54 of *, or, 
we have to this purpofe the Examples of the 
Martyr who were caft to \jyont , yet were not 
at all amazed ; and tbofe feveral fables of the Ly- 
fus are not to be made light of, for from them we 
may learn good Morals. 
CHAP, VII. 
Of the Bear. 
T He word ^tar^ is derived from the latin word 
Urgeo, which fignifies to urge or provokel 
It is a very large Creature, and very ftrong; mif' 
chievous, perfidious, and deformed, and a great 
lover of Honey ; we lhall fpeak to the properties 
of this Creature more particularly. 
I. Although, as wefaid, itisfofierce, yet it is 
not fo ftrong as a rieverthelefs it can break 
a mans back-bone afunder at once. 
2. Though it hath fuch a ftrong body, yet it 
hath a very weak head, and therefore it is when 
he comes down from a Tree, he comes down back- 
tvards, but if he be forced to leap down, he takes 
great care to defend his head with his fore-feet. 
Pliny tells US that there have been feveral Bears 
found dead in the Sand at Rome^ which were fup- 
pofed to have had feme blow on the head, ' which 
ML’evi them. 
3. When the Male and Female meet together 
for Copulation , afterwards they go backwards , 
and 
