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A38592 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... Erswicke, John. 1642 (1642) Wing E3250; ESTC R8867 3,643 8

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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