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sewen or seuen. Hofland thinks these are the sea 

 trout, or whitling of Scotland ; and the white trout 

 of England and Ireland. They are taken with a 

 gaudy fly; weight from two to six pounds. He says 

 they are more round and thicker than the salmon ; 

 and is of opinion, that the Fordwich trout, of the 

 Stour, near Canterbury, are the same species ; but 

 these latter trout seldom, if indeed ever, it is said, 

 take a bait. 



In June, 1823, I arrived with a friend, late one 

 Sunday evening, at the chief inn of Wells by the 

 Sea, Norfolk; it was a damp, chilly evening, we had 

 been travelling all day through the most wild part 

 of the county; so much so, indeed was it, that on a 

 heath or common, where there were many tracks, our 

 post-boy stopped the chaise, and absolutely mounted 

 its roof to look out for a steeple; so it might be really 

 and truly said we were steeple chasing. In such a 

 part of the county, as might naturally be supposed, 

 we had obtained only very meagre refreshment; 

 and on arriving at our hostelry, we enquired what we 

 could have for supper. Amongst other things, we 

 were told, they had poultry, and some sea trout, said 

 to be just caught, which were brought to us ; they 

 looked fresh, and like small salmon ; they were 

 cooked and brought to table ; but on tasting, we si 

 multaneously sent nway our plates for of all the 



