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nerly offence, neither fhall they defert their matters 

 fervice, except on a lawful occafion. 

 . 15. The aforefaid fcrvants fhall, fo far as it con- 

 cerns them, faithfully and truly regulate themfelves 

 according to the foregoing articles, and the general 

 ordinances that are ilatute concerning the her- 

 ring fifhery, on pain of being turned oil t of their 

 fervice, accounted menfworn, or perjured, and pu- 

 niihed as fuch. 



Inftruftions for the Coopers and Haunters or Springers 

 of Herring* . 



1. None fhali take upon them to exercife the 

 office of a cooper or fpringer of herrings before 

 they be admitted and have taken an oath before the 

 magiftrates to obferve the following directions. 



2. The coopers belonging to any herring works 

 fhall not be allowed to daunt* any herrings that 

 have the circle or burn mark, but leave that to be 

 done by the coopers and claunters whofe turn it is 

 to do that ftrvice by lot, and who friall firit once 

 daunt the aforefaid circle and burn-mark, and like- 

 wife the great burn- m ark, which they ihall wafh off 

 with clear pickle, and afterwards making loofe the 

 bulge hoops, tread in the head of the barrel as {tiff 

 as poMible, taking good notice that the bellen of the 

 two laft gangs of the great burn-mark herrings be. 

 taken oft by the packers, and the belien of the laft 

 gang of the Keuleen brand. 



3. The coopers and fpringers fhall not daunt any 

 herrings except fuch as are faked with refined fait, 

 (according to the order of package) and fhall head 

 or fuffer to be headed no herrings except fuch as 

 are full, fliff, and well packed, and when they find 



* Daunting fignifies preffing the herrings, jumping upon them. 

 after they are packed. Some of the mod experienced fifhers in the 

 weft of Scotland, think that this practice looiens the herrings from 

 thcvbone, and is othervvife hurtful. 



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