M. Blundevile his exercises containing sixe treatises, the titles wherof are set down in the next printed page: which treatises are verie necessarie to be read and learned of all yoong gentlemen that haue not bene exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to haue knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the arte of navigation ... To the furtherance of which arte of navigation, the said M. Blundevile speciallie wrote the said treatises and of meere good will doth dedicate the same to all the young gentlemen of this realme.

The Muske Catte.

THe Muske Cat, is like in shape to a common Cat, but shée is greater than either Catte or Foxe, her muzzell is somewhat long and armed with sharpe téeth, and with harsh haire, which haires (béeing angry) she will set vp as a Swine doth his bristles, she is in collour like a Wolfe, but that she is spotted with blacke spottes, the nether part of her Muzzel and the haires of her beard are white, her féete are blacke, her flanckes are whitish, and doe waxe whiter and whiter towardes her bellie, and next to her genitories, shee hath a little bagge like to a bladder or purse, into the which doeth fall the precious greace or humour, which they call Ciuet and Zibeth, which Ciuet is gathered out from thence with a spoone, if shee bee in mans kéeping, but when she is abroad and at her owne libertie, her bagge being full, shee will voyd that Ciuet of her selfe, and it will yéelde such a swéete sauour, as all they that sayle by that coast may smell it a farre off, as I haue heard. These musk Cattes are brought from the Realmes of Pegu and Tarnassary.