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flender neck, feet, legs, and body fhaped Ibmewhat like a decr^ 
they have two cavities between their legs, the male he Ibppoles, 
as well as the female 5 they are gregarious, or form themlelvcs 
into herds, and they have fcouts to give them notice of any 
approaching foe* when two of them lie down together, they lay 
thcmielves back to back, and the head of one towards the tail of 
the other, that they may lee every way; their dung is fweet and 
pleafant enough ^ they are taken fometimes by the hawk, and 
lometimes are ll^ot ; they are too fwift for a greyhound : Par- 
tridges in Sufe commonly rooft on trees, foxes being ib numerous 
that they would otherwile deftroy them 5 the Moors eat foxes if 
they are fat, either ftewed or roafted, but they do not care for 
them lean ; which has occafioned a proverb amongft them, to 
wit, belle I deeby harom deeb^ a fox is lawful, and a fox is 
iinla'-jcful, i. e. when fat it is lawful, but when lean, it h 
unlawful: They have fruits and fweetmeats of feveral kmds^ as 
three or four Ibrts of pumpkins, macaroons, almonds, prepared 
leveral ways, raifins, dates, figs, both dry and green, two or 
three forts of excellent melons, water-melons, pomegranates of 
leveral kinds, apples, pears, apricocs, peaches, white and black 
mulberries, plumbs, damalcens and cherries, grapes of feveral 
kinds, and very good : Mr. jfones had icen grapes in Meffa^ 
Lat. 30°, or thereabouts, as big as a pigeon's egg, but they do 
not make wine: If the Moors would but affift nature, they 
might have every thing in perfe;51:ion ; for falads, they have 
lettice, endive, carduus, parfley, apium, and other fweet herbs, 
onions, cucumbers of feveral kinds, ibme about a yard long, and 
two or three inches thick, and hairy, which is reckoned the 
vvholefomefl fort ; radifhes, fumatas, or apples of love, all which 
they cut, ufing oil, vinegar, and fait, with fome red pepper to 
them; they eat this fallad with bread; they have a fruit called 
'Baraneen^^ in Spain Saragenas^ which they (lew with their 
yiftuals ; fometimes they cut them into thin flices, and fry them j 
it makes a pretty difh; when the Moors have fe*ifted, every one 
wafhes his hands, and mouth, gives thanks to God, and blefles 
the hoft who gave the entertainment; after this they char a little, 
or tell fome ftory, and then lie down to reft. 
^Ibe Antiquity of the Numeral Chara<Slers; hy Mr> Tho. 
LufFkin. Phil. Tranf. N° 255. p. 287. 
DR. Wallis not being able to trace the ufe of the numeral 
charafters here in England, higher up than the year 1 155, 
Mr. Luff kin does here produce an inltance of their being older 
than 
