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ers to our foil, as the Firrs, which Dr. P^/zfeemesto thinke 
^re Natives here, which he grounds upon the great Nqmb- 
ers that have bin digged up in rlie Mojfesymd can by no means 
be allowed to have bin under ground ever fince the Floods 
but were rather Trees, which being felled and not prefent- 
ly ufed, gathered and kept in the Rain Water, which in 
time bred there a Mariii, and being buried in earth by thole 
frequent Deterrations from the adjoyning Hills, in time were 
io far covered, as we now fee them. Some Trees he finds of 
w^onderfuU Growth in this Couiitrey, as the Wiche-Elme cutt 
down in Sr. Harvey Baggot^s Park, that weighed near icq. 
Tuns: and that this may not bethought incredible, all the 
Demenlions are fett down with Atteftations of Workniea 
and of Sr. /iV-i/^ himielf -Cap. 6. 
Under Brutes, our Author comprehends all irrational Hue- 
ing, Creatures: amongft birds he takes notice of a Swan 
wiili Red Le^ and a fort of Colymhus oxDuchr not de-» 
foibaJ by A^r; 'Witlti^by. the Pewet-Catehing m Norhury 
Pond, with i^hei^^^^ affedion to the 
Family bf the i'^r^^/^^^r/ is exadly defcribed. Of Infects 
he delcfibes a wat6r Fr^c^,a white Earwig and feveral more. 
He found amongft Fifhe^ FkvuMhj with yellow 
fpots^ nO^ Speaking of Eels, he 
Sfeferves' rnah^^ from cne Fond to another i« 
fe^rch of Provender, and then fhcws by the concurrent iiif* 
frage of Natural Hiftorians, that it is no fuch ftrang thing; 
as is not alio of Toades in Trees and ilories, 
whereof^ are produced, which principally 
/iays Our 'Author ) comes from a Toades being encloled la 
a narrow Rift in winter, which afterwards clofing too iiard, 
imprifons them there, without killing themj Toads ha vein g 
little blood, and very vifcous juices, require not much per- 
Ipiratioii.In dilcourfing of fheep,he fbives the Problem why 
the Tefticles and Horns fe mutuo fommt ac toUmt^ becaufe 
thole excrementitious juices which form hair, horns & wooll 
axe more vigorously thrown out ia Males than iqi ^Jejmales^ 
