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A60466 The trade & fishing of Great-Britain displayed with a description of the islands of Orkney and Shotland. By Captain John Smith. Smith, John, Captain, lieutenant under Col. Rainsborough. 1661 (1661) Wing S4097; ESTC R220078 12,883 24

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THE Trade Fishing OF GREAT-BRITAIN DISPLAYED With a Description of the Islands of ORKNEY and SHOTLAND BY Captain JOHN SMITH LONDON Printed by William Godbid and are to be sold by Nathaniel Webb at the Sign of the Royal-Oake in St. Paul's Church-yard 1661. To His Sacred MAJESTY CHARLES By the Grace of GOD Of Great-Britain France and Ireland KING Defender of the Faith c. May it please Your Most Excellent Majesty ENcouraged by the Proclamation Your Majesty was graciously pleased to put forth some Months since concerning the Fishing-Trade and having gained some little Experience in that Particular during my stay upon the Coasts of Shotland I presume humbly to offer to Your Sacred Majesty the following Discourse being a short Description of That and the Adjoyning Islands the Conveniency of the Place what course the Dutch have continually taken in order to their carrying on that great Business their Infinite Gain thereupon and by what means the Industry of the English may render all their Trade there inconsiderable Beseeching Your Majesty's Gracious Acceptance of this small Endeavour from one of the Meanest yet amongst the Faithfullest of YOUR MAJESTY'S Subjects JOHN SMITH Captain John Smith late of London Merchant his Observations of the Islands of Orkney and Shotland with the manner of the Hollanders Fishing in the North or Narrow Seas on those Coasts and the Coast of England and Scotland Which doth truly and lively set forth the great benefit that the Fishing Employments will produce IN the year 1633. being then an Apprentice to Mr. Matthew Cradock of London Merchant one of the Society for the Fishing-Trade of Great Britain was sent to Sea by the right Honorable the Earl of Pembrook and Montgomery and his Associates for the discovery of the Island of Shotland the manner and way of Trading the Profits and Customs thereof the setling a Staple building of Store-houses the viewing the ground on shore for landing and drying of Nets making and drying of Fish and the building of Block-houses for the security of Trade The manner of the Hollanders fishing for Herring with Busses and other Vessels for Ling and Cod according to the Journal kept thereof is as followeth We set sail from Gravesend the 27th of April 1633. and having Letters from the Earl of Pembrook to Mr. William Dicks of Edinburgh in Scotland we directed our course towards Scotland but by reason of foul weather was forced into Harwich and set sail from thence the 30th Ditto the wind not favouring us we came to an Anchor in Yarmouth-road and there going on shore was informed that the Hollanders Busses did drive at Sea for Herrings on that Coast and that from the Holms before Yarmouth to Bookness in Scotland North north-North-East is 96 Leagues and from Bookness to the South end of Shotland North and By-East about 53 Leagues The fifth of May we set sail from Yarmouth and by stress of wind was forced into Scarbrough and there going on shore was informed of the Hollanders Busses fishing on that Coast and that from Scarbrough Northward towards Catness in 45 Fathom or thereabouts in that fair way is usually the first Summer Herrings caught From Scarbrough we set sail and came to an Anchor before Leith in Scotland the 13th Ditto where going on shore and from thence to Edinburgh delivered my Letters to Mr. William Dicks who was at that time Governor of the Island of Shotland and did receive the Revenue of those Islands Having received my Instructions and Letters from Mr. William Dicks directed to Mr. James Scot who lived at that time in the North parts of the Islands of Shotland and was Agent or Deputy to the said William Dicks We set sail from Leith and came to an Anchor at Casten in the Islands of Orkney the 22 Ditto And because these Islands are very considerable as to the Fishing Trade I cannot pass them by without a brief description thereof which is as followeth The Islands of Orkney are 31 and lye from the North and North-East Point of Scotland the first and Southermost Island is called Elhey but the greatest and chiefest Island of Orkney is called Maland which lyeth Southermost from the Point of Catness on the North side of this great Island are the Havens where the Ships come to that Trade in those parts and to the Island called Lewis and the Islands thereabouts The Lewis Islands are the Islands on the West of Scotland and those Seas being also very considerable as to the Fishing Trade I make bold to give account thereof as followeth These Islands lying Westward from Scotland and to the Northward of Ireland are in number 34. There are four great Islands that lie near the main Land but the greatest and chiefest Island is called Lewis which lyeth Northward from the foresaid Islands but the Northermost of all the Islands which lyeth towards the Orkanes about sixteen Leagues from Lewis is called Rova betwixt Rova and Orkney lye some small Islands The Island Lewis lyeth from Shotland South-West or more Westerly about 58 Leagues and from the South end of Lewis to the North-West of Ireland is 27 Leagues In and between these Islands are many very good Sounds and Havens for Ships Lewis with the Islands belonging to it lye South and By-West and South South-west about 29 Leagues I shall farther add to my boldness and give You an account of the Islands of Fero. These Islands lie Northward from the Lewis Islands about ●4 Leagues and from Shotland Westerly about 58 Leagues and are in number 22. The Sounds and Havens are many The Southermost great Island is called Sugdro on the North side of this Island are several good Sounds and Havens but the best and chiefest of all the Havens and where all the Trade and Merchandise is is called Tor-Haven which lyeth on the great Island Strone But these Islands being out of my Road I shall return to my former Discourse on the Coast of Orkney and Shotland The South part of Shotland lyeth about 20 Leagues Northward from the Island called Maland but between the Islands of Orkney and Shotland lie two Islands the one called Fair-hill and the other called Fulo these two Islands lye about 10 Leagues one from the other Fulo lyeth North North-East from Fair-hill The Island Fair-hill lieth from the Noth-East point of Orkney about 9 Leagues and the Southermost point of Shotland lyeth from Fair-hill North and By-East about 8 Leagues and from Fulo East and By-South about four Leagues Being informed of the manner of the Hollanders Fishing for Herring Ling and Cod with Busses and Doger-Boats in those Seas and the Inhabitants of the Islands manner and way of Fishing we set sail from Casten and came to an Anchor by Sunbrough-head being the South part of Shotland the third of June and going a shore spake with the Good-man of Quandale one of the chief of those parts the said Gentleman with other of the Inhabitants did inform me of their manner of Trading with the