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avo hundred and eighty hooks, at the diflance of fix feet 
l wo inches from each other; the hooks are fattened to 
Hnes of twitted horfe hair, twenty-feven inches in length. 
• When tithing, there are always three men in each co- 
^ e > a nd confequently nine of thefe lines are' fattened to- 
other, and ufed as one line, extending in length near 
three miles, and furnithed with above two thoufand five 
hundred hooks ; an anchor and buoy are fixed at the firfl 
er >d of the line, and one more at the end of each man’s 
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lnes ; in all, four anchors, and tour buoys made of lea- 
ther or cork. 
The line is always laid acrofs the currents ; the tides 
flood and ebb continue an equal time upon our coatl } 
ud, where nnditlurbed by winds, run each way about 
hours ; they are fo rapid, that the fifhermen can orf 
y ftoot and haul their lines at the turn of the tide ; and, 
therefore, the lines always remain upon the ground fix 
4 °urs ; the fame rapidity of tide prevents them from 
y hng hand lines, and, fherefore, two of the people com. 
tUonly wrap themfelves up in the fail, and deep, while 
t^'e other keeps a Uriel look out, for fear of being run 
°wn by flrips.and toobferve the weather ; for floras of- 
* 6n r, he fo fuddenly, that it is fometimes with extreme 
1 rculty they efcape to the Ihore, though they leave the 
hues behind them. 
Such is the account which M. Pennant gives * of the 
th 1 tlner * n w ^ich the taking of thefe fiflt is conducted in 
eflsnnel; but there are annually larger vefl'els, of 
fo 6nt ^’^ ve tons burden, that repair at the time of Lent 
the Dogger Bank , where they filh for turbot, cod, ling, 
and 
Entilh Zoology, 
