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Author: Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
Title: The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...
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Print source: The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents., Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English., Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English., Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English., Rowland, John, M.D.
London: Printed by E. Cotes for G. Sawbridge ... T. Williams ... and T. Johnson ..., 1658.
Alternate titles: Historie of foure-footed beasts
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Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.
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TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE Lord Marquesse OF DORCHESTER, Earl of KINGSTONE, Vicount NEW ARKE, &c.
To the Reverend and Right Worshipful RICHARD NEILE, D. of Divinity, Dean of Westminster, Master of the Savoy, and Clerk of the King his most Excellent Majesties Closet; all felicity Temporal, Spiritual, and Eternal.
An Alphabetical Table of all the Creatures described in this First Volum.
THE HISTORY OF Four-Footed Beasts.
The ANTALOPE.
Of the APE.
The MUNKEY.
The CEPUS, or Martine Munkey.
The Ape CALITRICH.
Of the Prasyan Apes.
Of the CYNOCEPALE or BABOUN.
A TARTARINE.
The SATYRE.
The figure of another Monster.
Of the Norvegian Monsters.
Of the AEGOPITHECUS.
Of the SPHINGA or SPHINX.
Of the SAGOIN, called GALEOPITHECUS.
Of the Bear-Ape ARCTOPITHECUS.
Of the SIMIVULPA, or Apish-Fox.
Of the ASSE.
Of the Hinnus, Innus, and Ginnus, Mannus, mannulus, Befi & Burdenes, &c.
Of the Wild Asse.
Of the Scythian Asses.
Of the Indian Asses.
Of the ALBORACH and AXIS.
Of the BADGER, otherwise called a Brocke, a Gray, or a Bauson.
Of the BEAR.
Of the BEAVER Male and Female.
Of the BISON.
Of the white SCOTIAN BISON.
BONASUS, the figure of the Head and Horns.
Of the BUFFE.
Of the Vulgar BUGIL.
Of the African BUGIL.
Of the BULL.
Of another Beast called BUSELAPHUS.
Of the OXE and COW.
Of COWES.
Of the CALF.
Of the supposed Beast CACUS.
Of the CAMEL.
Of the Camel DROMEDARY.
Of the two sorts of CAMELOPARDALS.
Of the ALLOCAMELUS.
Of another Beast called CAMPE.
Of the CAT.
Of the Wilde CAT.
Of the COLVS.
Of the CONY.
Of the Indian little PIG-CONY.
Of the Fallow Deer, commonly called a BVCK and a DOE.
Of the second kind of Deer the ROE-BVCKE.
Of the first kinde of TRAGELAPHVS which may be called a DEER-GOAT.
The Figure of another TRAGELAPHUS, or DEER-GOAT, expressed by Bellonius.
Of the HART and HINDE.
Of the DYCTYES.
Of the DOG in general.
Of the GRAY-HOUND, with a narration of all strong and great hunting DOGS.
The Hunting Hound of Scotland called RACHE, and in English a HOUND.
The SLVTH-HOVND of Scotland, called in Germany a SCHLATTHVND.
The English BLOOD-HOVND.
The WATER SPAGNEL.
Of the mixt kinde of Dogs calleed in English MANGRELS or MONGRELS.
Of the VILLAGE-DOG, or HOVSE-KEEPER.
Of the MIMICK, or GETULIAN-DOG, and the little MELITAEAN-DOGS of Gentlewomen.
The Preamble or Entrance into the Treatise following.
Of the DOG called a HARIER; in Latin, Leverarius.
Of the DOG called a TERRAR; in Latin, Terrarius.
Of the DOG called a BLOOD-HOVND; in Latin, Sanguinarius.
Of the DOG called the GASE-HOUND; in Latin, Agasaeus.
Of the DOG called the GRAY-HOUND; in Latin, Leporarius.
Of the DOG called the LEVINER, or LYEMMER; in Latin, Lorarius.
Of the DOG called a TUMBLER▪ in Latin, Vertagus.
Of the DOG called the THEEVISH DOG, in Latin, Canis furax.
Of Gentle DOGS serving the Hawk, and first of the SPANIEL, called in Latin, Hispaniolus.
The DOG called the SETTER; in Latin, Index.
Of the DOG called the WATER SPANIEL, or FINDER; in Latin, Aquaticus seu Inquisitor.
Of the DOG called the FISHER; in Latin Canis Piscator.
Of the delicate, neat, and prety kind of DOGS called the SPANIEL GENTLE, or the COMFORTER; in Latin, Melitaeus, or Fotor.
The virtue which remaineth in the SPANIEL GENTLE, otherwise called the COMFORTER.
Dogs of a course kinde serving many necessary uses, called in Latin Canes rustici, and first of the Shepherds Dog, called in Latin, Canis Pastoralis.
Of the MASTIVE, or BANDOG; called in Latin, Villaticus, or Catenarius.
Containing CVRS of the Mungrel and Kascal sort, and first of all the DOG called in Latine, Admonitor, and of us in English, Wappe, or Warner.
Of the DOG called TVRNESPIT, in Latine, Veraversr.
Of the DOG called the DANCER, in Latine, Saltator or Tympanista.
Of other DOGS, a short conclusion, wonderfully ingendred within the coast of this Countrey.
A start to Out-landish DOGS in this conclusion, not impertinent to the Authors purpose.
A Supplement or Addition, containing a demonstration of DOGS Names how they had their Original.
Of the Gase-hound.
Of the Gray-hound.
Of the Levyner or the Lyemmer.
Of the Tumbler.
Of the Setter.
Of the Water Spaniel or Finder.
Of the Ethiopian EAL.
Of the ELEPHANT.
Of the ELK.
The Figure of the ELK with Horns.
The ELK without Horns.
Of the FERRET.
Of the FITCH or POUL-CAT.
Of the FOX.
The Crucigeran FOX.
Of the GENNET-CAT, called GENETHA.
Of the GOAT, Male and Female.
Of the GOAT called by Pliny a DEER.
Of the WILDE GOAT, and the Figure of the Helvetian, alpian, WILDE or ROCK-GOAT.
Of the KID.
The Remedies out of a Wilde Goat.
Of the GVLON.
Of the GORGON or strange Lybian Beast.
Of the HARE.
Of the HEDGE-HOG.
Of the HORSE.
Of the choice of good Horses.
Of the choise of Stallions and breeding Mares.
Of handling, taming, or breaking of Horses.
Of adorning and furnishing Horses.
Of Riding and sitting on Horseback.
Of the disposition of Horses in general.
Of the natural disposition of Horses.
Of the fear of Horses, and their enemies in nature.
The love and knowledge of Horses to men.
Of several kindes of Horses.
Of Horse-men, and the orders of Chivalry and Knighthood.
Of the greatest Horse-masters and nourishers of Horses.
Of fighting in War upon Horses.
Of Riding.
The Instruments of Riding appertaining to a Horse.
Of Hunting Horses.
Of Coursers, or swift light running Horses.
Of the Gelding.
Of Careering Horses for Pomp or Triumph.
Of load or Pack-horses.
Of Wilde-horses, the Sea-horse, and the Hart-horse, called Hippelaphus.
The figure of HIPPELAPHUS.
Of the SEA-HORSE.
Of the Diet of Horses, and their length of life.
Of the uses of Horse-flesh, Mares-milk, and other parts.
The moral discourse of Horses, concerning Fictions, Pictures, and other devises.
Of the statues and figures of Horses.
Of the several diseases of Horses and their cures.
Of causes and kinds thereof.
Of sickness, what it is, and how many general kinds there be; also with what order the diseases of Horses are herein declared. And finally, of the four times, belonging to every sickness.
Of the signes of sickness in general.
Of the Fever and divers kinds thereof in a Horse.
Of divers sorts of Fevers according to Vegetius, and first of that which continueth but one day.
Of the Fever continual.
Of the Fever taken in the Autumn, that is to say, at the fall of the leaf.
Of the Fever in Summer season.
Of the Fever in Winter.
Of the Fever which cometh of raw Digestion, or of Repletion.
Of the Fever accidental coming of some Vlcer in the mouth or throat.
Of the Pestilent Ague.
Martins opinion and experience touching a Horses Fever.
Of sickness in general, and the Fever.
Of the Pestilence.
Of the Diseases in the Head.
Of Head-ach.
Of the Frenzy and Madness of a Horse.
Another of the Head-ach.
Of the Sleeping-evil.
Another of the Sleeping-evill.
Of a Horse that is taken.
Another of a Horse that is taken.
Of the Staggers.
Of the Staggers.
Of the Failing-evil.
Of the Night-mars.
Of the Apoplexy.
Of the Cramp or Convulsion of the Sinews and Muscles.
Of the Cramp or Convulsions of the Sinews or Muscles.
Of the Cold in the Head.
Of the Cold in the Head.
Of the diseases of the Eyes.
Of Weeping or Watering Eyes.
Of Watering Eyes.
Of Bloud-shotten Eyes, also for a blow or itching, and rubbing in the Eyes.
Another of Bloud-shotten Eyes, or any other sore Eye, coming of rheume or other humor.
Of dimness of sight, and also for the Pin and Web, or any other spot in the Eye.
Of the Pin and Web, and other dimness.
Of the Haw, called of the Italians, Ilunghia de gli occhi.
Another of the Haw.
Of Lunatich Eyes.
Another of Lunatick or Moon-eyes.
Of the Canker in the Eye.
Of diseases incident to the Ears, and Poll of the head, and first of a Impostume in the Ear.
Of the Poll evill.
Of the Vives.
Another of the Vives.
Of the Cankerous Ulcer in the Nose.
Of bleeding at the Nose.
Of the bleeding at the Nose, or to stanch Flux of bloud in any sort.
Of the diseases in the Mouth, and first of the bloudy Rifts, or Chops in the Palat of the Mouth.
Of the Bladders in a Horses mouth, which our old Farriers were wont to call the Gigs. The Italians call them Froncelle.
Of the Bladders in a Horses mouth.
Of the Lampass.
Another of the Lampass.
Of the Canker in the mouth.
Another of the Canker in the mouth.
Of the heat in the mouth and lips.
Of the tongue being hurt with the bit or otherwise.
Of the Barbles or paps underneath the tongue.
Of the pain in the teeth and gums, of the Wolfsteeth, and Jaw teeth.
Why the diseases in the neck, withers, and back, be declared here before the diseases in the throat.
Of the Crick in the neck.
Of Wens in the neck.
Of swelling in the neck after blood-letting.
How to bloud.
Of the falling of the Crest.
Of the falling of the Crest.
Of the manginess of the Mane.
Of the falling of the hair of the Mane.
Of griefs in the withers.
Another of blisterings, or small swellings in the withers or back and gallings.
Of great swellings and inflamations in a Horses withers.
Of the horns or hard knobs growing under the Sadle side.
Of Wens or knobs growing about the Saddle skirts.
Of the Navillgall.
Of the swaying of the back.
Of the weakness in the back.
Of Hidebound.
Of the diseases in the throate and lungs, and why the griefs of the shoulders and hips be not mentioned before amongst the griefs of the withers and back.
Of the Glanders and Strangullion, so called according to the Italian name Stranguillion.
A drink for the Strangullion or Glanders,
Of the mourning of the Chine.
Of the Strangullion or Squinancy.
Of the Cough.
Of the inward and wet Cough.
Of the dry Cough.
Of the Fretized, broken and rotten Lungs.
Of putrified and rotten lungs.
Of shortness of breath.
Of the Pursick.
Of a Consumption.
Of the Consumption of the Flesh, and how to make a lean Horse fat.
Of grief in the Breast.
Of the pain in the Heart called Anticor, that is to say, contrary to the Heart.
Of tired Horses.
Of the diseased parts under the Midriff, and first of the Stomach.
Of the loathing of Meat.
Of casting out his Drink.
Of Surfeting with glut of Provender.
Of another kinde of Surfeting with meat or drink, called of us, Foundering in the body.
Of the Hungry Evill.
Of the Disease in the Liver.
Of the Consumption in the Liver.
Of the diseases in the Gall.
Of the diseases in the Spleen.
Of the Yellows.
Of the Yellows.
Of the evill habit of the Body, and of the Dropsie.
Of the Evil habit of the Stomach.
Of the diseases of the Guts of a Horse, and first of the Colick.
Of Costiveness, or Belly-bound.
Of the Lax.
Of the Bloudy flux.
Of the Worms.
Of Worms in general.
Of the pain in the Kidneys.
Of the diseases belonging to the Bladder and Urine of a Horse.
Of Pissing Blod.
Of the Colt Evil.
Another of the Colt Evil.
Of the mattering of the Yard.
Of the shedding of Seed.
Of the Falling of the Yard.
Of the swelling of the Cod and Stones.
Of incording and g.
Of the btoh in the grains of a Horse.
Of the diseases incident to the womb of a Mare, and specially of barrenness.
Another receipt for the same purpose.
Of the Itch, Scab, and Manginess in the tail, and falling of the tail.
Of the Scab.
How to know when a Horse halteth before in what part his grief is.
Of the grief and pinching in the shoulder.
Of the wrinching of the Shoulder.
Of Splaiting in the Shoulder.
Of the Shoulder pight.
Of the swelling of the Fore-legs after great labor.
Of the Foundering in the Fore-legs.
Of Foundring.
Of the splent as well in the inside or outside of the knee, as other where in the Legs.
Of the Splent.
Of a Malander.
Another of the Malander.
Of an upper Attains or over-reach upon the back sinew of the shanke, somewhat above the joynt.
Of a Nether taint.
Of an Attaint.
Of an over-reach upon the heel.
Of false quarters.
Of halting behind, and where the grief is.
Of th String halt.
Of a Horse that is hipped, or hurt in the hips.
Of stifling, and hurts in the stifle.
Of foundering behind.
Of the dry Spaven.
Of the Spaven, both bone and bloud.
Of the wet Spaven, or through Spaven.
Of the Selander.
Of the hough bony, or hard knob.
Of the Curb.
Another of the Curb.
Of the Pains.
Another of the Pains.
Of Mules or Kibed heels, called of the Italians, Mule.
Of Frettishing.
Of sorances or griefs that be common to all Fore-feet.
Of Windgals.
Of Windgals.
Of Wrinching the neather joynt.
Of Enterfering.
Another of Enterfering.
Of the Shakel-gall.
Of hurts in the Legs, that cometh by casting in the halter or collar.
Of the Cratches, or Rats tails, called of the Italians, Crepaccie.
Of the Scratches.
Of the Ring-bone.
Of the Ring-bone.
Of the Crown-scab.
Of hurts upon the Cronet crossing one foot over another, which the Italians call Supraposte.
Of the Quitter-bone.
Of the Quitter-bone.
Of the Gravelling.
Of Gravelling.
Of Surbating.
Of a Prick in the sole of the Foot, by treading on a nail, or any other sharp thing that doth enter into the Foot.
Of Accloyd or Prickt.
Of the Fig.
Of a Retreat.
Of Cloying.
Of loosening the Hoof.
Of casting the Hoof.
Of the Hoof-bound.
Of the running Frush.
Of the Frush.
Of diseases or griefs indifferently incident to any part of the body, but first of the Leprosie, or universal Manginess, called of the old Writers Elephantia.
Of the Farcin, called in Italian of some Il verme, and of some Farcina.
Of the Farcion.
A most approved medicine to cure the Farcion.
Another medicine of the same.
Of the Canker, called of the Italian, Il Cancro.
Of the Fistula, called of the Italians Fistula.
Of an Aubury.
Of Wounds.
Of Wounds in the fleshy parts.
Of old Ulcers or Wounds.
Of an hurt with an Arrow.
Of pulling out Shivers or Thorns.
Of bruisings or swellings.
Of Sinews cut, prickt, or bruised.
How to cure a wound made with Harquebush-shot.
Of burning with Lime or any other fiery thing.
Of the biting of a mad Dog.
Of hurts by tusks of a Boar.
To heal the biting or stinging of Serpents.
Another Medicine for the same purpose.
Of drinking of Horse-leaches.
Of swallowing down Hens dung.
Of Lice, and how to kill them.
Of Lousiness.
How to save Horses from the stinging of flies in Summer.
Of bones being broken out of joynt.
Of broken bones.
Of bones out of joynt.
Certain receipts of Plaisters, very good for broken bones, taken out of the old Authors, writing of Horse-leach craft.
Another receit for broken bones.
An Ointment for broken bones.
In how many veins a Horse may be let bloud, and to what end.
The order of taking up Veins, and wherefore it is good.
Of Purging with Purgation or Glyster.
Of Purgations.
Of Cauterization, or giving the fire, as well actual as potential.
Of Cauteries Potential.
The receipt of a Caustick used by Chiron, to dry up the superfluous moisture, and to bind parts loosened, and to strengthen parts weakned.
Another Caustick used by Pelagonius, to dry up Swellings, Bladders, Wind-gals and Splents in the legs and joynts.
Of the Anticor.
Of the Cords.
Of the Millets.
Of the Serew.
The medicines arising out of Horses.
Of the HYAENA, and the divers kinds thereof.
The Figure of the first HYAENA.
The Second kinde of HYAENA, called Papio or Dabuh.
Of the CROCUTA.
Of the MANTICHORA.
The Medicines of the Hyaena.
Of the IBEX.
The Mes of the Ibex.
Of the ICHNEUMON.
This first picture of the Ichneumon was taken by Bellonius except the back be too much elevated.
The second picture taken out of Oppianus Poems, as it was found in an old Manuscript.
The Medicines of the Ichneumon.
Of the LAMIA.
Of the LION.
The medicines of the Lion.
Of the LINX.
The picture of a Linx once in the Tower of London, which was first described by Doctor Cay.
These Figures were taken by Olaus Magnus, wherein the Linx pursneih a wilde Cat.
Of the Marder, Martel, or Marten.
Of the MOLE or WANT.
The Medicines of the Mole.
Of the vulgar little MOUSE.
The Medicines of the Mouse.
Of the RAT.
Of the WATER-RAT.
Of the ALPINE MOVSE.
Of the DORMOUSE.
The Medicines of the Dormouse.
Of the Hamster or Cricetus, the first figure taken by Michael Horus.
The second picture taken by John Kentmant, and it is her fashion and and protracture to lie thus when she is angry, for so doth her colour appear both on the back and belly.
Of the NORICIAN MOUSE.
Of the MOUSE PONTIQVE.
Of the Mouse called the Shrew, or the Erd shrew.
The Medicines of the Shrew.
That the biting of a Shrew is venemous, and of the reason of healing in this kinde.
Of Wilde FIELD-MICE.
Of the WOOD-MOVSE.
Of the Nut-mouse, Hasel-mouse, or Filbird-mouse.
Of the LASCITT MOUSE.
Of the SOREX.
The Medicines of the Sorex.
The Indian Mouse, and divers other kindes of Mice, according to their Countries.
Of the Moschatte, or Musk-cat.
The Medicines of the Musk-cat.
Of the MVLE.
The Medicines of the Mule.
Of the Neades, Neides, or Naides.
Of the OUNCE, the description whereof was taken by Doctor Cay in England.
Of the ORYX.
The SCYTHIAN WOLF.
Of the OTTER.
Of the Panther, commonly called a Pardal, a Leopard, and a Libbard.
The Medicines of the Panther, or Leopard.
Of the POEPHAGUS.
The Porcuspine or Porcupine.
Of the Reyner, or Rainger.
Of the RHINOCEROS.
Of the SHEEP.
The Arabian Sheep with a bread tail.
The Arabian Sheep with a long tail.
Of the diseases of Sheep, and their causes in general.
Of venomous meats or herbs unto Sheep.
Of the Colds of Sheep.
Of Scabs, and the causes of them.
Of the Scabs of Sheep, the first remedy.
Another medicine for the Scabs.
Another medicine of the same.
Another medicine.
Of the Holyfire which the Shepheards call the Pox, or the Blisters, or Saint Anthonies fire.
Of the Warts, and Cratches of Sheep.
Of the Falling-sickness.
Of the pains in the Eyes.
Of Phlegme in Sheep.
Of the swelling in the Jaws.
For the Cough, and pain in the Lungs.
Of sighing and shortness of breath.
Of the loathing of Sheep, and encreasing of their stomach.
Of the Fluxes of Sheep, and looseness of the belly.
Of the milt of Sheep.
Of the sickness of the Spleen.
Of the Fevers of Sheep.
Of the Pestilence or Rottenness of Sheep.
Of Lice and Tikes.
Of the RAM.
Of the WEATHER-SHEEP.
Of the LAMB.
Of the MUSMON.
The medicines of the Sheep in general.
The medicines of the Ram.
The medicines of the Lomb.
Of the STREPSICEROS.
Of the SQVIRREL.
Of the Getulian Squirrel, described and figured by Doctor Cay.
Of a Wilde Beast in the New found World called SU.
Of the SUBUS, a kinde of wilde Water-sheep.
Of the SWINE in general.
Of the diseases of Swine.
Of the Measels.
Of leannesse or pining.
Of the Pestilence.
Of the Ague.
The signs of an Ague in this beast are these.
Of the Cramp.
Of Lice.
Of the Lethargy.
Of the head-aches.
Of the Gargarisme.
Of the Kernels.
Of the pain in their Lungs.
Of the diseases in the Spleen.
The medicines of the Hog.
Of the Wilde BOAR.
The Medicines of the wilde Swine.
Of the TATUS, or Guinean Beast.
Of the AIOCHTOCHTH.
Of the TIGER.
Of the ƲNICORN.
The Medicines arising from the Ʋnicorn.
Of the ƲRE-OX.
Of the Lybian OXE.
Of the Indian wilde OXEN.
Of the WEASEL.
The Medicines arising from the Weasel.
Of the WOLF.
Of the SEA-WOLF.
Of the THOES.
The Medicines of a Wolf.
Of the ZEBEL, commonly called a SABEL.
Of the NOERTS.
Of the VARMEL.
Of the ZIBETH, or SIVET-CAT.
title page
To the Reader.
A GENERAL TREATISE OF SERPENTS, DIVINE, MORAL, and NATƲRAL.
Of the Creation and first Beginning of SERPENTS.
Of the natural Generation of SERPENTS, and their several Originals.
Of the Names of Serpents, and their several parts of Anatomy.
Of the quantity of Serpents, and their abode, food, and other accidents.
Of the inward disposition of Serpents, and of their concord and discord with other Creatures.
Of the friendship and enmity which Serpents keep with other Creatures.
Of the Medicines made and taken ont of SERPENTS.
Of the way to drive away Serpents. Of their poyson and bitings.
A certain and sure way to cure those who either have been poysoned, invenomed, or bitten by them.
The Conclusion of this General Discourse of SERPENTS.
Of the ADDER.
Of the AMMODYTE.
Of the ARGES and ARGOLAE.
Of ASPES.
Of the Description and differences of BEES.
Of BEES called DRONES and THEEVES.
Of WASPS.
of HORNETS.
of CANTHARIDES or Spanish Flies.
Of CATERPILLERS, or PALMER-WORMS, called of some Cankers.
Of the BOAS.
Of the CHAMAELEON.
Of the COCKATRICE.
Of the CORDIL.
Of the CROCODILE.
Of the Arabian or Egyptian LAND CROCODILE.
Of the LAND CROCODILE of Bresilia.
Of the CROCODILE of the Earth called Scincus, a Scink.
Of the DART.
Of the DIPSAS.
Of the DOUBLE-HEAD.
Of the DRAGON.
Of the WINGED DRAGON.
Of the DRYINE.
Of the Serpents called ELEPHANTS.
Of FROGS.
Of the GREEN FROG.
Of the Padock or Crooked back FROG.
Of the TOAD.
Of the GREEN SERPENTS.
Of the HAEMORRHE.
Of the Horned SERPENT.
Of the HYENA.
Of the HYDRA, supposed to be killed by Hercules.
Of innocent SERPENTS.
Of the LIZARD.
The picture of the Lizard with the belly upward.
Of the GREEN LIZARD.
Of the MILLET or CENCHRINE.
Of the NEVTE or WATER-LIZARD.
Of the PELIAS.
Of the PORPHYRE.
Of the PRESTER.
Of the RED SERPENT.
Of the SALAMANDER.
Of the SCORPION.
Of the SCYTALL.
Of the SEA-SERPENTS.
Of the SEPS or SEPEDON.
of the SLOW-WORM.
Of the SNAKE.
Of Spiders and their several sorts.
And first of those that are commonly called PHALANGIES.
Inward Medicines out of Dioscorides.
Medicines out of Galen.
Remedies out of Apollodorus.
Out of Aetius, and Paulus Aegineta.
Out of Nicander.
Out of Avicenna.
Certain other selected Medicines out of Absyrtus, Albucasis, Lullus, Rhazes and Ponzettus.
Out of Plny, Celsus, and Scaliger.
Of the Tame or House SPIDER.
Of the STELLION.
Of the TYRE.
Of the TORTOISE.
Of the TORTOISE of the Earth, whose shell is only figured.
Of the TORTOISE of the Sweet-water.
Of the TORTOISE of the Sea.
Of the VIPER.
Of the Medicines which may be made of the Viper.
Of Triacle and Trochuks of Vipers.
Of EARTH-WORMS.
A Physical Index, containing plentiful Remedies for all Diseases incident to the Body of Man, drawn from the several Creatures contained in this First Volum.
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To the Noble Knight, and the Kings chief Physician, Dr. WILLIAM PADDY: Theodore Mayerne, Knight, Baron of St. Albons, and Companion to the chief Physicians in the Court of Britain, wisheth much health.
A Preface upon the undertaking of this Argument; and of the worth and use of it.
THE THEATER OF INSECTS: OR, Of lesser living Creatures.
CHAP. I.
Their bodies shine with equall spots of gold.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
And with the Reed wll waxed they play'd and sang.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
CHAP. IX.
Now let us proceed to the Insect called Tenthredo.
CHAP. X.
CHAP. XI.
Those kinde of Flies that follow are more rare.
CHAP. XII.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
Of the use of Butterflies.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI.
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
CHAP. XXIII.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII.
CHAP. XXVIII.
CHAP. XXIX.
Of the Division of the Second Book.
The Preface.
list of insect types
THE THEATER of INSECTS: OR, Of lesser living Creatures. BOOK II.
CHAP. I.
CHAP. II.
CHAP. III.
CHAP. IV.
CHAP. V.
CHAP. VI.
CHAP. VII.
CHAP. VIII.
Of the Juli.
CHAP. IX.
CHAP. X.
The Antidote of Anderam, otherwise Braz. the King of Sicily.
Another of the same.
A Medicament of Andro a Greek Philosopher.
Another excellent remedy.
Externall remedies out of Rhasis.
Internals of Rhasis.
External remedies from Albucasis.
Internals from Albucasis.
CHAP. XI.
CHAP. XII.
Out of Galen.
Out of Aetius and Aegineta.
Out of Pliny, Celsus, Scaliger.
CHAP. XIII.
CHAP. XIV.
CHAP. XV.
CHAP. XVI
CHAP. XVII.
CHAP. XVIII.
CHAP. XIX.
CHAP. XX.
CHAP. XXI.
CHAP. XXII.
The general Cure of the lowsie Disease.
CHAP. XXIII.
CHAP. XXIV.
CHAP. XXV.
CHAP. XXVI.
CHAP. XXVII.
CHAP. XXVIII.
CHAP. XXIX.
CHAP. XXX.
CHAP. XXXI.
CHAP. XXXII.
CHAP. XXXIII.
CHAP. XXXIV.
CHAP. XXXV.
CHAP. XXXVI.
CHAP. XXXVII.
CHAP. XXXVIII.
CHAP. XXXIX.
CHAP. XL.
CHAP. XLI.
CHAP. XLII.
An Index of all the CHAPTERS contained in the Second Volum.
BOOK I.
BOOK II.
A Physical Index, containing plentifull Remedies for all Diseases incident to the Body of Man, drawn from the several Creatures contained in this Second Volume.