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tyme or full ladeing happen) they being able to indure hard labour 
and a rough sea without being thereat dismayd. This exercise 
therefore of the ffishery deserves above all others to be sett up 
and vigorously promoted in his Maties. dominions, as necessarily 
begetting store of shipps and stout marriners, in which principally 
consists ye strength and security of all Island Kingdomes. 
THE CHARGES OF SETTING FORTH A FISHING FLEET.! 
The whole charge of the Fishery may be comprehended under 
these heads, preparatory, concomitant and subsequent charges. 
The preparatory charges are of such things as must be made 
ready before the fishing begin, and consist in the providing 
1. Of Docks, where Busses, Pinks, Wellboats and other shipps 
may be built and caulked. 
2. Of Wharfes, where vessels may as soon as possible, be 
unladen by cranage, without the charge or trouble of carting. 
3. Of Storehouses adjoyning to the Wharfes, with convenient 
lodging for the Wharfe-officers and their ffamilyes, and sufficient 
yard-room for packing of Herrings, ffanning and drying of Netts, 
making of Ropes, etc. The Charge whereof may be more or 
lesse, as pleaseth the ffounder or ffounders to bestow upon them, 
to make them the more strong and commodious. 
1. Shipps are more or lesse charged according to their different 
dimensions, but because those of 70 Tunns are by experienced 
men accounted a competent size, and lesser will not well abide 
the ordinary storms at sea, our Accounts shall goe only on 
vessells of that size, but such a one, with all her Roomes fitted 
up, and all her Iron Work, Masts, Sailes, Ropes, Cables, Anchor, 
Cockboat and Appertenants whereby shee is made ready to launch 
forth, will cost about - - - - £403 10 0 
2. The provisions for the Shipps are either common with 
other shipps, or proper to the Fishery. F 
Common provisions with other shipps are twofold, the more 
Lasting and the more Wasting. 
1 §ea Fisheries, Temp. Car. II. ; Additional MSS. British Museum. 
