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Into all Sorts of Pajles whatfoever, beat a 

 little Cotton-fFooll, Jbaved Ltnt, or Jine Flax^ 

 which will make it//V^ well on the Hook, and 

 not eafily walh off : And if you would have 

 the Pafle keep long, put Firgins Wax and 

 clarified Honey into it. 



When you angle with Pafte^ or any tender 

 Bait^ have difmall Hook^ a quick Eye, 2i fiim- 

 hie Hand and Rod, and the latter pretty /i/f 

 too, or both Bait and Fijh are in danger to 

 be loft. You muft firike at the vtry firfi 

 1'i7?ie you perceive them bite or nibble, Paftes 

 are to be ufed in Pits^ Ponds, Mears, or flow 

 running Rivers only. ]<^ote, this Rule is 

 general, and holds in all very tender Baits. 



When you angle with Pafte, or any very 

 tender Bait, ufe a Float of ^dll, rather than 

 of Cork ', becaufe Cork will not fo eafily 

 dip under Water, nor the Bite fo foon be pre- 

 ceived. 



Paftes are very good Baits for Chi^, Roach^ 

 Dace, Barbel^ Carp, Tench, Bream, and 

 Bleak, When you would have your Paftes 

 o^z yellow Colour, always mix into it a little 

 Turmerick ; but when you defire it of a Flejh- 

 Colour, tincture it with a little of the beft 

 Vermilion, 



^ As to Ointments or Unguents, many inge- 

 nious Anglers efteem them fo, for the effedlual 

 Furtherance of this Sport, that they affirm 

 they will not only ^//.^/r^ but even compel Fidi 

 to bite. For my own Part, I honeftly cop- 

 fefs, that though I have found them in fome 

 F 2 mea- 



