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or Whale-Bones, which by their Cloſeneſs only give Paſſage to the Water, like a Sieve, keeping back the Aliment. Here we ought to praiſe the wiſe and kind Providence of the Almighty Creator, who has made ſuch mean Things ſuffice for the Maintenance of ſo vaſt an Animal.
The Whale called North-Cape Whale.Next to this there is another ſort of Whales, called the North-Capers, from the Place of their Abode, which is about the North Cape of Norway; though they alſo frequent the Coaſts of Iceland, Greenland, and ſundry other Seas, going in Search of their Prey; which is Herring and other ſmall Fiſhes, that reſort in abundance to thoſe Coaſts. It has been obſerved, that ſome of theſe North-Cape Whales have had more than a Tun of Herrings in their Belly. This kind of Whales has this common with the former called Fin-Whale, in that it is very ſwift and quick in its Motion, and keeps off from the Shore in the main Sea, as fearing to become a Prey to its Enemies, if it ſhould venture too nearthe
