2. They have a natural enmity againtt Serpents^ 
and Mice have as great an enmity againft chem. 
The fecret members of the fVeafel are very defor- 
med j as therefore the Serpent^ fo is the fVeafel 
commonly feen in houfes : it is their work to catch 
mice> which is moft of their food ; Weafels de- 
ftroy more mice and moles than Cas : it hath been 
obferved, that thole creatures which eat both the 
fame food, can never agree one with another. The 
^^<j/f/hath a particular way to find out ferpents 
holes ; for they defend themfelves againft the fer- 
pent, by taking fome rue in their mouths, and then 
go in boldly to the ferpent, and will kill it, let it 
be never fo big • nay, they will kill a BafiUsk : it 
may be a reprefentation to us of all Chriftians, 
againft whom the Devil hath alwaies had, and doth 
ftill exprefs the great enmity he hath againft them; 
but this may be for our comfort, that he is eafily 
©vercome by the vertue of me, that is,by the blood 
of Chrift, If the fVeafel be angered he will fend 
forth a {linking fmell from his body, and is as 
mifehieyous when vexed, as a mad dog: he de- 
ftroyeth many fmall birds ; for what the fVolfis to 
the Sheep) that is the fVeafel to Fowls j and as he 
cannot endure the ferpent while he is alive, fo 
when he is dead, his gall is a fovereign remedy a- 
gainft the poyfon of the ferpent. 
^f'he fVeafel is a very fwift creature, his teeth 
are venomous, he Iheddeth his hair, and is very 
wild, and hath a very nimble body. The field ot 
wild Weo^el is fomewhat larger than the dome-> 
s will catch abupdance of fmall birds in a 
