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 401
The%emora, Tortoyfes, and Hats. The Remora or Echeneis is by Fracaftorius faid to be of the fame nature : Remora ex na~ tura Torpedmis eft: ejfundit e corpore f ho humor em quondam vifcofiffmum & frigidijfimum, qui earn aquam qua & circa gubernaculum Navis vehity conge laty ut ad mot am reddatur… … Albeit ’tis frequently fo reported,’ and the Figure with a memorable Itory thereof paint- ted in the Vice-Roy’s Palace at Goa: which how far it may ferve for proof I fhall not here determine. But being dead has not this quality. Moreover, this Ille affords Goats, Hogs, Beeves, and land Tortoifes:…
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