The marine mercury, or, A true relation of the strange appearance of a man-fish about three miles within the river of Thames, having a musket in one hand and a petition in the other credibly reported by six saylors who both saw and talkt with the monster : whos names here following are inserted : whereunto is added a relation how Sir Simon Heartley with his company gave battell to a company of rebels and slew 500, tooke 4 colours and routed 1500 more : this being performed on the 6 of Ianuary, 1641 ... / written by Iohn Hare, ...
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             The marine mercury, or, A true relation of the strange appearance of a man-fish about three miles within the river of Thames, having a musket in one hand and a petition in the other credibly reported by six saylors who both saw and talkt with the monster : whos names here following are inserted : whereunto is added a relation how Sir Simon Heartley with his company gave battell to a company of rebels and slew 500, tooke 4 colours and routed 1500 more : this being performed on the 6 of Ianuary, 1641 ... / written by Iohn Hare, ...
             Hare, John, 17th cent.
          
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             1642.
          
           
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           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
        
      
    
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           THE
           MARINE
           MERCURY
           .
        
         
           OR
           ,
           A
           true
           relation
           of
           the
           strange
           appearance
           of
           a
           Man-fish
           about
           three
           miles
           within
           the
           River
           of
           Thames
           ,
           having
           a
           Musket
           in
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           a
           Petition
           in
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           Credibly
           Reported
           by
           six
           Saylors
           ,
           who
           both
           saw
           and
           talkt
           with
           the
           Monster
           ,
           whose
           names
           here
           following
           are
           inserted
           .
        
         
           Whereunto
           is
           added
           
             A
             Relation
             how
             Sir
          
           Simon
           Heartley
           
             with
             his
             Company
             gave
             battell
             to
             a
             company
             of
             Rebels
             ,
             and
             slew
             500.
             tooke
             4.
             
             Colours
             ,
             and
             routed
             1500
             ▪
             more
             :
             this
             being
             performed
             on
             the
             6.
             of
             January
             .
          
           1641.
           
        
         
           
             The
             Saylors
             names
             .
          
           
             Nicholas
             Treadcrow
             .
          
           
             Iosias
             Otter
             .
          
           
             Humfrey
             Hearnshaw
             .
          
           
             Alexander
             Waterrat
             .
          
           
             Sim.
             Seamaule
             .
          
           
             Tim.
             Bywater
             .
          
        
         
           Written
           by
           
             Iohn
             Hare
             ,
          
           Gent.
           
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           ,
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           strange
           Relation
           of
           the
           appearance
           of
           a
           Man-fish
           ,
           armed
           ,
           comming
           towards
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           Reported
           by
           six
           Saylors
           ,
           who
           conversed
           with
           him
           the
           best
           part
           of
           an
           houre
           .
        
         
           THere
           is
           scarce
           any
           man
           of
           noble
           and
           generous
           quality
           ,
           (
           if
           they
           would
           strive
           to
           be
           compleat
           in
           the
           highest
           degree
           )
           but
           may
           be
           perfected
           by
           travell
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           true
           salt
           and
           season
           of
           a
           Gentleman
           .
           Now
           there
           is
           none
           so
           qualified
           ,
           and
           hath
           seenthe
           wonders
           of
           the
           deep
           ,
           that
           can
           thinke
           this
           story
           impossible
           ,
           for
           there
           are
           not
           so
           many
           strange
           creatures
           by
           land
           ,
           but
           there
           are
           farre
           stranger
           by
           water
           ;
           nor
           any
           resemblance
           of
           any
           beast
           upon
           earth
           ,
           but
           the
           sea
           produces
           the
           like
           for
           shape
           and
           lineaments
           ,
           which
           cannot
           admit
           of
           the
           least
           contradiction
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           ignorant
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           will
           beleeve
           no
           further
           then
           their
           weake
           sight
           can
           discerne
           .
        
         
         
           This
           story
           was
           written
           by
           a
           Gentleman
           from
           the
           mouthes
           of
           those
           men
           ,
           which
           certainly
           could
           not
           be
           deluded
           by
           any
           shadow
           or
           phantasme
           ,
           being
           hardy
           and
           spiritfull
           persons
           ,
           tho●●●●
           of
           a
           coorse
           and
           rough
           conversation
           ;
           the
           sense
           and
           truth
           of
           the
           relation
           is
           not
           altered
           :
           as
           they
           did
           deliver
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           here
           set
           downe
           ,
           onely
           drest
           in
           better
           language
           for
           the
           delight
           of
           the
           Reader
           :
           which
           was
           thus
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           day
           after
           the
           guarding
           of
           the
           worthy
           Members
           to
           Westminster
           ,
           being
           the
           14.
           of
           this
           instant
           month
           ,
           after
           the
           City
           by
           land
           ,
           and
           the
           Sailors
           by
           water
           had
           expressed
           their
           deare
           affection
           to
           the
           noblest
           of
           Assemblies
           ,
           the
           Saylors
           comming
           off
           with
           good
           approbation
           ,
           and
           having
           satisfaction
           in
           the
           businesse
           they
           expected
           ,
           departed
           to
           their
           severall
           employments
           .
           Now
           six
           of
           them
           being
           in
           a
           ship-boat
           some
           league
           and
           a
           half
           within
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           river
           of
           Thames
           ,
           this
           Monster
           appeared
           .
           At
           the
           first
           sight
           they
           were
           much
           dismayd
           ,
           but
           afterward
           they
           taking
           heart
           (
           some
           of
           them
           having
           beene
           at
           seasights
           )
           made
           them
           the
           more
           adventurous
           :
           for
           the
           approach
           of
           this
           Monster
           was
           very
           terrible
           ;
           having
           broad
           fiery
           eyes
           ,
           haire
           blacke
           and
           curled
           ,
           his
           brest
           armed
           with
           shining
           skales
           ,
           so
           that
           by
           the
           reflection
           of
           the
           Sunne
           they
           became
           so
           blinde
           and
           dazled
           ,
           that
           hee
           might
           have
           taken
           or
           slaine
           every
           man
           of
           them
           ,
           he
           having
           a
           musket
           in
           one
           hand
           ,
           and
           a
           large
           paper
           in
           the
           otherhand
           ,
           which
           seemed
           to
           them
           a
           Petition
           .
        
         
           By
           which
           posture
           they
           did
           imagine
           that
           what
           he
           could
           not
           get
           by
           intreaty
           ,
           he
           would
           by
           force
           or
           fear
           attaine
           ,
           but
           after
           they
           had
           passed
           some
           words
           with
           
           this
           man-fish
           ,
           he
           seemed
           rather
           an
           Angel
           sent
           to
           guard
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           then
           an
           enemy
           to
           hurt
           us
           ,
           for
           he
           shewed
           himselfe
           so
           debonarie
           and
           full
           of
           curtesie
           as
           if
           he
           had
           beene
           tutored
           in
           the
           absolutest
           Court
           in
           Christendome
           ;
           telling
           them
           he
           came
           inspired
           by
           providence
           for
           the
           good
           and
           flourishing
           estate
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           armed
           hand
           he
           advanced
           ,
           was
           to
           put
           us
           in
           minde
           of
           our
           security
           ,
           which
           hath
           beene
           the
           overthrow
           of
           the
           famous
           Monarchies
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           other
           hand
           was
           the
           intelligence
           of
           all
           the
           dangers
           and
           plots
           of
           forraine
           Princes
           against
           us
           ;
           they
           being
           illiterate
           men
           could
           not
           understand
           many
           other
           high
           expressions
           that
           hee
           pleased
           to
           deliver
           himselfe
           in
           ,
           which
           here
           is
           lost
           because
           they
           understood
           not
           bracagraphy
           ,
           yet
           they
           humbly
           confessed
           their
           ignorance
           ,
           and
           withall
           their
           occupation
           ,
           and
           told
           him
           they
           were
           sailors
           ,
           but
           they
           humbly
           intreated
           him
           to
           keepe
           on
           his
           course
           towards
           London
           ,
           with
           his
           Embassy
           to
           the
           Worthies
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           for
           they
           did
           not
           thinke
           themselves
           worthy
           to
           give
           him
           audience
           ;
           he
           with
           a
           serene
           and
           cheerfull
           humility
           answered
           ,
           we
           are
           all
           Courtiers
           to
           N●ptune
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           cavalleers
           to
           land
           Princes
           do
           ride
           great
           horses
           to
           shew
           the
           generosity
           of
           their
           spirit
           ,
           and
           activity
           of
           body
           ,
           so
           doe
           we
           mount
           the
           equatick
           beast
           of
           our
           elements
           ,
           as
           the
           whale
           ,
           swordlish
           and
           thrasher
           ,
           which
           last
           are
           kept
           on
           purpose
           to
           ride
           our
           sea
           stages
           ;
           at
           which
           word
           (
           by
           the
           motion
           of
           his
           lower
           parts
           )
           he
           sprang
           from
           them
           with
           that
           violence
           ,
           that
           no
           artificiall
           motion
           could
           bee
           so
           swift
           ,
           for
           by
           some
           strange
           fish
           he
           was
           carried
           under
           water
           which
           they
           could
           not
           perceive
           ,
           he
           went
           from
           them
           
           about
           a
           league
           ,
           and
           returned
           in
           lesse
           then
           two
           minutes
           ,
           telling
           them
           that
           our
           barbarey
           Roebuck
           and
           Hart
           were
           but
           meer
           Dromedaries
           to
           that
           hee
           rode
           on
           ,
           and
           that
           within
           halfe
           an
           houre
           he
           could
           be
           in
           the
           remotest
           parts
           of
           the
           Ocean
           for
           the
           discovery
           of
           the
           most
           intricate
           designes
           that
           were
           in
           agitation
           :
           they
           being
           all
           of
           them
           in
           a
           deep
           silence
           ,
           did
           not
           know
           what
           to
           say
           or
           thinke
           of
           him
           ,
           whether
           he
           were
           a
           deity
           or
           a
           mortall
           creature
           ,
           he
           perceived
           them
           astonished
           ,
           gently
           lifted
           up
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           with
           a
           smiling
           countenance
           ,
           said
           he
           would
           deliver
           us
           something
           for
           our
           instruction
           ,
           then
           he
           read
           to
           them
           out
           of
           his
           paper
           this
           newes
           .
        
         
           That
           within
           six
           minutes
           he
           came
           from
           the
           narrow
           seas
           from
           the
           French
           fleet
           which
           was
           intended
           for
           Catalonia
           in
           the
           Spanish
           dominions
           ,
           but
           they
           had
           rather
           come
           for
           little
           England
           if
           once
           these
           botches
           of
           distractions
           would
           run
           and
           burst
           into
           confusion
           .
        
         
           He
           told
           them
           also
           of
           a
           letter
           he
           had
           to
           shew
           from
           the
           French
           Generall
           ,
           to
           the
           King
           of
           France
           ,
           of
           his
           hopes
           of
           the
           enterprise
           ,
           with
           the
           doubts
           &
           encoragements
           ,
           but
           because
           it
           was
           in
           the
           originall
           ,
           and
           they
           no
           linguists
           ,
           he
           spared
           his
           further
           relation
           till
           his
           comming
           to
           London
           .
        
         
           That
           a
           mighty
           fleet
           of
           Turkes
           had
           lately
           met
           with
           a
           Spanish
           fleet
           that
           came
           for
           Ireland
           ,
           which
           had
           beaten
           the
           Spaniard
           ,
           and
           hindred
           them
           in
           that
           expedition
           ;
           so
           that
           if
           a
           timely
           aid
           be
           sent
           ,
           the
           kingdome
           may
           be
           easily
           recovered
           from
           those
           bloudy
           rebells
           .
        
         
           Having
           ended
           this
           newes
           ,
           he
           sprang
           from
           us
           as
           before
           ,
           steering
           his
           course
           directly
           towards
           London
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           Relation
           how
           
             Sir
             Simon
             Heartly
          
           with
           his
           Company
           ,
           gave
           battell
           to
           a
           company
           of
           Rebels
           and
           slew
           500.
           tooke
           4.
           
           Colours
           ,
           and
           rooted
           1500.
           more
           ,
           this
           being
           performed
           on
           the
           6.
           of
           Ian.
           1641.
           
        
         
           ON
           our
           Epiphany
           last
           ,
           being
           6.
           
           Ian.
           1641.
           
           Sir
           
             Simon
             Heartley
          
           with
           his
           company
           chasing
           a
           parcel
           of
           Rebells
           neare
           Monno
           ,
           his
           spies
           giving
           him
           intelligence
           no
           aid
           could
           suddenly
           assist
           them
           ,
           set
           upon
           the
           Rebells
           ,
           where
           for
           foure
           houres
           there
           was
           a
           hot
           skirmish
           ,
           and
           on
           both
           sides
           many
           men
           fell
           ;
           but
           Sir
           
             Simon
          
           so
           bravely
           behaved
           himselfe
           that
           day
           ,
           that
           his
           men
           plaid
           so
           hot
           on
           the
           Rebells
           having
           the
           advantage
           of
           the
           winde
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           end
           they
           forced
           the
           Rebells
           to
           leave
           their
           workes
           ,
           and
           at
           that
           time
           there
           was
           500.
           of
           the
           Rebells
           slaine
           and
           taken
           ,
           and
           about
           the
           number
           of
           1500.
           utterly
           routed
           ,
           also
           4.
           of
           the
           Rebells
           Colours
           taken
           in
           this
           fight
           ;
           this
           by
           the
           providence
           of
           God
           was
           performed
           to
           the
           damage
           of
           the
           Rebells
           ,
           and
           the
           encouragement
           of
           the
           Protestants
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .