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By these and many other reasons and examples I cannot beleeue that these Claiks (or Barnacls as I call them) are producted either by the qualities of the trées or the roots thereof, but onelie by the nature of the sea, which is the verie cause and productrix of so manie wonderfull creatures.

...is a name for a political entity (England + Scotland + Wales), not an / >island. Right? Or am I missing something? / > / Yes. / The island is Great Britain, Grande-Bretagne as distinct from Bretagne (Brittany). The political entity is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain was here before the UKGBNI and will still be here if the UKGBNI is ever dissolved.

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