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sea-moss and shells from off Iier, 

 and offered her water, fish, milk, 

 bread, &c. which she refused ; but 

 with good usage, in a day or two, 

 they got her to eat and drink, 

 though she endeavoured to make 

 her escape again to sea ; her hair 

 was long and black, her face hu- 

 man, her teeth very strong, her 

 breasts and bellj' to the navel were 

 perfect — the lower parts of her 

 body ended in a strong fish tail. 



" The Magistrates of Haerlera 

 XJommanded her to be sent to them, 

 for that the Mere was within their 

 jurisdiction: when she was brought 

 thither, she was put into the Town- 

 house, and had a dame assigned her 

 to teach her ; she learned to spin, 

 •and show devotion to prayer; she 

 ■would laugh, and when women 

 came into the Town-house to spin 

 with her for diversion, she would 

 signify by signs she knew their 

 meaning in some sort, though she 

 could never be taught to speak; she 

 would wear no clothes in summer ; 

 part of her hair was filleted up in a 

 Dutch dress, and part hung long 

 and naturally. — She would have her 

 tail in the water, and accordingly 

 had a tub of water under her chair, 

 made on purpose for her : she eat 

 milk, water, bread, butter and fish ; 

 she lived thus out of her element 

 (except her tail) fifteen or sixteen 

 years. Her picture was painted on 

 a board with oil, and hangs now in 

 the Town-house of Haerlem, with 

 a subscription in letters of gold, 

 giving an account when she was 

 taken, how long she lived, and when 

 »he died, and in what church-yard 

 she was buried ; their annals men- 

 tion her, and their books have her 

 picture, and travelling paintersdraw 

 her picture by the table. By the a- 

 bove-mentioned relation, thequerist 



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may be satisfied that she exceeds 

 all the other creatures in cunning 

 and docility that have ever yet been 

 known. 



25. JUBILEE— At Windsor— 

 The Jubilee, as was expected, was 

 celebrated on Wednesday witlj 

 every demonstration of joy at 

 Windsor. At six o'clock in the 

 morning the commencement of the 

 Jubilee was announced by the sound 

 of trumpets; after which the drums 

 beat to arms, the Royal Horse 

 Guards (Blues), the Staffordshire 

 Militia, and the Volunteers ; the 

 bells also rung a merry peal. 



Between eight and nine o'clock 

 their majesties, princess Elizabeth 

 and the dukes of York and Sussex 

 attended divine service at the pri- 

 vate chapel in the castle. After di- 

 vineservice,Turnerelli was introdu- 

 ced to her majesty and the royal 

 party, and presented the Jubilee 

 Bust which his majesty has lately 

 sat for, the strikinglikeness of which 

 was taken upon this memorable oc- 

 casion and was highly approved of. 



Fete at Frogmore. — But a more 

 refined and classical entertainment, 

 a superbye^e, was given, on Wed- 

 nesday night, by her majesty at 

 Frogmore. Athalfpastnine o'clock 

 the gates were thrown open for the 

 nobility, gentry, and others having 

 tickets of admission. On the en- 

 trance into the gardens, the specta- 

 tor was struck with astonishment 

 and delight at the charming and 

 fanciful scene of variegated lamps, 

 of different figures and colours. — 

 The avenues and walks were hung 

 with brilliant coloured lamps, in the 

 shape of watchmen's lanthorns. — 

 The lawns adjoining to the house 

 afforded a rich display of the choicest 

 shrubs and plants, taken from the 

 green-house. At ten o'clock the 



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