It is evident, from the above petitions, that Pakefield and Kirkley, etc., were involved in a considerable share of the misfortunes which distressed Lowestoft; and that in petitioning for relief under the hardship respecting the fishing beer, the towns mutually concurred, as appears by the following letter: TO MR. JAMES WILDE, AT LOWESTOFT. Sir,—By order of Henry Trott, from yourself, these are to certifye you, that here is belonging unto these townes of Pakefield and Kirkley, 14 fisher boats; which in their several voyages of one year, by estimation of us whose names are under-written, may expend nine tunns of beer each boate, which in the whole, is 126 tunnes, which is all at present from them that are Yours at command, JO. FOWLER and others. Pakefield, this 9th of January, 1670. The state of the herring fishery at Lowestoft and the adjoining towns, in the year 1670, will appear from the following account; together with what beer they respectively expended that year:— LOWESTOFT. Thomas Mighells 3 boats Thomas Wilde 1 ,, Robert Barber 1 ,, John Wilde 2 ,, Margaret Munds 1 ,, Richard Church 1 ,, Richard Jex 1 ,, Thomas Ashby 2 ,, William Rising 1 ,, Joe Wilde 2 ,, Nicholas Utting 1 ,, Samuel Pacy 2 ,, John Landifield 3 ,, John Utting 1 ,, Thomas Hayles 1 ,, Henry Ward 1 ,, Joe Pacy 1 ,, Total 25 boats Twenty-five at nine tuns each, is two hundred and twenty-five tuns. Pakefield and Kirkley 14 boats. Southwold, 8 herring boats and 3 Iceland boats 11 ,, Alborough, 2 herring boats and 3 Iceland boats 5 ,, Corton 2 ,, Dunwich 1 ,, Total 33 boats These 33 boats from Pakefield and Kirkley, etc., together with 25 boats from Lowestoft (the towns which joined in the petition), expending nine tuns each boat, make the consumption of beer, in the whole, to be 522 tuns. A few years after, the merchants of Lowestoft presented a petition to the lord-treasurer, praying that they might have the further privilege of importing coals, and exporting corn and other goods, for the benefit of the said town; which petition his lordship reported to the lords of the privy council, who granted the request. THE ORDER FOR IMPORTING COALS, AND EXPORTING CORN, ETC., AT LOWESTOFT.