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The Isle of Man Described.

Man is situated in that part of the British Sea that is called St. Georges channel: It lyes between England and Ireland, containing in length a∣bout thirty miles, the broadest place exceeds not nine miles, the nar∣rowest is not lesse than five. Generally its an high land upon the Sea-Coasts, defended with rocks lying out into the Sea. The Har∣bours for shiping are, 1. Douglas the safest. 2. Rainsway, 3. Ram∣sey. 4. Laxie, all towards England: and Peel, a poor Harbour facing Ireland. It abounds with springs of water, which make diverse use∣full Rivolets: the soil is indifferently fruitfull, yet much of it is moun∣tainous: It yeilds Rie, Wheat, Barley, but especially Oates, of which they make their bread: Its stored with Beasts, Sheep of a course wooll, Horses of a small size, and Goates: there is no want of Fish, and plenty of Fowl. The Aire is quick and healthful: Frosts short, and seldome. Snow will soon dissolve because of the vicinity of the Sea: and its subject to extraordinary high winds. The Inhabitants are civil and laborious: their drink water, their meat Fish, their bed∣ding generally hay, or straw: they are much addicted to the musick of the Violine, so that there is scarce a family but more or lesse can play upon it: they are ingenious in learning manifactures, and bear a great esteem, and reverence to the publick service of God: Naturally they are unchaste. Anno Christi 1649. it was given by the Parliament to Thomas Lord Fairfax, as a reward of the great services he had done for them.