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A35244 Miracles of art and nature, or, A brief description of the several varieties of birds, beasts, fishes, plants, and fruits of other countreys : together with several other remarkable things in the world by R.B., Gent. R. B., 1632?-1725? 1678 (1678) Wing C7345; ESTC R21178 31,543 130

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another_o they_o happen_v at_o last_o upon_o a_o large_a and_o pleasant_a valley_n where_o they_o spy_v a_o company_n of_o naked_a savage_a people_n hemmed_z in_o among_o many_o craggy_a rock_n the_o savage_n gaze_v a_o while_n upon_o they_o run_v into_o their_o cave_n make_v in_o the_o hollow_n of_o the_o rock_n the_o best_a house_n they_o have_v which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o falconer_n they_o return_v again_o to_o their_o lord_n tell_v he_o that_o instead_o of_o a_o falcon_n they_o have_v bring_v he_o news_n of_o a_o new_a world_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o spain_n and_o of_o a_o race_n of_o people_n which_o come_v in_o with_o tubal_n strong_o affirm_v what_o they_o say_v they_o obtain_v belief_n and_o the_o duke_n short_o after_o go_v with_o a_o company_n of_o musketeer_n and_o subdue_v they_o easy_o they_o have_v no_o offensive_a weapon_n but_o only_a sling_n they_o worship_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n feed_v upon_o nothing_o that_o have_v life_n but_o have_v good_a store_n of_o excellent_a fruit_n root_n and_o spring_n of_o water_n wherewith_o a_o nature_n be_v well_o content_a and_o though_o their_o language_n be_v not_o altogether_o understand_v by_o any_o yet_o many_o of_o their_o word_n be_v find_v to_o be_v pure_o busquish_v reduce_v on_o this_o discovery_n to_o christianity_n but_o easy_o discernible_a by_o all_o other_o spaniard_n by_o their_o rawney_a complexion_n occasion_v by_o the_o reverberation_n of_o the_o sunbeam_n from_o those_o rocky_a mountain_n wherewith_o on_o all_o side_n they_o be_v encompass_v chap._n xxi_o norwey_n in_o norwey_n there_o be_v a_o little_a sort_n of_o beast_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o lemer_z about_o the_o bigness_n of_o a_o mouse_n and_o be_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n say_v to_o drop_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n in_o tempestuous_a wether_n like_o the_o locust_n they_o devour_v every_o green_a thing_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o at_o a_o certain_a time_n die_v all_o in_o heap_n as_o it_o be_v together_o and_o with_o their_o stench_n so_o poison_v the_o air_n that_o the_o poor_a people_n be_v long_o after_o trouble_v with_o the_o jaundice_n and_o a_o giddiness_n in_o the_o head_n but_o these_o beast_n come_v not_o so_o often_o to_o infect_v the_o land_n as_o the_o whale_n do_v to_o terrify_v the_o shore_n the_o sea_n be_v there_o so_o deep_a and_o therefore_o a_o fit_a habitation_n for_o those_o great_a leviathan_n against_o who_o violence_n and_o fury_n the_o people_n of_o the_o sea-coast_n have_v find_v a_o remedy_n which_o be_v by_o cast_v some_o water_n intermix_v with_o oil_n of_o castor_n the_o smell_n whereof_o force_n they_o immediate_o to_o retire_v without_o this_o help_n there_o be_v no_o fish_n on_o the_o coast_n chap._n xxii_o zisca_n a_o bohemian_a cap._n we_o read_v of_o one_o zisca_n a_o bohemian_a captain_n who_o in_o eleven_o battle_n fight_v in_o defence_n of_o the_o hussites_n against_o the_o pope_n and_o his_o confederate_n prevail_v and_o go_v away_o victorious_a insomuch_o that_o at_o his_o death_n he_o will_v the_o behemians_n to_o flay_v he_o and_o make_v a_o drum_n of_o his_o skin_n persuade_v himself_o if_o they_o so_o do_v they_o will_v never_o be_v overcome_v a_o fancy_n no_o less_o idle_a than_o strange_a in_o some_o of_o the_o forest_n of_o bohemia_n there_o be_v a_o little_a beast_n call_v lomie_n which_o have_v hang_v under_o its_o neck_n a_o bladder_n always_o full_a of_o scald_a water_n with_o which_o when_o she_o be_v hunt_v she_o so_o torture_v the_o dog_n that_o she_o thereby_o easy_o make_v her_o escape_n chap._n xxiii_o assiria_n the_o country_n of_o assiria_n be_v say_v to_o be_v so_o fertile_a that_o the_o hedge_n on_o the_o high_a way_n side_n afford_v very_o good_a fruit_n and_o the_o adjoin_a field_n afford_v to_o the_o passenger_n the_o shade_n of_o figtree_n be_v it_o not_o natural_o so_o it_o will_v not_o be_v much_o help_v by_o art_n or_o industry_n as_o be_v but_o mean_o people_v and_o those_o few_o without_o any_o encouragement_n either_o to_o the_o plant_n fruit_n or_o manure_v the_o land_n their_o sheep_n be_v common_o fat_a and_o fair_a but_o so_o over-laded_n on_o the_o tail_n both_o with_o flesh_n and_o fleece_n that_o they_o hang_v in_o long_a wreath_n to_o the_o ground_n drag_v after_o they_o with_o no_o small_a difficulty_n the_o tail_n of_o these_o sheep_n frequent_o weigh_v thirty_o pound_n or_o upward_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o assyrian_n have_v a_o strange_a way_n of_o contract_v their_o marriage_n their_o wife_n they_o never_o see_v till_o the_o day_n of_o their_o marriage_n but_o hear_v a_o good_a report_n of_o they_o they_o negotiate_v with_o her_o friend_n and_o when_o agree_v they_o meet_v in_o the_o chancel_n of_o the_o church_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o partition_n with_o a_o hole_n in_o it_o the_o bridegroom_n and_o his_o friend_n stand_v on_o one_o side_n and_o the_o bride_n and_o her_o kindred_n on_o the_o other_o than_o that_o churchman_n bid_v the_o bridgeroom_n to_o put_v his_o hand_n through_o the_o hole_n in_o the_o partition_n and_o take_v his_o bride_n by_o the_o hand_n which_o he_o do_v according_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o bride_n with_o a_o sharp_a point_a instrument_n make_v of_o purpose_n prick_v the_o bridegroom_n hand_n all_o over_o with_o sufficient_a eagerness_n if_o when_o he_o feel_v the_o smart_n he_o let_v go_v her_o hand_n they_o take_v it_o for_o a_o sign_n that_o he_o will_v not_o love_v she_o but_o if_o he_o hold_v she_o fast_o and_o wring_v her_o hand_n so_o hard_o till_o she_o cry_v again_o they_o take_v it_o as_o a_o very_a good_a omen_n and_o be_v glad_a they_o have_v so_o well_o bestow_v she_o after_o the_o marriage_n be_v consummate_v if_o a_o male_a child_n be_v bear_v unto_o they_o the_o father_n lose_v his_o own_o name_n and_o be_v call_v after_o his_o son_n name_n so_o as_o if_o the_o father_n name_n be_v moses_n and_o his_o son_n name_n joseph_n the_o father_n be_v no_o more_o call_v moses_n but_o abba_n joseph_n or_o the_o father_n of_o joseph_n so_o high_o do_v they_o reverence_v marriage_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o posterity_n chap._n xxiiii_o qvivira_n in_o califormia_n the_o province_n of_o quivira_n in_o califormia_n be_v a_o country_n full_a of_o herbage_n breed_v great_a store_n of_o cattle_n differ_v not_o much_o in_o bigness_n from_o those_o of_o europe_n but_o that_o they_o have_v a_o high_a bunch_n betwixt_o their_o shoulder_n bristle_a on_o the_o back_n like_o boar_n which_o somewhat_o resemble_v the_o mane_n of_o a_o horse_n their_o leg_n short_a and_o clad_v with_o fetlock_n their_o horn_n short_a but_o sharp_a the_o whole_a beast_n of_o so_o horrid_a a_o aspect_n that_o a_o horse_n will_v not_o venture_v near_o he_o till_o well_o acquaint_v yet_o in_o this_o beast_n lie_v all_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o country_n for_o they_o be_v to_o they_o as_o ale_n to_o drunkard_n meat_n drink_v and_o cloth_n and_o more_o too_o for_o the_o hide_v yield_v they_o house_n or_o at_o least_o the_o cover_n of_o they_o their_o bone_n bodkin_n their_o hair_n thread_n their_o sinew_n rope_n their_o horn_n maw_n and_o bladder_n vessel_n their_o dung_n fire_n their_o calfskin_n budget_n to_o draw_v and_o keep_v water_n in_o their_o blood_n drink_v and_o their_o flesh_n meat_n there_o be_v also_o say_v to_o be_v a_o cave_n between_o two_o mountain_n from_o which_o the_o rain_n descend_v turn_v into_o alabaster_n natural_o fashion_v into_o pillar_n and_o other_o portraiture_n chap._n xxv_o germany_n in_o germany_n once_o live_v a_o earl_n who_o wife_n be_v call_v jermentrudis_n have_v accuse_v a_o poor_a woman_n of_o adultery_n and_o cause_v she_o to_o be_v grievous_o punish_v for_o have_v twelve_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n be_v afterward_o herself_o deliver_v of_o the_o same_o number_n and_o all_o of_o they_o son_n her_o husband_n be_v absent_a at_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n she_o command_v the_o nurse_n to_o kill_v eleven_o of_o they_o fear_v it_o seem_v the_o like_a shame_n and_o punishment_n as_o by_o her_o instigation_n be_v inflict_v on_o the_o poor_a woman_n the_o nurse_n go_v to_o perform_v this_o wicked_a command_n be_v meet_v by_o the_o old_a earl_n then_o return_v homeward_o who_o ask_v she_o what_o she_o have_v in_o her_o apron_n she_o make_v answer_v whelp_n he_o desire_v to_o see_v they_o she_o deny_v he_o angry_a at_o this_o refusal_n he_o open_v her_o apron_n and_o there_o find_v eleven_o of_o his_o own_o sweet_a babe_n and_o most_o of_o they_o of_o promise_a countenance_n examine_v the_o matter_n he_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n and_o enjoin_v the_o old_a nurse_n to_o be_v secret_a in_o it_o he_o put_v the_o child_n out_o to_o nurse_n six_o year_n be_v expire_v the_o earl_n invite_v to_o a_o feast_n most_o of_o
the_o water_n which_o do_v the_o man_n put_v off_o their_o disguise_n which_o when_o the_o affright_a fish_n see_v post_v towards_o the_o sea_n and_o so_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o have_v chap._n xxxii_o begorre_n in_o the_o earldom_n of_o begorre_n near_o the_o pyrenaean_a mountain_n be_v say_v to_o live_v a_o leprous_a and_o infectious_a sort_n of_o people_n of_o noisome_a breathe_v deform_a body_n and_o ghastly_a visage_n in_o which_o regard_v not_o suffer_v to_o have_v commerce_n with_o other_o people_n nor_o to_o inherit_v any_o land_n but_o only_o to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o drudgery_n and_o the_o base_a of_o mechanic_n trade_n from_o their_o great_a misshapen_v head_n call_v capet_n or_o gabet_n chap._n xxxiii_o cascar_n cascar_n a_o province_n in_o altay_n in_o tartary_n the_o people_n thereof_o general_o rude_a and_o barbarious_a insomuch_o that_o in_o some_o part_n both_o sex_n indulge_v themselves_o this_o mutual_a privilege_n that_o if_o the_o husband_n or_o wife_n be_v absent_a twenty_o day_n the_o other_o party_n be_v at_o liberty_n again_o to_o marry_o chesmur_fw-la lop_v and_o camull_n three_o other_o province_n in_o the_o say_a country_n whereof_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o first_o be_v general_o both_o idolater_n and_o enchanter_n cause_v the_o dumb_a idol_n to_o speak_v the_o wind_n to_o rise_v and_o the_o sun_n to_o be_v darken_v for_o study_v which_o black-art_n if_o it_o come_v to_o they_o by_o study_n they_o have_v many_o monastery_n in_o which_o their_o hermit_n or_o monastic_o live_v a_o strict_a kind_n of_o life_n the_o province_n of_o lop_n memorable_a for_o have_v a_o great_a desert_n of_o 30_o day_n journey_n in_o it_o so_o true_a a_o desert_n that_o whosoever_o mean_v not_o to_o starve_v himself_o must_v carry_v all_o his_o victual_n with_o he_o dangerous_a to_o traveller_n if_o not_o beforehand_o make_v acquaint_v with_o their_o danger_n the_o evil_a spirit_n call_v man_n by_o their_o name_n and_o so_o make_v they_o stray_v from_o their_o company_n where_o they_o either_o perish_v with_o famine_n or_o be_v devour_v with_o wild_a beast_n camull_n a_o idolatrous_a country_n the_o people_n whereof_o account_v it_o a_o great_a honour_n to_o they_o to_o have_v their_o wife_n and_o sister_n at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o such_o as_o they_o entertain_v from_o which_o brutish_a custom_n when_o restrain_v by_o mango_n cham_n they_o petition_v at_o the_o three_o year_n end_n to_o be_v restore_v again_o to_o their_o former_a liberty_n protest_v they_o can_v never_o thrive_v since_o they_o leave_v that_o custom_n which_o desire_n of_o they_o be_v at_o last_o grant_v and_o be_v still_o in_o use_n chap._n xxxiv_o moravia_n in_o moravia_n among_o other_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o grow_v great_a store_n of_o frankincense_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o not_o on_o tree_n but_o on_o the_o ground_n and_o that_o too_o which_o add_v much_o to_o the_o miracle_n in_o the_o shape_n and_o figure_n of_o those_o part_n which_o man_n and_o woman_n must_v endeavour_v to_o conceal_v in_o the_o same_o country_n be_v a_o town_n call_v massa_n or_o messa_n famous_a in_o ancient_a time_n for_o have_v a_o temple_n in_o it_o who_o beam_n and_o rafter_n be_v of_o the_o bone_n of_o whale_n which_o usual_o be_v leave_v dead_a on_o the_o seashore_n chap._n xxxv_o hascora_n in_o morrocca_n in_o the_o province_n of_o hascora_n in_o moroocca_n be_v say_v to_o grow_v a_o sort_n of_o grape_n as_o large_a as_o pullet_n eggs._n and_o not_o far_o from_o a_o town_n call_v tedza_n in_o the_o say_a country_n stand_v the_o hill_n anchisa_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o it_o snow_v at_o all_o season_n of_o the_o year_n notwithstanding_o the_o inhabitant_n go_v extreme_o thin_a clad_v in_o the_o sharp_a winter_n chap._n xxxvi_o tunis_fw-la it_o be_v report_v that_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o tunis_n corn_n have_v in_o former_a time_n be_v so_o plentiful_a that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o augustus_n be_v 400_o ear_n grow_v upon_o one_o stalk_n and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o domitius_n nero_n be_v 360_o more_o grow_v upon_o another_o and_o both_o send_v to_o rome_n chap._n xxxvi_o greece_n in_o greece_n be_v say_v to_o be_v two_o river_n by_o name_n cireus_n and_o nileus_n both_o of_o that_o strange_a nature_n that_o if_o a_o sheep_n drink_v of_o the_o former_a his_o wool_n turn_v white_a and_o if_o of_o the_o latter_a it_o turn_v coalblack_a there_o be_v also_o a_o stone_n call_v aminthus_fw-la which_o be_v draw_v into_o thread_n like_o hemp_n and_o cloth_n make_v thereof_o which_o when_o it_o be_v foul_a instead_o of_o be_v cleanse_v with_o water_n as_o other_o cloth_n be_v it_o be_v throw_v into_o the_o fire_n and_o so_o cleanse_v by_o burn_v it_o but_o more_o of_o this_o hereafter_o chap._n xxxviii_o jangoma_n jangoma_fw-it in_o the_o country_n of_o laos_n be_v a_o mighty_a nation_n and_o a_o stout_a sort_n of_o people_n by_o religion_n gentiles_n naked_a from_o the_o be_v upward_a russ_v up_o their_o hair_n 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