CHAP. VIII. ] 
Of the Panther, or Leopard. 
T He Panther .fit Llbhriyis called in Low-Dutdt 
Lin h‘m.erthiei'f which is a!fo called in Dntch | 
P anther y the Female is called a Libhard, or Panther ; ! 
it is a Creature which is found in Afta^ the Males 
are as big as a the Females as big as a Beagle ; 
it is a fierce and crafty Creature, his skin being 
fullof litdefpots. 
I. He is very fierce, and efpecially aims at a ■ 
mans eyes, as Bafil faith in thefe words, I have 
feen ani partly heardy as a thing mojl certalnj that 
the Panther, of all Creatures y is the greatest enemy 
to man I fame have (heaied him the pitlureof a man, 
which with a great deal of rage he hath tore topieceSy 
which is an evident argument cf his hatred to man i 
thus we may plainly fee what an Enemy Satan is to 
Cody hy that enmity which he pews to many which is 
his Image 'y thus far St, Bafil. 
2. As he is fierce, fo he is very fwift and nim- 
ble • thus Ofoninsy in his Hi/lory of Portugal, HI/. 9. 
reports that the King of Portugal fent forth a Pan^ 
ther which was fomewhat tamed, who notwithftan- 
ding when he was let loofe into the fields or woods, 
did with a wonderful eagernefs deftroy feveral 
beads which were in the field ; as HartSyicc. A fur- 
ther inftance of their fwiftnefs we have, I. 8. 
God 
