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  Natures wonder? Or, [An ac]count how the wife of one John Waterman an ostler ... was delivered of a strage monster upon the 26th of October 1664 ... It had two heads, foure armes, and two legs ... She had another child born before it ...which is yet living, and is a very comely child in all proportions. This is attested for truth, by several persons which were eye witnesses. The tune is, London prentice: Or, Jovial batchelor.
  Date of publication:
  1664
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Contains 2 illustrations. Right half-sheet contains: The second part, to the same tune. Right half-sheet contains: A true relation of this strange and wonderful monster. "With allowance, Novemb. 12th. 1664." Reproduction ...
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  Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
  Date of publication:
  1685
  

  Author(s):

  E. B.
  Description:
  Caption title. Signed at end: E.B. Imprint from colophon. "Dublin, January the 31th. 1684/5." Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A Brief narrative of a strange and wonderful old woman that hath a pair of horns growing upon her head giving a true account how they have several times after being shed, grown again : declaring the place of her birth, her education and conversation with the first occasion of their growth, the time of their continuance and where she is now to be seen, viz. at the sign of the Swan near Charing Cross.
  Date of publication:
  1676
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  A most certaine report of a monster borne at Oteringham in Holdernesse, the 9. of Aprill last past. 1595. Also of a most strange and huge fish, which was driuen on the sand at Outhorn in Holdernesse in February not passing two months before this monster was brought into the world, and within 4 miles distance. Both to be auerred by the credible testimonie of diuers gentlemen of worship, and others, now being within this citie..
  Date of publication:
  1595
  

  Author(s):

  Duncalfe, V.
  Description:
  Black letter; initials; tail-piece. First part signed: V. Duncalfe. Signatures: A⁴ B². Imperfect: stained, creased and torn, with loss of text. Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow. Library.
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  A most straunge, and true discourse, of the wonderfull iudgement of God. Of a monstrous, deformed infant, begotten by incestuous copulation, betweene the brothers sonne and the sisters daughter, being both vnmarried persons. Which childe was borne at Colwall, in the country and diocesse of Hereford, vpon the sixt day of Ianuary last, being the feast of the Epiphany, commonly called Twelfth day. A notable and most terrible example against incest and whoredome.
  Date of publication:
  1600
  

  Author(s):

  I. R., fl. 1600.
  Description:
  "The epistle to the reader" signed: R.I. Printer's name from STC. Signature A2 missigned A3. Some pages stained. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A True relation of the birth of a monster born at Exeter, having two perfect heads, one head standing right as it should , the other being in the right shoulder, just as you see the figure here printed, a draught of it being sent up in a letter from a person of repute and integrity, who lived not far from the place where it was born, and was both an eye and an ear witness to the the truth of what he writ : it was born the 5th of this instant October, 1682, and lived not long, but was buried and taken up again the 10 instant, and many hundreds now resort to see it.
  Date of publication:
  1682
  

  Author(s):

  Brocas, A.
  Description:
  One wood-cut ill. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Letter reproduced on p. 3 signed, A. Brocas. Reproduction of original in: British Library.
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  A declaration of a strange and wonderfull monster: born in Kirkham parish in Lancashire (the childe of Mrs. Haughton, a Popish gentlewoman) the face of it upon the breast, and without a head (after the mother had wished rather to bear a childe without a head then a Roundhead) and had curst the Parliamnet [sic]. Attested by Mr. Fleetwood, minister of the same parish, under his own hand; and Mrs. Gattaker the mid-wife, and divers other eye-witnesses: whose testimony was brought up by a member of the House of Commons. Appointed to be printed according to order: and desired to be published in all the counties, cities, townes, and parishes in England: being the same copies that were presented to the Parliament.
  Date of publication:
  1646
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Annotation on Thomason copy: "March 3 1645"; the second 6 in imprint date crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  The most strange and wounderfull apperation of blood in a poole at Garraton in Leicester-shire, which continued for the space of foure dayes, the rednesse of the colour for the space of those foure dayes every day increasing higher and higher, to the infinet amazement of many hundreds of beholders of all degrees and conditions, who have dipped their handketchers in this bloody poole, ... As also the true relation of a miraculous and prodigious birth in Shoo-lane, where one Mistris Browne a cuttlers wife was delivered of a monster without a head or feet, and in stead of a head had a hollow out of which a child did proceed, which was little but lovely, perfect in all but very spare and leane. As also the Kings sending to his Parliament for hostage for the security of his person to come unto London and to sit with his parliament for the composing the diffirences in the kingdome.
  Date of publication:
  1645
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Publication date from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "7bre 30th 1645" [i.e. September 30]. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A true relation of a monstrons [sic] female-child, with two heads, four eyes, four ears, two noses, two mouths and four arms, four legs, and all things else proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the 19th of May last, ar [sic] a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in somerset=shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Tauntou-Dean [sic], to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well koown [sic] to several gentlemen in and about London.
  Date of publication:
  1685
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Date of publication suggested by Wing. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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