ABSTRACT
This Zibeth was in length from the head to the tail, one foot , three palms, and one Koman fingers breadth, but the breadth thereof under the belly, was one foot , two palms, and three Roman fingers. It was a gentle and t radab le Creature, and was fold for eight pounds of Ertgli[h money, which was in French twenty four Crowns, or in Florens forty and eight. Thefe things are faid by D o d o r Cay. Now unto this Gefner addetb, that he received fuch another P idure from one Johannes Kentmannus, which he took by another of thefe Cats in the pofTeffion of the Duke of Saxony, and he faid that it was bought by him for feventy Taters (every Tater being worth in our Englifh money eight pence half penny) in the year of the Lord, 1545. This beaft is a very clean beaft, I mean, a hater of filthinefTe: and therefore the place wherein it lyeth muft be fwept every day, and the Veffels clean walhed. The Sivet or liquor diftilledout of the Cod, muft betaken away every fecond or third day, or elfe the beaft doth rub it forth of his own accord upon fome pofte in his kennel, if he be tamed or inclofed. This Sivet is an Excrement not growing in the fecret part only, but in a peculiar receptacle by it felf, increafing every day the weight of a g roa t ; the colour whereof at the beginning is like Butter , but afterwards it groweth more fad and b r o w n : one ounce of it if it be pure and not fophifticated, is fold for eight Crowns at the leaft. There be Impoftors, which do adulterate it with an Oxes gall, Styrax, and Hony. This is of a ftrange favour, and preferred before Musk by many degrees, yet it fmelleth worfe if it be held hard to the nofe : It is faid that the liquor running out , doth go back again if anyVeflel be put to receive i t , except it be a Silver Spoon or Porringer.
