Yo, ho, my hearts ! let's seek the deep, Raise high the song, and cheerly wish her, Still as the bending net we sweep, " God bless the fish hawk and the fisher."

She brings us fi.sh -- she brings us Spring, Good times, fair weather, warmth, and plenty ; Fine store of shad, trout, herrings, ling, Sheeps-head and drum, and old-wives' dainty. Yo, ho, my hearts ! let's seek the deep, Ply every oar, and cheerly wish her, Vol. I. 69

546 HISTORY OF THE

Still as the bending net we sweep, " God bless the fish hawk and the fisher."

She rears her j'oung on yonder tree ; She leaves her faithful mate to mind 'em ; Like us, for fish, she sails to sea, And, plunging, shows us where to find 'era. Yo, ho, my hearts ; let's seek the deep, Ply every oar, and cheerly wish her, While the slow-bending net we sweep, " God bless the fish hawk and the fisher."»

In May, 1755, a public ferry appears to have been established between Ann-hooks neck, and Gravtlly or Cedar Tree brook, on the north side of the East river and Hanipstead harbor, and Matagariesons bay on the opposite shore, under such regulations as had been usual and custoniary, " The patentees were Samuel Rodman, owner and proprietor of a tract of land lying on Pell's neck, in the county of Westcliester, adjoining upon and extending along the East river about one mile and a half, and John "NVooley owner and proprietor of a certain tract in the township of Hampstead in Queens county, on Nasscau Island, opposite to the landing place on the said Samuel Rodman's plantation, adjoining upon and extending along the said river about half a mile.''b