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colour ; one end whereof is fastened unto the 

 inside of the shell, even as the fish of Oisters 

 and Muskles are : the other end is made fast 

 unto the belly of a rude masse or lumpe, 

 which in time commeth to the shape and form 

 of a bird: when it is perfectly formed, the 

 shell gapeth open, and the first thing that 

 appeareth is the foresaid lace or string ; next 

 come the legs of the bird hanging out, and as 

 it groweth greater it openeth the shell by de- 

 grees, till at length it is all come forth, and 

 hangeth onely by the bill : in short space after 

 it commeth to full maturitie, and falleth into 

 the sea, where it gathereth feathers, and grow- 

 eth to fowle bigger than a Mallard and lesser 

 than a Goose, having blacke legs and bill of 

 beake, and feathers blacke and white, spotted 

 in such manner as is our Mag-Pie, called in 

 some places a Pie-Amiet, which the people 

 oi Lancashire call by no other name than a 

 tree Goose : which place aforesaid, and all 

 those parts adjoining, do so much abound 

 therewith, that one of the best is bought for 

 three-pence. For the truth hereof, if any 

 doubt, may it please them to repaire unta me, 

 and I shall satisfie them by the testimonie 

 of good witnesses.' Vide Herbal, p. 1587, 

 1588. 



