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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07619	The abridgement or summarie of the Scots chronicles with a short description of their originall, from the comming of Gathelus their first progenitor out of Græcia into Egypt. And their comming into Portingall and Spaine, and of their kings and gouernours in Spaine, Ireland and Albion, now called Scotland, (howbeit the whole number are not extant) with a true chronologie of all their kings. Their reignes, deaths and burials, from Fergusius the first king of Scotland, vntill his Royall Maiestie, now happily raigning ouer all Great Brittaine and Ireland, and all the isles to them appertaining. With a true description and diuision of the whole realme of Scotland, and of the principall cities, townes, abbies, fortes, castles, towers and riuers, and of the commodities in euery part thereof, and of the isles in generall, with a memoriall of the most rare and wonderfull things in Scotland. By Iohn Monipennie.	Monipennie, John.	1612 (1612)	STC 18014	80,300	130

the Rocke or Damme as he may and there aduenturing to leape ouer and vp into the Linne if he leape well at the first he obtayneth his desire if not he assayeth e●…soones the second or third time till he returne to his countrey A great Fish able to swimme agaynst the streame such as assay often to leape and cannot get ouer doe bruise themselues and become meazelled others that happen to fall vpon dry land a thing often séene are taken by the people watching their time some in Cawdrons of hot water with fire vnder them sit vpon shallow or dry places in hope to catch the fattest by reason of their waight that doe leape short The taste of these are estéemed most delicate and their prices commonly great In Scotland it is straightly inhibited to take any Salmond from the 8. of September vntill the 15. of Nouember Finally there is no man that knoweth readily whereon this Fish liueth for neuer was any thing yet found in their bellyes other then a thicke s●…ymy humour In the Deserts and wild places of Scotland there groweth an Hearbe of it selfe called Hadder or Hather very delicate for all kind of Cattell to féede vpon and also for diuers Fowles but Bées especially this Hearbe in Iune yéeldeth a purple flower as swéete as hunny whereof the Picts in times past did make a pleasant drinke and very wholesome for the body but since their time the maner of the making hereof is perished in the subuersi●…n of the Picts neyther shewed they euer the learning hereof to any but to their owne Nation There is no part of Scotland so vnprofitable if it were skilfully searched but it produceth either Iron or some other kind of Mettall as may be proued through all the Iles of Scotland A memoriall of the most rare and wonderfull things of Scotland AMong many commodityes that Scotland hath common with other Nations it is beautified with some rare gifts in it selfe wonderfull to consider as for example In Orknay the Ewes are of such fecundity that at euery Lambing time they produce at least two and ordinary thrée There bee neyther venemous nor rauenous Beasts bred there nor do liue there although they were tr●…ported thither In Schetland the Iles called ●…hulae at the entring of the Sunne in Cancer the space of 20. dayes there appeares no night at all Among the Rockes growes the delectable Lambre called Succinum with great resort of the Mertrik for costly Furrings In the West and Northwest of Scotland there is a great repayring of the Erne of a maruelous nature the people are very curious to catch him punze his wings that hee flie not he is of a huge quantity a rauenous kind as the Hawkes and the same quality they do giue him such sort of meat in great quantity at once that he liues contented there with 14. 16. or 20. dayes and some of them a moneth their Feathers are good for garnishing of Arrowes for they receiue no rayne nor water but remayne alwayes of a durable estate and vncorruptible the people doe vse them eyther when they be a hunting or at warres In the most of the Riuers in Scotland beside the maruelous plenty of Salmond and other Fishes gotten there is a Shell Fish called The Horse-mussell of a great quantity wherein are ingendred innumerable faire beautifull d●…lectable Pearles conuenient for the pleasure of man and profitable for the vse of Physicke and some of them so fayre and polished that they may be equall to any Orientall Pearles And generally by the prouidence of Almighty God when dearth and scarcity of victuals are in the land then the Fishes are most plentifully taken for the support of the people In Galloway the one halfe of Loch Mirton doth neuer fréese By Innernes the Loch called Lochnes and the Riuer flowing from thence into the Sea doth neuer freese but on the contrary in the coldest dayes of winter the Loch and Riuer doe both smoke and réeke signifying vnto vs that there is a Myne of Brimstone vnder it of a hote quality In Carrik are Kyne and Oxen delicious to 〈◊〉 but their ●…esse is of a wonderfull temperature all other ●…estable Beasts fatnesse with the cold ayre doth congeale by the contrary the fatnes of these Beasts is perpetually liquid like Oyle The Woo and Parke of Commernauld is replenished with Kyne and Oxen and those at all times to this day haue béene wild of a wonderfull whitenes that there was neuer among all that huge number there so much as the smallest blacke spot found to be vpon one of their sainnes hornes or cl●…e In Kyle is a Rocke of the height of 12. foote and as much of bredth called The deafe Craig for although a man should cryneuer so loude to his fellow from the one side to the other hee is not heard although hee would make the noyse of a Gunne In the Countrey of Stratherne vpon the water of Farg by Bal●…ard there is a Stone called The Rock and Stone of a reasonable bignesse that if a man will push it with the least motion of his finger it will mooue very lightly but if he shall addresse his whole force he profits nothing which mooues many people to be wonderfull merry when they consider such contrariety In Lennox is a great Loch called Loch-lowmond 24. miles in length in bredth 8. miles contayning the number of 30. Iles In this Loch is obserued 3. wonderfull things The one is Fishes very delectable to eate that haue no fynnes to moue themselues withall as other Fishes do The second tempestuous Waues and Su●…ges of the water perpetually raging without winds that in the time of greatest calmes in the fayre pleasant time of Sū●…r when the ayre is quiet The third is one of these Iles that is not corroborat nor vnited to the ground but haue béene perpetually loose and although it be fertill of good grasse and replenished with Neate yet it moues by the waues of the water is transported sometimes towards one poynt and other whiles towards another In Argyle is a Stone found in diuers parts the which laid vnder Straw or Stubble doth consume them to fire by the great heat that it collects there In Buquhan at the demolished Castle of Sl●… is a Ca●… from the top whereof ●…illes water which in short time doth congeale to hard white stones the Caue is alwayes emptied In Louthian 2. miles from Edinburgh Southward is a Well spring called Saint Katherins Well flowing perpetually with a kind of blacke famesse or Oyle aboue the water procéeding as is thought of the Parret Coale being frequent in these parts this fatnes is of a marueilous nature for as the Coale whereof it procéedes is sudden to conceiue fire or flame so is this Oyle of a sudden operation to heale all salt scabs and humours that trouble the outward skinne of man commonly the head hands are quickly healed by this Oyle it renders a maruelous swéet smell At Abridene is a Well of marnelous good quality to dissolue the Stone to expell Sand from the Rey●…es Bladder good for the Collick being drunke in the moneth of Iuly a few dayes of August Little inferiour to the renomed water of the Spaw in Almaine In the North Seas of Scotland are great Clog●… of Timber sound in the which are maruelously ingendred a sort of Géese called Clayk Geese and doe hang by the beake till they bee of perfection oft times sound kept in admiration of their rare generation At Dumbartan directly vnder the Castle at the mouth of the Riuer of Clyde as it enters in the Sea there are a number of Clayk Geese black of colour which in the night time do gather great quantity of the crops of the grasse growing vpon the land and carry the same to the Sea then assembling in a round and with a wondrous curiostly do offer euery one his owne portion to the Sea floud there attend vpon the flowing of the tide till the grasse be purified from the fresh taste and turned to the salt and left any part thereof should escape they labour to hold it in with their nebs thereaster orderly euery Fowle eats his portion and this custome they obserue perpetually They are very fat delicious to be eaten FINIS Errata Pag. 〈◊〉 lin 〈◊〉 word●… for wierds p. 42. l. 35. Malonus Malcolme p. 66. l. 35. buries beares p. 77. l. 10. Higger Bigger Ibid. l. ●…5 peece p●… p. 7●… l. 〈◊〉 T●… Ty●… p. 87. l. 17. hal-●…ds halyards Ibid. l. 31. 32. Pictonweme Pittinweme Ibid l. 〈◊〉 bufy bufy p. 88. l. 〈◊〉 Kipper Kippo p. 92. l. 〈◊〉 Po●…yll Po●…yll p. ●…6 l. 1●… new other 〈◊〉 Pag. 5. 〈◊〉 2●… Rocira 〈◊〉 Ro●…ia Ibid. 〈◊〉 2●… Trondar for Trondra Printed at London by Simon S●…afford Originall of the most ancient surname of Murrayes The originall of the noble surname of the Grahams The comming in of the Saxans in Brittaine The beginning of the League with Fraunce Beginning of the Normanes Originall of the noble surname of Hayes Original of the noble surnames of Keith Original of the royall and auncient name of Stewarts First Earles Originall of Surnames the time of the conquest Originall of the Perceyes Originall of the ancient noble and vali●…nt sùrname of Dowglasse Tewiotdail Liddisdail Eskdail Annandail Edinburgh West-Lothian Linlithgow The originall of the name of Wdny Rosse Sutherland Stranauern I le of Man pertayning now to England Arrane An ancient Castle Rosa. Iura Taxus like the Fir●…e tree the fruit thereof is venemous Yla Iland like a Man The weauers Iland The Mule Buriall places of the Kings of Scotland Kings of Ireland Kings of Norway Horse Iland Swine Iland Iland of Pigmeis Lewis Rona A maruell Colca 〈◊〉 fowle vn knowne Orknay Saint Magnus Cup. Kirkwaa Hethland Wild Horses Wolues Foxes Three sort of Dogs Otter Sleuthhound Capercaily Moore Cocke Blacke Cocke Salmond Hadde●… The Erne Pearles Lochmirton Lochnes White Kyne Oxen. Deafe Craig Rockand Stone Lochlowmōd S. Katherins well The Well at Abridene Clayk Geese Blacke Clayk Geese