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 CHAP. XXVIII.

What things are under the power of Mars and are called Martial.

Thee things are Martiall, amongt Elements, Fire, together with all adut, and harp things: Amongt humours, Choller; alo bitter tats, tart, and burning the tongue, and cauing tears: Amongt Metals, Iron, and red Bras; and all fiery, red, and ulphureous things : Amongt Stones the Diamond, Loadtone, the Blood-tone, the Japer, the tone that conits of divers kinds, and the Amethit. Amongt Plants, and Trees, Hellebor, Garlick, Euphorbium, Cartabana, Armoniack, Radih, the Laurell, Wolfs-bane, Scammony, and all uch as are poyonous, by reaon of too much heat, and thoe which are beet round about with prickles, or by touching the skin, burn it, prick it, or make it well, as Cardis, the Nettle, Crow-foot, and uch as being eaten caue tears, as Onyons, Acolonia, Leeks, Mutardeed, and all thorny Trees, and the Dog-tree, which is dedicated to Mars. And all uch Animals as are warlike, ravenous, bold, and of clear fancy, as the Hore, Mule, Goat, Kid, Wolf, Libard, the wild As; Serpents alo, and Dragons full of dipleaure and poyon; also all uch as are offenive to men, as Gnats, Flies, Baboon, by reaon of his anger. All Birds that are ravenous, devour fleh, break bones, as the Eagle, the Faulcon, the Hawk, the Vultur; and thoe which are called the fatall Birds, as the Horn-Owl, the Scrich-Owl, Catrels, Kites, and uch as are hungry, and ravenous, and uch as make a noie in their wallowing, as Crows, Daws, the Pie, which above all the est is dedicated to Mars. And amongt Fihes, the Pike, the Barbell, the Fork-fih, the Fih that hath horns like a Ram, the Sturgeon, the Glaucus, all which are great devourers, and ravenous. Rh