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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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and authoritie from God and done by the consent of the Parliament For a Common-wealth wherein obedience ought to be shewed not for feare of punishment onely as S. Paul sayth but for conscience sake not esteeming the meat nor the day but obedience to the Law and benefit to our Countrey and poore Brethren remembring that the Magistrate beareth not the Sword for nought but to take vengeance upon them that doe evill For S. Paul sayth further Hee that will live without feare of punishment must doe well and so shall he have prayse for the same And although feare of punishment will not reforme such persons as by affection continued hath beene addicted from the expence of Fish and the observation of Fish-dayes yet the foresaid things considered let obedience to their Prince and benefit to their Countrey perswade them to bridle their affectioned lust for a small time so shall they both see and feele the great benefits thereby growing and escape the punishment for the offence appointed And for that the commodities may in some part more plainely appeare hereafter followeth an Estimate of the Beeves that were killed and uttered in the Citie of London and Suburbs for a yeare and what number of them might be spared in the said yeare by one dayes abstinence in a weeke by which also may be conjectured what may be spared in this whole Realme An Estimate what Beeves 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 FIrst in the yeare are 52 weekes for every weeke seven dayes in all 365. The Lent with Friday and Saterday in every weeke and the other accustomed Fish-dayes being collected together extends to 153. So in the yeare is 153 Fish-dayes and 212 Flesh-dayes that is 59 Flesh-dayes more then Fish So the yeare being 52 weekes abate seven for the time of Lent wherein no Beeves ought to be killed and there remaineth but 45 weekes Then let us say there be 60 Butchers that be Free-men within the Citie and every Butcher to kill weekely the one with the other five Beeves a peece that same amounteth to 13500 Beeves The Forrainers in the Suburbs and such as come out of the Countrey to serve the Markets in the Citie as it is credibly affirmed kill and utter in the Citie weekely four times so many as the Free-men which amounteth to 54000. So joyning the Beeves uttered by the Free-men and Farriners together they extend to 67500. If wee will now know what number of Beefes might be spared in a yeare by one dayes abstinence in a weeke let us say in the weeke are five dayes accustomably served with Flesh for that Friday and Saterday by the Law are dayes of abstinence whereof one being taken away the rest but foure in like case divide the said 67500 into five parts and the fifth part spared by the fifth dayes abstinence is 13500. By this is not meant that any more Fish-dayes should be ordained then already are but that Friday and Saterday might be in better sort observed for that Flesh Victuals on those dayes in most places are as commonly spent as on Flesh-dayes and therfore may well be accounted for the expence of one Flesh-day the due observation whereof would spare the number of Beeves aforesaid or more besides those things sold by the Poulterers and other small Cattell as Calves Sheepe and Lambs innumerable killed by the Butchers Seene and allowed by the most Honorable Privie Councell in Anno 1642. the 22 of February FINIS