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events, very wide credence, even if they never existed, 

 for Sluper, whom I have before quoted, gives, in his 



curious little book, two pictures of these two fishes (more 

 awful than Gesner did). Of the Sea Monk he says : 



" La Mer poissons en abondance apporte, 

 Par dons divins que devons estimer. 

 Mais fort estrange est le Moyne de Mer, 

 Qui est ainsi que ce pourtrait le porte." 



