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The Adder fleeth the hind, and slayeth the lion, and he 
eateth rue, and changeth his skin, and loveth hollowness of 
wood and of trees, and drinketh milk busily. And he 
hurteth and grieveth with the teeth, and with the tail, and 
sheddeth venom, and lieth in the sun under hedges, and 
sucketh bitches, eateth flies, and licketh powder [dust]. 
The grease of the water-adder helpeth against the biting of 
the crocodile ; and if a man have with him the gall of this 
adder, the crocodile shall not grieve him nor noy him; and 
that most jeopardous and fearful beast dare not, nor may 
do against him in no manner of wise damage nor grief, 
which beareth the gall of the said Adder. 
Bartholomew (Berthelet), bk. xviii. § 34. 
VY. Aspick, Serpent. 
Agate. 
If low, an agate very vilely cut. 
Mucu Apo asour Noruina, iii. 1, 65. 
I was never manned with an agate till now; but I[ will inset you 
neither in gold nor silver, but in vile apparel, and send you. back again 
to your master for a jewel. 
ii, King Henry IV., i. 2, 18-23. 
Agate-ring. 
i, King Henry IV., ii. 4, 78. 
In shape no bigger than an agate-stone 
On the forefinger of an alderman. 
Romeo anv JuLieT, i. 4, 55-6. 
Tue first manner thereof helpeth witchcraft. For there- 
with tempest is changed; and stinteth rivers and streams. 
And the manner kind of Creta changeth perils and maketh 
gracious and pleasing, and fair showing and speaking, and 
giveth might and strength. The third manner stone, that 
is of Ind, comforteth the sight, and helpeth against thirst 
and venom, and smelleth sweet if it be nigh. The burning 
of it is odoriferous. Bartholomew (Berthelet), bk. xvi. § 11. 
‘[Agates were worn by justices of the peace.] Thou wilt 
spit as formally, and show thy Agate and hatched chain, as 
well as the best of them. 
Beaumont and Fletcher's “Coxcomb” (Steevens), 
[The Agate which is found in the eagle’s nest is of two 
sorts, male and female.] The male thereof is hard, and is 
