August 10th were three dolphins taken up between Woolwich and Greenwich.
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One was sent
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to Fifth-
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The iij day of august wa6 ther bor#n in Oxford-
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shyre at a towne callyd myddylltun stouny#eight miles
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ffrom oxfford dwellyng at ye syne of the egy#l
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wa6 ye good wyff of the howsse deleucd of# a double
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chyld be gootten of her late hosband of Joh#n Kenner
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of the towne of myddylltun stouny late dysserssed. The child was the most monstrous
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forme & shape a6 youe haue sene & hard & p#eople were curious to see it.
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boyth ye ffor part9 & ye hynder part9 of ye ssa[id]#
ssun chyllderyn hauyng ij hed9 ij body6 iiij arme#s & four
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hand9 wt one bely on navyll one fondamett at# which
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they voyd boyth vryne & ordure & then thay h#ad two
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lege wt ij ffett one syd & on the odur syd on leg# with
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ij ffette hauyng butt ix tooy6 monstru6
The xv day of august wa6 dyssmyssed of ye shr#[eyff-]
shype M thoma6 clayton baker & ffor hym w#[as]
choyssen M john browne mercer ye wyche wa6 y#[e son]
of S wyllia browne & late mere of london ye wy#[ch Sir]
wyllia brown ded mer & for hym wa6 chosen# [to serve]
owt y6 tyme S john tote behyng mayre by ye ty#[me]
of kyng henry ye vij & bered at saynt antony6#
he dyd byld be syd ffrere6 augustynn6 & ffor#
ffyne M clayton payd ij c ll ye vj k e vjt9
The xv day of august ded ye nobull knyght se#r Anthony
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wynckffeld comtroller of ye kyng honorabull howss# and of
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y6 prowconsell & knyght of ye honorabull order of ye g# arter
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the wyche he ded at bednollgrene at yong S john g#[ates]
plasse ye vj k e vjt9 and y6 sted M cottune
comtroller
The xvj day of august wa6 taken vp a broke war#[ff]
iij grett ffysse6 & iij odur plasy6 ij more & sold in ffys#[h Street]
to them that wold by them —