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he fecleth the (cnt hot ( which he purfueth for his owne fake } 

 the Lyon that dwelleth in the fame woods.with him , meeteth 

 with the noife,and tblioweth it; and perad venture would kill the 

 Jaccall himfelfe, as well as what he hunteth , if hecouldover- 

 wke him : but he being too nimble for the Lyon , keepeth out 

 of his reach ; till having wearied the beaft he chaceth the Lyon 

 that folioweth by the cry , oommeth in when he is zt jabay, 

 and foone teareth in pieces what the other had not ftrength e- 

 nough Co fuddainly to mailer , and feedeth himfelfe upon the 

 Qnarry till he be full. All this while the Jaccall darethnot 

 come neerethe Lyon,bnt ftandeth at a dittance with feare wayt- 

 ing till he have done, and then after he is gone away, hee 

 taketh his turne to feede upon what his furly matter hath 

 left. 



i r . The like reafon it is probable we misfit find out among thofe 



Of fevcrall Fiflies that ferve one an other, if we had the conveniency of 



ivemions of obferving particularly how they behave themfelves j as when 



; i(hcs. t h e \vhale hath fervice from his little guide ( if the report be 



true i which is a neceflary circumftaace to be inferted in every 



fuch ta!e)and others of the like ftaine. 



The futtlety of the Torpedo ( who hideth himfelfe in the 

 mud to behum Fiflies , that may afterwards ferve him to feed 

 upon ) will not require to have its origine from reafon, and be 

 donehydefignejwhenyoufaalJconfiaeritisnaturall for fiach 

 coJd Creatures to immud themfelves : and then the Fifties 

 thatfwim withhherjcach of! his benummiug faculty , will be 

 ftaydand frozen, there: which becaufe they fee him not , they 

 apprehend not, tillit be too laic for them to avoid it : andthen^ 

 when the Torpedo commeth out,he feedeth upon what he findi- 

 eth lying ready in his way. 



And in like manner, the Scntrie-fiiTi, when heis in ftraights 



of being taken by the Fimerman , cafteth out a blackenefle that 



is within hini , and fb making the water become like Inke, he 



oftentimes efcapeth their hands in the darkened Element : 



*** which arifeth from no difcourfeofhis, but feare maketh him 



ofdivewthilS V ^^ lIlIS IlqU r tiiat i$1 Jn h * m ( a$ ltmade theFoxvoydhis 

 done by harti, ^^ nf )* n d in ccnfequence thereunto,the effect folioweth. 

 whkh fccwe te La|Hy, when Hares do ufe thofe meanes we have mentioned 

 to coo&und the fcm., and to lave themfeJves from the dogs 



that 



