406 ON THE PLACE OF FISH IN 



Dennis de DE COETLOGON (DENNIS). 



Coetlogon, 



I745> Vol. I. ' Universal History of Arts and Sciences: 



Fishing. 



First sal ting Salting herring was not discovered until 1416, 

 though some date it from 1397. Willoughby, in his 

 ' History of Fishes/ observes that Will Buckelty or 

 Baccbalen, a native of Bier-ulict, rendered his name 

 immortal by the discovery of the secret of curing 

 and pickling herring. He adds that the Emperor 

 Charles V. coming into the low countries made a 

 journey to the Isle of Bier-ulict with the Queen of 

 Hungary, on purpose to see the tomb of this first 

 Barreleer of herrings. 



The Dutch are of first quality. 



Comparison of The Irish next in value after the Holland, prin- 



juaiity her- cipally those of Dublin, which are scarce inferior to 

 those of the best Rotterdam or Enkuysen. The 

 Scotch are not so well prepared, salted, etc., as the 

 Dutch. It is not doubted that if the Scotch were as 

 careful as their neighbours, their herring would be the 

 best in the world. 



First fishing The Hollanders were the first to begin herring 

 fishing (they are the most industrious people in the 

 world to acquire wealth). Their first regular fishing 

 is fixed to the year 1163. They begin 24 June, and 

 employ 10,000 vessels therein, called Busses ; they 

 carry from forty-five to sixty tuns, and two or three 

 small cannon. They are not allowed out of port 

 without convoy, unless there be enough of them 

 together to make eighteen or twenty pieces of 

 cannon. 



