Century. 1 X, 
2, 9 ; 
male : As in the Inftanccs of Horfes , and Dogges. We fee alfo, that the 
Homes: of Oxen,andCoives,fov the rhoft parc,are Larger than the Bulls-, 
which is caufcd by abundance of Afoiflure , which in theHcrw/ofrhc 
BhU\ aileth. Againc, Heat caufeth Pilojity , and Crifpation , And fo hke- 
! wife Beards in i&tatf.It alfo expelleth tfner^0/7Lcrc,WhichWant of Heat 
! cannot Expcll : And that is the Caufe of the Beauty bnd Variety ot Fea¬ 
ther's : Againc, E/e/£ doth put forth many Excrefcenfes yr\'d much Solide 
Matteryv hicii Want of //<>;? j cannot do: And this is the Caufe ot'mrnes, 
and of the GrcatncJJe of them; And of the Great neffe of the Combes and 
Spurn s of Cockes,Gills of Turky-Cockes,andFangs oi Boares.Heat alfo di- 
latcth the Pipes, and Organs , which caufeth the DeepeneJJ'e of the Voice. 
Again tMeat refinetll the Spirits,and that caufeth th etCock-SinoinzBird: 
co Excell the Hen. 
HT Here b cFijhes greater than any Beafls-, As the Whale is farre greater 
1 than the Elephant. And Beajts arc(generally)grcarer than Birds, For 
Fijhcs, thccaufemay be,thatoecaiifethey Liue not inthct Aire, they 
haue not their Moi^iire drawn andSoaked by the^/r^and Sun-Bcames. 
Alfo they reft alwayes, in a manner - 5 and arc fupported by the water*, 
whereas Motion andLabour doe confunlc. As for tlicGreatneff'e of Bea(ls, 
more than Bird's,ii is caiifed; for that Beajts^ ftay Linger time in the 
Wombe-, than Birds -and thfcre Nourifh,and GroW; Whereas in Birds, af¬ 
ter the Egge Lay’d, there is ho further Growth, or Nourifhrntnt from the 
Female •; for the S/r/»gdoth Viuifie, and not N ourifh. 
Experiment 
Solitary tou¬ 
ching the Cow- 
fjraiu c Magni¬ 
tude of Lining 
Creatures. 
853 
IT TE hatie partly touched before the Meanes of Producing Fruits, 
W without Coarcs , or Stones. And this Wee adde further, * that the 
Caufe muftbe Aboumdance of APoiJlure-,V or that the Co are, and Stone are 
madeofaDn>5^: And wee feethatitis poftible tomakea Tree put 
forth only in BloJJome, without Fruit * As in cherries with Double Flow¬ 
ers*. Much more into Fruit without Stone ; or Coarcs. It is reported,that 
a Cions of an Apple, grafted vpon a Cblewort-Stalk, fendeth forth a great 
Apple without a COaie. It is not vnlikely,that if the inward Pith of aTree, 
were taken out^fothat the Iuyce came only by the Barkeyt would work 
\hc EjfeU. For it hath beenc obferued, that in Pollards, if the Water get 
in on the Top , and they become Hollow, they p>ttc forth the more. We 
adde alfo, that it isdeliuered for ccrtaincby fome, that if the Cions be 
grafted, the Small End downwards,it will make Fruit haue little or no 
Codres, and Stones . 
Experiment 
Solitary tou¬ 
ching Exojfati- 
ono( Fruitf. 
S $4 
TT Obacco is a thing of great Price, if it be in requeft. tor an Acre of it 
A will be worth,(as is affirmed,)two Hundred Pounds,by the yeare, 
towards Charge. The Charge of making the Ground, and otherivife, 
is greatj but nothing to the Profit. But the Englijh Tabacco, hath final 1 
credir^as being too Dully nd EarthyiHay the Virginian Tobaho, though 
that be in a Hotter Climate , can get no credit, for the fame Caufe:So that 
1 a Trial!) 
Experiment 
Solitary tou¬ 
ching the Me¬ 
ier at ten of 7V- 
bacco. 
855 
