THe Judicious Reader has been so often imposed upon in this pamphletting Age, that 'tis no wonder he should sus­pect the truth of a Reality, after he has been fool'd by so many fictions. But in this insuing Relation, I have taken so much pains to exhi­bit nothing but Verity, that I laid by as sus­picious the reports of my dearest Freinds, till I had purchased my own satisfaction, with go­ing to be an eye witness of what without a blush from the Testimony of my own sense, I dare as a certain truth to all the world bold­ly Relate.

[Page 2] The General Report of a Monstrous Crea­ture which was lately produced in St. Iohn's Street, Beckoned my curiosity thither, where from one Mrs. Denman, at the White Hart, a Victualling House in that same street, I had this ensuing Relation.

That about a week since (it being part of her lively-hood to keep Hoggs,) it happened that she had a Sow brought forth seaven live well shap'd Piggs, which at that time she thought were all that the Sow then went with­all; but about half an hour after their pro­duction, to her great Amazement, she beheld her deliver'd (in a bagg by it self) of a won­derful Monstrous Creature, which upon in­treaty, she openly exposed to my view.

The Skin of it instead of being shaded (as is usual) with Infant bristles, was like an In­fants, soft and smooth, and not so much as Cover'd with a hairy Down. Its Body somewhat resembles that of a common Swine, but its hoofs were so Monstrous that liberal nature in all her variety will not admit them [Page 3] a similitude: They some what resembled a Goats, but turn up at the ends not much alike that Horses, which as a wonder, was frequently shown at Moor Gate. About the Virilities it is so ambigously compacted that it would have puzled the curious inspection of the most in­quisitive Anatomist to deside its Sex, but the Deformities of its Body were beauties com­pared with the Monstrosity of its head: The Ears more resembling those of Dogs, than Swines, hung backwards and pointed towards the Nape of the Neck; but the forehead be­ing broad towards the Crown, Lessened down­wards, and look'd as if Nature in her formation had been at a Nonplus, and was forc'd to patch up a shape equally resembling both Man and Monkey.

The deformity of its face is able to put an Atheist in mind of the primitive Chaos when all things lay blended in confusion, and pro­vidence had not yet lick't them into form, instead of eyes you might have seen the plain blank of a whole Skin, which look'd as if [Page 4] Oblivious Nature had forgot to Chalk out the Eye-holes, which in lew of those glittering luminaries (which recommend to our appro­bation the displeasing irrigularities of most a­nimals) were supply'd by a pair of sinewy Bunches stuft up with a grisly substance, and strutting out like a threatning Promontory, seem'd to over-look the horrid deformities of its imperfect Nose, which upwards near the forehead, was plain'd even with the face, and at the Root where that member Joyns to the forehead, was seperated by a certain Va­cuum, through which one might almost discover its brains. The cheeks bear no ill comparison with those of Humane Creatures, being like theirs, plentifully adorn'd or streakt with a pleasant mixture of Red and white, which would make the wondring spectator grieve to see so many perfections coupled to a Swin­ish snout, which notwithstanding is not ex­actly shapt like those of that species, but seems rather to resemble the Trunk of an Elephant, turning round at the end till it almost makes a [Page 5] Ring at the end of the face. It has but one No­stril which by its excessive wideth promises to be as officious to Nature as others too.

The surprising horror of its Clubbing de­formities at first sight posesses the won­dring spectators with a Certain dread not much unlike the ungrateful salutation of a naked Corps; and indeed methinks it would be wor­thy the most curious Inspection of the most accomplish't Naturalist, who with no small wonder, would there behold humanity and sen­suallity so artificially blended, that he would be put to no small pain upon, the consideration of their mutual concurrence to give the Crea­ture a name. He who looks upon its Body with­out the judgment of an Adam, might readily call it a beast; but should he go further, and deliberately behold the woundrous compo­sition of its startling Phiznomy, I question whe­ther he would not repent the Temerity of his verdict and recal the sentence. To behold wrapt up in the careless swadling-cloath of a clean Napkin, a Creature about the bigness of a Child

[Page] the fore part of the head representing in Epi­tomy those Reverend Skulls which Age hath rob'd of hair, and cruel time clos'd up their use­less Ey-lids. I assure thee Reader, if thou hast not a dauntless courage indeed, it will surpize thee with unusual dread, when thou shalt look in its face, and behold perfect Eye brows mourning they have no Eyes to defend, struting) Cheeks shaking hands over the depressed bridgs of an Apish nose, a forehead which by the least contraction of its dilicate skin, exactly immitates a humane frown. In short, when thou hast glutted thy Curiosity in beholding Mon­strosity in t [...]my, thou wilt not re­pent thy Pilgrimage to St. Iohn's Street, but return home thronged with admiration at the promiscuous productions of Nature.