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A15072	A discourse containing a louing inuitation both honourable, and profitable to all such as shall be aduenturers, either in person, or purse, for the aduancement of his Maiesties most hopeful plantation in the Nevv-found-land, lately vndertaken. Written by Captaine Richard Whitbourne of Exmouth, in the county of Deuon; Discourse containing a loving invitation for the advancement of his Majesties most hopefull plantation in the New-found-land	Whitbourne, Richard, Sir, fl. 1579-1626.	1622 (1622)	STC 25375; ESTC S119923	29,118	56

manner there come three seuerall Shoales of the Cod-fishes in the Summer time The one of them followes on the Herrings the other followes the Capling which is a fish like the Smelt And the third followes the Squid which is a fish something like the Cuddell Now at those times there vsually goe many Boates forth a fishing from that coast onely with three men in each Boat And those three being fit Fishermen will daily take at those times aboue 1200. of those Cod-fishes six score to the hundred and euery of those fishes with the Oyle which comes of them being valued but at a penny for euery such fish which is a cheape rate it wil amount to be worth six pound starling being splitted salted and dried as the same ought to be wherein there is good industry experience and much iudgement to be vsed otherwise there is but little hope that such fish can be taken and fitly preserued whereby to defray the charge and bring profit withall to both your Honours and all other Aduenturers with you as I much desire that yee and they all may haue By this it may be well vnderstood it is good angling with the hooke and line there when a single man may take in that imployment aboue forty shillings worth of fish a day for I haue often seene there that those who are most industrious in taking and well handling of such fish haue certainely been most willing fittest and readiest to build and doe any other seruice there at such times whilest the fish failes when some others that are vnskilfull in the one will stand and talke with their hands in their Gloues or Pockets and doe but little to any purpose in the other like those that come on the Stage to act their part in a Comedy but performe it not sufficiently so that they are not onely scoffed and hist at but also those which are at the charge and chiefe Actors thereof receiue some disgrace and wrong thereby for I haue often knowne there some proper men which haue not beene well acquainted with those affaires yet haue had some other good parts in them and would speake well when they haue come from thence yet neuer performed any thing there worthy of great commendations THus I haue endeuoured with much trauaile great expence and losse of time to make it plainely appeare that it will be pleasing honourable and beneficiall vnto all those that shall be willing to aduance the said Plantation which praised be God is now partly by my seuerall relations come vnto a faire forwardnes And although I haue but little hope to receiue any benefit by the said Plantation to my selfe or for my endeuours great expence and losse of time herein yet by Gods blessed assistance I shall among many other great losses and discontents which I haue had as it is well knowne beare this one content to my graue that I haue euer beene a true louing Subiect to my Prince and Countrey and in the sollicitation by these my two seuerall Treatises and otherwise I haue dealt truly with his Maiesty carefully and vprightly with either of your Honours and sincerely with all those which shall be willing to assist either of your good purposes therein Now if any which shall not be willing or is not able to performe a part for the perfecting of this great and most hopefull worke should dislike that I haue thus laid open a gap into those grounds which some doe seeme to challenge and appropriate as it were vnto themselues and so would not haue all others of his Maiesties Subiects made acquainted with the trade and benefit which is there like to be obtained Such as I conceiue may be compared to be something like vnto Esops dog which could eate no Hay neither would hee suffer the hungry Asse to feede thereon Yet my hope is that such may well vnderstand by what I haue written that my true desire is to shew vnto any of them that by the said Plantation and trading to that Countrey being so well followed as it may orderly be that all his Maiesties Kingdomes which now are beholding vnto other Countreys for some necessarie commodities might not only be furnished with the like from thence but also in taking of such fish as those Seas do yeeld at an easier rate then now we vse to haue them wherby we may serue France Spain Portugall Italy and other places much cheaper with that sort of fish then any of these other nations shall be able to fetch the same from thence and thereby haue and retaine all the trade of that Countrey vnto his Maiesties Subiects hands onely For whereas there saile yeerely to that Countrey aboue 250. saile of Ships from England only with aboue 5000. English men in them by whose labours there is yeerely gotten into this Kingdome aboue the sum of 150000. li. and also thereby many families set on worke and relieued then it may bee well vnderstood what a great benefit and strength it will be when there shall faile thither 500. saile of Ships aboue 10000. seruiceable Subiects in them which will be able to gaine with the helpe of such numbers of other men women and children as may yeerely bee so commodiously carried thither few yeeres when the Subiects are made acquainted with such an orderly course as both your Honours haue already taken for the aduancement of the said Plantation Whereby there may be thus yeerely gotten not onely much wealth but also great strength against such time as any other Prince should breake league with his Maiestie that then to haue in such readines 500. saile of his Subiects Ships so ready to come from thence with more then 10000. seruiceable Sea-men in them in lesse time then 15. dayes warning if the wind serue which is so short a time as Saylers may be prest in some part of this Kingdome and be able to come from thence vnto his Maiesties Nauy Royall at Chattam vpon any occasion of seruice The like strength by Sea there is not any other Prince in the world able to call home vnto him in so short a time of his owne subiects from any one place of trading if he haue neuer so great occasion Thus God blessing the said Trade and Plantation it will be not onely a great augmentation to his Maiestie in his reuenues and customes but also a generall good vnto all his Highnesse Kingdomes and Subiects both in inriching of aduenturers in particular and also in strengthening the wall of defence which God hath set about our natiue nest Great Brittaine namely Nauigation which must needes be much cherished and furnished by this Seminary of Fishers imployed in such Colonies and out of that shoale will be alwayes in readinesse of ability to be translated higher from fishing vessels into fighting Ships Royall and so are alwayes vsefull for peace or warre merchandize or defence as the occasions of our estate and welfare shall require And so I leaue the successe thereof to the good pleasure of God to whom be all the glory RICH. WHITBOVRNE

aduenture 200. pounds or a greater or lesse summe hee should bring in the other halfe part of such a summe as he doth promise and subscribe to aduenture the second yeere at conuenient time wherby to make fit prouisions in readinesse of all necessaries as shall be then thought fitting for the yeere following and then by Gods assistance there is great hope of gaine to bee made and good proceedings in the said Plantation Some of those which will be Aduenturers in this manner may bee as Committees to giue their best opinions what they should conceiue to be most fitting in euery respect whereby there may bee the more orderly proceedings therein and whatsoeuer any 4 5 6 or a more number of them may think fit one or more of them may at conuenient times acquaint your Honour withall whereby it may the more speedily bee put in action and you so little troubled withall from your other waighty occasions as possible may bee And so one of the said Committees to be as Treasurer who may keepe the bookes of accounts of whatsoeuer may be so aduentured and likewise to bee receiued which will giue a good content to euery Aduenturer And as concerning the manner how Ships and men should bee imployed in this intended Plantation I shall as followeth acquaint you whereby there may be hired some industrious men which are most pliable for the fishing voyage agreed withall in time to faile in such shipping and with such men some others may goe to be as Seruants in the voyage which may be Tradesmen and their wiues who will labour fitly in the fishing whiles it lasteth and afterwards continue there to plant It is to be vnderstood that a Ship which vsually carrieth there in an ordinary fishing voyage 30. men and boyes and returnes yeerely with them should not that is thus imployed carry aboue 34. men women and some Youths of 13. or 14. yeeres of age whose victuall and wages for more then three quarters of the yeere will be euen defrayed vpon the ordinary charge of the fishing voyage for any such Ship may well be sailed thither and home againe with lesse then twenty men So that those other fourteene may be accounted vnprofitable passengers to be carryed and so recarryed from thence as vsually is done And therefore it is requisite that such as shall remaine there to inhabite should bee agreed withall in time whereby to prepare themselues for that purpose and not to seeke after such in haste for then should you not onely haue those which are not so fit as I doe wish for that purpose but also they will be much more dearer as I haue often proued what they will be if they be taken when they proffer their seruice And he that is either a fit house-Carpenter Mason Smith Brick-maker Lime-burner Turner Tyler Husbandman Gardener or what trade soeuer and will carry his wife with him should be so agreed withall at first so that notwithstanding their trades they should help to fish and labour diligently about the same when time serues for all building of houses which is a thing will fitly bee done at all times very commodiously with little labour and lesse charge when the fish faileth And if any Aduenturer will send thither a kinsman friend or seruant to be imployed in the said Plantation which will take paines hee may haue a fit hire allowed him by the yeere as the Treasurer and one or more of the Aduenturers may thinke fit And any such so imployed may see such lands and woods allotted out for his said Master or friend and yeerely certifie him from thence what fit proceedings there are in the said Plantation And also any that shall serue their 5. yeeres industriously may not only be well paid as hee shall be agreed withall but you will then also giue him 100. acres of land and woods in the South part of that Countrey in fee for euer to him his heires and assignes if he will continue there to liue or any other man for him which is to be holden of your Honour paying at the sealing of his Deed 8. shillings and euer after but a penny rent by the yeere for the said hundred acres which will be a good incouragement to such as will go there to liue and be also a fit meanes to people the Countrey with such as may be well spared from all his Maiesties Kingdomes And thus in time they may finde out diuers good commodities there which as yet lye vndiscouered wherof there is great hope in some speciall thing which I omit to write of By this it may be partly vnderstood what great hope of good there may come vnto his Maiesty and all his Maiesties Kingdomes by settling people to inhabite there seeing it is a Countrey already so well approoued to be so healthy and warme in winter as England and yeelds yeerly as the trade is now in fishing onely aboue 150000 li into this Kingdome besides the great maintenance and increase of shipping and Mariners and the relieuing of many families the which trade onely may well in little time be worth double so much yeerely to his Maiesties subiects then now it is besides the great hope of gaine which is there to be gotten otherwaies In the yeere of our Lord God 1615. being there with a Commission directed vnto me out of his Maiesties high Court of Admiralty for the reformation of abuses and settling of fit orders amongst such as yerely trade to that Countrey wherein I did spend much time and was at great charge and then sailing from harbour to harbour I found the masters of English Ships then there willing to haue such abuses reformed and thereunto aboue 170. of them being impanelled in seuerall inquests for that seruice they did deliuer vnto me their seuerall presentments vnder their hands seales to the vse of the Kings Maiesty which were the first Iuries that euer were impanelled there to the vse of any Christian Prince In which presentments are contained diuers orders which vpon my returne from thence I did present into the high Court of Admiraltie in which seruice I tooke notice there was on that Coast aboue 250. saile of Ships great and small of our Nation with aboue 6000. Subiects in them Now if it may please his Maiestie and that but 200. of such Ships which yeerely saile thither a Fishing will leaue there in the end of the yeere when their voyages are made but foure persons from euery of them there to inhabite with fit prouision for them vntill the next Summer that the said Owners Ships repaire thither againe and take the benefit of their labour in that time then after that proportion there will be aboue 800. persons fitly and cheapely left there and maintained the first yeere and so euery yeere some people so left both men and women will not onely bee a great ease to this Kingdome but also saue a great charge in carrying thither and in returning yeerely from thence so many