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Horns we fo commonly find here under Ground in 
Ireland ; and have likewife added a Draught of a pair 
of common Stags Horns, expreft Figure the xd. and 
another of a pair of common Buclcs Horns, expreft 
Figure the 3d. all done according to the fame Scale ; 
that by this means, at one and the fame time, may 
appear the grand difproportion between thefe forts of 
Heads, and alfo the difference and agreement in their 
Shape. (See the Table.) 
Such then were the vaft DImenfions, according to 
which the lofty Fabrick of the Head and Horns of 
this ftately Creature was Built and doubtlefs all the 
reft of the parts of its Body anfwered thefe in a due 
proportion. So that ftiould we compare the faireft 
Buck with the Symetry of this mighty Beaft, it mijft 
certainly fall as much Ihort of its Proportions as 
the fmalleft young Fawn , compared to the largeft 
over-groWD Buck. 
And yet 'tis not to be queftion'd, but theft fpacious 
Horns, as large as they were, like others of the Deer 
Kind, were naturally caft every Year, and gr€w again 
to their full Size in about the Space of Four Months t 
For all Species of Deer, yet known, certainly drop 
their Horns yearly, and with us 'tis about March^ and 
about July following they are full fumrnd again. Of 
which ft range Appearance in Nature, the learned Gerrar- 
dus Johannes Voffius making mention in his excellent 
liodk De Idoldatrih^ Lih. y Cap. 5:7. has thefe Words: 
Ponam inter tfatune maximi admiranda hreviculo adeo 
Tempore tam foltda duraq; tants Molis Cornua enafci (a). 
Co That is, I fhall reckon it among the mod wonderful Works of 
Nature, that Horns fo hard and folid, and of fo great a Bulk, fhould grow 
up la fo fhort a time. 
And 
