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A38802	Navigation and commerce, their original and progress containing a succinct account of traffick in general : its benefits and improvements : of discoveries, wars, and conflicts at sea, from the original of navigation to this day, with special regard to the English nation : their several voyages and expeditions, to the beginning of our late differences with Holland : in which His Majesties title to the dominion of the sea is asserted, against the novel, and later pretenders / by J. Evelyn ...	Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.	1674 (1674)	Wing E3504; ESTC R8611	50,775	174

infinite Wealth both at home and abroad to the Spaniards French those of Portugal and Biscay 'T is well known that Green-land was first detected by the English about the latter end of Queen ●l●zabeths reign and afterwards the Royal Standard erected there in token of Dominion by the Name of King Iames's New-land his Majesty asserting his just Rights by many Acts of State as more particularly on the Tenth of Ianuary 1613 1613. when he signified his pleasure by Sir Noel Caroon then in Holland in vindication of his Title both to the Island Fishery and all other emoluments whatsoever Iure Dominii as first discoverer and to prohibite Strangers interposing and fishing in his Seas without permission 1608. For this effect 1609. Commissioners were establish'd at London to grant Licences yearly renewable for such as would fish on the English Coast at Edenbrough on the Northern and by Proclamation 1616. Interdicting all un-licenced Practises the Duke of Lennox as Admiral of Scotland being order'd to assert the Right of the Assize-Herring which was paid 61. The following years what interruptions 1617. happen'd upon our Neighbours desires of coming to an adjustment for the Indu●gences they had found is universally known 'till the Year 1635 1635. when to prevent some incroachments and disorders of those who Fished under his protection the late King Charles of Blessed Memory issu'd out his Proclamations See Mr Secretary C●●k's letter April 16. 16●5 to his Majestie 's Resident at the 〈◊〉 and gave Instructions to his Ministers abroad signifying that no Strangers should presume to Fish in the British Seas without out his Majesties Licence and that those who desired them might be Protected he thought fit to equip and set forth such a Fleet as became his Care and Vigilancy for the good and safety of his People and the honour of the Nation This was the Year and the Occasion of building several considerable Ships and amongst others that famous Vessel the Royal Soveraign which to this day bears our Triumphant Edgar for its badge and Cognizance and to mind the World of his undoubted Right to the Dominion of the Seas which he had by this time asserted and secur'd beyond danger of dispute had not a deluded people as to their own highest Concern Glory and Interest and the fatality of the Times disturb'd the project of an Easie Tax as an imaginary invasion of their Liberties which that blessed Prince design'd only to protect them It is fresh in memory what were the Opinions of Attourny Noy many learned Civilians and near a Jury of grave Judges upon this Conjuncture and the Instaces of King Ethelred's having levy'd it many hundred years before shew'd it to be no such innovation nor could there be a more pressing Occasion than when all our Neighbours around us were as now in a state of Hostility but I list not here to interrupt my Reader upon this Chapter which has already suffer'd so many ●ore digladiations and Contests only as to matter of Fact and as concern'd the Navigation and improvement of Commerce I touch it briefly and pass to what follow'd which was the setting out no less than sixty tall Ships first under the Earl of Lindsey 1635. and afterwards Northumberland 1636. by the Account of whose accurate Journal it appears how readily our Neighbour Fisher-men though under convoy of ●●eets superiour to ours in number sued for and took Licences to the value of Fifteen hundred Pounds Fifteen Shillings and two Pence as I have perus'd the particulars I do only mention the Licences which were also taken and accepted at Land and they not a few distributed by Sir William Boswell at the Hague it self upon which his Majestie 's Minister then at Bruxelles adver●is'd the Infanta that the Dunkerkers should take care not to molest such of the Hollande●s though at that time in actual hostility with ●hem as had his Majestie 's Permission and accordingly the Cardinal did grant them Passes which they took without Scruple so as we find it was not for nothing that they came under protection but receiv'd a real benefit Nor was this a novel Imposition but familiar and Customary as appears by the many precedents which we have recited to which we may add that of the Scotch Fishery under King Iames the first 1424. 21. Act. of the first Parliament having already spoken of what concern'd our own Princes especially what Richard the Second impos'd Henry I. V. VI. VII Queens Mary c. with that of Edward the First Pro Hominibus Hollandiae c which protection is yet extant and granted frequently by Treaties as a priviledg only during the subsistance of such Treaties and no farther totally res●inding and abolishing the pretences grounded by some upon the Intereursus magnus 1495. made with the Dukes of Burgundy So as to summ up all that has been produc'd to ●orti●ie our domestick Evidences we have many Acts of Parliament we have the several Successours of our Princes granting Licences to Strangers we have the assiduous instances made by King Iames by his Ambassadours and Secretaries of State We have the Acknowledgments actually and already paid and accounted for to the Exchequer and have seen the occasion of the ●ate Interruptions of it and the invalidity of mens pretences and if these be not evidences sufficient to subvert the Sophisms of a few mercenary pens and dismount the Con●idence of unreasonable people it is because there is so little rigour in our resolutions at home and so little Justice in the World abroad Nor has this been arrogated by the Monarchs of th●s Nation but a Right establish'd upon just reason namely that they might be enabl'd to clear the Seas of Rovers and Pirates and protect such as fo●low'd their lawful affairs And for this effect the ●ings of England did not only take care to defend their own Subjects but to Convoy and secure all Strangers so●●times as we have seen by Proclamation sometimes by Fleets and Men of War where they Fish'd by Agreement upon Treaty or leave obtain'd yet restraining them to certain 〈◊〉 retaining the dominion of the Neighbouring Seas as in the Reign of Henry 〈◊〉 Fourth where we find an Accord made between him and the French King Rot. Fra. Hen. 4. 29. that the Subjects of either Nation might fish in one part of the Seas and not in another the Possession of all Privileges of this nature ever accompanying the Royal Licence and Strangers having either special Indulgences or being under protection of special Officers appointed in former times for the safe Guarding of the Fishery 〈◊〉 4. who were so impower'd by Patent Rich. 3. and had certain dues appointed for that attendance Henr. 7. which they levied upon all Forreiners with the express Direction in the reign of Henry the Seventh that the Accknowledgment was to be so levied notwithstanding any Letter of Safe-Conduct which Stranger Fishermen might pretend from any

with this I should conclude did not the Fishery which is another irrefragable Proof of his Majesties Dominion require a little Survey before we shut up this discourse 54. How far this Royal Jurisdiction has extended may best be gather'd out of the Reverend Camden Speaking of King Iames the Sixth of Scotland Fliz. ●ritan and of Queen Elizabeth of England who first discovering the While-Fishing had consequently Title to those Seas as far as Green-land Northward and what it was to the South the Proclamation of our Third Edward yet extant abundantly makes appear This consum'd by the Fourth of that Name Guards and Convoys were appointed to preserve the Rights inviolable as was likewise continued by the Three succeeding Henrys Fifth Sixth and Seventh and their descendents who impos'd a certain Tribute upon all Forreiners in Recognition of their Indulgence to them Witness the French 1489. the Dukes of Britain of Burgundy espec●ally Philip and those of F●anders who never presum'd to cast a Net without Permission and a formal Instrument first obtained the Originals whereof are yet to be seen and may be collected out of both the French and Burgundian stories and as it doth indeed to this day appear by his Majesties neighbourly Civility granted to the French King for the Provision of his own Table and to the Town of Bruges in Handers 〈…〉 by a late Concession the number and size of Boats and other Circumstances being limited upon transgression whereof the offenders have been Imprison'd and otherwise mulcted 55. And as the French so the Spaniard did always sue to our Princes for the like priviledg and kindness King Phillip the Second as nearly related as he was to Queen Mary 〈…〉 his Wife finding a Prov●so in an Act of Parliament that no Forreiner should fish in those Seas without permission paid into the Exchequer no less than an annual rent of one thousand pounds for leave to fish upon the North of Ireland for the supply of his dominions in Flanders Now for the Dutch 56. That famous Record Pro Hominibus Hollandiae so the Title runs points to us as far as our First Edward 1295. not only how obsequious then they were in Acknowledging the Kings Dominion on the Sea but his Protection and permission to Fish on the environs of it R●t pat 23. Ed. ● Memb. 5. And his Successor Edward the Third as he gave leave to the Counts of Holland who always petition'd for it so he prescribed Laws and Orders concerning the Burden of the Vessels to be employ'd about it The like did Henry the Sixth to the French 〈…〉 and others with the Season Place and Method to be observ'd which are all of main importance in the Cause And this was so religiously inspected in former times that Edward the Fourth constituted a Triumvirat power to guard both the Seas and the Fishery against all Pretenders whatsoever as had Richard the Second long before him who impos'd a Tribute on every individual Ship that pass'd through the 〈◊〉 Admiralty for the maintenance of that Sea-Guard amounting to six pence a Tun upon every Fishing Vessel weekly as appears by a most authentick Record and the Op●nion of the most eminent Judges at that early day who upon consideration that none but a Soverein power could impose such a pa●ment gave it in as their opinion that this Right and Dominion was a 〈◊〉 of the royal Patrimony and inseparable Nay that wise Prince Henry the Seventh thought it so infinitely considerable that upon deeply weighing the great Advantages he was setting up a Trade or S●ap●● of ●●sh in preference say some to that of Wool itself and all other Commerce of his Domi●●ons which being long before 〈◊〉 Low-Countries had a Name for M●rchau●● they had still perhaps 〈◊〉 if some Renegado's of our own 〈◊〉 and Stephens by Name had not enc●●●●g'd the Dutch of Enchusen with other Malcontented Persons of the Craft deserting their Country and their 〈◊〉 to molest his Majesties S●re●●s 〈◊〉 the accompt of these M●n since w●●●h They and Others have con●i●●●● their Presumptions even to Insolence 57. Neither was less the Care of King Iames 1606. to vindicate this incomparable prerogative than any of his vigilant Predecessors 1458. who having deriv'd that accession of the Shetland Islands by marriage with a Daughter of Denmark 1609. publish'd his Proclamations immediately after his coming into England For it must be acknowledg'd that Queen Elizabeth did not so nicely and warily look after this jealous Article as had been wish'd diverted by her extraordinary Pitty and abundant Indulgence to the distressed States But this Prince roundly asserts his Patrimony See Copy of a Letter in Sir ●ob Cotton's Library and the Credentials given to Sir Hen. Wotton upon many prudent Reasons of state and especially for encouragement of the Maritime Towns fallen much to decay and plainly succumbing under the injurious dealing of such as took the Fish from before their dores and renew'd his Commands that none should for the future presume so much as to hover about much less abide on our Coasts without Permission first obtain'd under the Great Seal of England and upon which the Hollanders petition'd for Leave and Acknowledged the Limits appointed them as formerly they had done Let us hear the Historian ●escribe it and blush The Hollanders says he taking infinite plenty of Herring Camden in Br● upon this Coast and thereby making a most gainful Trade were first to procure leave by ancient Custom out of Scarborow-Castle for the English permit them to Fish reserving indeed the Honour to themselves but Resigning the Benefit to Strangers to their incredible inriching c. What could be said more to our purpose or to our Reproach This was that which King Iames endeavour'd to bring into a better method when taking notice of the daily incroachment of our Neighbours he enjoyn'd his Ambassador who was then Sir Dudley Carleton to Expostulate it with the States 1618. as may be seen in that sharp Letter of Mr. Secretaries Dated the twenty first of December 1618 in which he tells them That unless they sought leave from his Majesty and acknowledg his Right as other Princes had done and did it might well come to pass that they who would needs bear all the World before them by their Mare Liberum might soon endanger their having neither Terram Nec Solum Nec Rempublicam Liberam I do only recite the Passage as I find it publish'd and take notice how Prophetick it had lately like to have been 58. This happy Prince taking umbrage at the War between the Hollander and the Spaniard did ●ix Limits by Commission and Survey nearer than which though as Moderator he offer'd equal Protection to bo●h no Enemy to another State m●ght commit any hostile Act Seld●n●●s l. 2. ● 22. and producing his Reasons for it asserted his Right so to do not as if those Boundaries circumscrib'd

King Prince or Government whatsoever So as by all the Arguments of Right Claim and p●●scription the Title is firm all other pretences of Right or possession interrupted arrogated and precarious or else extinguish'd by Infractio●s of Treaties never since revived by any subsequent Act 62. We ●●●ght here mention the Toll paid the King of Denmark at the Sundt and the respect which Strangers shew to his Castle at Cronnenburg according to a Treaty made between them and the Dutch 1649. and to the Swedish King whom they acknowledg Sovereign of the Baltick and Northern Tracts to an immense extent where he receives Tribute as well as those of Denmark and Poland by impositions at Dantzick and the Pillan where they only enjoy for it a cold and hungry passage whilst with us we give them not only Passage Harbours and Protection through a dangerous Sea but an Emolument accompanying it which inriches our Neighbours with one of the most inestimable Treasures and Advantagious Commerce under heaven To this we also might add what has obtain'd the Suffrages not only of our own Countrymen of the Long Robe and others but of almost all the dis-interested Learned persons who have discuss'd this Subject universally agreeing that as to a pecnliar and restrictive Right Fisheries may and ought to be Appropriated and that as well in the high-Seas as the Lawyers term them as in Lakes and Rivers and narrower Consinements and as the Republick of Genoa does at this day let to Farm their Fishery for Thunnies in their neighbouring Seas and the Contract between Queen Elizabeth and Denmark about the like liberty upon the Coast of Norway and the Prohibitions made and the licences given by that Crown at this present do abundantly evince namely that the Dane is and hath of long time been in possession upon the Coasts we have mention'd and of as much as we asser't to be due to his Majesty in the British Seas THE TABLE A A Chaians pag. 32 Accidents vide Chance 21 Action 14 Actium 33 Admiral v. Officers 38. 70. 84. 95. 99 Adriatick 35. 93. Adventurers vide Merchant Adventures v. Expeditions Exploits Voyages Discoveries 4. 22. 65. 78. Aegean 23. 29 Aegineta 21 Aegypt 39 Aemilius 32 Aequator 42 Aethiopia 39. 41. 53 Africa 9 Aggressor 30 Albion 58 Alcibi●des 29 Aleppo 39. 41 Alexandretta 41 Alexandria 36. 39 Alfred 67 Almeida 43 Alphonsus 3. 42 Alvares 43 Ambassadors 116 Ambition 8 America 10. 34. 55. 111 Americus Vesputianus 56 Anian v. Streights 77 Anker 19 Antillias 54 Antiquities v. Medails 93 Antipodes 7. 34 Antwerp 46 Anseatick-Towns 8 Appius Claudius 31 Aquitain 84 Arabia Arabs 39. 41 Architecture Naval 4 Argo Argo-nauts 25 Armada v. Fleet. 21. 50. 74 Arms. 28 Arsenal v. Magazine 51. 52 Art 4. 18 Artaxerxes 29 30 Arthur Prince 67 Asia 9. 22 Astracan 40 Astrolabe 59 Astronomy 21 59 Athenian 29 30 Atlantick 42 59 Atlas v. Books 63. Avarice 30 Augustus 35 Azores 60 B BAcchus 23 Badges 24 Bagdat 41 Balearians 32 Balsara 41 Baltick-Sea 119 Battels v. Fights 21. 32. 44. Bays v. Harbours Ports c. Bennet Cap. 77 Beotia 21 Bethen-Court 42. 76 Biscayans 55 Blake 53 Boats v. Ships Vessels 19. Books v. Atlas History Bounds v. Limits 106. Brasile 43 Britans 46. 65 66 67 Britain v. England 24. British-Sea v Sea Broome 63 Bruges 101 Brundusium 45 Bullion v. Treasure Burgundy 69 70. 116 Busses 82 Button Capt. 77 C CAdmus 22 Caesar. 65. 86 Cairo 39 Cales v. Gades 17. 27. 59. 74. 76 Calidonian-Sea 87 Camus Sebastian 58 Canaries 77 Candy v. Creete 52. Canon v. Guns Canoos 4 Canute 48. 88 Cape of Good-Hope 43 Captains 54 Caravan 39. 41 Carricks v. Ships 18. Carthagena 58. 75 Carthage 11. 17. 31 Carthaginians 31 Cassiterides 65 Caspian-Sea 40 Cathaia 76 Catharine Promontory 42 Cavendish 57 58 Ceilon v. Zeilon 17. Chabot Sebastian Iohn 57. 72. 77 Cham. 22 Chamber 87. 106 Chance v. Accident 59. Channel 385 Cha●●●o ●s 53 Charles the I II VI. 14. 16. 78 79. 106 Charles the Great the Fifth 71 108 Chinezes 53. 76 Cicilians 32 Cimbrians 65 Cinque-Ports 95 Circum-navigation 57 58 Claudius 87. 93 Clothing 70 Colchos 25 Colours v. Flag 37 97. Columbus 34. 54 Commerce v. Trade Merchandize c. 4. 5. 8 9 10. 11 12. 14 15. 26 27. 38. 47. 51. 54. 62. 64. 69. 78 79. 86. 111. Companies 43 Commissioners 69 Comites Maritimi c. 87. 93. 95 Conon 29 Conquest 12. 94 Consalvo de Vaz 42 Continent 68 Convoys v. Guards 99. 100. 117 Coptos 39 Corcyreans 30 Corinth 30 Covillan Peter 42 Creation 1. 3 Creature 4 Creet 24 v. Candy Cuba 54 Custome v. Law-Tax 64. 97. Cyclades 33 D DAne 8. 48. 67. 88. 119 120 Dane Gelt v. Tax 96. Darius 29 Davis 57. 77 Deck 19 Defence 68 Deluge v. Flood 17 Denmark 10 Descents v. Invasion 9. 48. 94. Discoverers 33. 57. 77 Discovery v. Voyages Exploits 48. 57. 60. 63 Adventures Dock v. Harbour 37. Domingo 58. 75 Dominion v. Empire Soveraignty 6. 29. 37. 38. 66. 82. 100. 102. 103. 114 Drake Sir Fr. 57. 58. 75 Duillius C. 31. 36 Duke of Florence v. Florence Dutch v. Hollander 80 81. 103 E EArth 2. 3 Edgar 67. 88. 94. 114 Edwards I II III IV. 9. 69. 71. 77. 88. 90 91. 96. 100 102. 116 Egbert 67 Elements 47. 73. 78. 100 104. 120 Eliot 57 Elizabeth Q. 14. 47. 73. 78. 100. 104. 120 Emanuel K. of Portugal 43. 56 Empire v. Dominion 15. 83 Emporium v. Port Scale Staple 8. 44 45 England 64 English 57. 76. 79 Essex Earl 74 Ethelred 67. 114 Euphrates 41 Europe 8 Euxine 39. 41 Exchange 10 Expedition v. Voyages Adventures 22. 75 Exploit 30 76. 77 Exportation 10 F FActories 44 Faith 56. 72 Ferdinand of Castile 54 Friuli 93 Ferries 19 Fights v. Battels War 21. 71. 76. 106 Fire-Ships 37 Fishery v. Herrings Whales 81. 85. 100. 102. 107. 110 Flag v. Colours 36. 81. 97 98. Flattery 84. 85 Flavio di Amalphi 60 Fleece Golden v. Wool 70 Fleets v. Ships Fregats Vessels Armada's 14. 16. 27. 48. 69. 81. 110. 114 Flemmings 67 Flood v. Deluge Noah 11. 21 Florence Duke 13. 48. Florentine 51 Florida 57 Forraigners 9. 64. 101 France 10. 27. 84 Francis the First 46 Fregats v. Ships 22. French 13. 46. 60. 95. 111 Frobisher 57. 77 Frontires 68 Frugality 64 G GAin 11 Gallies 19. 50. 94 Gama Vasco Ganges 19 Gardens 19 Garison 68 Gaules 65 Genoa 8. 46. 51 Genoeze 39. 48 Gillan Captain 78 Goa 13 Gold v. Fleece Treasure 28. 70 Gottenberg 49 Goths 38. 44 Greece 23. 65 Greeks 28 Green-Land 112 Grenevil Sir Rich. 76 Grimbaldi 91 Guard of the Seas v. Convoy 100 103 Guardian 89 Gulph v. Persian Guns v. Canon 74. H HAnnibal 32 Hanno 24. 59 Hanse Towns v. Anseatick 8. 89. 111 Harbour v. Port Dock 44. 80 Hasting 97 Haukins Sr. Io. 57 Hemp. 20 Henries III. V VI VII VIII 56. 71 72 73 89. 91. 94. 101 102 103. 118 Hen. III. of