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( 3 ) erſtood by thoſe in the north, though both retend to ſpeak good Engliſh, and have a iberal part of education: But ſince learning s now ſo eaſy to be obtained, ignorance and orruption of ſpeech is greatly decreaſed.

In the county of Fife, on the ſea-coaſt, there ands a little town inhabited by few but fiſh- rs, called Buck-harbour, becauſe of ſea-buck- es and ſhells to be found ſo plenty on the ocks in and about the place. There is lit- de mention made of this ton by Hiſtorians, b know its original extraction and antiqui- ies, but in their own burges-tickets, which was part of it perfect truths, but more of it ny way of lampoon. This ticket was dated the two-and thirtieth day of the month of Ju- us Cæſar. Their coat of arms was two hands ripping each other over a ſkare's rumple.- Their oath wis, "I wiſht that de de'il mae ak me, an I binna an honeſt man to you, an e binna de like to me." An article of good neighburhood they had, "Whoever was firſt p in a good morning, was to raiſs all the reſt o go to ſea; but if a very bad morning they iſs and go to bed again till break of day: hen raiſe Wife Willy, who could judge the weather by the blawing of the wind."

Their Freedoms were to take all ſorts of fiſh ontained in their tickets, viz lobſters, par- ons. podlies, ſpout-fiſh, ſea-cats, ſea-dogs, ducks, picks, dick podocks, and p-fiſh.

Again, theſe people are ſaid to have decended from one Tom and his two ſons, who