The Thames 
in 1593. 
88 ON THE PLACE OF FISH IN 
HIGDEN, POLYCHRONICON (BABINGTON).—Vol. II. 
‘Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and 
Lreland. 
(15th Century). 
CHAPTER XLI. 
NoTE.—Leda, libro primo. 
Fysches whiche be callede dolphynes be taken 
there (Britain) oftetymes, and porpas and other great 
fish, excepte diverse kyndes of schelle fisches, as 
muscles, in whom margarites be founde of every 
coloure, as redde of a purpulle coloure, and of the 
coloure of a jacinte, but most specially white mar- 
garites. 
Also there be schelle fisches habundantly with 
whom a nowble redde coloure is made and diede. 
The beautuous reddenesse of whom may not appaire 
in eny tyme thro the heete of the sonne, neither 
thro the injury of reyne (rain) ; but ever the more hit 
(it) is werede, and in age, hit is the moore feire in 
coloure. 
WHAT LONDONERS USED To HAVE. 
From ‘Harrison on the Noble River Thames’ in 
1593, as published by the ‘New Shakspere’s Society.’ 
(London : 1877.) 
Speaking of the Thames, he says: It is the 
longest of the three famous rivers of this isle, so it 
is nothing inferior unto them in abundance of all kinds 
of fish, whereof it is hard to say which or the three 
have either most plenty or greatest variety, if the 
