THE HERRING. 
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Wejlern IJles, and off the coaft of Norfolk ; in all theft! 
llations the Dutch Ihips are ever ready to take their 
Ihare. * 
One William Bcukelen of Bicrvlct, near Sluys , was the 
inventor of the ufeful expedient of pickling herring ; and 
it is from him the operation has its name, both in the 
Englijh and German languages. This great benefactor 
of mankind died in 1397 ; and his memory was held in 
fuch veneration by the Emperor Charles V. that he paid 
a vifit to his tomb. The Dutch, it is faid, are remark- 
ably fond of the herring in its pickled date : A premium 
is given by the date to the firft bufs that arrives loaded 
with a cargo ; which fells them for a very high price. 
The whole inhabitants welcome the arrival with Ihouts 
of exultation ; and the fame joy feetns painted on every 
face, which the Egyptians difpiay on the find overflowing 
of the Nile *. 
The Pilchard f. 
The pilchard, in fome refpecls, refembles the herring j 
k is remarkable for flmilar migrations, and ftated returns 
from the north. As this fiih is far from being fo general 
as the herring, appearing only on the coaft of Cornwall 
for a fhort time in the end of Summer, we fhall give a 
fhort defcription of its external figure. 
* Idem, ubi fupra. 
f Clupea de Artedi. The Pilchard, Will. 
