"Reasons Humbly Proposed"
Dublin Core
Title
"Reasons Humbly Proposed"
Description
A measure presented in Parliament in 1680 opposing a bill that restricted the use of drift-nets in coastal fishing.
Creator
Anonymous
Source
The Huntington Library
Type
Parliamentary Bill
Publisher
Date
4 December 2021
Contributor
Rebecca Miller & Tori O'Dea
Subject
Fishing Economy
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Text
A parliamentary bill "to prevent mischievous practices" with drift-net when fishing for pilchards. This bill restricts the use of drift-nets from June-November with fines enforced if fishers are caught using the nets during that time.
Original Format
Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
Anonymous, “"Reasons Humbly Proposed",” ENGL 433: A Seminar on Virginia Woolf and Modernism, accessed September 6, 2026, https://ctsdh.org/ENGL433/items/show/92.