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MErops is a birde that maketh a hole in the erthe lyke an ouen of vij. fotes of heghte / & there she bredeth her yonges / & whan she hath brought vp her yonges that they be able to hel¦pe thē selfe well / & yt they become aged. thā these yonges fede theyre elders to theyr lyues ende / And this is done to our ensample that we sholde honoure fader and moder