Note 55a — SECTION III. OF THE FISHERIES AND MANUFACTORY AT LOWESTOFT.
Reading edition
On the 29th May, 1731, fifteen boats, belonging to Lowestoft, caught 24,600¼ of mackarels, being the greatest number ever remembered to have been taken in one day. The sale of these fish amounted to £295 7s. 9d., and were sold by the late Mr. John Spicer, [55b] who usually sold the mackarels.