The firfl- Booke of 



the Weafell^thc Storkjthe Bore^the Snake, 

 the Pamher, the Elephant, Bearcs, Stocke- 

 Doves, Houfc-Dovcsj Cranes^ and Ra-, 

 vcns. 



sS.Prognoftications of things tOGome^ taken 



frombcafts. 

 2p, What cities and nations have ben deftroi- 



ed by fmall creatures. 

 30. Of the Hisena, the Ctocuta and Manti- 



chora : of Bievers and Otters. 

 ji.Of Frogs^Sca or fca-Calves, and Stclli- 



ons. 



32. Of Deere both red and fallow. 



33. Of the Tragclaphis: of the Chamasleonj 

 and other beafts that chaunge colour. ' 



34. Of theTarandjthe Lycaon^andthe Wolfe 

 called Thoes. 



3 5. Of the Porc-efpines. 

 3<$.Of BeareSjandhow they bring forth their 

 whelpes. 



37. The rats and mice ofPontus and the Alps: 

 alfo of Hedgehogs. 



38. Of the Leontophonesj theOnces^Graies^ 



chap, 



BadgersjandSquirreIsi 

 3^. Of VipersjSnailes infhels^and Lizards, 



40. Of Dogs. 



4 1. Againft the biting of a mad dog. 



42. The nature of Horfes, 

 43.0fAires. 



44. Of Mules. 



4 5. Of Kinc3BuIs5and Oxen. 

 4(5. Of the Boeufe named Apis. 



.47. The nature of fheepe^ their breeding and 



generation. 

 48. Sundrie kinds of wooll and cloths. 

 4^. Of fheepe called Mufraones. 

 50. Of Goats and their generation. 

 jr.Of Swineandtheirnature. 

 52.0f Parkesand Warrens for beafts. 



5 3 . Of beafts halfe tame and wild. 

 54.0f ApesandMonkies. 



5 5 . Of Hares and C onnics. 



5 6, Of beaft.s halfe favage, 



57. Of Rats and mice : of Dormice. 



5 8. Of beafts that live not in fomc places. 



5^. Of beafts hurtfull to ftraungers. 



In fumme^therebein this Bookeprincipallmatters^ ftoriesj and obfervations worth the re- 

 membrance 788, 



Latioc Autliofs alleadged. 



Mutiant^s Procilm^Vemm FUccus^L.Pifi^Cornelmrakrianm, CAto CenforiuSy FmHeltay 

 Irogmy Aatm,C0lumellayVirgil^FarrOyLu,M€tellu4 Sctpioformlim Ctlfm^tiigidim^ Trebim T(L 

 geryPomponiM LMela^LManlmSi^ra, 



Forrainc writers. 



King luba^Polyhim^Oneficritm^lftdoms^Afitipateryi^ri^^^^ the naiurall PMlefi- 



fheryDemocrilmyTheophraftfi^^Euanthes^Agrippa who wrote of the Olympiomca^titero Jiing Att4- 

 Im, king Phdometer^ Ctefas^ Duris, Philislm^ Archttas^ PhilarchuSy Amphilochm the Athenian^ 

 Anaxipolistbe Thajiany Apollodorm ofLemnoSy Ariftophanes theMtlefiany Antigonm theCyntdan, 

 Jgathocles of Chios yApollonicus ofPergamuSy Arijiander of Athens yBacchm the UUilefiany Bion of 

 SoU^Ch Areas the Athenian ^ Diodorm ofPyreAum, Dio theColophonian^'Epigtnes of Rhodes yEvagon 

 cfThaffm^Euphranim the Athenian Jlegefi^s ofMaronea^ Menmder ofpyreaum^ Menmder alfo of 

 Heracleny Menecrates the P oetyAndrocion who wrote of Agriculture or Husbmdrky Aefchrton who 

 likewife wrote of that argument y Dionyfm who tranflated MagOyDiophanes who colleBed an lEpitme 

 or Bremarie out of D ionyfmjiing Archelamjand 'N^cander, 



5rl;R THE NINTH BOOKE ARE 

 ned the ftories and natures of Fifbes 

 and water-creatures. 



CONTAL 



chap, 



I .The nature of watcr-^reaturcs. 



2, The rcafon why the creatutcs of the lea are 



of all other biggeft. 



3. Tiie monftrous beafts of the Indian fea. 



Chap, 



4. Thegreateftfifhcs and beafts in cverie part 

 of the Ocean. 



5. Of Tri tones J Nereides, and fea Elephants s 

 their fliapes and formes, 



40f 



