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l. 688, _Swan._ “Cap. xxviij. The Swan{n}e is veri a fayr birde,
w{i}t{h} whyte feders / & it hath a blacke skinne & flesshe / the
mariner seeth hy{m} gladly / for whan he is mery, the mariner is without
sorowe or dau{n}ger; & all his strengthe is in his wy{n}ges / and he is
coleryke of complexio{n} / & whan they will engender, than they stryke
wyth theyr nebbys toged{er}, and cast theyr neckes ouer eche other as yf
thei wolden brace eche other; so come they togeder, but the male doth
hurt {the} female; & as sone as he beknoweth that he hathe hurte her,
tha{n} he departeth frome her co{m}pani in all the haste possible / and
she pursueth after for to reuenge it / but {the} anger is sone past, &
she wassheth her with her bylle in the water / and clenseth herselfe
agayne.” --L. Andrewe, _Noble Lyfe._ Pt. II. sign. m. 1.
l. 688, _Feysaund._ “Cap. xlvi. Fascian{us} is a wyld cocke or a
fesa{n}t cocke that byde in the forestes, & it is a fayre byrde with
goodly feders. but he hath no co{m}mbe as other cockes haue / and they
be alway alone except whane they wylle be by the henne. and they that
will take this bird / and in many places the byrders doth thus, they
pay{n}te the figure of this fayre byrde in a cloth, & holdeth it before
hym / & whan this birde seeth so fayr a figure of hym selfe / he goeth
nother forward nor bacwarde / but he standeth still, staringe vpon his
figure / & sodenly commeth another, and casteth a nette ouer his hede,
and taketh hym. Thys byrde morneth sore in fowle weder, & hideth hym
from the rayne vnder {the} busshes. Towarde {the} morninge and towardes
night, than com{m}eth he out of the busshe, and is ofte{n}times so
taken, & he putteth his hede in the grou{n}d, & he weneth that all his
boddy is hyden / and his flessh is very light and good to disiest.” --L.
Andrewe, _Noble Lyfe._ Pt. II. (m. 4.)
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