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 Pierre du Coignet. A Monkie-like Image of stone in our Ladies Church at Paris, where it was at first set vp, to the disgrace of one of that name, a great aduersarie vnto the Clergie. Herbe de S. Pierre. Sampire, Crestmarin. Descouvrir S. Pierre pour couvrir S. Paul. To borrow of Peter to pay Paule. À la S. Pierre l'hyver s'en va, ou il reserre: Prov. Looke Reserrer.

Pierre: f. A stone; also, the stone. Pierre Afrodisiace. A certaine ruddie white stone. Pierre aguisoire, ou, à aguiser. A Whetstone, or Grindlestone. Pierre d'aigle. An Eagle-stone; a stone found in the neast of an Eagle, and held easefull vnto women in labour. Pierre Alabandique. A certaine bloud-prouoking stone, of a blacke and purple hue. Pierre Arabique. A white stone, cleere, and transparent as glasse, in stead whereof it was in old time vsed. Pierre d'Armenie. as Verd d'Azur. Pierre Assienne, ou d'Asso. A certaine light, and spungious stone (full of yellow streakes, and easie to be broken) whereon there growes a mouldie, or hairie flower, saltish in tast, and good to preserue things in; and therefore haue some imployed it in the imbaulming of dead bodies, (whose superfluous flesh it soone consumes) this, besides the diuers vses thereof in Phisicke, wherein also the stone it selfe is vsed, though with lesse effect then the flower. Pierre d'azur. The Azure stone, called also, Lapis Lazuli. Pierre bise. A certaine hard stone of sundrie colours, and bright as flint, which it somewhat resembles. Pierre calaminaire. See Calaminaire. Pierre de Canon. A Cannon bullet. Pierre de castille. Lyme-stone; called so in some parts of the forrest of Ardenne. Pierre à chaux. Lyme-stone. Pierres de colique. Certaine stones found in the head of the fish Maigre, and good against the Collicke (thinkes the vulgar) if they be giuen, but not if they be sold. Pierre douce. The Honnie stone; or, as Pierre melitite. Pierre d'eau de mer. An Agat; or, an Opall; (for it yeelds an Azure lustre.) Pierre ematite. The Bloud-stone. Pierres d'escrevisse. Two whitish stones, found in the heads of some old Creuisses; taken in white Wine, they strengthen the heart; and preuent, or dißolue, the Stone; the powder of them serues also to whiten the teeth. Pierres d'esponge. Certaine stones found in ordinarie spunges; being put in liquor, they melt into a milkie humor; drunken in Wine, they breake the (Kidney-troubling) Stone. Pierre d'estanche. The Bloud-stone. Pierre d'estoilles. The starrie Carbuncle; a precious stone wherein be many golden, and starre-like-shining drops. Pierre à feu. A Marcasite, or Fire-stone; also, a Flint. Pierre du fiel de bœuf. A yellow stone, (sometimes as big, and euer as brittle, as an egge) taken in drinke, it breakes the stone in the bladder, and is verie soueraigne against the Jaundice; being snuft vp in pow-* *der, it cleeres the sight, dryes vp the immoderate humors of the eyes, and eases those that haue the falling euill. Pierre franche. The soft, and white, Free-stone. Pierre à fusil. A Flint. Pierre galactite. The milke stone; a certaine white stone, which being pownded, and put into water, becomes of a milkie taste, colour, and consistence. Pierre Geodes. A certaine round stone of the colour of rustie Jron; containes within it a yellowish earth; and is good against inflammations in the priuities. Pierre à grain. A kind of spotted Free-stone. Pierre de grison. See Grison. Pierre Hematide. The Bloud-stone. Pierre Herculienne. A Load-stone. Pierre Hieracite. A kind of Bloud-stone, or stone that stauncheth bloud. Pierre d'Iris. The Opall; Seeke Iris. Pierre Iudaïque. A faire white stone, fashioned like an Akorne, and compassed with many equall-distant lines. Pierre de laict. as Pierre galactite. Pierre de S. Leu. An excellent Free-stone, little inferior to the white marble of Italie. Pierre de limaçon. See Limaçon. Pierre matiniere. The Adamant, or Load-stone. Pierre marmaride. A verie hard kind of gray marble. Pierre Melitite. The sweet stone, or Honnie stone; white like the milke stone; and tasting like Honnie. Pierre Memphites. A small stone (oylie, and of diuers colours) wherewith in old time (for now adaies it is not found, or not vsed) members to be cut off were, without any danger, so mortified, as the patient felt no paine in the cutting. Pierre menuë. A kind of Tyle-stone. Pierre de Mine. A Markasite. Pierre à miroir. Looke Miroir. Pierre Naxienne. The Whetstone. Pierre noire. Jeat. Pierre Phrygienne. A certaine pale-coloured, and white-streaked Capadocian stone, vsed in old time by Phisitions, and Dyers; but now out of date, and seldome or neuer found. Pierre plombiere. Lead-oare; or Lead-stone, before it be tryed. Pierre de S. Pol. as Terre Samienne; or, a kind of stone found in a certaine Caue in Malta. Pierre ponce. The Pummis stone; the rugged, and spungie substance wherewith Parchment is smoothed. Pierre Samienne. A whitish stone, found among the Samien earth; and of a cooling, and restringent qualitie. Pierre sanguine. A Bloud-stone; Looke Sanguine. Pierre scissile. A yellow stone easie to be cleft, and full of veines, which are spread ouer it like the teeth of a Combe. Pierre Selenite. as Pierre à miroir; (for which looke Miroir.) Pierre serpentine. A medicinable stone, whereof there be diuers kinds; some blacke, hard, & heauie; others of a spotted ash-colour; others white, or begirt with white lines: any one of them, hanging about the necke, is held good against headach, & the stinging of venomous beasts. Pierre speculaire. as Pierre à miroir; (for which looke Miroir.) Pierre de taille. Free-stone. Pierre Thracienne. A certaine stone, which cast hot into water kindles, into oyle quenches.