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hydre_fw-fr hydros_fw-la serpent_n serpent_n cristati_fw-la gene._n 3._o ibidem_fw-la serpens_fw-la sacer_n isidorus_n li._n 12_o ca._n 6._o etymo_fw-la arion_n herodot_n li._n 1._o histor._n alciat_fw-la lib._n 1._o emble_v 11._o arist._n the_o animal_n cap._n 48._o whale_n balene_n q._n curtius_n lib._n 4._o belue_n crocodile_n euydros_n crocodilum_fw-la augeri_fw-la quandiu_fw-la vivat_fw-la phagion_fw-it or_o pagre_n mullet_n vermante_fw-la muscule_n ziphe_n chimere_n isidorus_n li._n 11._o cap._n 3._o etym._n s._n tho._n elirt_n strab._n lib._n 8._o wolfangus_n lazius_n romanor_n regis_fw-la historiographus_fw-la plinye_a egle_n almacher_n eagle_n amachel_n eagle_n that_o pelican_n phoenix_n alanus_fw-la vnicae_fw-la semper_fw-la avis_fw-la crue_v ubi_fw-la pugnent_fw-la cum_fw-la pygmy_n arist._n the_o animal_n li._n 8._o ca._n 12_o galli_n post_fw-la victoriam_fw-la canunt_fw-la fountain_n precious_a stone_n call_v celidonij_fw-la laurel_n coronae_fw-la militares_fw-la daphnis_n 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asterite_n lucius_n silla_n roscius_n adamant_n king_n mercury_n theseus_n penon_n minotaur_n th'antiquitie_n of_o bear_v arm_n lycurge_n king_n of_o thrace_n bear_n skin_n ousle_fw-fr or_o blackebirde_n bull._n isis._n pillar_n appian_n siphons_n partezant_n lance_n gauntlet_n scocheon_n q._n fabius_n hannibal_n terror_n and_o error_n fabius_n pompeyu_v magnus_fw-la ship_n anchor_n admiral_n lewre_n domitiane_n dart_n scilurus_fw-la charonensis_fw-la bondle_n serpent_n before_o part_n of_o a_o ship_n eagle_n with_o the_o dragon_n sword_n crown_v tergate_n cross_a pottate_n pillar_n of_o porpherie_n rynge_v send_v to_o carthage_n book_n cato_n vticensis_fw-la kateren_fw-mi wheel_v cart_n wheel_n pheon_a insignia_fw-la poetarum_fw-la tenche_n ibis_n altion_n king_n fisher_n ligurinus_n grene_n finche_n nightingale_n cece_n offi_n li._n â—_o io._n ferox_n isidor_n etimo_fw-la lib._n 15._o cap._n 2._o isidore_z bartho_n de_fw-fr ê“pri_fw-la rerum_fw-la li._n 16._o storke_n ciconia_n icarus_n candlestick_n alce_n beaver_n fiber_n castor_n â–ª_o otter_n harpy_n candelabra_fw-la sir_n peter_n carew_n a_o vicene_a lib._n 33._o cap._n 4._o clementia_n leonis_fw-la in_o prostratis_fw-la hatch_v dillon_n pudsey_n vurgy_a viol_n buy_v chelcelette_n tiberius_n constantinus_n cross_n vitis_n caesarun_n fol._n 63._o hector_n priamus_n coat_n of_o ermine_n arm_n of_o britain_n heumette_n burnebye_n willington_n fleetewood_n winter_n a_o kelonde_n furbisher_n gregorius_n nazianzenus_n harte_n organ_n pipe_n music_n hammer_n palm_n swolewe_n ring_n osprey_n equicerne_v carduelâ—s_n perseus_n paraphâ—as_n eral_n in_o luc._n cap._n 19_o plutarch_n