Note d — BOOK IX.
Reading edition
Pliny, L. 9. c. 3. saith, that in the Indian Sea there are Balenæ quaternûm jugerum (i.e. 960 Feet) Pristes 200 cubitorum (i.e. 300 Feet.) And L. 32. c. 1. he mentions Whales 600 Foot long, and 360 broad, that came into a River of Arabia. If the Reader hath a mind, he may see his Reason why the largest Animals are bred in the Sea, L. 9. c. 2.