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thence_o to_o the_o end_n that_o against_o his_o return_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v forelay_v nor_o follow_v by_o his_o foot_n chap._n xxvi_o ¶_o who_o first_o show_v the_o river-horse_n and_o crocodile_n at_o rome_n also_o the_o medicinable_a mean_n find_v out_o by_o the_o say_v dumb_a creature_n marcus_n scaurus_n be_v the_o first_o man_n who_o in_o his_o play_n and_o game_n that_o he_o set_v out_o in_o his_o aedileship_n make_v a_o show_n of_o one_o water-horse_n and_o four_o crocodile_n swim_v in_o a_o pool_n or_o mote_n make_v for_o the_o time_n during_o those_o solemnity_n the_o river-horse_n have_v teach_v physician_n one_o device_n in_o that_o part_n of_o their_o profession_n call_v surgery_n for_o he_o find_v himself_o over-grosse_a &_o fat_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o high_a feed_n so_o continual_o get_v forth_o of_o the_o water_n to_o the_o shore_n have_v spy_v afore_o where_o the_o reed_n and_o rush_n have_v be_v new_o cut_v and_o where_o he_o see_v the_o sharp_a cane_n and_o best_a point_a he_o set_v his_o body_n hard_o unto_o it_o to_o prick_v a_o certain_a vein_n in_o one_o of_o his_o leg_n and_o thus_o by_o let_v himself_o blood_n make_v evacuation_n whereby_o his_o body_n otherwise_o incline_v to_o disease_n and_o malady_n be_v well_o ease_v of_o the_o superfluous_a humour_n and_o have_v thus_o do_v he_o stop_v the_o orifice_n again_o with_o mud_n and_o so_o staunch_v the_o blood_n and_o heal_v the_o wound_n chap._n xxvii_o ¶_o what_o physical_a herb_n certain_a creature_n have_v show_v we_o to_o wit_n the_o heart_n and_o stag_n the_o lizard_n swallow_n torteise_n the_o weasel_n the_o stork_n the_o boar_n the_o snake_n dragon_n panther_n elephant_n bear_n stocke-dove_n house_n dove_n crane_n and_o raven_n the_o like_a device_n to_o this_o namely_o of_o clyster_n we_o learn_v first_o of_o a_o fowl_n in_o the_o same_o egypt_n call_v ibis_n or_o the_o black_a stork_n this_o bird_n have_v a_o crooked_a and_o hook_a bill_n use_v it_o in_o stead_n of_o a_o syringe_n or_o pipe_n to_o squirt_v water_n into_o that_o part_n whereby_o it_o be_v most_o kind_a and_o wholesome_a to_o avoid_v the_o dung_n and_o excrement_n of_o meat_n and_o so_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v her_o body_n neither_o have_v dumb_a creature_n direct_v we_o to_o these_o feat_n only_o practise_v by_o the_o hand_n which_o may_v serve_v for_o our_o use_n to_o the_o preservation_n of_o our_o health_n and_o cure_v of_o disease_n for_o the_o hart_n first_o show_v we_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o herb_n dictamnus_n or_o dittanie_n to_o draw_v arrow_n forth_o of_o the_o body_n perceive_v themselves_o shoot_v with_o a_o shaft_n they_o have_v recourse_n present_o to_o that_o herb_n and_o with_o eat_v thereof_o it_o be_v drive_v out_o again_o moreover_o be_v sting_v with_o the_o phalangium_n a_o kind_n of_o spider_n or_o some_o such_o venomous_a vermin_n they_o cure_v themselves_o with_o eat_v craifish_n or_o fresh_a water_n crab_n there_o be_v a_o certain_a herb_n call_v calaminth_n most_o sovereign_a and_o singular_a against_o the_o bite_n of_o serpent_n wherewith_o the_o lizard_n when_o soever_o they_o have_v fight_v with_o they_o cure_v their_o wound_n by_o apply_v it_o thereto_o celendine_n the_o great_a a_o most_o wholesome_a herb_n for_o the_o eye_n sight_n swallow_n teach_v we_o how_o to_o use_v for_o with_o it_o they_o help_v their_o young_a one_o when_o their_o eye_n be_v â—…ore_o and_o put_v they_o to_o grief_n the_o land_n torteise_n by_o eat_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o savoury_a or_o marjerome_n call_v cunila_n bubula_fw-la arm_n himself_o against_o poison_n when_o he_o shall_v fight_v with_o serpent_n the_o weasel_n use_v rue_n as_o a_o preservative_n when_o he_o purpose_v to_o hunt_v for_o rat_n in_o case_n he_o shall_v fight_v
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chersinae_fw-la find_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o wilderness_n of_o africa_n and_o principal_o in_o that_o part_n which_o be_v dry_a and_o full_a of_o sand_n and_o they_o be_v think_v to_o live_v on_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o moist_a dew_n and_o in_o very_a truth_n no_o other_o live_a creature_n there_o breed_v beside_o they_o chap._n xi_o ¶_o who_o first_o devise_v the_o cleave_v of_o tortoise_n shell_n into_o thin_a plate_n like_o panel_n the_o first_o man_n that_o invent_v the_o cut_n of_o tortoise_n shell_n into_o thin_a plate_n therewith_o to_o seel_v bed_n table_n cupboard_n and_o press_n be_v carbilius_n pollio_n a_o man_n very_o ingenious_a and_o inventive_a of_o of_o such_o toy_n serve_v to_o riot_n and_o superfluous_a expense_n chap._n xii_o ¶_o a_o division_n of_o water_n beast_n into_o their_o several_a kind_n the_o creature_n that_o breed_v and_o live_v in_o the_o water_n be_v not_o all_o cover_v and_o clad_v alike_o for_o some_o have_v a_o skin_n over_o they_o and_o the_o same_o hairy_a as_o the_o seal_n and_o water_n horse_n other_o have_v but_o a_o bare_a skin_n as_o the_o dolphin_n there_o be_v again_o that_o have_v a_o shell_n like_o a_o bark_n as_o the_o tortoise_n and_o in_o other_o the_o shell_n be_v as_o hard_a as_o the_o flint_n and_o such_o be_v the_o oyster_n muscle_n cockle_n and_o winkle_n some_o be_v cover_v over_o with_o crust_n or_o hard_a pill_n as_o the_o locust_n other_o have_v beside_o they_o sharp_a prickle_n as_o the_o urchin_n some_o be_v scale_v as_o fish_n other_o be_v rough_a coated_a as_o the_o sole_n and_o with_o their_o skin_n folk_n use_v to_o polish_v and_o smooth_a wood_n and_o ivory_n some_o have_v a_o tender_a and_o soft_a skin_n as_o lamprey_n other_o none_o at_o all_o as_o the_o pourcuttle_n or_o pourcontrell_n chap._n xiii_o ¶_o of_o the_o sea-â—…alfe_a or_o seal_v the_o great_a whale_n call_v priest_n and_o balaena_fw-la bring_v forth_o their_o young_a alive_a and_o perfect_a live_a creature_n likewise_o all_o those_o that_o be_v cover_v with_o hair_n as_o the_o sea-calf_n or_o seal_n she_o calu_v on_o the_o dry_a land_n as_o other_o cattle_n and_o whensoever_o she_o calf_n she_o glean_v afterward_o as_o cow_n do_v the_o female_a be_v tie_v and_o line_v to_o the_o male_a like_a as_o bitch_n to_o dog_n she_o never_o bring_v more_o than_o two_o at_o once_o and_o she_o give_v milk_n at_o her_o dug_n and_o pap_n to_o her_o young_a she_o bring_v they_o to_o the_o sea_n not_o before_o they_o be_v twelve_o day_n old_a and_o â—…en_o she_o train_n and_o acquaint_v they_o to_o swim_v and_o keep_v the_o water_n ordinary_o these_o seal_n be_v hardly_o kill_v unless_o a_o man_n dash_v out_o their_o brain_n in_o their_o sleep_n they_o seem_v to_o low_a or_o bleat_v and_o thereupon_o they_o be_v call_v sea-calue_n docible_a they_o be_v &_o apt_a to_o learn_v whatsoever_o be_v teach_v they_o they_o will_v salute_v folk_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o countenance_n and_o regard_n also_o with_o a_o voice_n such_o as_o it_o be_v resemble_v a_o certain_a rude_a and_o rumble_a noise_n if_o a_o man_n call_v they_o by_o their_o name_n they_o will_v turn_v again_o and_o in_o their_o language_n answer_v there_o be_v no_o live_a creature_n sleep_v more_o sound_o than_o they_o the_o fin_n which_o they_o use_v to_o swim_v withal_o in_o the_o sea_n serve_v their_o turn_n in_o stead_n of_o feeâ—…_n to_o go_v upon_o when_o they_o be_v on_o land_n their_o skin_n after_o they_o be_v flay_v from_o their_o body_n retain_v still_o a_o propriety_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o ever_o as_o the_o water_n do_v ebb_v they_o be_v more_o rugged_a and_o the_o hair_n or_o bristle_n stand_v up_o moreover_o their_o right_a fin_n or_o leg_n be_v think_v to_o have_v a_o power_n and_o virtue_n to_o proâ—…ke_v sleep_n if_o they_o be_v lay_v under_o one_o bed_n head_n chap._n xiiii_o ¶_o of_o fish_n that_o be_v without_o hair_n how_o they_o breed_v and_o how_o many_o sort_v there_o be_v of_o they_o of_o such_o creature_n as_o want_v hair_n two_o only_a there_o be_v that_o bring_v forth_o their_o young_a with_o life_n and_o namely_o the_o dolphin_n and_o the_o viper_n of_o fish_n proper_o so_o call_v there_o be_v 74_o kind_n beside_o those_o that_o have_v rough_a crusty_a skin_n which_o i_o count_v not_o whereof_o there_o be_v 30_o sort_n of_o every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a we_o will_v speak_v elsewhere_o and_o at_o another_o time_n for_o now_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o chief_a and_o principal_a chap._n xv._n ¶_o of_o the_o name_n and_o nature_n of_o many_o fish_n the_o tunies_n be_v exceed_v great_a fish_n we_o have_v see_v some_o of_o they_o to_o weigh_v 15_o talent_n and_o the_o tail_n to_o be_v 2_o cubit_n broad_a and_o a_o span_n in_o some_o fresh_a river_n also_o there_o be_v fish_n find_v full_a as_o big_a and_o namely_o the_o river-whale_n call_v silurus_n in_o nilus_n the_o lax_n in_o the_o rhine_n the_o attilus_n in_o the_o po._n this_o 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sailor_n that_o man_n mar_v their_o sport_n and_o either_o part_n they_o asunder_o or_o force_v they_o to_o sink_v under_o water_n the_o lobster_n be_v of_o that_o kind_n which_o want_v blood_n have_v a_o tender_a and_o brittle_a crust_n to_o cover_v and_o defend_v they_o for_o five_o month_n they_o lie_v hide_v the_o crab_n likewise_o who_o at_o the_o same_o time_n keep_v close_o &_o secret_a and_o both_o of_o they_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o every_o spring_n cast_v their_o old_a coat_n or_o shell_n as_o snake_n do_v their_o skin_n &_o take_v they_o that_o be_v new_a &_o fresh_a all_o other_o of_o this_o kind_n swim_v within_o the_o water_n but_o the_o lobster_n float_v aloft_o and_o creep_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o water_n so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v secure_a of_o any_o fear_n and_o danger_n they_o go_v direct_o straight_o let_v down_o their_o horn_n at_o length_n along_o their_o side_n which_o natural_o by_o themselves_o have_v a_o round_a point_n or_o bob_v at_o the_o end_n but_o 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they_o battle_n and_o wax_v fat_a and_o especial_o when_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a because_o that_o planet_n be_v comfortable_a in_o the_o night_n time_n &_o with_o her_o warm_a light_n mitigate_v the_o cold_a of_o the_o night_n of_o these_o crab-fish_n there_o be_v many_o kind_n to_o wit_n lobster_n creyfish_n of_o the_o sea_n crab_n of_o barbary_n call_v maiae_n grampel_v grit_n or_o pungiers_n crab_n of_o heraclea_n yellow_a river_n creyfish_n and_o diverse_a other_o of_o more_o base_a account_n as_o for_o the_o lobster_n they_o differ_v from_o the_o rest_n in_o tail_n in_o phoenicia_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o crab_n call_v hippoee_v or_o rather_o hippeis_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v horse_n or_o horseman_n which_o be_v so_o swift_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o overtake_v they_o crab_n live_v long_o eight_o clee_n or_o foot_n they_o have_v apiece_o all_o crooked_a and_o hook_a the_o female_a have_v the_o fore_n clee_v double_a the_o male_a but_o single_a 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and_o big_a to_o go_v into_o those_o that_o be_v wide_a crab_n when_o they_o be_v afraid_a will_v recule_n backward_o as_o fast_o as_o they_o go_v forward_o they_o will_v fight_v one_o with_o another_o and_o then_o you_o shall_v see_v they_o jur_n and_o butt_n with_o their_o horn_n like_o ram_n singular_a good_a they_o be_v against_o the_o bite_n and_o stinging_n of_o serpent_n it_o be_v report_v that_o while_o the_o sun_n be_v in_o the_o sign_n cancer_n the_o body_n within_o of_o dead_a crab_n that_o lie_v without_o the_o water_n upon_o dry_a land_n will_v turn_v to_o be_v scorpion_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n that_o the_o crab_n be_v be_v the_o urchin_n of_o the_o sea_n call_v echini_n and_o these_o in_o stead_n of_o foot_n have_v certain_a point_a prickle_n their_o manner_n of_o go_v be_v to_o roll_v themselves_o and_o tumble_v round_o and_o therefore_o many_o time_n shall_v you_o find_v they_o with_o their_o prick_n wear_v and_o of_o this_o sort_n be_v they_o that_o be_v call_v echinometrae_n the_o long_a prickle_n they_o have_v of_o all_o other_o and_o the_o least_o shell_n or_o case_n wherein_o they_o be_v neither_o be_v they_o all_o of_o the_o same_o colour_n of_o glass_n for_o about_o torone_n they_o be_v find_v to_o be_v white_a have_v small_a prick_n they_o have_v all_o of_o they_o five_o egg_n when_o they_o lay_v but_o they_o be_v bitter_a their_o mouth_n stand_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o their_o body_n bend_v down_o towards_o the_o earth_n it_o be_v say_v they_o have_v a_o sore-knowledge_n of_o a_o sea_n tempest_n for_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v so_o round_o and_o therefore_o soon_o whirl_v and_o carry_v here_o and_o there_o they_o fall_v then_o to_o labour_n and_o gather_v stone_n wherewith_o they_o charge_v and_o poise_v their_o body_n as_o with_o ballast_n that_o they_o may_v abide_v more_o steadfast_a for_o that_o they_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o wear_v their_o prick_n with_o roll_a and_o turn_v over_o and_o over_o which_o when_o the_o 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long_o the_o houpe_n or_o vpupa_fw-la as_o aeschilus_n the_o poet_n say_v change_v also_o her_o hue_n voice_n and_o shape_n this_o be_v a_o dung_n nasty_a and_o filthy_a bird_n otherwise_o both_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o feed_v and_o also_o in_o nestle_v but_o a_o goodly_a fair_a crest_n or_o comb_n it_o have_v that_o will_v easy_o fold_v and_o be_v plait_v for_o one_o while_o she_o will_v draw_v it_o in_o another_o while_n set_v it_o stiff_o upright_o along_o the_o head_n as_o for_o the_o bird_n oenanthe_n it_o also_o for_o certain_a day_n lie_v close_a and_o unseen_a &_o namely_o when_o the_o dog-star_n arise_v it_o be_v hide_v but_o after_o the_o occultation_n thereof_o come_v abroad_o &_o show_v herself_o a_o strange_a thing_n that_o in_o those_o day_n it_o shall_v do_v both_o last_o of_o all_o the_o chlorion_fw-la witwall_n or_o lariot_n which_o be_v all_o over_o yellow_a be_v not_o see_v all_o winter_n time_n appear_v about_o the_o sunstead_n chap._n xxx_o ¶_o of_o the_o merles_n 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they_o go_v again_o and_o hide_v they_o lay_v and_o sit_v about_o midwinter_n when_o day_n be_v short_a &_o the_o time_n while_o they_o be_v broody_a be_v call_v the_o halcyon_n day_n for_o during_o that_o season_n the_o sea_n be_v calm_a and_o navigable_a especial_o in_o the_o coast_n of_o sicily_n in_o other_o port_n also_o the_o sea_n be_v not_o so_o boisterous_a but_o more_o quiet_a than_o at_o other_o time_n but_o sure_o the_o sicilian_a sea_n be_v very_o gentle_a both_o in_o the_o straits_n and_o also_o in_o the_o open_a ocean_n now_o about_o seven_o day_n before_o midwinter_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o december_n they_o build_v and_o within_o as_o many_o after_o they_o have_v hatch_v their_o nest_n be_v wondrous_o make_v in_o fashion_n of_o a_o round_a ball_n the_o mouth_n or_o entry_n thereof_o stand_v somewhat_o out_o and_o be_v very_o narrow_a much_o like_a unto_o great_a sponge_n a_o man_n can_v cut_v and_o pierce_v their_o nest_n with_o sword_n or_o 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to_o make_v they_o either_o deep_a or_o large_a whereas_o contrariwise_o in_o a_o hot_a and_o dry_a soil_n they_o will_v be_v of_o great_a capacity_n both_o to_o receive_v and_o also_o to_o hold_v store_n of_o water_n and_o very_o this_o be_v a_o good_a point_n of_o husbandry_n for_o to_o preserve_v not_o only_o young_a plant_n but_o old_a tree_n also_o for_o in_o hot_a country_n man_n use_v in_o summer_n time_n to_o raise_v hillock_n and_o bank_n about_o their_o root_n and_o cover_v they_o all_o therewith_o for_o fear_v lest_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n shall_v scoreh_n and_o burn_v they_o but_o in_o other_o part_n the_o manner_n be_v to_o dig_v away_o the_o earth_n and_o to_o lay_v the_o root_n bare_a and_o let_v in_o the_o wind_n to_o blow_v upon_o they_o the_o same_o man_n also_o in_o winter_n do_v bank_n the_o root_n about_o and_o thereby_o preserve_v they_o from_o the_o frost_n contrariwise_o other_o in_o the_o winter_n open_v the_o ground_n for_o to_o admit_v moisture_n to_o quench_v their_o thirst_n but_o in_o what_o ground_n soever_o it_o be_v where_o such_o husbandry_n be_v requisite_a the_o way_n of_o cleanse_v tree_n root_n and_o rid_v the_o earth_n from_o they_o be_v to_o dig_v a_o trench_n three_o foot_n round_o about_o and_o yet_o this_o must_v not_o be_v do_v in_o meadow_n forasmuch_o as_o for_o the_o love_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o of_o moisture_n the_o root_n of_o tree_n run_v ebb_n under_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o thus_o much_o very_o may_v suffice_v in_o general_a for_o the_o plant_n and_o graft_n of_o all_o those_o tree_n that_o be_v to_o bear_v fruit_n chap._n xx._n ¶_o of_o willow_n and_o osier_n plot_n of_o place_n where_o reed_n and_o cane_n be_v nourish_v also_o of_o other_o tree_n that_o be_v usual_o cut_v for_o pole_n prop_n and_o stake_n it_o remain_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o those_o tree_n which_o be_v plant_v and_o nourish_v for_o other_o and_o for_o vine_n especial_o to_o which_o purpose_n their_o wood_n 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and_o eruile_a vetch_n also_o do_v manure_v and_o fat_v the_o ground_n where_o they_o be_v sow_v neither_o be_v they_o chargeable_a or_o stand_v the_o husbandman_n in_o much_o they_o be_v sow_v with_o one_o tilth_n otherwise_o there_o need_v no_o harrow_n nor_o weed_n there_o be_v require_v no_o muck_n only_o they_o will_v be_v cover_v with_o mould_n and_o the_o clod_n break_v for_o sow_v of_o vetch_n there_o be_v three_o sundry_a time_n first_o about_o the_o set_n of_o the_o star_n arcturus_n that_o by_o the_o month_n of_o december_n it_o may_v get_v a_o good_a head_n for_o to_o be_v eat_v with_o beast_n and_o it_o be_v general_o hold_v that_o be_v sow_v in_o this_o season_n it_o will_v bring_v the_o best_a seed_n for_o say_v it_o be_v eat_v down_o then_o it_o will_v carry_v the_o burden_n nevertheless_o the_o second_o seednesse_n be_v in_o januarie_n the_o last_o in_o march_n and_o be_v then_o put_v into_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v run_v up_o most_o to_o blade_n and_o yield_v the_o best_a forage_n for_o cattle_n of_o all_o seed_n that_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o earth_n it_o love_v drought_n most_o it_o can_v brook_v also_o shady_a place_n well_o enough_o the_o chaff_n that_o come_v of_o the_o seed_n thereof_o be_v excellent_a good_a and_o better_o than_o any_o other_o in_o case_n it_o be_v ripe_a when_o it_o be_v gather_v it_o rob_v vine_n of_o their_o nourishment_n if_o it_o be_v sow_v near_o those_o tree_n whereto_o vine_n be_v wed_v in_o somuch_o as_o a_o man_n may_v see_v evident_o how_o they_o languish_v as_o touch_v eruile_a it_o ask_v no_o great_a hand_n or_o travel_v about_o it_o yet_o thus_o much_o more_o attendance_n it_o require_v than_o vetch_n for_o that_o it_o must_v be_v weed_v and_o grub_v about_o the_o root_n beside_o this_o kind_n of_o pulse_n be_v of_o great_a use_n in_o physic_n for_o augustus_n caesar_n be_v cure_v of_o a_o disease_n that_o he_o have_v and_o recover_v his_o health_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o eruile_a as_o himself_o report_v in_o some_o of_o his_o letter_n now_o extant_a moreover_o five_o modij_fw-la or_o peck_v of_o eruile_a sow_v be_v sufficient_a to_o maintain_v and_o find_v a_o yoke_n of_o ox_n as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v sow_v in_o march_n it_o be_v hurtful_a forage_n man_n say_v for_o cow_n and_o ox_n as_o also_o that_o which_o be_v sow_v in_o autumn_n make_v beast_n heavy_a and_o stuff_v in_o the_o head_n but_o that_o which_o be_v put_v into_o the_o ground_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o spring_n be_v harmless_a chap._n xvi_o ¶_o of_o foenigreeke_n of_o rye_n of_o dredge_v of_o the_o provender_n corn_n or_o bolimong_n ocymum_n of_o spanish_a trefoil_n or_o horn_a claver-grasse_n call_v in_o latin_a medica_fw-la of_o the_o shrub_n trifoile_n name_v cytisus_n for_o the_o sow_v of_o silicia_n or_o siliqua_fw-la otherwise_o call_v foenigreeke_n there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o scarrifie_v or_o scrape_v it_o light_o up_o with_o a_o furrow_n not_o above_o four_o finger_n breadth_n deep_a for_o the_o less_o cost_n and_o husbandry_n that_o be_v bestow_v about_o it_o and_o the_o worse_a that_o it_o be_v use_v the_o better_a it_o prosper_v and_o yield_v great_a increase_n a_o strange_a thing_n to_o be_v speak_v and_o seldom_o verify_v that_o negligence_n shall_v be_v any_o way_n profitable_a and_o yet_o herein_o it_o prove_v true_a that_o which_o be_v call_v secale_n and_o farrago_fw-la in_o latin_a i._o rye_n need_v no_o more_o ado_n but_o to_o be_v harrow_v &_o the_o clod_n well_o break_v there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o secale_n or_o rye_n which_o the_o people_n call_v taurine_n dwelling_n under_o the_o alps_n do_v call_v asia_n it_o be_v simple_o worst_a of_o all_o other_o and_o good_a for_o nothing_o but_o only_a to_o drive_v away_o hunger_n plentiful_a enough_o this_o corn_n be_v and_o yield_v good_a increase_n but_o the_o straw_n be_v slender_a black_a it_o be_v and_o of_o a_o unpleasant_a colour_n howbeit_o exceed_v weighty_a and_o ponderous_a they_o use_v to_o mingle_v the_o red_a wheat_n far_o therewith_o and_o make_v thereof_o a_o mascelline_n to_o allay_v the_o bitterness_n thereof_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o the_o bread_n which_o it_o make_v be_v most_o unsavoury_a to_o the_o mouth_n and_o ill_a for_o the_o stomach_n it_o will_v come_v up_o in_o any_o ground_n whatsoever_o and_o bring_v forth_o a_o hundred_o fold_v ordinary_o neither_o do_v it_o eat_v the_o ground_n out_o of_o heart_n but_o rather_o make_v it_o more_o battle_n and_o serve_v in_o stead_n of_o compost_n or_o muck_n as_o for_o that_o kind_n of_o dredge_n of_o farrage_n which_o come_v of_o the_o refuse_n and_o light_a corn_n purge_v from_o
h._n why_o they_o be_v call_v in_o latin_a cuniculi_fw-la ibid._n ay_o coney_n hair_n employ_v for_o cloth_n ibid._n k_o coney_n admit_v superfoetation_n ibid._n coney_n undermine_v a_o town_n 212._o g_o coney_n with_o double_a liver_n at_o grenada_n in_o spain_n 342._o g_o cook_n in_o price_n 246._o l_o conopas_n a_o dwarf_n 165._o c_o conuolvulus_fw-la a_o worm_n that_o breed_v in_o a_o vine_n 547._o b_o how_o it_o be_v remedy_v ibid._n cophantus_n a_o hill_n in_o bactriana_n burn_v by_o night_n 47._o c_o coracinus_n the_o best_a fish_n in_o egypt_n 246._o m_o coracini_n fish_n 245._o b_o corellius_n his_o graft_n 520._o l_o cordi_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 226._o l_o corfideus_fw-la his_o recovery_n from_o death_n 184._o l_o cordylae_fw-la sish_n a_o kind_n of_o tunies_n 243._o c_o cordum_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o hey_n 596._o g_o cork_n tree_n 461._o e._n the_o bark_n thereof_o ibid._n the_o use_v it_o be_v put_v unto_o ibid._n cornei_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 166._o i_o corneill_n tree_n how_o it_o bear_v 473._o c._n the_o wood_n how_o to_o be_v employ_v 490._o h_o corneill_n berry_n preserve_v 449._o k_o corn_n offer_v to_o the_o god_n in_o numa_n his_o time_n 546._o d_o corn_n parch_v for_o sacrifice_n ibid._n e_o corne_n sow_v grind_a and_o knead_v who_o devise_v 187._o e_o corne_n give_v name_n to_o family_n in_o rome_n 550._o h_o corn_n give_v as_o a_o reward_n to_o worthy_a warriorr_v ibid._n corn_n cheap_a at_o rome_n 551._o b_o corn_n divide_v into_o two_o general_a head_n fourment_n and_o pulse_n 557._o c_o corn_n of_o all_o sort_n when_o it_o come_v after_o it_o be_v sow_v ibid._n e_o corne_n how_o it_o bear_v head_n and_o carry_v seed_n 558._o g_o corne_n spike_v what_o leaf_n it_o bear_v ibid._n m_o corne_n spike_v blow_v at_o once_o 559._o a_o corn_n differ_v in_o ripen_v ibid._n a._n b_o corn_n differ_v in_o stalk_n and_o ear_n ibid._n corn_n how_o to_o he_o thresh_v and_o cleanse_v ibid._n b._n c_o corn_n how_o it_o differ_v in_o weight_n ibid._n c._n d_o bread-corne_n do_v degenerate_a into_o oat_n 574._o g_o corn_n in_o the_o field_n how_o to_o be_v preserve_v and_o keep_v from_o field-mice_n 576._o g_o corn_n how_o to_o be_v sow_v respective_a to_o the_o soil_n ibid._n k_o corne_n grow_v upon_o tree_n 577._o b_o corn_n how_o to_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o store_n 603._o a._n b._n what_o corn_n will_v keep_v best_a ibid._n d._n c._n how_o corn_n may_v be_v keep_v sweet_a and_o good_a long_a ibid._n e._n cut_v of_o corn_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 602._o h_o coronet_n mural_a 456._o i._n uallare_fw-la ibid._n navale_a ibid._n rostrate_a ibid._n k_o coronet_n how_o they_o come_v first_o 456._o l_o coromandae_n a_o savage_a sort_n of_o people_n 156._o g._n without_o speech_n ibid._n tooth_a like_o dog_n ibid._n corus_n wind_n 22._o l_o coos_n island_n 323._o a_o cosei_n worm_n breed_v in_o oak_n 539._o c._n they_o be_v dainty_a meat_n ibid._n costus_n a_o spice_n 384._o h._n the_o kind_n and_o price_n thereof_o ibid._n cotinus_n what_o tree_n 468._o h_o cotton_n tree_n see_v gosampine_n cotton_n tree_n in_o aethyopia_n 395._o a_o c_o r_o crab-fish_n their_o nature_n 252._o k._n l_o crab-apple_n 438._o m_o crabtree_n bear_v twice_o a_o year_n 474._o m_o crab_n only_o fourfooted_a among_o fish_n 351._o l_o croesus_n his_o son_n untimely_a speech_n 353._o e._n it_o be_v prodigious_a ibid._n crane_n how_o they_o fly_v 281._o c_o crane_n tame_v very_o plaifull_a ibid._n f_o crane_n a_o dainty_a dish_n 282._o g_o crapula_n what_o it_o be_v 464._o k_o crapula_n what_o mixture_n it_o be_v and_o what_o effect_n it_o work_v 424._o h._n crassus_n agelastus_n be_v never_o know_v to_o laugh_v all_o his_o life_n time_n 166._o h_o crassivenium_fw-la a_o kind_n of_o maple_n 466._o m_o crater_n nymphaei_fw-la a_o hollow_a burn_a furnace_n and_o unfortunate_a to_o the_o apolloniates_n 47._o d_o craterus_n monoceros_n a_o most_o excellent_a hunter_n or_o hawker_n 294._o k._n creature_n that_o lie_v hide_v in_o the_o earth_n at_o time_n have_v no_o blood_n at_o all_o 346._o h_o creature_n be_v not_o all_o hairy_a that_o bring_v forth_o quick_a young_a ibid._n m._n creature_n none_o of_o they_o have_v a_o odd_a foot_n 351._o e_fw-la creature_n which_o only_o be_v round_o ibid._n creature_n whole_a houf_v their_o leg_n grow_v not_o in_o length_n ibid._n f_o what_o creature_n will_v not_o live_v nor_o breed_v within_o some_o country_n 234._o g_o creature_n hurtful_a to_o stranger_n and_o none_o else_o ibid._n h_o creature_n without_o blood_n have_v no_o liver_n 341._o d_o c._n crispinus_n hilarius_n his_o train_n of_o child_n and_o issue_n in_o lineal_a descent_n live_v 162._o m_o critobulus_n heal_v king_n philip_n his_o eye_n 174._o m._n his_o reward_n ibid._n crocodile_n of_o the_o river_n 337._o a._n move_v the_o upper_a jaw_n ibid._n crocodile_n male_a and_o female_a sit_v by_o turn_n 302._o h_o crocodile_n wily_a and_o industrious_a 346._o l_o crocodile_n their_o description_n 208._o m._n they_o haunt_v both_o land_n and_o water_n 209._o a_o crocutae_fw-la what_o kind_n of_o beast_n and_o their_o nature_n 206._o g_o crumb_n a_o kind_n of_o fish_n 245._o a_o crotalia_n what_o pearl_n 256._o g_o crow_n a_o subtle_a bird_n 276._o h._n she_o feed_v her_o young_a be_v fledge_a ibid._n i_o a_o crow_n teach_v to_o speak_v 294._o k_o c_o t_n ctesias_n of_o gnidos_n 47._o b_o ctesiphon_n frame_v diana_n temple_n at_o ephesus_n 175._o b_o c_o v_o cuckoo_n reckon_v a_o hawk_n 275._o b._n his_o time_n of_o appearance_n ibid._n kill_v by_o his_o own_o kind_n ibid._n cuckoo_n lay_v in_o other_o bird_n nest_n and_o why_o 275._o c_o they_o devour_v the_o young_a bird_n of_o their_o nurse_n 275._o d_o young_a cuckoo_n fat_a and_o delicate_a meat_n ibid._n cuckoo_n check_v the_o idle_a husband_n that_o be_v behind_o hand_n with_o his_o work_n 593._o b_o cucus_n a_o tree_n 390._o k_o cuit_fw-la wine_n melampsithium_fw-la psithium_fw-la 416._o l_o cuit_n of_o sundry_a sort_n 416._o m._n 417._o a_o culeus_n the_o big_a measure_n of_o liquor_n that_o be_v among_o the_o roman_n 606._o g_o country_n the_o variety_n and_o diverse_a disposition_n thereof_o 36._o m_o curite_n town_n 40._o m_o curtius_n a_o noble_a knight_n of_o rome_n 443._o f_o cusculium_fw-la what_o it_o be_v 461._o a_o cut_v of_o corn_n after_o diverse_a sort_n 602._o h_o cuttle_n fish_n 256._o g._n their_o nature_n 250._o g_o c_o y_fw-fr cybia_n quarter_n of_o pesaurides_n 243._o d_o cycae_fw-la certain_a date_n 388._o g_o cyclopes_n monster_n of_o man_n 154._o g_o cychramus_n what_o bird_n 283._o a_o cyneas_n his_o merry_a scoff_n at_o a_o uine_n that_o bear_v hard_a wine_n 405._o b._n his_o memory_n 168._o g_o cynae_fw-la tree_n 363._o f_o cynobatos_n 401._o i_o cynosura_n what_o kind_n of_o addle_n egg_n 301._o c_o cyonoide_v water-serpent_n 243._o b_o cynocephali_n a_o kind_n of_o ape_n or_o monkey_n 232._o g_o cypress_n tree_n will_v not_o be_v dung_v nor_o water_v 544._o i_o it_o be_v worse_o for_o good_a physic_n ibid._n cypress_n tree_n bear_v ordinary_o thrice_o a_o year_n 475._o a_o cypress_n tree_n describe_v at_o large_a with_o the_o property_n thereof_o 479._o c._n consecrate_v to_o pluto_n and_o why_o ibid._n cypress_n tree_n good_a to_o make_v vinet_n and_o border_n 479._o d_o cypress_n wood_n gainful_a to_o the_o lord_n ibid._n c_o cypress_n tree_n love_v the_o isle_n candy_n best_a ibid._n cypress_n wood_n fair_a and_o shine_a 491._o d_o cypress_n tree_n rosin_n 424._o g_o cyprinum_n oil_n 376_o g._n 382_o h_o cypros_n a_o aegiptidn_n tree_n 375_o f_o cyprus_n island_n 48_o k._n join_v sometime_o to_o syria_n 40_o 〈◊〉_d the_o compass_n and_o length_n thereof_o 110_o m_o cyrene_n the_o description_n thereof_o 94_o k._n famous_a and_o why_o ibid._n cytisus_fw-la high_o commend_v for_o feed_v sheep_n and_o other_o cattle_n 400_o l._n m._n it_o increase_v nurse_n milk_n 401._o a._n b._n c_o how_o it_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v and_o order_v ibid._n c_o d_o a_o dabula_n what_o they_o be_v 386_o g_o dactyli_n certain_a grape_n 405_o f._n why_o so_o call_v ibid._n daffodil_n flour_v thrice_o and_o show_v three_o season_n of_o plough_v 592_o h_o daphnoeides_n isocinnamon_n 374_o g_o daphnoeides_n 453_o a_o daphnitis_fw-la 452_o m_o date_n tree_n their_o sundry_a kind_n 384_o m._n 385_o b_o date_n how_o they_o be_v employ_v ibid._n of_o a_o date_n tree_n and_o other_o plant_n prosper_v under_o it_o a_o wonder_n incredible_a 581_o d_o date_fw-la tree_n describe_v 385_o c._n d_o distinguish_v by_o sect_n evident_o ibid._n d_o jack_n dawes_n see_v chough_n date_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v set_v 385_o e_fw-la daemaenetus_fw-la turn_v into_o a_o wolf_n 207_o d_o date_fw-la in_o egypt_n 374_o l_o date_n conceive_v by_o the_o presence_n
one_o level_a 337._o a_o horse_n tooth_n wax_v white_a by_o age_n 338._o h._n their_o age_n know_v by_o their_o tooth_n ibid._n a_o horse_n where_o he_o be_v worth_a a_o talon_n of_o gold_n 148._o h_o horse_n where_o they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v no_o gall_n 341._o d_o horde_n arij_fw-la who_o they_o be_v 561._o c_o horminum_n a_o kind_n of_o grain_n 565._o b_o hortensius_n weep_v for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o lamprey_n 261._o d_o hornet_n be_v not_o uniform_a 322._o h._n they_o die_v when_o winter_n be_v come_v ibid._n c_o horn_n of_o a_o hart_n keep_v as_o monument_n in_o india_n 324._o a_o horn_n of_o actâ—…on_n and_o cippas_n fabulous_a thing_n 331._o b_o hound_n see_v dog_n houndfish_n their_o nature_n 263._o c_o a_o house_n in_o the_o country_n how_o to_o be_v seat_v 554_o house_n leek_n medicinable_a for_o all_o malady_n incident_a to_o corn_n 565._o e._n houfe_n of_o what_o beast_n will_v heal_v be_v cut_v 351._o 〈◊〉_d of_o houfe_n a_o discourse_n ibid._n h_o five_o hubole_n or_o houp_n go_v so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v hatch_v 284._o i_o a_o filthy_a bird_n 287._o a_o ill_a husbandry_n censure_v by_o the_o censor_n 550._o i_o to_o be_v a_o good_a husbandman_n a_o credit_n ibid._n husbandry_n in_o old_a time_n by_o who_o it_o be_v perform_v 551._o f_o by_o who_o in_o late_a day_n 552._o h_o husbandry_n a_o princelike_a profession_n and_o study_n ibid._n ay_o husbandry_n study_v by_o what_o king_n 552._o i_o husbandry_n profess_v of_o what_o warrior_n ibid._n book_n of_o husbandry_n write_v by_o mago_n save_v by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n and_o translate_v into_o latin_a by_o d._n syllenus_fw-la 552._o k_o husbandman_n outwork_n after_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o leaf_n 589._o e_fw-la the_o husbandry_n in_o egypt_n about_o sow_v and_o reap_v of_o corn_n 577._o d._n 〈◊〉_d husbandman_n work_n in_o winter_n interuali_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 590._o g._n h._n their_o work_n in_o the_o interuall_a of_o the_o spring_n what_o they_o be_v 591._o e._n their_o work_n in_o the_o spring_n according_a to_o cato_n ibid._n m._n uarro_n a_o writer_n of_o husbandry_n 553._o b_o husbandry_n work_v present_o upon_o the_o spring_n aequinox_n 593._o b._n husbandry_n work_v in_o the_o summer_n solstice_n 594_o husking_a of_o corn_n 565._o c_o husbandry_n after_o the_o summer_n solstice_n 594._o i_o husbandry_n at_o the_o enter_v of_o autumn_n 605._o d_o h_o y_fw-fr hyades_n what_o star_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 562._o l_o hyaene_n change_v their_o sect_n 212._o i_o hyades_n star_n call_v otherwise_o suculae_fw-la 19_o e_o hybandia_n island_n 40._o k_o hybridae_fw-la what_o they_o be_v 232._o c_o hylas_n a_o great_a writer_n of_o augury_n by_o the_o nature_n of_o bird_n 277._o e._n hypelate_v 496._o c_o hyphear_n what_o it_o be_v 476._o g_o hyphear_n 496._o c._n the_o property_n it_o have_v ibid._n hyperborei_n people_n so_o call_v bless_a live_v long_o 84._o ay_o strange_a report_n of_o they_o ibid._n i_o a_o iacke_n daw._n see_v chough_n i_o b_o ibis_n invent_v the_o clyster_n 210._o k_o ibes_n destroy_v serpent_n 284._o m._n where_o they_o be_v black_a where_o white_a 287._o b_o i_o c_o ichneumones_n a_o kind_n of_o wasp_n 322._o h_o ichneumon_n the_o nature_n of_o it_o 208._o k._n his_o combat_n with_o aspis_n ibid._n he_o kill_v the_o crocodile_n 209._o a_o ichthyophagi_n people_n that_o feed_v of_o fish_n and_o swim_v natural_o in_o the_o sea_n 145._o a_o i_o d_o ides_n of_o march_n fatal_a to_o caesar._n 591._o b_o idol_n of_o the_o meremaid_n where_o honour_v 103._o b._n the_o name_n thereof_o ibid._n i_o l_o ilex_fw-la see_v more_o in_o holme_n the_o mast_n of_o ilax_n 458._o m._n 100_o i_o ilium_n and_o all_o the_o tract_n thereabouts_o sometime_o main_a sea_n 39_o e_o i_o m_o imaus_n a_o mountain_n 154._o h_o imageures_fw-fr famous_a 175._o d_o imperfection_n incident_a to_o corn_n sow_v 574._o g._n h._n i_o i_o n_o incendiaria_fw-la a_o bird_n unlucky_a 277._o b._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n ibid._n incense_n see_v frankincense_n india_n full_a of_o strange_a and_o miraculous_a thing_n 155._o d_o india_n by_o who_o discover_v 152._o b._n the_o force_n of_o that_o nation_n ibid._n the_o long_a continuance_n of_o their_o kingdom_n ibid._n sixty_o river_n therein_o 125._o c_o indian_n tree_n unnamed_a 361._o b_o a_o hundred_o &_o twenty_o nation_n of_o india_n lack_v twain_o 125._o c_o the_o nation_n of_o indian_n describe_v beyond_o nilus_n 126._o k_o india_n bring_v forth_o all_o thing_n big_a than_o other_o 155._o d_o the_o reason_n thereof_o ibid._n indian_n subject_n to_o no_o disease_n 155._o e._n engender_v with_o beast_n 157._o a._n indian_a sea_n fish_n big_a than_o other_o 235._o b._n c_o indus_n the_o river_n 106._o l._n receive_v into_o it_o sixty_o other_o river_n ibid._n more_o of_o this_o river_n 127._o c_o infant_n bear_v before_o the_o seveth_o month_n never_o live_v 158._o k_o know_v oftentimes_o to_o want_v the_o passage_n of_o nostril_n and_o ear_n 336._o l_o infant_n toothless_a not_o to_o be_v burn_v in_o a_o funeral_n fire_n 164._o l_o infant_n how_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o mother_n womb_n 304._o i._n they_o sleep_v much_o and_o dream_n how_o they_o be_v form_v there_o â—…ow_o they_o come_v forward_o afterward_o 164._o h_o inoculation_n see_v graft_n in_o scutcheon_n in_v of_o corn_n after_o sundry_a sort_n 602._o l_o infect_v how_o wing_v 326._o i._n how_o they_o be_v offensive_a ibid._n infect_v do_v breath_n and_o sleep_v 311._o c._n none_o have_v tooth_n 327._o a_o have_a leg_n go_v not_o direct_o ibid._n how_o engender_v 329._o d_o what_o they_o be_v &_o why_o so_o call_v 310._o i._n they_o have_v no_o bone_n 345_o a._n they_o have_v no_o tail_n save_o only_a scorpion_n 327._o a_o inventor_n of_o sundry_a thing_n 187._o c._n &_o deinceps_fw-la i_o o_o ionian_a character_n first_o use_v general_o 190._o k_o jordan_n river_n the_o praise_n thereof_o 100_o m._n etc._n etc._n jovis_fw-la barba_fw-la a_o plant_n good_a for_o arbour_n in_o garden_n 468._o k_o i_o r_o ireland_n the_o description_n thereof_o 86._o k_o irio_n what_o kind_n of_o grain_n 565._o b_o i_o s_o isidorus_n a_o writer_n 48._o ay_o isidos-plocamos_a 402._o i_o isis_n the_o planet_n venus_n 6._o i_o isocinnamum_fw-la 374._o g_o island_n that_o new_o appear_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o 39_o f_o when_o island_n have_v spring_v up_o 40._o g_o what_o island_n have_v join_v to_o the_o main_a 40._o k_o island_n in_o the_o gaul_n ocean_n 86._o i_o island_n in_o the_o ocean_n 88_o k_o i_o t_o in_o italy_n lightning_n be_v common_a and_o why_o 25._o d_o i_o v_o juba_n a_o king_n memorable_a for_o learning_n 92._o i_o jugerum_fw-la see_v acre_n judicial_a court_n of_o capitol_n matter_n who_o first_o invent_v 189._o a_o in_o iubes_fw-la what_o fruit_n 437._o f_o juncus_n odoratus_fw-la see_v squinanth_n juniper_n 489._o a_o juno_n the_o planet_n venus_n 6._o i_o juno_n lacinia_n 48_o g_o jupiter_n planet_n his_o colour_n 13._o c._n to_o he_o lightning_n be_v attribute_v 14._o g_o jupiter_n lycaeus_n and_o his_o chapel_n 75._o b_o jupiter_n olympius_n and_o his_o chapel_n 74._o i._n famous_a for_o the_o game_n there_o use_v ibid._n jupiter_n cassiopeâ—…s_n his_o temple_n 79._o d_o julius_n caesar_n dictatour_n his_o singular_a part_n 168._o k_o jury_n renown_v for_o date_n tree_n 384_o m._n the_o description_n thereof_o 100_o l._n how_o divide_v into_o ten_o governement_n ibid._n ivy_n unwilling_a to_o grow_v in_o asia_n 480._o h._n employ_v in_o solemnity_n to_o bacchus_n ibid._n i._n a_o enemy_n to_o other_o plant_n 480._o ay_o male_a and_o female_a ibid._n k._n both_o male_a and_o female_a of_o three_o sort_n 480._o k_o ivy_n nysia_n bacchica_n ibid._n l_o ivy_n erythranos_n 480._o l_o ivy_n chrysocarpos_n ibid._n ivy_n wood_n of_o a_o wonderful_a property_n te_fw-la try_v wine_n delay_v with_o water_n 481._o e._n ivy_n garland_n the_o first_o 456._o m_o k_n e_o kernils_n in_o fruit_n different_a 447._o e_o of_o the_o kell_n in_o man_n and_o beast_n 343._o c_o k_n i_o of_o kidney_n 343._o d._n c_o kidney_n are_z in_o all_o fourefooted_a beast_n that_o bring_v their_o young_a quick_a ibid._n e_o kindness_n natural_a example_n thereof_o 174._o g_o king_n fisher_n see_v halciones_n cow_n and_o bull_n how_o they_o engender_v 302._o m_o king_n of_o taprobane_n how_o he_o be_v choose_v 130._o m._n he_o may_v be_v depose_v condemn_a and_o put_v to_o death_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o execution_n 131._o a._n b_o king_n of_o bee_n describe_v 318._o m._n exempt_v from_o labour_n ibid._n kinning_n in_o a_o egg_n what_o it_o be_v 298._o h_o in_o boeufes_n cow_n have_v big_a voice_n than_o bull_n 353._o e_fw-la kite_n reckon_v among_o hawk_n 275._o e._n their_o nature_n ibid._n
fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n above_o name_v but_o displease_v rather_o and_o take_v scorn_n that_o such_o plant_n which_o grow_v far_a from_o the_o cope_n of_o heaven_n and_o begin_v long_o after_o tree_n to_o come_v up_o and_o show_v themselves_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v so_o many_o virtue_n have_v likewise_o furnish_v the_o fruit_n hang_v upon_o her_o tree_n with_o their_o property_n and_o those_o of_o no_o small_a operation_n and_o effect_n in_o physic_n and_o in_o truth_n if_o we_o consider_v and_o weigh_v the_o cause_n aright_o she_o it_o be_v that_o afford_v to_o mankind_n the_o first_o food_n from_o those_o her_o tree_n induce_v we_o thereby_o to_o lift_v up_o our_o eye_n and_o look_v to_o heaven-ward_n yea_o and_o she_o give_v the_o world_n to_o understand_v that_o if_o ceres_n and_o flora_n both_o shall_v fail_v she_o with_o her_o good_n only_o be_v able_a even_o still_o to_o sustain_v and_o feed_v we_o sufficient_o and_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o vine_n which_o ought_v by_o right_a to_o be_v range_v in_o the_o high_a rank_n of_o all_o those_o plant_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o tree_n this_o bountiful_a lady_n not_o satisfy_v herein_o that_o she_o have_v do_v pleasure_n unto_o man_n in_o furnish_v he_o with_o â—…oble_a perfume_n odour_n and_o delicate_a ointment_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o grape_n verjuice_n the_o vine-floure_n oenanthe_n and_o namely_o the_o wild_a vine_n massaris_n in_o africa_n according_a as_o i_o have_v discourse_v more_o at_o large_a heretofore_o have_v therefore_o bestow_v upon_o vine_n those_o medicinable_a virtue_n in_o great_a measure_n and_o withal_o use_v these_o remonstrance_n unto_o man_n in_o this_o manner_n call_v to_o mind_n quoth_v she_o how_o many_o benefit_n and_o pleasure_n thou_o receive_v at_o my_o hand_n who_o be_v it_o but_o i_o that_o have_v bring_v forth_o wine_n that_o sweet_a juice_n of_o the_o grape_n who_o but_o i_o have_v give_v thou_o oil_n that_o dainty_a liquor_n of_o the_o olive_n from_o i_o come_v date_n and_o apple_n from_o i_o thou_o haste_v all_o fruit_n of_o such_o variety_n that_o unpossible_a it_o be_v to_o number_v they_o neither_o do_v i_o deal_v by_o thou_o as_o dame_n earth_n tellus_n do_v who_o bestow_v nothing_o upon_o thou_o without_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o thy_o brow_n nothing_o i_o say_v but_o before_o it_o do_v thou_o any_o good_a require_v tillage_n by_o ox_n and_o plough_n thrash_v with_o flail_n upon_o the_o floor_n or_o trample_v of_o beast_n foot_n upon_o the_o mow_n and_o then_o the_o millstone_n to_o grind_v it_o such_o ado_n there_o be_v and_o so_o long_a a_o time_n first_o before_o thou_o can_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o for_o thy_o food_n but_o contrariwise_o whatsoever_o come_v from_o i_o be_v ready_a at_o hand_n there_o need_v no_o entreat_v of_o the_o plough_n nor_o any_o great_a labour_n and_o industry_n to_o have_v and_o enjoy_v my_o fruit_n for_o they_o offer_v themselves_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n yea_o and_o if_o thou_o think_v much_o of_o thy_o pain_n to_o climb_v or_o to_o put_v up_o thy_o hand_n and_o gather_v they_o lo_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o drop_n down_o and_o fall_v into_o thy_o mouth_n or_o else_o to_o lie_v under_o thy_o foot_n see_v how_o good_a and_o gracious_a nature_n have_v be_v unto_o we_o herein_o and_o â—…ow_o she_o have_v strive_v with_o herself_o whether_o she_o shall_v profit_v or_o pleasure_n man_n more_o &_o yet_o i_o take_v it_o that_o she_o affect_v commodity_n rather_o than_o delight_n for_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o virtue_n and_o property_n of_o the_o vine_n the_o very_a leaf_n and_o tender_a burgeon_n thereof_o apply_v with_o barley_n groat_n do_v mitigate_v the_o pain_n of_o the_o head_n and_o reduce_v all_o inflammation_n of_o the_o body_n unto_o the_o due_a temperature_n the_o leave_v alone_o of_o the_o vine_n lay_v unto_o the_o stomach_n with_o cold_a water_n allay_v the_o unkind_a heat_n thereof_o and_o with_o barley_n meal_n be_v singular_a for_o all_o gout_n and_o disease_n of_o the_o joint_n the_o tendril_n or_o young_a branch_n of_o the_o vine_n be_v stamp_v and_o apply_v according_o dry_v up_o any_o tumour_n or_o swell_n whatsoever_o their_o juice_n inject_v or_o pour_v into_o the_o gut_n by_o a_o clystre_n cure_v the_o bloody_a flix_fw-la the_o liquor_n concreat_fw-la which_o be_v in_o manner_n of_o a_o gum_n issue_v from_o the_o vine_n heal_v the_o leprie_n and_o all_o foul_a tetter_n scab_n and_o mange_n in_o case_n the_o part_n affect_v be_v prepare_v and_o rub_v before_o with_o salniter_fw-la the_o same_o liquor_n or_o gum_n be_v likewise_o depilatorie_a for_o if_o the_o hair_n be_v often_o anoint_v with_o it_o and_o oil_n together_o they_o will_v fall_v of_o but_o the_o water_n especial_o that_o sweat_v out_o of_o green_a vine_n branch_n as_o they_o burn_v have_v a_o mighty_a operation_n that_o way_n insomuch_o as_o it_o will_v fetch_v off_o wart_n also_o the_o drink_n wherein_o young_a vine_n tendril_n have_v lie_v infuse_v be_v good_a for_o those_o who_o reach_v up_o and_o spit_v blood_n as_o also_o for_o woman_n who_o be_v new_o conceive_v and_o breed_a child_n have_v many_o swawme_n come_v over_o their_o heart_n and_o be_v â—…ft_v soon_o subject_a with_o faint_n the_o vine_n bark_n or_o rind_n likewise_o the_o dry_a leaf_n staunch_v the_o bleed_n in_o a_o wound_n yea_o and_o do_v consolidate_n and_o heal_v up_o the_o wound_n itself_o the_o juice_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o white-vine_n be_v stamp_v green_a and_o frankincense_n together_o take_v away_o shingle_v ringworm_n and_o such_o like_a wilde-fire_n if_o it_o be_v apply_v thereto_o the_o ash_n of_o the_o vine-stocke_n vine-cuttings_a and_o of_o the_o kernel_n and_o skin_n of_o grape_n after_o they_o be_v press_v apply_v with_o vinegar_n unto_o the_o seat_n or_o fundament_n cure_v the_o pile_n swell_n fissure_n chap_n and_o other_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o that_o part_n but_o incorporate_a with_o oile-rosat_a rue_n and_o vinegar_n they_o help_v dislocation_n burn_v and_o swell_n of_o the_o spleen_n the_o same_o ash_n strew_v with_o some_o aspersion_n or_o sprinkle_n of_o wine_n upon_o s._n anthony_n fire_n without_o any_o oil_n do_v cure_v the_o same_o as_o also_o all_o fret_n and_o gall_n between_o the_o leg_n and_o beside_o eat_v away_o the_o hair_n of_o any_o place_n the_o ash_n of_o vine-cuttings_a besprinkle_v with_o vinegar_n be_v give_v to_o drink_v for_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o spleen_n so_o as_o the_o patient_n take_v two_o cyath_n thereof_o in_o warm_a water_n and_o when_o he_o have_v drink_v it_o lie_v upon_o the_o spleen_n side_n the_o very_a small_a tendril_n of_o the_o vine_n whereby_o it_o climb_v catch_v and_o clasp_v about_o any_o thing_n be_v pun_v and_o take_v in_o water_n stay_v and_o repress_v vomit_v in_o those_o who_o stomach_n use_v ordinary_o to_o be_v kecklish_a and_o soon_o to_o overturn_v the_o ash_n of_o vine_n temper_v with_o old_a hog_n grease_n be_v singular_a to_o abate_v swell_n to_o cleanse_v 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