and in what Part of the Whale 'tis found : concerning 
which Matter, Phyficians andNaruralifts have given the 
World fuch various and falfe accounts; and 'tis truly 
nothing elfe, but part of the Oyl or liquid Fat of this 
particular fort of Whale ; which Oyi, at firft when 
confuted and mist, ihews it felt like a Whkijh Liqueur^ 
of the Confiftence and Colour of Whey ^ but iay'd by in 
Vefiels to fettle ; its parts by degrees ftparate, that 
which is lighter and fwims a top, becomes a clear Oyl 
pellucid like Water, (erviceable for all the ufes of com- 
' mon Train-Oyl, got out of the Blubber of other Whales, 
and that which fubfides, becaufe Vis heavier and of a 
clofer Confiftence, candies together at the Bottom, and 
is what is fold for Sperma Ceti, at Twelve Shillings the 
Pound ; when 'tis throughly blanched and refined from 
all its filth and the remaining parts of the Oyl, that 
otherwife di(colours it, and gives it a rancid offenfive 
Sent. Of this Subftance fcveral Hundred Pound 
Weight may be gotten out of one Whale, but the clean- 
fing and curing of it is troublefom, and requires nofmalf 
Art, Time and Charge which occafions the value of 
that which is througly refined : The Fat of the whole 
Body affords it, but that of the Head gives the great- 
eft Quantity and pureft Spema Ceti. 
> 
I have fome reafon to believe to thefe Inftances of the 
Moofe Deer, Amler-greefe and Sperma Ceti^ of which 
Ireland partakes more than any other Country of 
rope {torn its Neighbourhood with the Northern America, 
we may likewife add fome of our more x^lX^ Spontaneous 
Plants, becaufe they are found growing only in thofe 
Weftern Parts of Ireland, and no where el(e in this whole 
Country , or any of the Neighbouring Kingdoms about us. 
