coke fish in the river thames mich James king the stat h cap impose a penalty  upon every person who set or fasten in the Thames any net c to any post c to  stand continual day and night hold the word continual mean so long as they may  stand to take fish and as the time of fish endure c be it in the day or night  in this same term the issue in a information upon the statute of h be try at  the bar and upon the evidence upon the word of the say Act which be that every  person which set or fasten in the river of Thames any net or engine call  trincks or any manner of net to any post boat anchor or the like thing to  stand continual day and night forfeit to the king one hundred shilling for  every time c and the defendant have set and fasten net call trincks in the  river of Thames c to boat day and night for so long time as the tide do serve  and do not say continual the question be if this be within the statute and it  be clear resolve that it be within the statute for the net call trincks can  stand but for so long as the tide serve and for this the word continual shall  be take continual so long as they may stand to take fish and as the time of  fish endure be it in the day or night for law non to stretch out to some  degree he of any possible for otherwise the law shall not be effect and  although that it be say that this statute remain in force and if ant coke  report er p have complain of any offence against it he shall be punish but the  reason why no execution have be make of this Act be for this that none shall  have benefit by the suit but the king only for the penalty be only give to the  king and as it do appear by the preamble in the proviso in the Act the manner  of the net be not the cause of the make of the Act for by the proviso every  man may fish in his seasonable time with trincks if they be of assize draw and  convey they with their hand as other fisher do and not fasten they to post  boat or anchor c continual to stand for the mischief be by fasten they and the  stand of they continual the brood and fry of fish be destroy and disturbance  make to common passage of vessel as weers lidels and other engine