jan 1, 1517 - shotten herring

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A reference to fish that have spawned. The term occurs in a list of items on which duty had to be paid in York: in 1510 one halfpenny was received for <i>ylke barrell of shoton heringe</i> (YRS106/33). In Hull soon afterwards ‘shotten herring’ are contrasted with full herring; that is fish charged with roe: 1517 <i>vj last full heryng and iij last shotyn heryng </i>(YRS45/40).

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