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Article, 3 Of animal Medicaments.

Animal Medicaments, are such as are ta∣ken either from whole liveing Creatures, or some parts of them.

All Livewights are considerable in a five fold difference, for they are either birds or Four-footed Beasts, or Fishes, or Creeping things, or Bloodless-wights.

I. Of birds, among those that live on Land are.

• 1. Carnivorous, that live on Flesh, The Eagle, the Vulture, the Hawk, the Kite, the Buzzard, the Cucko, the Falcon, Parrot, Crow, Jackdaw, the Chough, the Magpie, the Owle, the Batt, the Ostrich.
• II. Plant feeders, and they are either.
  • 1. Scrapters in the dust, both wild, as the Peacock, Phea∣sant, Heath-cock, Bustard, Partrich, Quaile, Turkey-cock; and also tame, as the Cock and Hen.
  • 2. Or Scrapers and washers both, as the Dove, Turtle, Pigeon, Sparrow.
  • 3. Or singers, as the Linnet, Gold-finch, Thistle-finch, Thrush, Larke.
  • 4. Berry-feeders, as the Black-bird, Feldefare, &c.
• III. In∣sect-eaters.
  • 1. That sing not, as the Pidan∣ner, the Titmouse, the Wood-pecker, the Wren, the swallow, the Lapwing, the Muskin, a dishwasher, a Redstart, a Robin-redbrest.
  • 2. That sing, as the Nightingal. Of those that live in the water.
    • I. Broad-footed,
      • 1. Fisheaters, the Pelicane, the Cormor∣ant, the Sea-mew, the plungeon, the Sea∣gul, the Swimmer.
      • 2. Grass-eaters, The Swan, the Goose, the Duck, the Moot-hen.
    • II. Cloven-footed
      • 1. Flesh-eaters, the Storke, the Ibis, the Redwing, the Heron, the Porphyrie, the Kings fisher, the Ispis.
      • 2. Insect-eaters, The Arquata, the Crex, the Tocanus, Dab-chick, Scolopax, Tringa, Junco, Cinclus, vanellus, &c.
      • 3. Corn-eaters, as the Crane.

II. Fishes are,

• I. Seafish, and they are
  • 1. either such as keep in the deepes, both scaled; as the stockfish, the Herring the Li∣paris: the Sea-bore, the Glaucus, the Horse∣tail, and the Smooth, as the Tunie, the Pompi∣lus, the Amia, the Sword-fish, the Remora, the Conger, the Lamprey: also the gristly

• ...
  • long-shaped, as the Dogfish of Aristotle, the Galeus, the Catulus, the Sea-Weazel, the Star-Fish, the Blew-fish, the Thorn-back, the Sea-Ape, the Zigaena; and the plain flat sort, as the Torpedo, the Pastinaca, the Sea-Eagle, the Ray, the Sea-frog, the Sole, the Maid.
  • II. Or such as delight in stony places, the sca∣led, as the Gilthead, the Thrush, the Peacock, the Lepras, the Black-bird, the Phycis, the Sea-Perch, the Channe, the Liver-fish, the Black-tail, the Crow-Fish, Adonis, Sciana, Glaucus, Anthias, Lumpfish, Sphyraena, the Needle-fish, and the Smith-fish. Smooth, as the Sea-Lark, and the Pholis.
  • III. Such as hant the shoar, and they scaly, not flat, as the Mullet, the Swallow, the Cockoo, the Kite, the Harp-fish, the Phagrus, the Red-fish, the Acar∣nan, Orphus, Dentex, Synagris, Chromis, Gold∣fish, Sargus, Sparus, Mormyrus, Cantharus, Salpa, Scorpion, Blennus, Combefish, the Merlan, Anchoves, Atherina; Sarda, Menow, Smaris, and Ox-Eye. Scaled and flat, the Sole, the Place, the Flounder. Smooth, not plain, Sand Eels, Dragon, Little Dragon, the Stargazer, the Roughtaile, the Makarel, the Lizard, the Saurus, the Crow and the Kite. Smooth and plain, the Sparrow and the Rhombus.
• II. Sea and River hanters, and they,
  • 1. Scaly, as the Salmon, the Pike, the Bream, the Alosa, Ziga of the River Albis, the Mullet, Goat fish, Sturgeon, and Galeus of Rhodes.
  • 2. Smooth, as the Huso, Sperlan, Lamprey, Eele and the Owl fish.
• III. Ri∣ver fish, and they are,
  • 1. The Scaly sort, the Trout, Thymallus, Shade, Barble, the Pollard, Dace, Gudgeon, Rough, Millerthumb, Pho∣xmu••, &c. Smooth, Attilus of the River Poe, Antacaeus of Poristhenes, Ishthyocolla, Glanis, P••ver-Wezel, the Dig-fish, Phoxinus and Salmon.
• IV. River and other fresh water fish, as the great Perch, the Scrollus, Pungitus of Albertus; Alburnus of Ausonius, Epelanus, Pike, Carp, Tench, &c.
• V. Pond∣fish, the Umbla, Carp, Pond-Trout, the Lava∣ret, of Geneva, the Saractus, &c.

III. Four footed Beasts, are,

• 1. Whol-Hooft as the Horse, the Ass, the Mule, Ele∣phant, Zebra & Unicorn.
• 2. Clovenfooted, as the Elk, al kind of Oxen, the Camel, Panther-like Camel, Goat, Hart, Gulligut, Rangifer, Rhinoceros, and Hog.
• III. Having divers toes, which are either such as bring forth Live-wights, as the Panther, Tigre, Bear, Wolf, River-Horse, Fox, Ax, Marmoset, Baboon, Badger, Castor, Otter, Pole-Cat, Weazel, Mars, Genesha, Hare, Conny, Squirrel, Dor∣mouse, Mouse, Mole, Hede-Hog, Ur∣chin, Cat and Dog: or, such as lay Eggs, whether the Egs be covered with a skin or a shel: as the Frog, Lizard, Eft, Salamander, the sported Neur, the Scincus, Cordilus, Cha∣melaeon, Ciocodile, and al kind Tortoises.

IV. Creeping things, or Serpents, both footless and footed, greater and lesser, as the Viper, Ammodits, Cerastes, Hemorrhoiis. Aspe, Dipsas, Scytale, Amphisbaena, Caecy∣lia, Cenchius, Acontias, Dryinus, Elope, the snake of Esculapius, Water-Serpent, Boa, Sea-Serpent, Sea-Scolopendra, the Dragon, Basilisk, Dragon of Sythius, the Flying Dra∣gon.

V. Bloodless wights, are distinguished in a five-fold manner.

• I. The Soft, as Polypus Sepia, Loligo, Sea-Hare.
• II. Crustieas, the Locust, Lobster, Squil, al kind of Crabs, and al crusty Shel-fish.
• III. Shelly, as Nauti∣lus, Purpura, Murex, Buccinum, Turbants, Tops al Oisters, Pearl-fish, Lobstars, al kind of Snails, Sea-Combs, Mituli, Tellinae, Pinna, Bissus, &c.
• IV. Plant-animals, of which see Authors.
• V. Insects, which are either 1. Land-Insects both footed, as the Bee, Wasp, Hornet, Butter-fly, al kinds of Flies, the Cricker, Grashopper, Beetle, Pismire, Louse, Flea, Spider, Sow, Wood-louse; and without feet, as a worm, a Snaile. II. Or Water-Insects, as the Horse-Leech, Hippo∣campe, Sea-star, &c.

The Parts of Animals which are used in Physick, are either such as are common to al Sorts, or proper to every one. Of both which we shal treat elsewhere.