 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda (Scotland) - 1749 - 96 pages
...proportion ably ( 7 ) portionably to their Lands. -I remember the Allowance for each Man per diem, befide a Barley Cake, was Eighteen of the Eggs laid by the...Fowl called by them Lavy, and a greater Number of the lefler Eggs, as they differed in Proportion ; the largeft of the Eggs is near in bignefs to that of... | |
 | Martin Martin - Saint Kilda - 1753 - 96 pages
...paying their Quota proportionably to their Lands : I remember the Allowance for each Man^r diem, befide a Barley Cake, was Eighteen of the Eggs laid by the...Fowl called by them Lavy, and a greater Number of the lefler Eggs, as they differed in proportion ; the largeft of thefe Eggs is near in. bignefs to that... | |
 | Donald Monro - 1774 - 240 pages
...quota proportionally to their lands. I remember, fays he, the allowance for each man PER DIEM, beGdes a barley cake, was eighteen of the eggs laid by the fowl called by them Lavy, and a great number of the leflereggs as they differed in proportion, thelargeft of thefe eggs is rear in... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 964 pages
...their quota proportionably to their lands : I remember the allowance for each man per diem, befide a barley cake, was eighteen of the eggs laid by the...fowl called by them Lavy, and a greater number of the lefler eggs, as they differed in proportion ; the largeft of thefe eggs is near in bignefs to that... | |
 | John Pinkerton - Voyages and travels - 1809 - 1102 pages
...their quota proportionably to their "lands : I remember the allowance for each man per diem, befide a barley cake, was eighteen of the eggs laid by the fowl called by themLavy, and a greater number of the leffer eggs, as they differed in proportion ; the largeft of... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 412 pages
...for us, furnished with beds of straw ; and according to the ancient custom of the place, the offlcer, who presides over them in the steward's absence, summoned...them lavy, and a greater number of the lesser eggs aa they differed in proportion ; the largest of these eggs is near in bigness to that of a goose, the... | |
 | Scotland - 1818 - 406 pages
...paying their quota proportionably to their lands: I remember the allowance for each man PER DIEM, beside a barley cake, was eighteen of the eggs laid by the...Goose, the rest of the eggs gradually of a lesser size. We had the curiosity after three weeks residence, to make a calculation of the number of eggs bestowed... | |
 | James Mitchell - Scotland - 1825 - 798 pages
...regular manner, each family, by turns, pay-: ing their quota proportionably to their lands. 1 remember the allowance for each man, per diem, besides a barley cake, was eighteen of the egg» laid by the fowl called by them Levy, and a greater ¡ 3d. Lollius I'rbicus, a commander sen... | |
 | James Wilson - Scotland - 1842 - 522 pages
...proportionally to their lands: I remember the allowance for each man per diem, beside a barley cake was eighteen eggs laid by the fowl called by them lavy,* and a...goose, the rest of the eggs gradually of a lesser size. We had the curiosity after three weeks residence to make a calculation of the number of eggs bestowed... | |
 | Edmund Saul Dixon - Poultry - 1848 - 388 pages
...Island of St. Kilda, (London, MDCXCVIII.) says, " I remember the allowance of each Man per diem, beside a Barley Cake, was Eighteen of the Eggs laid by the...called by them Lavy,* and a greater Number of the * Subsequently he says, " The Lavy, so called by the Inhabitants of St. Kilda ; by the Welch, a Guillem... | |
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... fire, &c. ; all which was to be given in at our lodging twice every day. This was done in the most regular manner, each family by turns paying their quota proportionably to their lands. I remember the allowance for each man per diem, besides a barley... 
