John Youell, vicar, Thomas Tye, John Landifield, Samuel Pacy, James Reeve, James Sprat, Peter Durrant, Robert Bell, Simond Spicer, John Durrant, Thomas Harvey, Richard Drake, John Wilde, Ar. Jermey, John Drake, Tho. Uttinge, Thomas Ashby, Robert Bray, John Gardinar, William Pearson, William Fowler, sen., Richard Spendlove, Thomas Felton, John Colby, Robert Daines, Edward Long, Thomas Fowler, Robert Ashby, John Longe, William Thurrkettle, John Gardinar, Robert Botson, William Wood, Robert Hawes, Francis Botson, William Church, Thomas Bolton, Cornelles Landifield, Obed Haulsworth, Francis Mewse, Henry Ward, George Wooden, Thomas Newton, John Fowler, William Browne, William Shorting, Thomas Batchelor, John Barber, Stephen Corfin, James Spicer, John Munds, John Uttinge, Simon Mewse, William Seagoe, Thomas Harrould, William Harrould, William Richman, Matthew Reeve, John Postle, Thomas Church. John Soane, John Kittrige, Thomas Mighells, John Bootey, To this petition were annexed several proposals tending to the improvement of the herring fishery; and both together were transmitted to Sir John Pettus, to be by him presented to the committee appointed by Parliament for drawing up an Act for the further support and advancement of the herring fisheries, these complaints were so far attended to by Parliament that the petitioners obtained for the further increase of their fisheries; and also seamen and shipping; together with other privileges of considerable importance. A trewe copy of the severall proposalls sent to London this 24th of February, to Sir John Pettus, to be offered to the courtte of Parliament, 1670. IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADVANCING THE FISHING TRADE. 1st. That the fishers be free from payeing costome or excyse for any materralls to build, finish, victuall, repayre, and fitt to sea, their vessells, on their respective voyadges for herring, codd, ling, or any other fish. 2nd. That the fishers be free to dispose of their fish at all tymes, in all places for their most advantage, within his majesty’s dominions and countries, without restraint of corporation, or any othor place or places whatever. And that noe person or persons be excluded that trade. 3rd. That one year’s assessment for the pore may be advansed in the respective parishes in England, to be employed in building convenient houses in the chefist of their townes; and for stocke for hempe, to sett the pore and idle persons oute of imployment to work to spinn twine and make netts.