The case of the fishermen in Kent humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B08652 of text R208104 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C1072D). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B08652 Wing C1072D ESTC R208104 61296901 ocm 61296901 180485 2240883778

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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B08652) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 180485) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2831:18) The case of the fishermen in Kent humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament. 1 sheets ([2] p.). s.n., [London? : 1694] Caption title. Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.). Reproduction of original in: British Library. eng Fishery law and legislation -- England -- Kent -- Early works to 1800. Oyster fisheries -- England -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2 rbgenr eebo The case of the fishermen in Kent: humbly offered to the consideration of the Parliament. [no entry] 1694 3 526 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2012-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2013-02 Sampled and proofread 2013-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2014-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CASE OF THE Fishermen in KENT : Humbly Offered to the Consideration of the Parliament .

THAT the Fishermen Inhabiting within the Liberty of the Vice-Admiralty of Kent , may not be brought into a Corporation or Company with the Fishermen of London or River Thames .

And that the Fishermen of London and River Thames may not be allowed to Drudge for Oysters within the Liberty of the said Vice-Admiralty .

THe said Vice-Admiralty extends throughout the whole County of Kent , as well in , upon , or by the Sea , or publick Rivers , or fresh Water Channels , Ports , Creeks , and all other places whatsoever overflown , between the Flux and Reflux of the Sea , and to the full and high Water , or upon the Shoars or Banks whatsoever adjacent from all chief Bridges downwards towards the Sea .

There are many Towns of Note within this Liberty ; as Rochester , Strood , Chatham , Milton , Feversham , Whitstable , Herne , Reculver , Herchington , Margaret , Kingsgate , Broadstaires , Ramsgate .

Within the said Vice-Admiralty there have Courts been kept time out of mind for Rectifying and Correcting all Abuses done upon the Waters , &c. within that Jurisdiction .

And in particular , a Court is kept at Pleasure for the well ordering of the Oyster Grounds within the said Vice-Admiralty ; And for Correcting all Offences and Misdemeanors done by the Fishers therein , contrary to the Orders of that Court. And the Authority of the same Court hath time out of Mind prohibited the Drudging for Oysters within the said Liberty , by all Persons whatsoever , who have not served their Time to Fishermen Inhabiting within that Liberty .

All Fishermen within the said Liberty are at the Command of that Vice-Admiralty upon all Occasions ; but more especially for Their Majesties Service . And for that purpose there is a Register kept in the Vice-Admiralty-Office of the Names of all Fishermen and their Servants , and places of abode within the said River , that their Attendance may be required whenever it shall be thought fit .

And most of Their Majesties Ships lying in Harbour at Chatham ; The Fishermen within this Liberty are constantly called to assist in the Rigging of the Royal Navy ; And whenever it puts to Sea , most of the ablest and best Seamen amongst them are constantly engaged in that Service .

So that if the Fishermen of London , or the River Thames , shall have the benefit of Drudging for Oysters within this Liberty of the Vice-Admiralty , or be let in to enjoy the rest of the Priviledges there ; it not only destroys the most Antient Jurisdiction and Courts of the Vice-Admiralty of Kent ; but will Ruine all the Fishermen there ; ( who are many Thousand Families ) And destroy the best Nursery and Breed of Seamen and Mariners in England by taking from them their Trade and only Encouragement and Support .

The CASE of the Fishermen in KENT .