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take and kill fish, he shall, on conviction, at the 

 suit of the king, or of the party, at the assizes or 

 sessions, be imprisoned three months, and pay 

 treble damages ; and after the three month's 

 expired, shall find sureties for his good abearing 

 for seven years, or remain in prison till he doth. 

 5. El. c. 21. s. 2. 6. 



4. Whereas divers idle, disorderly, and mean 

 persons, be take themselves to the steal ing, taking, 

 and killing of fish, out of ponds, pools, motes, 

 stews, and other several waters and rivers, to the 

 great damage of the owners thereof; it is enact- 

 ed, that if any person shall use any net, ungle, 

 hair, noose, troll, or spear ; or shall lay any wears, 

 pots, fish-hooks, or other engines; or shall take 

 any fish by any means or device whatever, or 

 be aiding thereunto, in any river, stew, pond, 

 mote, or other water, without the consent of the 

 lord or owner of the \\ater ; and be thereof con- 

 victed by confession, or oath of one witness, be- 

 fore one justice, in one month after the offence, 

 every such offender in stealing, taking, or killing 

 fish, shall for every such offence give to the party 

 injured such recompence, and in such time as the 

 justice shall appoint, not exceeding treble da- 

 mages; and moreover shall pay dawn to the over- 

 seers for the use of the poor, such sum, not ex- 

 ceeding 10s. as the justice shall think meet; in 

 default of payment, to be levied by distress ; for 

 want of distress to be committed to the house of 

 correction, not exceeding one month, unless he 

 enter into a bond with one surety to the party in- 

 jured, not exceeding 101. neverto offend in like 

 manner, 22 and 2:3 C. 2. c. 25. s. 7. And the jus- 

 tice- may take, cut, and destroy, all such angles, 

 spears, hairs, nooses, trolls, wears, pots, fisu- 



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