Natural magick by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane ; in twenty books ... wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences.
Porta, Giambattista della, 1535?-1615.

That a Bird shall not flie,

cut the upper and lower nerves of his Wings, and it will not hurt him; yet he can∣not flie out of your Bird-cages, or places you keep them in.