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 the Panther.

THe Panther is euerie liuing Creatures friend, except onely the Dragon, whome he hateth d••adly. He is in his colour bespotted and in euerie part of his skin or hide, he shew∣eth as it were eies. He loueth excéedingly all other kindes, such as be like him, as the Leo∣pard. &c. The Female neuer beareth yong but once in hir time for all. The reason is for that she neuer ioieth at the first birth or brood, wher∣of she being mindefull euer after with what paine she brought forth, neuer séeketh more af∣ter it. Plinie to this giueth another reason, all

beastes saith he of sharpe Clawes or Nayles, doe neuer bring forth often. The Panther his smell or breath, to all things liuing except the Dragon, is most delectable and pleasant. Inso∣much that all the other follow after hir, moued with that hir scent. So that by that meanes when as she is throughly hungrie she cōmeth by some of them to hir pray. The Dragon fli∣eth back and can not away with hir smell. Pli∣nie writeth that a Panther fawned vpon the father of one Philenus a Philosopher, that he should helpe hir out with hir yong that were fallen into a mirie Lake or Pit. In the former féete they haue fiue toes: but in their hinder féete foure onely.