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kenin drinke, is availeable againft the dyfenteric:and the famereduced intoa linimentwith G 
goote greafe and fo applied, helpeth thofe that by {ome poilon areinfeGted all the bodie over. 
‘Lhe greafe likewife of this beaft ufed as an ointment, hatha fingular propertiero cure th€ biting 
of a dog, fo thatthe patient be couched upon the skin of thefaid Ayzena,as fay our magicians: 
who aifirme moreover,that a decoction made with theathes ofthe pafterne bone of the leftleg, 
boiled togither with the bloud ofa weazill, caufeth as many as be annointed all over therewith, | 
to be edious in the eyes of all men. The fame effe& doe they attribute tothé decoGion of the 
eye. Burof all the fooleriesthar they have broched as touching the Hyzna, this pafleth &may 
goe for the chiefe, That the hinmoft end of the gut in this beatt is of vertue, that no captaine, © - 
prince,or potentat,thal] be able tq wrong or oppreffe thofe who have but the fame about them: 
‘but, contrariwife aflureth them of good {peed inal] their petitions , and of happie iffue inall py - 
fuits of lawand trialls of judgements. The concavitie or wrinkle thereof, if a man doe weare faft 
tied about his left arme, isfo forcible to charme a woman, that if hee doe bur fet hiseye apon 
her, fhe will leave all and follow him prefently, The athes of the haire growing thereabour made 
into a liniment with oile,and applied accordingly, caufeth thofe men who before wete given'to 
lewd wantonneffe and lived in bad name, not onely,to become chaftand continent, but alfote 
put on gravitie and growftaied in their behaviour. Thus much of Hyzena. FI IM 
For fabulous tales, the Crocodile may challenge the next place: abeaft this is which natu. 
rally doth live as well on land as ig water : for two kinds there bee of them; whereof the former, 
(keeping thus in both elements) hath this efpeciall verte, ifwe may belegve thiefe magicians, To 
provoke unto carnall luft, ifthe teeth which grew inthe right fide of the chaw, beehangedfaft -p 
likewife to the right arme of man or woman. The eye-teeth of the {aid Crocodile, filled up with 
frankincenfe (for bollowthey be) and tied to any part of the bodie, put by thofe periodical fe- 
vers which ufe to returne at fett andcertaine hours; butthen the patient muft not forfive daies 
togither, fee the partie who faftened the fame about him, And they report likewife,that the little 
gravell {tones taken out of their bellyybee of the {ame vertue to drive away the fhaking fits of 
agues when they arecomming: which isthe caufe chat the Zgyptians ufe ordinarily to anoint 
theirficke folke with the fac of this beaft. The other Crocodile refembleth thisin forme, butfar - 
lefle hee is, andkeepeth onely upon theland, living upon moft {weet and redolent’ floures. It 
which regard, much féeking there is after his guts, for the pleafant fenteurs and odours where- 
with they be ftuffed full: this dung they call Crocodilea, a fingular remedie for all the difeafes LK 
of the eyes, and namely againft cataracts, fuffufions, and mittie filmes, if they bee annointed 
with an eye-falve, made of it and the juice of porret mixed togither. The fame brought intoa 
linimece with the oile Cyprinum,ferveth to take away all pimples that rifein the face,and clean- 
fech the skin from thofe {ports that blemifh the vifage. Butif it be incorporat with water, itfcou- 
reth whatfoever acdidents be apr to run over the face, andreduceth the skin untothe native-co- 
Jour; for itriddeth freckles, moles, and generally.any {pots or fiecksthat marre the beautie or 
favour. The fame isgood to be drunke in oxymell to the weight of pwooboli fofthe falling fick- 
nefie: and applied in forme of a peffarie, it prevoketh womens fleures. Nowif you would chulé 
the belt Crocodilea, take that which is whiteft,brittle or eafie to crumble, leaft weightie in hand, 
and withall {welling in manner of a levaine, if it be rubbed between the fingers. The manneris 7 
to wafhit, as they doe white lead called Ceruffe. Sophitticated iris withfamyll, or the fcouring 
Fullerscleyand Tuckersearth called Cimolia; but principally withthe dung that ferlingsmeur, 
which are of purpofe caught and fed onely with rice. Now there is not a berter ring in the world 
(fay thefe magicians) tor the cataract, than to annoint the eyes with it and honey togither. And _ 
if a man may beleeve their words, there is afoveraigne perfume made of the guts andthewhole 
bodie befides, for women who are ficke of the morher, or otherwife difeafed in the matrice, if 
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they fit overit whilesit fmoketh. In like manner, it doth them goodtobeelappedround about 
with wooll that hath been fo perfumed. The afhes of the Crocodiles skin, as well the biggeras ‘ 
the lefle brought intoa liniment with vinegre,and applied unto thofe parts of the bedie which = 
had need tobe cut away or difthembred, caufeth the patient to have no fenfe or feeling at allei- M_ 
ther of faworlauncer. Theveriefmoke alfo of thefaid skin burning, doththefemblable.The = 
bloud of both Crocodilesmundifieth the eyes, and caufeth themitofee cleerewhich are an- 
nointed therewithyremooving the filmes and difpatching the {pots that empeach thefame. The 
verie bodie or fleth itfelfe of the Crocodile, all fave head and feet, is 200d meat fodden, for 
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