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cover them when their bed-clothes are used in this 

 way." {Commissioners' Bejport — Lieutenant M'Glladdery, 

 p. 65). 



5. DUTCH FISHERY. 



Dutch " Great Fishery." — The Dutch " great," or 

 " pickled herring-fishery," formerly began on St John's 

 Day, 24th of June, but the fishermen are now allowed to 

 begin earlier. It is that which is carried on in summer 

 and harvest in the latitudes of Shetland and Edinburgh, 

 and on the coast of Britain, with decked vessels, having 

 keels, which can stow twenty lasts of herrings, at the 

 rate of fourteen barrels per last, in the hold, besides the 

 nets ; having not less than a full fleet of forty nets on 

 board. The object of this fishery is " to fish herrings of 

 the best quality, and to gut, salt, and barrel them at sea, 

 for foreign sale and home consumption." {Dutch Fishery 

 Laws, Arts. 13 and 14, Art, 3, p. 17.) 



Dutch " Small Fishery." — The small or " fresh herring- 

 fishery," is that which is carried on between the coast of 

 Holland and Britain, and off Yarmouth, in deep water, 

 with flat-bottomed vessels without keels, which do not 

 usually come into harbour, but upon the beach. It was 

 forbidden to gut such herrings, either at sea or on shore, 

 under pain of imprisonment for one month, and the penalty 

 of five guilders for every hundred herrings, as well as the 

 confiscation of the herrings, unless special permission was 

 obtained {Dutch Fishery Laivs, Arts. 15 and 16) ; but 

 this law is now not insisted on. 



" Fan Fishery." — The pan herring-fishery is tbat which 

 is carried on in the mouths of the rivers and bays, and 

 on the coast of Holland, not farther than three miles from 



