HERRING FISHERY. 35 



When this operation is over, the herrings are 

 drawn down into a bafket, which is placed in a tub, 

 that receives the fait, which falls from the herrings. 

 They are afterwards cafked, as (hall be defcribed 

 in the iequel. 



Of the Operation of DrefTmg, preparatory to the 

 making of white Herrings. 



The herrings, that are delivered frefli to the 

 falters, as likewife thofe that have been half- 

 faked at fea are treated in the fame manner, 

 unlefs the herrings of the fecond fort have been 

 dreifed already at fea, which would be of great 

 advantage : for the herrings, that are falted be- 

 fore they are dreffed, are much inferior to thofe, 

 that are firfl drelfed and then falted j and in fact 

 they never turn out well. There an order of the 

 parliament of Rouen, prohibiting the mixing of 

 them with the other fort ; the fifhermen, how- 

 ever, find means to fell them to thofe who make 

 red herrings. According as the frelh herrings are 

 brought to the faking place, they are poured 

 into large lavers full of water, fome of which may 

 contain feveral lafls of herrings. The women 

 then fet about dr effing them, and firfl of all they 

 take them one by one near the head in the left 

 hand, and then prefs them between the fingers 

 of the right, which they drawn downwards from 

 the head to the tail, fo as to cleanfe them and 

 take off part of the fcales ; after which, railing up 

 D 2 the 



