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THe Lyon in his greeke vocable and worde is interpreted King: he is reported to be the King ouer all other beastes. There are diuers of this kind▪ they only differing in their Mane eyther long or short. His strength is in his hed. His vertue in his heart, he sléepeth (as the Hare doth) with eielids vnshut. When he awaketh
forth out of sléepe, he rubbeth out the print of his bodie and steps, least the huntesman espy∣ing them, should easily finde him out. He is verie gentle to man & neuer hurteth him vn∣lesse he be greatly iniuried by him, or that he is throughly an hūgry. He knoweth sayth Pli∣nie, when the Lyonesse hath played him false play, and hath played the Aduoutresse with the Libard, by a certaine rammish smel or sweate which ariseth of them both. Yet if she washeth hir selfe throughly, she may deceyue him. Ari∣stotle sayth, that the Lionesse at the first birth or broode bringeth forth most of hir yong: then after that, she lesseneth euerie broode one. For at the first, she bringeth forth fiue: at the second time, foure: at the thirde time, thrée: at the fourth time, two: at the fift, one: and euer after that, she is sterill and barraine. Of their re∣membrance of a good turne I néede not speake, or howe they haue done man a good turne one for another. As that which had a thorne in hir Claw being holpen of one named Androdus, & eased thereof: euen when as he through en∣uie was deliuered vp to be punished, & throwē into hir Denne, that Lionesse that he eased so before, did then well remember him. As also I néede not to speak how God oftentimes bride∣leth in all beastes deuouring whatsoeuer, to
shew his pleasure and possibilitie what he can doe and worke by meanes of these. There was a fierce & hungrie Lyon let loose to Darius the Martyr, which not onely hurt him not, but also preserued him from the crueltie of other brute beastes. As likewise Daniell scaped scotchfrée by Gods prouidence, turning the fierce coun∣tenaunce of that Lion that his enimies had thought would haue soone deuoured him into a fawning and chearefull looke, not once ha∣uing power to hurt him. Hamo a Carthagien borne, is first reported to haue tamed the Lion.