pound; which venting in Pumerland, Sprussia, Denmarke, Lefland, Russia, Swethland, Germany, Netherlands, England, or elsewhere, &c., make their returnes in a yeare about 7000000 pounds; and yet in Holland they have neither matter to build ships, nor merchandize to set them foorth; yet by their industrie they as much increase, as other nations decay.

But leaving these uncertainties as they are, of this I am certaine,

Herring.
Salt-fish.
poore Iohn.
Sturgion.
Mullit.
Tunny.
Porgos.
Caviare.
Buttargo.

That the coast of England, Scotland, and Ireland, the North Sea, with Ireland and the Sound, New- found land and Cape Blanke, do serve all Europe, as well the land Townes as Ports, and all the Christian shipping, with these sorts of Staple fish, which is transported, from whence it is taken, many a thousand mile, viz.

Now seeing all these sorts of fish, or the most part of them, may be had in a land more fertile, temperate, and plentifull of all necessaries for the building of ships, boats, and houses, and the nourishment of man; the seasons are so proper, and the fishings so neare the habitations we may there make, that New England hath much advantage of the most of those parts, to serue all Europe farre cheaper then they can who at home haue neither wood, salt, nor food, but at great rates; at Sea nothing but what they carry in their ships, an hundred or two hundred leagues from their habitation.

But New Englands fishings is neare land, where is helpe of wood, water, fruites, fowles, corne, or other refreshings needfull; and the Terceras, Mederas, Canaries, Spaine, Portugale, Prouance, Sauoy, Sicilia, and all Italy, as conuenient markets for our dry Fish, greene Fish, Sturgion, Mullit, Cauiare, and Buttargo, as Norway, Swethland, Littuania or Germany, for their Herring, which is here also in abundance for taking; they returning but wood, pitch, tarre, soape-ashes, cordage, flaxe, waxe, and such like commodities: we, wines, oyles, sugars, silks, and such merchandize as the Straits [i.e., of Gibraltar] affoord, whereby our profit may equalize theirs; besides the increase of shipping and Mariners.

And for proofe hereof:

With two ships sent out at the charge of Captain Marmaduke Roydon, Captain George Langam, Master Iohn Buley and W. Skelton, I went from the Downes the third of March [1614], and ar[r]iued in New England the last of April, where I was to haue stayed but with ten men to keepe possession of those large territories, had the Whales proued, as curious information had assured me and my aduenture[r]s, (but those things failed.) So hauing but fortie fiue men and boyes, we built seuen boates: 37 did fish; my selfe with eight others ranging the coast. I tooke a plot of what I could see, got acquaintance of the inhabitants; 1100 Beuer skins, 100 Martins, and as many Otters. 40000 of drie fish we sent for Spaine: with the salt fish, traine oile, and Furres, I returned for England, the 18 of Iuly, and ar[r]iued safe with my company the latter end of August. Thus in six moneths I made my voyage out and home; and by the labour of 45, got neare the value of 1500 pounds in those grosse commodities.

This yeare also one went from Plimmoth, set out by diuers of the Isle of Wight and the West country, by the directions and instructions of Sir Ferdinando Gorge, [they] spent their victuals, and returned with nothing.

The Virginia Company, upon this, sent 4 good ships; and because I would not undertake it for them, having ingaged my selfe to them of the West, the Londoners entertained [engaged] the men that came home with me. They set saile in January [1615], and arrived there in March; they found fish enough untill halfe Iune, fraughted a ship of 300 Tuns, [which] went for Spaine, which was taken by the Turks; one went to Virginia to relieue that Colonie, and two came for England with greene fish, traine oile and Furres within six moneths.

In January [1615] with 200 pounds in cash for aduenture, and six Gentlemen wel furnished, I went from London to the foure shippes [that] was promised, prepared for me in the West country; but I found