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as Victuall, ffuell, physick, Salt, Cask, etc., or worsted in the 
use, and is yearly to be repayred, as the Shipp, Tackling and other 
materialls, they are properly to be brought into the Account of the 
Second Yeares F fishing. 
In which Second Yeare and every yeare after, so long as the 
Busse shall last, the profitte will be more, or the Charge the lesse, 
by how much repayring a Shipp will cost lesse money than building 
one. And thus by one vessell an estimate may be taken of the 
Charge of a whole ffishing Fleet, of what number soever it shall 
consist. 
SmitH WATSON. 
Simon WATSON, 
JOHN ALLINGTON, NEPHEW. 
“* Some Proposalls for setting up of the Fishery humbly offered. 
to the consideration of his Matie. and Councell: That they 
would be pleased to pitch upon either of them which in their 
wisdome shall seeme the most probable for the managing of it 
to the best advantage for the King and his Dominions.” 4 
1. By Giving leave to any of the people that will sett up a 
Busse joyntly or by themselves to imploy their own stores for 
their particular advantages. But how slowly this may proceed 
wee leave it to that experience which his Matie. hath had of it 
this Eight Yeares last past, and nothing done therein (if at all 
attempted). However, hereby we thinke many poore might be 
imployed by Land, Marryners made thereby at Sea, and these 
men grow that Imploy them, with some advancement to the 
Kinges Customes by bringing Commodity to the Kingdome. 
2. By his Maties. Incorporating the Merchants or some 
Company a Corporation thereunto ; Though wee consider this a 
better way then the former for more speedier and effectually 
preferring of the same, yet the efforts will be like the former 
and sooner accomplished ; But 
3. The Interest of the King doth concern every particular 
person, his undertaking of it is for every man’s advantage, what- 
soever hee getts thereby saves the Nation so much in their 
purses, for if the king gaynes as much by this as will mainteyne 
1 Sea, Fisheries, Temp. Car. II.; Additional MSS. British Museum. 
