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take away any fish out of any river or pond ; of 

 (whether armed or disguised or not) shall unlaw- 

 fully and maliciously break down trie head or 

 mound of any fish-pond, whvreby the fish shall 

 be lost or destroyed, or shall rescue any person 

 in custody for such offence, or procure any 

 other to join with him therein, he shall be guilty 

 of felony, without benefit of clergy. 



2dly. RULES CONCERNING THE ASSIZE^ ANJ> 

 PRESERVING THE BREED OF FISH. 



1. If any person shall lay or draw any net, 

 engine or other device, or cause any thing to be 

 done in the Severn, Dee, Wye, Teame, Were, 

 Tees, Kibble, Mersey, Dun, Air, Ouze, Swale, 

 Calder, Wharfe, Eure, Darwent, or Trent, where- 

 by the spawn or fry of salmon, or any kepper or 

 sedder saiulon, or any salmon not } 8 inches from 

 the eye to the extent of the middle of the tail, 

 shall be taken and killed; or shall set any bank, 

 dam, uedge, stank, or net across the same, 

 whereby the salmon may be taken, or hi&dred 

 from passing up to spawn, or shall between July 

 31, and November 12, (except in the Kibble, 

 where they may be taiven be: i ween Jan. 1, and 

 Sept. 1 j,) take any salmon of any kind, in any 

 of the said rivers, or shall after Nov. 12, y< ady, 

 fish there for salmon, with any net less 'muj 2J 

 inches in the mesh; he shall, on conviction, in 

 one montii, before one justice, on view, con- 

 fession, or oath of one witness, forfeit 5l. and the 

 fish, nets and engines ; half the said sum to the 

 informer, and half to the poor, by distress ; for 

 want of distress, to be committed to the house 

 of correction or gaol, not more than three 

 months, not less than one, to ,be kept to hard 

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