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 of the Low Countreys. 59 greatly worthy the writing of.

The Isle of Schellinck.

This is an Isande in the which are some villages abounding with excellent good pastures, greate plentie of Cattle and excellent good fish, especialle Dog-fish, the taking wherof is verie strange and ridiculous, for you shall understand that the Ilande men disguise themselves like Beasts, and in that attire go the Sea fide at such times as they knowe that there fishes will come foorth of the Sea to take the ayre for their recreation upon the shore, then these disguised men fall a dancing and leaping, with the which sort the fishes being greatly delighted are by that meanes drawne far from the Sea, while in the meane time nets are pitched betweene the Sea and them, which being done, the danncers throwe off there difguied apparell and discouer themselves wherewith the fishes being astonished, flie towards the Sea and are taken in the nets. GROENINGEH.

Groeninghen is a state apart, but so anexed to Friseland that some houlde it as a member thefof. The Citie is verye rich, Great, and verie fayre built, it is under the Dioces of