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I Divers of this kind we took, but none fo large, he was about ii 



foot long, and lo foot about the middle. Other fiflies we took^ : 

 ,as the Eo/?itd^ theSpa?/7p AUquercll^ xhe Albucore, Dolphin^ &Ci which 

 we fouiid excellent meat, buc cfpecially the Alhncore ^ whichisaiifli 

 of fuch a Ihape, as it plea fed me much to look on. Thole we took 

 were ilot much above a yard long, with forked tayles, the griftles 

 I very firm and ftrong, and the body near that, no biggei: than a rflans 

 ; wrift, but fuddenly growing upward to fuch a greatnefi , as I have 

 ; feldom fcen any like him , and ib ftrong withall , as a layler, a very 

 : ftrong man , holding one of them faft by the gill, when thk Hfti 

 ; mov'dbut his tail to getloofe , gave fuch a Ipring, as he had likt 

 to have put his arm out of joynt. Thefe kind of filhes , in a clear 

 ; Sun-lhine evening, delight themfelves and us, by trying which of 

 I them can leap higheft above watery fothat 'tis a prettypaftime, to fte 

 : fillies lb large, and glorioully colour'd , (hew themfelves lb far above \ 

 i their natural Element, whole fbapes and colovirsgave fuch variety.But j 

 ; this (port Vv'e {aw nor often* j 

 ( f will trouble you no more, with mentioning the variety of lliapes l 

 I and colours of fiOies,, till I come to St. Ju9:j ^ onely one, and thata ¥ery 1 

 1 finallone , for his body is not much bigger thdn a large Pomegranate^ \ 

 I and yet his faculties are fucivjas may draw more eyes to lookonhinis ' 

 i and more minds to confidcr him , than the Vait IVhale : for though il ! 

 I be true, that his large buliy , appearing above the furface of the water ; 

 being in calmes a I'hiooth level fu^rficies, and fuddenly appearing 

 is one of the ftrangeft and moffc monftrous fights that can be in natlire 1 1 

 (and the more admirable, when^he is incountred by his two mortal j 

 enemies, the^^ii^^^r^jf and7yje//M/ -fi(lies : For to fhake them off, he , 

 leaps more than his own length, above water, and in his fall^ beats 

 the fea with fuch violeiice , as the froth and foam is feen a quar- 

 ter of an hour after. White , as when 'tis beaten by a ftrong Weft 

 windagainft a Kock 3 and at dther times, fpouts out the water in 

 '.great quantities, the height of an ordinary. Steeple.) Yet this great 

 Mafter-piece of Nature, is not in my opinion lb full of wonder, nor 

 i doth raife theconfideration to fuch a height : as this little fi(h the 

 who can when he pleafes , enjoy iiimfelf with his neighbour 

 I fifties^ under watery And when he puts on a refolution to try his 

 fortune in another Element, the Air , he rileth to the top of the 

 ifea, let the billow go never fo high, and there without the help of 

 a iayler, Raifes up his Main Maft, fpreads his fails , which he makes 

 , ofhisownfinews, fits his Rudder and BalJaft, and begins hisvoy- 

 l age^ 5ut to what Coaft he is bound, or wdiat Traffick he intends 

 fhimfelfand He that made him only can tell. Fifhes there .are none 

 I to prey on, nor flies, and therefore 'tis not for food he travels^ I havf 

 ; leen them 500 leagues from any land : if his V'^oyage be to any Port,' 

 j he rtiuft have a long time and much patience to get thither 5 if to Ceti^ 

 I he's there already : in one thing he hath the advantage of any Mp that 

 j ever fiiled ^ for he can go nearer the wind by a point , than themoft 

 I yare Friggot that ever was built. Which fhews how far Nature^art 

 j ejfceed Art. Another advantage lie has, that in the greateft Teol- 

 i peft, he never fears drowning. Compals, nor Card he needs not, foi' 

 I he is never out of his Way 5 whether than his voyage be for pleafur^ 

 lor profit ^'e are yet td feek. 



