Die Martis, 19 August. 1645.  
AN ORDINANCE OF The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, For the setting forth ships of war, for the more secure fishing for Herring the next season.  
WHereas upon the Petition of divers Fishermen for the Herring fishing the last years season, praying that some ships of War might be set forth to Sea to preserve them from Pirates, and other Sea-rovers; and for the defraying of that charge, a duty or rate might be set and received on every Last of Herring, The Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament did by their Ordinance of the six and twentieth of August, 1644. lay, and impose a duty of three shillings upon every Last of Herring, (each Last containing ten thousand Herrings) which should be taken that season by any Fisherman; And for every Last of Herring such fisherman should sell at Sea, should pay the sum of five shillings over and above the former three shillings; And if any Fishermen should bring on shore any Herring to dry, or barrel them to his own use, that then he pay for every Last so landed the sum of five shillings over and above the said former three shillings. And it was farther ordained, that every person whatsoever that should buy any Herring that season, and land the same to barrel or dry, should pay after the rate of five shillings for every Last by him so bought, as in and by the said Ordinance more at large it doth and may appear. Now forasmuch as the said Ordinance is expired, and the said Fishermen having again by their humble Petition desired, that in regard of the necessity of having some ships of War to be set forth for the next Herring season, and for the defraying the charge thereof, the like duty and rate may be set on every Last of Herring, Which the said Lords and Commons taking into consideration do ordain, that the like duty be hereby imposed on every Last of Herrings, which shall be taken this next Herring fishing season, as was set and laid on them by the said Ordinance of the six and twentieth of August, 1644. And that such sum or sums of money as shall be raised on the said duty by virtue of this Ordinance shall be paid to the said Miles Corbett and Edward Owner, Esquires, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Gooch, bailiffs of the town of Yarmouth, or any two of them, or unto such persons as they shall depute under their hands and seals for that service, to be by them or their said deputy or deputies issued out of the said service, as they shall from time to time receive order from the Committee of the Navy appointed by Parliament, who are likewise hereby authorized to do the same.  
And it is further ordained, that the said Committee of the Navy shall have power to contract for such a convenient number of ships for this service as they shall think fit, not employing above the number of three hundred mariners.  
And it is lastly ordained, That every other Article and clause in the said Ordinance of the six and twentieth of August, 1644. contained, shall be observed, stand and continue in full force and power.  

ORdered by the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament, That this Ordinance be forthwith printed and published.  
J. Brown, Cler. Parliamentorum.    

London, Printed for Laurence Blaiklock at Temple-bar. Septemb. 2. 1645.