GAMK LAWS. 1<>5 



a constable, or other peace-officer, with the 

 oflender and witli the goods, \vho shall carr5' 

 tiieiii belbre a justice; aiul on conviction bcibic 

 such justice, ilie same shall he forfeited and de- 

 livered to the prosecutor; and the oftencier shall 

 besides forfeit '20s, to be levied by distress, by 

 warrant of such justice, and distributed, half to 

 the prosecutor, and half to the poo? of the parish 

 where the offence was committed, (and any inha- 

 bitant of such parish, nevertheless may be a wit- 

 ness), for want of sufficient distress, to b^^ com-^ 

 mitted to the house of correction, to be kept to 

 hard labour for any time not exceeding three 

 months, unless the forfeiture be sooner paid. 

 Provided, that the justice may mitigate the said 

 penalty, so as not to remit above one lialf. Per- 

 sons aggrieved uuiy appeal to tiie next sessions i 

 And the form of the conviction may be this : 



Be it remembered, that on this da}' of 

 in the year of the reign of G. B. 



is convicted before me one of his 



majesty's justices of the peace, for the of 



for and 1 do adjudge him 



to pay and forfeit the sum of Given under 



my hand antl seal the day and year abovesaid. 

 S. 13, 15, id, 17, 18, 19. 



4. No person shall fasten any nets over rivers^ 

 to stand continually day and night, on |)ain of 

 an hundred shillings to the king. 'Z II. 6. c. 16. 



Our plenteous streams a various race sup.i)ly, 

 'llie l>ri<£hL ayW perch, with fuis ot 'rvjiau-dye, 

 Th« silver eel, in shiuiiiL; volumes roU'd, 

 'J'he yellow carp, in series be-droppM wnh gold, 

 Switt troiits, diversified wiih crimson stains. 

 And pikes, the tyrants of the wat'ry plains. 



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