Encouragements to Builders and Planters OF LITTLE YARMOUTH.  
What Privileges the Town of Little Yarmouth hath formerly enjoyed.  
THe Town of Little Yarmouth hath formerly enjoyed the privileges of lading and unlading Herrings, and other Merchandise, and of exporting and importing Goods, of all sorts, in Vessels of their own, for many years formerly; whereby it came to be in a very flourishing condition.  
From what cause it is fallen into Decay.  
The Town of Great Yarmouth having by their much greater power procured several Grants and Letters-Patents from the Kings and Queens of this Nation, upon many plausible and specious pretences, whereby they appropriated to themselves, and those who are Freemen of Great Yarmouth, the Monopoly of lading and unlading all sorts of Merchandise within seven miles of Great Yarmouth, whereby the Town of Little Yarmouth were necessitated to forsake their habitations for want of employment; whereby the said Town in a short time fell into decay, and became almost forsaken by the Inhabitants.  
By what Authority the Town of Little Yarmouth hath its former Rights and Privileges restored and enlarged.  
The Town of Little Yarmouth is not only incorporated with the Town of Great Yarmouth, to partake and enjoy equal Privileges with them, by an Act of Parliament made in the sixteenth and seventeenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King Charles the Second, Entitled, An Act for settling of differences between the Towns of Great and Little Yarmouth, touching the lading and unlading Herrings, and other Merchandise; but also by Letters-Patents from the King, bearing date the tenth of February, in the twentieth year of this present King: and hath as well by the said Act, as Letters-Patents, this privilege above any other Corporation in England, that the Inhabitants of this place, from their first habitation, are entitled to all the privileges of it, as much as if they had purchased their Freedom, for which in Great Yarmouth men pay thirty, forty, fifty pounds, or had served an Apprenticeship.  
The manner of the Situation of Great Yarmouth, and of its Trade and Buildings.  
Within a mile on the East of the Town, lies the Main Ocean; on the Northwest is the River called Brayden, where three Rivers (Wavenee, which parts the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk; You're, which runs through the City of Norwi● the 〈◊〉 which comes from the North-parts of Norfolk) meet; from whence this River falls East and by South; and before it runs into the Sea, continues its course on the Key of Yarmouth. By these three Rivers to the Landward, all sorts of the growths and Manufactures of these Countries are with great ease and little charge brought to Yarmouth: And up these streams, the Town of Yarmouth with like ease and small charge, furnishes those Countries with all sorts of Foreign and Domestic Commodities; and this done with much facility, by reason the Flux of the Sea doth make the Current into the Country, almost equal with the Current out of the Country.  
As the Town is naturally seated with these advantages for the Trade of these Countries above any other of the Eastern Coast, so it lies in the same Latitude as Amsterdam; and by consequence, more convenient than any other Town on the Eastern Coast of England, for the trade of the United Netherlands, and Flanders; and almost equal with Hull and Newcastle, for the trade of Hambrough, the Haunce-Towns, the Baltic and Norway. It is moreover enriched above any Town in England, or perhaps in the world, with a yearly Revenue of the Fishing-trade; which if it were managed and improved to the best advantage, might equalise, if not be superior to the Dutch Fishing-trade. But this for many years, by reason of this Towns appropriating this trade to a few hands, hath both rendered this trade useless to the rest of this Nation, besides the Freemen of Yarmouth, who have not Vessels enough to maintain the same; but hath also given the Dutch an opportunity of being the greatest gainers by it, who have for many years last passed brought over their Busses, and other Fishing Vessels, and have taken the Herrings on this Coast, and brought the same into Yarmouth, and sold the same to them for ready money; which money might as well have been got by ourselves, and kept at home.  
Though this place be thus naturally and advantageously seated for trade, both abroad and at home, yet it is no way conveniently built for it: for the backpart thereof is so narrowly built in Lanes, or Rows, as no access can be made to it but by Barrows, used no where in England but in this place, and for this reason only: besides, the houses are built so low, as also being straightened for Ware-house-room, they cannot receive such quantities of Merchandise as their trades are capable of. And though the houses to the Key are fair and well built, yet they are not of sufficient capacity to entertain the fourth part of such Merchants as might trade upon the account of this Harbour; neither have they the conveniencies of fresh water.  
Notwithstanding which, by reason of the advantages aforesaid, they have and do flourish and prosper in trade above any other Town in England, but London and Bristol; which they are able to do upon their own account, without any dependency of any other place.  
The Situation of Little Yarmouth.  
The Town of Little Yarmouth lies South and by West of Great Yarmouth, on Suffolk side, upon the same River, opposite to the said Town; and so is equally capable of all Foreign and Domestic trade, as Great Yarmouth; and capable of a farther improvement in these following particulars.  
1. That the building may be built more commodious and convenient for trade.  
2. Secondly, These buildings may be continued further upon that River, than they can be in Great Yarmouth side.  
3. The Channel runs deeper on this side than it doth on the other.  
4. It hath the conveniency of fresh water.  
5. The Privileges are greater than the Town of Great Yarmouth: for if any Proprietor in any house already built, or to be built, shall be willing to let out his house to any under-Tenant, he shall sooner have a Chapman for his house then those of Great Yarmouth side; such Tenant being by his Tenure a Freeman of Great Yarmouth, as well as Little Yarmouth.  
This Town to be built is contrived with all imaginable conveniencies as to the Key, for lading and unlading Merchandise, convenient Warehouse-room, Storehouses and Cellarage, or any other conveniences whatsoever.  

The Proprietors of the said grounds of Little Yarmouth, do hereby publish and declare these Proposals following, to such as shall accept thereof in convenient time.  
Proposals as to the houses which front the Key, and their conveniencies.  
THat such Undertakers may have from twenty to eighty foot front to the Key, or more, or less, as will suit his or their occasions, the Key being to be fifty foot wide; such Undertakers paying for every foot which he hath front, two shillings six pence per foot per annum, every foot front having one hundred foot deep: at which rate, a house twenty foot front, and a hundred foot deep, amounts unto two pound ten shillings per annum; and so in proportion, be the same more or less in front, on which he is to build a house suitable to the place, and uniform, according to the example of the houses there a building.  
And for his or their further direction, he shall, before he proceed in his building, have a printed paper directing him therein.  
There is no further Obligation on the Undertaker, than his building even with his Neighbours in the front, and no higher: he may build backward as he pleases.  
These Undertakers also have the advantage of the Key of fifty foot wide, only for Wharfing and repairing the same, where they may have liberty to lay their goods.  
Materials in this place for building are very reasonable: as, Brick eleven shillings or twelve shillings a thousand; Lyme made just upon the place; Oaken Timber brought down by the three Rivers at reasonable rates; Firr-timber and Deal very reasonable, being just against Denmark and Holland, Ships going daily from this Harbour thither. Any person by building according to the ●are that houses yield in the Town of Yarmouth, may have for every hundred pounds he shall expend, twelve or thirteen pounds in the hundred, besides his conveniencies and privileges.  
The buildings here designed, and suitable to the place, are to be two Stories and a half high, besides Cellars: so one hundred, or one hundred and twenty pounds, will build an indifferent large and convenient habitation.  
The Proprietors in the ground will Lease out the same for the term of one hundred and forty years, or for ninety nine years, determinable upon the death of any five persons as such Undertakers shall nominate.  
Proposals for Undertakers that build in the street next the Key, to be called New-street.  
The houses, whose backsides join with the backsides fronting the Key, are to have what front the Undertaker will, and one hundred foot in depth allowed to each foot front, the front to be built as the front next the Key; for which each Undertaker is to pay two shillings per annum for every foot which he hath in the front, and a hundred foot in depth. It is contrived and proposed, that every eighty, or one hundred foot front, shall have a free Key belonging to those which build in this Street, as also a back-Row, or Lane, in every eighty or one hundred foot, which is to be ten foot wide; out of which Lane they may discharge their carriages of Merchandise into their Warehouses, so that their houses need not to be troubled therewith: by which means the greatest part of the Town will be as commodious, as if it were all to be built on the Key.  
The opposite buildings which are to front these on the other side, are to be built in this manner following:  
The Street to be thirty eight foot wide, and to be built as the other side. Those houses which have the same dimensions in front and depth, are to pay twenty pence per annum for every foot front, and a hundred foot deep.  
The Proprietors in the ground are willing to erect a convenient Market and Chapel in the old place, at their own proper costs and charges.  
The place to be built so far as fronts the Town of Great Yarmouth to the Key, ●s near a mile in length, and near a quarter in depth.  
This place is convenient for Merchants of all sorts, Cooper's, Fishermen, Ship-Carpenters, Firkin-makers, Ship-chandlers', Sail-makers, Curers of Red-Herrings, Curers of White-Herrings, Coal and Woodmongers, Pulley-makers, Cable-makers, Smiths, or any other Trades which do particularly belong to Navigation; as also for Drapers, Mercers, Grocers, and other Retailers, etc.  
Those persons who would be Undertakers, are to repair to Mr. Stephen Primatt, late of Cliffords-Inne, but removed from thence to a Ground-Chamber, at the second Stone-steps in Figg-tree-Court in the Inner Temple, who is authorized by the Proprietors to draw their Conveyances with such suitable Covenants as are requisite: Or may give in a particular of their desires to Thomas Corry Esquire, or Mr. Austin Bridges Alderman, at their houses in the City of Norwich; or to Mr. Petitt, at the Griffen in Little Yarmouth; or to Mr. Joseph Waller in the New-brand Roe in Great Yarm●●●● Merchant, who will take an account, and return an answer thereof with cons 〈…〉ent speed.    

London, Printed for Samuel Speed at the Rainbow in Fleetstreet, 1668.