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13 EDWARD I. c. 47. 



A penalty for taking salmons at certain times of die 

 year. "It is provided that the waters of H umber, &c. 

 " and ail other waters wherein salmon be taken, shall be 

 "in defence for taking salmons, from the Nativity of our 

 " Lady* unto Saint Martin's Day; and that, likewise, 

 " young salmons shall not be taken, nor destroyed by nets, 

 " nor by other engines at mill pools, from the midst of 

 " April until the Nativity of Saint John Baptist; and in 

 " places where such rivers be there shall be assigned over- 

 " seers of this statute, which being sworn shall oftentimes 

 " see and enquire of the offenders ; and for the first tres- 

 " pass they shall be punished by burning their nets and 

 " engines ; and for the second time they shall have impri- 

 " sonment for a quarter of a year ; and the third trespass 

 " they shall be imprisoned a whole year; and as their 

 66 trespass encrease so shall the punishment." 



45 ED. III. c. 1. 



Confirms the great charter, that is, the 9 Hen. III., in 

 all points. 



13 RICH. II. c. 19. 



A confirmation of the stat. Ed. I. c. 47., touching 

 the taking of salmon. "Item, whereas after reciting and 

 " confirming the above statute, it enjoyned that young sal- 

 " mon should not be taken during the same time at miH 

 " dams, nor in other places, upon the same pain; prohi- 

 " biting the use of nets called stackers, nor .any other en- 

 " gine destructive of the breed of salmons. ' And in parts 

 " c where such rivers be, there shall be assigned and s*worn 



* That is, according to Sergeant Hawkins, that no salmon 

 shall be taken between the 8th of September and the 11th 

 of November. 



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