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 716
pati-ent, or laid to the fore. It is reported by Galen and Grevinus, that if a woman with childe do chance to go over one of thefeDouble-headed Serpents dead, (he (hall fuffer abortment, and yet that they may keep them in theirpockets alive without danger in boxes. The reafon of this is given by… … AMong all the kindes of Serpents, there is none comparable to the Dragon, or that afTordethand yeeldeth fo much plentiful matter in Hiftory for the ample difcovery of the nature there-of : and therefore herein I muft borrow more time from the refidue, then peradventure the Reader O003 would The…
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