 | Daniel Defoe - 1762 - 424 pages
...permitted to take the Stone or Shell, &c. that the Spat is upon ; one Shell having many times 20 Spats. ' After the Month of May it is Felony to carry away the Cultch, and punifhable to take any other Oyfters, unlefs it be thofe of Size, that is to fay, about theBignefs... | |
 | Emanuel Mendes da Costa - 1778 - 328 pages
...the ftone or '*' ihell, &c. that the Jpat is upon : one '*' ihell having many times twenty /pats. " After the month of May, it is felony " to carry away the cultch, and puniihable '" to take any other oyßers, unlefs it be " thofe of fize (that is to fay) about the <c... | |
 | 1790 - 926 pages
...to take the (tone or flu-ll, &c. t h.it the fpat is upon ; one /hell having many times twenty fpats. After the month of May, it is felony to carry away the cultch, and punifnable to take any other oyfters, unlefs it be thofe of (ize, that is to fay, about the bignels... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 pages
...&c. that the spat is upon, one shell having many times twenty spats. After the month of May, it is a felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to...those of size (that is to say) about the bigness of a half-crown piece, or when, tin: two shells being shut, a fair shilling will rattle between them.... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 684 pages
...£tc. that the spat is upon, one shell having many times twenty spats. After the month of May, it is a felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to take any other oysters, unless it be those of si/.e (that is to say) about the bigness of a half-crown piece, or when, the two shells being shut,... | |
 | Charles Smith - 1815 - 446 pages
...taken, they gently raise the small brood with a knife from the clutch, and then they throw it in again : after the month of May, it is felony to carry away the clutch, and punishable to takeany other Oyster less lhan half a crown piece, orwhen a shilling is in,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 406 pages
...&c. that the spat is upon, one shell having many times twenty spats. After the month of May, it is a felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to take any other oysters, unless it be those of that size (that is to say), about the bigness of a half-crown piece, or when, the two shells being... | |
 | 1823 - 442 pages
...some times twenty spats. Л flor May ¡tie felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to take any oysters, unless it be those of size, that is to say, about the bigness of a half.-no.wn piece, or, when the shells being shut, a fair shilling will rattle between them. The... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 824 pages
...is upon, one shell having many times twenty spats. After May, it is felony to carry away the clutch, and punishable to take any other oysters, unless it...those of size ; that is to say, about the bigness of a half-crown piece, or when, the two shells being shut, a fair shilling will rattle between them. The... | |
 | 1830 - 318 pages
...the cultchfi the latter of which is thrown back, to preserve the bed for the future. After this month it is felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to take any oyster, unless, when closed, a shilling will rattle between its valves.^ The spawn is then deposited... | |
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... spats. After the month of May it is felony to carry away the cultch, and punishable to take any other oysters, unless it be those of size (that is to say) about the bigness of an half-crown piece, or when, the two shells being shut, a fair shilling... 
