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           A
           DISCOURSE
           OF
           THE
           FISHERY
           .
        
         
           Briefly
           laying
           open
           ,
           not
           only
           the
           ADVANTAGES
           ,
           and
           FACILITY
           of
           the
           Vndertaking
           ,
           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
          
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           for
           
             Henry
             Brome
          
           at
           the
           Gun
           in
           S.
           Pauls-Church-yard
           ,
           at
           the
           West
           End
           ,
           1674.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           DISCOURSE
           UPON
           THE
           FISHERY
           .
        
         
           BEing
           to
           treat
           of
           the
           Fishery
           ,
           and
           more
           particularly
           of
           the
           Herring-Fishing
           though
           I
           reckon
           upon
           the
           Cod
           and
           Ling-Fishing
           also
           in
           the
           Gross
           ,
           I
           have
           diligently
           perused
           ,
           extracted
           ,
           and
           digested
           whatever
           I
           could
           meet
           with
           upon
           that
           Subject
           ,
           and
           I
           finde
           that
           my
           Discourse
           will
           fall
           under
           these
           3.
           
           Propositions
           .
        
         
           I.
           That
           it
           is
           of
           Great
           ,
           and
           Certain
           Advantage
           .
        
         
           
             II.
             That
             it
             lies
             fairer
             for
             the
          
           Subjects
           
             of
             his
             Majesty
             of
          
           Great
           Brittain
           ,
           
             then
             for
             the
          
           Hollanders
           .
        
         
           
             III.
             That
             if
             it
             be
             Encouraged
             ,
             and
             Established
             ,
             it
             will
             prove
             the
             Foundation
             of
             an
             ample
             ,
             and
             lasting
          
           Revenue
           
             to
             the
          
           Crown
           ,
           and
           ofWealth
           ,
           
           andProsperity
           
             to
             the
          
           Nation
           .
        
         
           
             Nay
             ,
             if
             it
             should
             turn
             to
             Loss
             ,
             in
             stead
             of
             Profit
             ,
             it
             wonld
             still
             abundantly
             answer
             the
          
           Expence
           ,
           
             in
             the
          
           Consequences
           ;
           
             being
             an
             undertaking
             ,
             not
             only
             of
          
           Common
           Benefit
           ,
           
             but
             (
             as
             the
             Case
             stands
             )
             of
          
           Absolute
           Necessity
           ,
           
             to
             the
          
           Safety
           ,
           and
           well-being
           
             both
             of
          
           King
           
           andPeople
           ;
        
         
           
             §.
             1.
             
             The
             Fishery
             is
             of
             Great
             ,
             and
             Certain
             Advantage
             .
          
           
             Touching
             the
             Advantages
             of
             the
             Fishery
             ;
             I
             presume
             there
             will
             be
             no
             dispute
             ,
             since
             it
             is
             granted
             on
             all
             hands
             ,
             that
             the
             Dutch
             are
             beholding
             to
             it
             for
             the
             Rise
             ,
             and
             Support
             of
             their
             Greatness
             ;
             for
             their
             
               Reputation
               abroad
            
             ,
             and
             for
             their
             Strength
             at
             Home
             :
             Insomuch
             that
             the
             
               Herring
               ,
               Cod
            
             ,
             and
             Ling
             taken
             in
             his
             Majesties
             Seas
             ,
             by
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             and
             
               other
               Strangers
            
             ,
             are
             valued
             
               Communibus
               annis
            
             ,
             at
             no
             lesse
             then
             
               Ten
               Millions
               of
               Pounds
               sterling
            
             ;
             which
             Computation
             has
             been
             often
             Published
             ,
             and
             constantly
             received
             for
             current
             ,
             without
             contradiction
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             §.
             2.
             
             The
             Fishery
             lies
             fairer
             for
             the
             Subjects
             of
             his
             Majesty
             of
             Great
             Britain
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             Hollanders
             .
          
           
             As
             the
             Fishery
             is
             very
             Considerable
             ,
             so
             it
             lyes
             much
             fairer
             for
             Us
             ,
             then
             for
             Them
             ,
             in
             regard
             that
             we
             have
             many
             advantages
             toward
             it
             ,
             which
             the
             Dutch
             want
             ,
             and
             that
             we
             hardly
             want
             any
             thing
             which
             they
             have
             ;
             save
             only
             Industry
             ,
             which
             may
             be
             easily
             Promoted
             by
             good
             Order
             ,
             and
             Discipline
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             We
             have
             the
             Fish
             upon
             our
             Coasts
             ,
             (
             I
             might
             have
             said
             upon
             our
             Shoars
             )
             where
             in
             case
             of
             
               Storm
               ,
               Vnlading
            
             ,
             taking
             in
             Provisions
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             ;
             it
             is
             seldom
             above
             4
             or
             5
             hours
             work
             (
             and
             most
             commonly
             not
             so
             much
             )
             to
             Recover
             a
             Harbour
             ,
             and
             without
             any
             losse
             of
             time
             ,
             to
             refitt
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             Sea
             again
             ;
             whereas
             the
             Dutch
             have
             usually
             some
             200
             Leagues
             to
             sayl
             before
             they
             come
             to
             their
             Fishing
             ;
             and
             there
             they
             lie
             at
             the
             mercy
             of
             the
             winds
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             a
             Port
             to
             friend
             :
             and
             in
             Case
             of
             unlading
             ,
             they
             have
             as
             far
             back
             again
             ;
             which
             takes
             up
             a
             great
             deal
             of
             time
             ,
             hinders
             their
             business
             ,
             and
             endangers
             the
             loss
             of
             their
             Markets
             .
             It
             is
             true
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             their
             Yagers
             many
             times
             ,
             to
             take
             off
             their
             Fish
             at
             Sea
             ,
             and
             refurnish
             them
             with
             Cask
             ,
             and
             other
             necessaryes
             ;
             but
             if
             it
             happens
             to
             be
             a
             Rowling
             sea
             ,
             they
             must
             ly
             still
             ,
             and
             wait
             for
             a
             Calm
             ;
             whereas
             with
             us
             that
             are
             in
             Harbour
             ,
             the
             work
             of
             unlading
             ,
             Repacking
             ,
             and
             sending
             our
             Fish
             away
             to
             the
             first
             Market
             ,
             goes
             on
             in
             all
             weathers
             .
             So
             that
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             nearnesse
             of
             the
             Fishing
             ,
             we
             have
             much
             the
             Better
             of
             them
             :
             And
             no
             lesse
             ,
             in
             the
             Commodiousnesse
             of
             our
             Ports
             and
             Crecks
             to
             Receive
             the
             Busses
             upon
             all
             Occasions
             .
          
           
             As
             to
             the
             Charge
             of
             a
             
               Fishing
               Vessell
            
             ,
             with
             her
             
               Furniture
               ,
               Tackle
               ,
               Salt
               ,
               Cask
            
             and
             Victualls
             ;
             there
             is
             hardly
             any
             thing
             that
             belongs
             to
             it
             ,
             except
             Pitch
             and
             Tarr
             ,
             which
             We
             have
             not
             of
             our
             own
             Growth
             ,
             whereas
             the
             Dutch
             have
             little
             of
             the●r
             own
             towards
             it
             ,
             but
             Cheese
             and
             Butter
             ,
             which
             is
             cheaper
             with
             Us
             too
             then
             with
             Them.
             
          
           
             Now
             if
             the
             Fishery
             be
             so
             Profitable
             ,
             and
             lie
             so
             open
             to
             Us
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             master
             it
             with
             lesse
             
               Expence
               ,
               Difficulty
            
             ,
             or
             Hazzard
             then
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             It
             is
             our
             own
             fault
             if
             We
             do
             not
             improve
             it
             to
             the
             Greatest
             Temporal
             Blessing
             (
             perchance
             )
             that
             Providence
             ever
             bestowed
             upon
             any
             People
             .
          
           
             Some
             indeed
             will
             have
             it
             that
             We
             want
             Men
             ;
             Others
             ,
             that
             our
             men
             will
             never
             take
             to
             it
             .
          
           
             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
             .
          
           
             The
             Second
             Exception
             is
             a
             Contemplation
             at
             large
             ,
             
               viz.
               That
               the
            
             Genius
             
               of
               this
               Nation
               will
               never
               endure
               the
               hardships
               of
               that
               Employment
               ▪
            
          
           
           
             To
             which
             I
             Reply
             ,
             That
             the
             English
             do
             daily
             run
             greater
             hazards
             ,
             and
             suffer
             greater
             hardships
             in
             other
             Voyages
             ,
             then
             they
             do
             in
             This
             ;
             And
             that
             they
             are
             ,
             in
             very
             many
             Cases
             ,
             inured
             to
             harder
             Labour
             :
             For
             certainly
             the
             working
             of
             a
             Mine
             is
             incomparably
             beyond
             that
             of
             a
             Busse
             .
             But
             to
             come
             to
             the
             very
             Point
             it self
             ,
             so
             farre
             are
             the
             English
             from
             an
             Aversion
             to
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             that
             they
             do
             apply
             themselves
             to
             it
             ;
             as
             Yarmouth
             ,
             and
             Scarborough
             ,
             and
             indeed
             the
             whole
             Coast
             will
             bear
             me
             Witness
             ;
             For
             so
             soon
             as
             ever
             harvest
             is
             over
             (
             where
             the
             Herring-season
             comes
             on
             )
             the
             Boys
             ,
             and
             Country
             Fellows
             presently
             flock
             to
             the
             Coast
             ,
             to
             be
             hired
             into
             the
             Fishing
             ,
             and
             upon
             tryal
             ,
             find
             it
             so
             much
             to
             their
             liking
             ,
             that
             after
             the
             second
             Voyage
             there
             is
             not
             one
             of
             Twenty
             of
             them
             but
             takes
             up
             at
             Sea
             for
             good
             and
             all
             ,
             without
             ever
             returning
             to
             his
             former
             Condition
             .
          
           
             To
             make
             it
             yet
             Clearer
             ,
             it
             will
             not
             be
             amiss
             to
             take
             this
             Generall
             Objection
             to
             peices
             ,
             and
             distinctly
             to
             Examine
             the
             severall
             difficultyes
             that
             occurr
             under
             the
             notion
             of
             hardships
             .
             For
             to
             say
             that
             the
             English
             
               will
               never
               do
               any
               thing
               but
               where
               they
               may
               ly
               warm
               ,
               and
               dry
               ;
               fill
               their
               Bellyes
               ,
               and
               take
               their
               Ease
               ;
               and
               that
               the
            
             Hollanders
             
               will
               endure
               .
               Hardships
               better
               then
               the
            
             English
             ,
             will
             never
             Carry
             the
             Question
             :
             but
             I
             would
             fain
             know
             what
             sort
             of
             hardship
             it
             is
             (
             conducing
             to
             this
             affair
             )
             wherein
             the
             Dutch
             go
             beyond
             Us.
             
          
           
             Are
             they
             Hardyer
             to
             encounter
             the
             
               Dangers
               of
               the
               Seas
            
             ?
          
           
             In
             this
             poynt
             ,
             we
             may
             appeal
             to
             every
             days
             Experience
             ,
             and
             leave
             the
             whole
             world
             to
             judge
             betwixt
             us
             .
          
           
             Is
             it
             the
             Hardship
             of
             Lying
             exposed
             to
             
               Cold
               Blasts
            
             ,
             and
             Storms
             ?
          
           
             Herein
             lyes
             a
             Mistake
             ,
             which
             I
             must
             confess
             has
             gain'd
             some
             Credit
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             worth
             the
             while
             to
             set
             it
             Right
             .
             Be
             it
             known
             then
             ,
             that
             the
             Herring-sishing
             in
             his
             Majesties
             Seas
             ,
             begins
             in
             June
             ,
             and
             goes
             out
             in
             November
             :
             and
             that
             for
             the
             
               first
               4.
               
               Moneths
            
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             the
             best
             time
             both
             for
             Profit
             and
             ▪
             
               Fair
               Weather
            
             )
             we
             never
             so
             much
             as
             look
             after
             it
             ,
             but
             fall
             in
             upon
             the
             
               Winter
               Fishing
            
             ,
             from
             September
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             of
             November
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             most
             Tempe●tuous
             season
             of
             the
             whole
             year
             .
             And
             then
             in
             January
             ,
             we
             fit
             out
             for
             the
             North-Seas
             ,
             and
             spend
             the
             remainder
             of
             the
             Winter
             in
             all
             extremities
             of
             cold
             and
             hardship
             .
             This
             is
             enough
             to
             satisfie
             any
             man
             ,
             that
             Our
             skins
             are
             as
             good
             proof
             against
             winde
             and
             weather
             as
             Theirs
             .
          
           
             But
             I
             will
             put
             it
             yet
             further
             ,
             by
             supposing
             that
             the
             Winter-Fishing
             would
             be
             too
             hard
             for
             us
             ;
             What
             excuse
             have
             we
             now
             for
             not
             making
             our
             best
             of
             the
             Summer-Fishing
             ,
             which
             is
             far
             the
             more
             gainful
             of
             the
             two
             ?
          
           
             And
             truly
             the
             Hardship
             of
             Course-Feeding
             ,
             does
             not
             amount
             to
             much
             neither
             ,
             though
             I
             know
             great
             stresse
             is
             layd
             upon
             it
             ,
             
               how
               pittyfully
            
             their
             People
             Fare
             ;
             
               and
               that
               an
            
             English
             Body
             
               will
               never
               be
               able
               to
               live
               upon
               a
            
             Dutch
             Diet.
             
          
           
             If
             so
             it
             were
             ,
             that
             an
             
               English
               Diet
            
             could
             not
             be
             had
             ,
             and
             that
             a
             
               Dutch
               one
            
             would
             not
             serve
             the
             turn
             ;
             it
             were
             something
             ;
             but
             that
             is
             not
             Our
             Case
             ;
             for
             here
             ,
             he
             that
             cannot
             feed
             upon
             the
             One
             ,
             may
             have
             the
             Other
             :
             and
             I
             am
             perswaded
             ,
             
             that
             the
             work
             will
             go
             on
             with
             Pease
             and
             Bacon
             ,
             every
             jot
             as
             well
             as
             with
             Roots
             and
             Cabbidge
             ;
             Not
             but
             that
             the
             English
             can
             bring
             their
             stomacks
             down
             too
             upon
             any
             Honourable
             Occasion
             ,
             to
             the
             Grossest
             Food
             Imaginable
             ;
             as
             has
             been
             often
             seen
             among
             the
             Besieged
             in
             our
             late
             Troubles
             :
             but
             they
             are
             too
             generous
             ,
             to
             mortifie
             their
             Carcases
             ,
             purely
             to
             save
             their
             Purses
             ;
             which
             in
             this
             particular
             ,
             is
             the
             only
             ground
             of
             Exception
             ;
             
               It
               will
               augment
               the
               Charge
            
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             whereas
             a
             Holland-Buss
             ,
             after
             their
             way
             of
             Victualling
             ,
             clears
             about
             a
             1000l
             .
             a
             year
             ,
             an
             
               English
               Buss
            
             will
             not
             clear
             above
             990l
             .
             according
             to
             Ours
             :
             which
             10l
             .
             difference
             I
             do
             only
             admit
             for
             quiet
             sake
             ,
             and
             to
             shorten
             the
             dispute
             ;
             as
             being
             the
             most
             that
             any
             man
             can
             pretend
             to
             ;
             and
             more
             too
             ,
             in
             plain
             terms
             ,
             then
             the
             matter
             will
             bear
             .
             For
             the
             Dutch-Victualling
             is
             the
             same
             with
             ours
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             to
             
               Beer
               ,
               Biscuyte
               ,
               Butter
            
             and
             Cheese
             ;
             all
             which
             We
             can
             lay
             in
             much
             cheaper
             then
             They
             :
             so
             that
             't
             is
             but
             adding
             the
             Charge
             of
             Pease
             and
             Bacon
             ,
             which
             (
             to
             take
             it
             at
             the
             worst
             )
             comes
             but
             to
             some
             15
             or
             16l
             .
             more
             ,
             and
             then
             discounting
             for
             the
             other
             victualls
             which
             it
             saves
             ;
             for
             the
             difference
             of
             Prizes
             ;
             and
             for
             the
             Brandy
             ,
             which
             their
             People
             drink
             more
             then
             ours
             ,
             and
             there
             's
             the
             Accompt
             .
          
           
             Besides
             that
             the
             very
             supposall
             of
             passing
             from
             
               a
               good
               Diet
            
             to
             a
             bad
             ,
             is
             a
             great
             Errour
             ,
             for
             the
             Countrey-men
             that
             put
             themselves
             into
             the
             Fishing
             ,
             fare
             Incomparably
             better
             at
             Sea
             ,
             then
             ever
             they
             did
             at
             Land
             ;
             for
             beside
             the
             Ordinary
             Provision
             which
             they
             carry
             to
             Sea
             ,
             they
             feed
             upon
             the
             Fish
             they
             Catch
             ;
             which
             for
             variety
             and
             Delicacy
             ,
             (
             being
             fresh
             taken
             )
             is
             a
             Treat
             ,
             beyond
             what
             is
             to
             be
             had
             at
             any
             Noblemans
             Table
             ashoar
             :
             and
             improves
             them
             at
             such
             a
             Rate
             ,
             that
             of
             Pittifull
             weaklings
             at
             Land
             ,
             they
             come
             in
             a
             voyage
             or
             two
             to
             be
             hearty
             ,
             stout
             ,
             and
             healthfull
             persons
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             another
             Objection
             raysed
             from
             the
             strictnesse
             of
             the
             
               States
               Government
            
             ;
             (
             where
             People
             must
             either
             work
             ,
             or
             starve
             )
             which
             says
             ,
             that
             
               the
               hardshipps
               of
               the
            
             Fishery
             
               are
               so
               great
               ,
               that
               if
               it
               were
               not
               barely
               to
               keep
               life
               and
               soul
               together
               ,
               no
               body
               would
               meddle
               with
               it
               ,
               and
               that
               their
            
             Fishery
             
               is
               meerly
               Supply'd
               cut
               of
               such
               a
               sort
               of
               People
               .
            
          
           
             My
             Answer
             is
             ,
             First
             ,
             that
             the
             Foundation
             is
             a
             mistake
             ,
             for
             it
             is
             already
             made
             plain
             ,
             that
             there
             are
             no
             such
             terrible
             
               hardshipps
               .
               Secondly
            
             ,
             for
             Argument
             sake
             ,
             I
             will
             take
             all
             for
             Granted
             ,
             as
             well
             the
             hardshipps
             themselves
             ,
             as
             the
             necessiryes
             that
             make
             people
             undergo
             them
             ;
             let
             it
             but
             be
             agreed
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             force
             of
             those
             necessities
             ,
             the
             thing
             is
             done
             at
             last
             .
             For
             then
             ,
             by
             a
             stronger
             reason
             it
             may
             be
             done
             by
             Us
             ,
             who
             have
             Ten
             men
             for
             their
             One
             ,
             that
             have
             nothing
             to
             live
             upon
             but
             their
             Labour
             :
             Persons
             that
             are
             ready
             to
             starve
             for
             want
             of
             work
             ,
             when
             the
             Nation
             is
             almost
             undone
             for
             want
             of
             People
             .
          
           
             There
             are
             yet
             
               two
               Lions
               more
               in
               the
               way
            
             ;
             1st
             .
             
               Our
               Herrings
               are
               in
               no
               esteem
               abroad
               ,
               because
               we
               have
               not
               the
               right
               way
               of
               Curing
               them
               .
               2ly
               ,
               we
               shall
               never
               make
               any
               thing
               on
               't
               ,
               for
            
             the
             Dutch
             
               will
               under-sell
               us
               ,
               by
               freighting
               cheaper
               ;
               and
               consequently
               beat
               us
               on
               t
               of
               the
               Trade
               ,
               for
               want
               of
               Vent
               .
            
             To
             which
             in
             Order
             .
          
           
           
             1st
             .
             There
             are
             
               two
               wayes
            
             of
             
               Cuting
               Herring
            
             ;
             The
             One
             ,
             at
             Sea
             ;
             where
             they
             are
             Gipp'd
             ,
             Immediately
             upon
             the
             taking
             ,
             and
             so
             Barrel'd
             up
             :
             The
             Other
             ,
             at
             Land
             ,
             where
             they
             are
             Gipp'd
             ,
             and
             Pack'd
             ,
             some
             dayes
             after
             they
             are
             Taken
             ,
             These
             we
             call
             
               shore-made
               Herrings
            
             and
             we
             know
             before
             hand
             ,
             that
             one
             Barrell
             of
             the
             Other
             ,
             (
             for
             Goodness
             )
             is
             worth
             a
             hundred
             of
             These
             ;
             and
             that
             they
             will
             never
             take
             their
             Pickle
             kindly
             ,
             unless
             their
             Throtes
             be
             cutt
             as
             soon
             as
             they
             are
             Caught
             .
             So
             that
             it
             is
             a
             great
             Errour
             ,
             to
             take
             a
             
               shore-made
               Herring
            
             for
             a
             tryal
             of
             our
             Skill
             of
             Curing
             .
             But
             for
             those
             we
             make
             at
             Sea
             ,
             they
             are
             as
             good
             ,
             and
             as
             well
             esteemed
             abroad
             ,
             as
             any
             
               Dutch
               Herrings
            
             whatsoever
             :
             and
             this
             very
             year
             ,
             above
             200
             Barrells
             were
             sold
             into
             the
             East-Countrey
             out
             of
             one
             small
             vessell
             of
             ours
             at
             near
             4l
             .
             a
             Barrell
             .
             I
             wish
             we
             were
             not
             more
             to
             blame
             for
             not
             taking
             them
             ,
             then
             for
             not
             Curing
             them
             .
             But
             
               what
               if
               Really
               we
               could
               not
               Cure
               them
               ?
               Is
               it
               Impossible
               to
               Learn
               ?
            
          
           
             2ly
             The
             other
             suggestion
             ,
             that
             the
             Dutch
             
               will
               beat
               us
               out
               of
               our
               Trade
               ,
            
             is
             either
             of
             no
             force
             at
             all
             against
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             or
             it
             is
             much
             more
             forcible
             against
             the
             Merchant
             ,
             and
             the
             Collier
             ;
             for
             this
             Trade
             lies
             under
             our
             Noses
             ,
             and
             more
             in
             our
             Power
             then
             any
             other
             :
             And
             to
             discourage
             our
             Fishing
             upon
             this
             Consideration
             ,
             is
             all
             one
             ,
             as
             to
             bid
             us
             
               quitt
               all
               Navigation
               whatsoever
               ,
               and
               leave
               our selves
               at
               the
            
             Hollanders
             Mercy
             ;
             or
             in
             Effect
             ,
             for
             
               a
               Prey
               to
               all
               Comers
            
             .
             And
             then
             to
             fear
             the
             want
             of
             Vent
             ,
             is
             to
             Imagine
             that
             people
             will
             leave
             Eating
             :
             for
             a
             great
             part
             of
             the
             Trading
             World
             lyes
             yet
             unserv'd
             :
             neither
             can
             any
             man
             shew
             me
             that
             ever
             our
             Herring
             lay
             upon
             our
             Hands
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             a
             Market
             .
          
           
             Enough
             is
             sayd
             1st
             .
             to
             shew
             the
             Advantages
             of
             the
             Fishery
             .
             And
             2ly
             .
             that
             we
             may
             easily
             Master
             it
             ,
             if
             we
             please
             .
             It
             remains
             now
             that
             we
             take
             possession
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             apply
             the
             Profit
             to
             our selves
             .
          
        
         
           
             §.
             3.
             
             If
             the
             Fishery
             be
             Encouraged
             ,
             and
             Established
             ,
             it
             will
             prove
             the
             Foundation
             of
             an
             ample
             ,
             and
             lasting
             Revenue
             to
             the
             Crown
             ,
             and
             of
             Wealth
             and
             Prosperity
             to
             the
             Nation
             .
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             if
             it
             should
             turn
             to
             Loss
             ,
             instead
             of
             Profit
             ,
             it
             would
             still
             abundantly
             answer
             the
             Expence
             ,
             in
             the
             Consequences
             ;
             being
             an
             undertaking
             ,
             not
             only
             of
             Common
             Benefit
             ,
             but
             (
             as
             the
             Case
             stands
             )
             of
             Absolute
             Necessity
             ,
             to
             the
             Safety
             ,
             and
             well-being
             both
             of
             King
             and
             People
             ;
          
           
             It
             is
             but
             reason
             ,
             that
             
               Publique
               works
            
             should
             receive
             
               Publike
               Encouragement
            
             ;
             and
             that
             where
             both
             Prince
             and
             People
             are
             to
             partake
             of
             the
             Benefit
             ;
             they
             should
             likewise
             joyn
             in
             the
             furtherance
             of
             the
             thing
             .
             Of
             such
             a
             Quality
             is
             this
             work
             .
             No
             sickly
             Project
             upon
             a
             Ramble
             we
             know
             not
             whither
             ,
             to
             hunt
             
             for
             we
             know
             not
             what
             ;
             but
             a
             sober
             and
             simple
             Plot
             upon
             a
             Treasure
             that
             lyes
             at
             our
             very
             Feet
             :
             a
             Treasure
             ,
             of
             more
             Value
             to
             Us
             then
             
               both
               the
               Indies
            
             ,
             and
             yet
             we
             will
             not
             so
             much
             as
             stoop
             to
             take
             it
             up
             .
          
           
             The
             Encouragement
             here
             intended
             ,
             is
             the
             raising
             of
             a
             Sum
             of
             money
             for
             a
             Fond
             ,
             as
             a
             necessary
             Preparatory
             toward
             the
             perfecting
             of
             the
             work
             :
             which
             may
             be
             done
             either
             by
             
               Lone
               ,
               Contribution
            
             ,
             or
             Tax
             .
          
           
             Hitchcock
             computes
             upon
             
               80000.
               l.
            
             to
             be
             furnished
             by
             
               40.
               persons
               out
               of
               every
               County
               ,
               at
               50.
               l.
               a
               man
               ,
            
             reckoning
             South-Wales
             for
             
               one
               County
            
             ,
             &
             North-Wales
             for
             another
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             no
             great
             matter
             .
             )
             And
             many
             other
             contrivances
             there
             are
             ;
             but
             this
             poynt
             may
             be
             cut
             short
             :
             for
             ,
             upon
             good
             security
             there
             will
             be
             no
             difficulty
             of
             Procuring
             Mony.
             
          
           
             Contribution
             would
             be
             an
             easy
             way
             ;
             &
             certainly
             do
             a
             great
             deal
             in
             the
             business
             ;
             if
             the
             People
             might
             but
             be
             secured
             from
             the
             fate
             of
             their
             
               Last
               Benevolence
            
             in
             this
             kinde
             ,
             which
             never
             came
             to
             any
             thing
             ,
             and
             
               there
               is
               a
               good
               part
               of
               it
               remaining
               in
               the
               Collectors
               hands
               to
               this
               very
               day
               ,
               unaccounted
               for
               .
            
             Many
             wayes
             might
             be
             found
             out
             for
             their
             satisfaction
             ,
             but
             none
             perhaps
             more
             agreeable
             then
             
               Depositing
               of
               the
               stock
               in
               the
               Chamber
               of
               London
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Generall
               Tax
            
             would
             do
             the
             Deed
             at
             a
             blow
             ;
             Nay
             a
             
               Particular
               Imposition
            
             ,
             to
             Introduce
             it
             by
             degrees
             ;
             (
             as
             in
             case
             of
             the
             
               Algier
               Duty
            
             for
             the
             
               Redemtion
               of
               slaves
            
             ;
             the
             
               Cole-Tax
               ,
               for
               the
               Rebuilding
            
             of
             Churches
             )
             would
             sufficiently
             answer
             my
             purpose
             .
          
           
             Monyes
             being
             raysed
             and
             deposited
             toward
             a
             Stock
             ,
             we
             come
             now
             to
             consider
             where
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             Employ
             them
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             thing
             to
             be
             done
             may
             be
             the
             Resolving
             upon
             so
             many
             staples
             ;
             and
             then
             to
             fall
             to
             work
             upon
             
               Creeks
               ,
               Wharfs
               ,
               Docks
               ,
               Store-houses
               ,
               Tan-houses
               ,
               Work-houses
               ,
               Granaryes
               ,
               Brew-houses
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Conveniences
             for
             the
             service
             :
             And
             at
             the
             same
             time
             ,
             the
             Poor
             may
             be
             set
             to
             work
             upon
             Spinning
             ,
             making
             of
             Nets
             ,
             and
             Ropes
             ,
             and
             the
             Like
             ;
             that
             the
             
               Fishing
               Tew
            
             ,
             and
             
               the
               other
               Provisions
            
             ,
             may
             go
             on
             hand
             in
             hand
             together
             .
          
           
             By
             this
             Method
             ,
             the
             designe
             may
             be
             very
             fairly
             advanced
             with
             a
             matter
             of
             
               Forty
               or
               Fifty
               Thousand
               pounds
            
             ,
             leaving
             the
             Charge
             of
             the
             Vessells
             to
             come
             after
             ,
             when
             there
             shall
             be
             Accommodations
             fit
             to
             Entertain
             and
             receive
             them
             ,
             The
             reasons
             of
             my
             proposing
             it
             thus
             by
             halves
             ,
             are
             these
             ;
             1st
             .
             There
             is
             no
             need
             of
             buying
             Vessells
             till
             we
             know
             how
             to
             dispose
             of
             them
             ,
             (
             though
             an
             eye
             may
             be
             had
             in
             the
             Interim
             ,
             to
             the
             saving
             ,
             and
             setting
             apart
             for
             this
             use
             ,
             of
             such
             Ships
             as
             may
             possibly
             fall
             in
             by
             the
             By
             ,
             )
             2ly
             .
             The
             Expence
             will
             be
             lighter
             ,
             and
             so
             more
             easily
             Compassed
             .
             And
             Lastly
             ,
             (
             which
             is
             the
             main
             point
             of
             all
             )
             It
             will
             be
             a
             great
             Encouragement
             to
             a
             Further
             supply
             toward
             the
             Charge
             of
             the
             
               Vessells
               themselves
            
             (
             which
             is
             next
             to
             be
             Considered
             )
             when
             the
             people
             shall
             see
             that
             we
             are
             in
             Earnest
             ,
             and
             half
             through
             the
             work
             already
             .
          
           
             The
             Charge
             of
             a
             Herring-Busse
             ,
             of
             
               80.
               
               Tun
            
             ,
             new
             from
             the
             Stocks
             ,
             and
             furnished
             at
             all
             points
             for
             the
             Fishery
             ;
             together
             with
             Victualls
             ,
             &
             Wages
             
             for
             
               one
               whole
               Year
            
             ;
             may
             be
             rated
             at
             900l
             .
             which
             being
             divided
             into
             2
             parts
             .
             I
             make
             accompt
             that
             the
             Vessell
             her self
             with
             her
             
               Cock-Boat
               ,
               Mastes
               ,
               Sayle
               ,
               Yards
               ,
               Cables
               ,
               Anchors
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Trim
             to
             fit
             her
             for
             the
             Sea
             ,
             will
             make
             about
             one
             Moiety
             :
             So
             that
             200
             
               New
               Busses
               ,
               rigg'd
            
             and
             fitted
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             will
             come
             to
             about
             90000l
             .
             (
             or
             at
             second
             hand
             perhaps
             ,
             30000l
             .
             Cheaper
             ;
             )
             which
             Expense
             ,
             with
             ordinary
             successe
             ,
             will
             be
             Cleared
             the
             first
             year
             ;
             and
             money
             toward
             a
             stock
             over
             and
             above
             .
             It
             were
             better
             if
             there
             were
             more
             ,
             but
             rather
             then
             fail
             ,
             I
             would
             content
             my self
             for
             a
             Beginning
             ,
             even
             with
             a
             fourth
             part
             of
             these
             :
             But
             be
             they
             more
             ,
             or
             sewer
             ,
             I
             would
             have
             all
             the
             Vessells
             advanced
             upon
             the
             Kings
             Accompt
             ;
             and
             have
             the
             Remaining
             Charge
             of
             
               Netts
               ,
               Rope
               ,
               Line
               ,
               Cask
               ,
               Salt
               ,
               Victualls
            
             (
             and
             in
             short
             ,
             of
             all
             Fishing-Tew
             ,
             aud
             Provisions
             )
             to
             be
             born
             upon
             Adventure
             ,
             according
             to
             common
             Practise
             in
             those
             cases
             ,
             for
             the
             Ease
             of
             his
             Majesty
             and
             the
             Encouragement
             of
             the
             People
             .
             This
             will
             be
             better
             understood
             by
             a
             word
             or
             two
             concerning
             the
             Methodes
             in
             the
             menage
             of
             the
             Fishery
             .
          
           
             The
             Profit
             of
             a
             Herring-Busse
             is
             divided
             into
             so
             many
             shares
             ,
             whereof
             there
             go
             about
             2
             Thirds
             to
             the
             Adventures
             ,
             and
             the
             rest
             to
             the
             Vessell
             .
             The
             Netts
             ,
             and
             Fishing-Geare
             ;
             the
             Master
             ,
             and
             his
             Mate
             ,
             with
             the
             
               Saylers
               ,
               Fishermen
            
             ,
             and
             the
             vessell
             it selfe
             ,
             are
             in
             upon
             the
             Adventure
             of
             
               No
               Purchase
               ,
               no
               Pay.
            
             The
             
               Ships
               Provisions
            
             of
             
               victuall
               ,
               Salt
            
             and
             Cask
             ,
             are
             furnished
             upon
             Adventure
             too
             ,
             with
             the
             advantage
             it
             may
             be
             ,
             of
             12
             
               per
               Cent
            
             for
             their
             Comodities
             in
             peace
             ,
             and
             twice
             as
             much
             in
             times
             of
             war
             ,
             above
             the
             price
             of
             the
             Market
             ,
             but
             with
             this
             difference
             ,
             that
             this
             
               last
               adventure
            
             is
             to
             be
             payd
             off
             upon
             the
             Return
             ,
             before
             the
             dividend
             :
             without
             pretending
             to
             any
             other
             Intereit
             in
             the
             profit
             of
             the
             voyage
             .
             So
             that
             his
             Majesty
             shall
             not
             need
             to
             be
             one
             penny
             more
             out
             of
             Purse
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             Vessell
             ;
             as
             aforesayd
             :
             save
             only
             the
             
               Shipps
               part
            
             toward
             the
             wages
             of
             6
             or
             7
             Land-men
             ;
             which
             is
             so
             inconsiderable
             ,
             that
             after
             two
             Voyages
             ,
             they
             themselves
             will
             deal
             no
             longer
             for
             wages
             ,
             but
             serve
             upon
             Adventure
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             very
             Track
             of
             the
             Affayr
             ,
             and
             by
             this
             method
             is
             Retrenched
             almost
             the
             
               one
               half
            
             of
             the
             Present
             Charge
             of
             the
             Fishery
             ;
             the
             work
             made
             easy
             ,
             and
             Profitable
             ,
             in
             common
             ,
             both
             to
             King
             ,
             and
             People
             .
          
           
             The
             Proportion
             of
             Saylers
             ,
             and
             Fishers
             ,
             for
             200
             Busses
             will
             be
             1800
             ,
             or
             2000
             men
             ,
             which
             will
             be
             supply'd
             from
             our
             Coasts
             without
             any
             difficulty
             :
             and
             these
             200
             Busses
             will
             train
             up
             yearly
             ,
             at
             least
             1200
             Landmen
             for
             
               Sea
               ●ervice
            
             .
          
           
             And
             then
             for
             Money
             ,
             certainly
             it
             will
             never
             be
             wanting
             ;
             when
             so
             small
             a
             matter
             may
             advance
             so
             great
             a
             work
             .
          
           
             What
             were
             it
             for
             the
             Clergy
             to
             make
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             a
             Present
             of
             50.
             
             
               Busses
               in
               kinde
            
             ;
             and
             delivered
             without
             any
             further
             Trouble
             ,
             into
             his
             own
             Ports
             ?
             which
             undoubtedly
             they
             would
             never
             stick
             at
             .
          
           
             A
             Matter
             of
             50
             or
             100.
             
               of
               those
               Noble
               Persons
               ,
               upon
               Whom
               his
               Majesty
               hath
               showred
               down
               his
               Graces
               ,
               and
               Bountyes
            
             ;
             what
             were
             it
             for
             them
             to
             furnish
             as
             
             many
             more
             (
             which
             in
             pure
             Honour
             ,
             and
             Gratitude
             ,
             they
             would
             never
             Refuse
             ?
          
           
             The
             City
             of
             London
             would
             undoubtedly
             come
             in
             for
             their
             Quota
             too
             ;
             not
             only
             in
             Acknowledgment
             of
             the
             Honours
             ,
             and
             Priviledges
             they
             have
             received
             from
             the
             Crown
             ,
             but
             in
             pursuance
             of
             their
             
               wonted
               munificence
            
             in
             favour
             of
             all
             
               Publique
               undertakings
            
             .
          
           
             So
             that
             there
             remains
             but
             50
             
               Busses
               more
            
             to
             be
             furnished
             from
             the
             
               whole
               Nation
               beside
            
             ,
             to
             make
             up
             the
             Number
             ;
             which
             comes
             to
             little
             more
             ,
             then
             a
             Vessell
             a
             
               Country
               ,
               one
               County
            
             with
             another
             .
          
           
             This
             way
             would
             carry
             the
             businesse
             through
             ,
             and
             leave
             no
             Objection
             behinde
             ,
             of
             any
             Possibility
             of
             ill-husbanding
             ,
             or
             misapplying
             the
             Monyes
             ;
             when
             ,
             the
             Respective
             Contributers
             themselves
             shall
             have
             the
             manage
             ,
             and
             ordering
             of
             their
             own
             Proportions
             .
          
           
             This
             may
             suffice
             for
             an
             Encouragement
             to
             the
             Fishery
             ;
             and
             there
             wants
             little
             now
             toward
             the
             Establishment
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             the
             setling
             ,
             and
             setting
             apart
             ,
             by
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             of
             a
             certain
             Revenue
             for
             the
             Repairing
             of
             
               Creeks
               ,
               Wharfs
               ,
               Houses
            
             ,
             and
             Vessells
             ,
             belonging
             thereunto
             ;
             
               to
               be
               vested
               in
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               his
               Heirs
               for
               ever
            
             ;
             to
             the
             ends
             and
             purposes
             aforesaid
             .
          
           
             In
             persuance
             of
             my
             Assertion
             ,
             I
             am
             now
             to
             make
             good
             ,
             that
             the
             Fishery
             being
             duly
             Encouraged
             ,
             and
             Established
             ,
             will
             prove
             the
             Foundation
             of
             an
             Ample
             ,
             and
             
               Lasting
               Revenue
            
             to
             the
             Crown
             ,
             and
             of
             Wealth
             ,
             and
             Prosperity
             to
             the
             Nation
             .
          
           
             Upon
             the
             Kings
             providing
             Busses
             ,
             and
             the
             settling
             of
             a
             matter
             of
             20000l
             .
             a
             year
             for
             Reparations
             ,
             and
             Supplies
             ,
             in
             manner
             as
             is
             heretofore
             exprest
             ;
             there
             will
             accrue
             to
             his
             Majesty
             a
             
               Third
               part
            
             of
             the
             Profits
             of
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             in
             the
             Right
             of
             the
             Vessells
             ;
             which
             ,
             upon
             a
             very
             Reasonable
             and
             hopefull
             Improvement
             ,
             will
             amount
             to
             
               a
               Million
               and
               a
               half
            
             ,
             yearly
             ;
             and
             remain
             to
             the
             
               Cr●wn
               for
               ever
            
             .
             This
             is
             it
             which
             I
             call
             the
             Foundation
             of
             an
             Ample
             ,
             and
             
               Lasting
               Revenue
            
             ;
             and
             which
             I
             look
             upon
             as
             a
             Treasury
             ,
             that
             will
             much
             more
             then
             Answer
             all
             
               His
               Majesties
               Navall
               Expenses
            
             whatsoever
             .
             To
             say
             nothing
             of
             what
             will
             be
             advanced
             in
             his
             Customes
             ,
             by
             Commedities
             .
             Imported
             for
             our
             Fish
             ,
             in
             Return
             .
          
           
             And
             I
             may
             very
             well
             reckon
             upon
             it
             also
             ,
             as
             a
             Foundation
             of
             Wealth
             ,
             and
             Prosperity
             to
             the
             Nation
             ;
             for
             I
             cannot
             Cast
             my
             Eye
             upon
             any
             sort
             or
             Condition
             of
             People
             ,
             that
             is
             not
             the
             better
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             the
             Community
             most
             of
             all
             .
          
           
             1st
             .
             It
             will
             bring
             all
             other
             Commodities
             in
             upon
             the
             Truck
             ;
             which
             we
             now
             pay
             ready
             mony
             for
             ;
             to
             an
             
               Inestimable
               value
            
             .
          
           
             2ly
             .
             It
             will
             ease
             this
             Kingdom
             at
             least
             
               300000l
               .
               a
               year
            
             ,
             in
             the
             very
             Tax
             to
             the
             Poor
             ,
             by
             Employing
             all
             sorts
             of
             People
             ,
             and
             turning
             the
             Great
             Burthen
             of
             this
             Land
             ,
             into
             an
             equall
             Benefit
             :
             which
             will
             be
             in
             some
             measure
             a
             repeopling
             of
             us
             too
             ,
             by
             adding
             so
             many
             lost
             hands
             to
             the
             service
             of
             the
             Publique
             .
          
           
             3ly
             .
             A
             full
             Fishery
             ,
             in
             this
             one
             year
             ;
             would
             have
             saved
             the
             City
             of
             
             London
             ,
             and
             the
             Dependencyes
             upon
             the
             River
             of
             Thames
             ,
             near
             
               half
               a
               Million
            
             perchance
             ,
             in
             the
             price
             of
             Cole
             ;
             for
             there
             would
             never
             have
             wanted
             ●eamen
             ,
             to
             carry
             on
             the
             War
             ,
             and
             the
             Colliery
             together
             .
          
           
             
               It
               would
               be
               endlesse
               to
               run
               through
               all
               the
            
             Particulars
             ;
             How
             it
             begets
             Commerce
             ;
             Fills
             His
             Majesties
             Coffers
             ;
             Peoples
             his
             Dominions
             ;
             
               and
               consequently
            
             raises
             the
             price
             of
             Land
             ;
             Enriches
             the
             Merchant
             ,
             
               both
               by
            
             Expertation
             ,
             and
             Importation
             ;
             
               and
               the
            
             Trades-man
             ,
             
               by
               setting
               all
               hands
               to
               work
               :
               for
               it
               is
               remarkable
               ,
               that
            
             10000l
             .
             adventure
             in
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             Employs
             more
             people
             ,
             then
             50000l
             .
             in
             any
             other
             Trade
             whatsoever
             ,
             Clothing
             Excepted
             .
             It
             Excites
             Industry
             ,
             and
             Clears
             us
             of
             Loyterers
             ,
             and
             Beggars
             .
             
               Insomuch
               ,
               that
            
             Ordinary
             Servants
             make
             themselves
             fortunes
             ,
             by
             working
             of
             Netts
             ,
             at
             spare
             hours
             ,
             and
             adventuring
             them
             in
             the
             Fishery
             .
          
           
             Let
             it
             not
             be
             Imagin'd
             that
             I
             speak
             all
             this
             
               without
               book
            
             ,
             for
             I
             have
             my
             Calculation
             of
             the
             profit
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             
               other
               advantages
            
             ,
             from
             
               Sir
               Walter
               Rawleigh
               ,
               Sr.
               John
               Burrowes
               ,
            
             and
             many
             other
             learned
             ,
             and
             Experienced
             Authors
             ,
             who
             computed
             the
             yearly
             value
             ,
             at
             above
             
               ten
               millions
            
             ,
             when
             the
             Dutch
             had
             not
             half
             the
             number
             of
             Busses
             which
             now
             they
             have
             .
          
           
             Bur
             be
             the
             profit
             more
             or
             lesse
             ,
             rather
             then
             differ
             upon
             that
             point
             ,
             
               we
               'l
               cast
               all
               our
               Millions
               into
               the
               Sea
               again
               ,
            
             and
             yet
             set
             up
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             though
             we
             should
             trade
             to
             Losse
             :
             for
             it
             seems
             to
             me
             ,
             of
             so
             
               absolute
               a
               Necessity
               to
               this
               Nation
               ,
               that
            
             (
             humanely
             speaking
             )
             
               we
               cannot
               well
               ,
               or
               long
               subsist
               without
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               If
               we
               let
               our
            
             Navigation
             
               fall
               ,
               we
               are
            
             Lost
             ;
             
               and
               how
               to
            
             support
             ,
             and
             supply
             
               it
               ,
               without
               the
            
             Fishery
             ,
             
               I
               do
               not
               Comprehend
               ;
               The
            
             Man
             of
             War
             ,
             and
             Merchant-man
             ,
             consume
             ▪
             Seamen
             ,
             and
             I●reed
             .
             none
             .
             The
             Collier
             
               brings
               up
               ,
               now
               and
               then
               an
               :
            
             Apprentice
             ,
             
               but
               still
            
             spends
             
               more
               then
               he
            
             makes
             .
             
               The
               only
               (
               and
               the
            
             Common
             )
             Nursery
             of
             Seamen
             
               is
               the
            
             Fishery
             ;
             where
             euery
             Busse
             brings
             up
             (
             it
             
               may
               be
            
             )
             6.
             8.
             or
             .
             10.
             new
             men
             every
             Year
             ;
             
               so
               that
               our
            
             Fishery
             
               is
               just
               as
            
             Necessary
             
               to
               our
            
             Navigation
             ,
             
               as
               our
            
             Navigation
             .
             
               is
               to
               our
            
             safety
             ,
             and
             well-being
             .
             
               And
               it
               is
               well
               enough
               observed
               ,
               that
            
             All
             Princes
             and
             States
             ,
             are
             stronger
             or
             Weaker
             ,
             at
             Sea
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             Measures
             of
             their
             Fishery
             .
          
           
             Nor
             is
             it
             only
             for
             the
             Number
             of
             Seamen
             that
             we
             are
             indebted
             to
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             but
             for
             the
             value
             of
             them
             also
             ,
             for
             
               there
               never
               were
               braver
               Officers
               in
               the
               world
               ,
               then
               those
               that
               have
               been
               Trayn'd
               up
               in
               That
               School
               ,
            
             as
             any
             man
             that
             desires
             to
             be
             better
             informed
             ,
             may
             easily
             satisfie
             himself
             .
          
           
             Nay
             ,
             if
             they
             were
             only
             to
             be
             Employ'd
             as
             Pilots
             ,
             their
             services
             would
             more
             then
             Countervail
             the
             Charge
             :
             for
             
               their
               busynesse
            
             lyes
             where
             
               our
               Dangenlyes
            
             :
             They
             know
             all
             the
             Rocks
             and
             shelves
             ;
             and
             there
             's
             no
             Coasting
             without
             them
             .
             How
             many
             brave
             shipps
             have
             we
             stranded
             ,
             for
             want
             of
             a
             pittyfull
             Fisherman
             abord
             ,
             to
             forewarn
             us
             of
             the
             Danger
             ?
             yes
             ,
             and
             I
             have
             heard
             it
             .
             Confidently
             sayd
             ,
             that
             even
             since
             this
             last
             War
             with
             the
             Dutch
             ,
             a
             great
             part
             of
             His
             Majestyes
             
               Fleet
               Royall
            
             had
             like
             to
             have
             perished
             upon
             the
             same
             score
             .
             Neither
             can
             we
             pretend
             so
             much
             as
             to
             Pilot
             a
             great
             shipp
             out
             of
             the
             River
             ,
             without
             a
             Fisherman
             .
          
           
           
             As
             we
             can
             do
             nothing
             at
             Sea
             without
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             so
             I
             am
             afraid
             we
             shall
             make
             as
             ill
             shift
             at
             Land
             ,
             For
             we
             have
             a
             
               bold
               Coast
            
             ,
             and
             for
             want
             of
             people
             upon
             it
             ,
             to
             defend
             it
             ,
             we
             ly
             open
             to
             a
             thousand
             Mischiefs
             .
             The
             Fishery
             will
             relieve
             us
             in
             This
             too
             ;
             by
             planting
             a
             Trade
             there
             ,
             which
             will
             draw
             on
             Commerce
             ,
             and
             Consequently
             repeople
             and
             strengthen
             us
             .
             If
             it
             be
             asked
             me
             ,
             
               how
               we
               have
               done
               for
               Seamen
               all
               this
               while
               ?
            
             I
             answer
             ,
             that
             we
             have
             done
             for
             Seamen
             ,
             as
             some
             people
             do
             for
             mony
             ;
             that
             have
             but
             a
             Thousand
             Pound
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             play
             away
             five
             Hundred
             of
             it
             in
             a
             Night
             :
             we
             spend
             upon
             the
             Main
             stock
             ,
             and
             it
             will
             never
             hold
             out
             .
             It
             has
             been
             our
             Fishery
             (
             even
             poor
             as
             it
             is
             )
             that
             has
             supported
             us
             all
             this
             while
             ,
             and
             
               when
               That
               dyes
            
             ,
             a
             man
             may
             foretell
             without
             the
             help
             of
             an
             Oracle
             ,
             that
             the
             Glory
             of
             
               England
               will
               not
               long
               out-live
               it
               .
            
          
           
             When
             I
             speak
             of
             the
             Fishery
             ,
             I
             desire
             to
             be
             understood
             of
             the
             Fishery
             in
             General
             ,
             and
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Ling
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             Herring
             ;
             which
             is
             Esteemed
             to
             be
             well
             nigh
             as
             Gainful
             too
             as
             the
             other
             .
             There
             is
             not
             any
             subject
             perhaps
             that
             has
             been
             more
             Labour'd
             ,
             and
             to
             lesse
             purpose
             then
             this
             ,
             and
             the
             Reason
             possibly
             may
             be
             ,
             that
             we
             have
             only
             taken
             a
             prospect
             of
             the
             
               Pecuniary
               advantages
            
             of
             it
             ,
             which
             we
             may
             live
             without
             ,
             and
             given
             no
             heed
             at
             all
             to
             that
             
               Consideration
               of
               State
            
             ,
             which
             makes
             it
             of
             
               Absolute
               Necessity
            
             to
             our
             Preservation
             .
          
           
             To
             Contract
             all
             in
             a
             word
             ;
             If
             any
             man
             shall
             say
             ,
             that
             I
             have
             
               over-rated
               the
               Fishery
            
             ,
             and
             the
             Influence
             it
             would
             have
             upon
             the
             prosperity
             of
             this
             Kingdom
             ,
             let
             them
             reply
             upon
             Sir
             
               Walter
               Rawleigh
            
             ,
             Sir
             
               John
               Burrowes
            
             ,
             and
             other
             persons
             of
             Note
             ,
             who
             have
             study'd
             the
             poynt
             and
             made
             a
             particular
             deduction
             of
             the
             Value
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             Or
             If
             I
             have
             not
             sufficiently
             proved
             ,
             that
             it
             lyes
             fayrer
             for
             Us
             ,
             then
             for
             the
             Dutch
             ;
             or
             not
             fully
             answered
             all
             Materiall
             Objections
             to
             the
             Contrary
             ,
             I
             shall
             be
             Glad
             to
             be
             better
             Instructed
             .
          
           
             Or
             (
             the
             Profit
             apart
             )
             If
             we
             can
             ever
             be
             either
             Happy
             ,
             or
             safe
             ,
             without
             Navigation
             :
             Or
             Maintain
             that
             Navigation
             without
             a
             Fishery
             ;
             and
             manage
             it
             without
             Pilots
             .
             If
             this
             may
             be
             done
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             
               All
               's
               well
            
             :
             But
             if
             not
             ;
             I
             may
             then
             conclude
             that
             the
             
               Fishery
               is
               of
               an
               Absolute
               ,
               and
               Undispensable
               Necessity
               ,
               to
               the
               well-being
               ,
               both
               of
               King
               ,
               and
               People
               .
            
          
           
             FINIS
             .