From the Library of Porpentinus Cripplewort

Some NOTES ~

on the

Geography, Peoples, &

HISTORY

(Natural and Humane)

of the

Strange & Wonderful

ISLAND

of

FARNISH,

Compiled and Indexed by Porpentinus Cripplewort, Esq., of Farnish Castle, Isle of Farnish, from his own Various and Sundry Researches.

Written in the

Year of Our Lord

MDCCCXLI

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Facsimile of the Original MS, made by Grobius Shortling, 5th in direct descent (via a byblow) from the Author, with revisions, and abridgements, in the year 1967... Porpentinus Cripplewort (1653?-1842) lived through a period of time that was not to be equalled for extraordinary changes until the Wright Brothers transformed kites into spaceships.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: The Original Manuscript runs to over 1000 pages (foolscap). The following booklet is a drastic abridgement designed only to convey to the interested reader some of the charm and erudition of the original author. Should public interest be hereby stimulated, I will in the future issue the work in its entirety.

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