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thereof without drinkc : for they ufe to flanch and quench their ownc thirft,with a certain moift G 

 holefome hquor found in the bladders of the faid beaft.In the fame Affricke the Leopards lie in 

 flwaitamongthe thickets of treesjhidden vvithin the braunches ; and fo feizc upon them that 

 pafleby, and make fpoileevenfrom the place where foules ufe to perch. AsforCats^marke I 

 pray you how fiicnt they be^how foft they tf ead when they fteale upon the filie birds : bow fecrcc 

 hetheyinefpiall for the poore little Mice to leape upon them. Their owncdoung and excre- 

 mcntsthey will rake up andhide in the earth, knowing full well^ that thefmell thereof will be- 

 wray where they arc. 



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BEfidcs thefe outward fences abovenamcdjCvident it is alfo^ that brute bcafts have other in- 

 ftinds of Nature.For they entertaine friendftiip and enmitie one with anoiher(which can- 

 notpolTibly be without affedion and paflion) over and befides'thofe other warrcs and ami- 

 ties which wee have obfervcd in their feverall places. Swans and ^Egles jarre and warre one with 

 another : fo doth the Raven and the Witwall orLoriotjWhich fecke after one anothers egges in 

 the night. Likcwife the Raven and Kite : for the Raven evermore is readie to catch the Kites meat 

 from him.. Crowes and Owles are atmorcall feaudonewith another. The roiall^glehateth 

 the Wren,and why ? bccaufe(if we may belccveit)heis named ReguluS3p.thepetie-king.JH0w- I 

 lets alfo cannot agree with other litdc birds. Againe,foulcs make warre with four-footed bcafts. 

 The Weafell and the Crow be at deadly debate.The Turdc with the Crcckit(Pyralis)that liveth 

 about the fire.Thc Ichneumons with Wafpes % thePhalangia with other Spiders. And among 

 water-fouleSjDuckes and Drakes with the fea-Guls* The Seamewes with the Buzzard Triorchis. 

 As for the field Rats or MicCjand the dwartc-Herons, they fceke to prey one upon the others lit- 

 tle ones . The bird ^EgithuSjCthe leaft in manner of all others) waiteth the Afle a (hrewd turne 5 

 for when he rubbethhimfelfeagainft the bullies to fcratch where it itcheth, hee therewith brea- 

 kerhand overthroweth herneaft : and therefore this filie bird is fo much afraid of the Affc^that 

 if file heare him but bray^ilie is readie to throw the eggcs out of the neait,and thofe that bee al- 

 readie hatchedjwill for verie feare fall downe : Then in revenge of this wrong, flie will flie upon K 

 him.and with her bill pecke where the skin is off and raw with rubbing, yea,and make holes even 

 to the verie bone. Morcovcr^Foxes and thcYecles of Nilus cannot abide one another^but are 

 incontinuall warre.Sobc Wezils and Swinc.There is an unhappie bird called i£falon,and but 

 little wichall : yet will fhe fquafb and breake the Ravens egges. And when fhee hath young ones, 

 they be much troubled and annoied with the Foxes : fhe againe to be quit with them, will all to 

 pinch & nip both the Fox and lier cubs^ The Ravens feeing that, come to aid(as it were)againlt 

 a common eneniie.The Goldfinchlivethamon g bufhes and ihornesjand therefore flie alio ha- 

 feththe AfTcjbecaufe he eateth up the flouresthat grow ihereupon.The bird ^githus/o farre 

 hateth another called Anthus, that men arc verily perfliaded the bloud of them both will not 

 mingle together rand hereupon it is, that the forcerers and witches have brought it into an ill ^ 

 namc.The Thoes and the Lions doe foulely jarre and difagree. In fummc5the leaft creatures as 

 well as the biggeft^quarell and fight one with another.Rats and field Mice cannot abide to come 

 neare a tree that is full of Ant-nefts. The Spider efpying a Serpent lying along under the fhade 

 of atrcewherefiieelpinneth, flidethdowne upon a fine thrcd to the head of the Serpent, and 

 ftingeth him fo deepe into the brain, that he falleth a hiffing and grinding his teeth : he keepeth 

 a winding and turnin^about,but hath not thcpower to breake the thred that hangeth above,nc 

 yet to flie from the Spider : infomuch, as the Serpent lieth there dead in the place. Contrari- 

 wife,Peacocks and Houfe-doves be as friendly one to another : fo be the Turtles and Popinjaies, 

 iheMcrles and Turtles likewife. The Crowand the leiTc Bittoursalforfor they joine and band 

 together againft the common encmic the Foxe. Likcwife, the bird-Harpe and the Kite againft M 

 the Buzzard. What will yee fay > be there not tokens of affe<5iion even in Serpents, the cruelleft 

 andfelleft creatiires of all others in the world ? I have written alreadie of the report or tale that 

 goeth in Arcadia of a man, whofe life was fave^by a Dragon (that was brought up by him) fo 

 foone as ever he knew him by his voice. As for the ^{^\%^l'hikrchm telleth a ftrange hiftorie of 

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