Plinies Naturall Hiftoric; 



Chaf: 



5 5 .Of the foule : of ghofts and fpirits. 

 55.The firft inventors of many things. 

 57.VVherein all nations fiift agreed. 



Chap, 



58.0fantiquclettcrs. 



59. The beginning of Barbars fitft at Rome. 

 do.Thefirft devifcrs of Dials and Clockes. 



In fumnaej there be in ihis bookc of ftoties ftraUnge accidents and matters memorable 747, 



Latine Authors ailed ged. 



yerr'm TUccf^jOnGdlim ^Lfctn'm Mutianm^Mutm^ Mafuriu^^ Agrifpina wife of CUudiw^ 

 MXkm^Afmim Vollto^MepdAjlufusformlmNefosg^trgil^Livky^^^ 

 ndtus Celjm^Muximt^ Falerim^Trcgus^Nigtaim Ftgulm^?ompnm Attkm^ PcManpfs Ajconim^ 

 SAbinHSf.Ato CenforiuSy Fabifis yefialis, 



Fbrraioc Writers. 



BerodoUis^ Anflfos^ BetOylpgdnu^^CrattSy AgHharcides^^Calliphanes^ AriflotkyNymphodoms^ 

 Apo/lonidesy Phdarchm^ Damon^ Mcgajihenesy Ctefioi^ TauroriyEudoxu^^ Oneficratwf lUarchm^ 

 DnriSyArttmidorm^Hippocrates the PhyficUn^AjcleptAndcr the Phyfcian^HeJiodfiiyAndcreon^he^ 

 opompHs^Hellamus^DamaHheSyEphorm^I.pigenes^Ber6ftii.yPefsiriSyNecepf^ 

 Xmophon^Cdlimachmpemoctitmpuillm^ Polyhijlor the Htjl$rt<inyStralo who wr ate again/i the 

 Prvpofitions andTheoremes of 'Ephorm^ Heraclides Pontic Jfilepiades who wrote T ragsdamtna^ 

 PhdoHephant^s^ Hegefm^ ArchfmachmyThucjdides^Mnefgitotf^ Xenagoroiy MetrodormSceppus^ 

 Anticlides^tndCrltodemu^, 



5 IN THE EIGTH BOOKE ARE CON- 

 tained the natures of land beafts 

 that goe on foot. 



chap, 



1. OHand crcatures:Thc good and commen- 

 dable parts in Elephants : their capacitie 



I and undcrftanding. 



2. When Elephants were firft yoked and put 

 to draw. 



3. Thc doc ilitie of Elephants, i^d their apt- 

 nefle to Icarne. 



4. The clemency of Elephants : that they know 



their owne dsungers. Alfo of the fclnefle of 

 theTigre. ^* 



5. The perceivance and memory of Elephants, 

 ^. When Elephants were firft feene in Italie. 

 y.The combats performed by Elephants. 



8. The manner ol taking Elephants. 

 ^. The manner how Elephants be tamed. 

 10. How long an Elephant goeth with young, 



and of their nature. 

 1 1 ; T he countries where Elephants breed : the 



difcord and wairebctwecne Elephants and 



Dragons. 



12. The mduftrie&fubtill wit of Dragons and 

 Elephants. 



13. Of Dragons. 



14. Serpents of prodigious bigneife : of Ser- 

 pen cj5 named Boa?. 



5. Of beafts engendered in Scythia^ and the 



chap. 



North countries, 



1 6. Of Lions. 



1 7. Of Panthers. 



1 8. The nature of iheTygre:of Camelsjand 

 the Pard- Cammeli : when it was firfi feend 

 at Rome. 



I ^. Of the Stag -Wolfe named Chaus:and the 



Cephus, 

 20. OF Rhinoceros. 



2i.OrOnces, Marmofcts called Sphinges ^ of 

 the Grocutes , of common Marmofets^ of 

 Indian BoeufcSjofLcucrocutes, of Ealc, of 

 the -^ihyopian Bulls j of the beaft Manti- 

 chorajofiheLicoineorVnicorne^ of the 

 Catoblepa^and the BafiliskC; 



22.0f Wolves. 



23. Of Serpents. 



24. Of the rat of Indiacalled Ichneumon. 



25, Of the Crocodile, the SkinkCjand the Ri- 

 ver-horfc. 



26. Who ftiewed firft at Rome the Watcr- 

 horfe and the Crocodiles. Divetfe rcafons 

 in Phyficke found out by dumbc creatures. 



27.0f beaits and other fuch creatures which 

 have taught us certaine hcarbes, to wit, the 

 red Deere, Lizards^ Swallowess Tortoifesj 



she 



