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The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. (1658)

Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565, Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604, Rowland, John, M.D · London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] · leaf 1008

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. It had feet like to hairs,and liftinCT ituPon tnem all> *c ran very fwiftty: this 1S worthy of the greateft admiration, thatNature having given to thi s creature a fmall head, yet it hath given memory to it, and the ruleof reafon, not in pints and pitchers, but in the largeft meafure. For… … Uuuu Another Tbe Theater of Infe&s: or, B o o k 11; Another was brought to us from St. Attgttfiines Promontory out of India, fomething greaterbody and feet: which had 70 black and blew incifions, and twice as many light red feet. 1 doubt not but more forts of Scolopenders may be found, of…

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