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"Reasons Humbly Proposed"
A measure presented in Parliament in 1680 opposing a bill that restricted the use of drift-nets in coastal fishing.
Primary Source: The Management of Servants: A Practical Guide to the Routine of Domestic Service, Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction to the manual for households employing domestic servants. Entire manual contains further reading chapters on categories such as "Households: Their Various Scales," "Engaging and Dismissing Servants," and "Opening the Door, and Announcing…
Primary text: Sailing Tours: The Yachtsman's Guide to the Cruising Waters of the English Coast: Chapter 2
Manual describing the boating routes along the coast of England and Scotland published in 1895. Chapter 2 describes the journey around Cornwall and the dangers of sailing by Godrevy Island, including a description of the function of the lighthouse.
Primary Text: The housekeeper's guide to the fish market for each month of the year : and some account of fish and fisheries, to which are added a few excellent recipes for cooking some sorts of fish: Preface
An 1883 "Housekeeper's Guide" to navigating the local fish markets and the seasonality of various fish in the British Isles. The full text contains seasonal calendars and a variety of recipes for the most common fish.
Primary Text: Cornish Pilchard Fishery
An 1872 text describing the methods used to catch and package pilchards along the Cornish coast of England.