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Diary of a Tour in 1732 through parts of England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland (Author: John Loveday)

Entry 2

Wednesday, 31. — About 11 o'th' clock We set sail in ye Grafton Packet-Boat, James Quiltra Master, for Dublin, but ye Winds being still, prolong'd ye Voyage, & afforded good Pastime for ye Sailors, who fish'd for Knowdes or Gournets, of which they took quantities, bating for one Fish with part of That they caught before. I was excessively ill all ye time, It is upwards of 20 Leagues over, & We did not land 'till—