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A03408	A pollitique platt for the honour of the Prince, the greate profite of the publique state, relief of the poore, preseruation of the riche, reformation of roges and idle persones, and the wealthe of thousandes that knowes not howe to liue. Written for an Newyeres gift to Englande, and the inhabitantes thereof: by Robert Hitchcok late of Cauersfeelde in the countie of Buckyngham Gentleman	Hitchcock, Robert, Captain.	1580 (1580)	STC 13531; ESTC S104130	25,631	61

A Pollitique Platt for the honour of the Prince the greate profite of the publique state relief of the poore preseruation of the riche reformation of Roges and Idle persones and the wealthe of thousandes that knowes not howe to liue Written for an Newyeres gift to Englande and the inhabitantes thereof by Robert Hitchcok late of Cauerffeelde in the Countie of Buckyngham Gentleman Imprinted at London by Ihon Kyngston 1. Ianuarie 1580. THE EPISTLE TO ENGLANDE FOR me O noble and renowmed Englande to write to thee that hath bredde and brought for the so many famous honourable wise and learned menne who bee not onely moste expert in all politique gouernement but also moste happely furnished eache waie with all maner of knowledge cunnyng and wisedome throughly seen in all the noble sciences artes liberall Bothe thou and thei maie thinke and thinke it truely ouer muche boldnesse and meere arrogancie in me that neither am furnished of good letters knowledge histories or other meane to make a plausable waie of that or for that I wishe should haue good successe at thy handes or good opiniō at theirs Muche more I am afraid lest thou hold it outrage and presumption for me to dedicate vnto thee and trouble thee with the patronage defence of this my deuice a frutlesse thyng as some maie deme it before it be throughly considered of thē But sithence I am voide of presumption all maner of waies God be my record am one of thyne owne broode fostered vp with the fatt of thy loynes and take not vpon me to discourse of vanities but of the settyng out of part of thy flouyng goodnesse that hath so enbalmed this thy Region with secret richesse though a worlde of eyes be poryng in my face I trust in thyne owne cause and for thyn owne sake and goodnesse of the matter it self and for sutche reasons and argumentes as I haue sette doune to finde a greate nomber of willyng hartes and well disposed myndes that with open mouthe will confesse the inuention sound and good and the meane to bryng it to passe bothe easie and profitable to further their natiue soile and the benefite thereof with this my simple action I take in hande in displeiyng parte of thy richesse And therefore the graue and wise menne of this lande of their good grace and fauour I trust vndoubtedly will accepte and take in good parte this my good will and long trauell and shroude defende me and my Booke vnder the winges of their wisedome as vnder a sure Anker holde against the rashe opinions of those that rather wilfully then wisely will imagine no politique prouision can come from the Skonse of a Soldioure that hath trailed the Pike But as God raiseth instrumentes to sette out his glorie diuerse waies and by diuerse degrees So lette it not bee greeuous to thee O Englande nor to the better sorte of menne that one of thyne owne though not so finely as others dooe sette abroade parte of thy richesse wealthe and glory to enriche thy owne peculiar people with all and hath opened the golden streame of thy secrete store house to the Inhabitauntes of the same But likewise open thou by thy Deuine prouidence the hartes of the wise graue and riche of this land that thei will affecte it embrace it putte their helpyng handes to it and willyngly further it by all possible meanes thei can for the common profite of the inhabitauntes In as mutche as by Gods meanes so greate a benefite is offered with small care little toile and no coste to make all this lande blessed the people therof happie strong and inuincible If I should perticularly discourse the seuerall cōmodities that flowe from it in perticularitie and the nomber of all sortes of people within this land that shall bee maintained thereby I should but wearie you with a long tale and keepe you from the matter I desire you should knowe Therefore commendyng the goodnesse thereof to your wisedome and me to your fauourable exposition I ende Yours humbly in all that I maie at commaundemente duryng life for the honour of prince and countrey Robert Hichcocke ¶ Fraunces Hitchcocke to the Readers of this his brothers booke AS they of all moste praise descrue That first with pen did shewe To vs the sacred worde of God Whereby his will we knowe So many thankes are dewe to those That beates their restlesse braine To profite all both olde and yong That in this lande remaine Amongst the rest that well deserue Account the Author one Who by his toyle hath here offred To all excepting none A banket greate that sauereth sweete To such as hungry bee Withouten cost for aye to last To people of eche degree Shake now the Tree and taste the fruite Of this his Newyeres gifte Till purse be full and stringes doe brake With golde and grotes of thrift Prepare thee then a gratefull harte And sounde the trumpe of fame In recompence of his good will That Hitchcocke hath to name Thus loath to keepe thee fro thy meate Wherewith I wishe thee fedde I staye my pen and so fare well The Table now is spredde Vale. To the freendly Reader FOR asmutche as the Almightie God hath blessed and enriched this noble kingdome with the sweete dewe of his heauely goodnesse and stored therein many rich hidden and pleasaunte treasures for our benefites to reueale vnto vs whē his good pleasure is I thinke therefore euery man is rather borne to profite his natiue soile and common weale in reuealyng the same secretes and hidden treasure to his countrey if thei be shewed hym then to seke after his owne priuate gaine and glorie thereby So I haue taken vppon me good gentle Reader to vnfolde some of the same hidden treasures to my Countrey whiche I suppose is manifested vnto me Albeeit there be a great nomber that can more sweetly and with pleasanter wordes and sugred stile then I set out the matter to thee if thei knewe it in farre better Methode and order Yet the zeale and duetie I beare to my countrey beyng partly fed with hope of thy good paciece gentill reader partly enboldened with the fore warnyng that Eccle. ca. II. giueth which is That no man shal be condempned before his tale be tolde and inquitision thereof made whereby righteous Iudgemente maie thereof followe Least he as Salomon saieth Procure to hym selfe follie and shame in giuyng sentence of a matter before he heare it These thin ges I saie haus moued me to putte forthe my simple mynde in writyng to my Countrey and praiyng thee of thy good courtesie to peruse it and throughly waie the depthes thereof in the ballance of thy graue Iudgemente And if thou finde the pithe and carnell of my labor frutefull to thee and thy Countrey as I doubte nothyng thereof but thou shalte then maie it bee that it hath pleased God to powre out his knowledge as well vppon a Soldiour as vppon a greate Clarke for now and then wisedome

of euery principall Port toune one hundreth pounde vpon his quittaunce for his paines and charges and for the charges of his seruauntes and ministers that muste bee and remaine in many seuerall Portes and places to see the dewe execution of this Platte in all pointes Whiche saied Comptroler the aucthor wisheth should bee sutche a man as would bende his wittes for the Commonweale and that he were as ripe in this matter and could so well execute the same as hym self For then he should bee able to declare in all places what is to be doen and what should be doen at euery extremitie to auoide any daunger The officers of euery the saied eight principall Porte townes shall appoynt one honest vertuous discrete and learned man to preache Gods worde whiche Preachers shall trauaile continually as the Apostles did from place to place prea chyng in all these fishyng townes and dekayed townes appointed to euery seuerall Porte And euery Preacher shall receiue for his maintenance one hundreth pounde yerely during three yeares of the cheefe officers of that same principall porte toune where vnto he is appointed And also that order maie bee had from the Queenes Maiestie that two of her graces Shippes of warre suche as yeerely be appointed to wafte the Marchants maie contineue vpon her Maiesties Seas from the first of Marche vntill the laste of Nouember yearely for two yeares for the defence of these fishing Shippes And towardes the charges of the same twoo Shippes of warre The cheefe Officers appoynted for Yarmouth and Bristowe shall paie yearly duryng two yeares foure thousande pounde Whiche Shippes if they can not be had Then the saied Audytour and Comptroler shall with that monic prouide twoo other Shippes of warre for the same cause Also the saied Audytor and Comptroler who rides all the whole circuite of this lande for the performaunce of this platte shall make declaration once a yeare to the Right Honourable Lordes the Lorde Chauncellor the Lorde Treasarour the Lord Admyrall of Englande and Lorde priuie Seale of the whole state cause and procedinges of this Plat. To the ende their Lordeshippes maie vse their honorable considerations for and in redresse of things nedefull Prouided alwaies that if the cheefe Officers of any of the saied eight principall Porte tounes doe finde iuste cause that there is some insufficiencie either in any of the fishyng Tounes where the fiue Shippes are placed or els in the Gouernours of the same Toune suche negligence that this fishyng can not proue profitable or that it is not vsed accordyng to the effecte and true meanyng of this Platte Then vpon iuste proofe or informacion made to the Lordes aforesaied the same officers of that principall Porte by consent of the Comptroler and Audytoure with order from the saied Lords maie remoue the same shippes from any suche fishing Toune and appoynte them elswhere within their seuerall charge wher thei maie bee bothe better placed and for the common weale more profitable The same sixtene cheefe Officers of the saied eight principall Porte Tounes for the tyme being after their first yeares recept whiche amounteth to three score thousande pounde shall at Maie daie next following deduct out of the same recept foure thousande pounde for fees and wages dewe and to be paied to them selues to the Audytour to the Comptroler and to the eight Preachers as before is appointed for that firste yere Likwise out of the same recept thei shall pay fortie and fiue thousande pounde to the Gouernours of two hundreth and fiue and twentie dekaied tounes viz to euery dekaied Toune twoo hundreth pounde to be a stocke for euer to set the poore people on woorke as it is appoynted in the fourth table of this Platte Also the Officers of Yarmouth out of the saied recept shall paie to two Shippes of warre foure thousande pounde for their wages the first yere All paiments paied for the first yeare There remaineth of the saied recept seauen thousande pounde whereof the officers of Bristowe hath in their handes foure thousande pounde as by their paymentes appereth whiche is for to paie the seconde yeares wages to the two Shippes of warre for defendyng the Fishermen the seconde yeare The other three thousande pounde is in the handes of the officers of Yarmouth aforesaied as by their payments likewise appereth whiche shal be by them bestowed vpon makyng of twoo Shippes of warre of the burden of eight score tunne the Shippe after the beste and strongest manner in warlike sorte and to furnishe them with store of all nedefull thinges to the Sea as appertaineth to shippes of warre And also with ordnaunce powder shotte armor Weapons and all other prouicion necessarie These seuerall sommes of monnie amounteth to three score thousande pounde whiche is the firste yeares recept The seconde yeares recept of threescore thousande pounde beyng receiued by the saied sixtene cheefe Officers of the foresaied eight principall Portes They shall deduct out of the same foure thousande pounde for fees and wages to content and paie them selues the Audytor the Comptroler and the eight Preachers for the seconde yeere in like maner as aforesaied Also they shall paie to the lenders of the money the one halfe of the money borowed which is fortie thousand pound and the interest money of the whole somme borowed for twoo yeares Whiche is sixtene thousande pounde whiche paymentes amountes to three score thousande pound And that is the iust recept and payment of and for the seconde yeare The thirde yeares recept of three score thousande pounde being receiued in like maner by the foresaied cheefe Officers of the saied eight principall Portes They shall deduct out of the same foure thousande pounde for fees and wages to be paied as aforesaied vnto them selues the Auditour the Comptroler and the eight Preachers for the same third yeare And likewise foure thousande pounde for wages to two shippes of warre for the same thirde yeare as by the Officers of euery principall Port toune fiue hundreth pound Then they shall paie to the lenders of the monye the other halfe of the money borowed whiche is fortie thousande pounde and the interest money for that thirde and laste yeare whiche is foure thousande pounde All whiche paiments amountes to fiftie two thousande pounde This fishing platte thus being parformed all paiments paied and euery man that hath takē paines in the execution of the same very well pleased and contented There doth remaine eight thousande pound in the handes of the cheefe Officers of the saied principall Ports viz one thousand pound with the cheefe Officers of euery principall Porte as appereth by their recepts and payments whiche shal bee allowed vnto the same eight principall Porte tounes emongest them viz to euery principall Porte Toune one thousande pounde to be a stocke to remaine for euer for the profitte and benefitte of the same Toune And yearely to be vsed for profite to suche Fisher tounes and fishermen as vpon good assuraunce will vse any parte