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be private property) 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 ma- 

 jestys 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 per- 

 son 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 con- 

 victed of any of the said offences last mentioned, 

 before such justice or justices, or any other of 

 his majestys justices of the same county, division, 

 riding or place aforesaid, by the oath or oaths of 

 one or more credible witnesses, which oath such 

 justice or justices are hereby authorised to admi- 

 nister, or by his or their own confession, then and 

 in such case the party so convicted shall, imme- 



