Whereas the trade of and fishing at _Newfoundland_ is a beneficial trade to this kingdom, not only in the imploying great numbers of seamen and ships, and exporting and consuming great quantities of provisions and manufactures of this realm, whereby many tradesmen and poor artificers are kept at work, but also in bringing into this nation, by returns of the effects of the said fishery from other countries, great quantities of wine, oil, plate, iron, wool, and sundry other useful commodities, to the increase of his Majesty’s revenue, and the encouragement of trade and navigation; be it enacted by the King’s most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from henceforth it shall and may be lawful for all his Majesty’s subjects residing within this his realm of _England_, or the dominions thereunto belonging, trading or that shall trade to _Newfoundland_, and the seas, rivers, lakes, creeks, harbours in or about _Newfoundland_, or any of the islands adjoining or adjacent thereunto, to have, use, and enjoy, the free trade and traffick, and art of merchandize and fishery, to and from _Newfoundland_, and peaceably to have, use, and enjoy, the freedom of taking bait and fishing in any of the rivers, lakes, creeks, harbours, or roads, in or about _Newfoundland_, and the said seas, or any of the islands adjacent thereunto, and liberty to go on shore on any part of _Newfoundland_, or any of the said islands, for the curing, salting, drying, and husbanding of their fish, and for making of oil, and to cut down wood and trees there for building and making or repairing of stages, ship-rooms, train-fats, hurdles, ships, boats, and other necessaries for themselves and their servants, seamen, and fishermen, and all other things which may be useful or advantageous to their fishing trade, as fully and freely as at any time heretofore have been used or enjoyed there by any of the subjects of his Majesty’s royal predecessors, without any hindrance, interruption, denial, or disturbance of or from any person or persons whatsoever; and that no alien or stranger whatsoever, (not residing within the kingdom of _England_, dominion of _Wales_, or town of _Berwick upon Tweed_), shall at any time hereafter take any bait, or use any sort of trade or fishing whatsoever in _Newfoundland_, or in any of the said islands or places above-mentioned. [Sidenote: No ballast, _&c._ to be thrown out of any ship into the harbours, but carried on shore.]