An account of several late voyages and discoveries

to Spitzbergen. 1 37 llclly he hath four, on cac- 1 1 fidc two, the uppcr– mofl thereof towards th. ;Icad are che broadell and longcft, but the lowcrmoíl: are fomcwhat íhorccr and narrowcl'; thcy tbnd direEHy un– dcrncath thc uppcrmoíl Finos of the B,1ck. The Tail is likc unto a piccc of Board, wherc4 on the Dycrs widea or ítrecch thcir Stockins, which is pointed bc;;hind ancl underncath. The Tail is not divided, &,. Towards the under– moft Finn of the Back che Tail is thinner. Thc other Shape from the top to the Tail, is like a Man's uakcd Arm. Thc Noflrils are ohloug. The Eyes íland high out of his Head. Thcir Mouths a,·e jull díreétly underncath che .Hycs. They are in bigncf~ from two to twenty fa.!l , Thl:fo S.:.:v or Sr11ordJi/b are great Encmics to thc IVhak and Fi»»·fift.1. Many of thcm gather ;t hout him.. aml they do not leave d1e l1 1 hat~ un– til thcv ha\'C kiUed him, tben thcy cat of him only :he Tongue, all the rcft they lea \'e behinl~ thcm, as doth appcar by thc M'ha!es tbar a.-e hil!cd by the Sr.:ord-/ifb. J fa •N my folf, in our Homc-vuyage or Retu:·n, a .F:ght bctween a IFiu!r '.i,~tl a Sr,:onifijb, ,~.:her\! both of tl1em m,;de n. grcat butHc, be;.iti!l; and hm~ping ~1h:mr, a:,d I tmdcrftood that in calm \Veather ·r:•c S·;,Hn~n fot them aloi1e Lmtil the l 1 Vh,1le be !,:llul~ wh~1·c thcy takc him \VÍthour any trou– b!c. But if d1ey fot out thcir Long· boats aftcr t l" / • ÍJ • h ' ' / G/ 1 • r. t,:c ,. :1: ,... tucy r1g rcn tnc ~.-rora¡1ji1, amt 10 t h,• ¡;:F;, • '" ceca n,." ...w I .-.,,.a,,..w & C 6 1-1.,,,• VII!.