DOoing you to vnderstande , that on thursdaye the .xvi. daye of this present month of June , in the yeare of our Lord God . MD. LV. ix . This straunge fishe ( whych you see here picttured ) was taken betweene Callis , and Douer , by sertayne English Fissher men , whych were a fyshynge for mackrell . And this straunge & merueylous Fyshe , folowynge after the scooles of Mackrell , came rushinge in to the fisher mens Netts , and brake and tore their nettes marueilouslie , in such sorte , that at the fyrst they weare muche amased ther at : and marueiled what it should bee , that kept suche a sturr with their Netts , for they were verie much harmed by it , with breking and spoyling their Netts .

And then they seing , and perceiuyng that the Netts wold not serue by reason of the greatnes of this straung Fishe , then they with such instruements , ingins , & thinges that they had : made such shift that they tooke this straung Fishe . And vppon fridaye the morowe after brought it vpp to Billyngesgate in London , whyche was the .xvii. daye of June , and ther it was seene and vewid of manie which marueiled much at the straungnes of it . For here hath neuer the lyke of it ben seene : and on saterdaye , being the .xviii. daye , sertayne fishe mongers in new Fishstreat , agreeid with them that caught it , for , and in consideracion of the harme , whych they receiued by spoylinge of ther Netts , and for their paines , to haue this straunge fishe . And hauinge it , did open it and flaied of the skinn , and saued it hole . And adiudging the meat of it to be good , broyled a peece and tasted of hit , and it looked whit like Veale when it was broiled , and was good & sauerie , ( though sumwhat straung ) in the eating , and then they sold of it that same saterdaye , to suche as would buy of the same , and they them selues did bake of it , and eate it for daintie : and for the more serteintaintie and opening of the truth , the good men of the Castle and the Kinges head in new Fish streat , did but a great deale & bakte of it , and this is moste true .

THis straunge Fishe is in length .xvii. foote , and .iii. foote broad , and in compas about the bodie .vi. foote . and proporcioned as you see here by this picture , and is round snowted , short headdid as you see , hauing .iii. ranckes of teeth on eyther iawe , maruaylous sharpe and very short .ii. eyes growing neare his snout , & as big as a horses eyes , and his hart as big as an Oxes hart , & like wyse his liuer and lightes bige as an Oxes , but all the garbidge that was in hys bellie besides , would haue gone in to a felt hat . Also .ix. finns , & .ii. of the formost bee .iii. quarters of a yeard longe from the body : & a verie big one on the fore parte of his backe , as you see h●●● by this picture , blackish on the backe & a litle whitishe on the belly , a slender tayle , and had but one bone & that was a great rydge bone runninge a longe his backe , from the head vnto the tayle , and had great force in his tayle when he was in the water . Also it hath .v. gills of eache side of the head , shoing white as you see . Ther is no proper name for it that I knowe but that sertayne men of Captayne Haukinses , doth call it a Sharke . And it is to bee seene in London , at the red Lyon , in Flete streete .