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Theoph. But how stands the kirk upon all the 

 kingdom ? 



Am. There's not a royalty in the kingdom of 

 Scotland, but has sent some part of earth (from 

 every angle) to this place called Scoon ; which 

 earth was dispersed by laborious industry ; upon 

 which the foundations of the kirk were laid. So 

 that now you are to consider this variety of 

 mould represents but one uniform and compact 

 body of earth : which earth represents the great 

 volume of Scotland in a breviat, or as I may term 

 it, a little compendium. 



Thus our discourse of the kirk of Scoon has 

 accompanied us to a view of pleasant Carcawdy, 

 a little pretty maritime town (built all with 

 stone) that stands in the face of the ocean, and 

 the frontiers of Fife. But the time and our oc- 

 casion constrains us to pass by Carcawdy, where 

 the inhabitants live more upon fish than flesh ; 

 from whose slender ports we must hasten to 

 Brunt-Island, otherwise we endanger losing our 

 tide, which will much incommode us ; nor can 

 we stay there to examine their curiosities. 



Theoph. What's this that so naturally repre- 

 sents the ocean ? And what are those ships, un- 

 der sail ? or must I fancy them a landskip of 

 moveable mountains ? 



Am. If you fancy them ships fluctuating to 

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