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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

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