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Island Port Mear Beach
The old House in poart mea[r]
Square
and a Bit of Back Road
The next is The HarBour
and The old sayne Boats
and Two Saynes shoot with
pilchars
what used To Be
and The old Beakwate[r]
you will Be aBle To shaw
what used To Be
whin saynes was shoot
Their have Been as much as 7 sayns
shoot at one Time
Notes and Questions
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Usually, Wallis writes with pen and ink. This note is in pencil.
One self-correction changing use to (which he used elsewhere as well) into used to. Or the other way around!
There is a painting with the same description in the Tate Gallery: https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/wallis-the-hold-house-port-mear-square-island-port-mear-beach-t01087.