5. And whereas several inhabitants in _Newfoundland_, and other persons, have, since the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty-five, ingrossed and detained in their own hands, and for their own private benefit, several stages, cook-rooms, beeches, and other places in the said harbours and creeks, (which, before that time belonged to fishing ships) for taking of bait, and fishing and curing their fish, to the great prejudice of the fishing ships that arrive there in the fishing season, and sometimes to the overthrow of some of their voyages, and to the great discouragement of the traders there; be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every such person and persons, as since the said year of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty-five, have or hath taken, seized, or detained any such stage, cook-room, beech, or other place, for taking bait or fishing, or for the drying, curing, or husbanding of fish, shall, on or before the said twenty-fifth day of _March_, relinquish, quit, and leave, to the publick use of the fishing ships arriving there, all and every the said stages, cook-rooms, beeches, and other places, for taking bait and fishing, and for the dying, curing and husbanding of fish. [Sidenote: No fisherman or inhabitant of _Newfoundland_ to possess any stage, _etc._ until all fishing ships be provided, _etc._] 6. And for the preventing the ingrossing, and detaining, of all such stages, cook-rooms, beeches, and other places, by any person or persons for the time to come; be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no fisherman or inhabitant in _Newfoundland_, or any other person or persons whatsoever, shall, at any time after the said twenty-fifth day of _March_, seize, take up, or possess any of the stages, cook-rooms, beeches, or other places, which, at any time since the said year of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty-five, did or at any time hereafter shall belong to any fishing ship or ships, for taking bait or fishing, or for drying, curing, or husbanding of fish, before the arrival of the fishing ships out of _England_, _Wales_, and _Berwick_, and until all such ships shall be provided with stages, cook-rooms, beeches, and other places, for taking bait and fishing, and for drying, curing and husbanding of fish. [Sidenote: Proviso.] 7. Provided always, That all such persons as since the twenty-fifth day of _March_ one thousand six hundred eighty-five, have built, cut out, or made, (or at any time hereafter shall build, cut out, or make), any houses, stages, cook-rooms, train-fats, or other conveniences for fishing there, that did not belong to fishing ships since the said year one thousand six hundred eighty-five, shall and may peaceably and quietly enjoy the same to his or their own use, without any disturbance of or from any person or persons whatsoever. [Sidenote: By-boat keepers not to meddle with house, stage, _etc._ belonging to any fishing ships.]