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truth hereof, if any doubt, may it pleese 
them to repaire to me, and I shall satisfy 
them by the testimonie of good witnesses." 
Such was the absurd notion which for- 
merly prevailed, but which may now be 
ranked with the seducing song of the Siren, 
the prophetic chant of the Swan, and the ir- 
resistable force of the Remora. 
This bird has been, improperly, called 
the Canada Goose, by Albin. 
