The great River, called in Latine _Betis_, and in Spanish _Guadalquivir_, is the River of _Sevilia_, the most famous Town in _Spain_ for Trade. This River runneth through most of the _Spanish_ Dominions, and dischargeth it self into the Ocean about the mouth of the Straights, over against _Barbary_, upon which Coast of _Spain_ lyeth the Kingdom of _Granada_, the chief City of which is _Corduba_, in _Spanish Cordua_. This Kingdom was of time almost immemorial, occupied and inhabited by the _Moores_, till they were expelled and driven back into _Barbary_, by _Ferdinand_ and _Isabella_, King and Queen of _Castilia_. The rest is easie. XXI. French. Au _Crustamin_ pres Mer _Adriatique_. Apparoistra un horrible poisson, De face humaine & de corps aquatique, Qui se prendra dehors de l’Hamecon. English. In the _Crustamin_ near the _Adriatick_ Sea, An horrid Fish shall appear, Having a mans face, and a fishes body, Which shall be taken without a hook. ANNOT. I suppose this _Crustamin_ to be some place so called, near the _Adriatick_ Sea. As for Fishes with an humane face, we have several examples of them. _Ambrosius Paræus_ relateth divers, and in his works hath inserted the Pictures of them. 1. When _Mena_ was Governour of _Ægypt_, and walked by the _Nilus_ side, he saw a Sea-man rising out of the River, having an humane shape as far as the Navel, and with a grave look and fair hairs, intermixed with white ones, bony Breast, and distinct Arms, the rest of the body was like a Fish. Three days after in the Morning appeared another Sea-monster like a woman: those two Monsters appeared so long, that every body had time to consider them. 2. _Rondeletius_ saith, that in our age was taken a Fish in the Sea of _Norway_, which every body presently called a Monk, because of the resemblance. 3. In the year 1531. was seen a Sea-monster, covered with Scales, which for the resemblance was called a Bishop, _Rondeletius_ and _Gesuerus_ have the Picture of it. 4. In the year 1523. was seen in _Rome_ a Fish about the bigness of a Child of five years old, that had humane shape to the Navel, except the ears: So that all those things related of _Tritons_, _Nereides_ and _Sirens_ seem not altogether fabulous, and we may conclude with _Pliny_: _Vera est vulgi opinio, quicquià nascatur in parte naturæ ulla, & in Mariesse, præterque multa quæ nusquam alibi_, lib. 9. cap. 2. XXII. French. Six jours lassaut devant Cité donné, Livrée sera forte & aspre Bataille, Trois la rendront, & a eux pardonné, Le reste a feu & sang trauche taille. English. Six days shall the assault be given to the City, A great and fierce Battle shall be fought, Three shall surrender it and be pardoned, The rest shall be put to fire and sword, cut and slasht. ANNOT.