92 The Animal-Lore of Shahspeare’s Time. 
he is blacke of colour, with a smooth skinne, and white underneath 
the chaps. 
“ The second sort of whale is called sarda, of the same colour as the 
former, hut somewhat lesser, and the finnes likewise lesser, and yeelds 
in oyle according to his bignesse. This whale hath naturally growing 
upon his backe white things like unto barnacles. 
“ The third sort of whale is called trumpa , being as long as the 
first but thicker forwards, of colour more gray then the former, having 
but one spoute in his head, and the rest have all two ; he hath in 
his mouth teeth about a span long, and as thicke as a mans wrist, but 
no finnes. In the head of this whale is the permesitie, which lieth 
there in a hole like a well. This is the whale that is supposed to yeeld 
the ambergreese. 
“ The fourth sort of whale is called otta sotta, and is of the same 
colour of the trumpa, having finnes in his mouth all white, but not 
above halfe a yard long, being thicker then the trumpa, but not so 
long. 
“ The fift sort of whale is called gibarta , of colour blacke like the 
two first, saving that it hath standing upon the top of his backe, a 
finne half a yard long. This whale is as bigge as the first, his fins 
little or nothing worth, being not above halfe a yard long. 
“ The sixt sort is called sedena, being of a whitly colour, and bigger 
then any of the former, the finnes not above one foot long, and he 
yeelds little or no oyle. 
“ The seventh is called sedena negro , of colour blacke, with a bumpe 
on his backe; this whale yeelds neither oyle, finnes, nor teeth, and 
yet he is of a great bignesse. 
“ The eight sort is called sewria , of colour as white as snow, 
of the bignesse of a wherrie, he yeelds not above one hogshead or two 
of oyle, nor any finnes, and is good meate to be eaten.” ( Purchas , vol. 
iii. p. 476.) 
Glaus Magnus, who ought to be the chief authority on 
the subject of whales, owing to the opportunities he had 
for personal observation, gives such scope to his imagi¬ 
nation that his account is more amusing than instructive. 
He writes:— 
“ There are many kinds of whales, some are hairy, and of four 
acres in bigness : the acre is 240 foot long, and 120 broad : some are 
smooth-skinned, and those are smaller, and are taken in the west and 
northern sea; some have their jaws long and full of* teeth, and the 
teeth are 6 or 8 or 12 foot long, but their two dog-teeth, or tushes, are 
