Reasons Why the Trade of Hull Is Depesserd

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[S.P.D. Eliz., Vol. CVI., No. 59.]

Sertaine causes of the decay of the traffique in Kyngston vpon hull. 1. Inprimis, the falce makinge of our northerne Clothe, whiche in dede is a great hurte vnto our whole contrie, and overthroweth the merchantes in such sorte as they are not able to sett the navie on worke, as they haue doone in tymes paste. 2. Item, the greatest parte of the trade for lead is taken frome the towne : that is, that where it was wonte to comme wholye to the Towne to be sould there, nowe a great parte of it is shipt in the Ryver above, and so sent away, some parte to london, and some parte into fraunce and other places beyond the seas, and never commeth into the port of hull, which is great hynderance to the traffique of the sayd Towne, and the common welth thereof.

3. Item, the merchantes are so tyed vnto Companies, the heades whereof are Citizens of london, being farr distant from other portes within this Realme ; whiche sayd heades maketh ordenances oftentymes beneficiall to them selves, but yett to others in the contrye the same ordenances is verye often hurtfull and verye chargeable lykewyse.

4. Item, by meanes of the sayd Companies (the Government whereof is rewlled onely in the Citie of london) all the whole trade of merchandize is in a maner brought to the Citie of london ;

whereby all the welthye chapmen and the best clothyers are drawen to london, and other portes hath in a maner no trafficque, VOL . II.

[ but falleth to great decay, the smart whereof we feele in our port of Kingston vpon hull.

5. Item, the decaye of the trafficque in the porte aforesayd, and the greate Impoostes of wynes and merchandizes which hathe bene raysed of late yeres, not onely in this Realme of England, but also in dyvers other Kyngdomes and contries, with the great wronges whiche the merchantes have susteyned at other forrein princes handes without any restitution, and the robbing of pyrates, so discourageth and impoveresheth the auncient and welthy marchantes that they gyve theyre trade of merchandize cleane over, and draweth them selves into the contrye, unto smaller charge and more quyetnes ; whereby our poorte is vnfurnyshed of menne of abylitie and of grave councell to maynteine the same.

[Endorsed] Cawses of the decay of the shipping of Hull.