112 CHARLES II. 
men, vessels, and stock be foreign, “ but the whole trade 
may be also driven in Scotland or Ireland, or in foreign 
parts beyond sea and yet capable of this Bounty.” 1 
In face of these numerous objections, the king was pre- 
vailed upon to send back the proposals of the Fishery Com- 
pany to be revised. The council of the company, however, 
did not wait for their patent to be issued in its final form, 
but commenced work with a small fleet of doggers, one of 
which had scarcely gone to sea before, in July, 1676, it was 
captured by a French privateer? The seven remaining 
vessels belonging to the Fishery Company were named as 
follows: The King’s Fisher, The Adventure, The Speedwell, 
The Success, The Frogg, The Holy Island, The Experiment.® 
On February 28th, 1677, the patent for the Royal Fishery 
was issued in its final form, some of the former proposals 
having been modified to suit the wishes of the Commissioners 
for the Customs. The Duke of York was again to be at the 
head of the Royal Fishery, and along with him there was 
placed the Earl of Danby. The company, it was arranged, 
should be managed by a General Court, which was to consist 
of the Governor, the Sub-Governor, the Deputy-Governor, 
and a committee of twelve. It was given powers to purchase 
lands and tenements not exceeding £1,000 per annum in 
value, and was granted a common seal; its vessels were 
to be allowed to fish in all waters of Great Britain and Ire- 
land, so long as they did not encroach upon the privileges 
of any other corporation or private person. On any ground 
not belonging to private individuals, houses necessary for 
the work might be erected, or wharfs and docks built by 
the company, without payment of rent or duty to the king ; 
the members of the company were at liberty to sell their fish 
wherever they wished, either in exchange for money or for 
1Cal. S.P. Dom. Car. II., vol. 382, No. 39. 
2 Ibid. vol. 383, No. 91. 
3 Ibid. vol. 387, No. 242. 
