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A. D. 1757. Anno trice/imo Georgii II. C. 2t. 67 to him or them, or left at his or their ufual Place of Abode, by the Attorney for the Party commencing fuch Adion, or fuing out fuch Writ, one Month before the commencing fuch A6lion» or fuing out or fcrving the Copy of the faid Writ ; which faid Notice in Writing (hall contain the Name and Place of V ten- Abode of the Perfon who is to bring fuch Adlion, together with the Caufe of Action or Complaint ; and ^"^^ '",^j' the Name and Place of Abode of the faid Attorney, fhall be under-wrote or indorfed thereon ; and the ^.^^ i-'^jurvwm. faid Water Bailiff, his AlTiftant or Afliftants, and the faid other Officer or Officers fhall be at Liberty, piaineu oi', and may by Virtue of this A61:, at any Time within one Calendar Month after fuch Notice, tender or caufe to be tendered any Sum or Sums of Money, as Amends for the Injury complained of to the Party complaining, or to the faid Attorney ; and if the fame is not accepted, the Defendant or Defendants in ?^"^ ^"^^^ '^^'■ fuch Adion or Adions may plead fuch Tender in Bar of fuch Adion or A6lions, together with the Ge- other Plea, TnW reral liTue, or any other Plea, with Leave of the Court ; and ii upon Iffue joined upon fuch Tender, of the Aaiur, ; the Jury (hall find the Amends tendered to have been fufficient, the faid Jury fhall find a Verdidl for the Defendant or Defendants ; and in fuch Cafe, or if the Plaintiff fliall become nonfuit, or difcontinue his Adion ; or if Judgment fhall be given for the Defendant or Defendants upon Demurrer, the Defendant j" ^ "^^ " g^^^^"" or Defendants fhall be intitled to double Cofts ; and if the Jury fhall find that no fuch Tender was made, Qa({^_ or that the Amends tendered were not fufficient; and alfo ihall find againfl the Defendant or Defendants, Plaintiff recover- on fuch other Plea or Pleas by them pleaded, the faid Jury fhall find a Verdi6t for the Plaintiff, and fuch ing, intitled to Damages as they fhall think proper ; for which the faid Plaintiff fliall have Judgment, together with his ^^'P'ses and ofls of Suit. XVIIL Saving always to the King's moft Excellent Majefly, his Heirs and Succeffors, and all Bodies Refervation of Politick and Corporate, and to the High Court of Admiralty, and all other Courts and Perlbns, all sccudomabie Fines, Forfeitures, Penalties, Amerciaments, and Wreck of Sea, which of Right have been I'e^s^ved ^.|S^^^^^ *^^^ /^^'" and become due and payable to the faid Courts and Perfons refpedlively, for and in refped of the faid Crown' and to Fifhery or Drudging, or otherwife, and all Rights, Titles, Eftates, Jurifdidions, Privileges or Fran- all Bod'ies coh- chifes whatfoever, in as full and ample Manner as the fame were or have been before the making of this tick and Cotpj- Adi-y and alfo all fuch Right, Title, Interefl, Claim, Privilege and Converfation, and Inquiry and Pu- r^'^; ^^^ other nifhment of and for the Offences aforefaid, as they or any of them lawfully have and enjoy, or of Right ^^Hons. ought to have and enjoy by any Manner of Means ; any Thing in this A61 to the contrary notwith- ftanding. XIX. Provided always, and be it enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That this Ad, or any Thing Refervation o herein contained, (hall not extend, or be conflrued to extend to prejudice or derogate from any of the ^f^^-^ v^'^'^f Rights of the Admiralties or Vice- Admiralties of Kent ox EJfexj or any Pifcaries or Fifhings belonging Kentand^Ef^x to or appertaining to the faid City of London, or any other City or Town Corporate, or any Lords of pifcaries, &c. ' Manors, Proprietors, Owners or Occupiers of any Rivers, Creeks, Streams or Fifheries adjacent to or within any Part of the faid Limits, or to the Rights of any other Perfon or Perfons within the Limits aforefaid. XX. Provided alfo. That nothing in this Ad contained (hall extend, or be conflrued to extend, to Places and Per- any Fifherman or Drudgerman who now do or (hall hereafter inhabit or dwell in any of the Cinque Ports ^""^ exempted or their Members, or in the City of Rochejler,^ or Towns or Places of Strood^ Chatham, Frindjbury^ Gil- ^°Jon of this ' Jingham, Milton, ^eenborough. Fever/ham, Whitjiaple or the Places adjacent ; but that fuch Fifhermen and ^j-t. Drudgermen (hall and may ufe and exercife their Trades of Fi(hing and Drudging, and Selling, in as full and ample Manner as they have heretofore lawfully done, to all Intents and Purpofes as if this Ad had never been made. XXI. Provided always, and it is hereby further enaded, That nothing herein contained fhall extend Fifliermen not or be conftrued to extend to impower or authorife the faid Mayor, Court of Mayor and Aldermen, the J'f ^ '° '^^'^^ '^"'^ Water Bailiff, or any other Perfon whatfoever, to grant any Licence or Licences, or to make any Rules, an^Crltui't'^ ^t^r Orders or Ordinances whereby any Licence or Licences (hall be required to be taken by any Fiflierman, Liberty ^of Drudgerman or other Perfon, for going out to Fifh, Fifhing, Drudging or taking Fifh in any Manner Fifhing, or Way, or whereby any Gratuities, Rewards or Compenfations, under any Pretence or Denomination whatfoever, (hall be paid or payable by any Fifherman, Drudgerman or other fuch Perfon, to the Wa- °^^*°^^PP."'^ ^"^ ter Bailiff, or his Succeffors, or to any other Perfon or Perfons ; or whereby any fuch Fifherman, N"mes or to be Drudgerman, or other fuch Perfon (hall be obliged to appear before the faid Mayor, Water Bailiff or reftrained from other Perfon, to enter his or their feveral Name or Names, in any Regifter or other Book, or whereby keeping any any fuch Fifherman, Drudgerman or other Perfon as aforefaid, fhall be limited or reftrained from keeping Number of Boys. any Number of Boys in any one Boat, as fuch Fiflierman, Drudgerman, or other Perfon fhall judge ^"(^^"^"f^'P^'-J proper i any Thing in the faid Ad of the ninth Year of her late Majefly Queen Anne, or any other-'" ^^^[^'[^^,0^ Statute, Law, Cuftom or Ufage to the contrary in any wife notwithflanding. 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