A

VIEW

OF THE

PRESENT STATE

OF THE

SCILLY ISLANDS:

EXHIBITING THEIR

Vast Importance to the British Empire;

the

IMPROVEMENTS OF WHICH THEY ARE SUSCEPTIBLE;

and

A PARTICULAR ACCOUNT OF THE MEANS LATELY ADOPTED FOR THE
AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF THE INHABITANTS, BY

THE ESTABLISHMENT AND EXTENSION OF THEIR

FISHERIES.

BY THE

REV. GEORGE WOODLEY,

Missionary from the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; and
Minister of St. Martin's and St. Agnes, Scilly.

EMBELLISHED WITH AN ACCURATE CHART.

London:

SOLD BY F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; LONGMAN, AND Co.;
CARTHEW, COUNTY LIBRARY, TRURO; AND ALL

OTHER BOOKSELLERS.

[Entered at Stationers' Hall }

TRURO:
PRINTED BY J. CARTHEW,

COUNTY LIBRARY.

TO THE

Venerable Society

FOR

Promoting Christian Knowledge,

by whose

CONSTANT, JUDICIOUS, AND BENEVOLENT EXERTIONS,

RELIGION HAS BEEN DISSEMINATED,

MORALITY PROMOTED, EDUCATION ESTABLISHED

AND

DISTRESS ALLEVIATED,

TO AN IMPORTANT EXTENT, AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF SCILLY;

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