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In Scotland, efpecially to the northward, in all rivers run- 

 ning from lakes, there are found muffels that have pearls 

 of more than ordinary merit, though feldom of large fize. 

 I have purchafed many hundreds, till lately the wearing of 

 real pearls coming into fafhion, thofe of Scotland have in- 

 creafed in price greatly beyond their value, and fuperior 

 often to the price of oriental ones when bought in the eafl. 

 The reafon of this is a demand from London, where they 

 are actually employed in work, and fold as oriental. But 

 the excellency of all glafs or pafte manufactory, it is likely, 

 will keep the price of this article, and the demand for it 

 within bounds, when every lady has it in her power to wear 

 in her ears, for the price of fixpence, a pearl as beautiful in 

 colour, more elegant in form, lighter and eafier to carry, and 

 as much bigger as {he pleafes, than thofe famous ones of 

 Cleopatra and Servilia. I fhall only further obferve, that the 

 fame remark on the (hell holds in Scotland as in the eaft. 

 The fmooth and perfect mufTel ihell rarely produces a 

 pearl, the crooked and difiorted fhell feldom wants one. 



I SHALiJhere mention a very elegant fort of manufactory, 

 with which I cannot pofitively fay the ancients were ac- 

 quainted, which is fineering, or inlaying with the infide of 

 the fhell called mother-of-pearl, known to the dealers in 

 trinkets all over Europe, and in particular brought to great 

 perfection at Jerufalem. That of Peninim, though the moll 

 beautiful, is too fragll and thin to be employed in large 

 pieces. It is the nacre, or morher-of-pearl taken from the 

 Lulu elBerberi, or whatis called Abymnian oyfler, principally 

 ufed in thofe fine works. Great quantities of this fhell are 

 brought daily from the Red Sea to Jerufalem. Of thefe all 



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