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Britaines busse. Or A computation aswell of the charge of a busse or herring-fishing ship As also of the gaine and profit thereby. With the States proclamation annexed vnto the same, as concerning herring-fishing. By E.S.
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E. S. (Edward Sharpe), 17th cent.; United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.
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1615
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STC 21486; ESTC S116306
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a peece is for both 7 16 0 To six other men at 20. s. a peece per month is 5. s. a weeke a peece 19 10 0 To six other men at 16. s. a peece per moneth is 4. s. a weeke a peece 15 12 0 To the Boy at 6. s. a month that is xviii d a weeke 0 19 6 60 2 6.  Sum of all the Charge of the first winters Cod-fisning will bee as before in particulars about 182 16 8  li. s. d But heere is to be remembred that the wages is no part of the Aduenture though it be part of the Charge 122. 14. 2 at most And so the Aduenturer shal be out of purse for this first Codfishing voyage but only  Now if it please God in this voyage to afford vnto this Busse the filling of her said Cask that is 35. Last of Cod only that Cod will yeeld at least 20. s. a barrell that is but 12. li. a Last So the said 35 Last will yeeld at least 420. li o s o d. Of the Lyuors of those 35. Last of fish may well bee made 5. Tun of Traine oyle worth at least 12. li. a Tun that is but 12. d. a gallon at which rate 5. Tun of oyle wil yeeld 60. li. So by the blessing of God this Codfishing may bring in to the Aduenturer as before in particulars iust 480 0 0  li. s. d Out of which 480. li. deduct the Charge abouesaid of 182-16-8 and then resteth to be cleered yearly by the said Cod-fishing 297 3 4 And so it appeares that there may bee gained yearly by one Herring Fishing and one Cod Fishing in such a Busse yearly the sum of 837-3-4 all Charges borne and without any stocke after the first yeare 897. li. 3 s 4. d BY that which is before set downe it appeareth that one Aduenturer or diuers Partners buying or building and furnishing such a Busse and aduenturing her to sea as aforesaid shall disburse before and in the first Herring voyage the sum of 762 15 8. out of purse And that the same 762 15 8. is clearly inned againe together with all other charges and 65 14 4. ouer and aboue within lesse then a yeare so the Busse with her Nets and furniture and the saide 65 14 4. in money is gayned clearly the first voyage And that if the Busse do also that yeare make a Cod-fishing voyage as aforesaide then I say within the space of the said first yeare the Aduenturer or the said Partners shal haue all their stocks into their purse againe as aforesaide and shall also haue in purse gained cleerly the said first year 362-17-8 which gaine is more then is to be disbursed the second yeare in repayring the said Busse with her appurtenances c. And also in furnishing her with new Herring Cask Salt Victual c. for the second yeares Herring fishing And that the said Aduenturer or Partners after the saide first yeare shall neuer be out of purse any money at all But that the first yeares cleare gaine will stocke him or them so sufficiently for the vse of this Busse as by the same they may get cleerely after the saide first yeare by two such voyages in that busse yearly ouer and aboue all charges li. s. d. 897 3 4. And that if the said Aduenturer or Partners will make but onely one Herring voyage yearely then by that one onely Herring voyage yearely the saide busse may get cleerely per annum as is before declared 600 0 0 Ouer and aboue all charges I Confesse the priuate gaine to euery Vndertaker before propounded may seeme too great to be hoped for but before any conclude so let them read the Proclamation concerning this businesse made by those thriuing-States of the vnited prouinces of the Low Countries and let them consider what should mooue those States in that publique proclamation to call this Herring fishing the Chiefest-Trade and Principall Gold-Mine of those vnited prouinces and to shew such Iealousie and prouide so very carefully for the preseruation thereof If the gaine thereby were not exceeding great and extraordinary That Proclamation translated out of Dutch into English is affixed to the end of the Booke before mentioned called Englands way to win wealth and is here also againe annexed to these presents as a thing to be often seene and considered of vs. And for my selfe I say that I know that No man may doe euill that good may come of it Therefore I would not deuise a lye to perswade any to a worke how good soeuer nor commend that to others which my owne heart were not first strongly perswaded to be commendable yet as I denye not but that I may erre in some of so many particulars so I disdaine not but rather desire to see such errors honestly and fairely corrected by any that out of more skill and desire of perfecting and furthering this good worke shall finde out any such errors And whether this Fishery be Necessary for this Common-wealth or no let the present condition and estate of our shipping and Mariners and Sea Townes and Coastes which as the meanes should be the wals and strength of this Ilandish Monarchy I say let them speake I will say no more to this poynt as well for other reasons as also because this matter is but for a fewe alas namely for those onely that preferre the Common wealth to their owne priuate and they are wise and a word is enough to such If any be so weake to thinke this Mechanicall Fisher-Trade not feasible by the English people to them I may say with Salomon Goe to the Pismire looke vpon the Dutch thou sluggard learne of them they do it daily in the sight of all men at our owne doores vpon our owne coastes But some will needs feare a Lion in euerie way because they will imploy their Tallents no way but lie vnprofitable at home alwaies The difficulties that Vnwillingnes hath obiected Consists in want of Men of Nets of Caske of Timber and Plank of Vtterance or Sale and of the feare of Pyrats of euerie of which a word or two THE 16. Men and boyes before admitted to serue in the saide Busse may bee these viz. A Mayster a Mate foure ordinary Sailors and foure Fisher-men there is ten and then six Land-men and boyes to bee trained vp by the former Ten men in the Art of Sayling and Craft of Fishery By which meanes euery Busse shall be a Seminary of Saylors and Fishers also for so shall euery busse breede and make sixe new Marriners and so euery 100. busses breede 600. new marriners to serue in such other busses as shall be after builded which is also no small addition to the strength of this state Marriners Now if there were 100. busses presently to bee builded I would make no doubt as hard as the world goes but before they could be fitted for the Sea there may be gathered vp about the Coast-Townes of his maiesties
BRITAINES BVSSE OR A COMPVTATION aswell of the Charge of a Busse or Herring-Fishing Ship As also of the gaine and profit thereby With the States Proclamation Annexed vnto the same as concerning Herring-Fishing By E. S. LONDON Printed by William Iaggard for Nicholas Bourne and are to be sold at his shop at the South entry of the Royal Exchange 1615. Britaines Busse DIuers Treatises haue bene published heere in England some long since some very lately all of them inviting to the building and employing of English Fishing shippes such as our neighbour Hollanders call Busses Principally to fish for Herrings with which kinde of Fish Almighty GOD of his rich bounty blessed be his name therefore hath abundantly stored his Maiesties Streames on the coasts of England Scotland and Ireland aboue all the knowne parts of the world Foure Bookes I haue seene of this Subiect One called the Brittish Monarchy written An. Dom. 1576. which is nere 40 yeares past The second intituled Hitchcocks New-yeares gift printed about 30 yeares since The third named Englands way to win wealth and to encrease Ships and Marriners published within these 2. yeares whose Author I haue heard was trained vppe from his youth and very expert both in Nauigation and Fishing The fourth styled the Trades Increase now newly come abroad In all which foure Bookes but especially in the two last the Necessity Faculty Profit and Vse of that Fishing trade is proponed and handled After I had read three of the former Bookes and before the fourth and last came to light I was much affected with the businesse And the more I consider it the more is my affection confirmed and encreased And out of vehement desire to see this worke which I conceiue to tend so much to Gods glory To the honour of our noble King To the generall strength safety and commodity of all his Maiesties large Kingdomes and Dominions And to the priuate and peculiar benefite and aduancement of euery priuate Vndertaker therein I say out of vehement desire to see this worke in hand the prosperity thereof I enquired as often as conueniently I could what Busses or Fishing Ships were in building on our Coasts or were bought or vsed by any English At length I was informed and that very truely that one Roger Godsdue Esquire of Bucknam Ferry in Norfolke had begun to apply himselfe to this worthy work and had on the Stockes at Yarmoth fiue Busses whereof I vnderstand one is since that time launched and that the other foure are in good forwardnesse But when vpon enquiry after the Gentleman I heard him to be a man of such vndoubted honesty and integrity besides his other vertues and worth Methought I did see God beginning this good businesse in a good hand Soone after I heard that another worthy gentleman namely Sir William Haruie Knight had on the Stockes at Lyme-house in the yard of M. Steuens Shipwright another very faire large Busse neere as big as any Flemish Busse which Busse I did after see my selfe when she was in launching and she is now in the Thames before Radcliffe But beside these two Gentlemen I haue not yet heard of any English that haue yet applyed themselues that way Now because after many considerations of that matter I perceiued that none of the foure Treatises before mentioned had set downe in very plaine particulars the exact charge of Building Manning Victualling and furnishing of such a Busse and of the gaine or profite which by Gods blessing in probability may redounde yearely to the particular Owner and Aduenturer of such a Shippe And conceiuing Hope that the publication of such particulars might be some furtherance of the Action I resolued to bestow my best labours to get such Particulars and to that end I trauailed and conferred with such both Ship-wrights Marriners Fishermen Net-makers and others as I thought to bee able to informe me in the Premisses that so I also might bring Straw or Morter to that noble Building Or that I might picke or teaze Occam or do somwhat that am not able to do much And for that vpon conference with some experienced in this Herring Fishing I am informed that a Busse of thirty fiue Last that is of seauenty Tunne is of a very good and meete size or scantling wherewith in a foure months fishing yearely to make the gaine or profite by Herring onely Heereafter in particular set downe besides her imployment yearely also Cod-fishing c. I haue therefore here imparted such Instructions as I could attaine vnto 1. FIrst of the precise dimentions or proportions of such a Busse of 35 Last That is of 70 Tun. 2. Secondly the vttermost Charges of such a Busse and the particular of all her Mastes Yardes Sailes Flagges Pullies Shiuers Tackling Cables and Anchors together also with her cock-boat and oares 3. Thirdly the particulars of her Carpenters store and of her Stewards store and of her weapons and the charge of them all 4. Fourthly the particulars of her Herring Nets and of the VVarropes and other Ropes Cords and lines Corke Pynbols or Buyes belonging to those Nets with the particular charges of them all 5. Fiftly the particular Tooles and Implements vsed in dressing and packing of the saide Herrings and their particular prizes 6. Sixtly the charge of one hundred Last of Herring Caskes or Barrels and of Salt needefull for the packing of C. Last of Herrings 7. Seuenthly the particular charge of foure months victuals for 16 persons to serue in the saide Busse and the particular charge of Physicke and Chirurgerie helpes for those xvi persons 8. Eightly the particular vtmost wages of the saide xvi persons for the saide foure months 9. Lastly the gaine or profit by Gods blessing hoped for by such a foure months Herring-fishing Afterwards is also set downe the yearely Charges of repayring the saide Busse and of her apparrell and Furniture And also of the said Nets c. Together with the rest of the second yeares Charge and Gaine By which second yeares Charge and Gaine you shall see the charge and gaine of euery year following so long as the Busse lasteth which by Gods blessing and good vsage may well be twenty yeares at least HE that will giue a probable estimate of any Charge must tye himselfe to some particular proportions which hee must admit as the very iust allowances But I would haue none to imagine that I intend these particulars to be such as may not be varied If any be so vaine to make scornfull constructions I holdsuch fellowes not worth the thinking on A Busse of 35 Last that is of 70 Tunnes must be on the Keele in length 50 foot And on the Maine beame 17 And her Rake on the Stem forward 16 And her Rake on the Sterne-post Eastward on 7 And her wast from her lower edge of her Deckledges vnto her Ceelings 13 Â li s d Such a Busse with her Cabins Cook-roome and other roomes fitted for the sea and to this fishing