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firm, they arrange it in barrels, with coarfe falt> 

 one layer over another. Thus they make what 

 is called Abberdahn^ which is more efteemed 

 than that of the Norwegians, although both me- 

 thods are nearly the fame ; but the Dutch abber- 

 dahn is prepared with more care and cleanlinefs, 



and with better fait. 



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Of jijhing for Cod y near Iceland. 



Several French traders go to Iceland, to fifli for 

 cod. We have obferved already, that the tra- 

 ders of Olonne^ who go to Newfoundland, fet out 

 as foon as poffible, and that they often return to 

 France, without having completed their cargo, on 

 account of the great profit arifing from the fale of 

 new cod. But fliips cannot fail fo foon for Ice- 

 land, becaufe of the great dangers from the ice. 

 They ufually fet out from Normandy in the be- 

 ginning of March, and return in September and 

 O&ober, or fometimes fooner. A veifel of fixty 

 or feventy tun, can bring back one thoufand, or 

 one thoufand two hundred barrels of cod. 



On the bank of Newfoundland, the iimery is 

 carried on at fixty or eighty leagues from land, 

 but at Iceland they fiih in fight of land. As cod 

 is ufually larger far out at fea, than it is near fhore, 

 the Newfoundland cod is generally larger than 

 that of Iceland, but not fo grey, or fo much 

 ipotted. It is, however, the fame fifh, and, the 

 Iceland cod is of a very good quality. 



Such 



