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Fish Act 1495

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Statutes made at Westminster, Anno 11 Hen VII. and Anno Dom 1494 The selling of Salmons and Eels; their Vessels, Packing, and Gauging of them.

(11 Hen. 7) C A P. XXIII.

'WHEREAS at a Parliament holden atWestminster in the xxij. Year of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth, among other Things it was enacted, ordained, and established, That no Merchant Strangernor Denizen, after the Feast of St.Michael the Archangel then next coming, should sell or put to Sale any Salmon by Butt, Barrel, Half-Barrel, or any other Vessel, afore it should be seen, except he same Butt should hold and contain lxxxiv Gallons, the Barrel xlij. Gallons, the Half-Barrel xxj. Gallons, well and truly packed, upon Pain of Forfeiture for every Butt, Barrel, and Half-barrel, so lacking their said Measure, vi. s. viij. d. (2) And that no such Merchant, being under the said King's Obeysance, after the Feast of St. Michael , should sell or put to Sale any Manner of Salmon by Butt, Barrel, or other Vessel, except it should be well and truly packed, that is to say, the great Salmon by itself, without meddling of any Grills or broken-bellied Salmon with the same; (3) and that all small Fish, called Grills, should be packed by themselves only, without any meddling, upon Pain of Forfeiture, and losing vi. s. viij. d. for every Butt, Barrel, or Half-Barrel, contrary to the said Act meddled, packed, and put to sale: (4)And that no such Merchant nor other Person should put any Herring to Sale by Barrel, Demy-Barrel, or Firkin, except the same Barrel contain xxxij. Gallons, the Half-Barrel and Firkin after the same Rate: (5) And that the same Herring should be well, truly, and justly layed and packed, and should be of one Time taking and salting; and that the same Herring should be as good and as well packed in the middest and in every Part of the same Barrel and other Vessels, as it should be at any of the Ends of the same Barrel and Vessel, upon Pain of forfeiting and losing of iij. s. iv. d. for every Barrel, Half-Barrel, and Firkin, so lacking their said Measure, and also upon Pain of forfeiting and losing of iij. s. iv. d. for every Barrel, Half-Barrel, and Firkin of Herring, contrary to the said Act sorted, layed, or packed. (6)Also that no such Merchant or Pailing-man should sell or put to Sale any Eels by Barrel, Half-Barrel, or Firkin, except the Barrel contain xlij. Gallons, the Half-Barrel and Firkin after the same Rate: (7) Nor that any such Merchant nor Pailing-man should...

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