Electric Ray, Rochester Bestiary, c.1230

The section on sea creatures in the Rochester Bestiary includes electric rays.

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Torpedo; corpus tangentis torpescere facit. Si
hasta quoque tangatur; corpus tangentis tor-
pescere facit. ita ut pedes tangentis illigari pu-
tentur. Tantaque vis eius est; ut etiam auro corpo-
ris sui afficiat membra.

The electric ray makes the body numb to the touch. If the spear is also touched it makes the body twitch when touching it, in such a way that the touching feet are tied together[?]. His power is so great; that he may also touch the members of his body with gold[?].