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when one carries their longer than the other • 
therefore a Dog cannot be begotten of a Woman^ 
nor a horfe by an Efephant 5 for a woman carryeth 
her infant nine moneths, but a Bitch not above 
feven. 
3. Theymuft he prone to Infi, (nchys are DogSy 
QeatSy Swine, Ajf r/, &c. 
4. It rauft be done at a convenient time, which, 
with inoft creatures, is the Spring ; for fo it hath 
been found by (experience, that lome creatures are 
more leacherem at one time of the year than at 
another 5 for there are very few creatures which at 
all times are equally prone to lull. 
5 . It is neceffary that they be both joungy that 
fo the one may be the better able to give feed,and 
the other to receive it ; and, although it be thus 
qualified, yet they do not do it voluntdrilyy but are 
compelled unto it by thofe that look after them, 
-that fo they may have new forts of creatures. But, 
thereafonwhy the -/^»nV»tj ufed to compell crea- 
tures to thefe promifcuous couplings was, that thofe 
creatures were much ftronger than other creatures 
which are not fo generated. In India formerly 
thofe Dogs which were begotten of a Tyger were 
incredibly flrong, and very fierce. Thus Philesy 
that wife King, as alfo t^£lian maketh mention of 
an Indian Dog of Aleuander's the Great, that was 
prefented to him by an Indian King, which Alex- 
ander commanded fhould be brought upon the 
Stage, and that ^ great Bore fhould be let loofe up- 
on &'m the Dbg would not ftir, as fcorning to 
trleddle with it^ thinking it was not worthy of his 
anger ; 
