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A57785 The Royal fishing revived wherein is demonstrated, from what causes the Dutch have upon the matter engrossed the fishing trade in His Majesties seas, wherein the principles of all the trades they drive in the world are chiefly founded : as also from what causes the English have lost the fishing trade, to the endangering the small remainder of the trades they yet enjoy : together with expedients by which the fishing trade may be redeemed by the English : and proposals for carrying on so great a work : humbly offered to the consideration of the king and Parliament. 1670 (1670) Wing R2128; ESTC R3473 4,576 16

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Compensation by extraordinary labour in this Trade 5ly That all persons in Prison for Debt and not able to pay may be imployed therein 6ly That the Act of Navigation be Repealed whereby all sorts of Foreign Ships may be imployed in this Trade And that it be free to import Pitch Tarr Hemp Iron and Timber whereby the English may be enabled to imploy all those hands in fitting up Ships for this Trade as well as the Dutch 7ly That all Customs for Commodities returned for the Fish vented in Foreign parts be taken off and an equal Excise to be Imposed in lieu thereof so that as multitudes and concourse of people increase and by consequence a greater Consumption his Majesties Revenue will thereby be proportionably increased without any prejudice to this Trade 8ly That the Statute De Donis Conditionalibus may stand in force so that Fines shall be no Bar to the Heirs in Tail nor Recoveries to those in Remainder whereby a Stock as well in this Trade as others of all those Moneys which are spent in buying and Mortgaging Land will generate into a common Bank of Trade and those numerous companies of other Bankers Usurers Scriveners and Sollicitors will be necessitated to seek better means of living and thereby the vanity of Luxurious persons restrained to the bounds of their Estates As also the Interest of Money will become as low here as in the United Netherlands 9ly Yet for encouraging Foreigners to inhabit and Plant as well as Trade with us it may be lawfull for all Foreigners to Purchase Lands here to them and their Heirs whereby the Nation would be enriched as well as peopled and whereby vast Sums of Money which are now imployed by the Dutch at Interest to the impoverishing the Nation might be converted to the enriching of it 10ly That all possible encouragement be given as well to Foreigners as Natives for building Ships for this Trade in Ireland Virginia and New-England 11ly That a constant Councel of Trade be erected by Parliament which may inspect this Trade and during the Intervals with his Majesties approbation may make by-By-Laws untill the next Session of Parliament Proposals for carrying on this Great Work 1. That Commissioners be impowred by Act of Parliament to enquire into all Abuses and Deceits in the management and Government of Hospitals and of all Concealments and Mis-conversions of any part of the Revenues thereof and that care be taken for the future to improve the Revenues of the said Hospitals to the best advantage and that all such Moneys concealed or mis-imployed together with the Improvements and Overplus over and above what shall be necessarily laid out for the Maintenance and Repairs of the said Hospitals c. may be brought into his Majesties Bank for carrying on the Royal Fishing 2ly That the said Commissioners enquire what Sums of Moneys at any time have been given to Charitable Uses and are concealed or have been mis-imployed by any person or persons to whose Trust the same were committed And that all such Moneys may be brought into the Bank for carrying on the Fishing 3ly That one years value of the Annual Assessments to the Poor may be advanced by the respective Parishes of England to be imployed in buying and building convenient Houses and for a Stock in setting the Poor at Work to carry on the Royal Fishing By means whereof the charge of maintaining the Poor in all Parishes will proportionally lessen to the universal easement and benefit of the whole Nation 4ly That some Reasons for altering or repealing the Statute of 43 Eliz. c. 2. intituled Who shall be Overseers for the Poor their Office Duly and Accompts may be considered for the benefit of the Royal Fishing 5ly That the Children of all lazie and idle persons living upon Forests Wasts and Chaces may be imployed in the Royal Fishing and that those Wasts may be improved for a Publique Good and the Revenue arising thereby imployed for carrying on the Royal Fishing 6ly That all Victuallers Haglers Badgers c. formerly Licensed by Mayors and Justices of the Peace c. may be hereafter Licensed by Commissioners impowred by Act of Parliament and the Fees and Profits arising thereby be likewise imployed for carrying on the Royal Fishing 7ly Whereas there was obtained beyond Sea a Grant from his Majesty for 31 years of the Home-vent of Coals from the River of Tyne upon pretence of 500 l. Fine and 1838 l. 12 s. Annual Rent when as the same might have been Leased out by his Majesty for near 10000 l. per annum if his Majesty had been rightly informed of the value thereof wherefore it is proposed That by his Majesties permission the said Grant may be vacated in Parliament and his Majesty be at liberty to Let it for the best advantage And that his Majesty will be graciously pleased That the Improvement of the Rent thereof may go towards the support of the Royal Fishing 8ly That like Duties may be Imposed upon the vent of Coles from Sunderland as are at Newcastle to be impolyed in the Royal Fishing 9ly That all such Sum or Sums of Money which since his Majesties Restauration hath been raised and collected upon Subscriptions and Benevolencies for the use of the Fishery and do still remain in the hands of the Collectors Treasurers and others who ought to Account for the same may be forthwith reduced into his Majesties Bank for carrying on the Royal Fishing 10ly That his Majesty will be Graciously pleased to Grant That all discoveries within his Majesties Gift not yet discovered nor Granted away by his Majesty after a reasonable and fitting reward secured to the Discoveror or Discoverors out of the same shall go towards the support of the Royal Fishing 11ly That all Houses built upon new Foundations within the City and Suburbs of London since the year 1657. except such Houses as have been Consumed by Fire may pay a Fine to the value of one years Rent to be imployed towards the carrying on the Royal Fishing 12ly That his Majesty will be pleased to Grant that all Fines and Forfeitures not already Granted away by his Majesty may go towards the carrying on the Royal Fishing It is Humbly desired That these Proposals may be examined and debated and if all or any of them may be found Usefull for carrying on this great and profitable Work further means shall be Humbly offered for promoting the same FINIS