ABUNDANCE OF FISH ON NEW ENGLAND COAST. ,151 



leagues by sea eastward from Boston,) in a small cove called Bakers 

 Cove, there is found this kind of muscle, which hath a purple vein ; 

 which, being prickt with a needle, yieldeth a perfect purple or scarlet 

 juice ; dying linnen so that no washing will wear it out, but keeps its 

 lustre many years. We mark our handkerchiefs and shirts with it." — 

 (P. 167.) 



Blew Fish or Hound-fish, two kinds. Speekled hound-fish, and blew 

 hound-fish, called horse-fish. — (P. 158.) 



Blew-fish or horse. I did never see any of them in England. They 

 are big usually as the salmon, and better meat by far. It is common in New 

 England, and esteemed the best sort of fish, next to rock-cod. — (P. 229.) 



Advertisements for the inexperienced Planters of New England, or any- 

 where. Or, the Pathway to experience to erect a Plantation. By Cap- 

 taine John Smith. London, 1631. 



[Reprinted in Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, III., 3d series, 1833.] 



At the sole charge of foure Merchants of London and my selfe, 1614, 

 within eight weekes sayling I arrived at Monahigan an lie in America 

 in 43. degrees 39. minutes of .Northerly latitude. Had the fishing for 

 Whale proved as we expected, I had stayed in the country ; but we 

 found the plots wee had, so false, and the seasons for fishing and trade 

 by the unskilful nesse of our Pylot so much mistaken, I was contented, 

 having taken by hookes and lines with fifteeue or eighteene men at 

 most, more than 60,000 cod in lesse than a moneth. — (P. 19.) 



The seven and thirty passengers miscarrying twice upon the coast 

 of England, came so ill-provided, they onely relyed upon the poore com- 

 pany they found, that had lived two yeares by their naked industry, 

 and what the country naturally afforded; it is true, at first there hath 

 beene taken a thousand Bayses at a draught, and more than twelve 

 hogsheads, of Herrings in a night ; of other fish when and what they 

 would, when they had meanes ; but wanting most necessaries for fishing 

 and fowling, it is a wonder how they could subsist, fortifie themselves, 

 resist their enemies, and plant their plants. — (Chap. 7, p. 19.) 



One ship this summer with twenty cattell, and forty or fifty passen- 

 gers, arrived all well, and the ship at home againe in nine weekes : another 

 for all this exclamation of want, is returned with 10000. cortish, and 

 fourescore kegs of Sturgion, which they did take and save when the sea- 

 son was neare past, and in the very heat of summer, yet as good as can 

 be.— (Chap. 13, p. 42.) 



A Description of New England : or, the Observations & Discoueries of 

 Captain John Smith (Admirall of that Country J in the North of America, 

 in the year of our Lord 1614 ; with the successe of sixe Ships, that went 

 the next yeare 1615 ; & the accidents befell him among the French men of 

 toarre : with the proof e of the present benefit this Countrey affoords : 



. whither this present yeare, 1616, eight voluntary Ships are gone to make 

 further tryall. At London : Printed by Rumfrey Lownes, for Robert 



