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it does not contain phosphorus, but is apparently an 

 elaborate nervous mechanism. MARTYR has much to tell 

 about the beetle. He continues : — " There is also another 

 wonderful commodity proceeding from thecucuius. The 

 islanders appointed by our men go with two cucuy tied 

 to the great toes of their feet (for the traveller goeth 

 better by dire6tion of the lights of the cucuy than if he 

 brought so many candles with him as the cucuius open 

 eyes) he also carrieth another cucuius in his hand to seek 

 the Utiae by night. Utiae are a certain kind of cony, a 

 little exceeding a mouse in bigness and bulk of body, 

 which four footed beast they only knew before our 

 coming thither, and did eat the same. To go also a 

 fishing by the lights of the cucuy, unto which art they are 

 chiefly addi£led, and exercised therein from the cradle, 

 that it is all one with either sex of them to swim, and to 

 go upon the dry land. ******* While 

 I was writing this discourse of the pretty cucuius, a little 

 before noon, accompanied with CamilluS GiLLiVUS 

 (whom I make my continual companion, both because 

 he is Your Excellency's servant, (Martyr is addressing 

 Viscount Francisco SfoRZIA, Duke of Milan) as also 

 for his pleasing disposition and behaviour) JACOBUS 

 Canizares the doorkeeper of C^ESAR's chamber, came 

 with me unexpefted, who also from the first beginning 

 of these things (together with no small number of Pala- 

 tines, the familiar friends of the Catholic Princes 

 Ferdinando and Elizareth, young men desirous of 

 novelties) went with COLONUS himself, when having 

 obtained the second fleet of 17 ships he undertook the 

 matter or discovery of the ocean ; whereof I have suffi- 

 ciently, and at large discoursed to ASCANIUS. He 



