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Salmond-fisch(e, n. Also: salmound-, salmount-, salmon- and -fish(e, -fysche, -fych. [Salmond n. and Fisch n.¹] = Salmond n.Common in the North-east.coll. and uninfl. pl. 1522 Reg. Cupar A. I 303.
Thre dusane of auld salmond fych and twa dusane of grils 1531 Perth Guildry 374 (15 Dec.).
xiij dusone salmond fische 1553 Aberd. Baillie Ct. 8.
Thomas Dvn … conuictit for making of salmound fische to extranearis nocht being burges of gild 1556 Prot. Bk. T. Dalrymple 34b.
On the quhilk staik the cord of the laxat [sic] nett wes bound … bydand the incuming of the salmound fysche 1559 Inverness Rec. I 31. 1573 Elgin Rec. I 143.
Twa barrallis salmon fische 1574 Ib. 147. c1575 Balfour Pract. 545.
Thairthrow stoppand … salmond fish to enter within the mouth of the said water 1580 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 107.
To pay to Johnne McClellane at the Nethermyln fyve salmond fishe yeirlie 1580 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 174.
The yeirlie … custume of the salmound fische 1597 Acts (1597) ii 169. ?1549 Monro W. Isles (1961) 68.
Within this ile thair is gud tak of salmond fische 1604 Reg. Privy C. VII 568.
Not to slay salmon fish in the … Die and Don 1654 Boharm Kirk S. 12 Nov. 1673 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 5 March.
Ane peck of malt … with thrie peices of salmond fishe 1696 Acts X 58/1.ellipt. 1627 Dumbarton B. Rec. 23.
Being challengit for foirstalling of salmount and quyhte fischeinfl. pl. 1575 (1585) Reg. Great S. 261/1.
The teind salmond fischis and all uther salmond fischis … pertening to … oure said bischoprik [of Aberdeen] 1580 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 174. 1588 Aberd. Council Lett. I 42. 1588 Wemyss Corr. 27. 1630 Banff Ann. I 64.
Ilk barrell salmound fisches, 8 d.