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his Crowne and Dignitie, without the Assistance of any parlya- 
mentary taxes, hee may alleviate his Customes as low as any 
Nation whatsoever, which will bring the Trade of Holland into 
theis Kingdomes, Invite all ingenious Manufactors into the 
Nation, as well as win men into this Kingdome and the rest 
of his Matie. Dominions ; And also will preserve the peace of the 
Nation from being disturbed or violated more then private persons 
or Corporative bodyes will or can doe in their undertaking it, who 
may be apt upon all evill Instigations and discontente to 
strengthen either Domestick or foreigne Enemyes with their 
power both of shipping and marryners. 
SmirH WATSON. 
SIMON WATSON. 
To the King and both Houses of Parlyament in Parlyament 
assembled. 
THE PROPOSALL. 
That an Act of Parlyament may pass for building and fitting 
out with expedition a Fleete of 500 Busses of about 70 Tunns 
Burthen apeece, To be imployed in ffishing for herrings, cod & 
ling in his Maties. Seas, and the profitte to be disposed for the 
increasing of the said fishing vessells to the number of 2,000 or 
there abouts as it will be thought necessary. And after the paying 
of publique debts and the defraying of. all necessary charges, 
the propertie of the said Fleete to be settled in the Crowne. 
ADVANTAGES. 
A Fleet of Two Thousand Busses will imploy yearly at Sea 
at 15 men to a Busse 30,000 men, besides at least 30,000 men more 
at Land in the service of the Fleete. It will save the kingdome 
300,000 thousand pounds paid yearly to the Dutch for fish taken 
by them in his Maties. Seas and sold to the English. The first 
year the said 2000 Bushes sayle may, with God’s blessing, defray 
the whole charge of building, Tackle, Victualling, fitting out, 
officers and seamens wages for that year, with an overplus of 
