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ers, and that no person convert to his own use the said boats or train 

 fats so belonging to others without their consent nor remove, nor 

 take them from the places where they be left by the owners except in 

 case of necessity and then to give notice thereof to the Admiral and 

 others whereby the right owners may know what is become of them. 



5. That no person do diminish, take away, purloin, or steal any 

 of the fish, or train, or salt which is put in cask, train vats, or cook- 

 rooms, or other houses in any of the harbours or fishing places of the 

 country, or any other provisions, belonging to the fishing trade or 

 to the ships. 



6. That no person set fire in any of the woods of the country or 

 work any detriment or destruction to the same by rinding of the 

 trees either for the sealing of ships holds or for rooms on shore, or 

 for any other uses, except for the covering of the roofs for cookrooms 

 to dress their meat and these room not to extend above 30 foot in 

 length at the most. 



7. That no man cast anchor or ought else hurtful which may breed 

 annoyance or hinder the haling of sains for bait in places accustomed 

 thereunto. 



8. That no person rob the nets of others out of any drift, boat or 

 drover for bait by might, nor take away any bait out of their fishing 

 boats by their ship's sides nor rob or steel any of their nets or any 

 part thereof. 



9. That no person do set up any taverns for selling of wines, beer or 

 strong waters, cider or tobacco to entertain the fishermen, because it 

 is found that by such means they are debauched, neglecting their 

 labours, and poor ill governed men not only spend most part of their 

 shares before they come home upon which the lives and maintenance 

 of their wives and children dependeth, but are likewise hurtful in 

 divers other ways, as by neglecting and making themselves unfit for 

 their labour, by purloining and stealing from their owners and by 

 making unlawful shifts to supply their disorders, which disorders 

 they frequently follow, since these occasions have presented them- 

 selves. 



10. That no planter be permitted to keep any more stage room than 

 he hath fishing-men in possession for the managing of it, and that 

 every planter in each harbour may take their stages and fishing room 

 together in one part of the harbour and not scattering as they now 

 do, wasting as much room for one or two boats as may serve 6 or 8 

 boats. 



11. That no planter be permitted to build any dwelling-house, 

 storehouse, court-ledge or garden or keep any pigs or other cattle 

 upon or near the ground where fish is saved or dried. 



12. That all provisions imported for sale necessary for fishing be 

 free for any person to buy for his own present occasion, so it be 

 demanded within six days after its arrival, and not to be ingrossed 

 by a few to make benefit on others thereby. 



13. That upon the Lord's day the company assemble in meet place 

 for divine worship. 



Signed JOHN DISBKOW, Ps*. 



WHITEHALL, 3d of June, 1653. 

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