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lesprenier prendent leurs proies par les rivieres
Mais les domestiques et apris la raportent a leur
seigneur qui che leur a apris. Le coulon est simple
oyseau et de sa nature nourrist tresbien les piugons
dun aultre coulon. Et apperchoit tresbien en le
yaue par lombre quil voit dedens quant lostoir le
veult prendre. La huppe est ung oyseau crettez qui
en vilitez et en ordures demeure plus volentiers
que aultrepart. Qui une heure soideroit du sang
de la huppe et puist alast incontinent dormir en son
dormant lui seroit tantost aduiz que les ennemis
denfer vendroient a lui et que estrangler le voul
droient. Le rossignol de sa propre nature il chante
bien et si longuement que aulcunefoiz il meurt
en chantant. Et laloette pareillement muert ain
si moult souvent. Le cisne est tout blanc pardehors
et pardedens il est tour noir. il chante souvent de
vant sa mort. pareillement font souvent maintes
gens de telz choses et de moult daultres se merveil
leroient plente de gens qui jamais nauroient de
telz propoz ouy parler comme nous les trouvons

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and the sparrowhawk capture their prey near rivers,
but those that have been domesticated and tamed and
take their prey to their master, who had tamed them.
The dove is a simple bird that by its nature is willing to
feed another dove's young. It has keen sight
in the water and sees in the shadow when the
hawk wants to seize it. The lapwing is a crested bird
that would rather live in filth and ordure than
anywhere else. If someone smears himself with the
blood of the lapwing and then goes immediately
to sleep, he will dream that his enemies
from hell come to him wanting to strangle him.
The nightingale by its nature sings so well
and for so long that sometimes it dies while it
is singing. And the lark also very often dies
this way. The swan is completely white on the
outside and on the inside it is completely black.
It often sings before its death, and many people do
the same (see note). Many people are
amazed by these things and by many others,
since they have never before heard tell of
the things that we have talked about

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lesprenier prendent leurs proies par les rivieres
Mais les domestiques et apris la raportent a leur
seigneur qui che leur a apris. Le coulon est simple
oyseau et de sa nature nourrist tresbien les piugons
dun aultre coulon. Et apperchoit tresbien en le
yaue par lombre quil voit dedens quant lostoir le
veult prendre. La huppe est ung oyseau crettez qui
en vilitez et en ordures demeure plus volentiers
que aultrepart. Qui une heure soideroit du sang
de la huppe et puist alast incontinent dormir en son
dormant lui seroit tantost aduiz que les ennemis
denfer vendroient a lui et que estrangler le voul
droient. Le rossignol de sa propre nature il chante
bien et si longuement que aulcunefoiz il meurt
en chantant. Et laloette pareillement muert ain
si moult souvent. Le cisne est tout blanc pardehors
et pardedens il est tour noir. il chante souvent de
vant sa mort. pareillement font souvent maintes
gens de telz choses et de moult daultres se merveil
leroient plente de gens qui jamais nauroient de
telz propoz ouy parler comme nous les trouvons

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and the sparrowhawk capture their prey near rivers,
but those that have been domesticated and tamed and
take their prey to their master, who had tamed them.
The dove is a simple bird which by its nature is willing to
feed another dove's young. It has keen sight
in the water and sees in the shadow when the
hawk wants to seize it. The lapwing is a creted bird
which would rather live in filth and ordure than
anywhere else. If someone smears himself with the
blood of the lapwing and then goes immediately
to sleep, he will dream that his enemies
from hell come to him wanting to strangle him.
The nightingale by ints nature sings so well
and so long that sometimes it dies while it
is singing. And the lark also very often dies
this way. The swan is completely white on the
outside and on the inside it is completely black.
It often sings before its death, and many people do
the same. Many people are
amazed by these things and by many others,
since they have never before heard tell of
the things that we have told of