a £)ercn'pti'on of liijiitg Cteatwrei^. 
little iifli immediately entangle themfelves in his 
tayli and fo are taken. 
7. He his often troubled with wafps in the fum- 
raer time, but ufeth this wile to deltroy them;he 
hidcthhimfelf, but layeth histayloutj the Wafps 
flytolhstayl, and when there are abundance in 
it, he runneth to the wall or to fome tree, and 
there ftriketh his tayl againft the tree, and 
cubbeth it againft the ground , and fo he de- 
ftroyeth all of them. 
8.1f he wanteth any food and cannot tell where to 
get it,he lyeth upon the ground upon his back with 
his legs ftretc bed abroad, and fo feigneth himfelf 
cfead; the Birdes feeing him lye fo lighten him, 
thinking he is deadj 6c when they are upon him he 
takeththem, and devoureth them. 
9. He hideth himfelf privately when he know- 
eth there are Hens , Geefe or Ducks, and fo de- 
ftroyeth them in the night time; he will be often 
fucking the milk Pailes where he can find them* 
fometimes he taketh a Hare by his trapps which he 
layethforhim. The Box will eat Mice, and hens, 
after he hath killed them, but before he will not 
meddle with it. He is a deftroyer of Peacocks, 
I Doves, and almoft all Birdes, as alfo of Hares; and 
therefore there are but few Hares where there 
are many Foxes;it is a known Fable of the Fox, the 
Geefe, and Hens. 
' 10. He will never eat if any one feeth him, but 
alwayes feeds by himfelf in his hole. 
ii. When he goeth abroad he never goeth 
ftraight forwards in feveral paths and turnings, 
and 
