If any person shall enter into any park or paddock fenced in and inclosed, or into any garden, orchard or yard adjoining or belonging to any dwelling-house...

... person is acquainted with their regulations in respect to the protection of property, punishment for trespass, and the like. Moreover, as reasonable beings, and accountable for our misdeeds, it surely behoves us so to regulate our conduct in pursuing our pleasures and amusemeuts, . that we in nowise lose sight of or infringe the Golden Rule, that of "doing unto others as we would they should do unto us," — a strict observance of which I seriously recommend to all brother anglers.

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Page 78 The Tench he spares, a medicinal kind ; For when by wounds distress'd, or sore disease, He courts the salutary Fish for ease ; Close to his scales the kind Physician glides, And sweats the healing balsam from his sides. Appears in 39 books from 1805-2006

Page 95 ... shall forfeit and pay, for every such offence, the sum of five pounds... Appears in 48 books from 1766-1980

Page 79 Tench, both by night and day. I have known several trimmers to be laid at night, baited with live fish, Roach, Dace, Bleak, and Tench, each about six or seven inches long; and when those... Appears in 9 books from 1815-1865

Page 95 ... offence or offences, to issue his or their warrant or warrants to bring the person or persons so complained of before him or them ; and if the person or persons so complained of shall be convicted of any of the said offences... Appears in 17 books from 1812-1970

Page 94 That in case any person or persons shall take, kill or destroy, or attempt to take, kill or destroy, any fish in any river or stream, pond, pool, or other water (not being in any park or paddock, or in any garden, orchard or yard adjoining or belonging to any dwelling-house, but shall be in any other inclosed ground which shall be private property... Appears in 55 books from 1764-2004

Page 94 ... any river or stream of water shall run or be, or wherein shall be any river, stream, pond, pool, moat, stew, or other water; and by any ways, means, or device whatsoever, shall steal, take, kill or destroy any fish bred, kept or preserved in any such river, or stream, pond, pool, moat, stew, or other water aforesaid, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof, or shall be aiding or assisting in the stealing, taking, killing, or destroying any such fish as aforesaid, or shall receive or... Appears in 12 books from 1812-1847

Page 66 ... head a little raised above the surface of the water, that the nose or gills may not hang to, or catch hold of weeds, &c. while you are thus engaged bringing your prize to the shore ; for, sometimes, you cannot avoid drawing over or among weeds ; and I have seen a Pike touch and get entangled this way ; and before it could be disentangled, it recovered from its exhaustion or stupor, and occasioned much trouble and hazard before it could be again subdued. Appears in 12 books from 1820-1876

Page 95 ... or offences aforesaid, to such justice or justices before whom he shall be so convicted, for the use of such person or persons as the same is hereby appointed to be forfeited and paid unto, and in default thereof, shall be committed by such justice or justices to the house of correction for any time not exceeding six months, unless the money forfeited shall be sooner paid. Appears in 27 books from 1806-1873

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