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A narrative of the royal fishings of Great Britain and Ireland with busses for pickled herrings and barrel-cod, after the manner of the Hollanders. With further discoveries and helps for the management thereof in a profitable way for the undertakers. Published for the satisfaction of all therein concern'd.
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Smith, Simon, Agent for the Royall Fishing.
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1661
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Wing S4209; ESTC R223752
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of England Scotland France and Ireland Defendor of the Faith c. The Humble Petition of Simon Smith late Agent for the Royal Fishing SHEWETH THat Your Majesties late Royal Father of Glorious Memory did in the year 1632. upon the following Motives viz. 1. The great plenty of Fish in the Seas Rivers and Creeks of His Majesties Dominions 2. The employment of all sorts of People 3. The advancement of Trade 4. The increase of strength to the Navie 5. The profit that might accrew to His Majesties Subjects 6. The increase of sundry Manufactures for setting at work idle and vagrant people whereby they may be able to relieve themselves and others and Merchandize and Traffick may by their industry be improved Constitute and establish a Society of Fishers and declared that he was resolved by all good occasions favourably to assist the said Trade and graciously to accept the forwardness of all those who should express their zeal to His Majesties Service in so general and publick an undertaking it being then resolved and concluded by His Majesty that the said Trade in it self was very honourable and necessary for this Kingdom as also hopefull and likely to prove very beneficial to the particular Adventurers Now that the true managing and most advantagious prosecution thereof is by experience discovered as by the Petitioners Book annexed are expressed Whereupon the Right Honourable Philip late Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery and his Associates did cause sundry Vessels to be built which imployed many Families in making of Nets and other Provisions which yearly went out to the fishing and performed the taking and curing of Herrings and Barrel-Cods and found Foraign vent which continued until the year 1640. although the Adventurers were much hindered and damaged by the Dunkirkers to the value of ten thousand pounds and upwards for which no Reparation could be as yet had whereby the prosecution thereof was given over and the Fishers and others that were trained up to a right understanding of the business were dispersed by reason of the National Troubles increasing which Troubles having begotten great numbers of poor Families and Vagrants in the Nation who for want of Employment are brought into a miserable condition and will perish unless some speedy course be taken for their relief The consideration whereof hath stirred up Your Petitioner humbly to present this Herring-Buss Fishing to Your Majesty as the onely Employment for redress therein First For the making of Nets which will set on work all sorts of people both young and old in the Trades of Hemp-beaters Hatchelers Hemp-dressers Twine-spinners Net-makers Beetesters Brayders Labourers for tanning the Nets c. Also Shipwrights Joyners Mast-makers Pully-makers Rope-makers Sail-makers Smiths and sundry others Also the provisions for Casks Clap-boards Coops Cleevers Hoopers and others The Manufactures of and belonging to every Buss will set on work twenty Families besides the breeding of Country Youths to be serviceable Mariners in short time the exportation of the Herring to Foraign parts will imploy many Ships and make a greater importation of commodities as Hemp Pitch Tarr Rozen Masts Deals Clap-boards Salt and sundry other Provisions This Work being of so great consequence requires Your Majesties most gracious and serious consideration to be made a National business and such persons chosen for the managing thereof as for conscience sake may be for the publick good and not self-ends for if it be recommended to all Corporations in the Nation and in every County to raise a stock to buy Hemp and other Materials to set their poor on work and to provide Artists to teach and manage the making of Nets c. to be sent to a Magazine at the next Port a Bâ—ss may be there built and furnished out for that County Town or Corporation and so in the Fishing-season may go forth to the Fishing-grounds at the Island of Sheteland where the Hollander hath his Rendeâ—vouz for all his Busses as by the annexed Book thereof appeareth and return with great profits to the Imployers Your Petitioner therefore most humbly implores Your Majesties gracious favour to take the Premisses into Your Majesties Consideration and to give such furtherance and countenance to the same as to Your Gracious Majesty shall seem fitting and the benefit of such a business requires And Your Petitioner shall ever pray for Your Majesties long and happy Reign over us And thereupon His Majesty manifesting his great desire to have all his poor People imployed did the 23 of July following write his Letter to the Lord Mayor of the City of London as is hereafter expressed CHARLES R. RIght Trusty and well-beloved We greet you well Whereas Our Royal Father of Blessed Memory did in the year 1632. Constitute and Establish a Society of Fishers and Declared that He was resolved by all good occasions favourably to assist and graciously accept the forwardness of all those that should express their zeal to His Majesties Service in so general and publick an Vndertaking It being then Resolved and Concluded by His Majesty that it was very honorable necessary for this Kingdom Now that the true managing and most advantageous prosecution thereof is by experience discovered by Philip late Earl of Pembroke and Mountgomery and his Associates who did cause sundry Fishing Vessels to be provided and built which imployed many Families in making of Nets and other Provisions one Vessel imploying twenty Families in work besides the breeding of Country Youths to be made serviceable Mariners in short time as by the Book called The Royal Herring Buss Fishings presented unto Vs doth plainly appear And whereas We are informed that the Nation doth abound with great numbers of poor Families and Vagrants who for want of imployment are like to perish unless some speedy care be taken for their relief And that the several Wards and Suhurbs of this Our City of London and Hamlets adjacent are burthened with multitudes of poor people not onely which are born in the said places but such as come out of sundry Countries to seek Relief For Redress whereof We do hereby recommend unto the care of You Our Lord Mayor of the said City to advise with each Alderman and cause his VVard-moote Inquest to give in a particular of all the poor Inhabitants within his VVard what their employment is and how many are without employment and present the same to the rest of the Inhabitants in his VVard with a Copy thereof and excite them to a free subscription for raising a Stock to buy Hemp and Clapboards to make Herring Fishing-nets and Barrels for the furnishing and fitting out of one Buss or Fishing Vessel to belong to the said Ward which will give all the Poor and Vagrants employment the said Ward husbanding the same to their best advantage The which We shall in like manner recommend to all the Counties Cities and Towns within Our Dominions whereby to make it a National employment for the general good and will give all fitting
therefore would hold it great preferment to be called into such Busses and from Yarmouth get two or three good Gippers Salters and Packers of the Herrings and good Masters who are trained up thereunto who would gladly be imployed and their Art and Skill in one Voyage would be attained The directions of all things belonging I have particularly expressed in my Book called The Herring-Buss Trade to be had at the Widow Bourns Shop at the South entrance of the Royal Exchange London to which refer Secondly He shall have the accommodation of the Wharfs Docks and Storehouses which are to be builded in all places where the conveniency will be most advantagious for the business there to have the Nets tanned and dried newed and fitted up and their Herring packed and made merchantable for Foraign vent according to the Hollanders Orders in the said Book which will be both very convenient and profitable for it will save 10 per cent in charges Thirdly He shall enjoy all the Priviledges and Immunities granted by His Majesties Commission and reap the Profits to himself and have his Stock at his own command onely to be ready by the last of May to set forth for the Island of Sheteland whither all the Busses are first to go as their Rendezvouz and observe the Orders whereof every Buss at the setting out from the Port shall receive a printed Paper of Directions and Orders to be observed according as the Agents deputed and authorized shall appoint And having met with a Manuscript the Author and time unknown concerning this Herring-Fish-Trade apprehending the same to be worth the publishing have added it in this my Treatise directly as the Author hath framed it which men of ingenuity may make use of to their best advantage A Design for G. B. M o for Sea-Security THE first thing required is Strength to Defend and Offend as occasion requires that is the Making and Building of 156 Sail of Ships And for a Petty Navy-Royal to be Men of War fitting in all points in a proportion assign'd as may be related in all particulars And the Charge may be 388000 l. If this may be performed then employ 78 Sail being the one half of 156 to be at Sea and there to continue the full time of six Months and at the six Months end the other 78 Sail to be with the former to relieve those Seas and Sea-places as the former hath done and there to continue the full time of six Months more And the former to return presently to the Ports assigned to them And so from six Months to six Months to continue for ever The Use of this Navy is great in defending our Sea-coasts as this design requires First we begin from Shotland in 59 degrees 30 minutes North-Latitude and down round about the South part of England Wales and South-South West and West Coast of Ireland up to the Black-Rock in 53 degrees 30 minutes North-Latitude In this Petty Navy-Royal may be employed 7848 Men both with Victuals and Pay and the Charge may be 188352 l. a year The Proportion assigned for the 90 Busses are these 6 Sorts and according to these all the rest go generally in propertion the one to the other in their nature  B. Tun. 1¾ 15 122½ 1½ 15 105 1¼ 15 087½ 1 15 070 ¼ 15 052½ ½ 15 035  90 472½ The Charge in general for the 90 Busses Nets Victuals and Pay in 4 years time  l. s. d. 90 B 46164 07 06 5070 N 27330 00 00 1 Y Fish C 57579 08 09 2 Y Fish C 72576 11 03 3 Y Fish C 67281 11 03 4 Y Interest C 43200 00 00 The gen Charge in 4 Year 314130 18 19 The Profit of fish taken in the three years time  l. s. d. 3 Y Fish P 449550 00 00 3 Y tenth 044955 00 00 R in M P 404595 99 00 4 Y C 314130 18 09 R in M P 090464 01 03 R in Stock M 067281 11 03 R in M cle 023182 10 00 If this aforesaid being performed then this design following may well prosper with great encrease to G. B. M. o both in strength and in wealth to defend that against any two Kings in Christendom A Proportion assigned touching the Art of Fishing If 90 Adventurers put in 1500 l. a man to make a Stock of a 135000 l. to continue for 4 years time and allowing Interest 8 per cent for the â—â—â—e And the Stock of 135000 l. will perform this design that is to build and make those 90 Busses in a proportion assign'd and 5070 Nets to furnish thse 90 Busses and also to Victual and Pay Cask and Salt as it may be in particulars appear Here it appeareth that the Stock 135000 l. is all paid and in 3 years time of Fishing and Interest 43200 l. paid and the tenth of Fish 44955 l. paid which is in all 223155 l. paid And rest in Stock  l. s. d. Re. in Stock 90 B 46164 07 06 R in Stock 5070 N 27330 00 00 R in Stock in M 67281 11 03 RG in Stock b.n.m. 140775 18 09 R in Cash in M 23182 10 00 l.     13500  l. s. d. 043200 Rest in Cash in M 23182 10 00. 044955         223155     The 90 Adventurers out of this R. in Cash take 250 l. a man clear gain and R. in Cash 682 l. 10 s. 00 d. over and above all charges deducted And in 4 years time a good profit So here it appeareth that the 90 Adventurers hath gained 140775 l. 18 s. 09 d. for a continual Stock always yearly to be employed with allowance yearly in the charge before propounded 67281 l. 18 s. 09 d. therein for the repairing both of Busses Nets Salt Cask as need requires And every Adventurer hath clear to himself 250 l. in ready mony for their pains and yet a rest in Cash 682 l. 10 s. over and above all charges And if good-husbandry be therein performed there may be the better part of 20000 l. saved and made by the best advantage in managing the same But I leave that to their wisdoms that shall perform the designe All this is gained and that in 4 years time After this time then every years Fishing for Herring Ling and Cod there may be gained by well employing this Stock 67281 l. 11 s. 03 d. the sum of 700 l. a year to each Adventurer a fair purchase and without any mony given for it If it prove but 600 l. a year it is a great encrease and maintain better than 100000 persons Men Women and Children Now admitting 16 men and boys to serve in a Buss they may be these a Master a Mate 4 Fishermen 4 ordinary Saylors and then 6 Land-men and boys to be trained up by the former in the Art of Sayling and Craft of Fishery it will be a means that every Buss shall be a Seminary of Saylors and Officers which