The noble lyfe a[nd] natures of man of bestes, serpentys, fowles a[nd] fisshes [that] be moste knoweu [sic].

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The noble lyfe a[nd] natures of man of bestes, serpentys, fowles a[nd] fisshes [that] be moste knoweu [sic].

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[Antwerp :: Emprented by me Ioh[a]n of Doesborowe],

[1527?]

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Zoology -- Pre-Linnean works.

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Contents

• ¶Prologus.
• Ca. Primo. of the nature of man.

• ¶Of the makinge of mānes ▪

• ¶Here after foloweth the. te ages of mankynde lykened be ye ten dyuers bestis as here is ex¦presly shewed / and how the n¦ture of mankynde dothe chaū¦ge from ten yere dethe cōme tyme of eth hī as a gose yt i¦to lucke ye frēdes it he in erthe is

  Sāctus Augustin{us}.

• ¶Of the disgestion of mete wherby the body is sustay∣ned.
• ¶Howe that man cōmeth into the howse of dethe.

  Colerius.

  ¶The howse of dethe.

  Flegmaticus

  Sanguineus

  Melancolicus

• ¶Here after ensueth the perfyte knowlege of the x. wittes / & in what place of the hede that they lay / that is to vnderstāde the v. interyall wittes / & the fyue wit¦tes cōmune as it stādeth in the figure of the hede.
• ¶Of the dremis of mankinde en¦clyned to ye nature of cōplexcion.

• ¶The operation of mankynde.
• beasts and serpents
  • ¶Of the Lāme. Cap. {per}mo.
    • ¶The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the Rāme or weddr Ca. iijo.
    • The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the bore. ca. iiij.
    • The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the asse. ca. v.
    • ¶The Operacyon.
  • ¶Of the Achame. ca. vi.

  • ¶Of the anabula. ca. vij.

  • ¶Of afferatos. ca. viij.

  • Of the Amphibena Ca. ix

  • Of Aspis. Ca. x.

  • ¶. ca. xi.
    • The operacion.
  • Of the Oyster baer. ca. xij

  • Of the bonnacon. ca. xiij.

  • Of the oxce. ca. xiiij.
  • ¶Of the bombex. ca. xv.
    • ¶The operacyon.
  • ¶Of borax. ca. xvi.

  • ¶Of the tode. ca. xvij.

  • ¶Of the buffell. ca. xxviij.
    • The operacion.
  • ¶Of the zubro. Cap. xix.

  • ¶Of the buprestis Ca. xx.

  • ¶Of blata. Cap. xxi.

  • ¶Of the gote. ca. xxij.
    • ¶The operacyon.
  • ¶Of the stone bucke. ca. xx.iij.
    • The operacion.
  • Of the dogge. ca. xxiiij.
    • ¶The operacyon.

  • Of the Catte ca. xxv.
    • The Operacyon..

  • ¶Of Caccus. Ca. xxvi.
  • Of the kamell. Cap. xxvij.
    • ¶The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the cameleon. ca. xxviij
  • Of the Camelopardus. Ca. xxix.

  • ¶Of Capriolus. ca. xxx.

  • ¶Of the beuer. ca. xxxi.
    • ¶The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the Chama. ca. xxxij.

  • ¶Of the beste calopus. ca. xxxiij.

  • ¶Of the herte. ca. xxxiiij.
    • ¶The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the beste zelio. ca. xxxv.

  • ¶Of the serpent cecula. ca. xxxvi.

  • ¶Of the serpent Cerastes. ca. xxxvij.

  • ¶Of the cephos. ca. xxxviij.

  • ¶Of the Cirogrillus. ca. xxxix.

  • ¶Of the Cicade. ca. xl.

  • ¶Of Cicotrocea. ca. xli.

  • ¶Of Critecus. ca. xlij.

  • Of the Adder. Cap. xliij.

  • Of the Cocodrillus. Cap. xliiij.
  • Of the Coney. Cap. xlv.
    • ¶The Operacion.
  • ¶Of the Dāma. Cap. xlvi.
    • The Operacion

  • Of the Damula. cap. xlvij
    • The Operacion
  • Of the Dragon. cap / xlviij.
    • The Operacion
  • Of the Draconcopedes. cap. xlviij.
  • Of the Gray. cap. l.

  • Of the Dypsa. Cap. li.

  • Of the Oromeda. cap. lij.
    • The Operacion.

  • Of the Ydra· cap. liij
  • Of the Horse. cap. liiij.
    • The Operacion
  • capitulo. lv.
    • The Operacion
  • Of the Enthires. cap. lvi.

  • Of the Enidros. cap. lvij.

  • Cirogrillus. cap. lviij.

  • Of Edus. cap. lix.
    Of Edus. Cap. lix.
    • The Operacion
  • Emorois. Cap. lx.

  • Echele. Cap. lxi.

  • ¶Falena. ca. lxij.
  • ¶The Antes or pismers. ca. lxiij.

  • ¶The grete myris. ca. lxiiij.

  • Capitulo. lxv.

  • capitulo. lxvi.
  • capitulo. lxvij.

  • capitulo. lxviij.

  • capitulo. lxix.

  • Capitulo. lxx.
    • The Operacion
  • Capitulo. lxxi.
    • ¶The Operacyon.
  • capitulo. lxxij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • capitulo. lxxiij.

  • capitulo. lxxiiij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • Capitulo. lxxv.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • capitulo. lxxvi.
  • capitulo. lxxvij.

  • Capitulo. lxxviij.

  • capitulo. lxxix.

  • Capitulo. lxxx.
    • ¶The Operacyon.
  • capitulo. lxxxi.
  • ¶Leonthophonus. ca. lxxxij.
  • ¶The hare. ca. lxxxiii.
    Capitulo. lxxxiij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • capitulo. lxxxiiij.

  • Capitulo. lxxxv.

  • Cap. lxxxvi.

  • Cap. lxxxvij.

  • Cap. lxxxviij
    • The Operacion
  • Cap. lxxxix.

  • Cap. xc

  • capitulo. .xci.
  • Capitulo. xcij.

  • Capitulo. xciij.
    • ¶The Operacyon.
  • Cap. .xciiij.

  • capitulo. xcv.

  • Capitulo. xcvi.

  • Cap. xcvij.

  • Cap. xcviij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xcix.
    • The Operacion
    • The operacion
  • cap. c.i.

  • Cap. c.ij

  • capitulo. C.iij.

  • capitulo. C.iiij.
  • ca. C.v.
    • The Operacion
  • Cap. C.vi·
  • The .C.vij.

  • Cap. C.viij.

  • Cap. C.ix.

  • Cap. C.x.
  • Cap. C.xi.

  • Cap. C.xij.

  • Cap. C.xiij.
  • Capitulo. c.xiiij.

  • Capitulo. Cxv.
  • capitulo. C.xvi.
  • capitulo. Cxvij.
    capitulo. C.xvij.
  • ca. C.xviij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Capitulo. C.xix.

  • Cap. C.xx.
  • cap. C.xxi.

  • Cap. C.xxij.
    • ¶The Operacyon.
  • Cap. C.xxiij.

  • cap. C.xxiiij.

  • cap. C.xxv.

  • Cap. C.xxvi.

  • Of the Rutela. cap. C.xxvij

  • Cap. C.xxviij.
  • cap. .xxix.
    • The operacion
  • Cap. c.xxx.

  • Cap. c.xxxi.

  • cap. c.xxxij.

  • Cap. c.xxxiij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • ca. c.xxxiiij.

  • Cap. c.xxxv.

  • Cap. c..xxxvi
    • The Operacion

  • Cap. c.xxxvij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. c.xxxviij

  • Cap. c.xxxix.
    • Operacion.
  • Cap. c.xl.

  • Cap. c.lxi.

  • Ca. c.xlij.
    • The Operacyon
  • Cap. c.xliij.

  • Cap. c.xliiij.

  • Cap. c.xlv.

  • Cap. c.xlvi.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. c.xlvij.

  • ca. c.xlviij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • ca. c.xlxix.

  • Capitulo. c.l.
    • The Operacion
  • capitulo. c.li

  • Cap. c.lij.

• birds
  • ¶Of the generacyon of the birdes in the ayre.
    • ¶Of the thre partes or regions of the ayre.
    • Of the seconde element or Region of the ayre.
    • Of the thirde element or Region of the ayre.
  • Capitulo. Primo.
    • The Operacion

  • Cap. iij.
  • Cap. iiij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. v.

  • Capitulo .vi.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. vij.

  • Cap. viij.

  • Cap. ix.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. x.
    • The Operacion
  • Cap. xi.

  • Cap. xij.
  • Cap. .xiij.

  • Cap. xiiij.
  • Cap. xv

  • Cap. xvi.
    • The Operacion.
  • Capitulo .xxvij.

  • Cap. xviji.

  • Capitulo .xix.
    • The Operacyon
  • Cap. xxi

  • Capitulo .xxij.
    • The Operacon

  • Cap. xxiij.
  • Cap. xxiiij.

  • Cap. xxv

  • Cap. xxvi.

  • Cap. xxvij.
    • Solin{us} sayth
  • Cap. xxviij.

  • Cap. xxix.

  • Cap. xxx.

  • Cap. xxxi.

  • Cap. xxxij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xxxiij.
    • The Operacion. Plinius

  • Cap. xxxiiij.
  • Cap. xxxv.

  • Cap. xxxvi.

  • Cap. xxxvij.

  • Cap. xxxviij.

  • Cap. xxxix.
    • The operacion.
  • Cap. xl.

  • Cap. xli
    • The Operacion
  • Cap. xlij.

  • Cap. xliij.

  • Cap. xliiij.
  • Cap. xlv
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xlvi.

  • Cap. xlvij.

  • Cap. xlviij.

  • Cap. xlix

  • Cap. l.

  • Cap. li.

  • Cap. lij.
    • The Operacyon

  • Cap. liij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • Cap. liiij.

  • Cap. lv.

  • Cap. lvi.

  • Cap. lvij.

  • Cap. lviij
  • Cap. lix·
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. lx.

  • Cap. lxi

  • Cap. lxij.

  • Cap. lxiij.

  • Cap. lxiiij.

  • Capitulo. lxv.

  • Cap. lxvi
    • The operacion.
  • Capitulo. lxvij.

  • Cap. lxviij.

  • Capitulo. lxix.

  • Cap. lxx.

  • Capitulo. lxxi.

  • Cap. lxxij.

  • Cap. lxxiij.

  • Cap. lxxiiij.

  • Cap. lxxv.
  • Cap. lxxvi.

  • Cap. lxxvij.

  • Cap. lxxviij.

  • Cap. lxxix.
  • Cap. lxxx..

  • Cap. lxxxi.
    • The Operacion.

  • Cap. lxxxij
  • Cap. lxxxiij·

  • Cap. lxxxiiij.

  • Cap. lxxxv.

  • Cap. lxxxvi

  • Cap. lxxxviij.
  • Cap. lxxxix.

  • Cap. xc
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xci.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • Cap. xci.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xcij..
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xciij.

  • Cap. xciiij.

  • Cap. xcv.

  • Cap. xcvi.
    • The Operacion..
  • Cap. xcvij.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xcviij.

  • Cap. xcix..

  • Cap. C
  • Cap. c.i.

  • Cap. C.ij.

  • Cap. C.iij.
  • Cap. C.iiij.
    • The Operacion
  • Cap. c.v.

  • Cap. C.vi.

  • Cap. C.vij·

  • Cap. C.viij.

  • Cap. C.ix.
  • Cap. c.x.

  • Cap. C.x.

  • Cap. C.xi.

  • Cap. C.xij.
  • Cap. C.xiij.
    • ¶The operacion.
  • Cap. C.xiiij.

  • Cap. C.xv.
    • The Operacion.
• illustration
• fish
  • Cap. Primo.

  • Cap. ij.

  • Cap. iij.
  • Cap. iiii.

  • Cap. v.

  • Cap. vi.
  • Cap. vij.

  • Cap. viij.

  • Cap. ix.

  • Cap. x.

  • Cap. xi.

  • Cap. xij.

  • Cap. xiij.

  • Cap. xiiij.
  • Cap. xv.
    cap. xv.
  • Cap. xvi.
    • The Operacion.
  • Cap. xvij.

  • Cap. xviij.

  • cap. xix.

  • Cap. xx.

  • Cap. xxi.

  • Cap· xxij.

  • Cap. .xxiij.

  • Cap. xxiiij.

  • Cap. xxv.

  • Cap. xxvi.

  • Cap. xxvij.

  • Cap. xxviij.

  • Cap. xxix.
  • Cap. xxx.

  • Cap. xxxi.

  • Cap. xxxij

  • Ca. xxxiij.

  • cap. xxxiiij.

  • Cap. xxxv.

  • Cap. xxxvi

  • Cap. xxxvij

  • Cap. xxxviij.

  • Cap. xxxix.

  • Cap. xl.
  • Cap. xli.

  • Cap. xlij.

  • Cap. xliij.

  • Cap. xliiij.

  • cap. xlv.

  • Cap. xlvi.

  • Cap. xlvij
  • Cap. xlviij.

  • Cap. xlix.
  • Cap. l.

  • Cap. li.

  • Cap. lij.

  • Cap. liij.

  • Cap. liiij.

  • Cap. lv.
  • Cap. lvi.

  • Cap. lvij.
  • Cap. lviij.

  • Cap. lix.

  • Cap. lx.

  • Cap. lxi.

  • Cap. lxij.
  • Cap. lxiij.

  • Cap. lxiiij.

  • Cap. lxv.

  • Cap. lxvi.

  • Cap. lxvij.

  • Cap. lxviij.
  • Cap· lxix.

  • Cap. lxx.
  • Cap. lxxi.

  • Cap. lxxij.

  • Cap. lxxiij.

  • Cap. lxxiiij.

  • Cap. lxxv.
  • Cap. lxxvi.

  • Cap. lxxvij.

  • Cap. lxxviij.
  • Cap. lxxix

  • Cap. lxx.

  • Cap. lxxi.

  • Cap. lxxij.

  • Cap. lxxxiij.

  • Cap. lxxxiiij.

  • Cap. lxxxvi.

  • Cap. lxxxvij

  • Cap. lxxxviij.

  • Cap. lxxxix.

  • Cap. xc.

  • Cap. xci.

  • Cap. xcij.

  • Cap. xciij.
  • Cap. xciiij.

  • Ca. xcv.

  • Cap. xcvi.

• colophon
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