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The broad arrow of the King was marked on all white pines, twenty four inches in diameter, three feet from the ground. THE BROAD ARROW OF THE KING WAS MARKED ON ALL WHITE PINES TWENTY FOUR INCHES IN DIAMETER THREE FEET FROM THE GROUND
s maritime history. We may not give in this limited space an account of the various vessels which have sailed down the green-sea aisles the last three hundred years. But of the very first, "a great and strong shallop" built by the Plymouth settlers for fishing, we must make brief mention, and of the Blessing of the Bay, the first seaworthy native craft to be built and launched on these shores--the pioneer of all New England commerce. Built by Governor Winthrop, he notes of her in his journal on August 31, 1631, that "the bark being of thirty tons went to sea." That is all he says, but from that significant moment the building of ships went on "gallantly," as was indeed to be expected in a country whose chief industry was fishing and which was so admirably surrounded by natural bays and harbors. In 1665 we hear of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts--which distinctive term is still applied to the Massachusetts Legislature--forbidding the cutting of any trees suitable for masts.  WE MAY NOT GIVE IN THIS LIMITED SPACE AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIOUS VESSELS WHICH HAVE SAILED DOWN THE GREEN SEA ISLES OF THE LAST THREE HUNDRED YEARS BUT OF THE VERY FIRST A GREAT AND STRONG SHALLOP BUILT BY THE PLYMOUTH SETTLERS FOR FISHING WE MUST MAKE BRIEF MENTION AND OF THE BLESSING OF THE BAY THE FIRST SEAWORTHY NATIVE CRAFT TO BE BUILT AND LAUNCHED ON THESE SHORES THE PIONEER OF ALL NEW ENGLAND COMMERCE BUILT BY GOVERNOR WINTHROP HE NOTES OF HER IN HIS JOURNAL ON AUGUST THIRTY FIRST SIXTEEN THIRTY ONE THAT THE BARQUE BEING OF THIRTY TONS WENT TO SEA THAT IS ALL HE SAYS BUT FROM THAT SIGNIFICANT MOMENT THE BUILDING OF SHIPS WENT ON GALLANTLY AS WAS INDEED TO BE EXPECTED IN A COUNTRY WHOSE CHIEF INDUSTRY WAS FISHING AND WHICH WAS SO ADMIRABLY SURROUNDED BY NATURAL BAYS AND HARBORS IN SIXTEEN SIXTY FIVE WE HEAR OF THE GREAT AND GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS WHICH DISTINCTIVE TERM IS STILL APPLIED TO THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE FORBIDDING THE CUTTING OF ANY TREES SUITABLE FOR MASTS
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