%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The description of a monstrous Pig, / the which was farrowed at Hamsted besyde London, the .xvi. day of October / this present yeare of our Lord God. M.D.LXII. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA) Director Patricia Fumerton Associate Director Carl G Stahmer ?-? Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 06/15/2021 37069

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S120983 THis present yeare of our lord / GOD, a thousand, fyue hundred, three score and two, one Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 37 The description of a monstrous Pig, / the which was farrowed at Hamsted besyde London, the .xvi. day of October / this present yeare of our Lord God. M.D.LXII. The description of a monstrous Pig, the which was farrowed at Hampstead beside London, the xvi. day of October this present year of our Lord God. MDLXII. Printer ALEXANDER LACY ?-? GARAT DEVVES

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THis present yeare of our lord GOD, a thousand, fyve hundred, threescore and two, one Robert Martin of Hamsted, in the countie of Mid. besyde London, had a Sow the which brought forth .viii. Piggs, the .xvi. day of October, whereof .vii. were of right shape and fassion, but the eight was a wonderous Monster, and more monstrous then any that hath bene seene before this time, as you may se by this picture. It hath a head contra- ry to all other of that kynd, it hath a face without a nose or eyes, saving a hole standing directly betwen the two eares which eares be broad and long, lyke the eares of a bloude hound, and a monstrous body, lyke unto a thing that were flean, without heare. It hath feet very monstrous, with the endes of them turning upwards, lyke unto forked endes, as it is playnely set foorth here by these two pictures, the one being the backe part, and the other the fore part. This monster lyved two houres, and the rest of them lyved about halfe a day. These straunge and monstrous thinges, almighty GOD sendeth amongest us, that we shuld not be forgetfull of his almighty power, nor unthankeful for his great mercies so plen tifully powred upon us, and especially for gevyng unto us his most holy word, whereby our lyves ought to be guyded: and also his wonderful tokens, wherby we ought to be warned. But if we will not be instructed by his worde, nor warned by his wonderfull workes: then let us be assured that these straunge monstrous sightes do foreshew unto us, that his heavy indignation wyl shortly come upon us for our monstrous livyng. Wherefore let us earnest- ly pray unto GOD that he wyll geve us grace spedely to repent our wickednesses, faithful- ly to beleve his holy Gospel, and cencerely to frame our lyves after the doctrine of the same to whome be all prayse, honour, and glory. Amen.
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