Sentence:  the <WSD>Halcyon</WSD> bird, or as some call it Alcedo or Kings-fisher, exceeds all mens conceit....Gods decree hath been, that all the watrie wildernesse should be quiet and made calme, without raine, wind, or tempest, during the time the <WSD>"Halcyon</WSD>" sitteth and bringeth forth her young-onesnb.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  In classical legends, a bird said to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters; later usually identified with a type of kingfisher, hence  a kingfisher.