jan 1, 1693 - leister

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A pronged spear, used chiefly for catching salmon. It is first noted in the Act of 1533-4, as ‘lister’ (OED). Yorkshire examples include: 1567 <i>a leade mell, and two lesters </i>, Mortham (SS26/201); 1611 <i>for taking four Salmon in the Yore … with a lyster </i>, Thirn (NRQS1/209); 1638 <i>did kill and destroie with a certaine engine called a leister much salmon, beinge in the time of kipper </i>, Eppleby (NRQS4/101); 1693 <i>took his lyester and … soe went downe the river to another person who stood in the stream with another lyester </i>, Timble (QS1/33/1).

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