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 colliers not many yeares since returning from Newcastle laden with coales about the well, neare Flanborough head, and Scarborough met with such multitudes of Cod, Ling, and herring, that one amongst the rest with certaine ship-hookes, and other like Instruments drew up as much cod, and Ling in a little space of time, as were sold well neare for as much as her whole lading of coale. And many hundred of ships might have bin there laden in two daies and two nights.'

This 'wonderful affluence, and abundance of fish swarming in our seas' the Hollanders by their fishing have known how to turn to good account. Thereby they made increase. They have increased in shipping; in mariners; in trade; in