When the nets are so filled, the Drouers take them up, clense them,
and let them fall againe.
The Sayners complayne with open mouth, that [33] these drouers worke
much preiudice to the Commonwealth of fishermen, and reape thereby
small gaine to themselues; for (say they) the taking of some few,
breaketh and scattereth the whole schoels, and frayeth them from
approaching the shore: neither are those thus taken, marchantable,
by reason of their brusing in the meash. Let the crafts-masters
decide the controuersie.
The Sayne, is in fashion, like that within harbour, but of a farre
larger proportion. To each of these, there commonly belong three or
foure boates, carrying about sixe men apeece: with which, when the
season of the yeere and weather serueth, they lie houering upon the
coast, and are directed in their worke, by a Balker, or Huer, who
standeth on the Cliffe side, and from thence, best discerneth the
quantitie and course of the Pilcherd: according whereunto, hee
cundeth (as they call it) the Master of each boate (who hath his eye
still fixed upon him) by crying with a lowd voice, whistling through
his fingers, and wheazing certing diuersified and significant signes,
with a bush, which hee holdeth in his hand.
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