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Stalkers, nor other nets or engines whaisoever^ 

 by which the Fry or breed of sahnons, lampreys, 

 or anv other tish, may in any wise be taken and 

 destroyed : on the like pain. 13. II. (2. st. 1 . c. \Q. 



And the waters ot" Lon, Wyre, Merse}', Kib- 

 ble, and all other waters in Lancashire, shall be 

 put in defence as to taking of sahnon from 

 Michaelmas, to Candlemas, and in no other lime 

 of the year. And conscjvators shall be appointed 

 in like manner. 13. K. '2. st. 1. c. If). 



And the justices of the peace (and the inayot; 

 of London, on the Thames and Medway,) shall 

 survey the offence^ in both the acts above-men- 

 tioned; and shall >nrvey and scrirch all the wears- 

 in such rivers; that they sliall not be very strait 

 jk)r the destruction of sucl) fry and brood; but of 

 reasonable wideness after the old assize used or 

 accustomed; and they shall appoint under-con- 

 servators, who shall be sworn to make like sur- 

 vey, search, and punishment. And they shall 

 enquire in sessions, as well by their oihce, as at 

 tlie information of the under-conservaturs, of all 

 defaults aforesaid, and shall cause them whicli- 

 sliall be thereof indicted, to come before them; 

 and if they be thereof convicted, they bhall 

 have imprisonment, and make fine at the discre- 

 tion of the justices : and if the same be at the 

 information of an under-conservator, he sliall 

 have half the fine. 17. H. 2- c. 9. 



3. By the 1 Eliz. c. 17. ^<o person, of \vhat> 

 estate, degree, and condition soever he be, shall 

 take and kill any young brood, spawn, or fry oi^ 

 iish; nor shall take or kill any salmon or trouts, 

 not being in season, being kepper and shedder ^ 

 nor any pike or pikerel, not bemg in length ten 

 inches lish or more; nor any salmon^ not being 



