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 weighty, earthy things. Amongt Plants, and Trees the Daffodill, Dragon-wort, Rue, Cummin, Hellebor, the tree from whence Benzoine comes, Mandrake, Opium, and thoe things which tupifie, and thoe things which are never own, and never bear fruit, and thoe which bring forth berries of a dark colour, and black fruit, as the black Fig-tree, the Pine-tree, the Cypres-tree, and a certain tree ued at burials, which never prings afreh with berries, rough, of a bitter tat, of a trong mell, of a black hadow, yielding a mot harp pitch, bearing a mot unprofitable fruit, never dies with age, deadly, dedicated to Pluto, as is the Hearb pa-flower, with which they were wont Anciently to trow the graves before they put the dead bodies into them, wherefore it was lawfull to make their Garlands at feats with all Hearbs, and Flowers beides pa-flowers, because it was mournfull, and not conducing to mirth. Alo all creeping Animals, living apart, and olitary, nightly, ad, contemplative, dull, covetous, fearfull, melancholly, that take much pains, low, that feed groly, and uch as eat their young. Of thee kinds therefore are the Mole, the Aes, the Wolf, the Hare, the Mule, the Cat, the Camel, the Bear, the Hog, the Ape, the Dragon, the Bailisk, the Toad, all Serpents, and creeping things, Scorpions, Pimires, and uch things as proceed from putrefaction in the Earth, in Water, or in the ruines of houes, as Mice, and many orts of Vermin. Amongt birds thoe are Saturnine, which have long necks, and harh voices, as Cranes, Etriches, and Peacocks, which are dedicated to Saturn, and Juno. Alo the crich-Owle, the horn-Owle, the Bat, the Lapwing, the Crow, the Quaile, which is the mot envious bird of all. Amongt fihes, the Eel, living apart from all other fih; the Lamprey, the Dog-fih, which devours her young, alo the Tortoie, Oiters, Cockles, to which may be added Sea-punges, and all uch things as come of them. Rh