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which I haue feene by experience, that an Hynd being readie to 



calue, hath rather auoyded and efchued the way and place where 



dogs did refort, than whereas men were accuftomcd to be, as alfo 



when file would conceyue, flie attendeth vntill the Starre called 



ArEiure be rayfed, and caryeth hir calfe eight or nine monethes, 



the which are calued in May commonly, although I haue feene 



fome fall later, according to the nouriture and age of the Hind. 



There are fome Hyndes which haue two Calues at once, and 



before flie calueth, Ihe purgeth hir with the hearbe called Tra- 



gonce, and after that flie hath calued, flie eateth vp the fkynne 



wherein the Calfe did lye. Flynie fayth moreouer, that if a man 



take the Hynde immediately after flie haue calued, he flioulde 



finde a fl:one in hir body the which flie hath eaten or fwallowed 



to make hir calue with more eafe, the which flione flioulde be verie 



requifite and profitable for women that are with chylde. When the 



Hyndes calfe is great,flie teacheth it to runne, and to leape, and the 



coaft that it mufl: keepe to defende it felfe from the houndes. The 



Hartes and Hyndes may Hue an hundreth yeres, according 



to Tkcebus faying. And wee finde in auncient hyfl:orio- 



graphers, that an Harte was taken, hauing a col- 



ler about his necke full three hundreth yeares 



after the death of Cefar, in which coller 



Cafars armes were engraued, and 



a mot written, faying, Cafarus 



me fecit. Wherevpon the 



Latin Prouerb came, 



which faith, Cer- 



uinos annos 



viuere. 



Of 



