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	Among the Islands which depend on Scotland: The Hebrides are on the West, the Orcades on the North of that Kingdom. The Inhabitants of the Orcades keep carefully the Cup of St. Magnus, whom they name their Apostle. With this Cup they try their Bishops, and hope for abundance of good from 'em, when those Prelates empty it quite. They are of so good a complexion, that they never take Physick. Towards the North of the Orcades, there be the Isles of Scetland, which we have said to depend on the Crown of Denmark. The Insularies there are so healthful and so vigorous, that they make no scruple of marrying when they are a hundred years old: Nay they go a fishing at the age of a hundred and thirty and a hundred and forty. Zeal, one of these Islands, suffers no Forreign Animals: they dye as soon as they come there.</blockquote>		Among the Islands which depend on Scotland: The Hebrides are on the West, the Orcades on the North of that Kingdom. The Inhabitants of the Orcades keep carefully the Cup of St. Magnus, whom they name their Apostle. With this Cup they try their Bishops, and hope for abundance of good from 'em, when those Prelates empty it quite. They are of so good a complexion, that they never take Physick. Towards the North of the Orcades, there be the Isles of Scetland, which we have said to depend on the Crown of Denmark. The Insularies there are so healthful and so vigorous, that they make no scruple of marrying when they are a hundred years old: Nay they go a fishing at the age of a hundred and thirty and a hundred and forty. Zeal, one of these Islands, suffers no Forreign Animals: they dye as soon as they come there.</blockquote>

			=== 1691. A most compleat compendium of geography by Laurence Echard. ===
			<blockquote>The Kingdom of Scotland lies on the N. of England, from which seperated by the Rivers Tweed and Solway and the Cheriot-hills; in length from Dungisby-head to the S. parts of Galway 250 miles; in breadth from Aberdeen to the Isle of Mule 150 miles. It was anciently called Calidonia, and sometimes Albania; now by the French, l' Escosse; by the Germans, Schottlandt.

			It was for many Ages governed by its own Kings, till Anno 1602. it was to our great content united to England, and still remains under that King; but some of the Northern parts are almost free: ch. T. is Edenburgh, the Seat of the former Kings.

			The Inhabitants are mostly Protestants, inclining to Presbytery. Their Language in the South parts is a corrupt English, and on the North and West a Dialect of the Irish. Their chief Commodities are Cattel, Cows, Cloths, Friezes, Fish, Tallow, Hides, Lead-Oar. It is divided into two parts, which are,

			* 1. Highland, or North Scotland. the Seat of the old Scots, 170 m. l. & 138 br. It contains thirteen Counties, viz. Loquebrea, Braid albin, Perth, Athol, Anguis, Mern, Mar, Buquhan, Murrey, Ross, Sutherland, Cathannes, and Strathnavern: ch. T. are Aberdeen, Perth, and Dundee.
			* 2. Lowland, or South Scotland, the Seat of the old Picts, 156 m. l. & 110 br. It contains twenty one Counties, viz. Tiffedale, Merch, Landien, Liddisdale, Eskadale, Annandale, Niddisdale, Galloway, Carrick, Kile, Cunhingham, Arran, Clivesdale, Lennox, Sterlin, Fife, Strathern, Menteith, Argile, Cantire,

			* and Lorn: ch. T. are Edenburgh, Glasco, and St. Andrews.

			Principal Rivers are two, viz. 1. Tay, and 2. Spey.

			Chief Mountains are, 1. Cheriot Hills, and 2. those of Albany.

			Archbishopricks 2, Bishopricks 12, Universities 4.</blockquote>

	=== 1695. Thesaurus geographicus a new body of geography by Abel Swall and Tim. Child. ===		=== 1695. Thesaurus geographicus a new body of geography by Abel Swall and Tim. Child. ===

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	==History==		==History==
	==Geography==		==Geography==
			==Maps==
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	==Economy==		==Economy==

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Admin: /* 1685. Geographia universalis: the present state of the whole world by Pierre Duval. */

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1685. Geographia universalis: the present state of the whole world by Pierre Duval.

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THE Northerne part of the Island of Brittaine is called Scotland, heretofore Albania. The Inhabitants who keepe their ancient speech, doe call it Albain, and the Irish Albany, a..."

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Created page with " ==Etymology and other names== ==History== ==Geography== ==Demographics== ==Economy== ==Culture== ==Government== ==Military== ==Education== ==Transportation== ==Notable People== ==Sources from old books== === 1635. Historia mundi: or Mercator's atlas. London. by Gerhard Mercator. === <blockquote>THE Northerne part of the Island of Brittaine is called Scotland, heretofore Albania. The Inhabitants who keepe their ancient speech, doe call it Albain, and the Irish Albany, a..."

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