The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell.
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- The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell.
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- Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
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- London :: Printed by William Iaggard,
- 1607.
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"The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A13820.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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An English Table expressing the name of euery Beast in such sort as it is recited in this History, referring euery Beast to his proper head and kind by the Page.
A.
- ANtalope. 1
- Ape vulgar. 2
- Ape Munkey. 6
- Ape Martine. 7
- Ape Callitriche. 8
- Ape Prasian. 9
- Ape Baboun. 10
- Ape Tartarine. 12
- Ape Satyre. 13
- Ape Monster. 15
- Ape Noruegian 16
- Ape Pan. 16
- Ape Sphinx. 17
- Ape Sagoni. 18
- Ape called Beare ape. 19
- Ape called Foxe-ape. 19
- Asse. 20
- Hinnus. 29
- Innus. ibid.
- Ginnus. ibid.
- Mannus. ibid.
- Mannulus. ibid.
- Befi. ibid.
- Burdones. ibid.
- Wilde Asse. 30
- Scythian Asses. 31
- Indian Asses. 32
- Axis and Alborach. 32
B.
- Badger, Brocke, or Gray. 33
- Beare. 35
- Beauer. 44
- Bison. 50
- Scotian Bison. 52
- Bonassus. 53
- Buffe. 56
- Bugle. 57
- Affrican Bugill. 59
- Bull. 61
- Oxe. 67
- Cow. 71
- Calfe. 88
C.
- Cacus. 91
- Camels. 93
- Camell Dromedary 97
- Camelopardall. 100
- Allocamell. 101
- Campe. 102
- Cat. 102
- Wilde cat. 107
- Colus. 108
- Cony. 109
- Indian Pig-cony. 112
D.
- ...Deare.
- Fallow Deere. 113
- Roe Bucke. 114
- Tragelaphus. 118
- Hart and Hinde. 121
- Dictyes. 37
- ...Dogges.
- Dogges. 137
- Greyhound. 144
- Hound. 149
- Bloud-Hound. 150
- Spanniel. 153
- Mungrels. 154
- Mimicke or Island Dog. 161
- Little Maelitaean Dogs. 161
- The Harier. 165
- The Terriar. 165
- The Gasehound. 167
- The Leymmer. 168
- The Tumbler. 168
- The Theeuish Dog. 169
- The Setter. 169
- The Water spanniel. 170
- The Fisher. 171
- The Sheapheards Dog. 172
- The Mastiue or Bandog. 173
- The Butchers Dog. 174
- Curs of all sorts. 177
E.
- Eale. 190
- Elephant. 190
- Elk••. 211
F.
- Ferret. 217
- Fitch or Pool-cat. 219
- Foxe. 220
- Crucigeran Foxe. 222
G.
- Gennet Kat. 228
- ...Goates.
- Goates vulgar. 230
- Mambrine Goats. 235
- Deere-Goates. 143
- Wilde Goat. 144
- Kyd. 147
- Gulon. 161
- Gorgon. 162
H.
- Hare. 164
- Hedghog. 177
- ...Horse.
- Horse vulgar. 281
- Stallions and Mares. 295
- Hunting Horses. 321
- Running or race Horses. 322
- Geldings. 324
- Carreering Horses. 324
- Packe Horses. 325
- Wilde Horses. 325
- Hippelaphus, 236
- Sea Horse. 328
- ...Hyaena.
- Hyaena vulgar. 436
- Papio or Dabuh. 439
- Crocuta. 440
- Mantichora. 441
I.
- Ibex. 445
- Ichneumon or Pharoes Mouse. 449
L.
- Lamia or Phayrye. 452
- Lyon. 454
- Linx. 488
M.
- Marten or Marder. 495
- Mole. 498
- ...Mice.
- Vulgar Mouse. 503
- ...
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- ...
- Rat. 519
- Water Rat. 520
- A••pine Mouse. 521
- Dormouse. 526
- Hamster Mouse. 529
- Norician Mouse. 532
- Pontique Mouse. 532
- Flying Mouse. 533
- Shrew or Erd Shrew 534
- Wilde field Mouse. 542
- Wood Mouse. 544
- Hasell Mouse. 545
- Lascett Mouse. 546
- Sorex. 546
- Indian Mouse. 548
- Muske cat. 551
- Mule. 556
N.
- Neades. 567
- Ounce. 568
- Orynx. 570
- The Otter. 571
P.
- Panther. 575
- Poephages. 587
- Porcupine. 588
- Reiner or Ranger
- Rhinocerot 595
S.
- Su, and Subus. 660
- Arabian Sheepe 600
- Ramme 631
- Weather Sheepe 638
- Lambe 640
- Musmon 642
- Strepsiceros 655
- Squirrell 657
- ••etulian Squirrell 659
- Vulgar Swyne 562
- Wilde Boare 694
T
- Tatus 705
- Tiger 707
V
- Vnicorne 711
- Vre-Oxe 721
- Libian Vre-Oxe 724
- Indian Vre-Oxe 744
W
- Weasell 725
- Wolfe 734
- Sea Wolfe 746
Z
- Zebell or Saball 75••
- Zibet or Ciuet cat 756