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span long, and as thicke as a man's wrist, but no 

 fins; whose head is bigger than either of the 

 two former, and in proportion far bigger than 

 his body. In the head of this whale is the 

 spermaceti, which you are to keep in caske apart 

 from your other oil ; you may put the oyle you find 

 in the head and the spermaceti altogether, and marke 

 it from the other oyle, and at your comming home, 

 we will separate the oyle from the spermaceti. The 

 like is to be done with the oyle of this sort of whale 

 which is to be kept apart from the oyle of the other 

 whales. The reason is, that the oyle of this sort of 

 whale being boyled, will be as white and hard as 

 tallow, which to be mingled with the other oil being 

 liquid, would make the same to show as footie oil, 

 and so consequently spoyle both, and be of little 

 value ; you are therefore to be very carefull to 

 keepe the oyle of this sort of whale apart, as well of 

 the head as of the body, for the reasons before 

 mentioned. In this sort of whale is likewise found 

 the Ambergreese, lying in the entrals and guts of the 

 same, being of shape and colour like unto Kowes 

 dung. We would have you therefore your selfe to 

 be present at the opening of this sort of whale, and 

 cause the residue of the said entrals to be put into 

 small caske, and bring them with you into England. 

 We would have the master also to be by at the 

 opening of this whale and to be made privie of the 

 packing of those barils. And although it be said, 

 that the Ambergreese is onely in this whale and in 

 none other, yet we would not have you be absent at 



