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.. 1595 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 9 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). B00475 STC 18895.5 ESTC S125900 56572900 ocm 56572900 181000

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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.

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Printed by P.S. and are to be ſold by T. Millington.

¶ A letter ſent from Roſſe by a Gentleman of worſhip to his frend at Oteringham to be certified of the truth of the ſhape of the Childe borne there. SIR

vnderſtanding that there is a monſtrus child Borne in your pariſhe of Oteringham to the great admiration of the people that haue ſeen it, being a thing as I take it ſent of God to forewarne vs of our wickednes. And hearing diuers reportes thereof, I deſire you to do me that fauour as to ſend me in writing the true forme of the monſter, the day of the birth thereof, and the names of the parents. I make bould with you, but if it like you to doe mee this fauour, you ſhall command mee any thing that lieth in my power to performe.

Thus commending my ſelfe vnt • • ou, I commit you to God:

From Roſſe this ••• ſent. Tueſday being the 6. of May. 1595. Your frend to vſ • M.S.
To my very good frend M.S. at Roſſe SIR

hauing receaued your letter, I thought it no leſſe then my duety too performe and graūt your reaſonable requeſt wherefore it may pleaſe you to vnderſtand that the ninthe of April laſt paſt this admired Monſter was brought into the world, to the great amaſement of all thoſe that beheld it, but to obſerue decorum it is requiſit before I ſpeake or write thereof, that I ſhould ſhewe ſome circumſtances whiche went before the birthe thereof thereby to make the matter more plaine vnto you and your frendes.

There is in our pariſh of Oteringham a mā of honeſt & good diſpoſition named Iohn Rawling, who hath to wife one Elizabeth Rawling, A woman of honeſt life and conuerſation, who being conceaued with childe accompliſhed her daies with much griefe: At length the time of her trauell being come, ſhe was the ſeuenth of Aprill laſt, ſafly deliuered of a iolly woman child, of right ſhape and comely proportion, which child is now aliue, wherat the parents and neyghbors reioyced, thinking al thinges had ben well and their buſines ended but ſo it fell not out. For you ſhall vnderſtand that after the former perill was paſt, newe panges began to ariſe vpon the ſorrowful woman in ſuch ſort that it cauſed a lamentation among all the wiues. Thus with painfull throwes ſhe endured two daies more, and at the laſt was releaſed of her painfull burden, the ninth day of the ſame moneth ſhe brought forth this monſterous child, a terror to all the behoulders. The head wherof was like a Conny: The handes was like a mole: The bodie, legges, & feete like a woman, hauing alſo the preueties like a woman, it had no heare on the head or other partes, and the ſkinne was very blacke and feareful to the eyes of the beholders, as M. Latham M. Browne our miniſter with diuers others which haue ſeene the ſame can certifie you.

Many times hath the Lord ſhewed vs his wonders, and maruelous workes, to be a fore warning of the puniſhments whiche he hath prepared for ſin: What a number of ſtraunge tokens, monſterus birthes, blazing ſtarres, earthquakes, dreadful ſignes in the ayer, and fearefull ſtormes and tempeſts to moue vs to repentance and amendment of our wicked liues hath he ſhewen in our land, and yet few or none regardes it. Let no man thinke that ſuch things do come by chance or fortune, but that they are appointed to be meſſengers of enſuing plagues which are like to fall vpon vs, except with repenting harts we turne vn to our Godand forſake our wicked waies.

Yours to vſe V. Duncalfe.
Here followeth the deſcription of a monſtrous fiſhe which was driuen on the ſhore at Outhorn in Holdernes the 12. of February 1595. Not paſſing 2. monethes before this monſter was brought into the world.

SUch is the mercifullneſſe of our God that he wil neuer puniſh any people or nation without warning firſt ſent vnto them. And therefore, the Prophetes in old time cried vnto the people before any deſtruction fell vpon them. Many other meanes hath the Lord wrought to forewarne the children of men of enſuing euilles. Before the deſtruction of Ieruſalem a Comet like a ſworde hounge ouerthe cittie the ſpace of our whole yeare.

In the night time a light was ſeene in the temple the ſpace of halfe an hower.

Alſo a cowe being carried into the temple for ſacrifice, calued a Lambe in ſight of al the people.

A great and mightie gate of braſſe, which twentie men could ſcantly ſhut opned it ſelfe alone.

An army of ſoldiers was ſeene in the cloudes. And a voice was harde in the Temple that ſaid, Let vs go hence. Thus was 〈…〉 warned, that by repentance it might eſcape the intended deſtruction.

The Lord be mercifull to this our Countrey of England, vnto whom our moſt louing God hathe giuen many warninges, yea as many as euer Ieruſalem had, and yet we continue in our former ſinnes.

The Ayer hath beene corrupted becauſe of ſin, the Skie hath ſhotte foorth fiery thunderboltes and l … ings becauſe of ſin, ſtraung commes hath ••• eatned deſtruction for our ſinne, the earth hath quaked becauſe of the wrath of God for ſinne, and mountaines haue remoued out of their places to giue vs▪ warning to remoue from our ſinne.

The Lord hath ſent vs ſtraunge and monſterous birthes, becauſe of our monſterous ſinne. The ennemie hath threatned warre againſt vs, the plague of peſtilence hath afflicted and conſumed vs, dearth and famine hath aſſailed vs, and all to driue vs from our ſins: yet who hath regarded Gods threates, or beene amended by his puniſhmentes.

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At Outthorne in Holderneſſe the 12. of Februarie laſt paſt, by the meanes of wind and weather a wonderfull huge fiſh was driuen on the ſandes, of ſuch hugeneſſe as hath not been ſeene, being a fiſh of an vnknowne name. This fiſh was in length 19. yeardes and three quarters, and in thickneſſe at the middle 10. yeardes good meaſure. His taile in bredthe from the one web vnto the other was 16 foot: his head was in faſhion like a great woolſacke: hauing very little eyes in reſpect of his great head: his neather Iawe being little did fall as it ſeemed in a trough much ſhort of the ende of his vpper Iawe, and very little in reſpecte of the vpper, & yet of ſuch bignes that the very bone of the lower Iawe, was 36. inches about, and the leaſt tooth he had was 10. inches long and 6. about.

The people of the countrey came in great aboundance to behold this ſtraunge fiſh, marueling thereat, not knowing what to ſaye or iudge therof, but onely reſolueth them ſelues that it was ſent of God to ſome great purpoſe.

Thus within foure miles ſpace hapened theſe two ſtraunge thinges, within two monethes the one of the other. The Lord grau •• 〈…〉 we may take warning thereby, to turne 〈…〉 to our God that he may turne his greeuou • 〈…〉 plagues from vs, which our wickednes hath 〈…〉 iuſtly procured.

This Fiſh was meaſured by M. Richardſon. deane of Holderneſſe in the p ••• ence of M. Houlden parſon of Roſſe. M. H. parſon of Patrington. M. Aſhton Parſon of Tunſton. M. Fraunces Leedes Gentleman.

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