A true narration of the royall fishings of Great Brittaine and Ireland.: Instituted Anno 1632, and prosecuted by the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembrook and Montgomery, and his associats, untill Anno 1640, from the river of Thames. Whereunto is added a discovery of new trades, for the employing of all the poore people and vagrants in the kingdomes. / By Simon Smith, agent for the royall fishing.
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A true narration of the royall fishings of Great Brittaine and Ireland.: Instituted Anno 1632, and prosecuted by the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembrook and Montgomery, and his associats, untill Anno 1640, from the river of Thames. Whereunto is added a discovery of new trades, for the employing of all the poore people and vagrants in the kingdomes. / By Simon Smith, agent for the royall fishing.
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Smith, Simon, Agent for the Royall Fishing.
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London :: Printed by E. P. for Nicholas Bourne, at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange,
1641.
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Fisheries -- England
Fish trade -- England
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"A true narration of the royall fishings of Great Brittaine and Ireland.: Instituted Anno 1632, and prosecuted by the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembrook and Montgomery, and his associats, untill Anno 1640, from the river of Thames. Whereunto is added a discovery of new trades, for the employing of all the poore people and vagrants in the kingdomes. / By Simon Smith, agent for the royall fishing." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A74681.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.
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The manner of the Fishing.
The Busse of 70 Tuns, which can stow but 30 lastes of Herring Barrels, which is 360 barrels, in regard of the Stoage for the Nets, and other provisions, and must have 55 deep sea nets, of 4 deepings to each net, and each dee∣ping being 70 Masses, at the first setting out, and must have 55 Nets more in readinesse at returne, leaving the o∣thers to be newed and tanned, and fitted for the last going out againe, and so for Caske, Salt, and all other provisi∣ons to be ready for the quicker dispatch.
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The number of men and youthes imployed in this Busse is 19. viz. 10 Fishers, Gippers, Salters and Coopers, 6 common men for labour, and three Countrey youths for Apprentices.
The whole monethly wages to the 18 persons, besides the Master, will be about 20 li. The Master is to have in lieu of his wages 12. d. for every Merchantable barrell of Herring he takes.
The victualling reckoned for two moneths at first set∣ting out, which is the time of taking Summer Herring (called Seasticks) and then expected back unto the Mag∣gazeene againe.
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