Rabbits, woodcocks, snipes, quails, and landrails, are made game only so far as relates to shooting them, for which, therefore, a certificate is required; but one without a certificate may catch, sell, or have them in his possession.
Wild fowl any one may shoot on the coast, from a public path, &c., &c.
A person, with neither qualification nor license, has a right to carry a gun, provided he does not use it for the destruction of game.
Game, Price of.
| Anno, 1512. | Anno, 1833. | |
| Crane, | Sixteen pence. | |
| Heron, | Twelve pence. | Three to four shillings. |
| Mallard, | Two pence. | Three to five shillings. |
| Teal, | One penny. | Two shillings, to three shillings. |
| Widgeon, | One penny. | Eighteen pence to three shillings. |
| Shoveller, | Sixpence. | |
| Woodcock, | One penny or three half-pence. | Three to ten shillings. |
| Lapwing, | One penny. | Nine pence to a shilling a couple. |
| Sea gulls, (black- headed gulls,) | One penny to three half-pence. | |
| Sturts, (purrs,) | Sixpence a dozen. | Three pence each. |
| Quail, | Two pence. | Two to three shillings. |
| Snipes, | Three pence a dozen. | One shilling to two shillings each. |
| Shoveller, | Sixpence. | |
| Woodcock, | One penny or three half-pence. | Three to ten shillings. |
| Partridge, | Two pence. | Eighteen pence to three shillings. |
| Redshank, | One penny. | One shilling to fifteen pence. |
| Bittern, | Twelve pence. | Five to seven shillings. |
| Pheasant, | Twelve pence. | Four to eight shillings. |
| Rey, (land rails,) | Two pence. | Two to five shillings. |
| Curlew, | Twelve pence. | Two shillings (stone curlew three shillings). |
| Peacock, | Twelve pence. | Ten to twenty shillings. |
| Ruffs and Reeves, | Four shillings if fatted, one shilling to two shillings if shot. | |
| Knot, | One penny. | Two to three shillings. |
| Dottrell, | One penny. | Two shillings each. |
| Bustard, | One to three guineas. | |
| Terns, | Four pence a dozen. | |
| Small Birds, | Twelve pence a dozen. |
Gammon, s. The buttock of a hog salted and dried; a term at backgammon for winning the game.
Gander, s. The male of the goose.
Gangrene, s. A mortification, a stoppage of circulation followed by putrefaction.
Gangrene, v. To corrupt to mortification.
Gangrenous, a. Mortified, or betokening mortification.