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or Bonyclabber, Fifhh-bones, Fortoife-Eggs,Crocodiles, Blood of moft 
Animals Periwinckles and F rogs, are eaten in {carcity of other Food. 
_ Phe Natural Ii/h, ia fearcity of Grain, live on che Leaves of 
Water Creffes, Chambrock or trifolium pratenfe purpureum, Dils, 
Sea-Snails, Patelie, and {mall Fifh the Sea-fhores afford on the Ebb. 
The like do the Scots in the Weftern-[lands, where they feed on the 
Latluca Marina, as in the Welt of England, where’tis called Leaver. 
The Scots alfo feed on the firft Leaves of Atriplex Sylveftris falio jinnato 
angu/to candicante, called by them Milds. When I was in the South 
of France, | was inform’d that the Spani/h Troops in their Neighbour- 
hood in Catalonia, in {carcity eat Tallow-Candles, At the Siege-of 
London- Derry, the Inhabicants were fupported with Tallow. Ihe 
Englifh Sea Peale have fuftained many People in cafes of Famine, and 
the Roots of Affragalus Sylvaticus have ferv'd tor the fame purpofe. 
In a Famine that {pread over Germany in 1572. in Suevia and Sile/ia, 
Bread was made of Reed-Roots, of thofe of Rapunculus, iris, &, 
acorus noffras; at the fame time tender Oak Leaves were boil’d in 
Hafia, and Children were fed with Grafs and boil’d Hay. I was 
told by my good Friend Mr. Guningham, that in Cochinchina is a {mall 
Bird, which makes its Neft of a fore of round-leav’d fhore Sea- | 
Plant or Fucus, which it diffolves by keeping it in its Crop, and 
after wards makes ule of in che building its Nelt againft the Rocks, 
Thefe Nefts are eaten in the Eaft-Jndies, where they are in great 
efteem as well as in Europe. The Crops of wild Pigeons in the 
beginning of the Spring, contain the young Buds of Trees and 
Plants, which after Maceration there, is reckoned one of the moft 
delicate Sallets or Sauces, and fo are the Infects contained in the Sto- 
machs and Guts. of Woodcocks. The. Aottentots eat the {mall Guts 
of Cattle and Sheep, with their Contents, after being worn as Brace- 
lets about their Necks, and there in part dried. Mecenas was not 
the only perfon lov’d Affes Flefh, for in the lace War fome of the 
Vaudois that made a Defcent into Dauphine, efteenr'd Alles Foals the 
be(t Difh they could get. | once. knew one calt away on a Delert 
Mand, who liv’d fometime only on Oifters, Snails of feveral 
kinds are eaten with much fatisfaction in Italy and France, for which 
reafon the Lord Arundel, left his native Country fhould want them, 
t from Bourdeaux, to Afhted near Epfom in Surry, fome live 
breed, whole Pofterity remains there in great plenty. In 
Krieg has inform’d me, they make places for che breeding 
where they are fed with Turnep Tops, we, 
The Romans took care. of 
as may be feen by thefol- . 
brough 
ones to 
Silefia, Dr. 
of Snails at this day, 
and carefully prepar’d for the Market. 
them formerly after the {ame manner, 
lowing paflage. 
Varro 
