palled it round about, to ftop all paffage thither. 
But this thiefe gave not over his accuftomed haunt 
for all that, but made meanes by a certaine tree to 
clamber over and get to the fore-faid falt-fifh ; and 
never could he be taken in the manner nor difco- 
vered, but that the dogges by their quicke fent found: 
him out and bayed at him: for as he returned one 
night toward the fea, they affailed and fet upon him 
on all fides, and therewith raifed the forefaid keepers, . 
who were affrighted at this fo fodaine an alarme, but 
more at the ftraunge fight which they faw. For firft | 
and foremoft this Polype fifh was of an unmeafurable 
and incredible bigneffe: and befides, hee was be- 
Ímeared and beraied all over with the brine and 
pickle of the forefaid falt-fifh, which made him both 
hideous to fee to, and alfo to ftinke withall moft 
ftrongly. Who would ever have looked for a Polype 
there, or taken knowledge of him by fuch markes 
as thefe? Surely they thought no other, but that 
they had to deale and encounter with fome monfter: 
for with his terrible blowing and breathing that he 
kept, he drave away the dogges, and otherwhiles 
with the ends of his long ftringed winding feet, he 
would lafh and whip them; fometimes with his 
ftronger clawes like armes he rapped and knocked 
them well and furely, as it were with clubs. In 
fumme, he made fuch good fhift for himfelfe, that 
hardly and. with much adoe they could kill him, 
albeit he received many a wound by trout-fpeares 
which they launced at him. Well, in the end his. 
head was brought and fhewed to Lucullus for a won- 
der, 
