History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local EventsErredge, John Ackerson
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History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local Events
Erredge, John Ackerson
Brighton (England) -- History
_Orders for_ SHARES _for_ MEN.—“_Imprimis_. No man having gone to
sea in _Shotnet fare_, above six nets, or in _Yarmouth fare_, or
_Flew fare_, above six norward nets, or four flews, alias heaks, and
a half, shall take any more than half a share for his body, in any of
the said voyages, upon pain to forfeit for every time so doing, ten
shillings.”—“_Item_. Whoever shall give to any person having in
_Shotnet fare_ above six nets, or in _Yarmouth fare_ or _Flew fare_,
above six norward nets, or above four flews and a half, any more than
half a share, shall forfeit for every time so doing, ten
shillings.”—“_Item_. That no man shall take or give any more than a
share for a man’s body in _Shotnet fare_, _Yarmouth fare_, _Cock
fare_, _or Flew fare_, upon pain to forfeit, either of them, for
every time so doing, twenty shillings.”—“_Item_. That no man shall
give to any stranger, not dwelling in _Brighthelmston_, any more than
a share for his travel in any voyage, upon pain of forfeiting for any
time so doing, twenty shillings.”—“_Item_. That none shall give to
any stranger, any share, or part of share, in any other boat but only
in the same boat where the said party is placed, upon pain of
forfeiture of twenty shillings for every time so doing.”—“_Item_.
That no man shall hire any person at the first shipping, to go for
wages in any voyage except _Scarborough_ voyage, upon pain to forfeit
for every time so doing, ten shillings.”—“_Item_. That no man being
entertained by any boat, or by any man, unto any voyage, shall place
himself in any other boat, or with any other man, upon pain of
forfeiting, as well by the party so entertained, as by him that shall
entertain any such person, for every time so doing, twenty
shillings.”—“_Item_. That no man going to _Scarborough_ in a bark
going with ground hooks, having a line, a load, four lines of hooks,
two norward nets, and one heak of five ranns deep, shall take for his
body, and all the said necessaries, any more than two shares; and if
any man bring any more nets than is before mentioned, and do fish
with them in the said voyage, then he shall be allowed for the same
nets after the rate of two norward nets, and a heak to a share; and
whosoever shall give or take anything contrary to this order, shall
forfeit for every time so doing, ten shillings.”—“_Item_. That no
man going to _Scarborough_ in a boat with a drove sail, having two
lines, two loads, and one heak of twenty-one yards in length, and
five ranns in deepness, shall take any more than a share and a half
for his body, and the necessaries aforesaid; and if he have two
lines, two loads, and two heaks, then he shall take two shares, and
not above; and if he bring more nets, then he shall be allowed after
the rate of his nets according to the proportion of four nets to a
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