2^:Z SALMON. Class IV. 



The legiflature began very early to pay attention 

 to this important article: by the 13th Edward I. 

 there is an aft which prohibits the capture of the 

 falmon from the Nativity of our Lady to St. 

 Martin's Day, in the waters of the Humher^ Owfe^ 

 'Trent^ Bane^ Arre^ Berwent^ Wharfe^ Nid^ Torery 

 Swak^ and "Tees -, and other monarchs in after- 

 times, provided in like manner for the fecurity 

 of the fifh in other rivers. 

 ^eoTLAKD. Scotland ^o^t&s great numbers of fine fiflierie& 

 on both fides of that kingdom. The Scotch in early 

 times had moft fevere laws againft the killing of 

 this fifh ; for the third offence was made capital, 

 by a law of James IV. Before that, the offender 

 had power to redeem his life ^. They were thought 

 in the time of He7iry VI. a prefent worthy of a 

 crowned head, for in that reign the Queen of Scot- 

 land fent to the Dutchefs of Clarence, ten cafks of 

 faked falmon ; which i7^;^ry diredled to pafs duty- 

 free. The falmon are cured in the fame manner 

 as at Berwick, and a great quantity is fent to Lon- 

 don in the fpring -, but after that time the adven- 

 turers begin to barrel and export them to foreign 

 countries : but we believe that commerce is far lefs 

 lucrative than it was in former times, partly owing 

 to the great encreafe of the Newfoundland fifhery^ 

 and partly to the general relaxation of the difci- 

 pline of abftinence in the Romijh church. 



• Regia?n MajeftaWn, Stat. R(^h, III, f, 7. Skene* ^ Afts. 

 Jatnes IV.. ParU VI, 



Ireland 



