News from St. John Street, Being a Strange and True Relation of a Monstrous Creature Which was brought Forth by A SOW, The like was never seen before.  
The Skin of this Monstrous Creature is smooth, like the Skin of a Child, and hath a Round Scull, and the Face of it is like the Face of a Monkey, with the Feet like a Goat, with several other Monstrosities throughout all the rest of the Members.  
〈…〉 is to be seen at the Sign of the White-Hart the upper end of St. John's Street.  
London, Printed for D. W. in the Year 1676.   

Strange and Wonderful News FROM St. John's Street.  
THe Judicious Reader has been so often imposed upon in this pamphleting Age, that 'tis no wonder he should suspect the truth of a Reality, after he has been fooled by so many fictions. But in this ensuing Relation, I have taken so much pains to exhibit nothing but Verity, that I laid by as suspicious the reports of my dearest Friends, till I had purchased my own satisfaction, with going to be an eye witness of what without a blush from the Testimony of my own sense, I dare as a certain truth to all the world boldly Relate.  
The General Report of a Monstrous Creature which was lately produced in St. John's Street, Beckoned my curiosity thither, where from one Mrs. Denman, at the White Hart, a Victualling House in that same street, I had this ensuing Relation.  
That about a week since (it being part of her livelihood to keep Hogs,) it happened that she had a Sow brought forth seven live well shaped Pigs, which at that time she thought were all that the Sow than went withal; but about half an hour after their production, to her great Amazement, she beheld her delivered (in a bag by itself) of a wonderful Monstrous Creature, which upon entreaty, she openly exposed to my view.  
The Skin of it instead of being shaded (as is usual) with Infant bristles, was like an Infants, soft and smooth, and not so much as Covered with a hairy Down. It's Body somewhat resembles that of a common Swine, but its hoofs were so Monstrous that liberal nature in all her variety will not admit them a similitude: They some what resembled a Goats, but turn up at the ends not much alike that Horses, which as a wonder, was frequently shown at Moor Gate. About the Virilities it is so ambigously compacted that it would have puzzled the curious inspection of the most inquisitive Anatomist to decide its Sex, but the Deformities of its Body were beauties compared with the Monstrosity of its head: The Ears more resembling those of Dogs, than Swine's, hung backwards and pointed towards the Nape of the Neck; but the forehead being broad towards the Crown, Lessened downwards, and looked as if Nature in her formation had been at a Nonplus, and was forced to patch up a shape equally resembling both Man and Monkey.  
The deformity of its face is able to put an Atheist in mind of the primitive Chaos when all things lay blended in confusion, and providence had not yet licked them into form, instead of eyes you might have seen the plain blank of a whole Skin, which looked as if Oblivious Nature had forgot to Chalk out the Eye-holes, which in lieu of those glittering luminaries (which recommend to our approbation the displeasing irrigularities of most animals) were supplied by a pair of sinewy Bunches stuffed up with a grisly substance, and strutting out like a threatening Promontory, seemed to overlook the horrid deformities of its imperfect Nose, which upwards near the forehead, was plained even with the face, and at the Root where that member Joyns to the forehead, was separated by a certain Vacuum, through which one might almost discover its brains. The cheeks bear no ill comparison with those of Humane Creatures, being like theirs, plentifully adorned or streaked with a pleasant mixture of Red and white, which would make the wondering spectator grieve to see so many perfections coupled to a Swinish snout, which notwithstanding is not exactly shaped like those of that species, but seems rather to resemble the Trunk of an Elephant, turning round at the end till it almost makes a Ring at the end of the face. It has but one Nostril which by its excessive wideth promises to be as officious to Nature as others too.  
The surprising horror of its Clubbing deformities at first sight posesses the wondering spectators with a Certain dread not much unlike the ungrateful salutation of a naked Corpse; and indeed methinks it would be worthy the most curious Inspection of the most accomplished Naturalist, who with no small wonder, would there behold humanity and sensuality so artificially blended, that he would be put to no small pain upon, the consideration of their mutual concurrence to give the Creature a name. He who looks upon its Body without the judgement of an Adam, might readily call it a beast; but should he go further, and deliberately behold the wondrous composition of its startling Phiznomy, I question whether he would not repent the Temerity of his verdict and recall the sentence. To behold wrapped up in the careless swaddling-cloth of a clean Napkin, a Creature about the bigness of a Child  
the fore part of the head representing in Epitome those Reverend Skulls which Age hath robbed of hair, and cruel time closed up their useless Eyelids. I assure thee Reader, if thou hast not a dauntless courage indeed, it will surprise thee with unusual dread, when thou shalt look in its face, and behold perfect Eye brows mourning they have no Eyes to defend, struting) Cheeks shaking hands over the depressed bridges of an Apish nose, a forehead which by the least contraction of its delicate skin, exactly imitates a humane frown. In short, when thou hast glutted thy Curiosity in beholding Monstrosity in t 〈…〉 my, thou wilt not repent thy Pilgrimage to St. John's Street, but return home thronged with admiration at the promiscuous productions of Nature.  
FINIS.