$6$ HISTORY OF THE 



vants fhatl take care to keep feparate all fuch her- 

 rings as are wracks, have faults, or are inefficient^ 

 without mixing them with other herrings, or furTer- 

 ing any other perfon to do it, keeping every mark 

 by itfelf as in the fecond article. 



j. In. the like manner the aforefaid fervants fhall 

 not only hinder, but ufe all poflible diligence to pre- 

 vent the mixing of herrings in repacking them, efr 

 pecially that no grofs fait herrings be mixed with 

 jacobi herrings,, nor great fait and jacobi herrings 

 arnoncrft Bartholomew herrings or cruife herrings ^ 

 far lefs any wrack herrings fhall be brought, or fuf- 

 fered by them to be brought to the tubs where the 

 packers are working, but immediately they are to, 

 carry them off fo foon as the cure is performed by 

 the vifitors^ by (hutting up the barrel and rolling 

 them a. way. 



6, The aforefaid fervants fhall by no means 

 iJifturb or maleft the cure-m after s or vifitors in the 

 exercife of their office, neither the coopers and 

 packers ; and fhall not endeavour to corrupt or bribe 

 them to negled their duty either by threats, gifts, or 

 promife of reward, or any other manner of way 

 whatfoeve*;. 



7. And in cafe any of faid fervants fhall be de~ 

 fired by their matters to commit any frauds contrary 

 to the faid regulations, they fhall be obliged to ac- 

 quaint the directors of the fiftiery, named penning 

 jneetoren. 



S. The aforefaid fervants fhall not endeavour to 

 afoufe or deceive the vifitors of the herrings, by 

 caufing them to put a wrong burn. -mark on repacked 

 herrings, viz. a lefs fort for a greater; far lefs fhall 

 they alter any of the marks after burning, or alter 

 the hooping of the barrels to make herrings lefs in 

 value, pafs for a different mark from what they were 

 defignedi and for preventing fuch frauds and abufe, 

 take care always to keep the mark feparate. 



9. In 



