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SALMON. Class IV. 



The legiflature began very early to pay attention 

 to this important article: by the 13th Edward I. 

 there is an ac"t which prohibits the capture of the 

 falmon from the Nativity of our Lady to St. 

 Martinis Day, in the waters of the Humber, Owfe, 

 "Trent, Done, Arre> Derwent, Wharf e, Nid, Tore, 

 Swale, and Tees-, and other monarchs in after- 

 times, provided in like manner for the fecurity 

 of the fidi in other rivers. 

 Scotland. Scotland pofTeffes great numbers of fine fimeries 

 on both fides of that kingdom. The Scotch in ear,ly 

 times had mod fevere laws againft the killing of 

 this fifh; for the third offence was made capital, 

 by a law of James IV. Before that, the offender 

 had power to redeem his life *. They were thought 

 in the time of Henry VI. a prefent worthy of a 

 crowned head, for in that reign the Queen of Scot- 

 land (ent to the Dutchefs of Clarence, ten caflcs of 

 fa! ted falmon; which Henry di reeled to pafs duty- 

 free. The falmon are cured in the fame manner 

 as at Berwick, and a great quantity is fent to Lon- 

 don in the fpring ; but after that time the adven- 

 turers begin to barrel and export them to foreign 

 countries : but we believe that commerce is far lefs 

 lucrative than it was in former times, partly owing 

 to the great encreafe of the Newfoundland fifhery, 

 and partly to the general relaxation of the disci- 

 pline of abftinence in the Romijh church. 



* Region Majejlatem* Stat. Rob. III. c. 7. SAene's A&$. 

 James IV. Pari. VI. 



Ireland 



