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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 188

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ead. Some of thefe Fitches wander and keep in the Woods, and thereby live uponBirds and Mife , and fuch things: fome again live by the Sea fides in Rocks, and they takeFifhes like Beavers and Otters: and fome creep into the Caves of hollow trees, where theyeat Frogs, and moft of all they delight to… … AFox is called in Hebrew > Scbual; and in Chaldee, lhaal; and therefore inPfal. 61. where the ThefeveraiHebrew readeth Schualim, there theCWdeetranflateth it Tkealaja ; the Arabians call himT&ar- names.°fleb\ and Avicen calleth a FoxfometimeQwM, andalfo Chalcbail; the Creel^ Septuagints,…

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