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or_o more_o baitell_a 12._o inch_n or_o more_o none_o shall_v take_v any_o fish_n with_o any_o manner_n of_o net_n trannell_n or_o any_o other_o engine_n or_o device_n angle_v except_v but_o only_o with_o net_n or_o tranwell_o whereof_o every_o mesh_n shall_v be_v two_o inch_n and_o half_a in_o breadth_n but_o where_o smelt_n loche_n mynnett_n bulhead_n gudgeon_n and_o eye_n have_v use_v to_o be_v take_v it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o use_v any_o such_o net_n and_o mean_n as_o have_v be_v thentofore_o use_v for_o that_o purpose_n so_o as_o no_o other_o fish_n be_v take_v kill_v or_o destroy_v therewith_o the_o forfeiture_n for_o every_o time_n be_v 20._o shilling_n the_o fish_n take_v and_o the_o net_n trannel_n &c_n &c_n to_o be_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o leet_n for_o ever_o and_o to_o be_v levy_v as_o amerciament_n for_o affray_n in_o leet_n have_v use_v to_o be_v steward_z of_o leet_n to_o give_v these_o offence_n in_o charge_n or_o else_o to_o forfeit_v 40._o 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constable_n aleconners_a etc._n etc._n if_o any_o constable_n aleconner_n bay_a life_n or_o any_o other_o officer_n within_o the_o liberty_n do_v not_o well_o and_o due_o execute_v their_o office_n according_a to_o their_o several_a oath_n and_o duty_n purveyor_n if_o any_o purveyor_n shall_v make_v any_o purveyance_n for_o the_o king_n house_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o value_n of_o forty_o shalling_n or_o under_o 8._o 20_o h._n 6._o ca._n 8._o and_o not_o make_v ready_a payment_n to_o the_o party_n it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o the_o owner_n to_o retain_v their_o good_n and_o to_o resist_v such_o purveyor_n that_o every_o constable_n tâ—thiugman_n or_o chief_a pledge_n of_o every_o town_n be_v require_v shall_v be_v assistant_n to_o such_o owner_n or_o seller_n upon_o pain_n to_o yield_v unto_o the_o party_n grieve_v the_o value_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o double_a damage_n 20._o she_o 6._o ca._n 8._o hue_n and_o cry_n to_o abate_v the_o power_n of_o felon_n it_o be_v command_v 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other_o chief_a lord_n of_o the_o fee_n immediate_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n so_o alien_v within_o a_o year_n from_o the_o time_n of_o such_o alienation_n and_o to_o hold_v it_o in_o fee_n and_o as_o inheritance_n and_o if_o the_o chief_a lord_n immediate_a be_v negligent_a than_o the_o next_o chief_a lord_n may_v enter_v within_o half_a a_o year_n after_o etc._n etc._n treasure_n trove_v if_o there_o be_v any_o treasur-trove_a viz._n treasure_n put_v into_o the_o earth_n and_o no_o man_n know_v who_o have_v hide_v it_o it_o belong_v either_o to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o the_o ancient_a rule_n of_o the_o law_n thesaurus_fw-la inventus_fw-la competit_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la non_fw-la domino_fw-la libertatis_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la verba_fw-la specialia_fw-la in_o facto_fw-la libertatis_fw-la contenta_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la praescriptionem_fw-la antiquitus_fw-la fuit_fw-la inventoris_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturali_fw-la nunc_fw-la 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