Æsopicks: or, A second collection of fables, paraphras'd in verse, adorn'd with sculpture, and illustrated with annotations. / By John Ogilby, esq; his Majesty's cosmographer, geographick printer, and master of revels in the kingdom of Ireland.

Annotations on Fab. II.

PAg. 4. l. 2. Patient Labor.] Pierius reports, That amongst the Greek Authors the Ox is call'd 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 because he is ordain'd and appointed to labor above the Earth. The Mathematicians observe, That those Children which are born when the Sun enters into Taurus, are condemn'd to perpetual Servit••de; for which cause the Tyrians having entred upon the Build∣ing of Carthage, broke off their Work upon the find∣ing of an Oxes Head, which strange sight portended nothing but anxious Labor; until such time as they found a Horses Head, which being not long after, they renew'd their former Resolution.

Ibid. l. 11. A vild Sooterkin.] Of one of which kind of monstrous After-births there is an Anatomy to be seen at Amsterdam.

P. 5. l. 24. A little Todpoles Coach.] Alluding to the Paraphras'd Fable of the Frogs inform'd that the Sun would Marry; beginning thus,

Low-Country Provinces, United Bogs, Once Distress'd States, now Hogen Mogen Frogs, &c.