Most certain report of a monster borne at Oteringham in holderness, the 9 of April last passed. 1595.  
Also of a most strange and huge fish, which was driven on the sand at Outhorn in holderness in February not passing two months before this monster was brought into the world, and within 4 mile's distance.  
Both to be averred by the credible testimony of divers gentlemen of worship, and others, now being within this City.   monster 
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¶ A letter sent from Rosse by a Gentleman of worship to his friend at Oteringham to be certified of the truth of the shape of the Child borne there.  
SIR  
understanding that there is a monstrous child Borne in your parish of Oteringham to the great admiration of the people that have seen it, being a thing as I take it sent of God to forewarn us of our wickedness. And hearing divers reports thereof, I desire you to do me that favour as to send me in writing the true form of the monster, the day of the birth thereof, and the names of the parents. I make bold with you, but if it like you to do me this favour, you shall command me any thing that lieth in my power to perform.  
Thus commending myself vnt●●ou, I commit you to God:  
From Rosse this ●●●sent. Tuesday being the 6. of May. 1595. Your friend to vs● M.S.   

To my very good friend M.S. at Rosse  
SIR  
having received your letter, I thought it no less than my duty too perform and grant your reasonable request wherefore it may please you to understand that the ninth of April last past this admired Monster was brought into the world, to the great amazement of all those that beheld it, but to observe decorum it is requisite before I speak or write thereof, that I should show some circumstances which went before the birth thereof thereby to make the matter more plain unto you and your friends.  
There is in our parish of Oteringham a man of honest & good disposition named john Rawling, who hath to wife one Elizabeth Rawling, A woman of honest life and conversation, who being conceived with child accomplished her days with much grief: At length the time of her travel being come, she was the seventh of April last, safely delivered of a jolly woman child, of right shape and comely proportion, which child is now alive, whereat the parents and neighbours rejoiced, thinking all things had been well and their business ended but so it fell not out. For you shall understand that after the former peril was past, new pangs began to arise upon the sorrowful woman in such sort that it caused a lamentation among all the wives. Thus with painful throws she endured two days more, and at the last was released of her painful burden, the ninth day of the same month she brought forth this monstruous child, a terror to all the beholders. The head whereof was like a Coney: The hands was like a mole: The body, legs, & feet like a woman, having also the preveties like a woman, it had no hear on the head or other parts, and the skin was very black and fearful to the eyes of the beholders, as M. Latham M. Browne our minister with divers others which have seen the same can certify you.  
Many times hath the Lord showed us his wonders, and marvelous works, to be a fore warning of the punishments which he hath prepared for sin: What a number of strange tokens, monsterus births, blazing stars, earthquakes, dreadful signs in the air, and fearful storms and tempests to move us to repentance and amendment of our wicked lives hath he shown in our land, and yet few or none regards it. Let no man think that such things do come by chance or fortune, but that they are appointed to be messengers of ensuing plagues which are like to fall upon us, except with repenting hearts we turn un to our Godand forsake our wicked ways.  
Yours to use V Duncalfe.   

Here followeth the description of a monstrous fish which was driven on the shore at Outhorn in Holdernes the 12. of February 1595. Not passing 2. months before this monster was brought into the world.  
SUch is the mercifulness of our God that he will never punish any people or nation without warning first sent unto them. And therefore, the Prophets in old time cried unto the people before any destruction fell upon them. Many other means hath the Lord wrought to forewarn the children of men of ensuing evils. Before the destruction of jerusalem a Comet like a sword hounge overthe city the space of our whole year.  
In the night time a light was seen in the temple the space of half an hour.  
Also a cow being carried into the temple for sacrifice, calved a Lamb in sight of all the people.  
A great and mighty gate of brass, which twenty men could scantly shut opened itself alone.  
An army of soldiers was seen in the clouds. And a voice was hard in the Temple that said, Let us go hence. Thus was 〈…〉 warned, that by repentance it might escape the intended destruction.  
The Lord be merciful to this our Country of England, unto whom our most loving God hath given many warnings, yea as many as ever jerusalem had, and yet we continue in our former sins.  
The Air hath been corrupted because of sin, the Sky hath shot forth fiery thunderbolts and l … ings because of sin, strange comes hath threatened destruction for our sin, the earth hath quaked because of the wrath of God for sin, and mountains have removed out of their places to give us▪ warning to remove from our sin.  
The Lord hath sent us strange and monstruous births, because of our monstruous sin. The enemy hath threatened war against us, the plague of pestilence hath afflicted and consumed us, dearth and famine hath assailed us, and all to drive us from our sins: yet who hath regarded God's threats, or been amended by his punishments.  
One token more the Lord hath yet sent us from out the raging sea, to preach repentance unto us: seeing that neither by the heavens nor earth, we will take admonition, let us therefore consider it with heedfulness & turn to the Lord with spedines.  
At Outthorne in holderness the 12. of February last passed, by the means of wind and weather a wonderful huge fish was driven on the sands, of such hugeness as hath not been seen, being a fish of an unknown name. This fish was in length 19 yards and three quarters, and in thickness at the middle 10. yards good measure. His tail in breadth from the one web unto the other was 16 foot: his head was in fashion like a great woolsacke: having very little eyes in respect of his great head: his neither jaw being little did fall as it seemed in a trough much short of the end of his upper jaw, and very little in respect of the upper, & yet of such bigness that the very bone of the lower jaw, was 36. inches about, and the least tooth he had was 10. inches long and 6. about.  
The people of the country came in great abundance to behold this strange fish, marveling thereat, not knowing what to say or judge thereof, but only resolveth themselves that it was sent of God to some great purpose.  
Thus within four mile's space happened these two strange things, within two months the one of the other. The Lord grau●● 〈…〉 we may take warning thereby, to turn 〈…〉 to our God that he may turn his grievous 〈…〉 plagues from us, which our wickedness hath 〈…〉 justly procured.  
This Fish was measured by M. Richardson. deane of holderness in the p●●●ence of 

M. holden parson of Rosse.  
M. H. parson of Patrington.  
M. Ashton Parson of Tunston.  
M. Frances Leedes Gentleman.