There is still to be found a very old type of merchant vessel, descended from the old fishing boats and called “Ever” or “Bremerkahn”. Independently of the family of the hoys, there has existed from the most distant times, in Overyssel, a distinct type of vessel which in the XVIIth century, and in Witsen’s time, included the “Potten” and “Pujen”. Changes were made later in these vessels and they are still met with at the present time under the name of _Snijboon_ (literally: French or string bean) from which is descended the pram (“Praam”). The same shape, but with reduced dimensions, is also found in the “Somp” and the “Pegge”. The type of these vessels is distinguished from that of the smacks by the shape of the bow and stern which are tapering while these parts are rounded in the smacks. Many combinations have also been made in this class of vessels; they have given birth amongst others to the “Koftjalks”, the “Praamaaks” and the “Aaktjalks”. The _Tenders_ (“Boeiers”) should also be mentioned, but these vessels had scarce any resemblance to the old “Kromstevens”. Finally, let the “Kraken” be again mentioned, from which all characteristics common to the Spanish caracks had disappeared. They were very strong hoys with quite straight lines, which gave them less sheer. III. FERRIES. The ferries properly so-called included the _Pontoons_, among which may be mentioned: the _Gierpont_, the _Kabelveerpont_, the _Jaagpont_ (for ferrying horses), the _Halve Pont_ (pontoon using a sail); the _Pijper_ (small pontoon) and the _Overhaalpontje_ (skiff). Other kinds of boats were used as ferries, such as the Veerhengsten, which belonged to the family of the “Hoogaarsen” (see fishing boats), the hoys, the “Schuiten” and the “Poonen”, all of them types of vessels already met in what precedes. IV. BOATS FOR VARIOUS USES BUT NOT BELONGING TO THE PRECEDING GROUPS. It is needless to say that the groups of boats I, II, III specified above include also a large number of small craft, intended for local use, which all come down from the same fundamental group; their destination only varies. Among the more important of these are the “Bokken” found as much in Holland[20] as in Frisia. To this family also belong the _Groningeraardappelpramen_ (prams used in Groningen for carrying potatoes), the Frisian _Snikken_, with a raking stem and similar in this respect to the _Haarlemmermeerplompertjes_ (small boats on Haarlem Lake). When the sternpost has a good deal of a rake the boat is called a _Westlander_ and when vessels of this class have a strake less, like the dredging boats of the Hague, they form the “Bokken”, which must not be confounded with those which have been already mentioned.