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 of the tomack. The Topaze againt pirituall heats, uch as are coveteounes, lut, and all manner of excees of love. The like inclination is there alo of Pimires againt the Hearb Origanum, and the wing of a Bat, and the heart of a Lapwing, from the preence of which they flie. Alo Origanum is contrary to a certain poionous fly, which cannot endure the Sun, and reits Salamanders, and loaths Cabbage with uch a deadly hatred, that they detroy one the other; o Cucumbers hate oile, and will run themelves into a ring leat they hould touch it. And it is aid that the Gall of a Crow makes men afraid, and drives them away where it is, as alo certain other things; o a Diamond doth diagree with the Loadtone, that being et by it, it will not uffer Iron to be drawn to it; and heep fly from Frog-parley as from ome deadly thing: and that which is more wonderfull, nature hath pictured the ign of this death in the livers of heep, in which the very figure of Frog-parly being decribed, doth naturally appear; So Goats do o hate Garden bail, as if there were nothing more pernicious. And again, amongt Animals, Mice, and Weeels do diagree; whence it is aid that Mice will not touch Cheee, if the brains of a Weeel be put in the rennet, and beides that the Cheee will not be corrupt with age. So a Lizard is o contrary to Scorpions, that it makes them afraid with its very sight, as alo it puts them into a cold weat; therefore they are killed with the oile of them, which oile alo cures the wounds made by Scorpions. There is also an enmity betwixt Scorpions, and Mice: wherefore if a Moue be applyed to a prick or wound made by a Scorpion, it cures it, as it is reported. There is alo an enmity betwixt Scorpions, and Stalabors, Apes, and Wapes. It is reported also that nothing is o much an enemy to Snakes as Crabs, and that if Swine be hurt therewith they eat them, and are cured. The Sun alo being in Cancer, Serpents are tormented. Alo the Scorpion, and Crocodile kil one the other; and if the Bird Ibis doth but touch a crocodile with one of his feathers, he makes him immoveable; the Bird called Butard flies away at the ight of a hore; and a Hart runs away at the sight of a Ram, as alo of a