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Ujrbulent, toilfome, and fatiguing Recrea- 

 tion ; but that Angling is allowed to them, 

 as being a harmlefs Diverfion, a Recreation 

 that invites them to Calmnefs and Contempla- 

 tion. 



Mr. ^^//^;^, from whom I have extradled much 

 of this Encomium on Angling (which is almoft 

 the only Part of his Book that has not been tran- 

 Icribed by all who fince him have wrote on that 

 Art) proceeds to mention feveral Men of our 

 own Nation who were accomplifhed Anglers. 

 The two he chiefly infifts on, are Dr. Nowell 

 and Sir Henry WoUon\ his Charadlers of whom 

 I fliall here infert, with little Variation from 

 his own Words. Dr. Nowell^ fometime Dean 

 of the Cathedral of St. PauVs in London^ where 

 his Monument (lands yet undefaced, in the 

 Reformation of Queen Elizabeth^ was fo not- 

 ed for his meek Spirit, deep Learning, Pru- 

 dence, and Piety, that the then Parliament 

 and Convocation, chofe, enjoined, and truft- 

 ed him to compile a Catechifm forpublick 

 life, to (land as a Rule for Faith and Man- 

 ners to their Pollerity. And the good old 

 Man, though he was very learned, like an 

 honeft Angler, made that plain, unperplex'd 

 Form of Words which is printed with our Ser- 

 vice Book. This excellent Man was as dear 

 a Lover and conftant Pradlicer of Angling as 

 any Age can produce : His Cuftom was to 

 fpend, befides his fix'd Flours of Prayer, a 

 tenth Part of his Time in that Diverfion, and 

 alfo (for I have converfed with thofe, fays Mr. 



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