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Trail, in the Orkney Ifiands, — and of the Earl 

 of Moray, and Mifs Scott of Scotftarvet, in the 

 Forth, all of whom have fmall holms or ijQands 

 in which this breed might be kept feparate from 

 other fheep ; and farther, with a view of de- 

 noting the zeal of the Society for attaining this 

 obje£l, it might not be improper to vote an ho- 

 norary premium to them, in the fame manner 

 as to the proprietors in Shetland, in the event of 

 their keeping apart a parcel of fine-wool'd fheep, 

 either of their own breed, or imported from 

 other places. 



The Committee cannot conclude without re- 

 commending the paper marked, No. IV. in the 

 Appendix to the attention of the Society. In 

 it, Dr Anderfon proves, from the moft indif- 

 putable authorities, that, in ancient times, the 

 wool of Great Britain was not only greatly fu- 

 perior to the Spanifh, but was accounted the 

 fmeft in the univerfe. Its prefent degeneracy, 

 therefore, can only be attributed to negled: ; and 

 its former excellence may yet be recovered, un- 

 der the protection of a patriotic Sovereign, by 

 the encouragement of fuch public fpirited bo- 

 dies of men as the Highland Society, and by 

 the exertions of zealous and active individuals, 

 whofe time cannot be devoted to a more im- 

 portant purpofe, or yielding more real and per- 

 manent fatisfaCtion, 



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