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too in the Acroflkk way, each fentence beginning 
with a letter of thofe words, according to their 
order^ Then he mentions fome other obfervation 
concerning them, viz: that they will not build 
upon a y^j^if^ houle ; that they have been feen in- 
duftrious in quenching fires by taking water up 
in their bills, and emptying them into the flames 
&c, together withfome guefles how Swallows^ and 
other birds which difappear intri/^/^r^doelive. 
He gives the original of the names of -fomc 
families^ and people, particularly ot the Gauls^ 
who, he is willing to think, were called fo, from 
fome good or bad property of this bird^ and tells 
o\xt o[ Petrus Gregorius and Merkerus that on 
theoutfide of the brain of a Cock-) Lillies are drawn, 
or imagined to be drawn, alwaies one, and fome- 
times to the number of three. 
The original of the Cock on towers he deduces 
from the Goths^ they makingufe of it much, both 
2sm Emblem vigilancy in peace,and courage in 
v/ar, fome people are reported to have ufed them as 
clock? ^ they being fuppofed tocrovp every third hour, 
and when they are irregular, then they foretell 
change weather. 
He gives an account particularly of that fort of 
AleSkyommicy which coft fo many men their lives, 
under the Emperour Valens^ whofe names begaa 
with 0EOA. thole letters the C^cy^havingpitcht up- 
on, for the Initials of the name qI\vls fuccefor. 
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