they are hunted at the fall of the Leaf, when the Trees 

 grow naked : for they run and leap from bough to 

 bough in a moll admirable and agile manner ■<, and 

 when the Leaves are on, they cannot be fo well dif- 

 cerned. They are of three colours, in the firft age 

 black, in the (econd of a rufty Iron-colour, and laftly, 

 when old, they are full of white hoar Hairs. Their 

 Teeth are like the Teeth of Mice, having the two un- 

 der-Teeth very long and (harp. Their Tail is always 

 as big as their Body, and it lieth continually on their 

 back when they fleep or fit Itill, and it feemeth to be 

 given them for a covering. 



In the Summer-time they build them Nefts (which 

 by fome are called Drays J in the Tops of the Trees 

 very artificially with Sticks and Mofs , with other 

 things the Woods afford, and then they fill it with 

 Nuts for Winter- provifion, and do fleep like the Alpine 

 Moufe mol\ part thereof very found ly, in fuch fort, 

 that the beating of the outlide of their Drays will not 

 wake them. 



When they leap from Tree to Tree, they ufe their 

 Tail inftead of VVings, leaping a great diftancc, and 

 are fupported without finking to any one's appearance*, 

 nay, they will frequently leap from a very high Tree 

 down to the ground, and receive no harm. 



Many mult go together to hunt them, and muft 

 carry Dogs with them : and the fitted: place for the 

 cxercife of this fport, is in little and fmall flender 

 Woods, fuch as may be (haken by the hand. Bows 

 are requifite to remove them when they reft in the 

 twifts of Trees •, for they will not be much terrified 

 with all the hallowing, except they be ftruck now and 

 jthen by one means or other. Well do they know 

 iwhat harbour a high Oak is unto them, and how fecure 

 they can lodge therein from Men and Dogs \ where- 

 fore fincc it is too troublefome to climb every Tree, 



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