328 IRISH FISHERY LAWS. 



more owner or owners, having their known and fettled place of 

 reiidence for them and their iamilies in this kingdom, fix months, 

 i.i leail, before luch time of the failing of faid vellel. 



And whereas great frauds have been committed by the owners 

 f f veflels which are not entitled to the bounty, in making frau- 

 dulent bills of fale, and in carrying on'a contraband trade of fait 

 and other commodities, under pretence of carrying on the fiihery : 

 to prevent fuch practices, fundry claufes are enacted befides the 

 oath of the mailer of every bufs, in the prefence of infpectors or 

 furveyors. 



And be it enacted, that it fhall and may be lawful for the in- 

 habitants of this kingdom, at all times and feafons of the year 

 when they fliall think proper, freely to fifh for, take and buy from 

 .fifhermen, and cure any herrings, mackrel, cod and ling, or other 

 forts of white fifh, in all and every part of the feas, channels, 

 creeks and bays wherefoever fuch fifh are to be found, or can or 

 may be taken on the coails of this kingdom, f^ve only in. fuch 

 places as are referved by the infpectors for the prefervation of the 

 fry, and for the better order and regulation of the fifhery : and 

 that no other perfon or perfons mall, under any pretence what- 

 foever, prefume to obilruct or .hinder any perfon or perfons from 

 ihing in the places aforefaid ; nor fhall any perfon prefume to 

 demand or receive, any dues, fums of money, or other confider- 

 ation whatsoever, for the ufe of any ports, harbours, fhores or 

 forelands, on the coafis of this kingdom, except for the payment 

 of fuch harbour or pijJF duties, as are, and by law ought to be 

 demanded for mips, 'veffels and boats, in piers and harbours which 

 are built and artificially made ; and that every perfon or perfons 

 fo offending, ihall, for every luch offence, forfeit the fum of 20!. 

 to be recovered and levied as other forfeitures are levied by this 

 3d. 



And be it further enacted, that for an encouragement to all 

 perfons whatfoever, as well bodies politic and corporate, as others, 

 who mall engage in the faid fifheries^ there fliall be pa : d out of 

 his majelty's revenue, under the management of the commifTioners 

 of the revenue, a bounty of two fliillings for every barrel con- 

 taining 32 gallons, and ib in proportion for any fmaller quantity, 

 wherein good, found and well cured white herrings Ihall be 

 packed, upon the exportation thereof to any parts beyond the feas, 

 except to Great Britain and the Ifle of Man ; and a bounty of two. 

 ihillmgs for every barrel of herrings cured after the manner of 

 Yarmouth, and commonly. called red herrings, upon the exporta- 

 tion thereof; and a further bounty of is. id. for every barrel 

 of white herrings containing 32 gallons, and ib in proportion for 

 a lefler quantity, upon proof of the exporter upon oa h that fuch 

 herrings were, to the beil of his belief and knowledge, caught 

 upon the coafls of this kingdom, within the diilance of leagues, 

 and cured with .at leail a moiety of Spanifh and Portugal fait, or 

 fait refined by three days boiiing in barrels, troughs, vats or other 

 yeiTels, fo as to preferve tlie pickle \ that they were not cured in 



bulk, 



