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THe Aspis is a venymous best or serpēt / the whiche kyleth a man at the fyrst bit / and it is somwhat lasse than the serpent vipera And there be many maner of Aspis / as Dypsa / Yp¦nalis Prester / & Seps. Aspis is a gre¦ne serpent and hathe very longe tethe lyke a bore / & this serpētis abydynge is in drye places where as there com¦meth no water /
¶〈◊〉〈◊〉 who so is bitten of this serpēt aspis chaūge thier colours & war defe & haue gret colde / their hed swelleth & thir iyen swell & thei waxe very slepy & to the venymo{us} bitte or stinge of this serpēt is no remedi but make a plaster of lyme hony / & oyie. It is often taken with enchantemētis or sorcerye & tho∣rugh the strength of this enchantmēt he is sone wa••e of it / & layeth his one ••er to the grounde & stoppeth the other with his tayle / & he is sore desired for a precious stone that is in his hede / and thrugh thenchantement this serpent is obedient vnto man / & without any bytinge or venym castinge they be ta∣ken and entreated as a man lyst with out any payne.