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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A20352) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 21701) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1022:11) The description of a monstrous pig the which was farrowed at Hamsted besyde London, the. xvi. day of October this present yeare of our Lord God. M.D.LXII. 1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. By Alexander Lacy for Garat Devves, dwellyng in Poules church yarde, at the East end of the Church, Imprinted at London : [1562] Woodcut with letterpress prose description--STC. Formerly also STC 12737. "UMI copy reel 1022 is actually the Bodleian Library copy."--STC. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library. eng Monsters -- Early works to 1800. eebo The description of a monstrous pig, the which was farrowed at Hamsted besyde London, the .xvi. day of October this present yeare of our Lord God. M. D [no entry] 1562 1 441 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.68 C The rate of 22.68 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 2004-04 Sampled and proofread 2004-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2004-07 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
The description of a monstrous Pig , the which was farrowed at Hamsted besyde London , the. xvi . day of October this present yeare of our Lord God . M.D.LXII .

THis present yeare of our lord GOD , a thousand , fyue hundred , three score and two , one Robert Martin of Hamsted , in the countie of Mid. besyde London , had a Sow the which brought forth . viii . Piggs , the. xvi . day of October , where of . vii . were of right shape and fassion , but the eight was a wonderous Monster , and more monstrous then any that hath bene seene before this time , as you may se by this picture . It hath a head contrary to all other of that kynd , it hath a face without a nose or eyes , sauing a hole standing directly betwen the two eares which eares be broad and long , lyke the eares of a bloude hound , and a monstrous body , lyke vnto a thing that were ●lean , without heare . It hath feet very monstrous , with the endes of them turning vpwards , lyke vnto forked endes , as it is playnely set foorth here by these two pictures , the one being the backe part , and the other the fort part . This monster lyued two houres , and the rest of them lyued about halfe a day .

These straunge and monstrous thinges , almighty GOD sendeth amongest vs , that we shuld not be forgetfull of his almighty power , nor vnthankeful for his great mercies so plentifully powred vpon vs , and especially for geuyng vnto vs his most holy word , whereby our lyues ought to be guyded : and also his wonderful tokens , wherby we ought to be warned . But if we will not be instructed by his worde , nor warned by his wonderfull workes : then let vs be assured that these straunge monstrous sightes do foreshew vnto vs , that his heauy indignation wyl shortly come vpon vs for our monstrous liuyng . Wherefore let vs earnestly pray vnto GOD that he wyll geue vs grace spedely to repent our wickednesses , faithfully to beleue his holy Gospel , and cencerely to frame our lyues after the doctrine of the same to whome be all prayse , honour , and glory . Amen .

Imprinted at London by ALEXANDER LACY for GARAT DEWES , dwellyng in Poules church yarde , at the East end of the Church .