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Gilson, Vassal, Hatherly, Cudworth, Tilden, Hoar, Foster, Stedman, and Hinckley had all been accustomed to the elegancies of life in England as their names testify. GILSON VASSAL HATHERLEY CUDWORTH TILDEN HORE FOSTERN STEDMAN AND HINCLEY HAD ALL BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO THE ELEGANCIES OF LIFE IN ENGLAND AS THEIR NAMES TESTIFY
 In 1770 more than thirty vessels, principally for mackerel, were fitted out in this one village, and these vessels not infrequently took a thousand barrels in a season. In winter they were used for Southern coasting, carrying lumber and fish and returning with grain and flour. The reason why fishing was so persistently and exclusively followed in this particular spot is not hard to seek. The sea yielded a far more profitable and ready crop than the land, and, besides, had a jealous way of nibbling away at the land wherever it could. It is estimated that it wastes away from twelve to fourteen inches of Fourth Cliff every year. But in spite of the sea's readily accessible crop it was natural that the "men of Kent" who settled the town should demand some portion of dry land as well. These men of Kent were not mermen, able to live in and on the water indefinitely, but decidedly gallant fellows, rather more courtly than their neighbors, and more polished than the race which succeeded them. UATE IN SEVENTEEN SEVENTY MORE THAN THIRTY VESSELS PRINCIPALLY FOR MACKEREL WERE FITTED OUT IN THIS ONE VILLAGE AND THESE VESSELS NOT INFREQUENTLY TOOK A THOUSAND BARRELS IN A SEASON IN WINTER THEY WERE USED FOR SOUTHERN COASTING CARRYING LUMBER AND FISH AND RETURNING WITH GRAIN AND FLOUR THE REASON WHY FISHING WAS SO PERSISTENTLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOLLOWED IN THIS PARTICULAR SPOT IS NOT HARD TO SEEK THE SEA YIELDED A FAR MORE PROFITABLE AND READY CROP THAN THE LAND AND BESIDES HAD A JEALOUS WAY OF NIBBLING AWAY AT THE LAND WHEREVER IT COULD IT IS ESTIMATED THAT IT WASTES AWAY FROM TWELVE TO FOURTEEN INCHES OF FOURTH CLIFF EVERY YEAR BUT IN SPITE OF THE SEA'S READILY ACCESSIBLE CROP IT WAS NATURAL THAT THE MEN OF KENT WHO SETTLED THE TOWN SHOULD DEMAND SOME PORTION OF DRY LAND AS WELL THESE MEN OF KENT WERE NOT MERE MEN ABLE TO LIVE IN AND ON THE WATER INDEFINITELY BUT DECIDEDLY GALLANT FELLOWS RATHER MORE COURTLY THAN THEIR NEIGHBOURS AND MORE POLISHED THAN THE RACE WHICH SUCCEEDED THEM
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