abroad_o for_o the_o only_a medicine_n of_o wonderful_a and_o unspeakable_a operation_n so_o that_o now_o adays_o we_o use_v no_o other_o drug_n but_o those_o that_o come_v from_o arabia_n and_o india_n and_o if_o a_o man_n ail_v never_o so_o little_a or_o have_v the_o least_o push_n or_o wheal_n about_o he_o he_o must_v have_v some_o costly_a physic_n forsooth_o for_o it_o &_o a_o plaster_n that_o come_v from_o as_o far_o as_o the_o red_a sea_n whereas_o in_o truth_n the_o right_a remedy_n appropriate_v for_o every_o malady_n be_v no_o other_o than_o such_o as_o the_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v feed_v upon_o every_o night_n ordinary_o at_o his_o supper_n but_o if_o we_o go_v no_o far_a than_o to_o the_o garden_n for_o medicine_n and_o seek_v after_o herb_n shrub_n and_o plant_n only_o for_o to_o cure_v our_o sickness_n or_o maintain_v our_o health_n certes_o there_o be_v not_o a_o base_a occupation_n in_o the_o world_n than_o the_o profession_n of_o physic_n and_o physician_n will_v be_v nought_o set_v by_o but_o will_v you_o have_v the_o truth_n to_o this_o pass_n be_v we_o come_v the_o old_a world_n we_o have_v bid_v farewell_n unto_o the_o ancient_a manner_n and_o rite_n of_o rome_n city_n be_v dead_a and_o go_v our_o state_n be_v grow_v so_o much_o in_o greatness_n as_o there_o be_v no_o goodness_n leave_v our_o victory_n and_o conquest_n be_v these_o and_o nothing_o else_o which_o have_v vanquish_v &_o subdue_v we_o for_o subject_a we_o must_v acknowledge_v ourselves_o to_o stranger_n and_o foreign_a nation_n solong_v as_o physic_n one_o of_o their_o art_n be_v able_a to_o command_v our_o commander_n and_o over-rule_v our_o emperor_n but_o the_o discourse_n of_o this_o matter_n in_o more_o ample_a manner_n i_o will_v reserve_v to_o some_o other_o time_n and_o place_n chap._n ii_o ¶_o of_o lotos_n as_o touch_v the_o herb_n bean_n lotos_fw-la the_o egyptian_a plant_n likewise_o of_o that_o name_n as_o also_o of_o another_o tree_n about_o the_o syrtes_n so_o call_v i_o have_v write_v sufficient_o in_o their_o due_a place_n as_o for_o this_o lotos_fw-la which_o our_o countryman_n call_v in_o latin_a the_o greekish_a bean_n have_v a_o property_n for_o to_o bind_v and_o knit_v the_o flux_n of_o the_o belly_n with_o the_o fruit_n or_o berry_n which_o it_o bear_v the_o shave_n or_o scrape_n of_o the_o wood_n thereof_o boil_v in_o wine_n and_o so_o take_v inward_o cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_a and_o exulceration_n of_o the_o gut_n repress_v the_o immoderate_a flow_v of_o woman_n month_n help_v the_o dizziness_n and_o swim_v of_o
the_o brain_n and_o those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o fall_a sickness_n the_o same_o decoction_n also_o yellow_a keep_v the_o hair_n from_o shed_v if_o the_o place_n be_v bathe_v therewith_o but_o wonderful_a it_o be_v that_o these_o small_a shave_n shall_v be_v so_o bitter_a as_o nothing_o more_o when_o the_o fruit_n itself_o be_v as_o sweet_a as_o any_o other_o moreover_o of_o the_o fine_a dust_n saw_v or_o file_v from_o this_o wood_n sodden_a in_o myrtle_n water_n then_o knead_v or_o wrought_v into_o past_a &_o so_o reduce_v into_o several_a trochisk_n there_o be_v a_o sovereign_a medicine_n make_v for_o the_o bloody_a flix_a if_o the_o patient_a drink_n the_o weight_n of_o one_o victoriat_n or_o half_a dram_n of_o these_o trosche_n in_o three_o cyath_n of_o water_n chap._n iii_o ¶_o of_o mast._n acorn_n or_o mast_n of_o the_o oak_n beat_v to_o powder_n &_o incorporat_a with_o hog_n lard_n salt_v heal_v all_o those_o hard_a and_o swell_a cankerous_a ulcer_n which_o they_o call_v in_o greek_a cacoethe_n in_o all_o these_o tree_n bear_v mast_n the_o very_a substance_n of_o the_o wood_n be_v more_o forcible_a than_o the_o fruit_n the_o outward_a bark_n more_o than_o the_o wood_n and_o the_o inner_a rind_n or_o tunicle_n under_o it_o more_o than_o the_o bark_n or_o all_o the_o rest_n this_o membrane_n or_o pellicle_n if_o it_o be_v boil_v be_v singular_a for_o the_o flux_n of_o the_o stomach_n proceed_v of_o weakness_n the_o very_a mast_n or_o acorne_v itself_o reduce_v into_o a_o lineament_n and_o apply_v stay_v the_o bloody_a flix_a and_o the_o same_o resist_v the_o venom_n of_o serpent_n sting_n restrain_v rheum_n and_o catarrh_n and_o namely_o that_o flux_n of_o humour_n which_o cause_v apostemation_n as_o well_o the_o leaf_n the_o mast_n or_o berry_n of_o this_o tree_n as_o the_o bark_n or_o juice_n draw_v from_o it_o after_o boil_v be_v excellent_a against_o the_o poison_n call_v in_o greek_a toxica_fw-la the_o bark_n sodden_a and_o bring_v into_o a_o lineament_n with_o cow-milk_n be_v very_o good_a to_o be_v apply_v unto_o the_o place_n where_o ferpent_n have_v bite_v or_o sting_v it_o be_v give_v also_o in_o wine_n for_o the_o bloody_a flix_a of_o the_o same_o virtue_n &_o efficacy_n be_v the_o holm-oke_n chap._n four_o ¶_o of_o the_o scarlet_a grain_n of_o holme-oke_n of_o gall_n and_o misselto_n of_o certain_a little_a ball_n grow_v upon_o the_o oak_n of_o mast_n of_o the_o root_n of_o holm-oke_n cerrus_n and_o of_o cork_n the_o think_v scarlet_a grain_n grow_v upon_o the_o oke-holm_n be_v very_o good_a to_o be_v lay_v to_o fresh_a wound_n with_o vinegar_n it_o be_v apply_v with_o water_n for_o the_o flux_n of_o watery_a humour_n unto_o the_o eye_n &_o drop_v likewise_o into_o they_o when_o they_o be_v bloodshot_a now_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o it_o grow_v common_o in_o the_o region_n of_o attica_n and_o throughout_o anatolia_n which_o very_o quick_o turn_v to_o be_v a_o grub_n or_o maggot_n whereupon_o it_o be_v call_v scoletion_n and_o be_v reject_v as_o be_v of_o no_o worth_n many_o more_o sort_n there_o be_v of_o it_o whereof_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_n i_o have_v show_v already_o as_o touch_v the_o gal-nut_n i_o have_v likewise_o make_v of_o it_o as_o many_o kind_n for_o some_o be_v solid_a and_o massy_a other_o full_a of_o hole_n as_o if_o they_o be_v bore_v through_o you_o shall_v have_v of_o they_o white_a and_o black_a some_o great_a &_o other_o small_a but_o how_o different_a soever_o they_o be_v in_o substance_n colour_n or_o quantity_n they_o be_v all_o of_o like_a nature_n the_o best_a be_v those_o of_o comagene_n gall_n be_v good_a to_o eat_v away_o the_o superfluous_a excrescence_n in_o the_o body_n they_o serve_v very_o well_o for_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o gum_n and_o uvula_fw-la for_o the_o canker_n &_o exulceration_n breed_v in_o the_o mouth_n be_v first_o burn_v &_o then_o quench_v in_o wine_n they_o be_v singular_a for_o the_o flux_n occasion_v by_o a_o feeble_a 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place_n &_o any_o bourn_n or_o scald_a place_n take_v unripe_a gal-nut_n &_o drink_v they_o with_o vinegar_n they_o will_v consume_v and_o wear_v away_o the_o swell_a spleen_n burn_v the_o same_o and_o quench_v they_o with_o salt_v vinegar_n a_o fomentation_n thereof_o stay_v the_o immoderate_a flux_n of_o woman_n fleurs_fw-fr &_o reduce_v the_o matrice_n fall_v down_o into_o the_o right_a place_n all_o the_o sort_n of_o these_o gall_n do_v colour_v the_o hair_n of_o the_o head_n black_a concern_v misselto_n that_o the_o principal_a and_o best_a be_v find_v upon_o the_o oak_n how_o it_o be_v cut_v and_o in_o what_o manner_n birdlime_n be_v make_v thereof_o i_o have_v already_o show_v some_o for_o to_o make_v the_o say_v glue_v or_o birdlime_n stamp_n misselto_n first_o and_o then_o see_v it_o in_o water_n aloft_o until_o it_o swim_v aloft_o other_o use_v to_o chew_v the_o grain_n or_o kernel_n only_o which_o they_o bear_v and_o spit_v out_o their_o outward_a pill_n or_o skin_n but_o 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theophrastus_n have_v deliver_v in_o his_o history_n of_o plant_n that_o the_o hawk_n *_o triorchides_n protect_v and_o defend_v this_o herb_n &_o be_v ready_a think_v to_o encounter_v and_o fight_v with_o they_o that_o come_v to_o gather_v it_o whereupon_o it_o take_v the_o foresay_a name_n triorchis_n but_o many_o ignorant_a and_o unskilful_a person_n there_o be_v who_o write_v confuse_o of_o all_o these_o centaury_n and_o attribute_v this_o last_o property_n and_o name_n to_o the_o first_o centaurie_n the_o great_a chap._n vii_o ¶_o of_o clymenos_n gentian_n lysimachia_n parthenis_n or_o artemisia_n ambrosia_n nymphaea_n heraclium_n and_o euphorbium_n with_o their_o operation_n in_o physic_n the_o herb_n clymenos_n bear_v the_o name_n of_o k._n clymenus_n the_o first_o inventor_n and_o finder_n out_o thereof_o leave_a it_o be_v like_a unto_o ivy_n full_a of_o branch_n the_o stalk_n or_o stem_n be_v hollow_a and_o empty_a within_o divide_v by_o joint_n and_o partition_n of_o a_o 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it_o will_v chase_v away_o all_o kind_n of_o serpent_n out_o of_o the_o house_n chap._n ix_o ¶_o of_o argemonie_fw-la agarick_n and_o echium_fw-la of_o henbane_n and_o vervain_n of_o blattaria_n and_o lemonia_n of_o cinquefoil_n carot_n and_o the_o clot_n or_o great_a bur._n of_o cyclaminus_n or_o showbread_n and_o harstrang_a herb_n all_o singular_a against_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n the_o root_n of_o argemonia_n take_v to_o the_o weight_n of_o one_o roman_a denier_n in_o 3_o cyath_n of_o wine_n be_v singular_a against_o the_o sting_n of_o serpent_n and_o since_o i_o be_o come_v to_o mention_v this_o herb_n i_o think_v it_o convenient_a to_o discourse_v far_o thereof_o like_v as_o of_o other_o simple_n also_o which_o i_o mean_v to_o name_v first_o before_o that_o i_o treat_v of_o their_o virtue_n and_o effect_n and_o in_o this_o course_n of_o set_v down_o medicine_n ever_o as_o i_o meet_v with_o any_o herb_n of_o any_o singularity_n i_o will_v range_v it_o there_o whereas_o i_o 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the_o flower_n be_v of_o a_o glaucus_n gray_a colour_n the_o root_n long_o and_o small_a it_o grow_v every_o where_o upon_o plain_n subject_a unto_o water_n some_o writer_n make_v no_o distinction_n at_o all_o of_o male_a &_o female_a but_o hold_v they_o all_o to_o be_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kind_n because_o they_o work_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o france_n the_o druidae_n use_v they_o both_o indifferent_o in_o cast_v lot_n tell_v fortune_n &_o foreshow_v future_a event_n by_o way_n of_o pprophecy_n but_o the_o wiseman_n or_o sage_n call_v magi_n overpasse_v themselves_o mighty_o in_o this_o herb_n and_o show_v their_o foolery_n and_o vanity_n without_o all_o sense_n and_o reason_n they_o will_v bear_v we_o in_o hand_n forsooth_o that_o whosoever_o be_v rub_v all_o over_o the_o body_n therewith_o shall_v obtain_v whatsoever_o their_o heart_n desire_v be_v able_a to_o cure_v and_o drive_v away_o all_o manner_n of_o ague_n reconcile_v they_o that_o be_v fall_v out_o make_v 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the_o forehead_n together_o with_o cinquefoil_n stop_v the_o fall_n of_o humour_n into_o the_o eye_n and_o cure_v all_o other_o malady_n incident_a unto_o they_o mullen_n or_o lungwort_n be_v likewise_o a_o great_a defensative_a against_o the_o foresay_a rheum_n which_o have_v take_v a_o course_n to_o the_o eye_n and_o cause_n they_o to_o water_n so_o be_v veruain_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v with_o oil_n rosat_n or_o vinegar_n for_o the_o cataract_n or_o suffusion_n of_o the_o eye_n for_o the_o pin_n and_o web_n which_o offend_v the_o eyesight_n the_o trosches_n of_o cyclamine_n be_v dissolve_v and_o so_o apply_v be_v sovereign_a as_o for_o the_o juice_n of_o peucedanum_n i._n hare-strange_a it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v before_o a_o notable_a medicine_n for_o to_o clear_v the_o sight_n and_o rid_v away_o the_o muddy_a mist_n before_o the_o eye_n if_o it_o be_v lay_v to_o with_o opium_n and_o oil_n rosat_n final_o fleawoort_n stay_v and_o keep_v up_o the_o flux_n of_o humour_n into_o the_o 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likewise_o a_o ordinary_a remedy_n in_o these_o case_n but_o diverse_a there_o be_v who_o see_v the_o marrow_n forth_o as_o well_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o with_o meal_n wax_n and_o a_o little_a oil_n yet_o so_o as_o the_o broth_n be_v clear_a that_o it_o may_v be_v sup_v off_o their_o marrow_n also_o be_v usual_o incorporat_a in_o the_o past_a whereof_o bread_n be_v make_v and_o so_o take_v with_o great_a success_n goat_n milk_n sodden_a until_o the_o half_n be_v consume_v be_v repute_v also_o a_o proper_a medicine_n and_o in_o case_n the_o gut_n beside_o be_v wring_v &_o gripe_v there_o will_v be_v put_v thereto_o a_o little_a unpressed_a wine_n of_o the_o first_o run_v call_v mere-goutte_a howbeit_o some_o there_o be_v who_o think_v it_o sufficient_a for_o to_o appease_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o drink_v hare_n rennet_n but_o once_o in_o a_o draught_n of_o wine_n warm_a but_o the_o wise_a sort_n and_o those_o that_o deal_v more_o wary_o think_v it_o good_a 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same_o be_v give_v in_o drink_n it_o discuss_v ventosity_n appease_v the_o wring_v and_o torment_v of_o the_o belly_n yea_o and_o repress_v the_o malice_n of_o any_o poison_n but_o in_o this_o case_n of_o poison_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v prepare_v mix_v and_o use_v diverse_o according_a to_o the_o sundry_a kind_n thereof_o for_o against_o the_o venom_n of_o scorpion_n it_o will_v be_v drink_v in_o mere_a wine_n to_o withstand_v the_o danger_n of_o the_o phalangia_fw-la and_o such_o venomous_a spider_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v give_v in_o honey_a wine_n especial_o if_o the_o intention_n be_v to_o cast_v up_o the_o say_a poison_n by_o vomit_n or_o with_o rue_n if_o the_o drift_n and_o purpose_n be_v to_o hold_v and_o retain_v all_o still_o to_o prevent_v the_o peril_n of_o the_o lizard_n or_o venomous_a worm_n
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