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 979
ola hath made them four-footed,whereas indeed they are all fix footed, upon the miftake perhaps, or chance of having met with anOyl-beetle, which had had two of its feet pulldoff. jvieruss Oyl-beetle, if you fee it lie uponits back,feems (unlefs this old man makes fportonly) to be made after the… … Chap. 23. Of leffer living Creaturer. 1017 Sir Edmundafrirmeth chic he faw in England the former kinde of this Oyl-beetle, andfentus the picture of ic; but could never finde that oily humour which the German one is fullof. Ic comes fhort of this likewife in all its dimenlions, euher becaufe ic harh…
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