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purpose_n they_o make_v much_o of_o jay_n dawes_n and_o choughe_n who_o they_o do_v honour_n high_o because_o they_o fly_v opposite_a against_o the_o locust_n and_o so_o destroy_v they_o moreover_o in_o syria_n they_o be_v force_v to_o levy_v a_o warlike_a power_n of_o man_n against_o they_o and_o make_v riddance_n by_o that_o mean_n see_v in_o how_o many_o part_n of_o the_o world_n this_o hurtful_a and_o noisome_a vermin_n be_v disperse_v and_o spread_v and_o yet_o in_o parthia_n they_o be_v take_v for_o very_o good_a meat_n the_o voice_n that_o they_o have_v such_o as_o it_o seem_v to_o come_v from_o the_o hinder_a part_n of_o their_o head_n for_o about_o that_o place_n where_o the_o jointure_n be_v of_o the_o shoulder_n to_o the_o nape_n of_o the_o neck_n they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v certain_a tooth_n which_o by_o grate_v and_o grind_v one_o against_o the_o other_o do_v yield_v a_o kind_n of_o crash_a noise_n and_o namely_o about_o the_o time_n of_o both_o the_o aequinoctial_o 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their_o carriage_n they_o divide_v it_o into_o piece_n that_o they_o may_v go_v with_o it_o more_o easy_o into_o their_o house_n if_o their_o seed_n within_o chance_v to_o take_v wet_a they_o lay_v they_o abroad_o and_o so_o dry_v they_o they_o give_v not_o over_o work_n by_o night_n when_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a but_o when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o change_n they_o rest_v and_o play_v they_o when_o they_o be_v at_o work_n how_o painful_a be_v they_o how_o busy_a how_o industrious_a and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o they_o make_v their_o purueiance_n in_o diverse_a place_n and_o bring_v from_o all_o part_n without_o knowledge_n one_o of_o the_o other_o they_o keep_v among_o they_o certain_a market_n day_n for_o a_o mutual_a interview_n and_o conference_n together_o and_o very_o it_o be_v a_o world_n to_o see_v how_o then_o they_o will_v assemble_v what_o run_v what_o greeting_n what_o intercourse_n and_o communication_n there_o be_v between_o they_o while_o they_o be_v inquisiâ—…ive_v as_o they_o meet_v one_o with_o another_o what_o news_n abroad_o even_o like_o merchant_n at_o a_o burse_n their_o â—…aifare_n be_v so_o ordinary_a and_o continual_a that_o we_o may_v see_v the_o very_a hard_a flint_n and_o pebble_n stone_n wear_v â—…ith_o their_o passage_n too_o and_o fro_o we_o may_v see_v i_o say_v a_o very_a pathway_n make_v where_o they_o use_v to_o go_v about_o their_o work_n whereby_o let_v no_o man_n doubt_v of_o what_o force_n and_o power_n continual_a use_n be_v of_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o be_v it_o never_o for_n little_a of_o all_o live_a creature_n they_o only_o and_o man_n do_v enterre_fw-fr and_o bury_v their_o dead_a among_o they_o to_o conclude_v throughout_o all_o sicily_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o see_v a_o fly_a ant._n chap._n xxxi_o ¶_o of_o indian_a pismire_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o hercules_n at_o erythrae_n there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v the_o horn_n of_o a_o certain_a indian_a ant_n which_o be_v there_o set_v up_o and_o fasten_v for_o a_o wonder_n to_o posterity_n in_o the_o country_n of_o the_o northern_a indian_n name_v dardae_n the_o ant_n do_v cast_v up_o gold_n above_o ground_n from_o out_o of_o the_o hole_n and_o mine_n within_o the_o earth_n these_o be_v in_o colour_n like_o to_o cat_n and_o as_o big_a as_o the_o foâ—…_n wolf_n of_o egypt_n this_o gold_n before_o say_v which_o they_o work_v up_o in_o the_o winter_n time_n the_o indian_n do_v steal_v from_o they_o in_o the_o extreme_a heat_n of_o summer_n wait_v their_o opportunity_n when_o the_o pismire_n lie_v close_o within_o their_o cave_n under_o the_o ground_n from_o the_o parch_a sun_n yet_o not_o without_o great_a danger_n for_o if_o they_o happen_v to_o wind_v they_o and_o catch_v their_o scent_n out_o they_o go_v and_o follow_v after_o they_o in_o great_a haste_n and_o with_o such_o fury_n they_o fly_v upon_o they_o that_o oftentimes_o they_o tear_v they_o in_o piece_n let_v they_o make_v way_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o can_v upon_o their_o 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