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 true description of a monsterous chylde, : borne in the Ile of Wight, in this present yeare of oure Lord God, M. D. LXIIII. the month of October, after this forme with a cluster of longe heare about the nauell, the fathers name is Iames Iohnsun, in the parys of Freswater.
by: Barker, John, ballad writer
Published: (1564)

The shape of .ii. mo~sters. : M. D. Lxij.
by: Fulwood, William
Published: (1562)

The true description of two monsterous children, : laufully begotten betwene George Steuens and Margerie his wyfe, and borne in the parish of Swanburne in Buckingham shyre, the. iiii. of Aprill. anno Domini. 1566. the two children hauing both their belies fast ioyned together, and imbracyng one an other with their armes: which children wer both a lyue by the space of half an hower, and wer baptized, and named the one John, and the other Joan.
by: Mellys, John
Published: (1566)

The true reporte of the forme and shape of a monstrous childe, borne at Muche Horkesleye : a village three myles from Colchester, in the countye of Essex, the .xxi. daye of Apryll in this yeare. 1562.
Published: (1562)

The monstrous devourer, or The Great feeder. : Being a true and perfect relation of a man that travels about Farnham and Guilford in the county of Surrey, which does report he came from Wiltshire and all the wayhe has traveld feeds only upon horses, dogs and cats, and the intrels and offel of bullocks, sheep hogs and calves, also for the manner how he eats them all raw, as they be taken out of the beasts, and can not be satisfied. With the manner how he came to be so at first, by taking upon him in a presuming manne[r] to fast. With a warning for all people to amend their lives by this heavy judgement that is laid upon this poor creature. /
Published: (1675)

A monstrous birth: or, A true relation : of three strange and prodigious things like young cats, all speckled, which came from a woman dwelling at Wetwan in Yorkshire: and how the Devil kept her company. The relation of the thing is taken out of a letter which a gentleman dwelling neer the place lately wrote to a friend of his in London.
Published: (1657)

Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms : which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
by: E. B.

Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms : which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
by: E. B.
Published: (1685)

Pride's fall; or, A warning to all English women, by the example of a strange monster born by a merchant's proud wife at Vienna in Germany. To the tune of All you that love good fellows..
Published: (1700)

A true relation of a monstrous female-child : with two heads, fower eyes, fower ears, two no[ses, two] mouthes, and fower arms, fower legs, and all things proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the sixth of May last, at a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in Somerset-shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Taunton-Dean, to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well known to several gentlemen in and about London.
Published: (1680)

Strange nevves out of Kent : of a monstrous and misshapen child, borne in Olde Sandwitch, vpon the 10. of Iulie, last, the like (for strangenes) hath neuer beene seene.
Published: (1609)

A monstrous shape. Or a shapelesse monster : A description of a female creature borne in Holland, compleat in every p[arte] save only a head like a swine, who hath travailed into many parts, and is now to be seene in London, ... To the tune of the Spanish Pavin.
by: L.P. (Lawrence Price), fl. 1625-1680?
Published: (1639)

A right strange and vvoonderful example of the handie vvorke of a mightie God : to moove vs wretched sinners to amendement of our wicked lyues, by this lamentable spectacle for al men & women to behold, of the birth of three children borne in the parish of Paskewet, in the county of Monmouth, on Thursday, the third of February last. And are are [sic] at this present to be seene at London.
Published: (1585)

The pig, and the mastiff. Two tales.
by: Wesley, Samuel, 1691-1739

The pig, and the mastiff, two tales.
by: Wesley, Samuel, 1691-1739

Four elegies descriptive and moral.
by: Scott, John, 1731-1783
Published: (1760)

The shape of .ii. mo[n]sters : M. D. Lxij
by: Fulwood, William
Published: (1562)

The true discripcion of a childe with ruffes borne in the parish of Micheham in the cou[n]tie of Surrey in the yeere of our Lord. M.D.LXvi,.
by: H. B., fl. 1566
Published: (1566)

The true discripcion of a childe with ruffes borne in the parish of Micheham in the cou[n]tie of Surrey in the yeere of our Lord. M.D.LXvi
by: H. B., fl. 1566
Published: (1566)

A vievv of sundry examples : Reporting many straunge murthers, sundry persons periured, signes and tokens of Gods anger towards vs. What straunge and monstrous children haue of late beene borne: and all memorable murthers since the murther of Maister Saunders by George Brovvne, to this present and bloody murther of Abell Bourne Hosyer, who dwelled in Newgate Market. 1580. Also a short discourse of the late earthquake the sixt of Aprill. Gathered by A.M.
by: Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633
Published: (1580)

A Sea monster, was taken on Sunday last, by some fishermen, and brought to London. It is of the fish kind in substance, with a mouth of a most enormous size, capable of holding the largest man in England.
Published: (1789)

A looking-glasse, for murtherers and blasphemers : wherein they [see] Gods iudgement showne vpon a keeper neere Enfield C[hase] desperately shot at a man that intended to haue stolne deere, ... was done on Monday night, the xii. day of Iune, being the same day [the] tempest was in London. The the tune of Iasper Cunningha[m.]
Published: (1626)

A true relation of the birth of three monsters in the city of Namen n Flanders : as also Gods iudgement vpon an vnnaturall sister of the poore womans, mother of these obortiue children, whose house was consumed with fire from heauen, and her selfe swallowed into the earth. All which hapned the 16. of December last. 1608.
Published: (1609)

[A true relation of the] birth of three monsters in the city of Namen in Flanders: : [as also Gods iudgement vpon an vnnaturall sister of the poore womans, mother of these obortiue children, whose house was consumed with fire from heauen, and her selfe swallowed into the earth. All] which happned the 16. of December last. 1608. Faithfully translated, according to the Dutch copy, printed in the same city.
Published: (1609)

The strange monster or, true news from Nottingham-shire of a strange monster born at Grasly in Nottingham-shire, three miles from Nottingham : with a relation of his strange and wonderful shape, the time his mother was in travail with him, with several other things of note. Together with a brief relation of several monstrous and prodigious births which happened heretofore in this our nation. Licensed according to order.
Published: (1668)

Nevvs from St. John Street, being a strange and true relation of a monstrous creature vvhich was brought forth by a sovv, the like was never seen before. The skin of this monstrous creature is smooth, like the skin of a child, and hath a round scull, and the face of it is like the face of a monky, with the feet like a goat, with several other monstrosities throughout all the rest of the members. It is to be seen at the signe of the White-Hart the upper end of St. John's Street.
Published: (1676)

A true report and exact description of a mighty sea-monster : or whale, cast vpon Langar-shore ouer against Harwich in Essex, this present moneth of Februarie 1617. With a briefe touch of some other strange precedent and present occurents.
Published: (1617)

The true portriture of a prodigious monster. Taken in the mountains of Zardana. the following discription - whereof was sent to Madrid. Octob: 20th. 1654 from thence to Don Olonz de Cardines embassidor for the King of Spain, now resident at London.

Strange news from Ireland, or, A true and perfect relation of a famous fish taken at Kingsale : the manner of its taking, and description of its horrible shapes /
by: Robinson, Mr.
Published: (1677)

Strange news from Gravesend and Greenwich. being an exact and more full relation of two miraculous and monstrous fishes : first discovered in Rainham Creek, and afterwards pursued by fishermen up the river of Thames, who with harping irons and fish-spears kill'd the biggest of them at Gravesend, which after thousands of people had view'd it, they hew'd in pieces and boyl'd in cauldrons for the oyl. The other was taken and kill'd at Greenwich, which being measured, was found to be one and twenty foot in length, and sixteen foot over. And likewise a less than either of these which was in company with them, which made his escape from the fishermen, and got away to sea again. This relation being attested by many thousands of eye-witnesses, which have seen them both.
Published: (1680)

The hierarchie of the blessed angells : Their names, orders and offices the fall of Lucifer with his angells written by Tho: Heywood
by: Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641
Published: (1635)

Of death a true description : and against it a good preparation: together with a sweet consolation, for the suruiung mourners. By Iames Cole merchant.
by: Cole, James
Published: (1629)

Strange signes seene in the aire, strange monsters behelde on the land, and wonderfull prodigies both by land and sea, ouer, in, and about the citie of Rosenberge in high Germany the nineteenth of Ianuarie last past. Truely translated out of the high Dutch copie printed at Rosenberge in Germany
Published: (1594)

The forgiving husband : and adulteress wife: or, a seasonable present to the unhappy pair in Fanchurch-Street [as printed] /
by: Ward, Edward, 1667-1731

Strange and wonderful news from Holbitch [sic] in Lincoln-shire. : Being the true relation of two monstrous fishes, viz. a sea-horse, and sea-mare, of a vast and terrible bulk and bigness, each of them being eighteen foot long, & twelve foot about the bodys, lately cast on shore, to admiration of all the spectators thereabouts. Licensed, November the 15. 1693.
Published: (1693)

Mortalities meditation: or, A description of sinne : VVith a definition and plaine setting forth of mans three chiefest and greatest enemies; to wit, the world, the flesh, and the Diuell. Written by William Hall.
by: Hall, William, fl. 1624
Published: (1624)