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that the Oner and Beaver are both the fame, but, 
in this they differ ; the Beaver hath a tail, but the 
Otter hath no tail at all : he biteth as hard as the 
Beaver y and hath many other qualities which the 
Beaver hath. There is a creature which is much 
like the Offfr,called LataXy\Mc\i hath aU his food 
out of the water : all thefe creatures, the Beaver, 
the Martwy the Ferrety See, are mentioned among 
thofe doleful creatures, If. 13. 21; called there by 
the names of ohim and z,ihimy by' all which, is re- 
prefented unto us the lives of thofe who live pri- 
vately, and folitarily in the World, only looking 
after what concerneth themfelves,meat and drink, 
not skilled in any Art or Science that may fit them 
to do their Countrey fervice ; for, as the creatures 
above-named are very timerous and fearful,fliun- 
ning the fight of men ; fo are thefe Countrey 
people, who are ftrong, but nothing of courage in 
them ; neither are they able to do any fervice j 
fo that, as Terence faid, Homine Imperho mhtl In- 
jakitiSy nothing is more injurious to men, than 
when ignorant men are put in place. 1. They live 
moll: under ground, and feldome come abroad 
but in the night-time, when they know all things 
are quiet and ftill, and then only when they are 
forced to it to feek for food : thus is it with com- 
mon people, who will not take any journey to in- 
creafe their knowledge, er to ferve their Coun- 
trey ; but to ferve their own private ends, holding 
this for a Maxime, Bene tjui latmt bene vlxit , He 
liveththe beft that liveth the privateft life. He 
nourifheth his young ones alwaies in their houfes. 
