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         Gentleman, Tobias.
      
       
         
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             Englands vvay to vvin vvealth, and to employ ships and marriners: or, A plaine description of what great profite, it will bring vnto the common-wealth of England, by the erecting, building, and aduenturing of busses, to sea, a fishing With a true relation of the inestimable wealth that is yearely taken out of his Maiesties seas, by the Hollanders, by their great numbers of busses, pinkes, and line-boates: and also a discourse of the sea-coast townes of England, and the most fit and commodious places, and harbours that wee haue for busses, and of the small number of our fishermen, and also the true valuation, and whole charge, of building, and furnishing, to sea, busses, and pinks, after the Holland manner. By Tobias Gentleman, fisherman and marriner.
             Gentleman, Tobias.
             United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal. Proceedings. 1613?-07-19.
          
           [6], 46, [4] p.
           
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             London :
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             "The States proclamation, translated out of Dutch", dated The Hague, 19 July [1613?], [4] p. at end.
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           Englands
           VVAY
           TO
           VVIN
           Wealth
           ,
           and
           to
           employ
           Ships
           and
           Marriners
           :
           OR
           ,
           A
           plaine
           description
           what
           great
           profite
           ,
           it
           will
           bring
           vnto
           the
           Common-wealth
           of
           England
           ,
           by
           the
           Erecting
           ,
           Building
           ,
           and
           aduenturing
           of
           Busses
           ,
           to
           Sea
           ,
           a
           fishing
           .
        
         
           With
           a
           true
           Relation
           of
           the
           inestimable
           wealth
           that
           is
           yearely
           taken
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           ,
           by
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           by
           their
           great
           numbers
           of
           Busses
           ,
           Pinkes
           ,
           and
           Line-boates
           :
           AND
           ALSO
           A
           discourse
           of
           the
           Sea-coast
           Townes
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           fit
           and
           commodious
           places
           ,
           and
           Harbours
           that
           wee
           haue
           for
           Busses
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           small
           number
           of
           our
           Fishermen
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           true
           valuation
           ,
           and
           whole
           charge
           ,
           of
           Building
           ,
           and
           Furnishing
           ,
           to
           Sea
           ,
           Busses
           ,
           and
           Pinks
           ,
           after
           the
           Holland
           manner
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Tobias
             Gentleman
          
           ,
           Fisherman
           and
           Marriner
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           Printed
           for
           
             Nathaniel
             Butter
          
           .
           1614.
           
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           NOBLE
           ,
           LEARNED
           ,
           AND
           TRVELY
           HONORABLE
           ,
           HENRY
           ,
           Lord
           HOWARD
           ,
           Earle
           of
           Northhampton
           ,
           Baron
           of
           Marnhill
           ,
           Constable
           of
           the
           Castle
           of
           Douer
           ,
           Lord
           Warden
           ,
           Chancellour
           and
           Admirall
           of
           the
           Cinque
           Ports
           ,
           Lord
           Priuy
           Seale
           ,
           Knight
           of
           the
           most
           Noble
           Order
           of
           the
           ●arter
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           most
           Honourable
           Priuy
           Councell
           .
        
         
           RIGHT
           HONOVRABLE
           ,
        
         
           SEeing
           that
           by
           Nature
           our
           Country
           challengeth
           a
           greater
           interest
           in
           vs
           ,
           then
           our
           Parents
           ,
           Friends
           ,
           or
           Children
           can
           ,
           and
           that
           we
           ought
           for
           preseruation
           thereof
           ,
           oppose
           our
           liues
           vnto
           the
           greatest
           dangers
           :
           It
           is
           
           the
           part
           of
           euery
           Natiue
           to
           endeauor
           something
           to
           the
           aduancement
           and
           profite
           thereof
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           affect
           ●t
           ,
           for
           that
           wee
           possesse
           in
           it
           ,
           but
           to
           loue
           it
           for
           it selfe
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           common
           Mother
           and
           Nourisher
           of
           vs
           all
           .
           For
           mine
           owne
           part
           ,
           albeit
           my
           short
           fadome
           can
           compasse
           no
           such
           great
           designe
           as
           I
           desire
           ,
           yet
           from
           a
           willing
           minde
           (
           as
           hee
           that
           offerd
           his
           hands
           full
           of
           water
           to
           great
           Artaxerxes
           )
           I
           am
           bold
           to
           present
           this
           project
           of
           my
           honest
           and
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ;
           beseeching
           your
           L.
           whose
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           truely
           enobled
           you
           ,
           to
           take
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           your
           protection
           :
           And
           prefer
           it
           to
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           our
           most
           Royall
           Soueraigne
           ,
           recommending
           the
           good
           effecting
           thereof
           to
           his
           gracious
           fauor
           and
           ●rtherance
           .
           Doubtlesse
           :
           your
           ●tions
           and
           endeauours
           hauing
           
           all
           bene
           full
           of
           virtue
           and
           goodnesse
           ,
           are
           not
           the
           least
           preuailing
           motiues
           whereby
           his
           Maiesty
           hath
           so
           endeered
           you
           vnto
           him
           .
           In
           this
           then
           you
           shall
           not
           thinke
           your selfe
           disparaged
           ,
           the
           matter
           being
           both
           honest
           and
           commendable
           ,
           and
           in
           true
           valew
           of
           as
           great
           substance
           ,
           as
           the
           offer
           of
           
             Sebastian
             Cabota
          
           ,
           to
           King
           Henry
           the
           seuenth
           ,
           for
           the
           discouery
           of
           the
           West
           Indies
           .
        
         
           
             Humbly
             at
             your
             Lordships
             commandement
             ,
             
               Tobias
               Gentleman
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           ENGLANDS
           WAY
           TO
           WIN
           WEALTH
           ,
           AND
           TO
           IM
           
             ploy
             Ships
             and
             Marriners
             ▪
          
        
         
         
           NOble
           Brittaines
           ,
           for
           as
           much
           as
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           Almighty
           God
           to
           make
           vs
           a
           happy
           Nation
           ,
           by
           blessing
           and
           enriching
           this
           Noble
           Kingdome
           with
           the
           sweete
           
           dew
           of
           his
           heauenly
           word
           ,
           truely
           and
           plentifully
           Preached
           amongst
           vs
           ;
           and
           also
           in
           cytuating
           our
           Country
           in
           a
           most
           〈◊〉
           Clymate
           ,
           &
           stored
           with
           many
           rich
           &
           〈◊〉
           Treasures
           for
           our
           〈◊〉
           ,
           which
           also
           yeeldeth
           in
           aboundance
           all
           things
           necessary
           ,
           ●o
           that
           wee
           doe
           not
           onely
           excel
           other
           Nations
           in
           strength
           &
           courage
           ,
           but
           also
           a●
           other
           Kingdomes
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           are
           by
           our
           English
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           &
           cherished
           .
           It
           seemeth
           〈◊〉
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           ●ur
           gracious
           God
           ,
           hath
           〈◊〉
           vs
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           gemme
           vnto
           himse●
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           Country
           with
           the
           plenteous
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           &
           〈◊〉
           of
           vs
           frō
           the
           whole
           Continent
           〈◊〉
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           inferiour
           world
           ,
           by
           our
           rich
           and
           commodious
           Element
           of
           water
           ,
           which
           in
           due
           seasons
           yeeldeth
           to
           vs
           in
           aboundance
           .
           For
           altho●gh
           o●r
           Champion
           Soile
           ,
           by
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           Husbandman
           ,
           be
           plentifull
           vnto
           vs
           :
           yet
           doth
           these
           watry
           Regions
           and
           Dominions
           yeeld
           yearely
           ,
           great
           variety
           of
           all
           kind
           of
           most
           whole●ome
           and
           〈◊〉
           fishes
           :
           so
           that
           it
           may
           seeme
           〈◊〉
           and
           ●table
           ,
           and
           hard
           to
           determine
           ,
           〈◊〉
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           of
           the
           Land
           or
           Seas
           ,
           bee
           richest
           .
           My selfe
           being
           the
           most
           〈◊〉
           of
           
           all
           ,
           in
           that
           I
           am
           no
           Sholler
           ,
           but
           borne
           a
           Fishermans
           sonne
           by
           the
           Sea-side
           ,
           and
           spending
           my
           youthfull
           time
           at
           Sea
           about
           ●isher
           affaires
           ,
           whereby
           now
           I
           am
           more
           skilfull
           in
           Nets
           ,
           Lines
           ,
           and
           Hookes
           ,
           then
           in
           Rethoricke
           ,
           Logicke
           ,
           or
           learned
           bookes
           :
           yet
           in
           those
           fewe
           which
           I
           haue
           read
           ,
           besides
           the
           instinct
           of
           nature
           ,
           which
           maketh
           me
           to
           know
           that
           euery
           one
           should
           endeuour
           himselfe
           the
           best
           he
           is
           able
           to
           be
           beneficiall
           &
           profitable
           to
           the
           Kingdome
           &
           Common-wealth
           wherein
           hee
           is
           borne
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           forceable
           motiue
           to
           incite
           me
           to
           thinke
           of
           this
           present
           discourse
           ,
           the
           penning
           whereof
           was
           thus
           occasioned
           .
        
         
           It
           was
           my
           fortune
           ,
           some
           two
           yeares
           past
           ,
           to
           bee
           sent
           for
           into
           the
           company
           of
           one
           Maister
           
             Iohn
             Ke●mar
          
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           man
           very
           well
           deseruing
           of
           his
           Country
           ,
           and
           hee
           knowing
           me
           to
           haue
           experience
           in
           Fisher
           affaires
           ,
           demanded
           of
           me
           the
           charge
           both
           of
           Busses
           and
           Line-boates
           ,
           after
           the
           Hollanders
           fashion
           ,
           and
           shewed
           vnto
           mee
           some
           few
           notes
           that
           hee
           had
           gathered
           and
           gotten
           from
           other
           men
           of
           my
           trade
           ,
           which
           hee
           seemed
           greatly
           to
           esteeme
           of
           :
           for
           that
           himselfe
           was
           altogether
           vnexperimented
           in
           such
           businesse
           ,
           
           and
           further
           ,
           I
           deliuered
           to
           him
           certaine
           principall
           notes
           which
           hee
           seemed
           greatly
           to
           esteeme
           ;
           for
           that
           hee
           said
           that
           hee
           did
           mind
           to
           shew
           them
           vnto
           the
           right
           Honourable
           Counsell
           ,
           whereupon
           I
           entred
           into
           the
           cogitation
           of
           writing
           this
           true
           relation
           out
           of
           my
           owne
           experience
           and
           knowledge
           ,
           touching
           the
           Inestimable
           summes
           of
           money
           taken
           yearely
           for
           fish
           and
           herrings
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           by
           strangers
           ,
           whereby
           they
           haue
           not
           onely
           maintained
           their
           warres
           many
           yeares
           against
           the
           Spaniard
           ,
           both
           by
           Land
           &
           Sea
           ,
           he
           being
           one
           of
           the
           great
           Monarkes
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           at
           length
           ,
           they
           haue
           not
           onely
           wearied
           him
           in
           the
           wars
           ,
           and
           brought
           him
           to
           good
           termes
           &
           reasonable
           composition
           ;
           but
           also
           it
           is
           most
           apparant
           not
           withstanding
           the
           huge
           charge
           of
           their
           warres
           so
           long
           continued
           ,
           which
           would
           haue
           made
           any
           other
           Nation
           poore
           and
           beggarly
           ,
           they
           to
           the
           contrary
           are
           growne
           exceeding
           rich
           and
           strong
           in
           fortified
           Townes
           and
           beautifull
           Buildings
           ,
           in
           pl●ty
           of
           money
           and
           gold
           ,
           in
           trade
           and
           trafficke
           with
           all
           other
           Nations
           ,
           and
           haue
           so
           increased
           and
           multiplied
           their
           shipping
           and
           Marriners
           ,
           that
           all
           other
           Nations
           and
           Countries
           in
           the
           world
           doe
           
           admire
           them
           .
        
         
           Moreouer
           ,
           whereas
           one
           Hauen
           in
           one
           of
           their
           Townes
           did
           in
           former
           times
           containe
           their
           ships
           and
           shipping
           with
           infinite
           cost
           ,
           now
           they
           haue
           cut
           out
           two
           Hauens
           more
           to
           a
           Towne
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           present
           ,
           are
           all
           three
           Hauens
           scarce
           sufficient
           with
           roome
           enough
           to
           containe
           their
           Ships
           and
           shipping
           ,
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           industrious
           Fisher-trade
           ,
           not
           one
           of
           their
           people
           are
           idle
           ,
           nor
           none
           seene
           to
           begge
           amongst
           them
           ,
           except
           they
           bee
           some
           of
           our
           owne
           English
           Nation
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           their
           chiefest
           tr●de
           is
           ,
           or
           their
           principall
           gold-mine
           ,
           is
           well
           knowne
           to
           all
           Merchants
           that
           haue
           vsed
           those
           parts
           ,
           and
           to
           my selfe
           and
           all
           Fishermen
           ;
           namely
           that
           his
           Ma●ies
           Seas
           is
           their
           chie●st
           ,
           principall
           ,
           and
           onely
           rich
           Treasury
           ,
           whereby
           they
           〈◊〉
           so
           long
           time
           maintained
           their
           warres
           ,
           and
           haue
           so
           greatly
           prospered
           ,
           and
           enriched
           themselues
           .
        
         
           If
           that
           their
           little
           Countrey
           of
           the
           vnited
           Prouinces
           can
           doe
           this
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           most
           manifest
           before
           our
           eyes
           they
           do
           ,
           then
           what
           may
           we
           his
           Maiesties
           Subiects
           doe
           ,
           if
           this
           trade
           of
           fishing
           
           were
           once
           erected
           among
           vs
           ,
           wee
           hauing
           in
           our
           〈◊〉
           Coun●ies
           sufficient
           store
           of
           all
           necessaries
           to
           〈◊〉
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           .
           For
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           nothing
           growing
           in
           their
           owne
           land
           for
           that
           bu●esse
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           compelled
           to
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           their
           wood
           ▪
           tymber
           ,
           and
           planke
           ,
           wherwith
           they
           build
           ,
           &
           make
           all
           their
           Ships
           of
           ,
           out
           of
           diuers
           Countries
           ,
           and
           their
           iron
           out
           of
           other
           〈◊〉
           ▪
           their
           〈◊〉
           &
           Cordig●
           out
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ▪
           their
           Hoopes
           and
           Barrell-boords
           out
           of
           Norway
           &
           Sprucia
           ,
           their
           bread-corne
           out
           of
           Poland
           ,
           &
           East
           parts
           ,
           their
           Mault
           ,
           〈◊〉
           and
           〈◊〉
           d●inke
           from
           England
           ,
           &
           also
           all
           their
           fish
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           we●lth
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           S●s
           .
        
         
           The
           which
           they
           doe
           transport
           vnto
           the
           foresaid
           〈◊〉
           ,
           &
           〈◊〉
           for
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           〈◊〉
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           the
           〈◊〉
           commodities
           ,
           whereby
           their
           Ships
           and
           Marriners
           are
           set
           on
           worke
           ,
           and
           continually
           multiplied
           ,
           and
           into
           their
           countries
           is
           plentifull
           store
           of
           money
           and
           gold
           daily
           brought
           ,
           onely
           for
           the
           sailes
           of
           fish
           and
           herrings
           .
        
         
           And
           their
           Countrey
           being
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           a
           small
           plot
           of
           ground
           in
           comparison
           of
           great
           
           Brittaine
           ,
           for
           two
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Counties
           ,
           Suffolke
           and
           Norfolke
           ,
           do
           equall
           ,
           if
           not
           exceed
           ,
           in
           spaciousness
           ▪
           all
           their
           Prouinces
           ,
           &
           yet
           it
           is
           mani●t
           ,
           that
           for
           shipping
           and
           〈◊〉
           ●ring
           men
           ,
           all
           England
           ,
           Scotland
           ,
           France
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           ●or
           quantity
           of
           shipping
           and
           Fisher
           men
           cannot
           make
           so
           great
           a
           number
           .
        
         
           Howsoeuer
           this
           may
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           vnto
           many
           that
           doe
           not
           know
           it
           ;
           yet
           doe
           I
           assure
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           a
           great
           number
           besides
           my selfe
           know
           I
           〈◊〉
           nothing
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           the
           〈◊〉
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           seeing
           the
           great
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           busines
           by
           the
           Busses
           ,
           〈◊〉
           ,
           or
           ●ships
           ,
           by
           〈◊〉
           of
           this
           profitable
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           trade
           ,
           which
           will
           bring
           plen●
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ●iesties
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           be
           〈◊〉
           the
           〈◊〉
           good
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           in
           setting
           of
           many
           thousands
           of
           poore
           people
           on
           wor●
           ,
           〈◊〉
           now
           〈◊〉
           not
           how
           to
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           the
           increasing
           of
           shippes
           and
           〈◊〉
           -
           men
           ,
           which
           shall
           bee
           imployed
           about
           the
           taking
           of
           fish
           &
           〈◊〉
           out
           of
           his
           〈◊〉
           own
           〈◊〉
           ,
           as
           also
           ●or
           the
           imploying
           of
           ships
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           M●riners
           ,
           for
           the
           〈◊〉
           o●
           〈◊〉
           Kingdome
           ag●inst
           all
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           
           for
           the
           enriching
           of
           Merchants
           with
           transportation
           of
           Fish
           and
           Herrings
           into
           other
           Countries
           ;
           and
           also
           for
           the
           bringing
           in
           of
           gold
           ,
           and
           money
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           growne
           but
           scarce
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           the
           Dutch
           and
           Hollanders
           haue
           so
           long
           time
           beene
           suffered
           to
           carry
           away
           our
           money
           and
           best
           gold
           for
           fish
           and
           Herrings
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           owne
           streames
           ,
           which
           his
           Maiesties
           owne
           Subiects
           do
           want
           (
           and
           still
           are
           like
           to
           doe
           )
           if
           that
           they
           bee
           not
           forbidden
           for
           bringing
           vs
           of
           Fish
           and
           Herrings
           :
           And
           this
           worthy
           Common-wealthes
           businesse
           of
           Busses
           fostered
           and
           furthered
           by
           his
           Maiesties
           Honorable
           Councell
           ,
           and
           the
           Worshipfull
           and
           wealthy
           subiects
           ,
           by
           putting
           too
           of
           their
           helping
           Aduentures
           now
           at
           the
           first
           :
           for
           that
           those
           that
           bee
           now
           the
           Fisher-men
           ,
           of
           themselues
           ,
           be
           not
           able
           to
           beginne
           .
        
         
           Those
           poore
           Boates
           and
           sorry
           Nets
           that
           our
           ●ishermen
           of
           England
           now
           haue
           ,
           are
           all
           their
           chiefest
           wealthes
           ,
           but
           were
           their
           ability
           better
           ,
           they
           would
           soone
           be
           imploying
           themselues
           :
           for
           that
           it
           is
           certaine
           that
           all
           the
           Fisher-men
           of
           England
           do
           reioyce
           now
           at
           the
           very
           name
           and
           newes
           of
           building
           of
           Busses
           ,
           with
           a
           most
           ioyfull
           
           applaud
           ,
           praying
           to
           God
           to
           further
           it
           for
           :
           what
           great
           profite
           and
           pleasure
           it
           will
           b●ing
           they
           doe
           well
           vnderstand
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           hereafter
           declare
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           I
           shall
           not
           neede
           to
           proue
           that
           it
           is
           lawfull
           for
           vs
           that
           bee
           his
           Maiesties
           owne
           Subiects
           to
           take
           with
           all
           dilligence
           the
           blessings
           that
           Almighty
           God
           doe
           yeerely
           send
           vnto
           vs
           at
           their
           due
           times
           and
           seasons
           ,
           and
           which
           doe
           offer
           themselues
           freely
           and
           aboundantly
           to
           vs
           ,
           in
           our
           owne
           Seas
           and
           nigh
           our
           owne
           sho●s
           .
        
         
           S●ondly
           ,
           to
           proue
           that
           it
           is
           feacible
           for
           vs
           :
           for
           what
           can
           bee
           more
           plaine
           then
           that
           we
           see
           daily
           done
           before
           our
           eyes
           by
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           that
           haue
           nothing
           that
           they
           vse
           growing
           in
           their
           owne
           Land
           ,
           but
           are
           constrained
           to
           fetch
           all
           out
           of
           other
           Countries
           ;
           whereas
           we
           haue
           all
           things
           that
           shall
           bee
           vsed
           about
           that
           businesse
           growing
           at
           home
           in
           our
           owne
           Land
           ,
           Pitch
           and
           Tarre
           onely
           excepted
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           to
           proue
           it
           will
           bee
           profitable
           ,
           no
           man
           need
           ●o
           doubt
           ,
           for
           that
           we
           〈◊〉
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           long
           〈◊〉
           their
           warres
           ,
           and
           are
           neuerthelesse
           growne
           exceeding
           ●ich
           ,
           which
           are
           
           things
           to
           be
           admited
           ,
           in
           so
           much
           that
           themselues
           do
           call
           it
           ,
           their
           
             Chiefest
             Trade
             ,
             and
             principall
             Gold-mine
             ,
             whereby
             many
             thousands
             of
             their
             people
             of
             Trades
             and
             Occupations
             ,
             bee
             set
             on
             worke
             ,
             well
             maintained
             ,
             and
             do
             prosper
             .
          
           These
           be
           the
           Hollanders
           owne
           words
           in
           a
           Dutch
           Proclamation
           ,
           and
           translated
           into
           English
           ,
           and
           the
           coppy
           of
           that
           Proclamation
           is
           her●
           annexed
           vnto
           the
           end
           of
           my
           booke
           .
        
         
           And
           shall
           wee
           neglect
           so
           great
           blessings
           :
           O
           slothfull
           England
           and
           carelesse
           Countrimen
           ,
           Looke
           but
           on
           these
           fellowes
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           call
           the
           plumpe
           Hollanders
           ,
           be
           hold
           their
           dilligence
           in
           fishing
           ,
           and
           our
           owne
           carelesse
           negligence
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           month
           of
           May
           doth
           the
           Industrious
           Hollanders
           beginne
           to
           make
           ready
           their
           Bu●es
           and
           Fisher
           fleetes
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           first
           of
           their
           Iune
           ,
           are
           they
           yeerly
           ready
           ,
           and
           s●ne
           to
           saile
           out
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           the
           Vly
           ,
           a
           thousand
           〈◊〉
           together
           for
           to
           catch
           〈◊〉
           in
           the
           North
           seas
           .
        
         
           Sixe
           hundred
           of
           these
           Fisher-ships
           ,
           and
           more
           ,
           bee
           great
           Bu●s
           some
           sixe
           score
           Tunnes
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           〈◊〉
           a
           hundredth
           Tunnes
           and
           the
           rest
           three
           score
           and
           fifty
           Tunnes
           ,
           the
           biggest
           of
           
           them
           hauing
           foure
           and
           twenty
           men
           ,
           some
           twenty
           men
           ,
           and
           some
           eighteene
           and
           sixteene
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           so
           that
           their
           cannot
           bee
           in
           this
           Fleete
           of
           people
           no
           lesse
           then
           twenty
           thousand
           Sailors
           .
        
         
           These
           hauing
           with
           them
           bread
           ,
           butter
           ,
           and
           Holland-cheese
           ,
           for
           their
           prouision
           ,
           do
           daily
           ly
           get
           their
           other
           diet
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           ,
           besides
           the
           lading
           of
           this
           Fleete
           three
           times
           a
           p●ce
           ,
           commonly
           before
           S.
           Andrew
           with
           Herrings
           ,
           which
           being
           sold
           by
           them
           ,
           but
           at
           the
           rate
           of
           ten
           pound
           the
           Last
           ,
           Fl●te
           vnto
           much
           more
           then
           the
           summe
           of
           one
           million
           of
           pounds
           Sterling
           onely
           by
           this
           Fleete
           of
           Busses
           yearely
           :
           no
           King
           vpon
           the
           earth
           did
           yet
           euer
           see
           such
           a
           Fleete
           of
           his
           owne
           Subiects
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           and
           yet
           this
           Fleete
           is
           there
           ,
           and
           then
           ,
           yearely
           to
           bee
           seene
           :
           A
           most
           worthy
           sight
           it
           were
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           my
           owne
           Country-men
           ,
           yet
           haue
           I
           taken
           pleasure
           in
           being
           amongst
           them
           ,
           to
           behold
           the
           neatnesse
           of
           their
           ships
           and
           Fisher-men
           ,
           how
           euery
           man
           knoweth
           his
           owneplace
           ,
           and
           all
           labouring
           merily
           together
           ,
           whereby
           the
           poorest
           sort
           of
           themselues
           ,
           their
           wiues
           ,
           and
           children
           be
           well
           maintained
           ,
           &
           no
           want
           seene
           amongst
           thē
           .
        
         
         
           And
           thus
           North-west
           and
           by
           North
           hence
           along
           they
           steere
           ,
           then
           being
           the
           very
           heart
           of
           Summer
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           yoalke
           of
           all
           the
           yeare
           ,
           sayiing
           vntill
           they
           do
           come
           vnto
           the
           I
           le
           of
           
           Shotland
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           with
           these
           gallant
           Fleete
           of
           Busses
           ,
           there
           haue
           bene
           seene
           twenty
           ,
           thirty
           ,
           and
           forty
           ships
           of
           warre
           to
           waft
           and
           gaurd
           them
           from
           being
           pillaged
           and
           taken
           by
           their
           enemies
           ,
           and
           Dun●
           kars
           :
           but
           now
           the
           warres
           be
           ended
           ,
           they
           do
           saue
           that
           great
           charge
           ,
           for
           they
           haue
           not
           now
           aboue
           foure
           or
           sixe
           to
           looke
           vnto
           them
           for
           being
           spoyled
           by
           Rouers
           and
           Pirates
           .
        
         
           Now
           if
           that
           it
           happen
           that
           they
           haue
           so
           good
           a
           winde
           to
           be
           at
           Shotland
           before
           the
           14.
           day
           of
           their
           Iune
           as
           most
           commonly
           they
           haue
           ,
           then
           do
           they
           put
           all
           into
           Shotland
           ,
           nigh
           Swinbornehead
           ,
           into
           a
           Sownd
           called
           Braceies
           Sownd
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           frolicke
           it
           on
           Land
           ,
           vntill
           that
           they
           haue
           sucked
           out
           all
           the
           marrow
           of
           the
           Mault
           ,
           and
           good
           Scotsh-ale
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           best
           liquor
           that
           the
           Iland
           doth
           affoord
           :
           but
           the
           14.
           day
           of
           Iune
           being
           once
           come
           ,
           then
           away
           all
           of
           them
           go
           ,
           for
           that
           is
           the
           first
           day
           ,
           by
           their
           owne
           Law
           ,
           before
           which
           time
           they
           must
           not
           lay
           a
           Net
           ,
           for
           
           vntill
           then
           the
           Herrings
           be
           not
           in
           season
           ,
           nor
           fit
           to
           be
           taken
           to
           be
           salted
           .
        
         
           From
           this
           place
           ,
           being
           nigh
           two
           hundred
           leagues
           from
           Yermouth
           ,
           do
           they
           now
           first
           begin
           to
           fish
           ,
           &
           they
           do
           neuer
           leaue
           the
           Skoales
           of
           Herrings
           ,
           but
           come
           along
           amongst
           them
           ,
           following
           the
           Herrings
           as
           they
           do
           come
           ,
           fiue
           hundred
           miles
           in
           length
           ,
           and
           lading
           their
           ships
           twice
           or
           thrice
           ,
           before
           they
           come
           to
           Yermouth
           ,
           with
           the
           principall
           and
           best
           Herrings
           ,
           and
           sending
           them
           away
           by
           the
           Marchant
           ships
           that
           cōmeth
           vnto
           them
           ,
           that
           bringeth
           them
           victuals
           ,
           barrels
           ,
           and
           more
           salt
           ,
           and
           Nets
           if
           that
           they
           do
           need
           any
           ,
           the
           which
           Ships
           that
           buyeth
           their
           herrings
           ,
           they
           do
           call
           Herring-yagers
           ,
           and
           these
           Yagers
           carry
           them
           &
           ●ell
           them
           in
           the
           East
           Countries
           ,
           some
           to
           Reuell
           ,
           and
           to
           Rie
           ,
           and
           some
           so
           far
           as
           the
           Narue
           ,
           and
           
             Russey
             ,
             Stockhollume
          
           in
           
             Sweathen
             ,
             Quinsbrough
             ,
             Danske
          
           and
           Eluinge
           ,
           and
           all
           
             Poland
             ,
             Sprucia
          
           ,
           and
           
             Pomerland
             ,
             Letto
             ,
             Burnt-hollume
             ,
             Stateen
             ,
             Lubicke
          
           and
           Youtland
           ,
           and
           Denmarke
           .
        
         
           Returning
           Hemp
           ,
           Flax
           ,
           Cordige
           ,
           Cables
           ,
           and
           Iron
           ,
           Corne
           ,
           Sope-ashes
           ,
           Wax
           ,
           Weinskot
           ,
           Clapholt
           ,
           Pitch
           ,
           Tarre
           ,
           Mastes
           ,
           and
           Spruce-deales
           ,
           &
           Hoopes
           ,
           and
           Barrel-boords
           ,
           &
           plenty
           of
           siluer
           
           and
           gold
           onely
           for
           their
           procedue
           of
           Herrings
           .
        
         
           Now
           besides
           this
           great
           Fleete
           of
           the
           Busses
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           a
           huge
           number
           more
           of
           smaller
           Burthen
           onely
           for
           to
           take
           Herrings
           also
           ,
           and
           these
           be
           of
           the
           Burthen
           ,
           from
           fifty
           Tunnes
           vnto
           thirty
           Tunnes
           ,
           and
           twenty
           tunnes
           ;
           the
           greatest
           of
           them
           hauing
           twelue
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           and
           the
           smallest
           eight
           and
           nine
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           and
           these
           are
           Vessels
           of
           diuers
           fashions
           ,
           and
           not
           like
           vnto
           the
           Busses
           ,
           yet
           go
           they
           onely
           for
           Herrings
           in
           the
           season
           ,
           and
           they
           bee
           called
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           Sword-pinks
           ,
           Flat-bottomes
           ,
           Holland-toads
           ,
           Crabskuits
           ,
           and
           Yeuers
           ,
           and
           all
           these
           ,
           or
           the
           most
           part
           doe
           goe
           to
           Shot-land
           ,
           but
           these
           haue
           no
           Yagers
           come
           vnto
           them
           but
           they
           go
           themselues
           home
           when
           they
           be
           laden
           ,
           or
           else
           vnto
           the
           best
           Market
           :
           There
           haue
           bene
           seene
           and
           numbred
           of
           Busses
           ,
           and
           these
           ,
           in
           braces
           sound
           ,
           and
           going
           out
           to
           Sea
           ,
           and
           at
           Sea
           in
           sight
           ,
           at
           one
           time
           ,
           two
           thousand
           Sailes
           besides
           them
           that
           were
           at
           Sea
           without
           sight
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           be
           numbred
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           Bartholmew-tide
           yearely
           before
           that
           they
           be
           come
           from
           Shotland
           ,
           with
           the
           Herrings
           so
           
           high
           as
           Yermouth
           ,
           and
           all
           those
           Herrings
           that
           they
           doe
           catch
           in
           Yermouth
           Seas
           ●rom
           Bartholmew-tide
           vntill
           S.
           Andrew
           the
           worst
           that
           be
           the
           roope-sicke
           Herrings
           that
           will
           not
           serue
           to
           make
           barreld
           Herrings
           by
           their
           owne
           Law
           ,
           they
           must
           not
           bring
           home
           into
           Holland
           ,
           wherefore
           they
           doe
           sell
           them
           for
           ready
           money
           ,
           or
           gold
           ,
           vnto
           the
           Yermouth-men
           ,
           that
           be
           no
           Fisher-men
           but
           Merchants
           and
           Ingrosers
           of
           great
           quantities
           of
           Herrings
           ,
           if
           that
           by
           any
           meanes
           they
           can
           get
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           Hollanders
           be
           very
           welcome
           guests
           vnto
           the
           Yermothian
           Herring-buyers
           ,
           and
           the
           Hollanders
           doe
           call
           them
           their
           Hostes
           ,
           and
           they
           doe
           yearely
           carry
           away
           from
           Yermouth
           many
           a
           thousand
           pound
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           wel
           known
           but
           ;
           these
           Hollanders
           with
           their
           ladings
           of
           the
           best
           ,
           which
           they
           make
           their
           best
           brand
           herrings
           to
           serue
           for
           Lenton
           store
           ,
           they
           send
           some
           for
           Burdeaux
           ,
           some
           for
           
             R●chell
             ,
             Nantes
             ,
             Morliax
          
           ,
           and
           
             S.
             Mallaus
             ,
             Cane
          
           in
           
             Normandy
             ,
             Roan
             ,
             Paris
             ,
             Ameance
             ,
          
           and
           all
           Pickardy
           ,
           and
           Callice
           ,
           and
           they
           doe
           returne
           from
           these
           places
           ,
           Wines
           ,
           Salt
           ,
           Fethers
           ,
           Rossin
           ,
           Woad
           ,
           Normandy
           Canuise
           ,
           and
           Dowlas
           cloth
           ,
           and
           money
           ,
           and
           French
           Crownes
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           all
           the
           Arch-dukes
           
           Countries
           they
           returne
           nothing
           from
           thence
           but
           ready
           mony
           ,
           in
           my
           owne
           knowledge
           ,
           and
           their
           ready
           payment
           was
           all
           double
           Iacobuses
           ,
           English
           twenty
           shilling
           peeces
           .
           I
           haue
           seene
           more
           there
           in
           one
           day
           :
           then
           euer
           I
           did
           in
           London
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           for
           at
           Ostend
           ,
           Newport
           ,
           and
           Dunkirke
           ,
           where
           and
           when
           the
           Holland
           pinks
           commeth
           in
           ,
           there
           daily
           the
           Merchants
           ,
           that
           be
           but
           women
           ,
           but
           not
           such
           women
           as
           the
           fish-wiues
           of
           Billinsgare
           ,
           for
           these
           Netherland
           women
           do
           lade
           away
           many
           waggons
           with
           fresh
           fish
           daily
           ,
           some
           for
           Bridges
           ,
           and
           some
           for
           
             Brussels
             ,
             Iper
             ,
             Dixmew
          
           ,
           and
           Rissels
           ,
           and
           at
           Sasse
           ,
           by
           Gant.
           I
           haue
           seene
           these
           women
           Merchants
           haue
           had
           their
           Apornes
           full
           of
           nothing
           but
           English
           Iacobuses
           ,
           to
           make
           all
           their
           payment
           of
           ,
           and
           such
           heapes
           and
           budget-fuls
           in
           the
           counting-houses
           of
           the
           fish-brokers
           ,
           which
           made
           me
           much
           to
           wonder
           how
           they
           should
           come
           by
           them
           ;
           and
           
           also
           I
           know
           that
           Capons
           are
           not
           so
           deerely
           sold
           by
           the
           Poulters
           in
           Gratious
           Streete
           in
           London
           ,
           as
           fresh
           fish
           is
           sold
           by
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           in
           all
           those
           Romaine
           Catholicke
           ,
           and
           Papisticall
           Countries
           .
        
         
           And
           whereas
           I
           haue
           made
           but
           a
           true
           relation
           
           of
           their
           Fleetes
           of
           Busses
           ,
           and
           onely
           the
           Herring-fishermen
           that
           be
           on
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           from
           Iune
           vntill
           Nouember
           ,
           I
           will
           here
           also
           set
           downe
           the
           fishermen
           that
           all
           the
           yeare
           long
           ,
           in
           the
           seasons
           ,
           do
           fish
           for
           Cod
           and
           Linges
           continually
           ,
           going
           and
           returning
           laden
           with
           barreld
           fish
           .
        
         
           And
           these
           be
           Pinks
           and
           Wel-boats
           of
           the
           burthen
           of
           fourty
           Tunnes
           ,
           and
           the
           smallest
           thirty
           Tunnes
           ,
           and
           these
           haue
           some
           twelue
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           one
           with
           another
           ,
           and
           their
           is
           of
           this
           sort
           of
           fisher-boates
           ,
           beginning
           at
           
             Vlushing
             ,
             Camefere
             ,
             Surwick-sea
          
           ,
           the
           Mase
           ,
           the
           Tessell
           ,
           &
           the
           Fly
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           sandy
           Ilands
           ,
           about
           fiue
           hundred
           or
           sixe
           hundred
           Saile
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           yeare
           long
           are
           fishing
           for
           Cod
           ,
           whereof
           they
           do
           make
           their
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           which
           they
           do
           transport
           in
           Summer
           into
           the
           East
           parts
           ,
           but
           in
           Winter
           all
           France
           is
           serued
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Archdukes
           Countries
           before
           spoken
           of
           ,
           both
           of
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           and
           fresh
           fish
           ,
           which
           they
           of
           purpose
           do
           keepe
           aliue
           in
           their
           boates
           in
           Wells
           ;
           and
           to
           vs
           heere
           in
           England
           for
           loue
           of
           our
           strong
           Beare
           ,
           they
           bring
           vs
           barreld
           fish
           in
           Winter
           ,
           and
           carry
           away
           our
           money
           and
           gold
           euery
           day
           
           in
           great
           quantities
           .
        
         
           Besides
           all
           these
           Pinks
           and
           Wel
           boats
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           continually
           in
           the
           season
           ,
           an
           other
           Fleete
           of
           Fisher-man
           ,
           at
           the
           North-east
           head
           of
           Shotland
           which
           be
           of
           an
           other
           quality
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           more
           then
           two
           hundred
           of
           these
           ,
           and
           these
           be
           called
           Fly-boats
           ,
           and
           these
           do
           ride
           at
           ankor
           all
           the
           season
           at
           Shotland
           ,
           in
           the
           fishing
           grounds
           ,
           and
           they
           haue
           small
           boats
           within
           them
           which
           be
           like
           vnto
           Cobles
           ,
           the
           which
           they
           do
           put
           out
           to
           lay
           &
           hale
           their
           lines
           &
           hookes
           ,
           whereby
           they
           do
           take
           great
           store
           of
           Lings
           ,
           the
           which
           they
           do
           not
           barrell
           ,
           but
           splet
           them
           and
           salt
           them
           in
           the
           Ships
           Bulke
           ,
           and
           these
           they
           fell
           commonly
           for
           foure
           and
           fiue
           pounds
           the
           hundreth
           ,
           and
           these
           go
           by
           the
           name
           of
           Holland-lings
           ,
           but
           they
           are
           taken
           out
           of
           his
           M●iesties
           Seas
           ,
           and
           were
           Shotland
           lings
           before
           they
           tooke
           them
           there
           ,
           and
           for
           these
           Lings
           they
           do
           carry
           away
           aboundance
           of
           Englands
           best
           money
           daily
           .
        
         
           Now
           hauing
           declared
           according
           vnto
           truth
           ,
           the
           numbers
           of
           their
           Fishermen
           of
           Holland
           ,
           for
           〈◊〉
           vpon
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           their
           Pinks
           ,
           and
           Wel-boates
           ,
           and
           their
           
           courses
           for
           taking
           ,
           and
           venting
           and
           selling
           of
           their
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           and
           fresh-fish
           and
           also
           of
           their
           Flie-boates
           at
           the
           North-east
           head
           of
           Shotland
           ,
           for
           Shotland-lings
           :
           I
           thinke
           it
           now
           best
           ,
           truely
           to
           shew
           the
           true
           number
           of
           our
           English
           Fishermen
           ,
           and
           how
           they
           do
           imploy
           themselues
           all
           the
           yeare
           long
           ,
           first
           beginning
           at
           Colchester
           nigh
           the
           mouth
           of
           the
           Theames
           and
           so
           proceed
           Northward
           .
        
         
           I
           can
           scarce
           affoord
           these
           men
           of
           that
           water
           the
           name
           of
           Fishermen
           ,
           for
           that
           their
           chiefest
           trade
           is
           dreggin
           of
           Oisters
           ;
           yet
           haue
           they
           in
           the
           Summer
           some
           eight
           or
           ten
           boates
           in
           the
           North-seas
           for
           Cods
           ,
           which
           if
           that
           they
           happen
           to
           spend
           all
           their
           salt
           ,
           and
           to
           speed
           well
           ,
           they
           may
           get
           some
           twenty
           pound
           in
           a
           Summer
           cleere
           :
           but
           heere
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           I
           will
           make
           knowne
           a
           great
           abuse
           that
           is
           offered
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           especially
           to
           all
           the
           herring
           fishermen
           of
           England
           ,
           onely
           by
           those
           men
           of
           Colchester
           water
           .
        
         
           For
           these
           men
           from
           S.
           Andrew
           vntill
           Candlemas
           ,
           &
           some
           times
           longer
           ,
           do
           set
           forth
           stale-boates
           ,
           amongst
           the
           sands
           ,
           in
           the
           Theames
           mouth
           ,
           for
           to
           take
           sprats
           ,
           with
           great
           stale-nets
           ,
           with
           a
           
           great
           poake
           ,
           and
           they
           standing
           in
           the
           Swinn●
           or
           the
           Kings
           channell
           on
           the
           backe
           of
           the
           Gunfleate
           ,
           they
           do
           there
           take
           in
           steed
           of
           sprats
           ,
           infinite
           thousands
           of
           yong
           Herrings
           ,
           smaller
           then
           Sprats
           ,
           and
           not
           good
           to
           be
           eaten
           ,
           for
           one
           Sprat
           is
           better
           worth
           then
           twenty
           of
           those
           Bleakes
           ,
           or
           yong
           Herrings
           ,
           but
           because
           they
           do
           fill
           the
           Bushell
           at
           Billingsgate
           where
           they
           do
           sell
           them
           for
           Sprats
           ,
           the
           which
           ,
           if
           that
           they
           were
           let
           liue
           ,
           would
           all
           be
           at
           Midsummer
           a
           Fat
           Summer
           full
           He●ring
           ,
           and
           a
           pecke
           is
           sometime
           there
           sold
           for
           2.
           pence
           which
           number
           of
           herrings
           at
           Midsummer
           ,
           would
           make
           a
           barrell
           of
           Summerherrings
           ,
           worth
           20.
           or
           30.
           shillings
           .
        
         
           If
           that
           rhey
           could
           take
           the
           Sprats
           it
           were
           good
           ,
           for
           they
           be
           good
           victuals
           for
           the
           Citty
           ,
           but
           for
           euery
           Cart-load
           or
           Bushell
           of
           Sprats
           ,
           they
           take
           a
           hundred
           Cart-loads
           ,
           or
           Bushels
           of
           these
           yong
           herrings
           ,
           which
           be
           the
           very
           spawnes
           of
           the
           Skoales
           of
           the
           herrings
           that
           commeth
           from
           Shotland
           euery
           Summer
           ,
           and
           when
           as
           they
           come
           into
           Yermouth
           Seas
           yearely
           about
           S.
           Luke
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           before
           ,
           if
           that
           it
           do
           blow
           a
           hard
           Easterly
           wind
           ,
           do
           alwaies
           at
           that
           season
           become
           Roope-sicke
           and
           do
           
           spawne
           and
           become
           Shotten
           betwixt
           Wintertonnesse
           ,
           and
           O●fordnesse
           ,
           and
           those
           frey
           of
           that
           spawne
           ,
           those
           yong
           little
           creatures
           ,
           by
           the
           wisedome
           of
           the
           great
           Creator
           ,
           seeketh
           into
           the
           shoare
           ,
           and
           shallow
           places
           ,
           there
           to
           be
           norished
           ,
           and
           also
           into
           the
           Theames
           mouth
           into
           the
           sweetest
           waters
           ;
           for
           that
           the
           water
           nigh
           the
           shoare
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Theames
           mouth
           is
           not
           so
           brine
           salt
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           farther
           of
           into
           the
           deepe
           water
           ,
           where
           these
           Bleakes
           yearely
           seeking
           to
           be
           nourished
           ,
           they
           be
           alway
           at
           that
           season
           taken
           and
           destroyed
           :
           but
           if
           that
           these
           men
           will
           needs
           vse
           their
           stale-boates
           and
           nets
           ,
           let
           them
           go
           where
           the
           good
           Sprats
           be
           ,
           they
           must
           then
           stand
           at
           Orfordnesse
           ,
           and
           in
           Donwich-bay
           ,
           where
           there
           be
           cellent
           sprats
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           good
           of
           all
           the
           Herring-fishermen
           of
           England
           ,
           I
           wish
           that
           they
           might
           be
           prohibited
           to
           sell
           that
           which
           is
           not
           wholesome
           to
           be
           eaten
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           much
           as
           to
           sell
           hemlocks
           for
           perseneps
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           to
           Colchester
           ,
           is
           Harwich
           water
           ,
           a
           royall
           harbour
           ,
           and
           a
           propper
           Towne
           ,
           fit
           for
           the
           vse
           of
           Busses
           ,
           no
           place
           in
           all
           Holland
           comparable
           ,
           for
           their
           is
           both
           land
           and
           strand
           and
           dry
           beach
           enough
           for
           foure
           hundreth
           
           Saile
           ,
           but
           the
           chiefest
           Trade
           of
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           is
           with
           Caruiles
           for
           New-castle
           coales
           ,
           but
           they
           haue
           three
           or
           foure
           Ships
           yearely
           that
           they
           do
           send
           to
           Isle-land
           for
           Cod
           and
           Lings
           ,
           from
           March
           vntill
           September
           ,
           and
           some
           yeares
           they
           get
           ,
           and
           some
           times
           loose
           ,
           but
           if
           that
           they
           had
           but
           once
           the
           trade
           of
           Busses
           ,
           this
           would
           soone
           be
           a
           fine
           place
           .
           but
           those
           Caruiles
           and
           Ships
           which
           they
           now
           haue
           be
           all
           their
           chiefest
           wealth
           .
        
         
           Sixe
           miles
           vp
           Harwich
           water
           stands
           Ipswich
           ,
           which
           is
           a
           gallant
           Towne
           ,
           and
           rich
           ;
           this
           Towne
           is
           such
           a
           place
           for
           the
           Busses
           ,
           as
           in
           all
           England
           and
           Holland
           I
           know
           no
           place
           so
           conuenient
           :
           first
           it
           is
           the
           best
           place
           in
           all
           England
           for
           the
           building
           of
           Busses
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           plenty
           of
           Timber
           and
           Planke
           ,
           and
           excellent
           workemen
           for
           making
           of
           Ships
           ,
           there
           is
           more
           there
           ,
           then
           there
           is
           in
           sixe
           of
           the
           best
           Townes
           in
           all
           England
           :
           Secondly
           ,
           it
           is
           a
           principall
           place
           for
           good
           Huswiues
           ,
           for
           spinning
           of
           yarne
           ,
           for
           the
           making
           of
           pouldauice
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           the
           best
           that
           is
           made
           :
           which
           Towne
           with
           the
           vse
           of
           making
           of
           Twine
           ,
           will
           soone
           be
           the
           best
           place
           of
           all
           England
           for
           to
           prouide
           Nets
           for
           the
           Busses
           .
        
         
         
           It
           is
           also
           a
           most
           conuenient
           place
           for
           the
           wintering
           of
           the
           Busses
           ,
           for
           that
           all
           the
           shoares
           of
           that
           Riuer
           is
           altgether
           oose
           and
           soft
           ground
           ,
           fit
           for
           them
           to
           lye
           on
           in
           winter
           .
        
         
           Also
           the
           lpswich
           men
           be
           the
           chiefest
           Marchant
           
           Aduenturers
           of
           all
           England
           for
           all
           the
           East-lands
           ,
           for
           the
           Suffolke
           cloathes
           :
           and
           they
           haue
           their
           Factors
           lying
           all
           the
           yeare
           long
           in
           all
           those
           places
           where
           the
           Hollanders
           do
           vent
           their
           Herrings
           ,
           and
           where
           the
           best
           price
           and
           saile
           is
           continually
           .
           And
           although
           that
           yet
           there
           bee
           no
           fisher-men
           ,
           yet
           haue
           they
           store
           of
           Sea-faring
           men
           ,
           and
           for
           Maisters
           for
           the
           Busses
           they
           may
           haue
           enow
           from
           Yermouth
           and
           Sowld
           and
           the
           Sea
           coast
           Townes
           downe
           their
           Riuer
           ,
           from
           Nacton
           ,
           and
           
             Chimton
             ,
             Holbroke
             ,
             Shotly
          
           ,
           and
           Cowlnes
           ,
           they
           may
           get
           men
           that
           will
           soone
           be
           good
           fishermen
           with
           but
           a
           little
           vse
           ,
           for
           vnderstand
           thus
           much
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           emulation
           in
           Holland
           betweene
           the
           Fishermen
           that
           goeth
           to
           Sea
           in
           Pinks
           and
           Line-boats
           ,
           Winter
           and
           Summer
           ,
           and
           those
           Fishermen
           that
           goeth
           in
           the
           Busses
           ,
           for
           they
           in
           the
           Pinkes
           make
           a
           skorne
           of
           them
           in
           the
           Busses
           ,
           &
           do
           call
           them
           Koe-milkens
           ,
           or
           Cow-milkers
           ,
           for
           in
           deed
           the
           most
           part
           of
           
           them
           be
           men
           of
           occupations
           in
           winter
           ,
           or
           else
           Country-men
           ,
           and
           do
           milke
           the
           Cowes
           themselues
           ,
           and
           make
           all
           the
           Holland
           Cheese
           ,
           when
           they
           be
           at
           home
           .
        
         
           This
           place
           is
           also
           most
           conuenient
           for
           the
           erecting
           of
           Salt-pans
           ,
           for
           the
           making
           of
           Salt
           vpon
           salt
           ,
           for
           that
           the
           Harbour
           is
           so
           good
           that
           at
           all
           times
           Ships
           may
           come
           vnto
           them
           with
           Salt
           from
           Mayo
           ,
           or
           Spanish
           salt
           to
           make
           the
           brine
           or
           pickell
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           Caruiles
           from
           New-castle
           with
           coales
           ,
           for
           the
           boyling
           of
           it
           at
           the
           cheapest
           rates
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           may
           come
           thither
           .
           To
           the
           North-east
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           three
           or
           foure
           leagues
           is
           Orford-hauen
           ,
           and
           the
           Townes
           of
           Orford
           and
           Alborough
           especially
           ,
           be
           many
           good
           Fishermen
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           belonging
           to
           those
           Townes
           some
           forty
           or
           fifty
           North
           sea
           boates
           ,
           that
           yeerely
           goeth
           to
           Sea
           ,
           hauing
           seuen
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           and
           ten
           or
           twelue
           Island
           Barkes
           ,
           which
           sometimes
           get
           something
           ,
           and
           sometime
           little
           or
           nothing
           ;
           if
           that
           these
           mens
           wealth
           were
           in
           Busses
           and
           Nets
           ,
           and
           had
           but
           once
           the
           trade
           ,
           they
           would
           put
           downe
           the
           Hollander
           ,
           for
           they
           be
           great
           plyers
           of
           any
           voiage
           that
           they
           do
           vndertake
           .
        
         
         
           About
           three
           leagues
           to
           the
           Northward
           is
           Sowld-hauen
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Townes
           of
           
             Sowld
             ,
             donwich
          
           ,
           
           and
           Walderswicke
           be
           a
           very
           good
           breed
           of
           Fishermen
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           belonging
           vnto
           those
           three
           Townes
           ,
           of
           North-sea
           Boates
           some
           20.
           
           Saile
           ,
           and
           of
           Island
           Barkes
           some
           fifty
           Saile
           ,
           which
           yearely
           they
           send
           for
           God
           and
           Lings
           to
           Island
           :
           This
           Towne
           of
           Sowld
           ,
           of
           a
           Sea
           coast
           
           Towne
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           beneficiall
           vnto
           his
           Maiesty
           of
           all
           the
           Townes
           in
           England
           ,
           by
           reason
           all
           their
           trade
           is
           vnto
           Island
           for
           Lings
           ,
           and
           his
           Maiesties
           Seriant
           Cater
           hath
           yearely
           gratis
           ,
           out
           of
           euery
           Ship
           and
           Barke
           ,
           one
           hundreth
           of
           the
           choysest
           and
           fairest
           Lings
           ,
           which
           be
           worth
           more
           then
           ten
           pound
           the
           hundred
           ,
           and
           they
           call
           them
           Composition
           fish
           :
           But
           these
           men
           of
           this
           place
           ,
           are
           greatly
           hindred
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           vndone
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           their
           Hauen
           is
           so
           bad
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           often
           stopped
           vp
           with
           Beach
           and
           Chingle-stone
           ,
           that
           the
           winde
           and
           the
           ●ide
           and
           the
           Sea
           do
           beate
           thether
           ,
           so
           that
           many
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           season
           ,
           when
           they
           be
           ready
           to
           go
           to
           Sea
           ,
           they
           can
           not
           get
           out
           when
           time
           is
           to
           go
           to
           Sea
           ,
           neither
           can
           they
           get
           in
           when
           they
           returne
           from
           Sea
           ,
           but
           oftentimes
           do
           〈◊〉
           away
           
           their
           goods
           and
           themselues
           :
           This
           Hauen
           if
           that
           it
           had
           but
           a
           South
           peire
           built
           of
           Timber
           ,
           would
           be
           a
           far
           better
           H●uen
           then
           Yermouth
           Ha●n
           ,
           with
           one
           quarter
           of
           the
           cost
           that
           hath
           bene
           bestowed
           on
           Yermouth
           Hauen
           ,
           they
           be
           now
           suiters
           vnto
           his
           Maiestie
           ,
           God
           grant
           they
           may
           speed
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           pittifull
           the
           trouble
           and
           damage
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           men
           of
           these
           three
           Townes
           do
           daily
           sustaine
           by
           their
           naughty
           Harbour
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           North-ward
           of
           Sowld-hauen
           ,
           three
           leagues
           is
           Kirkley
           and
           Layestof
           decayed
           Townes
           ,
           they
           haue
           sixe
           or
           seuen
           North-sea
           Boates
           ,
           but
           them
           of
           Layestof
           make
           benefite
           yearely
           of
           buying
           of
           Herrings
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           for
           likewise
           these
           Hollanders
           be
           Hosted
           with
           the
           Layestof
           men
           ,
           as
           they
           be
           with
           the
           Yermothians
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           North-ward
           2.
           leagues
           is
           the
           Towne
           of
           great
           Yermouth
           ,
           very
           beautifully
           builded
           ,
           
           vpon
           a
           very
           pleasant
           and
           sandy
           plaine
           of
           three
           mile
           in
           length
           ,
           this
           Towne
           is
           a
           place
           of
           great
           resort
           of
           all
           the
           Herring
           fishermen
           of
           England
           ,
           for
           thether
           do
           resortall
           the
           Fishermen
           of
           the
           Cinque
           Ports
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           West
           Countrimen
           of
           England
           ,
           as
           far
           as
           Burport
           and
           
           L●ne
           in
           Dorcetshire
           ,
           and
           those
           Herrings
           that
           they
           do
           take
           they
           do
           not
           barrell
           ,
           because
           their
           Boates
           be
           but
           small
           things
           ,
           but
           they
           sell
           all
           vnto
           the
           Yermouth
           herring-buyers
           for
           ready
           mony
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           Fishermen
           of
           the
           North-countries
           beyond
           Scarborough
           and
           Robin-hoods
           bay
           and
           some
           as
           far
           as
           the
           Bishopricke
           of
           Durham
           do
           thether
           resort
           yearely
           ,
           in
           poore
           little
           Boates
           called
           fiue
           men
           Cobbles
           ,
           &
           all
           the
           Herrings
           that
           they
           do
           take
           they
           do
           sell
           fresh
           vnto
           the
           Yermouth-men
           to
           make
           red
           Herrings
           .
           Also
           to
           Yermouth
           doth
           daily
           come
           in
           to
           the
           Hauen
           ,
           vp
           to
           the
           Key
           ,
           all
           or
           the
           most
           part
           of
           the
           great
           Fleet
           of
           Hollanders
           ,
           which
           before
           I
           made
           relation
           of
           ,
           that
           go
           in
           the
           
             Swoard-pinks
             ,
             Holland-toads
             ,
             Crabskuits
             ,
             Walnut-shels
             ,
          
           and
           great
           and
           small
           Yeuers
           ,
           100.
           and
           200.
           
           Saile
           at
           one
           time
           together
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           Herings
           that
           they
           do
           bring
           in
           ,
           they
           do
           sell
           them
           all
           for
           readdy
           mony
           to
           the
           Yermouth
           men
           :
           And
           also
           the
           French
           men
           of
           Pickardy
           *
           some
           hundred
           Saile
           of
           them
           at
           a
           time
           do
           come
           thither
           ,
           and
           all
           ,
           the
           herrings
           they
           catch
           they
           sell
           fresh
           vnto
           these
           herring-mongers
           of
           Yermouth
           for
           ready
           gold
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           amonnteth
           vnto
           a
           great
           sum
           of
           mony
           ,
           that
           the
           Hollanders
           &
           Frenchmē
           do
           cary
           away
           ,
           
           from
           Yermouth
           ,
           yearely
           ,
           into
           Holland
           and
           France
           ,
           which
           mony
           doth
           neuer
           come
           againe
           into
           England
           :
           This
           Towne
           is
           very
           well
           gouerned
           by
           wise
           and
           ciuell
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           good
           orders
           carefully
           obserued
           for
           the
           mainetenance
           of
           their
           Hauen
           and
           Corporation
           ,
           and
           this
           Towne
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           cituation
           ,
           and
           the
           frech
           Riuers
           that
           belongeth
           to
           it
           :
           one
           vp
           to
           the
           Citty
           of
           Norwich
           ,
           and
           another
           that
           runneth
           far
           vp
           into
           Suffolke
           ,
           a
           butter
           and
           cheese
           country
           ,
           about
           B●nga
           and
           Betkels
           ;
           and
           a
           third
           that
           runneth
           far
           vp
           into
           ●legg
           ,
           a
           Corne
           Country
           ,
           by
           reason
           whereof
           this
           Towne
           of
           Yermouth
           is
           alwaies
           well
           serued
           with
           all
           kind
           of
           prouision
           at
           all
           times
           plentifully
           ,
           at
           good
           and
           cheape
           rates
           ,
           whereby
           they
           of
           the
           Towne
           do
           relieue
           the
           strangers
           ,
           and
           also
           do
           benefite
           themselues
           :
           To
           this
           Towne
           belongeth
           some
           twenty
           Island
           Barkes
           ,
           which
           yearely
           they
           do
           send
           for
           Cods
           and
           Lings
           ,
           and
           some
           hundreth
           and
           fifty
           Saile
           of
           North-sea
           boates
           ,
           they
           make
           a
           shift
           to
           liue
           ,
           but
           if
           that
           they
           had
           the
           vse
           of
           Busses
           ,
           and
           also
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           they
           would
           excell
           all
           England
           and
           Holland
           ,
           for
           they
           be
           the
           onely
           fishermen
           for
           North-seas
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           best
           for
           the
           handling
           
           of
           their
           fish
           that
           be
           in
           all
           this
           land
           .
        
         
           The
           Herring
           buyer
           of
           Yermouth
           doth
           pro●ite
           more
           then
           doth
           the
           Fishermen
           of
           Yermouth
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           resort
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           for
           that
           they
           are
           suffered
           to
           sell
           all
           their
           roope-sicke
           Herrings
           at
           Yermouth
           ,
           to
           the
           Merchants
           there
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           barreld
           fish
           that
           the
           Flemmings
           do
           bring
           in
           Winter
           to
           London
           ,
           
           do
           also
           gale
           them
           ,
           but
           for
           that
           our
           Fishermen
           may
           ,
           if
           they
           please
           ,
           make
           barreld
           fish
           themselues
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           will
           not
           mone
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           Merchant
           herring-buyer
           of
           Yermouth
           that
           hath
           a
           stocke
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           hee
           
           can
           make
           his
           gaines
           so
           certaine
           with
           buying
           of
           Roope-sicke
           herrings
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           will
           neuer
           lay
           out
           his
           mony
           to
           build
           or
           set
           forth
           Busses
           ,
           and
           the
           Fisher-men
           be
           now
           so
           poore
           ,
           by
           reason
           that
           they
           onely
           do
           beare
           the
           whole
           charge
           of
           that
           costly
           Hauen
           ;
           the
           Merchant
           herring-buyers
           being
           not
           at
           any
           charge
           thereof
           ,
           but
           all
           that
           great
           cost
           commeth
           out
           of
           the
           Fishermens
           labours
           ,
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           that
           wodden
           Hauen
           ,
           which
           amounteth
           to
           some
           fiue
           hundred
           pound
           a
           yeare
           ,
           and
           some
           yeares
           more
           :
           so
           that
           though
           they
           be
           willing
           ,
           yet
           there
           
           ability
           will
           not
           suffer
           them
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           ●either
           can
           they
           forbeare
           their
           mony
           for
           to
           aduenture
           their
           ●gs
           into
           the
           East
           Countries
           where
           the
           best
           sailes
           alwaies
           be
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           North
           ▪
           wards
           of
           Yermonth
           eight
           leagues
           ,
           are
           the
           Townes
           of
           Blakney
           and
           Wels
           ,
           good
           Harbours
           and
           〈◊〉
           for
           Busses
           ,
           and
           they
           haue
           good
           store
           of
           fishermen
           ,
           and
           these
           townes
           haue
           some
           twenty
           Saile
           of
           Barkes
           ,
           that
           they
           do
           ye●ely
           send
           vnto
           Island
           ;
           but
           these
           Townes
           be
           greatly
           deca●ed
           ,
           to
           that
           they
           haue
           bene
           in
           the
           times
           passed
           ,
           the
           which
           places
           ,
           if
           that
           they
           had
           but
           20.
           
           Busses
           belonging
           to
           them
           ,
           would
           soone
           grow
           rich
           Townes
           in
           short
           time
           .
        
         
           Then
           is
           there
           Lin
           a
           propper
           gallant
           Towne
           ▪
           for
           Sea-faring
           men
           ,
           and
           for
           men
           for
           Island
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           rich
           Towne
           ,
           and
           they
           haue
           some
           twenty
           Saile
           of
           Island
           ships
           ,
           that
           they
           yearely
           send
           for
           Cods
           and
           Lings
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           in
           hope
           to
           see
           them
           fall
           to
           the
           vse
           of
           Busses
           as
           soone
           as
           any
           men
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           Northward
           is
           Boston
           ,
           a
           propper
           Towne
           ,
           and
           like
           vnto
           Holland
           soyle
           for
           low
           grounds
           and
           sands
           comming
           in
           ,
           but
           yet
           there
           is
           but
           few
           Fishermen
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           a
           most
           fit
           place
           
           for
           Busses
           ,
           if
           that
           they
           had
           but
           once
           the
           taste
           of
           them
           they
           would
           soone
           finde
           good
           liking
           .
        
         
           Next
           to
           〈◊〉
           some
           20.
           leagues
           to
           the
           Northward
           ,
           is
           the
           great
           riuer
           of
           Humber
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           Hull
           ,
           a
           very
           proper
           Towne
           of
           Saylors
           and
           Shipping
           ,
           but
           there
           be
           but
           few
           fishermen
           but
           it
           is
           a
           most
           conuenient
           place
           for
           to
           aduenture
           Busses
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           also
           Grimsbey
           ,
           Paul
           ,
           and
           Pat●ington
           :
           in
           all
           these
           places
           now
           there
           is
           great
           store
           of
           poore
           and
           idle
           people
           ,
           that
           know
           not
           how
           to
           liue
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           of
           all
           these
           places
           be
           decayed
           ,
           and
           the
           best
           of
           them
           all
           grow
           worse
           and
           worse
           ,
           which
           with
           the
           vse
           of
           Busses
           would
           soone
           grow
           rich
           Merchant-townes
           as
           is
           in
           Holland
           ,
           for
           〈◊〉
           these
           places
           would
           be
           transported
           out
           of
           the
           East-lands
           all
           manner
           of
           commodities
           ,
           for
           the
           vse
           of
           Busses
           ,
           and
           houses
           ,
           and
           worke-yards
           erected
           for
           Coopers
           ,
           and
           Rope-makers
           ,
           &
           great
           numbers
           of
           Ne●akers
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           recourse
           of
           the
           Ships
           that
           shall
           bring
           salt
           and
           other
           commodities
           ,
           &
           ships
           that
           shall
           lade
           away
           their
           Herrings
           and
           Fish
           ,
           these
           places
           will
           soone
           become
           populous
           ,
           and
           mony
           stirring
           plentifull
           in
           these
           places
           returned
           
           for
           the
           procedue
           of
           fish
           and
           Herrings
           which
           places
           now
           bee
           exceeding
           poore
           and
           beggarly
           .
        
         
           In
           all
           these
           fisher
           Townes
           that
           I
           haue
           before
           named
           ,
           as
           
             Colchester
             ,
             Harwith
             ,
             Orford
             ,
             Alborough
             ,
             Donwich
             ,
             wa●derswicke
             ,
             Sowld
             ,
             Yermouth
             ,
             Blackney
             ,
             Wels
             ,
             Lin
             ,
             Boston
             ,
          
           and
           Hul
           :
           These
           be
           all
           the
           chiefest
           Townes
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           vseth
           the
           North-seas
           in
           Summer
           and
           all
           these
           Townes
           it
           is
           well
           knowne
           be
           ●inated
           .
        
         
           In
           all
           these
           Townes
           I
           know
           to
           be
           o
           —
           o
           Island
           Barkes
           ,
           and
           o
           —
           o
           North-sea
           Boates
           ,
           and
           all
           these
           Fishermen
           hauing
           o
           —
           o
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           amounteth
           to
           the
           summe
           of
           o
           —
           o.
           But
           admit
           that
           there
           is
           in
           all
           the
           West
           Country
           of
           England
           of
           Fisher-boats
           ,
           tag
           and
           rag
           ,
           that
           bringeth
           home
           all
           fresh
           fish
           ,
           which
           seldome
           or
           neuer
           vseth
           any
           salt
           :
           say
           that
           they
           haue
           o
           —
           o
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           which
           make
           the
           summe
           of
           o
           —
           o
           in
           all
           England
           ;
           but
           in
           all
           these
           I
           haue
           not
           reckoned
           
           the
           Fishermen
           ,
           Mackrel-catchers
           ,
           nor
           the
           Cobble-men
           of
           the
           North-country
           ,
           which
           hauing
           o
           —
           o
           men
           a
           peece
           ,
           commeth
           to
           so
           ●ny
           men
           in
           all
           England
           .
        
         
           But
           so
           many
           in
           all
           England
           ,
           and
           I
           haue
           truely
           
           shewed
           before
           ,
           that
           the
           Hollander
           hath
           in
           one
           Fleete
           of
           Busses
           twenty
           thousand
           Fishermen
           ,
           besides
           all
           them
           that
           goeth
           in
           the
           Sword
           pinks
           ,
           Flat
           ▪
           bottomes
           ,
           Carbl
           kuits
           ,
           Walnut-shels
           ,
           and
           great
           Yeuers
           ,
           wherein
           there
           is
           not
           lesse
           then
           12000.
           more
           ,
           and
           all
           these
           are
           onely
           for
           to
           catch
           Herrings
           in
           the
           North
           seas
           .
        
         
           Besides
           all
           them
           that
           goeth
           in
           the
           Flye-boates
           ,
           for
           Shotland
           Lings
           ,
           and
           the
           Pinks
           for
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           and
           Trammell
           Boates
           ,
           which
           commeth
           vnto
           5000.
           more
           .
        
         
           So
           that
           it
           is
           most
           true
           ,
           that
           as
           they
           haue
           the
           summe
           of
           o
           —
           o
           Fishermen
           more
           then
           their
           is
           in
           all
           this
           Land
           :
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           there
           Busses
           ,
           and
           Pinks
           ,
           and
           Fishermen
           that
           set
           their
           Merchant
           Ships
           on
           worke
           ,
           as
           that
           they
           haue
           〈◊〉
           Fishermen
           more
           then
           we
           haue
           ,
           so
           haue
           they
           o
           —
           o
           and
           o
           —
           o
           ships
           &
           Marriners
           more
           then
           we
           .
        
         
           Now
           in
           our
           summe
           of
           o
           —
           o
           Fishermen
           ,
           let
           vs
           see
           what
           vent
           haue
           we
           for
           our
           fish
           into
           other
           Countries
           ,
           and
           what
           commodites
           and
           coine
           is
           brought
           into
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           what
           Ships
           are
           set
           on
           worke
           by
           them
           ,
           whereby
           Marriners
           are
           bred
           ,
           or
           imployed
           ,
           not
           one
           :
           It's
           pittifull
           .
        
         
         
           For
           when
           our
           Fishermen
           commeth
           home
           ,
           the
           first
           voyage
           ●rom
           the
           North-seas
           ,
           they
           goe
           either
           to
           London
           ,
           Ipswich
           ,
           Yermouth
           ,
           Lin
           ,
           Hull
           ,
           or
           Scarbrough
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           do
           sell
           at
           good
           ●ates
           ,
           the
           first
           voyage
           ,
           but
           the
           second
           voyage
           ,
           because
           that
           they
           which
           be
           now
           the
           Fishermen
           haue
           not
           yet
           the
           right
           vse
           of
           making
           of
           barreld
           fish
           wherewith
           they
           might
           serue
           France
           ,
           as
           doth
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           they
           be
           now
           constrained
           to
           sell
           in
           England
           ,
           for
           that
           it
           is
           staple
           fish
           ,
           and
           not
           being
           barreld
           the
           French
           will
           not
           buy
           it
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           that
           our
           Fishermen
           had
           but
           once
           the
           vse
           of
           Pinks
           and
           Line-boats
           ,
           and
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           then
           they
           might
           serue
           France
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           which
           by
           this
           new
           trade
           of
           Busses
           being
           once
           erected
           ,
           and
           Pinks
           ,
           and
           Line-boats
           ,
           after
           the
           Holland
           manner
           ,
           there
           will
           be
           Fishermen
           ●now
           to
           manage
           the
           Pinks
           for
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           from
           Nouember
           vnto
           the
           beginning
           of
           May
           ,
           onely
           the
           most
           part
           of
           those
           men
           that
           shall
           be
           maintained
           by
           the
           Busses
           ,
           for
           that
           when
           the
           Busses
           do
           leaue
           worke
           ,
           in
           the
           Winter
           their
           men
           shall
           haue
           employment
           ,
           by
           the
           Pinks
           ,
           for
           barreld
           fish
           ,
           which
           men
           ,
           now
           ,
           do
           little
           or
           nothing
           ,
           
           for
           this
           last
           Winter
           at
           Yermouth
           ,
           there
           was
           three
           hundreth
           Idle
           men
           that
           could
           get
           nothing
           to
           do
           ,
           liuing
           very
           poore
           for
           lacke
           of
           imployment
           ,
           which
           most
           gladly
           would
           haue
           gone
           to
           sea
           in
           Pinks
           ,
           if
           there
           had
           bene
           any
           for
           them
           to
           go
           in
           .
        
         
           And
           whereas
           I
           before
           said
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           not
           one
           Ship
           set
           on
           work
           by
           our
           Fishermen
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           obiected
           against
           me
           this
           .
        
         
           That
           there
           doth
           euery
           yeare
           commonly
           lade
           at
           Yermouth
           4.
           or
           5.
           
           London
           Ships
           for
           the
           Streights
           ,
           which
           is
           sometimes
           true
           ,
           &
           the
           Yermouth
           
           men
           themselues
           do
           yearely
           send
           2.
           or
           3.
           
           Ships
           to
           Bourdeaux
           ,
           and
           2.
           or
           3.
           
           Boates
           laden
           with
           herrings
           to
           Roan
           ,
           or
           to
           Nance
           ,
           or
           
             S.
             Mallaus
          
           ,
           whereby
           there
           is
           returned
           ,
           Salt
           ,
           Wines
           ,
           Normandy
           Canuice
           ,
           whereby
           the
           King
           hath
           some
           custome
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           no
           mony
           returned
           into
           England
           for
           these
           Herrings
           ,
           which
           cost
           the
           Yermothians
           ready
           gold
           before
           that
           they
           had
           them
           of
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           and
           Frenchmen
           ,
           to
           lade
           these
           Ships
           ,
           and
           therefore
           I
           may
           boldly
           say
           not
           one
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           last
           yeare
           ,
           now
           ,
           the
           Hollanders
           themselues
           haue
           also
           gotten
           that
           trade
           ,
           for
           there
           
           did
           lade
           twelue
           Sailes
           of
           Holland
           Ships
           with
           
           red
           herrings
           at
           Yermo●
           ,
           for
           
             〈◊〉
             ,
             Ligorne
             ,
             Genoa
          
           ,
           and
           Marsellis
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           most
           of
           them
           being
           laden
           by
           the
           English
           Merchants
           ,
           so
           that
           if
           this
           be
           suffered
           ,
           the
           English
           owners
           of
           Ships
           shall
           haue
           but
           small
           imployment
           for
           theirs
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           shew
           truely
           ,
           what
           the
           whole
           charge
           of
           a
           Busse
           will
           be
           ,
           with
           all
           her
           furniture
           ,
           as
           Masts
           ,
           Sailes
           ,
           Ankors
           ,
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           with
           all
           her
           Fishers
           implements
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           at
           the
           first
           prouided
           all
           new
           ,
           is
           a
           great
           charge
           ,
           she
           being
           betweene
           30.
           or
           40.
           
           Last
           ,
           will
           〈◊〉
           some
           fiue
           hundred
           pound
           .
        
         
           By
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           the
           Ship
           or
           Busse
           will
           continue
           twenty
           yeare
           with
           small
           cost
           and
           reparations
           ,
           but
           the
           yearely
           slite
           and
           weare
           of
           her
           tackell
           ,
           and
           war-ropes
           ,
           and
           Ne●s
           will
           cost
           some
           eighty
           pounds
           .
        
         
           And
           the
           whole
           charge
           for
           the
           keeping
           of
           her
           at
           Sea
           for
           the
           whole
           Summer
           ,
           or
           three
           voiages
           ,
           for
           the
           filling
           of
           a
           hundred
           Last
           of
           Caske
           ,
           or
           Barrels
           .
        
         
         
           
             
               
                 100.
                 
                 Last
                 of
                 Barrels
                 —
                 72.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 huudreth
                 Last
                 of
                 
                 Barrels
                 ,
                 filled
                 and
                 sold
                 at
                 10.
                 pounds
                 the
                 Last
                 commeth
                 to
                 one
                 thousand
                 pound
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 salt
                 4.
                 months
                 —
                 88.
                 
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 Beere
                 4.
                 moneths
                 —
                 42.
                 
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 bread
                 4.
                 months
                 —
                 21.
                 
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 Baken
                 and
                 Butter
                 —
                 18.
                 
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 pease
                 4.
                 months
                 —
                 03.
                 
              
               
                  
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 billet
                 4.
                 months
                 —
                 03.
                 
              
               
                 Herrings
                 1000.
                 li.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 mens
                 wages
                 4.
                 
                 M.
                 88.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 whole
                 charge
                 335.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
            
             
               
                 335.
                 
              
               
                 gotten
                 .
                 0665.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           Heere
           plainly
           appeareth
           that
           there
           is
           gotten
           
           665.
           pounds
           〈◊〉
           one
           Summer
           ,
           whereout
           if
           that
           you
           do
           deduct
           one
           hundreth
           pounds
           for
           the
           weare
           of
           the
           Ship
           ,
           and
           the
           reparations
           of
           her
           Nets
           against
           the
           next
           Summer
           ,
           yet
           still
           there
           is
           565.
           pounds
           remaining
           for
           cleare
           gaines
           ,
           by
           one
           Busse
           ,
           in
           one
           yeare
           .
        
         
           The
           Hollanders
           do
           make
           the
           profite
           of
           their
           Busses
           so
           certaine
           ,
           that
           they
           do
           lay
           out
           their
           owne
           childrens
           mony
           ,
           giuen
           them
           by
           their
           deceased
           friends
           in
           aduenturing
           in
           the
           Busses
           ,
           and
           also
           there
           is
           in
           Holland
           a
           Treasury
           for
           Orphants
           ,
           opened
           and
           layd
           out
           in
           aduenturing
           in
           the
           Busses
           .
        
         
           The
           Hollanders
           do
           make
           both
           a
           profitable
           ,
           
           and
           a
           pleasant
           Trade
           of
           this
           Summer
           fishing
           ,
           for
           there
           was
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           that
           hauing
           a
           gallant
           great
           new
           Busse
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           and
           he
           hauing
           a
           daughter
           married
           vnto
           one
           which
           was
           his
           Mate
           in
           the
           Bu●e
           ,
           and
           the
           owner
           that
           was
           Maister
           of
           this
           Busse
           did
           take
           his
           wife
           with
           him
           aboord
           ,
           and
           his
           Mate
           his
           wife
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           did
           set
           saile
           for
           the
           North
           ▪
           seas
           ,
           with
           the
           two
           women
           with
           them
           ,
           the
           mother
           and
           the
           daughter
           ,
           where
           hauing
           a
           faire
           wind
           ,
           and
           being
           fishing
           in
           the
           North-seas
           ,
           they
           had
           soone
           filled
           their
           Busse
           with
           herrings
           ,
           and
           a
           Herring
           Yager
           commeth
           vnto
           them
           ,
           and
           brings
           them
           gold
           and
           fresh
           supplies
           ,
           and
           copeth
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           taketh
           in
           their
           herrings
           for
           ready
           mony
           
           and
           deliuereth
           them
           more
           barrels
           and
           salt
           ,
           and
           away
           goeth
           the
           Yager
           for
           the
           first
           Market
           into
           Sprucia
           ,
           and
           still
           is
           the
           Busse
           fishing
           at
           sea
           ,
           &
           soone
           after
           againe
           ,
           was
           full
           laden
           ,
           and
           boone
           home
           ,
           but
           then
           another
           Yager
           commeth
           vnto
           him
           as
           did
           the
           former
           ,
           &
           deliuering
           them
           more
           prouision
           of
           barrels
           and
           Salt
           ,
           and
           ready
           mony
           and
           bid
           them
           fare-well
           ,
           and
           still
           lyeth
           at
           Sea
           with
           the
           mother
           and
           daughter
           so
           long
           and
           not
           very
           long
           ,
           before
           they
           had
           againe
           all
           their
           
           Barrels
           full
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           sailed
           home
           into
           ▪
           Holland
           ,
           with
           the
           two
           women
           ,
           and
           the
           Busse
           laden
           with
           Herrings
           ,
           and
           a
           thousand
           pounds
           of
           ready
           mony
           .
        
         
           If
           that
           any
           man
           ●hould
           make
           any
           question
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           v●ry
           credibly
           approued
           by
           diuerse
           of
           good
           credite
           that
           be
           now
           in
           the
           Citty
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           shew
           the
           charge
           of
           a
           pinke
           of
           eighteene
           or
           tweene
           Last
           ,
           the
           Pinke
           being
           builded
           new
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           new
           vnto
           her
           ,
           will
           not
           cost
           two
           hundred
           and
           sixty
           pounds
           ,
           with
           all
           her
           Lines
           ,
           Hookes
           ,
           and
           all
           her
           Fisher
           appurrenances
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 And
                 15.
                 
                 Last
                 of
                 Barrels
                 will
                 cost
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 10.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Fiue
                 weyes
                 of
                 salt
                 vpon
                 salt
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 15.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 Beere
                 and
                 Caske
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 07.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 bread
                 —
                 —
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 03.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 butter
                 —
                 —
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 01.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 the
                 Petty
                 tally
                 —
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
               
                 01.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 For
                 mens
                 wages
                 for
                 2
                 mo
                 .
                 M.
                 &
                 all
                 toge
                 :
                 ▪
              
               
                 20.
                 
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 —
                 —
                 —
              
            
             
               
                  
              
               
                 57.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           Fifteene
           last
           of
           barreld
           fish
           at
           14.
           pound
           ,
           and
           8.
           shillings
           the
           Last
           ,
           which
           is
           but
           24.
           shillings
           
           the
           barrell
           amounteth
           vnto
           two
           hundreth
           and
           sixteene
           pounds
           ,
           whereout
           if
           that
           you
           do
           deduct
           fifty
           and
           seuen
           pounds
           ,
           for
           the
           charge
           of
           setting
           her
           to
           sea
           ,
           their
           is
           still
           resting
           one
           hundreth
           fifty
           and
           eight
           pounds
           cleere
           gaines
           ,
           by
           one
           Pinke
           ,
           with
           fifteene
           Last
           of
           fish
           for
           two
           months
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           ,
           seeing
           the
           profite
           so
           plainely
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           grace
           of
           God
           so
           certaine
           ,
           both
           by
           the
           Busses
           and
           Line-boates
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Hollanders
           haue
           so
           long
           gained
           by
           ,
           Let
           all
           Noble
           Worshipsull
           ,
           and
           wealthy
           Subiects
           ,
           put
           too
           their
           aduenturing
           and
           helping
           hands
           ,
           for
           the
           speedy
           lanching
           ,
           and
           floating
           forward
           of
           this
           great
           good
           Common-wealth
           businesse
           ,
           for
           the
           strengthening
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Dominions
           ,
           with
           two
           principall
           pillars
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           with
           plenty
           of
           coine
           brought
           in
           for
           fish
           ,
           and
           herrings
           from
           other
           Nations
           ,
           and
           also
           for
           the
           increasing
           of
           Marriners
           against
           all
           forraigne
           Inuasions
           ,
           and
           also
           for
           the
           bettering
           of
           Trades
           and
           Occupations
           ,
           and
           setting
           of
           thousands
           of
           poore
           and
           idle
           people
           on
           worke
           ,
           which
           now
           know
           not
           how
           to
           liue
           ,
           which
           by
           this
           Trade
           of
           the
           Busses
           shall
           be
           imployed
           ,
           as
           daily
           we
           see
           is
           done
           before
           
           our
           eyes
           by
           the
           Hollanders
           .
           And
           as
           alwaies
           it
           hath
           bene
           seene
           ,
           that
           those
           that
           be
           now
           the
           Fishermen
           of
           England
           ,
           haue
           bene
           alwaies
           found
           to
           be
           sufficient
           to
           serue
           his
           Maiesties
           ships
           in
           former
           time
           ,
           when
           their
           haue
           bene
           employment
           ,
           which
           fellowes
           ,
           by
           this
           new
           trade
           of
           building
           ,
           and
           setting
           forth
           Busses
           will
           be
           greatly
           multiplyed
           and
           encreased
           in
           this
           Land
           ;
           which
           fellowes
           ,
           as
           we
           see
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           being
           well-fed
           in
           Fisher
           affaires
           ,
           and
           strong
           and
           lustier
           then
           the
           Sailors
           that
           vse
           the
           long
           Southerne
           voyages
           ,
           that
           sometimes
           are
           greatly
           surfeited
           ,
           and
           hunger-pined
           ▪
           But
           these
           couragious
           ,
           yong
           ,
           lusty
           ,
           fed-strong
           yonkers
           ,
           that
           shall
           qe
           bred
           in
           the
           Busses
           ,
           when
           his
           Maiesty
           shall
           haue
           haue
           occasion
           for
           their
           seruice
           in
           warre
           ,
           against
           the
           enemy
           ,
           will
           be
           fellowes
           for
           the
           nonce
           ,
           and
           will
           shew
           themselues
           right
           English
           ,
           and
           will
           put
           more
           strength
           to
           an
           Iron
           Crow
           ,
           at
           a
           peece
           of
           great
           Ordinance
           in
           trauersing
           of
           a
           Cannon
           ,
           or
           Culuering
           ,
           with
           the
           direction
           of
           the
           experimented
           Maister
           Gunner
           ,
           then
           two
           or
           three
           of
           the
           fore-named
           surfeited
           Sailors
           ,
           and
           in
           distresse
           of
           winde
           growne
           sea
           ,
           and
           fowle
           Winters
           weather
           ,
           for
           flying
           forward
           
           to
           their
           labour
           ,
           for
           pulling
           in
           a
           tops●ile
           ,
           or
           a
           spret
           saile
           ,
           or
           shaking
           of
           a
           bonnet
           in
           a
           dark
           night
           ,
           for
           wet
           and
           cold
           can
           not
           make
           them
           shrinke
           nor
           staine
           ,
           that
           the
           North-seas
           ,
           and
           the
           Busses
           ,
           and
           Pinks
           haue
           dy●d
           in
           graine
           ,
           for
           such
           purposes
           .
        
         
           And
           whosoeuer
           shall
           go
           to
           Sea
           ,
           for
           Captaine
           to
           command
           in
           Marshall
           affaires
           ,
           or
           take
           charge
           for
           Maister
           in
           trade
           of
           Merchandize
           ,
           (
           as
           in
           times
           past
           I
           haue
           done
           both
           )
           will
           make
           choice
           of
           these
           fellowes
           ,
           for
           I
           haue
           seene
           their
           resolution
           ,
           in
           the
           face
           of
           their
           enemy
           ,
           when
           
           they
           haue
           b●●●
           l●g●●menta
           ,
           and
           frolicke
           ,
           and
           as
           forward
           as
           about
           their
           ordinary
           labours
           ,
           or
           businesse
           .
        
         
           And
           when
           his
           Maiesty
           shall
           haue
           occasion
           and
           imployment
           for
           the
           furnishing
           of
           his
           Nauy
           there
           will
           be
           no
           want
           of
           Maisters
           ,
           Pilots
           ,
           Commanders
           ,
           and
           sufficient
           directors
           of
           a
           course
           ,
           and
           keeping
           of
           Computation
           ,
           but
           now
           there
           is
           a
           pittifull
           want
           of
           sufficient
           good
           men
           .
           to
           do
           the
           offices
           and
           labours
           before
           spoken
           of
           ,
           all
           which
           ,
           these
           men
           of
           the
           Busses
           and
           Pinks
           ,
           will
           worthily
           supply
           .
        
         
           And
           to
           the
           Art
           of
           Sayling
           they
           may
           happily
           
           〈◊〉
           ,
           for
           〈◊〉
           it
           hath
           beene
           com●
           seene
           ,
           that
           those
           men
           ,
           that
           haue
           beene
           brought
           vp
           ,
           in
           their
           youth
           ,
           in
           Fishery
           ,
           haue
           des●ued
           as
           well
           as
           any
           in
           the
           land
           for
           artificiall
           Sayling
           ;
           for
           at
           this
           time
           is
           practised
           all
           the
           proiections
           of
           Circular
           and
           Mathematicall
           skales
           and
           Arithmeticall
           sayling
           ,
           by
           diuers
           of
           the
           yong
           men
           of
           the
           Sea-coast
           Townes
           ,
           euen
           as
           commonly
           amongst
           them
           as
           amongst
           the
           Themse●
           .
        
         
           Besides
           all
           the
           Hollanders
           before
           spoken
           of
           ,
           the
           Frenchmen
           of
           Pickardy
           haue
           also
           a
           hundred
           Saile
           of
           Fishermen
           ,
           onely
           for
           Herrings
           ,
           
           on
           his
           Maiesties
           Seas
           euery
           yeare
           ,
           in
           the
           Summer
           season
           ,
           and
           they
           bee
           almost
           like
           vnto
           the
           Busses
           ,
           but
           they
           haue
           not
           any
           Yagers
           that
           commeth
           vnto
           them
           ,
           but
           they
           do
           lade
           themselues
           ,
           and
           returne
           home
           twice
           euery
           yeare
           ,
           and
           finde
           great
           profite
           by
           their
           making
           but
           of
           two
           voyages
           euery
           Summer
           season
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           much
           to
           bee
           lamented
           ,
           that
           wee
           hauing
           such
           a
           plentifull
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           such
           〈◊〉
           of
           able
           and
           idle
           people
           ,
           that
           not
           one
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Subiects
           ,
           are
           there
           to
           
           be
           se●ne
           all
           the
           whole
           Summer
           ,
           to
           fish
           ,
           or
           to
           
           take
           one
           Herring
           :
           But
           onely
           the
           North-sea
           boats
           of
           the
           Sea-coast
           Townes
           ,
           that
           goeth
           to
           take
           Cods
           ,
           they
           do
           take
           so
           many
           as
           they
           do
           need
           to
           baite
           their
           hookes
           and
           no
           more
           .
           
        
         
           We
           are
           daily
           skorned
           by
           these
           Hollands
           ,
           for
           being
           so
           negligent
           of
           our
           profite
           ,
           and
           carelesse
           of
           our
           fishing
           ,
           and
           they
           do
           daily
           floute
           vs
           that
           be
           the
           poore
           Fishermen
           of
           England
           ,
           to
           our
           faces
           at
           Sea
           ,
           calling
           to
           vs
           and
           saying
           ,
           
             Ya
             English
             ,
             ya
             zall
             ,
             or
             cud
             scoue
             dragien
             ,
          
           which
           in
           English
           is
           this
           :
           Yon
           English
           ,
           we
           will
           make
           you
           glad
           for
           to
           weare
           our
           old
           shoes
           .
        
         
           And
           likewise
           the
           French-men
           they
           say
           we
           are
           apish
           ,
           for
           that
           we
           do
           still
           imitate
           them
           in
           all
           needlesse
           and
           fantasticall
           iagges
           and
           fashions
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           most
           true
           indeed
           ,
           for
           that
           they
           haue
           no
           fashion
           amongst
           them
           in
           apparell
           ,
           nor
           Lace
           ,
           Points
           ,
           Gloues
           ,
           Hilts
           ,
           nor
           Garters
           ,
           euen
           from
           the
           spangled
           Shoe-lachet
           ,
           vnto
           the
           spangled
           Hat
           ,
           and
           Hat-band
           ,
           be
           it
           neuer
           so
           idle
           ,
           and
           costly
           ,
           but
           after
           that
           we
           do
           once
           get
           it
           ,
           it
           is
           far
           bettered
           by
           our
           Nation
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           ,
           seeing
           that
           we
           can
           excell
           all
           other
           Nations
           ,
           wastfully
           ,
           to
           spend
           mony
           ,
           let
           
           Vs
           ,
           in
           one
           thing
           ,
           learne
           of
           other
           Nations
           ,
           to
           get
           thousands
           out
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           Sea
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           a
           generall
           profite
           〈◊〉
           the
           benefites
           that
           Al
           mighty
           God
           do●h
           yearely
           send
           vnto
           vs
           ,
           in
           far
           more
           greater
           aboundance
           then
           the
           fruite
           of
           our
           trees
           ,
           which
           although
           they
           be
           more
           chargeable
           in
           the
           gathering
           together
           ,
           yet
           is
           the
           profite
           far
           more
           greater
           ,
           vnto
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           Common
           wealth
           of
           all
           his
           Maiesties
           Subiects
           ,
           increasing
           the
           wealth
           of
           the
           aduenturers
           ;
           as
           also
           for
           the
           enriching
           of
           Merchants
           ,
           and
           maintaining
           of
           Trades
           Occupations
           ,
           and
           employing
           of
           Ships
           ,
           and
           encreasing
           of
           Marriners
           ,
           which
           now
           do
           but
           little
           or
           nothing
           :
           as
           also
           for
           the
           setting
           of
           poore
           and
           idle
           people
           on
           worke
           ,
           which
           now
           know
           not
           how
           to
           liue
           ,
           and
           to
           teach
           many
           a
           tall
           fellow
           to
           know
           the
           propper
           names
           of
           the
           ropes
           ,
           in
           a
           ship
           ,
           and
           to
           hale
           the
           〈◊〉
           
           that
           now
           for
           lacke
           of
           employment
           many
           such
           ,
           by
           the
           inconuenience
           of
           idle
           liuing
           ,
           are
           compelled
           to
           end
           their
           daies
           ,
           with
           a
           rope
           by
           an
           vntimely
           death
           ,
           which
           by
           the
           employment
           of
           the
           Busses
           might
           be
           well
           a●oyded
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           time
           become
           right
           honest
           feruiceable
           and
           trusty
           Subi●cts
           .
        
         
         
           Here
           since
           my
           booke
           came
           to
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           I
           haue
           bene
           credibly
           certified
           ,
           by
           *
           men
           of
           good
           worth
           (
           being
           〈◊〉
           )
           that
           since
           Christmas
           last
           ,
           vnto
           this
           day
           ,
           there
           hath
           bene
           paid
           to
           the
           Hollanders
           ,
           here
           in
           London
           ,
           onely
           for
           b●rreld
           fish
           ,
           and
           Holland
           Lings
           ,
           the
           summe
           of
           twelue
           thousand
           pound
           .
        
         
           And
           〈◊〉
           of
           all
           ,
           if
           that
           there
           be
           any
           of
           the
           Worshipfull
           Aduenturers
           ,
           that
           would
           haue
           any
           di●
           for
           the
           building
           of
           these
           Busses
           ,
           or
           Fisherships
           ,
           because
           I
           know
           that
           the
           Ship●
           of
           England
           ,
           be
           not
           yet
           skilfull
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           wherefore
           if
           that
           any
           shall
           bee
           pleased
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           to
           me
           ,
           I
           will
           bee
           willing
           to
           giue
           them
           directions
           ,
           and
           pl●ine
           proiections
           ,
           and
           G●icall
           demonstrations
           for
           the
           right
           building
           of
           them
           ,
           both
           for
           length
           ,
           bredth
           ,
           and
           depth
           ,
           and
           also
           for
           their
           mould
           vnder
           water
           ,
           and
           also
           for
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           their
           roomes
           ,
           and
           the
           laying
           of
           their
           g●
           ,
           *
           according
           to
           the
           Hollanders
           fashion
           ,
           any
           man
           shall
           heare
           of
           me
           at
           M.
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           a
           Stationers
           Shop
           at
           Saint
           〈◊〉
           g●
           in
           P●
           Charch-yard
           :
           Farewell
           this
           〈◊〉
           .
           of
           February
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           The
           States
           Proclamation
           ,
           Translated
           out
           of
           Dutch.
           
        
         
           The
           ●ates
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           United
           Pro●
           of
           the
           low
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           all
           those
           that
           shall
           see
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           these
           presents
           〈◊〉
           ,
           〈◊〉
           let
           to
           〈◊〉
           that
           〈◊〉
           it
           is
           ●ell
           〈◊〉
           ,
           that
           the
           great
           ●ing
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           he●gs
           is
           the
           chiefest
           Trade
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           -
           mine
           of
           these
           United
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           many
           thousands
           of
           〈◊〉
           ▪
           〈◊〉
           ,
           〈◊〉
           ,
           Trades
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           are
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           worke
           ,
           well
           maintained
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           ;
           e●ally
           the
           Sailing
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           as
           〈◊〉
           ●thin
           ,
           as
           without
           these
           〈◊〉
           ,
           is
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           great
           esteemation
           :
           Moreouer
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           of
           ●ey
           ,
           with
           the
           increase
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           ●yes
           ,
           ●stomes
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           these
           Countries
           are
           augmented
           thereby
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           for
           asmuch
           as
           there
           is
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           to
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           good
           Orders
           conseruing
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           
           beneficial
           vttering
           of
           the
           said
           〈◊〉
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           to
           preserue
           and
           maintaine
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           Trade
           ,
           in
           the
           United
           Prouinces
           ;
           which
           Trade
           ,
           by
           〈◊〉
           encounters
           ,
           of
           some
           that
           seeke
           their
           owne
           ga●
           ,
           is
           enuied
           ,
           in
           respect
           of
           the
           great
           good
           it
           bringeth
           to
           the
           United
           〈◊〉
           :
           and
           ●e
           are
           informed
           that
           a
           new
           deuise
           is
           put
           in
           practise
           to
           the
           pr●
           of
           the
           Trade
           ,
           to
           transpor●
           out
           of
           the
           United
           Countries
           ,
           into
           other
           Countries
           ,
           Staues
           for
           herring-barrels
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           ha●●ing
           barrels
           ,
           put
           into
           other
           Ba●els
           ,
           and
           Nets
           :
           to
           crosse
           the
           good
           Orders
           and
           Pollicy
           here
           intended
           to
           them
           of
           these
           〈◊〉
           ,
           for
           the
           catching
           ,
           salting
           ,
           and
           selling
           the
           ●ings
           ,
           dressed
           in
           other
           Contries
           ,
           after
           the
           order
           of
           these
           Countries
           ,
           whereby
           this
           chiefe
           Trade
           should
           be
           decaied
           here
           ,
           and
           the
           ●habitants
           of
           these
           Countries
           damnified
           ,
           if
           that
           we
           make
           not
           pro●on
           ,
           in
           time
           against
           such
           practises
           ,
           therefore
           ●ee
           ,
           after
           Nature
           Iudgement
           ,
           and
           Deliberation
           haue
           Forbidden
           and
           Interdicted
           ,
           and
           by
           these
           Presents
           do
           forbid
           and
           interdict
           ,
           all
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           one
           ,
           as
           well
           Home-borne
           and
           Inhabitants
           ,
           as
           strangers
           frequenting
           these
           parts
           ,
           to
           take
           vp
           any
           herring-barrels
           ,
           or
           halfe
           ones
           prepared
           ,
           or
           any
           kinde
           of
           Nets
           ▪
           in
           any
           Ship
           ,
           Towne
           or
           Hauen
           ,
           of
           the
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           to
           be
           sent
           into
           other
           Countries
           ,
           or
           Places
           ,
           vpon
           paine
           of
           confiscation
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           the
           Ship
           also
           wherein
           they
           shall
           be
           found
           ,
           besides
           a
           penalty
           
           of
           〈◊〉
           .
           of
           Netherlandish
           〈◊〉
           Royals
           ,
           for
           the
           〈◊〉
           time
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           second
           time
           aboue
           〈◊〉
           of
           〈◊〉
           &
           〈◊〉
           ,
           &
           400.
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           of
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           third
           time
           ,
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           of
           〈◊〉
           and
           goods
           ,
           and
           600.
           of
           the
           said
           〈◊〉
           of
           〈◊〉
           ,
           &
           corporal
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           ,
           and
           penalties
           ,
           shall
           be
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           third
           〈◊〉
           to
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           〈◊〉
           third
           part
           to
           the
           poore
           ,
           and
           one
           third
           part
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           ,
           where
           the
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           shall
           be
           demanded
           :
           and
           not
           onely
           they
           shall
           〈◊〉
           this
           penalty
           ,
           which
           after
           shall
           be
           taken
           with
           the
           deed
           ,
           but
           they
           also
           ,
           that
           within
           one
           yeare
           after
           the
           deed
           shall
           bee
           con●ted
           ,
           and
           that
           〈◊〉
           may
           pretend
           ignorance
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           order
           may
           be
           in
           all
           places
           duely
           obserued
           ,
           and
           the
           offendors
           punished
           according
           to
           Justice
           ,
           Wee
           will
           and
           require
           ,
           our
           deere
           and
           welbeloued
           Estates
           ,
           Gouernours
           ,
           Deputies
           of
           the
           councell
           ,
           and
           the
           Estates
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           Prouinces
           of
           Gilderland
           ,
           and
           the
           county
           of
           Satfill
           〈◊〉
           
             Ho●
             ,
             〈◊〉
             Freesland
             ,
             Zeland
             ,
             Vtricts
             ,
             F●d
             ,
             〈◊〉
             ,
          
           the
           Towne
           of
           Groyning
           ,
           and
           the
           〈◊〉
           places
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           Justices
           and
           Officers
           ,
           that
           they
           cause
           to
           bee
           published
           in
           all
           places
           ,
           and
           〈◊〉
           ,
           where
           the
           vsuall
           Proclamation
           and
           Publication
           is
           made
           ;
           〈◊〉
           do
           charge
           also
           the
           chancellors
           ,
           and
           Prouinciall
           co●cell
           ,
           and
           the
           counsell
           of
           the
           Admiralty
           ,
           the
           Aduo●
           ,
           and
           the
           〈◊〉
           generall
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Officers
           .
           Judges
           ,
           
           and
           Justices
           of
           these
           vnited
           Prouinces
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           generall
           colonies
           Admirals
           and
           Uice-admirals
           ,
           captaines
           ,
           Officers
           ,
           and
           commanders
           ,
           to
           performe
           ,
           and
           cause
           to
           be
           performed
           ,
           this
           Order
           and
           commandement
           ;
           and
           to
           proceed
           ,
           and
           cause
           to
           be
           proceeded
           against
           the
           Offendors
           ,
           without
           grace
           fauour
           ,
           dissimulation
           ,
           or
           composition
           :
           because
           we
           haue
           found
           it
           necessary
           ,
           for
           the
           good
           ,
           and
           benefite
           ,
           of
           the
           said
           United
           Prouinces
           ,
           dated
           in
           Hage
           this
           19.
           of
           July
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A01617-e220
           
             Shotland
             is
             the
             greatest
             Ile
             of
             all
             the
             Orcades
             ,
             &
             lyeth
             in
             the
             heighth
             of
             60.
             degrees
             of
             Northerly
             latitude
             .
          
           
             I
             haue
             seen●
             a
             small
             Haddocke
             sold
             there
             for
             two
             ●hillings
             sixe
             pence
             :
             and
             a
             Turbut
             for
             a
             Iacobus
             .
          
           
             This
             Towne
             is
             a
             most
             fit
             and
             conuenient
             place
             to
             make
             a
             staple
             towne
             for
             corne
             ,
             for
             all
             England
             ,
             for
             the
             returne
             and
             saile
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             herring
             from
             〈◊〉
             ,
             and
             Poland
             .
          
           
             Donwich
             in
             ancient
             times
             ,
             ha●h
             bene
             the
             seate
             of
             the
             Kings
             of
             the
             East
             Angles
             ,
             but
             now
             all
             ruined
             .
          
           
             My
             father
             liued
             in
             〈◊〉
             Towne
             〈◊〉
             hee
             was
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             of
             age
             ,
             and
             gaue
             these
             Composition
             Lings
             seuenty
             yeeres
             ,
             〈◊〉
             foHre
             〈◊〉
             ,
             viz
             K.
             〈◊〉
             ,
             Q.
             Mary
             ,
             Q.
             ●lizabeth
             ,
             and
             vntill
             the
             〈◊〉
             yeare
             of
             the
             raigne
             of
             our
             most
             〈◊〉
             Soueraigne
             ,
             which
             〈◊〉
             to
             much
             more
             then
             one
             thousand
             pound
             ,
             f●r
             one
             man
             of
             that
             Towne
             .
          
           
             In
             all
             his
             Maiesties
             Kingdomes
             not
             any
             Towne
             comparable
             vnto
             it
             for
             braue
             buildings
             .
          
           
             *
             And
             Norman●y
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               ,
               〈◊〉
               ▪
            
             and
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Yermouth
             Hauen
             is
             the
             onely
             refuge
             ,
             in
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             whether
             ,
             for
             all
             the
             Fishermen
             of
             the
             Cinque
             ports
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             that
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             timper
             ,
             against
             the
             violence
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             sea
             ▪
             It
             is
             now
             in
             great
             danger
             to
             come
             to
             ruine
             ,
             if
             they
             haue
             not
             help
             in
             time
             .
          
           
             I
             〈◊〉
             pardon
             ,
             for
             that
             I
             omit
             the
             particular
             numbers
             and
             〈◊〉
             summe
             ,
             which
             I
             could
             heere
             〈◊〉
             downe
             ,
             if
             I
             were
             commanded
             .
          
           
             No
             more
             English
             ,
             but
             two
             small
             Shippes
             ,
             this
             yeare
             lad●d
             there
             .
          
           
             Note
             heere
             how
             the
             Hollanders
             employ
             themselues
             and
             th●r
             Ships
             ,
             fi●st
             in
             taking
             of
             the
             〈◊〉
             quick
             ,
             and
             yet
             are
             not
             content
             but
             catch
             them
             againe
             〈◊〉
             they
             bee
             dead
             ,
             and
             doe
             〈◊〉
             both
             their
             ships
             and
             Marriners
             on
             worke
             ,
             and
             English
             ships
             〈◊〉
             vp
             a
             rotting
             .
          
           
             If
             any
             will
             know
             .
             all
             the
             perticulars
             of
             weyes
             of
             Salt
             ,
             or
             barrels
             of
             Beere
             ,
             or
             ●dreths
             of
             Biskets
             ,
             I
             will
             willingly
             resolue
             them
             ,
             but
             here
             is
             all
             the
             whole
             charge
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             most
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             haue
             rated
             the
             herrings
             but
             at
             10.
             pound
             the
             Last
             ,
             which
             is
             with
             the
             least
             ,
             for
             they
             bee
             commonlysoid
             by
             the
             Hollanders
             at
             Danske
             ,
             for
             15.
             and
             20.
             pounds
             the
             Last
             .
          
           
             Ready
             〈◊〉
             or
             Tallyes
             ,
             which
             are
             as
             bils
             of
             exchange
             to
             bee
             paid
             at
             first
             sight
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             not
             vnknowne
             ,
             that
             this
             last
             yeare
             there
             was
             a
             generall
             presse
             along
             the
             Coast
             of
             England
             ,
             frō
             Hull
             in
             Yorkeshire
             vnto
             S.
             Michaels
             Mo●nt
             in
             Corne-wall
             ,
             onely
             for
             Sailors
             ,
             to
             furnish
             but
             7.
             
             Shippes
             ,
             for
             the
             wafting
             ouer
             of
             the
             Count
             Pallatine
             ,
             and
             his
             most
             Noble
             Princes
             ,
             but
             28.
             leagues
             .
          
           
             Some
             of
             these
             be
             3.
             and
             4.
             score
             Tunnes
             the
             burthen
             .
          
           
             The
             Hollanders
             do
             yearely
             take
             so
             many
             ,
             as
             they
             do
             make
             more
             th●n
             two
             millions
             of
             pound
             Sterling
             .
          
           
             And
             wee
             his
             Maiesties
             Subiects
             doe
             take
             no
             more
             then
             doe
             .
             baite
             our
             hookes
             .
          
           
             The
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             :
             The
             Sea
             〈◊〉
             the
             Gallowes
             refuse
             none
             .
          
           
             *
             〈◊〉
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             M.
             
               〈◊〉
               To●
            
             ,
             ●nd
             〈◊〉
             others
             of
             the
             Company
             of
             Fishmongers
             .
          
           
             *
             And
             for
             prouiding
             of
             their
             Cordige
             ,
             and
             Nets
             ,
             after
             the
             most
             ●est
             &
             cheapest
             rates
             .
          
        
      
    
  

