FISHERIES. 3^5 



["Fra the Feast of the Assumption ol' our Ladie, quliill the feaste 

 of Saint-Andrew."'] 



5th Pari., c. 76 (1426). Anent the custoines of salmond 



and uther fish. 



9th Pari., c. 131 ( 1429). Salmond fishing is forbidden 



except in Soiwav and Tweed. 



[These waters "sal! be reddie to all Scottis men all times of the 

 zeir, als lang as Berwick and Roxburgh ar in the English mennis 

 handes."'] 



loth Pari., c. 132 (1431). Anent the selling of salmond 



out of the Realme. 



[ Not permitted " bot for English money allcncrlie, gold or silver 

 for th'ane halfe, and Gascoigne wine, or sik gude pennieworthe for 

 the other half."] 

 James II, 5th Pari., c. 9 (1449). The punition of the slauchter of 



salmond. 

 14th Pari., c. 85 (1457). The slauchter of redde fish in for- 

 bidden time and paine thereof. 



c. 86. That nane set creilles in waters, in smolt time. 



James III, 5th Pari., c. 37 (1469). Of fish, salmond, grisilles, trowtes 

 and nettes in waters. 



6th Pari., c. 48 (1471). That Lordes, Barronnes, and Burrowes 



gar make schippes, busches and greate pinck-boates with nettes. 



loth Pari., c. 76 (1477). Of the bind of salmond. 



[The measure of Hamburgh ordained for the bariels.] 



14th Pari., c. no (1487). The binde of salmon, and measure 



thereof. 



[ Fourteen gallons ordained.] 

 James IV, 2nd Pari., c. 15 (1489). Anent cruves and fishzaires : of the 

 mid-streame : the Setterdaies slop : creilles and nettes : read fish. 



4th Pari., c. 49 (1493). Anent the making of schippes and 



busches, in the quhilk all idle men suld labour. 



c. 52. Of the binde of salmond. 



[ The girth of barrels for packing salmon.] 



6th Pari., c. 72 (1503). Of slauchter of redde fish, or kipper. 



James V, 4th Pari., c. 16 (1535). Of read-fish, smokes, and of slaying 



of salmond in forbidden time. 



c. 17, Of cruives and zaires. 



7th Pari., c. 98 (1540). 'l"he time of selling the fish in the 



mercat : anent the wav carrving of fish ; of the price of fish. 

 c. 109. Measures of fish suld be marked. 



[Ordains "ane binde" for "salmonde, herring and keiling."] 

 James VI, ist Pari., c. 30 (1567). Anent the slauchter of black fish, 

 smoltes, and cutting of greene-wood. 



[" The slaying of reid fische in the water of Tweede" is excepted.] 

 — 4th Pari., c. 57 (1573). The measure of salmon, herring and 



quhite fish. 



[Ordains that the salmon barr.l "Sail conteine twelve gallones, 

 of the striviling pynte" and the others nme gallons.] 



c. 60. Herring and quhite fisch, suld be brocht to free portes, 



within the Realme. 



6th Pari., c. 86 (1579). Foir-stalling and transporting of her- 



ring and quhite fische. 



