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The History of Four-footed Beasts and Serpents and Insects choose

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[UK] E. Topsell Hist. of Serpents 96: Amongst the Belgies or Netherlanders, it is tearmed Spaensche Vlieghe.
at Belgie, n.
[UK] E. Topsell Hist. of Serpents 34: The fat of a black Serpent, is mixt to good purpose with those oyntments that are prepared against the French or Spanish-pox.
at French pox (n.) under French, adj.
[UK] E. Topsell Hist. of Serpents 34: The fat of a black Serpent, is mixt to good purpose with those oyntments that are prepared against the French or Spanish-pox.
at Spanish pox (n.) under Spanish, adj.
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