        item: #1 of 8
          id: A01617
      author: Gentleman, Tobias.
       title: 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.
        date: 1614
       words: 11757
      flesch: 47
     summary: 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , 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 . 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.
    keywords: bee; boates; busses; england; english; fishermen; good; haue; herrings; hollanders; maiesties; men; north; sea; seas; ships; time; townes; vnto; yearely; yermouth
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        item: #2 of 8
          id: A05305
      author: Bassano, Paul.
       title: A defence of Paul Bassano the suruiuing patentee for the importation of fresh salmons and lobsters, &c. by a new inuention, which hee most humbly submitteth to this honorable house of Parliament.
        date: 1621
       words: 4749
      flesch: 72
     summary: But for those Fishmongers who bought Lobsters of the Dutch-men , The Patentees were so ready to auoyde any cause of grieuance , as they did graunt the one halfe of the benefit of the said Pattent to them , so as they rest well contented , though it abridge them of their former gaine , because of the good to the Common-weale , and that by experience they doe finde the confusion that was before : the good Order that is now , and what thraldome they should fall into hereafter , in respect of the enuie of some , if this Pattent were put downe , as also the Master and whole Company in generall will not denie . 13. A defence of Paul Bassano the suruiuing patentee for the importation of fresh salmons and lobsters, &c. by a new inuention, which hee most humbly submitteth to this honorable house of Parliament.
    keywords: fishmongers; good; haue; inuention; lobsters; pattent; vpon; wee
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        item: #3 of 8
          id: A31628
      author: Chamberlen, Hugh.
       title: A proposal for encouraging of persons to subscribe towards a common stock of ... for the erecting and managing of a trade by a general fishery to be with all possible moral security of a great gain to the adventurers, and of no less honour and advantage to the publick, and is a benefit not to be attained by any other methods, as is strongly presumed from arguments that have all the appearing force of demonstration.
        date: 1695
       words: 3027
      flesch: 61
     summary: 1. That an Act may pass to enable such as are willing to settle Lands , for the Annual payment of Money , for a Fund , for the said Fishery . 1. That no Nation can have too much Money : because , as Money encreaseth , so do the Uses of it , for plenty of Money raiseth the price of Land , in Rent and Purchase .
    keywords: fund; money; tcp; text; trade
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        item: #4 of 8
          id: A42117
      author: Gander, Joseph.
       title: A vindication of a national-fishery wherein is asserted that the glory, wealth, strength, safety, and happiness of this kingdom, with the flourishing of trade, and growth of navigation, as also the employing of the poor of this realm, doth depend (under God) upon a national-fishery : and all the general, vulgar, (tho' erroneous) objections against encouraging the fishery of England, answer'd, and confuted : to which is added the sovreignty of British-seas.
        date: 1699
       words: 15280
      flesch: 55
     summary: Rich. 2. The Tribute called Danegelt , was paid in the time of the English Saxons , which amounted to four Shillings upon every Hide of Land , for the Defending the Dominion by Sea. Roger Hoverden asserteth it was paid until the Reign of King Stephen ; and in the Parliament Records of King Richard the Second , it is Observable that a Custom was Imposed upon every thing that passed thro' the Northern Admiralty ; that is , from the , Thames along the Eastern-Shoar of England , towards the North-East , for the Maintaining a Guard for the Seas . And beyond all Dispute , the Fishery of England , is the Main Trade of this Kingdom , rightly Managed ; The good Patriots of our Country are to weigh the Matter : And it is so comprehensive a Blessing , that were those Advantages but Industriously improved , that Providence hath bestowed on this Island , we might consequently be the most Flourishing People in the whole World , both by Sea and Land. And seeing by the Decay of the Fishing Trade , we have lain open to France , and Holland , by neglecting our own Preservation , and ill Management of the Fishery amongst our selves , it may be supposed , it is high time to look to it .
    keywords: british; coasts; england; english; fishery; fishing; great; hath; hollanders; king; kingdom; men; nation; people; sea; seas; ships; sovereignty; time; trade; want; world
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        item: #5 of 8
          id: A47841
      author: L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.
       title: A discourse of the fishery briefly laying open, not only the advantages, and facility of the undertaking, but likewise the absolute necessity of it, in order to the well-being, both of king, and people : asserted, and vindicated from all materiall objections / by R. L'Estrange.
        date: 1674
       words: 5871
      flesch: 67
     summary: In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. To the First , I answer ( under favour ) that we have Men enough , but they are idle , and live upon the Publick ( to the shame of the Government ) without any Return of Labour and Industry for their Bread ; let but these People be set at work upon the Fishery , and We shall have hands to spare .
    keywords: dutch; english; fishery; fishing; herring; people; sea; tcp; text; want; work
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        item: #6 of 8
          id: A65269
      author: Watson, S.
       title: To the King and both Houses of Parliament in Parliament assembled
        date: 1677
       words: 2084
      flesch: 61
     summary: Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A65269) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 36710)
    keywords: english; parliament; tcp; text
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        item: #7 of 8
          id: A79391
      author: City of London (England). Lord Mayor.
       title: Right trusty and well-beloved, we greet you well. VVhereas our royal father of blessed memory, did in the year 1632. constitute and establish a Society of Fishers, ...
        date: 1660
       words: 1135
      flesch: 69
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79391 of text R212503 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.25[61]). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163866)
    keywords: royal; text; trusty; year
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        item: #8 of 8
          id: A84682
      author: Ford, Richard, Sir, d. 1678.
       title: To the High Court of Parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland the humble petition of Richard Ford, Nathaniel Manton, and Thomas Papillon, of London, merchants.
        date: 1654
       words: 896
      flesch: 60
     summary: Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163391) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f19[54]) To the High Court of Parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland the humble petition of Richard Ford, Nathaniel Manton, and Thomas Papillon, of London, merchants. Ford, Richard, Sir, d. 1678. no To the High Court of Parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland: the humble petition of Richard Ford, Nathaniel Manton, and Thomas Papill Ford, Richard, Sir 1654 504 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    keywords: ford; richard; text
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