WHITE-FACED HORNETS 



branch of a tree what to him seemed a 

 large fruite, ye like of wch he had never 

 before seen, being much in size and shape 

 like ye heade of a man, and having a 

 gray rinde, wch as he deemed, betokened 

 ripenesse. There being so manie new 

 and luscious fruites discovered in this 

 fayer lande none coulde know ye whole 

 of them. And, he said, his eyes did 

 much rejoice at ye sight. 



" Seizing a stone he hurled ye same 

 thereat, thinking to bnng yt to ye 

 grounde. But not taking faire aime he 

 onlie hit ye branch whereon hung ye 

 fruit. Ye jarr was not enow to shake 

 down ye same but there issued from yt, 

 as from a nest, divers little winged scor- 

 pions, mch in size like ye large fenn flies 

 on ye marshe landes of olde England. 

 And one of them, bounding against hys 

 forehead did give in an instant a most 

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