[1] [2] [3] The ninth of Iulie at six of the clocke at night,A monstrous fish (but not so monstrous as some repor|ted) for his eies being great, were in his head and not in his backe. in the Ile of Thanet besids Ramesgate, in the parish of saint Peter vnder the cliffe, a monstrous fish or whale of the sea did shoot himselfe on shore, where for want of water, beating himselfe on the sands, he di|ed about six of the clocke on the next morning, before which time he roared, and was heard more than a mile on the land. The length of this fish was twentie two yards, the nether iaw twelue foot the opening: one of his eies, being taken out of his head, was more than six horsse in a cart could draw, a man stood vpright in the place from whence the eie was taken. The thicknesse from the backe whereon he laie, to the top of his bellie (which was vpward) was fouretéene foot, his taile of the same breadth: betweene his eies twelue foot, thrée men stood vpright in his mouth, some of the ribs were six foot long, his toong was fif|téene foot long, his liuer two cart lode, into his nose|trils anie man might haue crept: the oile being boi|led out of the head was Sperma [...]. parmasitie, the oile of his bo|die was whitish and sweet of tast. The seuenth of Au|gust,Obsequie at Pauls for the French king. a solemne obsequie was kept in saint Paules church at London for Charles the ninth king of France, who deceassed on the twentie day of Maie last before passed.