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weighty, earthy things. Amongſt Plants, and Trees the Daffodill, Dragon-wort, Rue, Cummin, Hellebor, the tree from whence Benzoine comes, Mandrake, Opium, and thoſe things which ſtupifie, and thoſe things which are never ſown, and never bear fruit, and thoſe which bring forth berries of a dark colour, and black fruit, as the black Fig-tree, the Pine-tree, the Cypreſs-tree, and a certain tree uſed at burials, which never ſprings afreſh with berries, rough, of a bitter taſt, of a ſtrong ſmell, of a black ſhadow, yielding a moſt ſharp pitch, bearing a moſt unprofitable fruit, never dies with age, deadly, dedicated to Pluto, as is the Hearb paſ-flower, with which they were wont Anciently to ſtrow the graves before they put the dead bodies into them, wherefore it was lawfull to make their Garlands at feaſts with all Hearbs, and Flowers beſides paſ-flowers, because it was mournfull, and not conducing to mirth. Alſo all creeping Animals, living apart, and ſolitary, nightly, ſad, contemplative, dull, covetous, fearfull, melancholly, that take much pains, ſlow, that feed groſly, and ſuch as eat their young. Of theſe kinds therefore are the Mole, the Aſſes, the Wolf, the Hare, the Mule, the Cat, the Camel, the Bear, the Hog, the Ape, the Dragon, the Baſilisk, the Toad, all Serpents, and creeping things, Scorpions, Piſmires, and ſuch things as proceed from putrefaction in the Earth, in Water, or in the ruines of houſes, as Mice, and many ſorts of Vermin. Amongſt birds thoſe are Saturnine, which have long necks, and harſh voices, as Cranes, Eſtriches, and Peacocks, which are dedicated to Saturn, and Juno. Alſo the ſcrich-Owle, the horn-Owle, the Bat, the Lapwing, the Crow, the Quaile, which is the moſt envious bird of all. Amongſt fiſhes, the Eel, living apart from all other fiſh; the Lamprey, the Dog-fiſh, which devours her young, alſo the Tortoiſe, Oiſters, Cockles, to which may be added Sea-ſpunges, and all ſuch things as come of them.