^ 2Defctff>ef0it of Kiiittg CmtuteiS. ii$ 
or in their holes ; like tbofe men that breed their 
children at home, and never lend them abroad, 
whereby they might fee the World,- becaiife moft 
commonly it is liable to the greateft hazards 
moreover, he careth for nothing but food, fome of 
them laying up whole heaps of corn againft the 
Winter : thus do they take thought for nothing, 
but how to increafe their wealth, 'the Lion is for- 
ced daily to feelc his prey, when thefe creatures 
have food enough in their holes ; fp that they do 
not only live in the Winter, which fome creature^ 
cannot do for want of food 5 but they grow fat. 
Thus Learned men, who have done their Goun- 
trey fervice either in War, or otherwaies, al- 
though they are not fo follicitous to get wealth as 
others are , yet they do feldome want; fome of the 
fore- mentioned creatures will not let the female 
eat as much as fhe will, but yet fhe will find a pri- 
vate way to his heap, and eat as much as fhe will ; 
fo, thofe Charles who are fo harfli to their Wives, 
do but endamage themfelves by it. Thefe creatures 
daily change their neafts • fo thofe men are con- 
tinually laying up their riches, knowing no end of 
them. Some are of opinion, that they can fore-fee 
a ftorm long before it cometh, and defend them- 
felves againft it. will not devour the fM- j 
trey in the fame houfe where they live t thus, thofe 
people, who although they have no love for their 
rulers, yet are forced to obey them out of fear. 
There is another fort of Otter in which is 
called Ichneumon.) or thtJudian-rat) about the big- 
nefs of a Cat) his hairs are as hard as Sowss hrijfeis) 
1 , Q. dwel- 
