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P. 31, 1. 15. Pissli, reosan. That is resin or rosin. 

 In the Synonyms of Bartholomaeus we find ' Pix 

 liquida i. terpiche,' by which is meant tar-pitch. So 

 Pissli would seem = Pix li[quida]. 



1. 21. Obtalmon, mageSe. This is the same as 

 Camemeleon, p. 2 ; the herb was prescribed for sore 

 eyes, and Obtalmon is otpOaXyLwv. Anthemis nobilis. 

 Saxon Apuleius xxiv. 



P. 32, 1, 6. Pollegia, broker wyrt. ' Pulegium mon- 

 tanum, brother wort.' Bart. 



1. 12. Pilogonus et sanguinaria, Saet is unfortredde. 

 After Pliny xxvii. 12:' Polygonon Grseci vocant quam 

 nos sanguinariam ; non attollitur h, terra.' 



P. 33, 1. 14. Lapadium, lelo])re. The Glos. Epinal 

 has ' La-patium, lelodrae ' ; and again ' Radinape, 

 leloj^rae.' 



P. 34, 1. 4. samhucus, ellen. This word ellen, which 

 occurs also pp. 9, 23, 29, is still alive in Yorkshire, 

 where they commonly call the Elder the Ellen tree. 



P.36, 1. iS. CitsanaJ&na,. ' Cittasanajdnu.' Burh. 

 ' Git Sana, fses^rn.' Wright, V^ocahulanes, p. gi. ' Git- 

 sana, fsearn.' Fragment of Glossary printed by Sir T. 

 Phillipps. 



P. 37, 1. 24. crawan leac. 'Allium agreste, craw 

 garleke.' Bart. 



v. 38,1. 2^. Virgultiim,te]gvsi. 'Virgultum, telgan.* 

 Wright, p. 39. 



P. 42, 1. I. raerherbarum. That is partial French 

 = mater herbarum. Cf. p. 13. 



P. 44, 1. 20. Fungus, wulfes fist. The latter word 

 is flatus ventris ; German fi]l, feijlett. See Bremisch 

 Worterb. v. Fiest; Prompt. Parv. 163. This fungus 

 (Lycoperdon Bovista) is also called Fuss-ball, Puck- 

 fist, Devil's Snufi'box. See Jackson, Shropshire Word' 

 Bool', V. Fuzz-Ball. The Greek Lycoperdon seems to 

 be a modern invention, like Chenopodion. 



