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he directs himself over the ejected matter, where 

 with his nose, as I then apprehended (though I 

 will not warrant fish to have a scent) rooted as 

 a swine, or something like it, yet were the wa- 

 ters at that time undisturbed ; when on a sud- 

 den, and with a violent motion of body, he 

 throws himself about, invading the calms with 

 such a strong ebulition, as if some pondrous 

 stone had struck the surface ; but it was not long 

 e're I see him again, though for the present he 

 seem'd to me invisible. 



And then my observation led me curiously to 

 observe him direct his head to the former place, 

 and contract himself after the same manner 

 which the former fish had formerly done. This 

 I visibly and plainly saw ; which, together with 

 his active and exerting motion, a spermatick 

 whiteness of a milky substance issued from him, 

 not much unlike to jellied cream : All which re- 

 marks I signally notified, and by all the circum- 

 stances my judgment could direct to, I conclu- 

 ded him the milter, because there to shed and 

 scatter his milt upon the ejected foremen tioned 

 belly ; which with my eyes I then beheld, and 

 visibly saw ; and therefore take the boldness 

 confidently so to report it. Believe it that will, 

 refute it that can ; I know no better evidence 

 than eye-sight. But lest any man, through ob- 

 stinacy, or a vain incredulity, arraign the truth 



