Faded page from a book: ‘that there is like plenty [of herrings] on the coasts of north and south Wales, is asserted by Capt. Lloyd before mentioned in page 102, because those piddling boats which the poor and ignorant fishermen now use, being but of four tons burthen, open, and no ways capable to bear the least storm, yet take sometimes 60 mesh at a tide, which are three lasts of herrings, and if their boats would contain one hundred lasts, they might fill them. Upon these coasts there are from 60 to 80 of these boats, and though they catch a great quantity of herrings, yet ignorance, want of method and money, keep them in great poverty. Moreover he saith 'tis certain that 3 or 4 busses or doggers shall catch more fish than all those boats do now; yea and that the undertakers...’ @leafyhistory.bsky.social

Extract from a 1682 book 'SALT AND SEA'. Apparently Welsh herring boats were piddling! 😂 This is a quote from an earlier 'paper' for 'parliament men', and 'fishmongers' by Captain Lloyd, Welsh gent and fisher. Does anyone know who this is? #EdwardLhuyd? #WelshHistory #OceansPast #FishFridays