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and that they have a Cavity or hollow Place under 
one of their Wings only, capable of containing a 
bro-e Rarer 
There are very large Eagles, which they call Earns , 
which prey upon the young Lambs, &c. There is a 
Law in Force, That whoever kills one ofthefe Eagles, 
is to have a Hen out of every Houfe in|the Parifn whe- 
rein it is killed (tho’ it is never now demanded). 
1 don't doubt but that there are Mines of Silver, Tin, 
and Lead, in the Country ; for feveral Sorts of Minerals 
are to be found : And I have been credibly informed, 
that Pieces of pure maify Silver, of confiderable Big- 
nefs, have been turned up by the Plough : But fuch 
Treafures are neglected, or not improved, through 
the Poverty or Carelefsnefs of the Proprietors. In 
many Places, Marl, Quarries of excellent Freeftone, 
Lime-ftone, and Slate, are found, and fome Veins 
of Marble. 
Sometimes there are caft up by the Sea, Timber, 
Pieces of Wreck, Hogfheads of Wine, Brandy, &c. 
which are frequently grown over with the Shells of 
a Fifh called Cleck Geefe, which I take to be the 
Concha anaiifer£'-> and fometimes Sperma Ceti , 
Ambergrife, Water- Sponges, and CamlBells (Oj“ 
Sepia) are found on the Shore. 
There is no Foreft or Wood, nor fo much as a 
Tree, or hardly a Bufh of any Sort in the whole 
Country, except in fome Gentlemens Gardens > and 
thofe never dare to peep over the Garden-Wall, for 
the Blaft of the North Wind. 
The Country is fo divided by the Sea, that it can- 
not be expe&ed there fhould be in it any Rivers ; 
yet there are many fmali Brooks, and little Runs of 
Water 
