FISHERIES. 325 



["Fra the Feast of the Assumption of our Ladie, quhill the feaste 

 of Saint-Andrew."] 



5th Parl., c. 76 (1426). Anent the customes of salmond 



and uther fish. 



9th Parl., c. 131 ( 1429). Salmond fishing is forbidden 

 except in Solway and Tweed. 



[These waters "sail be reddie to all Scottis men all times of the 

 zeir, als lang as Berwick and Roxburgh ar in the English mennis 

 handes."] 



loth Parl., c. 132 (1431). Anent the selling of salmond 



out of the Realme. 



[ Not permitted " bot for English money allenerlie, gold or silver 

 for th'ane halfe, and Gascoigne wine, or sik gude pennieworthe for 

 the other half."] 



James II, 5th Parl., c. 9 (1449). The punition of the slauchter of 

 salmond. 



- I4th Parl., c. 85 (1457). The slauchter of redde fish in for- 

 bidden time and paine thereof. 



c. 86. That nane set creilles in waters, in smolt time. 



James III, 5th Parl., c. 37 (1469). Of fish, salmond, grisilles, trowtes 



and nettes in waters. 

 6th Parl., c. 48 (1471). That Lordes, Barronnes, and Burrowes 



gar make schippes, busches and greate pinck-boates with nettes. 



- loth Parl., c. 76 (1477). Of the bind of salmond. 



[ The measure of Hamburgh ordained for the barrels.] 



I4th Pad., c. no (1487). The binde of salmon, and measure 



thereof. 



[ Fourteen gallons ordained.] 



James IV, 2nd Parl., c. 15 (1489). Anent cruves and fishzaires : of the 

 mid-streame : the Setterdaies slop : creilles and nettes : read fish. 



4th Parl., c. 49 (1493). Anent the making of schippes and 

 busches, in the quhilk all idle men suld labour. 



c. 52. Of the binde of salmond. 



[The girth of barrels for packing salmon.] 



6th Parl., c. 72 (1503). Of slauchter of redde fish, or kipper. 



James V, 4th Parl., c. 16 (1535). Of read-fish, smokes, and of slaying 

 of salmond in forbidden time. 



c. 17, Of cruives and zaires. 



7th Parl., c. 98 (1540). The time of selling the fish in the 



mercat : anent the way carrying of fish ; of the price of fish. 



c. 109. Measures of fish suld be marked. 



[Ordains " ane binde" for "salmonde, herring and keiling."] 

 James VI, ist Parl., c. 30 (1567). Anent the slauchter of black fish, 

 smoltes, and cutting of greene-wood. 



["The slaying of reid fische in the water of Tweede" is excepted.] 



4th Parl., c. 57 (1573). The measure of salmon, herring and 



quhite fish. 



[ Ordains that the salmon barrjl "Sail conteine twelve gallones, 

 of the striviling pynte" and the others nine gallons.] 



c. 60. Herring and quhite fisch, suld be brocht to free portes, 



within the Realme. 



6th Parl., c. 86 (1579). Foir-stalling and transporting of her- 

 ring and quhite fische. 



