Giants (Folklore) - England - Early works to 1800

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The pleasant history of Thomas Hickathrift.
Date: [1687?]
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A strange and true relation of several wonderful and miraculous sights seen in the air in February last, and this present March 1661 : A clear sun shining in the east at midnight, with several rayes or beams, upon each of which hung the skeliton of a dead man, link'd together with serpents, and many Turkes and Greek and Hebrew letters ... Also three ships appeared at noon-day sailing on dry land, as on the water out of which came men with swords and spades, and armed soldiers, hacking and hewing as they went ... Likewise a great storm of haile blood-red, being so hard that puting it into the fire it could not be melted, but so soon as put in the water it turned it to blood. ... A woman appeared three several daies crying, repent, repent, the last day is at the dore. And a child in a white shirt appeared early in the morning to a watchman commanding him to say, beloved Christians the last day is not far off. This is confirmed by two posts and several gentlemen of quality. Likewise a true and exact description of a monstrous gyant lately discovered in Darbyshire ... shown to many persons of quality in and about the City.
Date: 1661
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The Strange vvonder of the world, Or the great gyant 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 Indy 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.
Date: 1653
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The VVonder of our times : being a true and exact relation of the body of a mighty giant dig'd up at Brockford Bridge neer Ipswich in Suffolk, this present November 1651. his height 10, foot. his head as big as half a bushell; with a description of severall parts of his body, and manner of his interring. Certified in a letter from a gentleman in the country, to his brother (a merchant) in London.
Date: 1651
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The three vvonders of this age.
Date: 1636..