122 THE VARIOUS ACCOUNTS , [ Nese 
the body with that of a snake. As the fisherman mentions the 
length of the tail, it is evident that he could see the beginning 
of it, so that it may be supposed that there was a difference in 
thickness between the body and the tail. | 
= AG. August. —- (Ponropripan, Det forste Forsdg, 
etc.). — Ponvroprrpan relates: 
“Last winter I happened to meet the Royal Commander and 
Pilot-general at Bergen, Mr. Lorenz von Ferry, and we spoke 
about this subject. He told me that for a long time he had doubted 
the existence of the sea-serpent, but that at last his experiences 
in 1746 had convinced him. And though I could not say anything 
of importance against it, he ordered to my satisfaction and that of 
others, two seamen, who were with him in his boat, and had 
seen the animal and its blood which coloured the water red after 
a shot of von FErry at it, to appear before the public court of 
justice at Bergen. What those men confirmed on oath may be 
found in the following instrument which I received in original, and 
which I therefore think valuable enough to communicate in extenso:” 
“ALBERT CurisTiAN Dass, His Royal Majesty’s Stadtholder at 
Bergen, Hans Cristian Gartner, His Royal Majesty’s Councillor 
of Justice and Commerce, at the same time Secretary of the town, 
together with Jan Cries, OLE Stmensen, OLE BrincuManp, JOER- 
GEN Kornic for Conrap von Lance, Marraias Gram for Enias 
Petrus Tucusen, Cuaus Natuer for Diprica Hastop, JocHEmM 
Foren for Henrich Hiorr, and Jozrrcen Wiers for Hans Caris- 
TIAN BysziInc, sworn citizens and additional deniers there, declare , 
that on February the 22th., 1751, the Procurator Jonann Reurz 
appeared before the public court of justice at Bergen, and presented 
a paper he had received that day, and bearing the date of the day 
before, from the honourable Captain and Pilot-general Lorenz von 
Ferry. And as the services of the appearer are requested in it, to 
supply him a judicial hearing of witnesses, concerning the event 
mentioned in the same paper, so the appearer, being there for that 
purpose, pointed out two men living in this town, named NiE1s 
PrrersEN Koprer and Niers Nif.sen Memes begging that 
these men might be admitted to a declaration on ‘oath, that all 
has happened in particulars so as is mentioned in the paper, which 
he begged to be registered in said instrument. The above mentioned 
paper was read to the witnesses and runs as follows: 
