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(1789) [MARC] Author: Matthew Consett
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10 ©696A TOUR THROUGH

able from the inaétivity or inexperience of the watermen
who were afraid to take charge of the carriage, the wind
blowing rather flrong, Ferry boats of a large burthen
not being ufed here, we were obliged to lafh two {mall
boats together, by which means, though with no {mall
difficulty, the carriage got fafe over. But our diftrefles did
not ceafe here. Either through the wilful negligence of
the boors or indolence of our hoft, no horfes could be pro-
cured for feven hours; this indeed was a further and unex-
peéted intrufion on the fmall remnant of patience we had
left. But time, the furmounter of all difficulties, at length
releafed us, and brought us to the town of Hernofand,
a beautiful well built Sea-port of much traffic. Here in-
deed we fared fumtuoufly, which produced (I fear for the
firft time) a grateful thanklgiving for what we were going
to receive, &c. Great and due commendations ‘I mutt
beftow on the Inn and our Hoftin particular ; every thing
being neat, clean and good of its kind; the firft and only
compliment I have hitherto had in my power to pay to
a Swedifh Publican, 3

After a fhort ftay at Hernoland we puperds our. Journey.
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