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kill_v they_o ¶_o the_o hatch_n and_o feed_v of_o young_a pechick_n cap._n 53._o the_o first_o day_n of_o their_o hatch_n they_o perfume_v they_o with_o rosemary_n in_o a_o sieve_n over_o coal_n and_o then_o they_o give_v they_o barley_n meal_n temper_v with_o wine_n and_o make_v like_o a_o thick_a paste_n and_o soft_a cheese_n knead_v therein_o but_o press_v out_o all_o the_o whey_n for_o whey_n or_o clear_a milk_n do_v much_o annoy_v they_o also_o you_o shall_v sometime_o throw_v unto_o they_o of_o grasshopper_n in_o take_v away_o their_o leg_n and_o sometime_o they_o do_v give_v they_o wevel_n sow_v worm_n and_o spider_n for_o to_o cure_v they_o for_o they_o will_v chief_o seek_v for_o those_o thing_n and_o wild_a where_o they_o haunt_v and_o if_o they_o find_v few_o thereof_o after_o sâ—r_n â—â—ckes_v they_o give_v they_o boil_a barley_n as_o they_o do_v the_o daâ—â—e_n and_o let_v they_o go_v with_o she_o but_o keep_v they_o from_o cold_a and_o rain_n for_o they_o will_v soon_o 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