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so_o he_o do_v and_o at_o the_o second_o time_n he_o cast_v out_o from_o he_o more_o than_o twenty_o little_a worm_n and_o afterward_o a_o few_o more_o until_o that_o he_o remain_v clean_o of_o they_o and_o use_v it_o so_o certain_a day_n he_o be_v heal_v of_o the_o sore_n that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o inner_a part_n of_o his_o nose_n and_o if_o he_o have_v tarry_v any_o long_a i_o think_v that_o there_o have_v remain_v nothing_o of_o his_o nose_n but_o all_o have_v be_v eat_v away_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o many_o which_o we_o see_v without_o they_o and_o be_v writing_n of_o this_o history_n a_o daughter_n of_o a_o gentleman_n of_o this_o city_n have_v many_o year_n a_o certain_a kind_n of_o drieskabbe_n or_o well_o near_o scurvy_a in_o her_o head_n i_o have_v she_o in_o cure_n and_o do_v unto_o she_o many_o benefit_n universal_a and_o particular_a and_o also_o master_n of_o surgery_n have_v do_v their_o diligence_n and_o all_o do_v not_o profit_n and_o a_o gentlewoman_n which_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o she_o as_o sâ—e_v hear_v i_o speak_v one_o day_n much_o good_a of_o the_o tabaco_n that_o 〈◊〉_d do_v good_a and_o profitable_a for_o so_o many_o infirmity_n shâ—e_v send_v for_o it_o and_o do_v rub_v hard_o the_o disease_n that_o the_o wench_n have_v &_o that_o day_n she_o be_v very_o evil_a and_o as_o though_o she_o have_v be_v foolish_a and_o the_o gentlewoman_n do_v not_o let_v in_o see_v she_o after_o that_o sorâ—_n to_o rub_v she_o hard_o and_o then_o the_o wench_n do_v not_o feel_v so_o much_o grief_n but_o the_o dry_a skabbe_n begâ—n_o to_o fall_v and_o the_o white_a scurf_n of_o her_o head_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o it_o make_v clean_a and_o heal_v her_o head_n with_o do_v so_o certain_a day_n so_o that_o she_o be_v heal_v of_o her_o scurvy_a disease_n very_o well_o without_o know_v what_o she_o do_v one_o of_o the_o meruâ—lles_n of_o this_o herb_n and_o that_o which_o bring_v most_o admiration_n be_v the_o manner_n how_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o india_n do_v use_v it_o which_o be_v in_o this_o manner_n tabaco_n when_o there_o be_v amongst_o the_o indian's_n any_o manner_n of_o business_n of_o great_a importance_n in_o the_o which_o the_o chief_a gentleman_n call_v casique_n or_o any_o of_o the_o principal_a people_n of_o the_o country_n have_v necessity_n to_o consult_v with_o their_o priest_n in_o any_o business_n of_o importance_n then_o they_o go_v and_o propound_v their_o matter_n to_o their_o chief_a priest_n forthwith_o in_o their_o presence_n he_o take_v certain_a leaf_n of_o the_o tabaco_n and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fire_n and_o do_v
by_o the_o frenchman_n nicotiane_n which_o herb_n have_v do_v great_a cure_n in_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n and_o portugal_n as_o hereafter_o at_o large_a may_v appear_v in_o thistreatise_n follow_v nicotiane_n chap._n 76._o nicotiane_n herb_n although_o it_o be_v not_o long_o since_o it_o have_v be_v know_v in_o france_n notwithstanding_o deserve_v palm_n and_o price_n and_o among_o all_o other_o medicinable_a herb_n it_o deserve_v to_o stand_v in_o the_o first_o rank_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o singular_a virtue_n and_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o to_o be_v have_v in_o admiration_n as_o hereafter_o you_o shall_v understand_v and_o for_o that_o none_o such_o as_o of_o ancient_a time_n or_o of_o late_a day_n have_v write_v the_o nature_n of_o plant_n do_v never_o make_v mention_n thereof_o i_o have_v therefore_o learned_a the_o whole_a history_n touch_v the_o same_o which_o i_o learn_v of_o a_o gentleman_n my_o very_a friend_n the_o first_o author_n inventor_n and_o bringer_n of_o this_o herb_n into_o france_n wherefore_o i_o think_v good_a to_o publish_v it_o in_o write_v for_o their_o sake_n that_o have_v so_o often_o hear_v speak_v of_o this_o say_a herb_n and_o yet_o neither_o know_v the_o herb_n nor_o the_o effect_n thereof_o this_o herb_n be_v call_v nicotiane_n name_v of_o the_o name_n of_o he_o that_o give_v the_o first_o intelligence_n thereof_o unto_o this_o realm_n as_o many_o other_o plant_n have_v take_v their_o name_n of_o certain_a greek_n and_o roman_n who_o have_v be_v in_o strange_a country_n for_o service_n of_o their_o common_a weal_n herb_n have_v bring_v into_o their_o country_n many_o plant_n which_o be_v before_o unknown_a some_o have_v call_v this_o herb_n the_o queen_n herb_n because_o it_o be_v first_o send_v unto_o she_o as_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v declare_v by_o the_o gentleman_n that_o be_v the_o first_o inventor_n of_o it_o and_o since_o be_v by_o she_o give_v to_o diverse_a for_o to_o sow_v whereby_o it_o may_v be_v plant_v in_o this_o 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the_o say_a gentleman_n run_v to_o the_o say_a nicotiane_n and_o dress_v he_o therewith_o five_o or_o six_o time_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n thereof_o he_o be_v heal_v from_o that_o time_n forward_o this_o herb_n begin_v to_o be_v famous_a throughout_o lishebron_n lâ—shebron_n where_o the_o court_n of_o the_o king_n of_o portugal_n be_v at_o that_o presone_n and_o the_o virtue_n of_o this_o say_a herb_n be_v extol_v and_o the_o people_n begin_v to_o name_v it_o the_o ambassador_n herb_n herb_n wherefore_o there_o come_v certain_a day_n after_o a_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n father_n â—o_o one_o of_o the_o page_n of_o the_o ambassador_n who_o be_v trouble_v with_o a_o ulcer_n in_o his_o leg_n have_v have_v the_o same_o two_o year_n and_o demand_v of_o the_o say_a ambassador_n for_o his_o herb_n and_o use_v the_o same_o in_o such_o order_n as_o be_v before_o write_v at_o the_o end_n of_o ten_o or_o twelve_o day_n he_o be_v heal_v ulcer_n from_o that_o time_n forth_o the_o fame_n 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