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leaves of trees ; and that fome kinds 

 of them are from a dew left upon 

 herbs or flowers : and others from 

 a dew left upon Colworts or Cab- 

 bages : All which kindes of dews 

 being thickened and condenfed, are 

 by the Suns generative heat moft of 

 them hatch'd, and in three dayes 

 made living creatures, andoffeve- 

 ral fhapes and colours ; fome being 

 hard and tough, fome fmooth and 

 loft ; fome are horned in their head, 

 fome in their tail, fome have none ; 

 fome have hair, fome none; fome 

 haveiixteen feet,fome lefs,and fome 

 have none: but (as our Topfel hath 

 with great diligence obferved)thofe 

 which have none , move upon the Serpents. 

 earth, or upon broad leaves, their 

 motionbeingnot unlike to the waves 

 of the fea. Some of them hee allb 

 obferves to be bred of the eggs of 

 other Caterpillers : and that thofe 

 in their time turn to be Rutter-fiies\ 

 and again, that their eggs turn the 

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