A briefe note of the benefits that grow to this realm by the observation of fish-dayes with a reason and cause wherefore the law in that behalfe made, is ordained : very necessary to bee kept in the houses of all men, especially common victuallers : together with an estimate of what beefes might be spared in a yeare in the citie of London by one dayes abstinence in a weeke : collected out of severall statutes in the reigne of Queen Elizabeth / published by John Erswicke...
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             A briefe note of the benefits that grow to this realm by the observation of fish-dayes with a reason and cause wherefore the law in that behalfe made, is ordained : very necessary to bee kept in the houses of all men, especially common victuallers : together with an estimate of what beefes might be spared in a yeare in the citie of London by one dayes abstinence in a weeke : collected out of severall statutes in the reigne of Queen Elizabeth / published by John Erswicke...
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           A
           BRIEFE
           NOTE
           OF
           The
           Benefits
           that
           grow
           to
           this
           Realm
           by
           the
           observation
           of
           Fish-Dayes
           .
        
         
           With
           a
           reason
           and
           cause
           wherefore
           the
           Law
           in
           that
           behalfe
           made
           ,
           is
           ordained
           :
           Very
           necessary
           to
           bee
           kept
           in
           the
           houses
           of
           all
           men
           ;
           especially
           common
           Victuallers
           .
        
         
           Together
           with
           an
           estimate
           of
           what
           Beefes
           might
           be
           spared
           in
           a
           yeare
           ,
           in
           the
           Citie
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           by
           one
           dayes
           abstinence
           in
           a
           weeke
           .
        
         
           Collected
           out
           of
           severall
           Statutes
           in
           the
           Reigne
           of
           Queene
           ELIZABETH
           .
        
         
           Published
           by
           
             Iohn
             Erswicke
          
           Gentleman
           .
        
         
           London
           printed
           for
           
             Tho
             :
             Bankes
             .
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           briefe
           note
           of
           the
           benefits
           that
           grow
           to
           this
           Realme
           by
           the
           observation
           of
           Fish-dayes
           .
        
         
           WHere
           heretofore
           by
           the
           Queenes
           most
           excellent
           Majestie
           ,
           of
           her
           clemency
           and
           care
           conceived
           ,
           for
           divers
           private
           benefits
           that
           might
           grow
           to
           her
           loving
           Subjects
           ,
           especially
           for
           the
           Navy
           of
           this
           Land
           ,
           hath
           with
           the
           assent
           of
           the
           whole
           State
           of
           her
           Realme
           ,
           caused
           to
           be
           made
           and
           published
           sundry
           Statutes
           ,
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           Proclamations
           for
           the
           expence
           of
           fish
           ,
           and
           observation
           of
           fish-dayes
           ,
           with
           great
           penalties
           to
           be
           laid
           on
           the
           offendors
           ;
           that
           by
           the
           certaine
           observation
           thereof
           ,
           fisher-men
           (
           the
           chiefest
           Nurse
           for
           Marriners
           )
           might
           be
           increased
           and
           maintained
           .
           The
           common
           sort
           of
           people
           contemning
           this
           observation
           ,
           to
           avoid
           the
           ceremony
           in
           times
           past
           therein
           used
           ,
           and
           not
           certainly
           knowing
           the
           benefits
           thereby
           growing
           to
           this
           Realme
           ;
           nor
           remembring
           the
           penalties
           by
           the
           same
           Lawes
           appointed
           ,
           doe
           not
           onely
           fall
           into
           the
           danger
           of
           the
           said
           Lawes
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           same
           hath
           caused
           a
           great
           decay
           to
           fishing
           ,
           whereby
           groweth
           many
           other
           great
           detriments
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           of
           this
           Realme
           :
           For
           the
           better
           instruction
           therefore
           of
           such
           persons
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           their
           
           Country
           will
           be
           perswaded
           :
           In
           this
           briefe
           Table
           is
           set
           downe
           the
           punishment
           appointed
           for
           the
           offendors
           ,
           the
           discommodities
           that
           happen
           to
           the
           Realme
           by
           the
           said
           contempt
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           benefit
           that
           might
           grow
           to
           the
           people
           by
           the
           observation
           hereof
           ,
           with
           the
           opinion
           that
           ought
           to
           be
           conceived
           in
           the
           eating
           of
           fish
           at
           the
           dayes
           and
           times
           prescribed
           ,
           being
           briefly
           set
           downe
           as
           hereafter
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             The
             breaches
             of
             the
             Statutes
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             fift
             yeare
             of
             her
             Majesties
             most
             gracious
             raigne
             ,
             it
             was
             ordained
             that
             it
             should
             not
             be
             lawfull
             for
             any
             person
             within
             this
             Realme
             ,
             to
             eate
             any
             flesh
             upon
             any
             dayes
             then
             usually
             observed
             as
             fish-dayes
             ,
             upon
             paine
             to
             forfeit
             three
             pounds
             for
             every
             time
             he
             offended
             ;
             or
             suffer
             three
             moneths
             of
             imprisonment
             ,
             without
             baile
             or
             maine
             prize
             .
             And
             every
             person
             within
             whose
             house
             any
             such
             offence
             shall
             be
             done
             ,
             being
             privy
             ,
             and
             knowing
             thereof
             ,
             and
             not
             effectually
             punishing
             or
             disclosing
             the
             same
             to
             some
             publique
             officer
             ,
             having
             authority
             to
             punish
             the
             same
             ,
             to
             forfeit
             for
             every
             such
             offence
             forty
             shillings
             :
             The
             said
             penalty
             being
             great
             ,
             and
             many
             of
             poore
             estate
             favoured
             by
             reason
             thereof
             ,
             but
             the
             offence
             thought
             necessary
             not
             to
             be
             left
             unpunished
             :
             The
             Queenes
             Majestie
             of
             Her
             great
             clemencie
             in
             the
             Parliament
             holden
             in
             the
             34.
             yeare
             of
             Her
             most
             gracious
             raigne
             ,
             hath
             caused
             the
             forfeiture
             for
             the
             eater
             to
             bee
             but
             twenty
             shillings
             ;
             and
             for
             him
             in
             whose
             house
             it
             is
             eaten
             ▪
             but
             13s
             .
             4d
             which
             being
             executed
             ,
             will
             prove
             very
             damageable
             to
             the
             offenders
             .
          
           
           
             In
             the
             17.
             ye●re
             of
             Her
             Highnesse
             raigne
             it
             is
             further
             ordained
             ,
             and
             remaineth
             still
             in
             force
             ;
             That
             no
             Inholder
             ,
             Vintner
             ,
             Ale-house-keeper
             ,
             common
             Victualler
             ,
             common
             Cooke
             ,
             or
             common
             Tablekeeper
             ,
             shall
             utter
             or
             put
             to
             sale
             ,
             upon
             any
             Friday
             ,
             Saterday
             ,
             or
             other
             dayes
             appointed
             to
             be
             fish
             dayes
             ,
             or
             any
             day
             in
             time
             of
             Lent
             ,
             any
             kinde
             of
             flesh
             victuall
             ,
             upon
             paine
             of
             the
             forfeiture
             of
             five
             pounds
             ,
             and
             shall
             suffer
             ten
             dayes
             imprisonment
             ,
             without
             baile
             ,
             mainprize
             ,
             or
             remove
             ,
             for
             every
             time
             so
             offending
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             cause
             and
             reason
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             forasmuch
             as
             our
             Country
             is
             (
             for
             the
             most
             part
             )
             compassed
             with
             the
             Seas
             ,
             &
             the
             greatest
             force
             for
             defence
             under
             God
             ,
             is
             the
             Kings
             Majesties
             Navy
             of
             Ships
             ,
             for
             maintenance
             and
             increase
             of
             the
             said
             Navy
             ,
             this
             Law
             for
             abstinence
             hath
             been
             most
             carefully
             ordained
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             certaine
             expence
             of
             fish
             ,
             fishing
             and
             fisher-men
             might
             be
             the
             more
             increased
             and
             the
             better
             maintained
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             said
             Trade
             is
             the
             chiefest
             Nurse
             ,
             not
             onely
             for
             the
             bringing
             up
             of
             youth
             for
             Shipping
             ,
             but
             great
             numbers
             of
             Shippes
             therein
             are
             used
             ,
             furnished
             with
             sufficient
             Marriners
             ,
             men
             at
             all
             times
             in
             readinesse
             for
             his
             Majesties
             service
             in
             those
             affaires
             .
          
           
             The
             second
             cause
             ,
             for
             that
             many
             Townes
             and
             Villages
             upon
             the
             Sea
             coasts
             grow
             of
             late
             wonderfully
             decayed
             ,
             and
             some
             wonderfully
             depopulated
             ,
             which
             in
             times
             past
             were
             replenished
             ;
             not
             only
             with
             fisher
             men
             and
             great
             store
             of
             shipping
             ,
             but
             sundry
             other
             Artificers
             ,
             as
             Shipwrights
             ,
             Smiths
             ,
             Rope-makers
             ,
             Nett-makers
             ,
             Saile-makers
             ,
             Weavers
             ,
             Dressers
             ,
             Carriers
             ,
             and
             Utterers
             of
             Fish
             ,
             maintained
             chiefly
             
             by
             fishing
             ,
             that
             they
             hereby
             againe
             might
             be
             renewed
             ,
             the
             want
             thereof
             is
             ,
             and
             hath
             beene
             cause
             of
             great
             numbers
             of
             idle
             persons
             ,
             with
             whom
             this
             Realme
             at
             this
             time
             is
             greatly
             damaged
             :
             and
             this
             happeneth
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             uncertainty
             of
             the
             sale
             of
             fish
             ,
             and
             the
             contempt
             which
             in
             eating
             of
             fish
             is
             conceived
             .
          
           
             Furthermore
             it
             is
             considered
             ,
             that
             the
             Trade
             for
             grasing
             of
             cattell
             ,
             through
             the
             excessive
             expence
             of
             flesh
             ,
             is
             so
             much
             increased
             ,
             that
             many
             Farme-houses
             and
             Villages
             ,
             wherein
             were
             maintained
             great
             numbers
             of
             people
             ,
             and
             by
             them
             the
             Markets
             plentifully
             served
             with
             corne
             and
             other
             victuals
             ,
             is
             now
             utterly
             decayed
             ,
             and
             put
             downe
             for
             the
             feeding
             and
             grasing
             of
             Beefes
             and
             Muttons
             onely
             ,
             by
             means
             whereof
             the
             people
             which
             in
             such
             places
             were
             maintained
             ,
             are
             not
             only
             made
             vagrant
             ,
             but
             also
             Calves
             ,
             Hogs
             ,
             Pigs
             ,
             Geefe
             ,
             Hens
             ,
             Chickens
             ,
             Capons
             ,
             Egges
             ,
             Butter
             ,
             Cheese
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             things
             ,
             doe
             become
             exceeding
             scarce
             and
             deare
             ,
             by
             want
             of
             their
             increase
             in
             those
             places
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Markets
             are
             not
             ,
             nor
             cannot
             be
             served
             ,
             as
             in
             times
             past
             it
             hath
             beene
             .
          
           
             Many
             other
             things
             for
             confirmation
             hereof
             might
             be
             spoken
             ,
             as
             the
             great
             number
             of
             Ships
             decayed
             ,
             which
             hath
             been
             maintained
             by
             fishing
             ;
             the
             wealth
             and
             commodity
             that
             fishing
             bringeth
             to
             this
             Realm
             ;
             the
             cause
             that
             certaine
             dayes
             and
             times
             for
             expence
             of
             fish
             ,
             must
             of
             necessity
             be
             observed
             ,
             grown
             by
             reason
             the
             provision
             of
             flesh
             for
             the
             peoples
             diet
             must
             be
             certainely
             provided
             ,
             whereof
             the
             gentle
             Reader
             shall
             bee
             more
             at
             large
             instructed
             in
             a
             little
             booke
             ,
             published
             to
             that
             effect
             ;
             with
             sundry
             other
             arguments
             ,
             
             which
             for
             brevitie
             is
             omitted
             ,
             in
             hope
             the
             consideration
             hereof
             will
             be
             sufficient
             to
             perswade
             such
             persons
             as
             esteeme
             more
             the
             benefit
             of
             the
             Countrey
             then
             their
             owne
             lust
             or
             appetite
             ;
             setting
             before
             their
             eyes
             the
             feare
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             obedience
             to
             the
             Kings
             Commandement
             ,
             especially
             in
             such
             things
             as
             concerne
             the
             benefit
             of
             a
             Commonwealth
             ;
             considering
             S.
             
               Paul
            
             sayth
             ,
             There
             is
             no
             Power
             but
             of
             God
             :
             The
             Powers
             (
             sayth
             he
             )
             that
             be
             ,
             are
             ordained
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             those
             that
             resist
             these
             Powers
             ,
             resist
             the
             Ordinance
             of
             God
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             further
             to
             be
             considered
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             no
             conscience
             to
             be
             made
             in
             the
             kind
             or
             nature
             of
             the
             meat
             being
             Flesh
             or
             Fish
             ,
             as
             in
             times
             past
             a
             famed
             Ceremonie
             therein
             was
             used
             ,
             neyther
             is
             the
             meat
             concerning
             it selfe
             unlawfull
             to
             be
             eaten
             at
             any
             time
             ,
             but
             the
             use
             thereof
             unlawfull
             ,
             being
             forbidden
             to
             eate
             by
             the
             Prince
             ,
             having
             power
             and
             authoritie
             from
             God
             ,
             and
             done
             by
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             Parliament
             :
             For
             a
             Common-wealth
             ,
             wherein
             obedience
             ought
             to
             be
             shewed
             ,
             not
             for
             feare
             of
             punishment
             onely
             ,
             as
             S.
             
               Paul
            
             sayth
             ,
             but
             for
             conscience
             sake
             ;
             not
             esteeming
             the
             meat
             ,
             nor
             the
             day
             ,
             but
             obedience
             to
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             benefit
             to
             our
             Countrey
             and
             poore
             Brethren
             ;
             remembring
             ,
             that
             the
             Magistrate
             beareth
             not
             the
             Sword
             for
             nought
             ,
             but
             to
             take
             vengeance
             upon
             them
             that
             doe
             evill
             :
             For
             S.
             
               Paul
            
             sayth
             further
             ,
             Hee
             that
             will
             live
             without
             feare
             of
             punishment
             ,
             must
             doe
             well
             ,
             and
             so
             shall
             he
             have
             prayse
             for
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             And
             although
             feare
             of
             punishment
             will
             not
             reforme
             such
             persons
             as
             by
             affection
             continued
             hath
             beene
             addicted
             from
             the
             expence
             of
             Fish
             ,
             and
             the
             
             observation
             of
             Fish-dayes
             ;
             yet
             the
             foresaid
             things
             considered
             ,
             let
             obedience
             to
             their
             Prince
             ,
             and
             benefit
             to
             their
             Countrey
             ,
             perswade
             them
             to
             bridle
             their
             affectioned
             lust
             for
             a
             small
             time
             ,
             so
             shall
             they
             both
             see
             and
             feele
             the
             great
             benefits
             thereby
             growing
             ,
             and
             escape
             the
             punishment
             for
             the
             offence
             appointed
             .
             And
             for
             that
             the
             commodities
             may
             in
             some
             part
             more
             plainely
             appeare
             ,
             hereafter
             followeth
             an
             Estimate
             of
             the
             Beeves
             that
             were
             killed
             and
             uttered
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             
               London
            
             and
             Suburbs
             for
             a
             yeare
             ,
             and
             what
             number
             of
             them
             might
             be
             spared
             in
             the
             said
             yeare
             by
             one
             dayes
             abstinence
             in
             a
             weeke
             ;
             by
             which
             also
             may
             be
             conjectured
             ,
             what
             may
             be
             spared
             in
             this
             whole
             Realme
             .
          
        
         
           
             An
             Estimate
             what
             Beeves
             might
             be
             spared
             in
             a
             yeare
             ,
             in
             the
             Citie
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             by
             one
             dayes
             abstinence
             in
             a
             weeke
             ;
             Collected
             out
             of
             severall
             Statutes
             in
             the
             Reigne
             of
             Queene
             
               Elizabeth
               .
            
          
           
             FIrst
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             are
             52
             weekes
             ,
             for
             every
             weeke
             seven
             dayes
             ,
             in
             all
             365.
             
             The
             Lent
             ,
             with
             Friday
             and
             Saterday
             in
             every
             weeke
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             accustomed
             Fish-dayes
             ,
             being
             collected
             together
             ,
             extends
             to
             153.
             
             So
             ,
             in
             the
             yeare
             is
             153
             Fish-dayes
             ,
             and
             212
             Flesh-dayes
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             59
             Flesh-dayes
             more
             then
             Fish
             .
          
           
             So
             the
             yeare
             being
             52
             weekes
             ,
             abate
             seven
             for
             the
             time
             of
             Lent
             ,
             wherein
             no
             Beeves
             ought
             to
             be
             killed
             ,
             and
             there
             remaineth
             but
             45
             weekes
             .
             Then
             let
             us
             say
             ,
             there
             be
             60
             Butchers
             that
             be
             Free-men
             within
             the
             Citie
             ,
             and
             every
             Butcher
             to
             kill
             weekely
             the
             one
             
             with
             the
             other
             five
             Beeves
             a
             peece
             ;
             that
             same
             amounteth
             to
             13500
             Beeves
             .
          
           
             The
             Forrainers
             in
             the
             Suburbs
             ,
             and
             such
             as
             come
             out
             of
             the
             Countrey
             to
             serve
             the
             Markets
             in
             the
             Citie
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             credibly
             affirmed
             ,
             kill
             and
             utter
             in
             the
             Citie
             weekely
             four
             times
             so
             many
             as
             the
             Free-men
             ▪
             which
             amounteth
             to
             54000.
             
             So
             joyning
             the
             Beeves
             uttered
             by
             the
             Free-men
             and
             Farriners
             together
             ,
             they
             extend
             to
             67500.
             
          
           
             If
             wee
             will
             now
             know
             ,
             what
             number
             of
             Beefes
             might
             be
             spared
             in
             a
             yeare
             ,
             by
             one
             dayes
             abstinence
             in
             a
             weeke
             ;
             let
             us
             say
             ,
             in
             the
             weeke
             are
             five
             dayes
             accustomably
             served
             with
             Flesh
             ,
             (
             for
             that
             Friday
             and
             Saterday
             by
             the
             Law
             are
             dayes
             of
             abstinence
             )
             whereof
             one
             being
             taken
             away
             ,
             the
             rest
             but
             foure
             ;
             in
             like
             case
             ,
             divide
             the
             said
             67500
             into
             five
             parts
             ,
             and
             the
             fifth
             part
             spared
             by
             the
             fifth
             dayes
             abstinence
             ,
             is
             13500.
             
          
           
             By
             this
             is
             not
             meant
             ,
             that
             any
             more
             Fish-dayes
             should
             be
             ordained
             then
             already
             are
             ,
             but
             that
             Friday
             and
             Saterday
             might
             be
             in
             better
             sort
             observed
             ,
             for
             that
             Flesh
             Victuals
             on
             those
             dayes
             ,
             in
             most
             places
             ,
             are
             as
             commonly
             spent
             as
             on
             Flesh-dayes
             ,
             and
             therfore
             may
             well
             be
             accounted
             for
             the
             expence
             of
             one
             Flesh-day
             ;
             the
             due
             observation
             whereof
             would
             spare
             the
             number
             of
             Beeves
             aforesaid
             ,
             or
             more
             ,
             besides
             those
             things
             sold
             by
             the
             Poulterers
             ,
             and
             other
             small
             Cattell
             ,
             as
             Calves
             ,
             Sheepe
             ,
             and
             Lambs
             innumerable
             killed
             by
             the
             Butchers
             .
          
           
             Seene
             and
             allowed
             by
             the
             most
             Honorable
             Privie
             Councell
             in
             
               
                 Anno
              
               1642.
               the
               22
               of
               
                 February
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         FINIS
         .