ABUNDANCE OF FISH ON NEW ENGLAND COAST. 151 



leagues by sea eastward from Boston,) in a small cove called Baker- s 

 Cove, there is found this kind of mnscle, which hath a purple vein ; 

 which, being prickt with a needle, yieldeth a perfect purple or scarlet 

 juice ; dying liunen so that no washing will wear it out, but keeps its 

 lustre inauy years. We mark our handkerchiefs and shirts with it." — 

 (P. 167.) 



Blew Fish or Hound-fish, two kinds. Speckled hound-fish, and blew 

 honnd-fish, called horse-fisk. — (P. 158.) 



Blew fish or horse. I did never see any of them in England. They 

 are big usually as the salmon, and better meat by far. It is common in New 

 England, and esteemed the best sort of fish, next to rock-cod. — (P. 229.) 



Advertisements for the inexperienced Planters of JSfew England^ or any- 

 ivhere. Or, the Pathway to experience to erect a Plantation. By Cap- 

 taine John Smith. London, 1631, 



[Repriuted in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, III., 3d series, 1833.] 



At the sole charge of foure Merchants of London and my selfe, 1614, 

 within eight weekes sayling I arrived at Monaliigan an lie in America 

 in 4:3. degrees 39. minutes of Northerly latitude. Had the fishing for 

 Whale proved as we expected, I bad stayed in the country ; but we 

 found the plots wee had, so false, and the seasons for fishing and trade 

 by the unskilfulnesse of our Pylot so much mistaken, I was contented, 

 having taken by liookes and lines with fifteeue or eighteene men at 

 most, more than 60,000 cod in lesse than a moneth.^P. 19.) 



The seven and thirty passengers miscarrying twice upon tbe coast 

 of England, came so411-provided, they onely relyed upon the poore com- 

 pany they found, that bad lived two yeares by their naked industry, 

 and what tlie country naturally afforded; it is true, at first tbere hath 

 beene taken a thousand Bayses at a draught, and more than twelve 

 hogsheads of Herrings in a night ; of other fish when and what they 

 would, when they had meaues ; but wanting most necessaries for fishing 

 and fowling, it is a wonder how they could subsist, fortifie themselves, 

 resist their enemies, and plant their plants. — (Chap. 7, p. 19.) 



One ship this summer with twenty cattell, and forty or fifty passen- 

 gers, arrived all well, and the ship at home againe in nine weekes : another 

 for all this exclamation of want, is returned with 10000. corfish, and 

 foarescore kegs of Sturgion, which they did take and save when the sea- 

 sou was neare past, and in the very heat of summer, yet as good as can 

 be.— (Chap. 13," p. 42.) 



A Description of Xew England : or, the Observations & Discoueries of 

 Captain John Smith (Admirall of that Country J in the N^orth of America, 

 in the year of our Lord 1614 ; tvith the successe of sixe Ships, that went 

 the next yeare 1615 ; d) the accidents befell him among the French men of 

 war re: with the proof e of the present benefit this Countrey afoords: 

 ichither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary Ships are gone to rnahe 

 further tryall. At London : Printed by Humfrey Lownes, for Iiobert 



