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A70254
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Great nevvs from the West-Indies sent in a letter to a merchant of London, November the 28th, 1687.
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F. H.
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1687
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Wing H25A; ESTC R2765
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great_a news_n from_o the_o west-indies_n send_v in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o merchant_n of_o london_n november_n the_o 28_o 1687._o this_o may_v be_v print_v r._n m._n lodon_n print_v for_o h._n wallis_n 1687._o great_a news_n erom_n the_o west-indies_a sir_n the_o charge_n lay_v on_o i_o in_o the_o last_o letter_n date_v the_o 24_o of_o august_n of_o communicate_v whatever_o may_v occur_v worth_a take_v notice_n off_o occasion_v this_o trouble_n i_o now_o give_v you_o a_o relation_n that_o can_v but_o be_v surprise_v to_o such_o as_o have_v not_o yet_o see_v the_o wonder_n of_o the_o deep_a though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v thing_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v not_o altogether_o so_o much_o affect_v one_o that_o have_v former_o make_v so_o long_a a_o abide_v among_o we_o as_o you_o have_v do_v yet_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o revive_v the_o memory_n of_o those_o wonder_n you_o have_v often_o see_v and_o furnish_v you_o with_o something_o new_a to_o entertain_v your_o friend_n the_o story_n i_o be_o to_o tell_v you_o be_v at_o the_o take_v two_o prodigious_a monster_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o mountserrat_n where_o i_o now_o be_o the_o first_o of_o these_o i_o assist_v at_o the_o take_n which_o be_v after_o this_o manner_n about_o six_o in_o the_o morning_n we_o discover_v something_o to_o windward_n move_v like_o the_o wrack_n of_o a_o great_a ship_n in_o which_o opinion_n we_o be_v the_o more_o confirm_v through_o the_o last_o night_n be_v very_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a some_o of_o our_o fisher_n endeavour_v to_o get_v off_o with_o their_o boat_n but_o can_v not_o the_o sea_n break_v so_o on_o the_o shore_n about_o eight_o of_o the_o clock_n he_o come_v so_o near_o we_o as_o to_o be_v perceive_v to_o be_v a_o live_a creature_n which_o put_v we_o into_o the_o great_a consternation_n imaginable_a there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o we_o that_o have_v ever_o see_v any_o sea-monster_n half_o so_o large_a though_o our_o new_a world_n abound_v in_o the_o production_n 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like_o a_o hedgehog_n the_o skin_n extreme_a hard_a rugged_a and_o uneven_a his_o head_n flat_a and_o his_o mouth_n extreme_a wide_a with_o many_o sharp_a tooth_n and_o two_o of_o they_o crock_v like_o a_o wild-boar_n it_o have_v eight_o fin_n with_o a_o fork_a tail_n and_o above_o the_o eye_n two_o long_v black_a horn_n his_o flesh_n be_v very_o soft_a but_o not_o one_o of_o we_o be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o taste_v it_o i_o can_v give_v you_o no_o account_n that_o deter_v we_o from_o it_o be_v because_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o sea-monster_n be_v absolute_a poison_n cause_v strange_a vomit_n and_o swound_n and_o prove_v mortal_a if_o not_o prevent_v by_o a_o good_a do_v of_o mithridate_n or_o some_o other_o antidote_n which_o this_o in_o all_o thing_n but_o his_o bigness_n exact_o resemble_v so_o that_o here_o we_o conclude_v he_o to_o be_v a_o overgrow_a sea-monster_n the_o other_o monster_n i_o be_o to_o describe_v be_v a_o sea-vnicorn_a that_o be_v likewise_o cast_v ashore_o as_o he_o pursue_v his_o prey_n of_o who_o i_o be_o also_o a_o ocular_a witness_n he_o be_v about_o eighteen_o foot_n long_o and_o in_o compass_n as_o big_a as_o a_o barrel_n have_v eight_o great_a fin_n like_o the_o end_v of_o galley-oar_n two_o of_o which_o be_v place_v near_o the_o gills_o and_o the_o other_o six_o at_o the_o side_n of_o his_o belly_n at_o equal_a distance_n they_o be_v of_o a_o grenish_n shine_v colour_n all_o the_o uper_fw-fr part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v cover_v with_o great_a scale_n of_o a_o red_a and_o blue_a colour_n intermix_v with_o spangle_n of_o silver_n the_o scale_n under_o the_o belly_n be_v yellow_a the_o tail_n fork_v the_o head_n somewhat_o big_a than_o that_o of_o a_o horse_n the_o low_a part_n of_o his_o body_n cover_v with_o a_o dark_a hard_a skin_n he_o have_v a_o very_a straight_a horn_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o head_n about_o nine_o foot_n and_o a_o half_a in_o length_n taper_n to_o the_o very_a point_n towards_o the_o head_n it_o be_v sixteen_o 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use_v his_o horn_n with_o that_o nimbleness_n and_o dextenty_n and_o make_v such_o desperate_a thurst_n as_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v he_o to_o be_v a_o creature_n of_o great_a strength_n and_o courage_n when_o in_o his_o own_o element_n thus_o sir_n have_v i_o relate_v in_o the_o best_a method_n i_o can_v what_o have_v so_o late_o happen_v among_o we_o beg_v pardon_n in_o be_v so_o tedious_a in_o describe_v i_o rest_v your_o much_o oblige_a servant_n f._n h._n mountserrat_n november_n 2d_o 1687._o finis_fw-la