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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>This is the entry for [[fennel]] from Maplet&#039;s [[A Greene Forest]].<br /> <br /> ===Of Fenkell===<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;Fenkell&#039;&#039; is an Herbe of the Gardaine and fielde common to them both, but not so common, as effectuous. The [[Latin|Latine]] word signifieth, that it should be sharper of the eiesight, &amp; &#039;&#039;[[Diascorides]]&#039;&#039; also sayth, that the juice of this Herbes roote quickeneth the eyes. It is also called of the Greekes &#039;&#039;Marathron&#039;&#039;. &#039;&#039;[[Pliny the Elder|Plinie]]&#039;&#039;(as also &#039;&#039;[[Isidore]]&#039;&#039; in his .xvii. booke saith) that the verie Serpents (if nothing else did) were sufficient to Noble &amp; to cause this kinde to be well reckened of, for that through the onely taste or eating hereof, they shake off many sicknesses, and thereby keepe away, or of from them weake &amp; olde age.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Maplet]]</div>

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