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Great Britain and Ireland, there is tretched out a coniderable Iland from N. to S. about 30 Italian Miles in Length, but where widet not above 15 in Breadth. The everal antient Writers have given it various Names: By Cæar, it is called Mona; by Ptolemy, Monæda; by Pliny, Monabia; and the ame Variety appears in uch of our modern Authors as make Mention of it. It was firt inhabited by the Britons, then the Scots or Picts, and afterwards by the Norwegians, who had it in their Poeion a long Time. It ince paed through a trange Diverity of Revolutions, and at length, fell into the Hands of the Englih about the latter End of Edward the Firt, and remains at this Day under their Juridiction. It has had everal Lords; uch generally as had the greatet interet in our Princes; until the Grant thereof, together with the Patronage of it's Bihoprick, was Rh