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THE 
HISTORIE 
OF 
FOVRE-FOOTED 
BEASTES.


Describing the true and liuely figure of euery Beast, with a discourse 
of their seuerall Names, Conditions, Kindes, Vertues (both naturall and 
medicinall) Countries of their breed, their loue and hate to Mankinde, and the 
wonderfull worke of God in their Creation, Preseruation, 
and Destruction.

Necessary for all Diuines and Students, because the story of euery Beast is amplified with Narrations out of Scrip­
tures, Fathers, Phylosophers, Physitians, and Poets: wherein are declared diuers Hyerogliphicks, Emblems, 
Epigrams, and other good Histories, Collected out of all the Volumes of CONRADVS GESNER, and all 
other Writers to this present day. By EDWARD TOPSELL.

LONDON, 
Printed by William Iaggard,
1607.






An English Table expressing the name of euery Beast in such 
sort as it is recited in this History, referring euery Beast to his 
proper head and kind by the 
Page.


A.
ANtalope. 1
Ape vulgar. 2
Ape Munkey. 6
Ape Martine. 7
Ape Callitriche. 8
Ape Prasian. 9

Possibly Prasiae or Prasia, an ancient Greek town.


Ape Baboun. 10
Ape Tartarine. 12


Ape Satyre. 13
Ape Monster. 15
Ape Noruegian 16
Ape Pan. 16
Ape Sphinx. 17
Ape Sagoni. 18

Possibly named after the town in India.


Ape called Beare ape. 19
Ape called Foxe-ape. 19
Asse. 20
Hinnus. ibid.
Ginnus. ibid.
Mannus. ibid.
Mannulus. ibid.
Befi. ibid.


Burdones. ibid.
Wilde Asse. 30
Scythian Asses. 31
Indian Asses. 32
Axis and Alborach. 32


B.
Badger, Brocke, or Gray. 33
Beare. 35
Beauer. 44
Bison. 50
Scotian Bison. 52
Bonassus. 53
Buffe. 56
Bugle. 57
Affrican Bugill. 59
Bull. 61
Oxe. 67
Cow. 71
Calfe. 88


C.
Cacus. 91
Camels. 93
Camell Dromedary 97
Camelopardall. 100
Allocamell. 101
Campe. 102
Cat. 102
Wilde cat. 107
Colus. 108
Cony. 109
Indian Pig-cony. 112


D.
Deare. 
Fallow Deere. 113
Roe Bucke. 114
Tragelaphus. 118
Hart and Hinde. 121
Dictyes. 37
Dogges. 
Dogges.  137
Greyhound. 144
Hound. 149
Bloud-Hound. 150
Spanniel. 153
Mungrels. 154
Mimicke or Island Dog. 161
Little Maelitaean Dogs. 161
The Harier. 165
The Terriar. 165
The Gasehound. 167
The Leymmer. 168
The Tumbler. 168
The Theeuish Dog. 169
The Setter. 169
The Water spanniel. 170
The Fisher. 171
The Sheapheards Dog. 172
The Mastiue or Bandog. 173
The Butchers Dog. 174
Curs of all sorts. 177


E.
Eale. 190
Elephant. 190
Elke. 211


F.
Ferret. 217
Fitch or Pool-cat. 219
Foxe. 220
Crucigeran Foxe. 222


G.
Gennet Kat. 228
Goates. 
Goates vulgar. 230
Mambrine Goats. 235
Deere-Goates. 143
Wilde Goat. 144
Kyd. 147


Gulon. 161
Gorgon. 162


H.
Hare. 164
Hedghog. 177
Horse. 
Horse vulgar. 281
Stallions and Mares. 295
Hunting Horses. 321
Running or race Horses. 322
Geldings. 324
Carreering Horses. 324
Packe Horses. 325
Wilde Horses. 325
Hippelaphus, 236
Sea Horse. 328
Hyaena. 
Hyaena vulgar.


I.
Ibex. 445
Ichneumon or Pharoes Mouse. 449


L.
Lamia or Phayrye. 452
Lyon. 455
Linx. 488


M.
Marten or Marder. 495
Mole. 498
Mice. 
Vulgar Mouse. 503



Rat. 519
Water Rat. 520
Alpine Mouse. 521
Dormouse. 526
Hamster Mouse. 529
Norician Mouse. 532
Pontique Mouse. 532
Flying Mouse. 533
Shrew or Erd Shrew 534
Wilde field Mouse. 542
Wood Mouse. 544
Hasell Mouse. 545
Lascett Mouse. 546
Sorex. 546
Indian Mouse. 548
Muske cat. 551
Mule. 556


N.
Neades. 567


Ounce. 568
Orynx. 570
The Otter. 571


P.
Panther. 575
Poephages. 587


Porcupine. 588
Reiner or Ranger 


Rhinocerot 595


S.
Su, and Subus. 660


Arabian Sheepe 600
Ramme 631
Weather Sheepe 638
Lambe 640
Musmon 642
Strepsiceros 655

"Strepsiceros" is not a headword in the OED but see under "addax," "gazelle," etc.".	
	

Squirrell 657
Cetulian Squirrell 659


Vulgar Swyne 562
Wilde Boare 694


T
Tatus 705
Tiger 707


V
Vnicorne 711
Vre-Oxe 721
Libian Vre-Oxe 724
Indian Vre-Oxe 744


W
Weasell 725


Z
Zebell or Saball 755


Zibet or Ciuet cat 756





Another Alphabeticall Table directing the Reader to the story of euery Beast.


A.
AFfrican Bugill. 59
Alborach. 32
Alpine Mouse. 521
Antalope. 1
Ape vulgar. 2
Arabyan Sheepe 600
Asse. 20
Axis 32


B
Baboun. 10
Badger, Brocke, or Gray. 33
Beare 55
Beare ape. 19
Beauer. 44
Befi. 29
Bison. 50
Bloud-Hound. 150
Bonassus. 53
Buffe. 56
Bugle. 57
Bull. 61
Burdones. 29
Butchers Dog. 174


C.
Cacus. 91
Calse. 88


Callitriche. 8
Camels. 93
Camelopardall. 100
Campe. 102


Carreering Horses. 324
Cat. 102
Cow. 71
Colus. 108
Cony. 109
Crucigeran Foxe. 222
Crocuta. 440


Curs of all sorts. 177


D.
Dabuh or Papio. 439
Deere-Goates. 143
Dictyes. 136
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Dogges. 137
Dormouse 526


E.
Eale. 190
Elephant. 190
Elke. 211


F.
Fallow Deere 113
Ferret. 217
Fieldmouse 542
Fisher dog. 171
Fitch or Pool-cat. 219
Flyeng Mouse 533
Foxe. 220
Foxe-ape. 19


G.
Gasehound. 167
Gennet Kat. 228
Geldings. 324
Greyhound. 144
Ginnus. 29
Goates vulgar. 230
Gorgon. 162
Gulon. 161


H.
Hare. 164
Harier. 165
Hart and Hinde. 121
Hamster mouse 529
Hasell mouse. 547
Hedghog. 177
Hinnus. 29
Hippelaphus, 236
Horse vulgar. 281
Hound. 149
Hunting Horses. 321
Hyaena vulgar. 436


I.
Ibex. 447
Ichneumon 449
Innus. 29
Indian Asse. 32
Indian Pig cony. 112
Indian mouse. 548
Indian Vre-Oxe 724


K
Kidde 147


L.
Lambe 641
Lamia or Phayrye. 452
Lascet Mouse 546


The Leymmer. 168
Lyon. 454



Linx. 488
Libyan Vre-Oxe. 724


M.
Mungrels. 154
Mambrine Goats. 235
Mantichora. 441
Martenor Marder. 495
Martine Ape. 7
Mares see Stallions
Mannus & Mannulus. 29
Mastiue dog. 173
Maelitaean Dogs. 161
Mimick or Getulian Dog. 161
Mole. 498
Monster. 15
Mouse Vulgar. 503
Mule 556
Munkey. 6
Musk-cat. 551
Musmon 642


N
Neades. 567
Noruegian mouse 532
Noruegian Ape 16


O
Oryx. 570
Otter 571
Ounce 568


P
Packe Horses. 325
Pan Ape. 16
Panther 575
Poephagus 587
Pontique Mouse. 532
Pocuspine 885


R
Ramme. 631
Rat. 519
Reyner or Ranger 612
Rhinoceros 595
Roe Bucke. 114
Running or race Horses. 322


S
Ape Sagoin. 18
Satyre Ape. 13
Sphinx. 17
Scythian Asses. 31
Scotian Bugle. 52
Sea Horse. 328
Sea Wolfe 759
Setter Dog. 169
Sheapheards Dog. 172
Shrew mouse 534
Sheepe 598
Sorex 546
Spanniel. 153
Squirrels 657
Stallions and Mares. 295
Strepsiceros. 655
Swyne. 562


T.
Tartarine. 12
Tatus. 705
Terriar. 165
Tyger. 707
Theeuish Dog. 169
Tumbler. 168


V.
Vnicorne 711
Vre Oxe. 721


W.
Water spanniel. 170
Water rat 
Weasell 725
wilde Bore 694
Wilde cat. 107
Wilde Goat. 144
Wilde Horse. 325
wilde mice 544
wilde field-mice 542
Woodmouse 545
Wolfe 734


Z.
Zebell or Sable 755
Zibet or Ciuet Kat. 756



FINIS.