A. D. 1604. Annofe;cimdo[vulgo primo] JacobiI. C. 24. 27 JII. For Remedy whereof, and for the Maintenance of the faid Trade of Fifliing, which doth fo Balkert, con- sieatlytend tothe Profit of many of the Inhabitants, within the faid Counties, and others,' (2) Be k^l^l'^'lJl^^ therefore enafted by our Sovereign Lord the King, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Com- the Grounds of mons, in this prefent Parliament allembled, That it (hall and may be lawful at all Time and Times hei'e- o"'|" " i;* after to and for all and every fuqh V/atchmen, Balkers, Huors, Condors, Diredors and Guidors, and all °^a"<='>v«l'^' fuch Filhermen and other Perfons as iliall neceffarily attend the faid Scans or Nets, as aforefaid, at the Times of Fifliing for Herrings, Pilchards and other Sean-fifli within the faid Counties where fuch Fiii fliall hereafter be taken, to enter and go into and upon any Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments which do lie or adjoin near unto any fuch Fifliing Places, and fit, convenient and necefl'ary to watch and balk in, or to draw and cany the faid Fidi on Shore, and there to watch for the faid Fi(h, and to balk, hue, cond, dired: and guide the P'ifliermen which (li^ll be upon the faid Sea and Sea-Coafts for the taking of the faid Fifh, and to draw and carry the faid Fifli on Land or Shore; any Law, Ufage or Cuftom to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. IV. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any AcStion of Trefpafs or other Suit The Plea for * {hall at any Time -hereafter happen to be attempted and brought againft any Perfon or Perfons for en- q""*"^' i^^"^ tring and going on the Land for watching of the faid Fifli, or for balking, huing, conding, direding or Aai'on^of Tef. guiding of the laid Fifliermen in their Boats upon Sea or Sea-Coafts for taking of the faid Fifh, or for the pafs brought Landing of the (aid Fifli, as aforefaid, by Authority of this prefent Act, the Defendant or Defendants in^S^'oftf"™' any fuch Adion or Suit fli^Il and may plead Not guilty for any Thing doing by Virtue of this Act : (2) And upon the Trial of that Iffue, the whole Matter to be given on both Parties in Evidence according to the very Truth of the fame: (3) And after fuch Iffue tried for the Defendant or Defendants, or Nonfuit of the Plaintiff or Plaintiffs after Appearance, the fame Defendant or Defendants to recover his or their 'Damages, by reafon of his or their wrongful Vexation in that Behalf, with Coils alfo in that Behalf fuftained; (4) and that to be affeffed by the fame Jury that fliall try the faid Iffue; or elfe by Writ to enquire of the Damages as the Cafe fliall require; (j) for which Cofts and Damages fuch Defendant iliall and may by Virtue of this A&. tfike and fue forth fuch Execution as the Defendant in a Replevin may do. CAP. XXIV. An Ad againft the Deceitful and falfe Making of Mildernix and Powle-Davies, whereof Sail-Clothes for the Navy and other Shipping are made. .* TT WHEREAS the Clothes called Mildernix and Powle-Davies, whereof Sail-Clothes and other Fur- Firft. made in ' yV niture for the. Navy and Shipping are made, were heretofore altogether brought out of France ^^^^"' ^I""*/* ' and other Parts beyond the Seas, and the Skill and Art of making and weaving of the faid Clothes prg^fed^nEng- ' never knov/n or ufed in England, until about the two and thirtieth Year of the Reign of the late Queen land. ' of famous Memory Queen £//za^^/Z', about what Time, and not before, the perfed Art and Skill ofeGeo.s. £.37. ' making and weaving of the faid Clothes was attained unto, and fith?nce pradtifed and continued in this |JziGM.""Ts2. ' Realm, to the great Benefit and Commodity thereof : _ .... -. . . ' I-I. And whereas of late many of the King's Majefty's Subjects, not trained nor brought up in the Mildernix matfe ' faid Art, nor any ways Ikilful therein, have notwithftanding, upon Defire of Gain, made and weaved, '" ^"I'^P** J**^- ' or caufed to be m^ade and weaved, many Clothes in Likehefs and Shew of Mildernix and Powle-Davies, stuff* nlrwell ' but in Truth neither n^ade of fuch Stuff as the faid -Mildernix and Powle-Davies are and ought to be weav'sd, ■' made of, nor fo well driven or weaved, iior yet of that Length nor Breadth, as the true Clothes called ' Mildernix and Pov/le-Davies are and ought to be; (2) infomuch that the faid Clothes do yearly and ■' daily grow worfe and worfe, and are made more thinner, fleighter and meaner, than heretofore they ' have been, to the great Deceit and Hurt of all his Highnefs loving Subjects that are to ufe and implo'y ' the fame about the bails and other Furniture of their Ships and failing Veffels, and to the great Damage ' of his Highnefs Navy, the chjefefl: Strength of this Realm, Cnext unto God and his Highnefs J and ' within fliort Time like utterly , to overthrow the Art and Trade of making Cloth of that Kind within ' this Realm; whereuppn liis Highnefs faid Subjedts, as well the Makers as Ufers of the faid Clothes are ' much hurt and impoveriflied" through the Deceitfulnefs,UnflcilfuInefs and Ignorance of the Weavers ' and Makers of the faid Clothes.' III. For Remedy and Redrefs whereof, be it enacted by the King's mofl: excellent Majefty, with the Affent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Commons, in this prefent Parliament aflembled, and by the Authority of the fame. That no Perfon or Perfons reiiant, .iidiabitant or dwelling viithin this Realm, fliall at any Time after the firfl: Day oi Augufl next coming make, weave or caufe to be made and weaved, any fuch Cloth or Clothes for Sails, or Furniture of Ships, or otiier failing Veffels, called, termed or, known by the Name or Names cii Mildernix ai;id Pozvk-Daz'ics, or any of them, but fuch as now do ufe the fame, or any of their Servants, or fuch as -fliall hereafter be Apprentices, "and trained and brought up in the Trade and Art of making of the faid Clothes by the Space of fcven Years together at the leaft; nor fliall fet ,any Man to work in the making or weaving of any fuch Clothes, being not a Work- man trained up before the firfl: Day oi Aagujl next coming in the faid Art and Myftery; (2) upon Pain that every fuch Perfon offending or doing the contrary, fliall forfeit and lofe for every Default twenty Shillings for every Montli. IV. And further. That no Perfon or Perfons from and after the faid firft Day of Auguft fhall make or of what Stuff weave the faid Clothes of any other Stuff than of good and fufScient Hemp, nor of any lefs Length than Goodneis,' es Perfon ^^ ^* made.
