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but_o the_o flessh_n of_o a_o oled_a ram_n will_v not_o lighte_o digest_v &_o that_o be_v very_a evyll_n ¶_o auicenna_n say_v that_o ram_n flessh_v burn_v &_o bray_v to_o powder_n &_o strew_v upon_o the_o dry_a lepory_o name_v morpheus_n be_v good_a &_o for_o the_o biting_a of_o a_o serpent_n or_o scorpion_n &_o mengyd_v with_o t_o wine_n it_o be_v good_a for_o the_o bite_n of_o a_o mad_a dog_n the_o long_v of_o a_o wether_n be_v good_a to_o heel_n the_o skin_n that_o be_v break_v on_o the_o heel_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v thereto_o ¶_o esculâ—pius_n say_v the_o long_v sudden_a in_o a_o pot_n when_o
caccus_n be_v a_o monster_n in_o the_o land_n of_o archade_n that_o blow_v w_z t_z his_z brethe_o fiery_a flame_n out_o of_o his_o mouth_n and_o have_v brestelis_fw-la specyal_o when_o it_o be_v angry_a evyn_n like_o a_o bore_n this_o monster_n bide_v in_o great_a cavis_fw-la by_o y_fw-es e_fw-es ryvere_fw-la of_o tiber_n and_o when_o there_o pasture_n any_o ox_n or_o cow_n or_o other_o bests_n never_o by_o he_o he_o pull_v they_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o slepe_v they_o with_o in_o his_o cave_n or_o den_n and_z within_o his_o body_n he_o brethe_v be_v warm_a as_o other_o bestis_n because_o it_o go_v through_o many_o place_n of_o his_o body_n of_o the_o kamell_n cap._n xxvij_o the_o kamell_n be_v a_o loath_o best_a and_o have_v a_o hyllocke_n upon_o his_o back_n &_o he_o have_v a_o long_a neck_n &_o a_o sloth_n full_a pace_n and_z he_o be_v very_fw-la souse_v under_o his_o foot_n which_o greve_v he_o right_a sore_n when_o he_o goth_v on_o a_o hard_a way_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v 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a-row_o for_o his_o belly_n be_v in_o manner_n as_o soft_a as_o slime_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v so_o hurt_v in_o the_o water_n of_o y_z e_z fish_n that_o have_v hard_a fynne_n and_o when_o it_o find_v a_o man_n it_o kill_v he_o and_o than_o it_o cry_v when_o it_o behold_v y_o e_o man_n but_z yet_o it_o et_v he_o as_o plinius_n say_v ¶_o this_o cocodrillus_fw-la et_v glad_o a_o herb_n w_o t_o broad_a levy_v where_o as_o a_o lytell_a serpent_n be_v hide_v in_o which_o be_v his_o mortal_a enemy_n &_o this_o lytell_a eâ—pent_n do_v wentell_a &_o turn_v himself_o in_o slymye_a ground_n to_o beguile_v cocodrillus_fw-la &_o come_v to_o he_o &_o sleper_v through_o between_o his_o tethe_fw-mi &_o so_o descend_v down_o in_o to_o his_o belly_n &_o ter_v a_o sunder_o all_o cocodryllus_fw-la entrails_n &_o his_o belly_n also_o &_o this_o serpent_n have_v so_o hard_a askinne_n y_o t_o it_o be_v not_o well_o possible_a to_o cut_v it_o a_o sunder_o which_o it_o a_o sword_n ¶_o plinius_n say_v 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