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' eyes are raised upon moveable bases, which 

 f enables them to see readily every way. When 

 ' frightened, they will spring from a consider- 

 ' able distance to their hold, in the rock ; and 

 f what is not less surprising than true, will 

 ' throw themselves into their hold in that man- 

 1 ner, through an entrance barely sufficient for 

 1 their bodies to pass ; as is frequently seen by 

 ' the people who endeavour to take them at 

 ■ Filey Bridge, In frosty weather, if any hap- 

 ' pen \o be found near the shore, they are quite 

 ' torpid and benumbed. A sizeable Lobster is 

 * commonly from one pound to two in weight. 

 J There was one taken here this summer which 

 1 weighed above four, and the fishermen say 

 4 they have seen some which were of six pounds, 

 c but these are very rare. 



1 I am, Sir, fyc.' 



I conclude with saying, that the Lobster was 

 well known to the antients, and that it is well 

 described by Aristotle, under the name of 

 Aav&Kos ;* that it is found as far as the Helles- 

 pont, and is called, at Constantinople,^ Liczuda, 

 and Lichuda. Tab. xi. 



* Hist. an. lib. iv. c. 2. f Belon Hist. Poissons. 357. 



