PartI. Of Quadruped's-. 
of Ins fore-Leg, and the inward part of his hinder, cover’d 
with Scales, very thick, and in hardnefs anfwering to the 
mod folid Bone. The bails of each Scale (perhaps through 
age) of a blackifh yellow, the Cone betwixt yellow and 
draw-colour, or like old Ivory. Adorned with Stria pro¬ 
ceeding from the bafe to the Cone. Set together, with an 
alternate refpect, as the Scales of Fifhes. In the Trunk, 
there are io or 11 filed to each Rank. Towards the end 
of the Tail, but five. The greateft, near two inches broad • 
the lead, a quarter of an inch. On his Forehead, Back, and 
fore part of his Tail, they are flat. But on the edges of 
the Tail, they are doubled into an acute Angle, the one half 
of each Handing on the Convex, the other on the flat of the 
Tail. 
He is faid to be a nioft tame and innocent Creature. 
Which is very likely 5 according to the way of Nature, 
which ufually leaveth dangerous Animals, as Serpents, and 
other hurtful Lizards, naked: but defendeth the Bodies of 
fearful and innocent Creatures, as the Tortoife, the Tata, and 
the like, with Armor. 
Johannes Lems, quoted by Linfchoten , mentions a white 
lcaly Lizard in Bra file, as thick as a Mans middle, and five 
or fix feet long. Perhaps a bigger of the fame kind with 
this above defcnbcd. 
There is a fort of little Lizard , (a) which when he W Li 8°”’ s 
fwelleth with anger, like th cChamaleon, changeth his co- bad.' sT. 
lour, from green to a kind of Hair-colour or Ruflet. The 
Eggs of fome, if not of moil Lizards , eat very pleafantly. 
And in (b) Braftle there are a fort of Water -Lizards five feet (b) Unfctrot. 
long, which being flay’d and fodden, for whitenefs, fweet- Lib ‘ 2 - W- 
nefs, and tendernefs, furpafs all other meats. 
A L A N D-S A L A M A N D E R. Defcribed by Aldro- 
vandus, and others. Much like a Lizard-, but his Mouth 
is fhorter, and broader, more like a Toads: and feldom ex- 
ceedeth a foot in length. 
Bart Itoline tells of one that was kept alive in a Glafs nine 
Months without food, (c) 0 ) Hift. 50. 
The LITTLE COMMON EFT. He hath a Cent - 2 - 
thicker Trunk, a blunt Oval Snout, his hinder feet are very 
diftant from the forcmoft. 
The SLENDER FT T. His Head is rateably very 
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