986 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



It is therefore hereby ordered and enacted, that if any person or 

 persons, shall presume to come into any part of this jurisdiction, and 

 plant, build, fish or trade without licence first had, and obtained from 

 the Governor or his Deputy, shall forfeit such ship, or vessel which 

 they shall so come in, and all such goods as shall be found on board 

 the said ship, or vessel, or undergo such other punishment as the 

 Governor, or his Council, shall see cause to inflict, And all such as 

 have, or hereafter may obtain licence shall duly observe all such law.-. 

 and orders which are now made and published, or hereafter shall 

 be made and published in this jurisdiction. 



And seeing the glory of God, and our eternal good, are the great 

 concernments of our life, and chief y to be attended. It is therefore 

 firstly ordered, and be it hereby enacted, that all persons shall duly 

 observe the Lords day : nor shall any take liberty by fishing, or work- 

 ing about their fish, (unless in case of absolute necessity) nor by 

 sporting, or drinking to profane the same, on penalty of twenty shill- 

 ings for every such default. 



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Whereas experience by sad effects, hath taught that coasting vessels 

 have greatly hindered, and many times overthrown the trade, and 

 employment of fishing where they come; it is ordered, that no barque, 

 ketch, or other vessel from New-England, shall come into this juris- 

 diction, and bring any liquors, goods and merchandise, and trade the 

 same, only such as have licence to furnish such fishing-boats as they 

 undertake to supply with salt, provisions, and fishing craft : and also 

 that they that are so licenced do not coast from harbour to harbour, 

 and trade and barter with any save only those boats which they 

 supply as abovesaid : neither shall any such barques or vessels, commit 

 any goods to any others to trade for them, upon what pretence soever, 

 on penalty of paying the treble value of all such goods, liquors, &c. 

 so traded. 



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It is ordered, that all inhabitants and fishermen, that have con- 

 tinued two months in this jurisdiction, shall not depart the same 

 without licence, first had from the Governor, Deputy Governor, or 

 some of his Assistants; and if any ship, or vessel shall carry them 

 away without such licence, they shall pay all such debts as the said 

 persons did owe to any in this jurisdiction, or to any else where that 

 were their present suppliers. 



It is ordered, that all persons licenced to fish in this jurisdiction, 

 being settled in any free place, to make his voyage, he shall not be 

 disturbed, nor interrupted, or if any do disturb any so settled, they 

 shall pay double damages occasioned by the disturbers. Always pro- 

 vided, that if there be conveniences adjoining to the place of any so 

 settled, others may take up such accommodation, by them without 

 breach of this order. 



It is ordered, that all fishermen and others within this jurisdiction, 

 shall labour and endeavour the preserving of the fish and the banks; 

 in order thereunto, none shall take fish at the time they come to 

 spawn: nor shall any spilt fish on the fishing ground, and if any so 

 do, and throw overboard the heads and bones, &c. he or they shall pay 

 for every such offence fifty pounds. 



It is ordered, that no person being upon making of dry fish 

 587 shall save the said fish with pickle: and if any so do, all such 



