James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond

Scottish noble and admiral (1612-1655)

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A relation of a terrible monster taken by a fisherman neere Wollage, July the 15. 1642. and is now to be seen in Kings street, Westminster : The shape whereof is like a toad, and may be called a toad-fish, but that which makes it a monster, is, that it hath hands with fingers like a man, and is chested like a man. Being neere five foot long, and three foot over, the thicknesse of an ordinary man. The following discourse will describe him more particularly. Whereunto is added, a relation of a bloudy encounter betwixt the Lord Faulconbridge and Sir John Hotham, wherein the Duke of Richmond is hurt, and the Lord Faulconbridge taken prisoner. With some other misselanies of memory both by sea and land, with some forreigne occurrences.
Date: 1642
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A Relation of a terrible monster taken by a fisherman neere Wollage, July the 15, 1642 and is now to be seen in Kings street, Westminster : the shape whereof is like a toad, and may be called a toad-fish, but that which makes it a monster is that it hath hands with fingers like a man, and is chested like a man : being neere five foot long and three foot over, the thicknesse of an ordinary man : the following discourse will describe him more particularly : whereunto is added, a relation of a bloudy encounter betwixt the Lord Faulconbridge and Sir John Hotham, wherein the Duke of Richmond is hurt, and the Lord Faulconbridge taken prisoner : with some other misselanies of memory both by sea and land, with some forreigne occurrences.
Date: 1642