| Summary: | western a The fishermen's unofficial victory here was probably more valuable to them in immediate effect than the granting of the Western Charter in January 1634. The charter gave the west-countrymen powers that were impressive on paper but, like other charters before it, its worth was perhaps greater as a document . . . [it] can be seen as a sop to the fishing merchants whose position in the Newfoundland industry was challenged, and not only by the Londoners. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story FEB 1971 JH FEB 1971 Used I and Sup Used I 1 Not used western, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shore
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