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in any other inclosed ground which shall be private pro- 

 perty) every such person being lawfully convicted thereof 

 by the oath of one or more credible witness or witnesses, 

 shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of 

 five pounds to the owner or owners of the fishery of such 

 river or stream of water, or of such pond, pool, moat, 

 or other water; and it shall or may be lawful to and for 

 any one or more of His Majesty's justices of the peace 

 of the county, division, riding or place where such last 

 mentioned offence or offences shall be committed, upon 

 complaint made to him or them, upon oath against any 

 person or persons for any such last mentioned offence or 

 offences, to issue his or their warrant or warrants to bring 

 the person or persons so complained of before him or them ; 

 and if the person or persons so complained of, shall be 

 convicted of any of the said offences last mentioned, before 

 such justice or justices, or any other of his Majesty's 

 justices of the same county, division, riding or place 

 aforesaid, by the oath or oaths of one or more credible 

 witnesses, which oaths such justice or justices are hereby 

 authorized to administer, or by his or their own confession, 

 then and in such case the party so convicted shall, imme- 

 diately after such conviction, pay the said penalty of five 

 pounds hereby before imposed for the offence or offences 

 aforesaid, to such justice or justices before whom he shall 

 be so convicted, for the use of such person or persons as 

 the same is hereby appointed to be forfeited and paid 

 unto, and in default thereof, shall be committed by such 



