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Spawn, which flicks faft to the Weeds, and 

 then they drop their Melt upon it. I have 

 obferved, it is thought the Carp does this feve- 

 ral Months in the Year. When the Spawner 

 has weakened herfelf by doing that natural 

 Office, two or three Melters have been feen to 

 help her from off the Weeds, by bearing her 

 up on both Sides, and guarding her into the 

 Deep. 



Phyficians make the Galls and Stones in the 

 Heads of Carps toht very medicinal. And in 

 Italy great Profit is made of the Spawn of 

 Carps ^ by felling it to the JewSy who make 

 it into red Caviare^ they not being by their 

 Law admitted to eat the Caviare made of Stur- 

 geon : that being a Fifh which wants Scales, 

 and by them reputed to be unclean. 



If you fifh for a Carp^ efpecially a River 

 Carpy a great deal of Patierxe is required* A 

 very good Fifher has been known to angle 

 diligently four or fix Hours in a Day, 

 three or four Days together, for a River Carp^ 

 and not have a Bite. And in fome Ponds it 

 is as hard to catch a Carp as in a River •, par- 

 ticularly where they have Store of Food, and 

 the Water is of a clayifh Colour. 



The Carp bites either at Worm's or 2it Pafte^ 

 and of Worms the hlewijh Marjh or Meadow- 

 ivorin is efteemed the beft -, though another 

 Worm not too big may polTibly do as well, 

 and fo may a green Gentle, As for Paftes^ 

 thofe that are {sNtfi are the beft ; I 

 mean, thofe made with Sugar or Honey, and 



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