A Description of the River Thames &c: With the City of London's Jurisdiction and Conservacy Thereof Proved, Both in Point of Right and Usage, by Prescription, Charters, Acts of Parliament, Decrees ... To which is Added, A Brief Description of Those Fish, with Their Seasons, Spawning-times, &c, that are Caught in the Thames, Or Sold in London ... To which are Added Rules, Orders, and Ordinances ... for the More Effectual Preservation and Improvement of the Spawn and Fry of Fish, and for the Better Regulating the Fishery Thereof |
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