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. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A08949 of text S120132 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 19226). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A08949 STC 19226 ESTC S120132 99855332 99855332 20819 2240921537

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A08949) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 20819) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1553:28) 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. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1 sheet ([2] p.) : ill. For Thomas Lambert, at the signe of the Hors-shoo in Smithfield, Printed at London : [1635?] Signed: M. P., i.e. Martin Parker. A ballad. In two parts. Suggested publication date from STC. Verse - "Of many maruels in my time". Also erroneously listed as Wing D1143. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. eng Ballads, English -- 17th century. Monsters -- England -- Early works to 1800. eebo 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 M. P. 1635 2 867 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.53 C The rate of 11.53 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2004-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2004-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2004-03 Sampled and proofread 2004-03 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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 .

OF many maruels in my time I'us 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 t is 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 extend in length , With all things correspondent too 't , for amplitude and strength : Good people what I shall report , Doe not account a 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 ones 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 teeth 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 .

HIs Pistle 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 beléefe , 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 easlly guesse , That sith his shape so far excels , The tongue doth answer all parts else . O rare , &c. A man on horseback as t is try'd may stand within his mouth , Let none that hears it this deride , for t is 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 〈◊〉 no season is protracted : It cannot be imagin'd how much 'T will 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 : T is said the Female fish likewise Was heard to mourne with horrid cryes : O rare , &c. The Mariners of Chester say a Herring-hag t is 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.

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 .