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 1012
the burningScorpion mutt be prefled down when he creeps upon hisfeet,being adeadly creature. It is doubtful whether thisbe a kinde of Scorpion; it hath legs or clawes, and afting in the tail. The Latines call it Scorpius,znd Pli-ny Scorpio; Cicero, Plautus, Varro, and Nonius, call icNepam, which… … 1050 The Theater of InfeBs: or> Book II.
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