The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome

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Title: The historie of the vvorld: commonly called, The naturall historie of C. Plinius Secundus. Translated into English by Philemon Holland Doctor of Physicke. The first [-second] tome
Author: Pliny, the Elder.
Publication: London :: Printed by Adam Islip,; 1634.
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Subject terms: Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works.
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CHAP. XIIII. [unspec L]

¶ Of fishes that be without haire, how they breed, and how many, sorts there be of them.

OF such creatures as want haire, two only there be that bring forth their young with life: and namely, the Dolphin and the Viper. Of fishes, properly so called, there be 74 kinds: besides those that haue rough crustie skins, which I count not; wherof there be 30 sorts. Of euery one of them in particular, we will speake else-where, and at another time: for now we are to treat of the natures of the chiefe and principall.