OF BODIES, Cfaap.XXXVI. 381 " 



as when fome man looking dovvne a precipice from a danger- 

 ous ftanding, hefalleth.bythe turning ofhrs braine, though 

 nothing be behind him to thruft,him forwards. Or it may be, 

 fome tame commeth from the Fox, which dravveth fuc'i 

 creatures to him ; as it is reported that a great and verypoy- 

 ibnous Toade will do a Weafell, who will run about the Ttwde 

 a great while, and ftill make his circle letter and lefler, till at 

 length he perifheth in the center, where his foe fitteth ftill, and 

 draweth him to him : which he doth in flich fort, as animated 

 Mercury will draw leafe-gold duly prepared, or as dfbJoad- 

 ttone attrafleth Iron : and yet it is apparent, the Weafell com- 

 meth not with his good will ; but that there are Ibme power full 

 chaines,fteaming from the body of the Toad , which pluck bim 

 hither againft his liking ; for by his motions and running ,he wii 

 cxpreflc the greateft fearc that can be. 



The method which Foxes do pra&ife, to ridde themfelves'of ^. 

 their fleas ( if it be true) is oovious enough for them to fall' F fom whence 

 upon ; for in fummer ,their fleas together with their thick furred proccedcth the 

 coate, cannot choofe but caufe an exceeding great itching and F x wn- 

 heate in their bodies ; which will readily invite them to goe into *' Q 

 the water to coole themfelves ; as the Merchants at the Ifles of 

 ZanteandofCephaloniatoldme (when I wasthere)itwasthe 

 curtome of our Englifh Doggs ( who were habituated unto 

 a colder clime ) torunne into the Sea in the hcate of Sum- 

 mer, and lie ;here moft part of the day , with onsly their nofes 

 out of the water, that they might draw breath,, andwould fleep 

 there with their heads layed upon fome ftone, which ray/e^ 

 them up, whiles their bodies were covered with the Sea : and 

 thofe Dogs which did not thus, would in one fummer ufually be 

 killed with heate and Fleas. 



Now when the Fox feeleth the cafe that the coolenefle of the 

 water affordeth that part of him which fitteth in it, hegoeth 

 further and further ; yet would not put himfelfe to fwim, which 

 is a labour., an. I would heate him, and therefore he avoideth 

 it ; ib that whiles he thus cooleth hi.nfelfe in fome fhady 

 p'ace ( fbritisjiaturalluntohim, in flich an occafion , tore- 

 fort unto the coole fhade,, rather then to lie intheSunne ) 

 and in fuch there being for the moft part fbme boughes hanging 

 over the water, it happeneth naturally enough , that he taketh 



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