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rages of the numerous sheep, cattle, &c. 
which feed on the commons without 
herdsmen. 
These islanders trade chiefly to Leith, 
London, and Hamburgh; and with Dutch 
fishermen, and such ships as visit these 
coasts. The chief exports are linen and 
woollen yarn, rugs, stockings, butter, dried 
fish, herrings, oil, feathers, skins of va¬ 
rious kinds, and kelp. The commodities 
imported are corn, oatmeal, spirits, to¬ 
bacco, lines and hooks, salt, &c. 
Here the Greenland ships are fre¬ 
quently served with mittens, night-caps, 
comforters, wigs, &c. 
The inhabitants are sure to come with 
their boats alongside such ships as happen 
to call in here. They bring with them 
fish, fowl, eggs, &c* for which they get beef, 
pork, flour, meal, or such*provisions as 
they may wish to have. They choose 
rather to barter than sell for money, pro¬ 
bably for this reason, that they general- 
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