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The best way to make England the richest and vvealthiest kingdome in Europe, by advancing the fishing-trade and imploying ships and mariners. Or A plain description what profit it will bring to the kingdome of England, by erecting, building, and adventuring busses at sea for fishing; : with a perfect account of the vast riches, that is taken by the Dutch every year out of his majesties seas by their great numbers of busses, pinks and line-boats. As also a description of the sea-coast towns, harbours and other places most commodious about England for busses; together with the true value of the whole charges of building and furnishing to sea busses and pinks after the Holland manner. / By T Gentleman, fisherman and mariner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gentleman, Tobias.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fisheries--England--Early works to 1800.
- Fisheries.
- Work boats--England--Early works to 1800.
- Work boats.
- Commerce.
- Netherlands--Commerce--Early works to 1800.
- Netherlands.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (7 unnumbered pages, 12 pages)
- Other Title:
- A plain description what profit it will bring to the kingdome of England, by erecting, building, and adventuring busses at sea for fishing
- Best way to make England the most rich and wealthiest kingdome in Europe
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for the good and benefit of all his Majesties subjects in these his dominions, [1660]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- Another edition of: Englands way to win wealth, and to employ ships and marriners, published in 1614 (STC 11745); this edition lacks "The States proclamation translated out of the Dutch", but otherwise the text has been expanded slightly.
- Imprint date from Wing.
- Annotation on Thomason copy: "October 2 1660".
- Woodcut illustration facing t.p.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 161:E1080[13]) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) G522.
- Thomason E.1080[13].
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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