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 skilful, and well-organized Hollanders? Reflect that by erecting two hundred and fifty busses of 'reasonable strength and bignesse' employment would be made for 1,000 ships, and for at least 10,000 fishermen and mariners, 'and consequently for as many tradesmen, and labourers at land'. The herrings taken by the busses would afford his Majesty '200,000 l. yearely custome outward, and for commodities returned inward 30000 l. and above'.