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 to Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. It was as tall as a Child of three Years, moderately corpulent, and though quare-built was well-proportioned, and withal very active and lively; its Legs were trong and flehy, the Back-part of the Body covered all over with black Hair, the Fore-part without any Hair at all. At firt Sight its Face looked like that of a Man, but the Noe was flat and turned up; its Ears too reembled thoe of the Human Species; its Boom, for it was a Female, was dimpled, its Navel unk in, its Shoulders well hung, its Hands divided into Fingers and Thumbs, the Calfs of its Legs and its Heels fat and flehy. She often walked upright on her Legs, and could raie and carry pretty heavy Burthens. When he wanted to drink, he took hold of the Lid of the Veel with one Hand, and of the Bottom with the other, and after drinking wiped her Lips very prettily. When he laid herelf down to ret, he placed her Head upon a Pillow, and covered herelf with o much Dexterity, that one would have taken her for a Woman in Bed. The Negroes tell trange Stories of this Animal. They aure us that the Male not only ravihes grown up Women and young Girls, but even