proper_o call_v a_o morse_n and_o make_v not_o out_o that_o shape_n that_o which_o the_o ancient_n name_v hippocampus_n be_v a_o little_a animal_n about_o six_o inch_n long_o and_o not_o prefer_v beyond_o the_o classis_fw-la of_o infect_v that_o they_o term_v hippopotamus_n a_o amphibious_a animal_n about_o the_o river_n nile_n so_o little_o resemble_v a_o horse_n that_o as_o mathiolus_n observe_v in_o all_o except_z the_o sit_fw-mi it_o better_o make_v out_o a_o swine_n that_o which_o they_o term_v a_o lion_n be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o lobster_n and_o that_o they_o call_v the_o bear_n be_v but_o one_o kind_n of_o crab_n and_o that_o which_o they_o name_v bos_n marinus_fw-la be_v not_o as_o we_o conceive_v a_o fish_n resemble_v a_o ox_n but_o a_o skaite_n or_o thornbacke_n so_o name_v from_o its_o bigness_n express_v by_o the_o greek_a word_n bous_a which_o be_v a_o prefix_v of_o augmentation_n to_o many_o word_n in_o that_o language_n and_o therefore_o although_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v that_o some_o in_o the_o water_n do_v carry_v a_o justifiable_a resemblance_n to_o some_o at_o the_o land_n yet_o be_v the_o major_a part_n which_o bear_v their_o name_n unlike_a nor_o do_v they_o otherwise_o resemble_v the_o creature_n on_o earth_n than_o they_o on_o earth_n the_o constellation_n which_o pass_v under_o animal_n name_n in_o heaven_n nor_o the_o dogfish_n at_o sea_n much_o more_o make_v out_o the_o dog_n of_o the_o land_n then_o that_o his_o cognominall_a or_o namesake_n in_o the_o heaven_n now_o if_o from_o a_o similitude_n in_o some_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o infer_v a_o correspondency_n in_o all_o we_o may_v draw_v this_o analogy_n of_o animal_n upon_o plant_n for_o vegetable_n there_o be_v which_o carry_v a_o near_a and_o allowable_a similitude_n unto_o animal_n as_o we_o elsewhere_o declare_v we_o may_v also_o presume_v to_o conclude_v that_o animal_n shape_n be_v general_o make_v out_o in_o mineral_n for_o several_a stone_n there_o be_v that_o bear_v their_o name_n in_o relation_n to_o animal_n part_n as_o lapis_fw-la anguinus_fw-la conchites_n echinites_n eucephalites_n aegopthalmus_fw-la and_o many_o more_o as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o writer_n of_o mineral_n and_o especial_o in_o boetius_fw-la moreover_o if_o we_o concede_fw-la that_o the_o animal_n of_o one_o element_n may_v bear_v the_o name_n of_o those_o in_o the_o other_o yet_o in_o strict_a reason_n the_o watery_a production_n shall_v have_v the_o prenomination_n and_o they_o of_o the_o land_n rather_o derive_v their_o name_n then_o nominate_v those_o of_o the_o sea_n for_o the_o watery_a plantation_n be_v first_o existent_n and_o as_o they_o enjoy_v a_o priority_n in_o form_n have_v also_o in_o nature_n precedent_a denomination_n but_o fall_v not_o under_o that_o nomenclature_n of_o adam_n which_o unto_o terrestrious_a animal_n assign_v a_o name_n appropriate_v unto_o their_o nature_n from_o succeed_a spectator_n they_o receive_v arbitrary_a appellation_n and_o be_v respective_o denominate_v unto_o creature_n know_v at_o land_n which_o in_o themselves_o have_v independent_a name_n and_o not_o to_o be_v call_v after_o they_o which_o be_v create_v before_o they_o last_o by_o this_o assertion_n we_o restrain_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o abridge_v the_o variety_n of_o the_o creation_n make_v the_o creature_n of_o one_o element_n but_o a_o act_n over_o those_o of_o a_o other_o and_o conjoin_v as_o it_o be_v the_o species_n of_o thing_n which_o stand_v at_o distance_n in_o the_o intellect_n of_o god_n and_o though_o unite_a in_o the_o chaos_n have_v several_a seed_n of_o their_o creation_n for_o although_o in_o that_o indistinguisht_a mass_n all_o thing_n seem_v one_o yet_o separate_v by_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n according_a to_o their_o species_n they_o come_v out_o in_o incommunicate_v variety_n and_o irrelative_a seminality_n as_o well_o as_o divide_v place_n and_o so_o although_o we_o say_v the_o world_n be_v make_v in_o six_o day_n yet_o be_v there_o as_o it_o be_v a_o world_n in_o every_o one_o that_o be_v a_o distinct_a creation_n of_o distinguish_v creature_n a_o distinction_n in_o time_n of_o creature_n divide_v in_o nature_n and_o a_o several_a approbation_n and_o survey_v in_o every_o one_o chap._n xxv_o compendious_o of_o sundry_a tenant_n concern_v other_o animal_n which_o examine_v prove_v either_o false_a or_o dubious_a 1._o and_o first_o from_o time_n of_o great_a antiquity_n and_o before_o the_o melody_n of_o siren_n the_o musical_a note_n of_o swan_n have_v be_v commend_v and_o that_o they_o sing_v most_o sweet_o before_o their_o death_n for_o thus_o we_o read_v in_o plato_n de_fw-la legibus_fw-la that_o from_o the_o opinion_n of_o melempsuchosis_n or_o transmigration_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n into_o the_o body_n of_o beast_n most_o suitable_a unto_o their_o humane_a condition_n after_o his_o death_n orpheus_n the_o musician_n become_v a_o swan_n thus_o be_v it_o the_o bird_n of_o apollo_n the_o god_n of_o music_n by_o the_o greek_n and_o a_o hieroglyphic_n of_o music_n among_o the_o egyptian_n from_o who_o the_o greek_n derive_v the_o conception_n have_v be_v the_o affirmation_n of_o many_o latin_n and_o have_v not_o want_v assertor_n almost_o from_o every_o nation_n all_o which_o notwithstanding_o we_o find_v this_o relation_n doubtful_o receive_v by_o aelian_a as_o a_o hearsay_a account_n by_o bellonius_fw-la as_o a_o false_a one_o by_o pliny_n express_o refute_v by_o myndius_n in_o athenaeus_n &_o severe_o reject_v by_o scaliger_n who_o word_n unto_o cardan_n be_v these_o de_fw-fr cygni_fw-la vero_fw-la cantu_fw-la suavis_fw-la simo_fw-la quem_fw-la cum_fw-la parent_n mendaciorum_fw-la graecia_n jactare_fw-la ausus_fw-la es_fw-la ad_fw-la luciani_n tribunal_n apud_fw-la quem_fw-la novi_fw-la aliquid_fw-la dicas_fw-la statuo_fw-la author_n also_o that_o countenance_n it_o speak_v not_o satifactory_o of_o it_o some_o affirm_v they_o sing_v not_o till_o they_o die_v some_o that_o they_o 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ascend_v first_o into_o a_o capsulary_a reception_n of_o the_o breast_n bone_n by_o a_o serpentine_a and_o trumpet_n recurvation_n it_o ascend_v again_o into_o the_o neck_n and_o so_o by_o the_o length_n thereof_o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o air_n be_v receive_v and_o by_o the_o figure_n thereof_o a_o musical_a modulation_n effect_v but_o to_o speak_v indifferent_o what_o aldrovand_n himself_o acknowledge_v this_o formation_n of_o the_o weazon_n be_v not_o peculiar_a unto_o the_o swan_n but_o common_a also_o unto_o the_o platea_n or_o shovelard_n a_o bird_n of_o no_o musical_a throat_n and_o as_o himself_o confess_v may_n thus_o be_v contrive_v in_o the_o swan_n to_o contain_v a_o large_a stock_n of_o air_n whereby_o be_v to_o feed_v on_o weed_n at_o the_o bottom_n they_o may_v the_o long_a space_n detain_v their_o head_n under_o water_n and_o indeed_o be_v this_o formation_n peculiar_a or_o have_v they_o unto_o this_o effect_n a_o advantage_n from_o this_o part_n yet_o have_v they_o a_o know_v and_o open_a disadvantage_n from_o a_o other_o which_o be_v not_o common_a unto_o any_o sing_a bird_n we_o know_v that_o be_v a_o flat_a bill_n for_o no_o latirostrous_a animal_n whereof_o nevertheless_o there_o be_v no_o slender_a number_n be_v ever_o commend_v for_o their_o note_n or_o account_v among_o those_o animal_n which_o have_v be_v instruct_v to_o speak_v when_o therefore_o we_o consider_v the_o dissension_n of_o author_n the_o falsity_n of_o relation_n the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o organ_n and_o the_o immusicall_a note_n of_o all_o we_o ever_o behold_v or_o hear_v of_o if_o general_o take_v and_o comprehend_v all_o swan_n or_o of_o all_o place_n we_o can_v assent_v thereto_o sure_o he_o that_o be_v bite_v with_o a_o tarantula_n shall_v never_o be_v cure_v by_o this_o music_n and_o with_o the_o same_o hope_n we_o expect_v to_o hear_v the_o harmony_n of_o the_o sphere_n 2._o that_o there_o be_v a_o special_a propriety_n in_o the_o flesh_n of_o peacock_n roast_n 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of_o the_o whole_a body_n for_o as_o though_o there_o be_v a_o â—â—minalitie_n in_o urine_n or_o that_o like_o the_o seed_n that_o carry_v with_o it_o the_o idea_n of_o every_o part_n they_o foolish_o conceive_v we_o visible_o behold_v therein_o the_o anatomy_n of_o every_o particle_n and_o can_v thereby_o indigitate_v their_o affection_n saltimbancoe_n quacksalver_n and_o charlatans_n deceive_v they_o in_o loweâ—_n degree_n be_v aesop_n alive_a the_o piazza_n and_o ponte_n neufe_z can_v not_o but_o speak_v their_o fallacy_n mean_v while_o there_o be_v too_o many_o who_o cry_n can_v conceal_v their_o mischief_n for_o their_o imposture_n be_v full_a of_o cruelty_n and_o worse_o than_o any_o other_o delude_v not_o only_o unto_o pecuniary_a defraudation_n but_o the_o irreparable_a deceit_n of_o death_n astrologer_n which_o pretend_v to_o be_v of_o caballa_n with_o the_o star_n such_o i_o mean_v as_o abuse_v that_o worthy_a enquiry_n have_v not_o be_v want_v in_o their_o deception_n who_o 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sâ—atistes_n and_o politician_n unto_o who_o ragione_n di_fw-it stato_fw-it be_v the_o first_o considerable_a as_o though_o it_o be_v their_o business_n to_o deceive_v the_o people_n as_o a_o maxim_n do_v hold_v that_o truth_n be_v to_o be_v conceal_v from_o they_o unto_o who_o although_o they_o reveal_v the_o visible_a design_n yet_o do_v they_o common_o conceal_v the_o capital_a intention_n and_o therefore_o have_v they_o always_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o great_a design_n yet_o seldom_o understand_v the_o true_a intention_n of_o any_o accomplish_v the_o drift_n of_o wise_a head_n as_o inanimate_a and_o igâ—â—oâ—ant_a agent_n the_o general_a design_n of_o the_o world_n who_o though_o in_o some_o laâ—itude_n of_o sense_n and_o in_o a_o natural_a cognition_n perform_v their_o proper_a action_n yet_o do_v they_o unknowing_o concur_v unto_o high_a end_n and_o blind_o advance_v the_o great_a intention_n of_o nature_n now_o how_o far_o they_o may_v bâ—e_v keep_v in_o ignorance_n a_o 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and_o even_o overrun_v with_o these_o inferior_a falsity_n whereunto_o whosoever_o shall_v resign_v their_o reason_n either_o from_o the_o root_n of_o deceit_n in_o themselves_o or_o inability_n to_o resist_v such_o trivial_a ingannation_n from_o other_o although_o their_o condition_n and_o fortune_n may_v place_v they_o many_o sphere_n above_o the_o multitude_n yet_o be_v they_o still_o within_o the_o line_n of_o vulgaritie_n and_o the_o democraticall_a enemy_n of_o truth_n chap._n four_o of_o the_o near_a and_o more_o immediate_a cause_n of_o popular_a error_n both_o in_o the_o wise_a and_o common_a sort_n misapprehension_n fallacy_n or_o false_a diductioâ—â—_n credulity_n supinity_n adherence_n unto_o antiquity_n tradition_n and_o authority_n the_o first_o be_v a_o mistake_n or_o a_o conception_n of_o thing_n either_o in_o their_o first_o apprehension_n or_o secondary_a relation_n so_o eve_n mistake_v the_o commandment_n either_o from_o the_o immediate_a injunction_n of_o god_n or_o 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jew_n misapprehend_v the_o prophecy_n of_o their_o messiah_n and_o expound_v thâ—m_n always_o unto_o literal_a and_o temporal_a expectation_n by_o this_o way_n many_o error_n creep_v in_o and_o pervert_v the_o doctrine_n of_o pythagoras_n while_o man_n receive_v his_o precept_n in_o a_o different_a sense_n from_o his_o intention_n convert_v metaphor_n into_o propriety_n and_o receive_v as_o literal_a expression_n obscure_a and_o involve_a truth_n thus_o when_o he_o enjoin_v his_o disciple_n a_o abstinence_n from_o bean_n many_o conceive_v they_o be_v with_o severity_n debar_v the_o use_n of_o that_o pulse_n which_o notwithstanding_o can_v not_o be_v his_o meaning_n for_o as_o aristoxenus_n who_o write_v his_o life_n aver_v he_o delight_v much_o in_o that_o kind_n of_o food_n himself_o but_o herein_o as_o plutarch_n observe_v he_o have_v no_o other_o intention_n then_o to_o dissuade_v man_n from_o magistracy_n or_o undertake_v the_o public_a office_n of_o state_n for_o by_o bean_n be_v 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