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not exceeding six months, unless the forfeiture 

 ahall be sooner paid. Or such owner of the 

 fishery may bring an action for the penalty 

 (within six calendar months after the offence) 

 in any of the courts of record at Westminster, 

 S. 3, 4. 



Provided, that nothing in this act shall ex- 

 tend to subject any persons to the penalties 

 thereof, who shall fish, take or kill and carry 

 away any fish in any river or stream of water, 

 pond, pool, or other water, wherein such per- 

 son shall have a just right or claim to take, kill 

 or carry away such fish. S. 5. 



By the black act, (9 G. 1. c. 22.) if any per- 

 son being armed and disguised shall unlawfully 

 steal or take away any fish out of any river or 

 pond, or (whether armed or disguised or not) 

 shall unlawfully and maliciously break down the 

 head or mound of any fish pond, whereby the 

 fish shall be lost or destroyed, or shall rescue 

 any person in custody for such offence, or pro- 

 cure any other to join with him therein ; he shall 

 be guilty of felony without benefit of clergy. 



Sect. II. Rules concerning the assize, and pre- 

 serving the breed ofjish. 

 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, Wyne, Tea me, Were, 



