By which meanes, looke what is abated from the
vsuall number of Hacknies, should (with a gainefull recompence) be
added to their goodnes: and hereof this quarter hath alreadie taken
some experiment. For, not long sithence, it hapned that one brought
ouer an hee Asse, from France, because of the strangenesse of the
beast (as euerie thing where it comes first, serves for a wonder)
who following his kind, begat many monsters, viz. Moyles, and for
monsters indeed, the Countrie people admired them, yea, some were so
wise, as to knocke on the head, or giue away this issue of his race,
as vncouth mongrels.
Amongst living things on the land, after Beastes, follow Birds, who
seeke harbour on the earth at night, though the ayre bee the greatest
place of their haunt by day.
Of tame Birds, Cornwall hath Doues, Geese, Ducks, Peacockes, Ginney
duckes, China geese, Barbarie hennes, and such like.
Of wild, Quaile, Raile, Partridge, Fesant, Plouer, Snyte, Wood-doue,
Heathcocke, Powte, &c.
But, amongst all the rest, the Inhabitants are most beholden to the
Woodcockes, who (when the season of the yeere affordeth) flocke to
them in great aboundance.
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