LAWS RELATIVE TO FISHING. 357 



ment be, by verdict, or by his or their own confession 

 or confessions, convicted of any such offence or offen- 

 ces as aforesaid, the person or persons so convicted 

 shall be transported for seven years. 



" That in case any person or persons shall take, 

 kill or destroy, or attempt to take, kill or destroy, 

 any Fish in any river or stream, pond, pool, or other 

 water (not being in any park or paddock, or in any 

 garden, orchard or yard adjoining or belonging to 

 any dwelling-house, but shall be in any other enclosed 

 ground which shall be private property) every such 

 person, being lawfully convicted thereof by the oath 

 of one or more credible witness or witnesses, shall 

 forfeit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of 

 five pounds to the owner or owners of the fishery of 

 such river or stream of water, or of such pond, pool, 

 moat, or other water j and it shall or may be lawful 

 to and for any one or more of his Majesty's justices 

 of the peace of this county, division, riding or place 

 where such last mentioned offence or offences shall 

 be committed, upon complaint made to him or them, 

 upon oath, against any person or persons for any 

 such last-mentioned offence or offences, to issue his 

 or their warrant or warrants to bring the person or 

 persons so complained of before him or them ; and 

 if the person or persons so complained of, shall be 

 convicted of any of the said offences last-mentioned, 

 before such justice or justices, or any other of his 

 Majesty's justices of the same county, division, riding 

 or place aforesaid, by the oath or oaths of one or 



