Part I, 
105 
Of Fifes. 
given an indifferent figure of it. But I meet with no 
tolerable Defcription anj where. 
Tis about •> of a yard long. His Body before, three 
inches and ‘ over 5 thence tapering to the Tail-end. His' 
Mouth two inches and ; over. His Chaps ending fome- 
what angularly. The nether a little broader, and produced 
forward near an inch more than the upper. His Lips rough 
with a great number of little prickles. His Eyes round, 
? of an inch over, an inch behind his Mouth. 
His Head fquat, adorned with a kind of Oval Coronet , 
fomewhat Concave,five inches and' long,above two broad! 
tut traverfly with three and twenty Incifions or long 
Apertures, making fo many diffntt Membranes, with 
rough edges, joyned altogether with a Ligament running 
through the middle of the Coronet , and perforated on each 
fide the Ligament. 
The Gills wind from an inch and ' behind the Eyes down 
to the Throat. The Fins feven. The Gill-Fins above 
four inches long 5 The Breafl-Fins as long. About a l of 
a yard behind the Coronet a fifth extended on the Back 
above * of a yard. A fixth like it on the Belly. The 
Tail-end, like a Spear, a little compreffed. The Tail-Fin 
three inches and »long. The Arnes open about the middle 
of the Fiih. His Skin is (now) brown, fmooth, and tough, 
or like tan d Leather. 
Perhaps the fame Fifh, which Ligon (#) faith, always GO Hifi. of 
fwims along with the Sharif , and frequently flicks to fome Barbadoes ' 
part about his Head. At leaft, it is very probable, that 
this Fiih is able to faften himfelf to any great Fifh, Boat, or 
Ship, with the help of the Coronet or Sucker on his Head 5 
which feems to be molt fitly contrived for that purpofe! 
In fome fort anfwerable to the Tail of a Leech , whereby 
fhe flicks her fclf fall to the fmootheft Glafs. Or to thole 
round Leathers, wherewith Boys are us’d to play, called 
Suckers, one of which, not above an inch and i diametre, 
being well foaked in water, will flick fo fall to a Stone, as 
to pluck one of twelve or fourteen pounds up from the 
ground. 
Of the ftupendious power which this Fifh is fuppofed to 
have, there are many concur in the flory 5 as that he is able 
to flop a Ship in its career under full Sail: and what not ? 
P and 
