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larger provision of fresh-water fish, by virtue of the King’s 
commission, or by any coloured means than shall serve for the 
expences of the King’s most honourable household, to the 
intent to sell the same, or convert any part thereof, to their 
own use, lucre or advantage ; upon paine of losse of their 
roomes, confiscation of their goodes, and perpetuall im- 
prisonment of their bodies, if due proofe be made against 
them of the same, 
Item: ... . They have also covenanted and agreed to _ 
make carriage of ... Pikes, being by them provided, 
unto the Court, and there to deliver them quick into the 
King’s Privy Larder at their own cost and charges, as long 
as the King sojourneth or lyeth within twenty miles of 
London, then they to have allowance for carriage of them 
by comptrollment. 
Item:... . They shall not send any pike of less scant- 
ling than 18 inches long, and being 18, 20, or 21 inches 
long, both quick and well fed, they to have the same 
pike for 14 pence. 
Item: They shall not send, nor bring into the Court wu 
supra, any fresh-water Breame of lesse scantling than 6 
inches long ; and being 16, 17, or 18 inches, they to have 
for same 25. 6d. ; if any be exceeding the same length to 
have therefore by the discretion of the comptrollment of 14 
to 20 at 12¢@. Carps of 16 to 18, at 4s. and upwards at the 
discretion, wt supra. Perches of g and 12, 3d. Eeles 
weighing 3 lbs., rod. ‘routes of 14 inches to 17, 8d, 
Chevins of 16 and upwards, 16¢. Great Flounders and 
Roches of 10 inches, 8s. the tood.; small Flounders and 
Roches at 7 inches, 2s. rood.; the panier of Crabs and 
Lobsters, roo lbs., 8s. Fresh Salmon, Calver, and other, 
at the discretion of the comptrollment. 
Item:.. . . John Hopkins, the Purveyor of See-fish, shall 
not henceforth have any further allowance for his expence 
goeing about the provision of See-fish, but onely £40 granted 
to him for his fees for the same. 
Item: That Hopkins the Yoeman-see-fisher hath, from 
