The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Jonah [Biblical figure] ( - )
Biblical prophet who was swallowed by a fish. Dictionary of National Biography entry: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08497b.htm Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah References in Documents: Jaws of a young
Shark.
of aJaws
Great Shark(Don.
Jo. BearcliffePharm
near two Yards wide; there are four, and in one Place five Rows of
Teeth visible; they are white, broad and indented.
ed serrated
Ric. Richard
sonM. D
son
Inches and a half long, smooth and shining, besides the Root which
is rugged.
Shark, amongst the Curiosities of the
half an Inch in the Animal that is two Yards long (
d)
d)
pag. 91.
appear, that the Shark, to which this belonged, hath been above thir
ty Foot in Length.
of the Shark is so wide, that a ManGula
may be swallowed entire; and some are of Opinion, that
in the Belly of one of these Fishes three Days and Nights (
e)
e)
Dr. Sloan's
Voyage to
pag. 23.
of a Fish (perhaps a Shark) it consists of thirty five Joints,
Vertebræ
with two Cavities in each for the Inarticulation of the Ribs.
TheByble whych is all the Holy Scripture, in whych are contayned the
old
and newe Testament truelye and purely translated into Englyshe byTho.
Matthewe
and newe Testament truelye and purely translated into Englyshe by
and now imprinted in the yeare of our LordeMDXLIX . (Folio
London)
byTho. Raynalde and Will. Hyll . Of this Edition see
Fox's
Mart. 2d Vol. p. 434. And
Strype's Mem. of Archbishop
Cranmer, p.
8
2. That the Name of
(who was burnt for reputed Heresy)Tyndall
might not prejudice the Book, the Name of
(PrebenTho.
Matthewe
dary of
Paul's
Tyn
dall
dall
Hagiographia, which was done by
John
Rogers
Rogers
Mary's
&c. After the Kalendar and Almanack, follow an Exhortation to
the Study of the Scriptures; the Summ and Contents of the Holy
Scripture; Description of the Kings of
Juda, and what Prophets were
in each Reign; a Table of principal Matters; Names of the Books,
and Number of Chapters; a brief Chronology; Prologues to the
Pentateuch;
andJonah
, and Notes at the End of each ChapRomans
ter. In the Tables of Epistles and Gospels, several Popish Festivals
are crept in again, as
.St. Nicholas , St. Lawrence , the finding and Exal
tation of the Cross
tation of the Cross