ISLE, (Salop) 2 m. from Shrewsbury, is a peninsula formed by the Severn, where those floats, called coracles, are much
used; wherein only one man can fit, who rows very swiftly with one hand, while with the other he manages his fishing-
tackle. They are of a form almost oval, and made of split fally twigs interwoven, and that part under the water is covered
with a horse's hide. 'Tis about 5 foot long and 3 broad, round at the bottom, and so light, that they carry them on their
backs to and from the water.