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is exceedingly deanljt he wtll often be licking of 
himiclf, not.induring any bad fcenr, and theretore 
maketii a hole with her feet, and hidech her own 
excrements in the earth. Fllnj tclkth us the rea- 
foti oi' it is, that fhe might not difcover to the 
mi :e wSgre flie is. 5 , night jhe mill rm into the 
darkefi co- ners of the Honfe, having a very {harp 
and acute iig!it,and can better fee in the night time 
than in the day • very intemperate in her diet, 
and often is diitemperei by over- much eating, anS 
therefore feldome liveth long; fhe loveth to lye 
near overs, and in the chimney-corner, and often 
burneth herfelf,fhe will aiwaies lye clean and foft, 
he Will not leave the houfe that fhe hath long lived 
though the houfe be left alone i not like the Dog, 
tkaf loveth the people, and not the houfe ; the 
breath of a Cat is very unwholfome, and the fmell 
of his urine is very ftrong, and therefore we u£e 
to fay, that a Cat alwaies leaverh a ftink behind 
him ; he is naturally very hot, his skin is very warm, 
he being alwaies fo hot, hath a bad feent about 
him ; fome cannot endure the breath of a Cat, and 
will fmell it though they do not fee him, and will 
fweatuntill he be removed out of the room, be- 
caufe the Mother, when big of that child, could 
not endure a Cat her felf ; the Cat will light on 
his feet though he falleth a great height, and fel- 
dome is hurt by any fall ; it his skin be burned 
any where, he will not ftiroat of doors, but at 
other times will go about to fhew himfelf: his 
breath is exceeding ftrong and unwholfome (as we 
faid before) and therefore thofe that 1st them Ive 
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