Plimes Naturall Hiftorie, 



48. The natiics ofmany birds & their natures. 



4^.0f ftraunge and new birds/uch alfo as bee 

 holden for f abulous. 



50. Who devifcd firfl to cram Hens &Capbnsj 

 of bartons, mewes, and coupes to keep and 

 feed foules,and the ficft inventour thereof. 



5i.OfiE/^/'£'jplatter. 



5 2,The generation of bicds^and what fourfoo- 

 ted beafts do lay egs as well as birds. 



5 3. The knitting of egges within the bodie, the 

 laying,couving and fitting ofthem^thc ma- 

 ner and time of birds engendering. 



54. The accidents that befall to broodie birds 

 whiles they fit,and the remedies thereof. 



5 5. Auguries and prefages by egges. 

 5 ^. What Hens be of the belt kind. 



57. The difeafes incident to Hens^Sc the cure. 



58. The maner how birds Gonceive:what nuni> 

 bet of egs they lay,6ihow many they hatch. 



59.0f Pcacockes and Geefe. 



^o.Of Herons and Bitters. The way to preferve 



and keepe egges. 

 ^i.The only bird that bringeth forth her yong 

 alivej^: feedeth the fame at the pap with milk. 



chap. 



52.The conception of the Viper, and how fhc 



is delivered of her young, alio what knd 



creatures lay egges. 

 (^j.The ordinaiygencration of land creatures. 

 ^4.The diverfitie of living creatures in the ma-* 



ner of their engendering. 

 <^5.The yong ones that mice and rats do breed. 

 66, Whether of the n>arrow of a mans backe 



bone a ferpent will engei:ider. 

 <57.0fthe Salamander. -7 

 d8. What things be engendered of tliofe that 



were never engendered, and contrariwilej 



what creatures they be,which being engen^ 



dered themfelvcs^breed nor. 

 ThefcnCes of living creatures, 

 yo.That fifhes doe both heare and finell. 



71, That the lence of feeling is commoa to all 

 living creatures. 



72. Wliat creatures live of poyfbns, and cat 

 earths 



73.0fthemeatand drinkeofdiverlecreatureso 



74. What creatures evermore diiagcec : and 

 which they bee that agree well together, 



75. Of thefleepe of living creatures* 



This booke hath in it of notable mattersj hyftories and obfervations^o4,gathcredcuto£ 



Latine Authoifs slid records. 



Manilm^ CorneUui Vdlemnuij the fublicke records and regijlers^ Vmbricm furmmed Mtlior^ 

 MAffurm SAbinm^Aniishus Lxbco^rsgm Crmutim^M, V&rro^MAcer Aemjlmy Melifm^ Mutu- 

 nm^Ne^os^Tcabim PfciorfT Xiicretmfbrmlms Celfm^Horatm^ Dcfib^Hjfginm^ Sarfem^^ both 

 father dtid fonm^Nigidim^and Manlim S tirai 



Forrainc Writers'. 



BomtY^Vhosmomes^Vhikmon^Boethm who mote & treatifi called brnitkigoma^Bjlas rPho made 

 adi(ceHrfeofAugitries,Artjlotle{rheofara(lm^CaUimachpis^Aefchjius^Hk^ 

 Amfhilochui the Athmtan yAnaxifolU theThajian^ AfoUodorm ofLemnos^ Anflophams the Mtk- 

 ^an^Antigonm the C-jm^an^ Agathocles ofChios^Apollonm of Pergamu^ yAr.jlAnder the Athema:n^ 

 Bacchm the MikftaftyBion ofSoli^Charem the <^thenkn^ Diodoras of Prjdne^ Dm the C olapho- 

 Ttian^VemccrJtfs^Diophams of 'Njcdd^'Epgenes of Rhodes, Evagorai ofThafos^Buphonmi of At hens ^ 

 king luba^ Androcton who wrote of Husbandrky and Aefchrtert Itkewfe who wrotet hereof ^^Dionjfim. 

 who tra 'njlated Mago^ and Diophanes who reduced his worke into an Bpltome^ 1<licandery Omficrttm ^ 

 V hilar chmjandHcfiodtis, 



IN THE ELEVENTH BOOKE ARE 

 tained the ftories and natures of fmall creatures 

 and fich creepe enthe ground. 



CON^ 



Chaf. 



1 . Of Infers in gcncrall. 



2. The naturall induflrieofthofe Infedls. 



5 .Whether InfciSIs do breath, ^whether they 

 havebloudorno ? 



Chap, 



4. The matter & fubftaricc of the Infects bodie, 



5. Of Bees. 



^.The government and order which Bees keep 

 by inftind of nature. 



