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larger provision of fresh-water fish, by virtue of the King's 

 commission, or by any coloured means than shall serve for the 

 expences of the King's most honourable household, to the 

 intent to sell the same, or convert any part thereof, to their 

 own use, lucre or advantage ; upon paine of losse of their 

 roomes, confiscation of their goodes, and perpetuall im- 

 prisonment of their bodies, if due proofe be made against 

 them of the same. 



Item : . . . . They have also covenanted and agreed to 

 make carriage of ... Pikes, being by them provided, 

 unto the Court, and there to deliver them quick into the 

 King's Privy Larder at their own cost and charges, as long 

 as the King sojourneth or lyeth within twenty miles of 

 London, then they to have allowance for carriage of them 

 by comptrollment. 



Item : . . . . They shall not send any pike of less scant- 

 ling than 1 8 inches long, and being 18, 20, or 21 inches 

 long, both quick and well fed, they to have the same 

 pike for 14 pence. 



Item : They shall not send, nor bring into the Court ut 

 supra, any fresh-water Breame of lesse scantling than 6 

 inches long; and being 1 6, 17, or 18 inches, they to have 

 for same 2s. 6d. ; if any be exceeding the same length to 

 have therefore by the discretion of the comptrollment of 14 

 to 20 at 12 d. Carps of 1 6 to 18, at 4^. and upwards at the 

 discretion, ut supra. Perches of 9 and 12, $d. Eeles 

 weighing 3 Ibs., iodl Troutes of 14 inches to 17, 8*/. 

 Chevins of 16 and upwards, i6d. Great Flounders and 

 Roches of 10 inches, 8^. the lood. ; small Flounders and 

 Roches at 7 inches, 2s. lood. ; the panier of Crabs and 

 Lobsters, 100 Ibs., Ss. Fresh Salmon, Calver, and other, 

 at the discretion of the comptrollment. 



Item : . . . . John Hopkins, the Purveyor of See-fish, shall 

 not henceforth have any further allowance for his expence 

 goeing about the provision of See-fish, but onely ^40 granted 

 to him for his fees for the same. 



Item : That Hopkins the Yoeman-see-fisher hath, from 



