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 thouand neat Pounds, which being cut up, had a whole Man found in his Belly; and I have heard of one caught at Mareilles, in the Belly of which was found a Man armed with a Coat of Mail. The Head and Mouth of the Fih is large in Proportion to the ret of the Body: The Number of its Teeth is altogether uncertain, and varies according to the Age of the Fih; and it has been oberved that they breed new Teeth every Year as long as they live. I have een one with nine Rows of Teeth, very hard, trong, and harp.

This Fih is common in the Wet Indies, and is very detructive to thoe Men who divert themelves with Swimming, it ometimes biting a Man aunder, at other Times at leat taking away a Limb. &c. yet it is often catched and eaten by Sailors. When it eizes its Prey it always turns upon its Back; though it is vatly trong, yet when it takes the Bait it is oon taken if you play him with the Line. The Fih when eaten tates trong, and has a very hard Skin

The Pilot Fih is of the deep Blue, the Belly is of a lighter Colour than the Back or Sides, the Scales are mooth like a Tench, its Back is peckled like a Seal's Skin; wimming it appears much like a MackrelMackerel [sic], and looks as if it were painted blue and white, like a Barber's Pole. The Shark is always attended by one or two of thee Fih, which he will not devour, though never o hungry, becaue they find out the Prey for him It is reckoned very good Fih to eat.

When lying at Anchor off Craword's Wharf Kington in Jamaica (being the firt Time I was there) I put out as much Salt Beef, tied to a Rope to frehen it in the Sea, as was ufficient to erve