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clear and fharp Streams, are made by Nature 

 of the mod exa6t Shape and delightful Colours, 

 as if purpofely to invite us to feaft on them 

 with Pleafure. Whether this be true or not, 

 it is certain that all who write of the U??iber^ 

 declare him to be very medicinal. The Fat of 

 this Fifh being fet with a little Honey a Day 

 or two in the Sun, in a little Glafs, is thought 

 excellent againft Rednefs or Swarthinefs, or a- 

 ny Thing that breeds in the Eyes. Some take 

 him robe called Ufnher from the Latin Umbra^ 

 a Shadow, on Account of his fwift Swimming 

 or Gliding out of Sight, more like a Shadow 

 than a Fifh, St, Jmbrofej Bifliop of Milan ^ 

 calls him the Flower-Fijh^ or Flower ofFifbes % 

 and he was fo far in love with him, that he 

 would not pafs him over without the Honour 

 of a long Difcourfe. 



The Graylings or Umber ^ grows not to the 

 Bignefs of a Trout : For the largeft of them 

 do not ufually exceed eighteen Inches. He 

 lives in fuch Rivers as the "Trout does, and is 

 commonly taken with the fame Baits, and af- 

 ter the fame Manner. He is very gamefome 

 at a Fly, and, being much fimpler, is alfo 

 much bolder than the Trout, He lurks clofe 

 all the Winter, but is very brisk after the 

 Middle oi Jpril, thro' all the hoc Months, 

 His Shape is very fine •, his FJefh white ; his 

 Teeth, thofe little ones that he has, are in his 

 Throat ; yet he has a very tender Mouth, and 

 is oftner loft after being hooked than any other 

 Fifh. Though there are many Graylings in 



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