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A37317 Færoæ & Færoa reserata, that is, A description of the islands & inhabitants of Foeroe being seventeen islands subject to the King of Denmark, lying under 62 deg. 10 min. of North latitude : wherein several secrets of nature are brought to light, and some antiquities hitherto kept in darkness discovered / written in Danish by Lucas Jacobson Debes ... ; Englished by J.S. ... ; illustrated with maps. Debes, Lucas Jacobsen, 1623-1675.; Sterpin, Jean. 1676 (1676) Wing D511; ESTC R9923 139,909 451

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that_o be_v not_o inform_v of_o this_o land_n nature_n some_o small_a service_n by_o the_o notification_n of_o what_o i_o have_v discover_v i_o pray_v therefore_o and_o desire_v the_o courteous_a reader_n to_o take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o my_o labour_n which_o i_o have_v destine_v to_o the_o common_a good_a and_o if_o he_o find_v any_o thing_n imperfect_a expound_v it_o in_o the_o best_a meaning_n every_o one_o have_v his_o fault_n thus_o live_v well_o and_o let_v i_o be_v include_v in_o thy_o favour_n from_o my_o pathmos_n in_o thorshaven_n the_o 12._o of_o march_n 1670._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o land_n of_o feroe_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o page_n 1._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o land_n fertility_n p._n 111_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o water_n fertility_n p._n 163_o chap._n iu_o of_o the_o inhabitation_n of_o feroe_n and_o of_o the_o fact_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n p._n 190_o chap._n v._o of_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n p._n 25_o 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