1HE SALMOlf. i2j^' 



panics IV. killing this fifh w?.s made capital after the 

 ihird offence ; belore that period, the culprit might re- 

 deem his life *. 



Various caufes have of late operated to the prejudice 

 of the Britijh trade in this important article. The great 

 increafe of the Newfoundland filherj has reduced the 

 price of falmon in the foreign markets, while the gradual 

 increafe of knowledge throughout Europe has led to a 

 much greater relaxation in the difcipline of the Romijh 

 church, and particularly in the article of abilinence ; a 

 regimen which is daily loling credit as a fpiritual reftor- 

 ative. And to thefe circumftances we may alfo add, the 

 great improvement in agriculture that has every where 

 taken place in thefe kingdoms vnthin the lall fifty years ; 

 which, by the frequent application of lime upon the foil, 

 has probably greatly diminiftied the number of falmon^ 

 ;is v/ell as of other river fiihes. 



The Sea-ti'Qiii fa 



X His fpecies is larger than tlie common, and differs frorj^ 

 jt in its habits and colour, as well as in lize. It annually 

 Jnigrates like the falmon, from the fea j and after having 

 depofued its fpawn, it again returns to its favourite refi- 

 dence in tlie ocean. The fliape is more thick than that 

 of the river-trout, and its weight fometimes above three 



pounds, 



* Vide Regfam Majeft. Rob. III. cap. 7. 



I SaJmo Trutta, Lin, Syft. Trutfa S«linonata; Will, 



