OF FISH E^&i 



2. The Sea-Crab (x) is taken in great abundance ; many of 

 them very large. 



3. The great fubglobofe Echinus, or Sea-Egg (y), is frequently 

 taken with the fifli in it by the io^r-fiflicrmen of Neivton, near 

 Embleton. The fhells are of different colours ; fome red, and 

 others purple, in lighter and deeper fhades. I had one of a fine 

 purple, with white flrice on the joints, and fo large as to hold 

 near a quart of water. The fpines are white, flender, and Ihort, 

 not above half a finger's length. The progreflive motion of the 

 fifli is by turning or rolling itfelf upon its fpines in the ocean. 

 It is no fooner dead, or out of water for a fmall fpace, than its 

 fpiny armour drops off. It was a great favourite at table among 

 the antients, and was called The OVUM, or Egg. The flefh is di- 

 vided into five equal parts. It is eaten at the Turkl/h tables with 

 pepper and vinegar, at the time of the full moon, when it is tur- 

 gid, and efteemed a delicacy. 



4. The deprefled cordate Echinus, or Sea-Egg (z), is very plen- 

 tiful on the coaft near Alnmouth and Holy- I/land. On the fouth fide 

 of the river at Alnmouth^ great numbers of empty fhells are brought 

 011 more by the tides in tempeftuous weather, moftly about Mi- 

 chaelmas , fome of them with their fliort flender^^ or briflles on ; 



(x) Cancer marinus. Ckarlet. Pifc. p. 57. Cancer, Offic. Dale. Pharm. p. 368. Can- 

 cer brachyurus ; manuum digitis atris. Linn. Faun. Suec. p. 357. n. 1244. 



(y) Echinus ex altera parte planus, ex altera fubfphrericus, purpurafcens, aculcorum vef- 

 tigiis paruni eminentibus. Anglia, A SEA URCHIN. Lijl. Angl. p. 169. t. 3. f. 18. Ap- 

 pend, p. 27. 



Dr. Shaw's Travels, p. 260. 



fz] Echinus minor angulofus, ex utraque pane compreflus. Lift. Angl. Append, p. 18. 

 t. I. f- 13- Echinus marinus deprefib cordatus. Borlafis CormvaH, t. 28. f. 28. 



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