A greene forest, or A naturall historie vvherein may bee seene first the most sufferaigne vertues in all the whole kinde of stones & mettals: next of plants, as of herbes, trees, [and] shrubs, lastly of brute beastes, foules, fishes, creeping wormes [and] serpents, and that alphabetically: so that a table shall not neede. Compiled by Iohn Maplet, M. of Arte, and student in Cambridge: entending hereby yt God might especially be glorified: and the people furdered. Anno 1567.

Of Chelidros the Serpent.

CHelidros the Serpent or of some in Gréek Chersidros, is in placebeing, one of those kindes which be doubtfull. For it is now abi∣ding vpon the earth now in the waters. This saith Isidore, maketh the earth smell well, or to haue good breathing there where as it crée∣peth as Virgill describeth in these verses.

Seu terga expirant spumantia virus Seu terra fumat teter quá labitur anguis. In question is it whether that The fomie flesh and rancored Sell Of Chelidros that poysonous Snake, Should giue such odoriferous smell. Or that the earth by which this Snake Doth slide and glaunce along, Should giue to the nose obiect so swete Or minister scent so strong.

Isidore sayth, that it goeth straight out in lim, and bodie, and findeth thereby a maruellous great ease: whereas if he should bowe hym∣selfe he should straine and hurt him selfe.