68 CHARLES I. 



During 1633 and 1634 there was somewhat of a lull in the 

 proceedings against the Hollanders, the Council of the 

 Society being busy with the arrangement of its internal 

 affairs. On August 1st of 1633, a general form of invitation 

 to join the society was sent out, which gave a general 

 resume of what the king and others had already done 

 towards the estabhshmg of this Association, and which 

 urged the claims of this national work.^ The need for this 

 appeal is made evident by the contents of a letter sent 

 on August 10th by Phihp, Earl of Pembroke and Mont- 

 gomery, to Captain Sir John Pennington. Pembroke 

 frankly admits that it is difficult to get men of means to 

 hazard their money in the Association, and that, in spite 

 of all efforts, it has been found impossible to secure as many 

 adventurers as had been expected by the king and his asso- 

 ciates. They have four busses ready to be taken off the 

 stocks for the approaching fishing season, but cannot do 

 this without money to the amount of £2,400 ; this is £1,800 

 more than they have in hand — rather a serious deficit. 

 The Earl proceeds to inform the Captain that in consequence 

 of this shortage of funds it has been decided to take the next 

 subscription from the adventurers at Michaelmas instead 

 of at Christmas, as previously arranged. Thus Sir John 

 Pennington is asked to forward £30, the amount required 

 of him, to Captain Styles, treasurer for the Association, 

 who is to be found at his house in Fenchurch Street."- It 

 had already been arranged that a certain oath should be 

 taken by each member of the Council for Fishing, and that 

 a certificate should be granted to the master of each ship 

 belonging to the Association, while two seals in silver had 

 been procured at a cost of £12 from Edward Greene, chief 

 graver to the King."^ 



1 Cal. S.P. Dom. Car. I., vol. 244, No. 5. ^ Ibid. vol. 244, No. 49. 



3 Ibid. vol. 232, Nos 105, 106 ; vol. 233, No. 75 ; vol. 234, No. 59 ; 

 vol. 238, Nos. 6 and 7 ; vol. 250, No. 39 ; vol. 257, No. 30. 



