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fons have aflured me, they ha.ve feen Tome as big as their 
ji Defcription cf the Ifland Hii^ta*, cmmuniutU alfi hy SK 
Robert Moray, 
Ml KTJ lies, from in S^/Hflan Weft and by 
li^nh. From the neareft Land to it in the Hereifch 
(from whefece people ordinarily take Boat) it lies due Weft 5 
and is abouVs© miles from the neareft Land. 
There art three Iflands together , HirtdySca, and Purra' 
but f/^r/^jbnly is inhabited. The other two are excellent 
Fafturage^r Sheep: every Sheep there having two Lambs 
every yeiu 
In £«rr4 there is no landing, bur to the Men of llirta oTAy; 
in regard of the difficulty thereof; there being but aboyt a 
foot broad of Landing-place, and that only to be attempted 
wbciMhe Boat rifes. For their ordinary way is , when they 
comenear thg Rock, they turn the Boat and fet the fide to 
theShore, two men, one at each end of the Boat; with tvvo 
long Poles keeping it off, that the Waves dafli it not fo vio- 
lently againft the Rock, when it rifes ; at whicli iiiBet)nly the 
Fellow, who is to land , makes his attempt^ If he mifs his 
Landing-place he fall/ into the Sea; andthe reft^of the people 
hale bim aboard ; he having before a fmall Ropeiaften^d abouc 
hismiddle to prevent that danger^ ButHvheti hefafely lands^ 
(which they feldom mifs to do) the reft of his Fellows land 
one by one: except fo many as they leave to attend their lirtie 
Boat, which ordinarily is of fi>f Oars. 
If there be any Strangers, ( as many go from the neareft 
Idands in Summer) theymuft be tied about the middle with a 
flrong Rope; and when the men of H/>/^ have cHmb'd up to 
the top of the Rock (which is above twenty four Fathom, 
before they fet their foot on grafs ) they hale up the Strangers 
to them with the Ropes.^ When they have gathered as many 
Eggs, and killed as many Fowls as w^ill load their Boar ; ihey 
lower all in the Boat, and the ableft Fellow is always left be- 
hind ; who, having none tohelphinij muft throw himrdf into 
the Sea>and fo recover the Boar. This Bum lies frcm Bm& 
about fix miles Northward. 
