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5. Penalty is 205. with the fish taken, and the unlawful 

 nets or engines. 



6. Certain persons are empowered to enquire into of- 

 fences against this act, by the oaths of twelve men, and 

 to hear and determine the same in their respective juris- 

 dictions, and conservancy. 



7. Application of the pains and forfeitures. 



8. Lord of the Leet to enquire of offences within the 

 Leet. 



9. Forfeiture to the lord of the Leet. 



10. A steward of a Leet, who does not give this act in 

 charge to the jury, forfeits 40s. ; half to the queen and her 

 successors, and the other half to him who shall sue for the 

 same (qui tarn). Every juror who conceals any offence 

 forfeits 205. 



1 1 . If the offences " for taking, killing, or destroying 

 " offish or fry an d spawn, be not mentioned at the Leet 

 " where they shall be committed, within one year after such 

 " offence committed, that the justices of the peace in their 

 " sessions, justices of oyer and terminer, and justices of 

 " the assize in their several circuits, shall have full power 

 " and authority to enquire thereof, and to hear and deter - 

 " mine all offences committed contrary to the tenor of this 

 " act." 



12. A saving of the liberties of all persons having a 

 right to enquire of and punish the offences. 3 



13. This act doth not extend to the Tweed and certain 

 other rivers. 



The first part of this act is nothing but a repe- 

 tition of former acts, with this addition, that it 

 affixes a penalty, but no one can tell whether it is 

 20s. or 20/. ; and it prohibits the taking unseason- 

 able Jish. This is fresh and wise matter ; but it 



