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sorts of fish are here mentioned ; fish were largely consumed 
and continually come in throughout the Accounts.* 
But Hunstanton Hall, with all its many advantages, was 
not free from one defect, and that was the presence of rats, 
which must have been Black Rats, for Hpimys norvegicus did 
not come until the eighteenth century. These undesirable 
visitors had found their way into the house, and in 1520 were 
such a nuisance that © Peter Ratonar’’-—who took his name 
from his profession—had to be paid twenty pence for laying 
of the chambers with poison (p. 478). 
Again the same man, 
* For the following list of the fish, etc., enumerated, I am indebted to 
Mr. le Strange :— 
Fish Haten at Hunstanton. 
Basse. 
Bretteor Bretcocke (Brill). My father 
could remember when this name, 
which was possibly applied to the 
Turbot as well, was in use at Wells. 
In the Kenninghall Accounts it is 
spelled bryé in 1525 (‘‘ Norfolk 
Arch.,’’ 1904, p. 54). 
Butte (Plaice). 
Butt sprag (Sprag was used for 
a young cod-fish or salmon, and 
according to “‘ The English Dialect 
Dictionary,” butt was a basket for 
catching fish. 
Cockyll. 
Cod. 
Cod Waxen (large Cod). 
Codlyng. 
Congre. 
Crabbe. 
Cravose (Lobster). 
Hell. 
Fawke (? Flounder). 
Flathe (Skate). 
Gurnard. 
Haburdyn (Salted Cod from Aber- 
deen, a town famous for curing 
fish). 
Haddock. 
Herryng, fresh. 
fe full. 
se red. 
= shotten. 
a white. 
Lampre. 
Lyng. 
Mackerell. 
Mullett. 
Muschelle. 
Oyster. 
Perch. 
Purpose (Porpoise, often mentioned, 
and reckoned as quite eatable. 
Six shillings and eightpence was 
paid for a whole one). 
Purwynckle. 
Pyke. 
Playce. 
Roche. 
Samon. 
ie salted. 
co Trowght. 
(During the early part of 1548 
Mr. le Strange finds that over 
thirty Salmon were brought to 
the house, about half of which 
were salted Salmon, while the 
remainder were fresh.) 
Skull slyce (also spelled sculleslyes 
and skulk Slyce. Probably the 
Plaice, skolla and Sand-skddda 
are stated to be Swedish names 
for this species, and skulder 
Danish. Mr. Norgate suggests 
that Slyce may be equivalent to 
Low German slick = mud.) 
Shrymp. 
Smelt. 
Sole. 
Spratt. 
5 red. 
Sturgyn. 
Spyrlyng (Smelt). 
Stockfysshe. 
Tenche. 
Thornbacke. 
Turbutte. 
Whytynge. 
Wylkes. 
