A Description of a strange (and miraculous) fish cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere[)] : the certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish : to the tune of Bragandary.

A Description of a strange (and miraculous) fish cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere[)] : the certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish : to the tune of Bragandary.

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A description of a strange (and miraculous) Fish, cast upon the sands in the meads, in the Hundred of Worwell, in the County Palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere. The certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous Fish.

The second part,

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A description of a strange (and miraculous) Fish, cast upon the sands in the meads, in the Hundred of Worwell, in the County Palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere. The certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous Fish.

To the tune of Bragandary.

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OF many maruels in my time

I'ue heretofore,

But here's a stranger now in prime

that's lately come on shore,

Inuites my pen to specifie

What some (I doubt) will think a lie.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

It is a fish, a monstrous fish,

a fish that many dreads,

But now it is as we would wish,

cast vp o'th sands i'th meads,

In Chesshire; and tis certaine true,

Describ'd by those who did it view.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

Full twenty one yards and one foot

this fish extends in length,

With all things correspondent too't,

for amplitude and strength:

Good people what I shall report,

Doe not account it fained sport.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

It is almost fiue yards in height,

which is a wondrous thing,

O mark what maruels to our sight

our Potent Lord can bring.

These secrets Neptune closely kéeps

Within the bosome of the déeps.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

His lower jaw-bone's fiue yards long,

the vpper thrice so much,

Twelue yoak of oxen stout and strong,

(the weight of it is such)

Could not once stir it out o'th sands

Thus works the All-creating hands.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

Some haue a project now in hand,

(which is a tedious taske)

When the Sea turnes, to bring to Land

the same with empty cask:

But how I cannot well conceiue,

To each mans judgement that I leaue.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

The lower jaw-bone nam'd of late,

had téeth in't thirty foure,

Whereof some of them are in weight

two pounds, or rather more:

There were no téeth i'th vpper jaw,

But holes, which many people saw.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

The second part,

To the same tune.

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HIs Pissle is in length foure yards,

big as a man i'th wast,

This monster he who well regards,

from th' first vnto the last,

By euery part may motiues find,

To wonder at this wondrous kind.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

His Cods are like two hogsheads great,

this séemeth past beleefe,

But men of credit can relate

what I describe in briefe:

Then let's with charity confesse

Gods works are more then man can guesse.

O rare, &c.

The tongue on't is so mighty large,

I will it not expresse,

Lest I your credit ouer-charge,

but you may easily guesse,

That sith his shape so far excels,

The tongue doth answer all parts else.

O rare, &c.

A man on horseback as tis try'd

may stand within his mouth,

Let none that hears it this derive,

for tis confirm'd for truth:

By those who dare auouch the same,

Then let the Writer beare no blame.

O rare, &c.

His nerues or sinewes like Bulls pissles,

for riding rods some vse:

Of Spermaceti there's some vessels:

if this be the worst newes,

That of this monster we shall heare,

All will be well I doe not feare.

O rare, &c.

Already sixtéene tuns of Oyle

is from this fish extracted,

And yet continually they boyle,

no season is protracted:

It cannot be imagin'd how much

'Twill yéeld, the vastnesse on't is such.

O rare, &c.

When he vpon the sands was cast

aliue, which was awhile:

He yell'd so loud, that many (agast)

heard him aboue sixe mile:

Tis said the Femalè fish likewise

Was heard to mourne with horrid cryes:

O rare, &c.

The Mariners of Chester say

a Herring-hog tis nam'd:

What ere it be, for certaine they

that are for knowledge fam'd,

Affirme, the like in ages past

Vpon our Coast was neuer cast.

O rare

beyond compare,

in England nere the like.

M.P.

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Printed at London for Thomas Lambert, at the sign of the Hors-shoo in Smithfield.

There is a Book to satisfie such as desire a larger description hereof.

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A Description of a strange (and miraculous) fish cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere[)] : the certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish : to the tune of Bragandary.

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1690

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A35756

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Wing D1143

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ESTC S120132

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19618763

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109207

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— A Description of a strange (and miraculous) fish cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere[)] : the certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish : to the tune of Bragandary.,

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