¶ The true description of a Child with Ruffs borne in the parish of Micheham in the County of Surrey in the year of our Lord. M. D. LXvi.  
The for part and the back part  
THis present year of our Lord M. D. Lxvi the vii day of june one Helen jermin the wife of john jermin Husbandman Dwelling in the parish of Micheham was delivered of a Woman Child named Christian being aftur this manner & form following. That is to say, the Face comely & of a cheerful countenance. The Arms and hands, Legs and Feet of right shape, and the Body with all other members thereunto appertaining, well proportioned in due form & order, saving that it is as it were wonderfully clothed with such a fleshy skin as the like at no time hath been seen. For it hath the said fleshy skin behind like unto a Neckerchef growing from the reins of the Back up unto the neck as it were with many Ruffs set one after another and being as it were something gathered, every ruff about an inch broad having here growing on the edges of the same, & so with Ruffs coming over the Shoulders and covering some part of the Arms proceeding up unto the nape of the neck behind and almost round about the neck, like as many women's Gowns be, not cloce together before: but that the throat being (with a fair white skin) bore between both the sides of the ruffs, the said ruffs about the neck being double and as it were thick gathered, much like unto the Ruffs that many do use to wear about their necks.  
¶ This Child beforsaid (the day of the date under written) was to be seen in Glene Alley in Suthwark being alive and x weeks old and iiii. days not unlikely to live long.   

¶ An Admonition unto the Reader,  

THis picture priest in paper white, our natures doth declare:  
Whose form so strange by nature's spite may learn us to beware.   

¶ By nature's spite, what do I say? doth nature rule the roast?  
Nay god it is say well I may: by whom nature is cost.   

¶ The face full fair, the members all, in order stand and place:  
But yet too much: by nature's thrall, doth work a great disgrace.   

¶ This ruffeling world in ruffs all rolled, doth God detest and hate:  
As we may learn the tale well told, of Children borne of late.   

What means this child by natures work: thus Ruffed for to be?  
But by these Ruffs our natures spurk, we might be hold and see.   

¶ Her squares our squaring doth set out, this here our heres doth check:  
This monstrous monster out of doubt, agreeth in each respect.   

¶ Our filthy lives in Piggꝭ are showed, our Pride this Child doth bear:  
Our raggꝭ and Ruffs that are so lewd, behold her flesh and here.   

¶ Our Beastis and cattle plagued are, all monstrous in their shape:  
And eke this Child doth well declare, the pride we use of late.   

¶ Our curled here her here doth preach, our ruffs and gises gay:  
Our strange attire whereto we reach, our flesh that please we may.   

¶ The poet telleth how Daphenes was, transformed into a tree:  
And Io to a Cow did pass, a strange thing for to see.   

¶ But poet's tales may pass and go, as trifles and untruth:  
When ruffs of flesh as I do trow, shall move us unto ruth.   

¶ Deformed are the things we were, deformed is our heart:  
The Lord is wroth with all this gear, repent for fere of smart.   

¶ Pray we the Lord our hartis to turn, whilst we have time and space:  
Lest that our souls in hell do burn, for voiding of his grace.   

¶ And the O England whose womankind, in ruffs do walk to oft:  
Parswade them still to bear in mind, this Child with ruffs so soft.   

¶ In form as they in nature so, a maid she is in deed:  
God grant us grace how ever we go, for to repent with speed.   
FINIS. THE.   

¶ Imprinted at London by john Allde and Richard johnes and are to be sold at the Long Shop adjoining ●nto S. Mildred's Church in the Pultrie and at the little shop adjoining to the Northwest door of Paul's Church. Anno domini. M. D. Lxvi. the twenty of August