jan 1, 1430 - farcost
Description:
A type of boat used by Yorkshire’s east-coast fishermen. 1390 <i>lego et do eidem Johannæ unam navem vocatam Farcost</i>, Hornsea Beck (SS4/139). The OED has one reference from 1284 and Peter Heath noted that in the 1430s a high proportion of Scarborough fishermen were using <i>farcostæ</i>. He concluded that it was a vessel larger than a coble (NHR/57-9).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1430
Now
~ 595 years ago