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Of Quadruped's. 
M Guil. 
Pifo. 
(i) P. 
out of Franc. 
Ximincs. 
_ Part I. 
either Conies or fucking-Pigs. (a) The Plates of his Shell 
being powder’d and given in a draught of the Decodtion 
ol Sage in the quantity of 3 i, provoketh fweat 5 and are 
a Angular remedy agaijift the Lues Venerea , faith Barlxus 
(b) \t it provoketh fweat, it may be ufed to good pur - 
pofes, whether it cureth that Difeafe, or no 
The PIGHEADED ARMADILLO. Tatu P or - 
ciniu. .Nierembergim hath defenbed this Species , but vet 
imperfectly. The belt of any Wormius 5 who alfo omiteth 
iome particulars, and in others is miltaken. 
, Brom ,1IS Snout-end to Jiis Tail, about ten Inches and 
T bein S younger and Idler than that of Wormius • His 
Body four Inches over. His Head an Inch and i, and three 
Inches long. The end of his Nofe fcarce half an Inch 
over, lhaped like that of aPig 5 from whence I have taken 
leave to name it. His Ears not above '> of an Inch diitant 
one from the other. His fore-foot two Inches and s lone- 
above I Inch over. On which he hath four Toes- the' 
two foremolt of which are an Inch long, the other two ’ 
aii Inch The hinder-foot of equal length, but thicker. 
On which there are live Toes 5 the three foremoll, and 
thickell whereof are an Inch long, the other two 1 an Inch. 
His I ail about i1 Inches long, at the Buttocks an Inch 
Thread VLT ’ ** “ C ^ ^ fma11 as a Shm kers waxed 
n H !i' Back > Sldcs ’ Legs, and Tail, are all cover’d with 
a fhelly Armour. His Head, with Shells, Scales for the 
moll part, five and fix angled. His Shoulders, with round 
ones, and Idler, about f of an Inch over 5 betwixt which 
other Idler ones are interjected. The Back-piece confilkth 
of about ten fhell Plates, joyned together by the mediation 
of as many parallel Skins. Every Plate is about * Inch 
broad, curioully compofed of fmall triangular or wedge- 
like pieces, indented one againft another, and pounced or 
pricked all along their edges. His Buttocks adorned in the 
lame manner as his Shoulders. His Shell ending next his 
1 ail, with an Elipfis. The fore-part of his Tail is encom- 
palsd with fhelly Rings, in number eleven 5 compofed not 
o tiiangular, but hxangl’d and fquare pieces. The other 
lalt with Scales fet together, as on his Head. His nether 
I uttocks, Belly, Breaft, Neck, and Ears are all naked. His 
Eyes 
