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Carew, Richard, 1555-1620

"The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue"


The Sayne is a net, of about fortie fathome in length, with which
they encompasse a part of the Sea, and drawe the same on land by two
ropes, fastned at his ends, together with such fish, as lighteth
within his precinct.
The Tucke carrieth a like fashion, saue that it is narrower meashed,
and (therefore scarce lawfull) with a long bunt in the midst: the
Tramell differeth not much from the shape of this bunt, and serueth
to such vse as the Weare and Haking.
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The particular taking of sundrie kinds of fishes, is almost as diuers
as themselues. Wrinckles, Limpets, Cockles, and Muscles, are
gathered by hand, vpon the rockes and sands. Many of the Crabs
breede in the shels of Cockles, and of the Lobsters in those of
Wrinckles, as my selfe haue seene: being growne, they come forth, and
liue in holes of Rockes, from whence, at low water, they are dragged
out, by a long crooke of yron.
The Shrimps are dipped vp in shallow water by the shore side, with
little round nets, fastned to a staffe, not much unlike that which is
used for daring of Larkes.


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