Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the Great. Describing more particularly the Empires of Persia and Industan ... As also, many ... kingdoms in the oriental India ... (1677)
Herbert, Thomas, Sir, 1606-1682 · London : R. Everingham for R. Scot, etc. · leaf 24
this little Ifle we found alfo abundance of Conies, not unlike our Cats, but of a larger fize, andrammifh, as they report that eat fitch dainties: indeed inch food requires good ftomachs with hot water to help digeftion ere it turn into a reafonable Chylm. Here were alfo great number of Seals or… … Thefeasalfo Crocodiles , Pen-gxvins, Otters , and Mannatees are amphibious Animals, equal¬ ly ufing land and water ; and albeit eafily deftroyed if one interpole twixt them and Lhe Sea, yet being paft have fo good a faculty in ftriking the loofe flones with their hinder feet or fins, that the…
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