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A04372 A briefe discouery of the damages that happen to this realme by disordered and vnlawfull diet The benefites and commodities that otherwaies might ensue. With a perswasion of the people: for a better maintenance to the nauie. Brieflie compiled, by Edward Ieninges. Jeninges, Edward. 1590 (1590) STC 14486; ESTC S109137 18,878 31

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the enemie Also by putting of an hūdred thousand persons out of worke and maintenance there must needes grow the greater increase of idlenesse roges and theeues with which sorte of people it greeueth them to be indamaged and indangered that breedes them for we would haue no ashes and yet still increase the fire Also we would sayle in safetie and yet bore holes through the bottome of the shippe Further by the yearely abating of three hundred thousand poundes-worth of victualles there must of necessitie growe a great want of sufficient sustenance especially for the common sort of people The miserie whereof although it be not felt by the rich yet the same greeuously lighteth amongest the poore for ponderous thinges fall to the bottome and they that strike others feele not the smart themselues For remedie herein there hath bene diuers deuises plots made and set downe how fishermen might be set a worke fish might bee taken brought in and prouided for seruice of the realme and straight lawes made for the expence and vtterance thereof but little is said or done that the said lawe might be certainely executed and obserued for as before hath bene sayd that it is vtterance that maintaineth the trade of anie thing and as vtterance increaseth or abateth so the trade will increase and abate For ensample the great increase and vtterance of flesh that hath growne by the vnlawfull eating of flesh hath so increased the trade for grasing and fatting of cattell to be spent and vttered that thereby hath growne all such detriments as before hath bin set down to happen by the decay of tillage Also therby as before hath bene said the vtterance of fish is become so small and vncertaine and the trade of fishing and the buying and selling of fish by the same so abated that all the rest of such dangers and damages as before are set down haue by that meanes growne and happened Therefore as the increase of the vtterance of flesh and the abating of the vtterance of fishe hath bene cause of the euils aforesaid So the increase of the vtterance of fishe and the abating of the vtterance of flesh must be cause of the remedie What fleshe may be spared in a yeare by one daies abstinence in a weeke For what cause there ought to be certaine daies and times appointed for the expence of fish ANd for that it may the more plainlier appeare what great numbers of Biefes Muttons and other kindes of fleshe victuall may be spared in the realme yearely by one daies abstinence in a weeke to the woonderfull great increase of the said victuall and comfort of the whole common-wealth I haue thought good to set downe an estimate of the same supposed to be spent within the citie of London and the suburbes of the same to be considered of with patience of the gentle Reader First it is to be considered that in the yeare are 52. weekes and in euerie weeke seuen daies which are in all for the yeare 364. daies The lent with friday and saterday in euerie weeke and the the other accustomed fish daies appoynted by the lawes of the realme to be obserued being collected togither extend to 153. So in the yeare there is 153. fishe daies and 211. flesh daies which amounteth vnto 58. flesh daies more then fish dayes Now touching the expence of flesh in London and the Suburbes thereof and what may be spared in those places onely by one dayes abstinence in a weeke First the yeare beeing 52. weekes let seuen of them be excepted for the time of lent wherein no Biefes ought to be killed and then remaineth but 45. weekes wherein butchers doe kill cattell Then let vs say there be threescore butchers freemen of the citie of London that commonly kill Biefes and euerie butcher to kill weekely one with the other fiue Biefes which is for 45. weekes in the whole 300. Biefes which amounteth for the said 45. weeks to 13500. killed by the sayd freemen The forrenners dwelling in the suburbes of London and such as come out of the countrie to serue the markets of the citie on the market daies kill and vtter there as the butchers of London affirme foure times so much as the freemen of the citie which amounteth yearly to 54000. Biefes so ioyning the biefes killed vttered by the freemen of London the forrenners together ●hey extend in al for y e yeare to 67500. biefes It is herein to be noted y t the account by this estimat is but for fiue daies in the weeke for y e friday and saterday are daies of abstinence from fleshe and therefore out of the sayde fiue dayes we must suppose to take one and the account aforesayd is so to be made for that in them fleshe is certainly spent otherwise there can no certaine accompt be made Now if we would knowe what number of Biefes might be spared as afore is said let vs say there be in the weeke fiue fleshe dayes accustomably serued with the expence of fleshe whereof one being taken away there resteth but foure In like sorte let vs deuide the proportion of Biefes that are killed for London and the suburbes for a yeare into fiue partes And the fift part supposed to be saued by the fift dayes abstinence is 13500. the iust number killed for a yeare by the freemen of the Citie It is also reported and well knowne that for euerie Biefe killed there is killed ten sheep at the least Then if there might be spared yearely in the places aforesaid by one daies abstinence 13500. beastes there will by that reckning bee spared 135000. sheepe besides lambes calues and hogges whereof like proportion is to be made according to the times of the yeare wherein they be spent or should be spent But the abuse therein is great by killing them at vnlawfull times contrarie to good lawes and ordinances carefully made and prouided for the increase of cattell whereby woonderfull great dammages groweth vnto the realme as by sundrie probable argumentes might be expressed Moreouer there is like accompt to be made of such fine flesh victuall as is vttered by the poultars which on the fastingdaies is most commonly spent By this estimate concerning the Citie of London and the suburbes it may be easily decerned of what might be spared thorow the whole realme which being well considered may happily perswade some men the more to the obseruation of such good lawes and ordinances as for obseruation of fishdaies is prouided But concerning this the expence of fishe many there be that perhaps will say we agree that the taking vttering and spending of fishe is laudable and well to be liked of but wherefore should wee make choyse of dayes or times seeing there is no prescribed rule from God for the choyse of meates at any one day more then another and that it hath pleased almightie God to giue vs his blessinges with multitudes of the same in the seas confessing the same also to be giuen
vs from God for our sustenance which being taken prouided may be brought or carried vnto cities townes and markets and there sold and vttered to such as wil buy on euerie day in the weeke and at all times and seasons when it is taken Herein we must consider that if it should so be obserued the vncertaintie of sale would cause the prouiders of fishe to forsake their trades and the fisherman his fishing in a short time first for that most men by nature in these daies are affectioned from fish for diuers causes by them conceiued secondly when the same is solde at a deare price so that their prouision may be made of flesh a great deale better cheape But we must consider that although wind and weather serueth wel at some times that there is great plentie of fish taken and by reason thereof solde reasonable good cheape yet other sometimes either the winde and weather or the time and season serueth not so that little store of fish is taken Neuerthelesse as afore hath bene said the fishermans liuing depending onely thereupon must haue a sufficient maintenance to liue for him and his familie beeing continued therein with great charges diuers waies and therefore if hee be not certaine to sell that small store of fish which he hath taken in such a time of scarsitie and that also at some good round price to recompence the trauell and charge which with the aduenture of his life and goods he hath obtained he neither would nor could continue his sayd trade and this hath bene and is the onely cause that many sea-faring men doe leaue the trade of fishing and settle themselues to other exercises rather hurtfull then beneficiall to the commonwealth Further it is to be considered concerning the vncertantie of time in prouiding salted fishe to be by the fishmonger readie seasoned for the peoples diet As Samon Lings Haberdines Greenefish Heringes and such like if there shoulde not be a certaine time for the spending the prouiders coulde in no case season or make the same readie to be sufficient for the eater or spender when it should be eaten or spent which being seasoned for one day will scarse serue for another Especially when the weather is warme and therefore being vncertaine of his sale although he make some prouision of fishe to sell drie or in the salte yet he will not season anie with water fit to be eaten for the vncertaintie of his sale by reason he knoweth not when the people are minded to eate fishe except a day or a time bee appoynted certaine for the same Also it is a victuall not to be had as biefes muttons veales and such like in the pastures feeding at al times in a readinesse to be spent but is at libertie in the wide and large seas vppon the taking and prouiding whereof diligent attendance must be giuen and also some sortes or kindes of fish must be taken and prouided long time before it will be sufficient to be spent so that if there be not certaine daies and times appoynted for the certaine expence of fishe The fisherman shall be vncertaine to sell as he may be a gainer thereby when the same is taken the marchant or vtterer of fish vnwilling and discouraged to buy and prouide for the markets and thereby a more scarsitie of fishe and a greater decay of fishing will dayly increase to the woonderfull decay of the Nauie and dammage of the whole realme sundrie waies It may well be thought therefore that this thing manie yeares since was carefully considered of with the commodities and discommodities that would grow by the vncertaintie of the vtterance of fish that certaine daies and times might be appointed for the fishe to be vttered and eaten whereby a certaine and sufficient prouision might be also made or prouided and although as before hath bene sayd abuse in continuance of time did growe by obseruation of the saide dayes and tymes so appointed yet the necessarie vse thereof considered it is not for the same to be refused especially for that by the assent and consent of her Maiesties learned and wise counsellors it hath bene not onely thought good for speciall cause that the accustomed times and seasons shoulde bee obserued But by her highnesse also straight commaundement and earnest charge giuen from time to time for the due obseruation thereof Concerning abstinence from fleshe there is a conscience to bee made in transgressing the lawe for what cause obedience herein ought to be shewed the iudgement of some men which answere thereto NOw for that I woulde not anie man shoulde mistake me concerning my opinion and true meaning in the premises I haue thought good vnder correction of the better learned to set downe the same as followeth Wherein I doe pronounce that the eating of fleshe or forbearing to eate fleshe is not anie matter or thing concerning saluation of man or that it is the seruice of God otherwaies then all other polliticke lawes are and be for it is not the abstinence from flesh that pleaseth God nor the eating thereof that offendeth him But it is the obedience which God requireth to be yeelded and borne vnto the Prince and the care of the benefite of hys people that pleaseth him and it is disobedience to the Prince and the neglecting of his peoples benefite that displeaseth hym I doe also affirme that there is no conscience to bee made in eating of fleshe at anie time as touching the fleshe that is eaten but there is conscience to be made in that the Prince is disobeyed whiche is a contempt of Gods ordinance and the peoples benefite neglected which God requireth to bee earnestly sought and therefore a disobedience of the Princes lawes cannot bee done without offence to God for as God hath ordained that Princes should gouerne so hath hee in sundrie places of the Scriptures commaunded that subiectes shoulde obey and the offence in euerie transgression is the more by how much the damage vnto the people thereby groweth greater For we are taught to obey the necessarie lawes and commaundementes of Princes and not to neglect and contemne them to labor and seeke for publike wealth and the vniuersall commoditie of others with carefulnes not to be wilfull ouerthrowers and destroyers of the same wherby we may gather that a man without offence may do all things which by y e scriptures are not forbidden vntill they are forbidden by lawfull authoritie Likewise what is commanded by lawfull authoritie and not by the scriptures forbidden a man is bound to obey cannot without offence omit the same We must also consider that God hath disposed things so by creation that the encrease of the earth doth not suffise for the sustentation of the people but such things as he hath created in the seas and waters must also be prouided and it may be remembred but few yeares past that fish did wel nigh as much sustentation to the people of this realme as the flesh and