Chap. II. 



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great force in their Claws, for they can kill a Wolf with the fame at one blow : 

 their Flcfh, either frefli orfalted, is a good Diet : their Claws alfo cure the Falling- 

 ficknefs. 



But no Beafts are more plentiful here than Harts and Stags, which feed up and 

 down in great Herds : when they arc Hunted by Wolves or Men, they immedi- 

 ately take the next River, where they are caught feveral together, by being crofs'd T 

 in their Swimming, and affrighted by the Eccho which comes from the Mountains, 

 made by the Hunters hollowing on the other Shore, which makes them fearful of 

 Landing : whilft the Huntfmen joyning feveral pieces of Wood together get up- 

 on them, and Rowing towards thefe Deer, intercept them, being tir'd and out of 

 breath. 



Moreover, this Countrey breeds many Musk Cats, efpecially in Marfhy Musk*** 

 Grounds. Thefe Beafts are beautiful to the Eye, having black fpeckled Skins, 

 their Mouths, full of {harp Teeth, and their Tails being long trail after them. 



Many of the Learned maintain a Difpute concerning Civet, Whether it be the 

 Seed of the Civet-Cat ? the Affirmative, which Cardanus maintain'd, is contradicted 

 by Julius Scaliger. Matthiolus, an Author of no little credit, fupppfes that Civet is 

 the Sweat of the Cat, becaufe it is moft chiefly taken when thefe Beafts arc exceed- 

 inglyvexd and wearied : But fince the Sweat runs from all parts of the Body, 

 which neverthelcfs do not all produce Civet, it is impoflible that Sweat fliould be 

 Civet. Others account Civet to be the Dung of the Cats; which laft feems to 

 come neareft to truth : for certainly it is nothing elie but an Excrement in the 

 flefiiy parts about their Pizzle, or near the Fundament. The Cats being in pain 

 to be difcharg'dof this Civet, free themfelves from it by rubbing a Tree . and alfo 

 fawn on thofe which take it from them with a Spoon. 



Befides all other wild Creatures, the Countrey according to Adrian Vander 

 Donk, produces yearly eighty thoufand Beavers. Winy relates, that thefe Beafts bite f a ' irt - JM* 

 otftheir Pizzles and throw them to the Hunter, which are an exceeding good'Me- 

 dicine to help Abortion, flop the Monethly Flowers, Giddinefs in the Head, 



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