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Istoria della generazione dell'uomo, e degli animali, se sia da ̀vermicelli spermatici, o dalle uova. Con un trattato nel fine della sterilità, e de'suoi rimedj, con la critica de'superflui, e de'nocivi, con un discorso accademico intorno la connessione di tutte le cose create. E con alcune lettere, istorie rare, osservazioni d'uomini illustri / di Antonio Vallisneri.
Vallisnieri, Antonio, 1661-1730.Date: 1721
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A myraculous, and monstrous, but yet most true, and certayne discourse, of a woman (now to be seene in London) of the age of threescore yeares, or there abouts, in the midst of whose fore-head (by the wonderfull worke of God) there groweth out a crooked horne, of foure ynches long.
Date: 1588
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By His Majestys authority. At the [blank] is to be seen two monsters : which by medicines prescribed (by Madam Goodin, in Goodman's-Fields).
Date: [1696]
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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.
Date: 1668
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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.
Barker, John (Ballad writer)Date: The. viii. daye of Nouember. [1564]
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Prodigium Willinghamense; or, authentic memoirs of the more remarkable passages in the life of a boy, born at Willingham, near Cambridge, October 31, 1741; Who, Before he was Three Years old, was Three Feet, Eight Inches high, And had the Marks of Puberty. With some Reflections on his Understanding, Srength, Temper, Memory, Genius, and Knowledge. By T. Dawkes, surgeon.
Dawkes, Thomas.Date: [1747]
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Newes from New-England: of a most strange and prodigious birth, brought to Boston in New-England, October the 17 : being a true and exact relation, brought over April 19. 1642. by a Gentleman of good worth, now resident in London. Also other relations of six strange and prodigious births in these countries following. The 1. from New-England. The 2 from Quieres. The 3d. in Ravena. The 4. in Paris. The 5. in St. Andwes-church in Paris. The 6. in the forrest Biera.
Gentleman of good worth now resident in LondonDate: [1642]
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Fire from heauen : Burning the body of one Iohn Hittchell of Holne-hurst, within the parish of Christ-church, in the county of South-hampton the 26. of Iune last 1613. who by the same was consumed to ashes, and no fire seene, lying therein smoaking and smothering three dayes and three nights, not to bequenched [sic] by water, nor the help of mans hand. VVith the lamentable burning of his house and one childe, and the grieuous scorching of his wife: with the birth of a monster, and many other strange things hapning about the same time: the like was neuer seene nor heard of. / Written by Iohn Hilliard Preacher of the word of life in Sopley. Reade and tremble. With the fearefull burning of the towne of Dorchester vpon friday the 6 of August last 1613.
Hilliard, JohnDate: 1613
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Gods handy-vvorke in vvonders : Miraculously shewen vpon two women, lately deliuered of two monsters: with a most strange and terrible earth-quake, by which, fields and other grounds, were quite remoued to other places: the prodigious births, being at a place called Perre-farme, within a quarter of a mile of Feuersham in Kent, the 25. of Iuly last, being S. Iames his day. 1615.
Date: 1615
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The works of William Hay, Esq. ...
Hay, William, 1695-1755.Date: 1794
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Historia ænigmatica, de gemellis Genoæ connatis, anno salutis nostræ, MDCXX : in unum coalescentibus, quorum major Lazaz, minor Joh. Baptista, ad sacrum fontem nominatis : vivis hodie, & mercede Londini monstratis An. MDCXXXVII.
Date: [1637]
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[A Certaine relation of the hog-]faced gentlewoman called Mistris Tannakin Skinker : who was born at Wirkham, a neuter towne betweene the emperour and the Hollander, scituate on the river Rhyne, who was bewitched in her mothers wombe in the yeare 1618 ... and can never recover her true shape tell she be married, &c. : also relating the cause, as it is since conceived, how her mother came so bewitched.
Date: 1640
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Tripes haiterbacensis, cujus secundam considerationem dogmaticam ... / ... sumsit Johannes Dannenberger.
Dannenberger, Johann.Date: [1755]
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Newes from New-England of a most strange and prodigious birth, brought to Boston in New-England, October the 17 : being a true and exact relation brought over April 19, 1642 / by a Gentleman of good worth now resident in London ; also other relations of six strange and prodigious births in these countries following ; the 1 from New-England, the 2 from Quieres, the 3d in Ravena, the 4 in Paris, the 5 in St. Andwes church in Paris, the 6 in the forrest Biera.
Gentleman of good worth now resident in LondonDate: [1642]
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Near Charing Cross, over against Northumberland (alias Suffolk) House, at a turners house, nigh the Golden Lyon Tavern, is to be seen the wonder of this present age.
Date: 1687
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A strange and lamentable accident that happened lately at Mears-Ashby in Northamptonshire. 1642 : Of one Mary Wilmore, wife to Iohn Wilmore rough mason, who was delivered of a childe without a head, and credibly reported to have a firme crosse on the brest, as this ensuing story shall relate.
Locke, John, ClericDate: 1642
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Trichiasis admodum rara; seu observatio pilorum, abdominis fistula, & alvo, per plures annos redditorum : Scriptore Isaaco Aymé, serenissimæ Magnæ Britanniæ Reginæ chirurgo.
Aymé, IsaacDate: M DC LXXXIV. [1684]