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Devifingftill^ with Fancy ever new^ 

 Faftes, Oils, and Unguents, of each Scent 

 and Hue. 



CHAP. VII. 



Of Artificial^ or Duh- flies. 



According to Mr. Walton^ (whofe Cata- 

 logue, though often copied, has never, 

 that I know of, been mended, for the Length 

 of it ) there are twelve Kinds of Artificial 

 Flies made to angle with upon the Water. 

 The fitteft Seafon, fays he, of ufmg thefe, is 

 in a bluftering windy Day, when the Waters 

 are fo troubled that the natural Fly cannot be 

 feen, or reft upon them. 



The firft is the Bu?pfly^ in March^ whofe 

 Body is made of Dun-woolly and the Wings of 

 the Patridge'*s Feathers. 



The fecond is another Dun-fly \ the Body 

 made of Black-vjooll, and the Wings of the 

 black Drake's Feathers, and of the Feathers 

 tjnder his Tail. 



The third is the Stone-fly in Jpril ; the Body 

 of Mack Wocll made yellow under the Wings, 

 and under the Tail, and fo finifhed with 

 Wings of the Drake, 



The fourth is th^ruddy^Fly in the Beginning 

 o^ May ', the Body made of red Wooll wrapt 

 about with black Silk, and. the Wings of the 

 Feathers of the Drake^ with thofe of a red Ca- 



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