Squirrel) as foon as he hath eaten inordinately, glo- 
eth to fleep j and after he is awake again, then he 
falleth to eating afrefli, as if he had eaten nothing 
before. And thus we have fpoken what is necelTa- 
ry, or worth obfervation in this little creature. 
The next that cofiieth in order to be fpoken to, is 
^tWeafel • it may be called Mufiela) quaji mus' 
longioY) becaufe it is fomething longer than a , 
moufe; for, although it doth not belong to atiy^ 
kind of mice, yet it may be faid to have a very - 
great likenefs and affinity with it : it was the' opP^ 
nion of the Ancients, that the ^<?^/f/ conceivd at 
her eare, and brought forth at her mouth ; and 
therefore it was forbidden to the .Jews: that they 
might know it was a moft wicked euftome to ag- 
gravate what they heard. But this is frivolous, 
when as it conceivetb, and bringeth forth as other 
like creatures : but-fhould we grant it to be fo as 
. they fay (as it is not) it might learn us thus much, 
that we ought to confider well before we fpeak ; 
according to the counfel that the Son of Syra^ 
giveth us^ learn before thou fpeak^) chap. iZ. 20. The 
flefliof the Weajel Was forbidden to the Jew S) to 
teach them that they fhould not fear what fhould 
hereafter befall them. 
I., The (f'eafelis nd lefs crafty than it is time- 
rous ; and although Ihe bringeth forth her young 
ones in the houfe, fhe often chahgeth her neaft, 
left being difcovered, her young Ones flibuld be 
taken away : fome tell us, that if her young ones 
at any time were hurt, The feeketh out for fome 
herb proper for the diftemper, with Which fhe 
cureththem, P 3 2. They 
