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take away any hsb out of any rk'er or pond por 

 (whetlier armed or disguised or not) shall unlaw- 

 fully and maliciously break down the bead or 

 mound of any fish-pond, whereby the fish shall 

 be lost or destroyed, or shall reseue any person in 

 custody for such offence; or procure any other to 

 join with him therein, be shall be guilty of felon}' _, 

 without benefit of clergy. 



Cdly. RULES COyCERNING THE ASSIZE, AND 

 PRESERVING THE BREED OF FISH, 



1. if any person si i all lay or draw any net, 

 engine or other device, or cause any thing to be 

 done in the Severn, Dee, Wye, Teame, Were, 

 Tees, liibbie, Mersey, Dun, Air, Omzc, Swale, 

 Calder, Wbarfe, Etu'e, Darwcnt,orTrent, where- 

 by tlies|)awn or fry of salmon, or any kepperor 

 sodder salmon, or any salmon not IB incbesfroni 

 the eye to the extent of lite middle of the tail, 

 shall be taken and killed ; or sliail set any bank, 

 dam, h(idjie, siank, or net across tiie same, where- 

 by tbe salmon may be taken, or hindered from 

 passing up to spav/n, or shall between .July Si, 

 and November \l, (except in tbe Ribble,. where 

 tliey may be taken between Jan. l,and Sept. 15,) 

 lake any salmon of any kind in any of the said- 

 rivers, or shall, alter Nov. 12, yearly, fish tiiere 

 for salmon, witli any net less than 2i- incbes in the 

 laesh; be .--ball, on conviction, in one month,be- 

 fore one justice, on view, confession, or oath of 

 one witness, forfeit o\. and the fish, nej-S and en- 

 gines; iiaif the siiid sum to the informer, and 

 liaif to the poor, by distress; for want of distress, 

 to be committed to the house of correction or 

 gaol, not more than three months, nor less than 

 one, to be kept to hard labour, and to suirersucU 



