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THE NATURALL HISTORY.
       when Naodabeguea Malacenfis, an enemy of
       the Portugees, in a manfull fight againft them,
       was at length overpowered, and wounded in
       many places, and fell, no blood I'arted out of
       thc wideft wounds; afier in rifling hiin,as they
       plucked from his arme a gold arm-let (ttrange
       to fay) the blood with his life gullhed all out
       fuddenly,as out of a broken vefec1l,which they
       being aftonifhied to fee, they underftood by
       other captives that in thatarm-let was clofed
       a Cabinis MoUth,that is fo potent in flanching
       of blood.
Nicrn-1.  As for the Maripetum, Aloyfius Almeida
I-lift  writes, and others affirtne, (both with what
IN 1 9.  truth) that among the Japons in the Gotian
C 4 9  kingdome is a wood wherein is bred a beaft as
       big as a dog, l-iort-leged, good to eat,agold-co-
       loured, foft-haired. Growing old, it leaves the
       land ,and takes the fea, and by degrees turns
       filhi in a certain fpace, loofing his beafts thape,
       and that Iome have been taken not wholly
       transformed, the fbll time being not exfpired,
       one part beaft, the other fcaled, and filledl
                 C HI A P T E R II.
            Of the Da&rit, and (3ppa.
xNrcnl          I-mlHe Danta, or Capa, or Tapirouffui, or
. o: 1 z*     l)oueanar, reIfembles the MuIle, ha-
t .6) .       ving fuch ears, a Calves lips; the up-
                per-lips hangs a handfull over the
        lower, which he lifts up, when angred, in tle
        recft like other beaft, but a Calf moft; lhe lhath
        no harme. The hoof helps heart- pain,the skin
        makes an impenetrable target. It hath two
        ftomacks, one receives thle food , the other is
        found, none knows how, fluft with wood, and
        twigs. Thle ufe of this ftomack is not knowen.
        Nature ukes not to make any thiing needleffe.
        Thie haunter mutt wound him atore he takes
        water, for there he bites dogs to death. Men
        have been taught breathing a vein from him,
        for lhe, his blood is rank,and le even fwells,lets
        hirnfelf blood on the infide of the thighs with
        a fplinter of a reed, as the Sea-horne doth. He
        is reddilfh-haired, and that hangin~g down, and
        refembles a Cow in bulk, and lIape. But that
I enl I. hle is not horned , and fath a Ihort neck, and
        long dangling ears,by his dry,and flender legs,
        whole hoof, a man may take him to be of the
        breed of the Cow, or Affe, yet differs much
        from both, having a very fliort tail, (though in
        America many beafts are bred, without tails)
        and hath much keener teeth, yet none need
        feare him, he trufting more in flight,htien fight.
        The wilds {hoot them, or catcb i]I em in pits, or
        grins, and have hlandfome devices to lunt
        them. They value hii highly for his skin,
        which they cut round, and lay a funning to
        inake targets as big as a reafonable tun , which
        they ufe in warre, as being hardly tobe pear-
        ced. I brought two of thofe fliels carefully
        into France; but returning, the famine was fo
        fore, that all provifions being fpent, we muft
        eat apes, and parrets, a we were fain to fry
        thofe two targets, and other skils in the llip,
to eat. The fleth tafts like beef, efpecially the
feet well boyled. Thefe Dantes are in manvylr-nca
parts of the continent. The Cappa is bigger
then the Afie, black, Ihaggy, fierce, fatall to II,,$
dogs, fiiapping them, as a Wolf a Lamb. The cier.
hoof is whole, like a French fhoe, and fiharp ""tL19
in the fpur-place. He is affrayed of a man.
       CHAPTER              III.
Of the Ho       iLY,^, the Su, and Teva.
T- g  g He Howler is cunning, faining an in- Nier.
        fants cry in the beginning of the night [xot.14I
        at towns ends , and kills thofe that in '-
        pity run out to help upon hearing the
mone. But now the towvns-men are well
warned, and goe forth armed with fire-brands.
It is like a Hare-hound in fhlape, and bulk.
  The Su, i. e. water, becaufe living by rivers LI
moftwhat , is found among the Patagons.c.
Some call it Succarath. it hath a fierce Lions
looke, yet is bearded from the eare like a man,
1hort-haired, the belly Itrutting out,lank flank-
ed , the tail large and long , as a fquirrclls.
Tliegiantlike men there,the climate being not
very hote, wear the skins, for which, wlien
hunted they lay their young on their back,and
cover them with their tail, and fo run away,but
are taken, vvhelps, and all in pits covered with
boughs. Being faft in, for rage, or generouf-
nefIe they kill their whelps, and cry hideoully
to fright the hunters; they flioot him dead with
arrows, and flea him. Some fain that they in
fondneffe carry their young to medows, and
there thev dreffe onch otherwithlicrndsind of
faire fweet flowers.
  The Peva is as big as a fmall Cat. Spyilng
the Tiger , Ihe traces him , ever barking tot 9 C46-
warn all creatures of the (langer. Hence we
fee often, that they dy in the fields for hunger.
        C HAP T E R          IV.
Of the giinkig beafi, the (jr dfa, dnd doch.
       Moncg the Chiribdes is a lean beaft Td. 9.
A      that voids ferpents a cubit long. The ljlar
        1) ominicans brought up one in their
        cell, and fay that thofe ferpents creep
to the next wood, where they live a while.
They caufed it to be killed, becaufe it ftank
worfe then any carrion caft out on a duntg-hill.
It refembles a Fox in the muzzle, a Wolf in
hair. I wonder not much at this bealts dung,
when confider what worms children, and old
folks commonly void.
  The Graffa is found moft on the I f ale Zan- I b. .3.
zibar. It is lmall- leaded, and lon7- neckcd. 1 he
forefeet are greateft.  it is party-coloured,
white and red, and marked with red-rofe fpots.
It is a gentle beau.
  The Caoch is thirty inches long, black-IL. c
haired, the belly yellow, and Ihining. By night
it fains a humane cry. Like the Sow, it eates
unripe mayze.
And fo much of the fourfooted Beafts.Ifany
thing Ihall be farther discovered to me about
them, I lhall God willing add it.
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