The strange Wonder of the World, Or the Great GIANT DESCRIBED. With the Monsterousness of his Stature, his Conditions, the Place where, and the manner how he was taken.  
AS ALSO, His residence in Portsmouth Road, in an East India Merchants Ship, called the Nonsuch; with the great Preparations making for his bringing up to London; and what is intended to be done with him there.   woodcut of a ship The Nonsuch; 
Printed at London by J.C. and T.W. 1653.   

The wonder of the World, Or the Great GIANT DESCRIBED.  
THE strange Report of this Monstrous Huge Giant hath filled all Ears with Wonder and Amazement; that such Men have been in former times, is undeniable; but that such should be in these last Times of the World, might seem not only very inrredible, but also Wonderful to the hearers or beholders of all such Monsters, as this is Reported to be; But before I come to describe him, let me a little reflect upon former times, and of the Men of those days, that the present relation we have in hand may gain the more likelihood of truth.  
That learned Author Varro, writeth of one Tritamio, a Fencer at Rome, of such exceeding strength, that being bound hand and foot with massy Chains, he would wrestle with the strongest men that could be found, pushing their bodies from one side to another, he giving such a deadly blow, that if he but touched one of them, they were in great danger of their Lives; his Son was no whit inferior, for being a Soldier under Pompey, fought always naked, armed with nothing but what Nature had furnished him withal, namely his Fiests and Nails, and if he touched but any one with his little finger, he made him yield, and brought him Prisoner to the Camp; the Sinews of these two, were not only at length like other men, but only athwart, and crosse-wise over all their whole Body, from whence (as the Sages observe) proceeded this their so miraculous strength.  
Elan writeth of a Giant named Tritormo, of such mighty Puissance and strength, that Milo (another Giant) thinking his great Fame would be eclipsed by the Report of the others strength, and unconquered Valour; that Milo made no more ado, but sent him a Challenge, which was gladly accepted by Tritormo, and the Day appointed to Fight, the Combatants being no sooner entered into Fight, But Tritormo catching up a mighty cleft of a huge Rock, which was impossible for any Humane force to move, casting it from him three or four times, with such exceeding force, and then lifting it up upon his Soldier, carried it so fare, that Milo trembling and amazed at the strangeness thereof, cried out;  
Oh JUPITER! Is it possible that thou hast brought another Hercules into the World?  
And so declining the Engagement, without more ado, yielded unto him; thinking it honour enough for him to wait upon him, and become his servant till his Death; these had both the Pipes of their Arms and Legs doubled, their bones being whole, firm and sound, either without hollowness or Marrow, which caused them to be of greater force and strength; and which is most Remarkable, They never suffer Thirst, nor at any time was it ever observed that they sweat.  
Solinus writeth, that Hercules himself was but Seven Foot high, and all the rest of his Body proportionable.  
He mentioneth also two Giants that lived in the time of Augustus Caesar, the one named Puston, the other Secundila, who were Ten foot high apiece; their bones are now to be seen in the Ossary of the Salustians: Another Giant was about this time in Arabia, called Gavara, who was Nine foot and 9 Inches long, the rest of his body proportionable. The Bones of Orestes found at Tegoea, which being measured, were found 7 Cubits long, which is more than four yards. In the time that Sartorius remained Captain General over the Roman Army at Athens, he caused the Sepulchre of a Giant to be opened, and his bones to be measured, the length of his Carcase was found to be 70 Cubits, which was seen to the great admiration of all the Roman Host.  
Bergamo writeth of a Sepulchre, wherein was found a Body of admirable greatness, outreaching as it were in length the high Walls or Buildings, he seemed as if he lay sleeping, having wounds upon him Four Foot wide; at his Bolster stood a Lamp burning, which would not go out till a hole was made in the Bottom thereof, which being done, it suddenly extinguished; and the Body, so soon as touched turned into Powder and Ashes, about this Tomb was written in Greek Letters, Pallas, Son of Evander, slain by Turnus.  
John Bocacius writeth, That in the City of Trapana, certain Labourers digging of Chalk at the foot of a Hill, discovered a Cave of wondrous wideness, in which was a Light burning, in the midst whereof sat a man of Monstrous bigness, holding a safr as big as the greatest Mast of a ship; they being much affrighted with the fight, run to the next Town amazed, and raised all the People, who arming themselves, came with Light Torches to the Cave, where finding he did not stir, they laid hands on him, who so soon as touched fell into Ashes, the bones also remaining, which being measured, his Carcase was found to be 140 Cubits long, his skull holding two heaped Bushels of Wheat. But these were all but Dwarves to ou● Giant; the truest Description of him, take from that sage Philosopher Democritus, who limmeth him forth thus.  
This Monstrous Giant was taken by an English Merchant in a certain Island in America called Nera, as two ships were taking in freshwater, they seeing this Monstrous Giant make towards them, with a great Oak in his hand, fled all to their shallop or longboat, and so made away to their Ship, much amazed at the sight of so monstrous a Man; He standing some little time on the shore looking after them, and so returned some distance up again into the Island; Whereupon the Captain commanded 3 Butts of Sack, and a Roundlet of Strong-Waters, to be placed on the shore, and set an end, and the heads of them to be knocked out, and so to return a Shipboard again, which done, the next Morning they perceived the Giant come stalking down to the shore, and smelling the Sack, he took up a Butt as easily as one would take up a Cup from the Table, and at one draught drunk it all off, and so went to the next, and did the like, but at the third Butt he made two draughts, and so falling down, set the Strong-waters to his mouth, turning it up as easily as one would do a Gill, which Strong-water so intoxicated his head, That he fell into a dead sleep; whereupon the Captain sent out a Shallop, with 30 of the lustiest Mariners, with Chains to bind him, and so with Cranes and Pullyes to get him into the Shallop, which with difficulty they effected, yet not without great danger of sinking their shallop with his extraordinary weight, having him at the Shipside, opened the Decks, halled him up by Ropes and Pullyes, and so loared him down into the Hole, where he slept sweetly among the Sand 24 hours after, during which time, they had taken off his chains, and bound him hand and foot with new Ropes and Cables, and so making fast the Ballast-room left him lying along (as in a Coffin) all the length of the Ship; and so, having a fair wind, sailed about a hundred Leagues from the Island before he awaked, who perceiving himself entangled, stretching out his Limbs; cracked asunder the Ropes, as easily as one of us would do a twine-thread, yet could not by reason of his length rise up; they feeding him through a hole, by degrees have in some sort civilised and tamed him; he is 19 foot and a half high, 9 foot broad in the Shoulders, his head is four yards and a quartern about, his neck 2 yards, and the Calves of his legs as big; his Nose is 13 inches long London measure, it being about a yard between each Eye, the hollow of his nostrils being just the compass of the Muzzle of a Drake, and his Eyes as big as reasonable Saucers; he will easily put a shoulder of Mutton in his mouth at a bit; his Keeper, since he came to Portsmouth putting in a 24 pound piece of raw Beef through the hole to him, the Giant being hungry, and snapping eagerly at it, bitten off his Keeper's hand, just by the elbow, making no bones of it, which makes them ever since more wary of him; he is suddenly expected at the Mouth at Aldergate, which Place (being large) is now taking up for him; Three sales-men on Snow hill have hired 30 Tailors to make him a pair of Breeches and Doublet, the Cloth whereof, being 38 yards of Broad-Cloath, at 11. s. the yard; and a Feltmaker in Green's Rents hath bought an old Copper of the Brazier at Holburn-Conduit, to boil his Felt in, the crown of which Hat will hold 3 bushels of Wheat, there being in the Brims and all, about a Todd and a half of Wool; the King's Shoemaker in St. Martin's, having bought the last Monday in Leaden-hall 7 Dicker of Leather to make him a pair of Boots and a pair of Shoes, there being a large back in one soul, and 2 hides in an upper Leather, Squire Bug is to take measure of his foot, and to cut them out, and liquor them; twenty els of Lockrum will but make him one shirt, his Stockings being full as big, but longer than a Quarter-Sack, and his Garters 12 yards long, coming but twice about his leg, all the Fees at the Slaughter-house on Tower Hill are bespoke to feed him; and 3 Carpenters hired by the Merchants that own him, to go and cut down the Great Elm at Hamsted to make him a Picktooth; Some report, that a certain rich Jew hath bought powl's to keep him in, where he intends to show him to the People, because the Mouth Inn at Alders-gate is measured, and found too little to hold him; the great Oliphant in Holland is sent for over, to bring him thorough the City, as he passes thorough Cheapside, Two men are to be placed on the top of Bow-Steeple, with two great Ladles fastened upon Poles, to reach him Sack to drink, and two more with great Shovels to fling Sugar-plumns into his mouth; 24 men have undertaken to feed him on the side Galleries on top of Paul's, one standing with a Scoop to fling in salt after every mouthful of meat he takes, 40 Fat Oxen being roasted for his Dinner, and 100 sheep for his Supper, two Tun of Wine, and Three Hoggs-heads of Beer to a meal, and this is to welcome him into the City; thus he is to be feasted for 6 Days, and the Seventh, four Presbyterian Priests are to say Grace, and afterwards to use all the possible means they can to Convert him from Paganism, and so he is to go to Broken-wharf, where the Priests are to stand by the Windmill on the top of the Water-House, and to sprinkle him with Holywater drawn up by Horses for that purpose, and afterwards he is to pull off his stockings, and to wade up the Thames to Westminster-Hall and back again, that all the Citizens may behold him, as he goes and comes back, all the Chambers are to be discharged at the Bank-end and upon Tower-Hill; Some affirm, that the Hgogs-faced Gentlewoman is sent for out of Holland to be his godmother; and little Jeffry the Great Turk from Constantinople to be his godfather; but this is only report; when he is christened, and all this performed you shall hear more, until which time, I shall forbear any further Information or Description of this Monstrous Giant; In the mean time, take this for the most truest Relation.  
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