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their malefactors, so swims them to their graves. 

 Now the most spacious and eminent fabricks in 

 Ross, are Tarbot, situate near the sea ; Mees, bor- 

 dering upon Lough Loon ; Balnagoon, a strong 

 fabrick on the brinks of Clowd ; Fowlds, a great 

 house not far from Brawn ; Innerbrachy, a man- 

 nor near Portus Salutis ; Milton, a castle oppo- 

 site to Cromerty . These fabricks are the strength 

 and ornament of Ross. Besides here are eagles, 

 signets, falcons, swans, geese, gossander, duck 

 and malard, teal, smieth, widgeon, seapy es, sande- 

 levericks, green and gray plover, snite, partridg, 

 curlue, moorgame, and grows ; but I remember 

 no pheasant in this bill of fare. 



This is that famous Portus Saluti$ 9 accommo- 

 dated with fowl to that degree, as their nume- 

 rous covies darken the firmament ; and so reple- 

 nished with fish, as no part of Scotland can boast 

 of. Oysters the best in the north, are dragg'd 

 forth with drags from her owsey bottoms. And 

 for crabs, lobsters, perewinkles, &c. in regard so 

 plentiful and common, are but of little value. 

 But what have I to do to discourse a country, 

 where eggs are sold for twenty four a penny, and 

 all other accommodations proportionable ? This 

 I presume is no dear entertainment ; nor ever 

 expect to have it cheaper when we leave these 

 plentiful borders of Ross, to traverse the more 



