Add to ORKGwestern aThe fishermen's unofficial victory here was probably more valuable to them in immediate effect than the granting of the Western Charter in January 1634. The charter gave the west-countrymen powers that were impressive on paper but, like other charters before it, its worth was perhaps greater as a document . . . [it] can be seen as a sop to the fishing merchants whose position in the Newfoundland industry was challenged, and not only by the Londoners.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citG. M. Story FEB 1971JH FEB 1971Used I and SupUsed I1Not usedwestern, wester, westward, ~adventurer, ~charter, ~man, ~merchant, ~ocean, ~banks, ~boat, ~coast,~craft, ~fishery, ~schooner, ~shor