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 978
et coal-black ; its belly andtail are like to Cranes feathers; its fhoulders and wings arefo beautifully wrought with black and white (peeks, thatyou would eahlyfwear it were a cloathing of Damask em-broidered after the Phrygian manner. Magicians fay, that this Infeft is a fingular remedy… … Chap. XXII. Of the lejfer Beetles.
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