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Edward I. granted a charter for land at Carleton, in Nor- 

 folk, by the service of twenty-four pasties of fresh her- 

 rings at their first coming in."* 



In the inquest of 18 Ed. I. (Longshanks) (1291) the 

 people of G-rimsby complained to the king that the trade 

 at Grimsby had fallen into decay in consequence of the 

 inhabitants of Odde forestalling them in their supply of 

 herrings, by representing to the fishermen that the her- 

 rings which were actually selling at Grimsby for forty 

 shillings per last, were not selling for more than twenty 

 shillings per last.t 



We are also informed that the foreigners who came to 

 Yarmouth only came to huy herrings. In regard to fishing, 

 special permission had to be obtained ; and, accordingly, 

 it is recorded that King Edward, on 28th September 1295, 

 gave permission to the Dutch to come to Yarmouth to fish 

 herrings ;| and we find that in the year 1294, only after 

 special application, Eric, King of Norway, admitted the 

 English to the same privileges in going to Norway for 

 herrings as were enjoyed by the natives of the Hanse 

 towns ; but this favour having been abused, was subse- 

 quently recalled, as we shall find stated. § 



In the year 1302, by royal edict, the town of Yarmouth 

 was ordered to furnish ten lasts of herrings for the use of 

 the king, or "in usum principis."|l 



At a very early period the town of Yarmouth supplied 

 many of the religious houses in England witli herrings. 

 The following are extracts of one of the charters, — viz. 

 In the roll of 34 Ed. I. of " Essendi quietum de Tolonia," 



* Blowit's Fragmenta Antiquitatis. 



t Frost's Notices of the Early Hist, of Hull ; Note, p. 55. 



X Yair's Account of the Scotch Trade in the Netherlands, p. 13. 



§ Thorklin. Diploin. Adr. Magn. ii. 155. 



1 U Ed. i. 1302. Swinden, i. 84. 



