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ftiffer'd that voierable Colour to be prophaned by Chriftians, he 

 fcoffingly faid, that he would forbid the green Colour to be pro- 

 phaned by Chriftians, as foon as Amurath could hinder the green 

 Meado-ws to be prophaned by his Turkifi Cattle *. The Eafiern 

 Turks abhor the blue Colour, becaufe the yews, they fay, threw 

 Indigo into Jordan to hinder the Baptifm of Chrift, but the An- 

 gels brought Water from 'Jordan to baptize him, before it was 

 polluted Atlas^ 



L. BO TTIJPUAy is a Serpent fo called by iht Brazilians 

 for its long Snout, though I don't find it exceeds others in fmel- 

 ling, by the extenfion of its Nofe j it is of a long ilender Body, 

 and feeds upon Frogs, amphibious Animals and Infe<fts. 



This Serpent is in high Efteem among the Natives o^ Brazil, 

 who pradife the Art of Conjuration by it , and if any of them 

 have a barren Wife, and are deiirous of Children, they lafli this 

 Serpent over her Hips, pretending that fuch Exercife will make 

 her fruitful : And if this Device (hould take efFedt, muft not we 

 conclude the Offspring to be a Generation of Vipers? 



LI. The Gaytiepuais, a largeSnake, fmells ranklikeaFox, and, 

 according to a learned Author, the Smell is intolerable -f-, as is that 

 of the Serpent Boyana, which is very long and (lender, and of 

 black Colour 3 of which one of the Latin Poets takes notice .t. 



I F the loathfome Smell of thefe Creatures offend the Nofe, it 

 ferves as a friendly Alarm of Danger, to thofe who have the ufe 

 of a Nofe, that they may avoid a more terrible Stroke. 



Nothing fo conflituted in Nature, but a fuperficial Obfer- 

 ver may conftrue as a Blemifli to the Creation 5 but to a more pe- 

 netrating Eye, thofe imaginary Blemiflies have their Convenience 

 and Ufe, and appear to be the Produd: of perfedl Intelligence and 

 Wifdom. 



LII. The Bom-Snake, is another Brazilian Reptile, call'd 

 Bom from the Noife it makes in its Motion. It is of a prodigious 

 large Size, but is clafs'd among the Innocent, that do no manner 



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* Holfle'm A7nbaj[ador^. — Herbert. — Ail. Afa. 

 f Factor illms nuilatenus'^poljit tolerart. Raii Synopfii. 

 :j: Qtiod vulpis fuga, vipere cubile 



Malkm qutim' quod oles, olere, BalTi. M^rf-ieL 



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