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4 more of it by way of lampoon. This Ticket was dated the two and thirtieth day of the month of Julius Caesar. Their Coat of Arms was two hands gripping each other over a Scate’s rumple. This oath was, “ I wish that de de‘il may tak me an I binna an honest man to you, an ye binna de like to me.“ An article of good neighbourhood they had, whoever was first up in a good morning, was to rise all the rest to go to sea ; but if a very bad morning, piss and go to bed again till break of day, then raise wise Willie, who could judge of the weather by the blawing of the wind— Their freedoms were, to take all sorts of fish contained in their ticket, viz. Lobsters, partens, podles, spout fish, sea-cats, sea-dogs, fluks, piks, dick puddocks, and p—fish.