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suggest. In another folded paper I have cock's 

 hackles, stripped ready for use, with tewit top- 

 pings, ostrich's feathers of several colours, and a 

 few peacock's feathers. In another paper I have 

 feathers for wings, the drake, starling, and of 

 other small birds. 



In the fifth partition I have folded papers, 

 with all sorts of dubbing: In one of the folds, 

 ready mixed for several flies, writ upon the fold, 

 and a feather or two, fit for the wing of the fly. 

 Among my dubbings I always have these: The 

 soft down of an urchin's belly, a young one the 

 best, black rabbit, the finest of swine's down, 

 dyed of several colours, camel's and bear's hair. 



In the next partition I have some coils of single 

 hairs, fine Indian-grass, &c. silks ready waxed, and 

 wrapped about a bit of card; and in a case, oiled, 

 all my hooks of several sizes. All cumbersome 

 materials I keep in a box at home. 



On the bait side of my fishing book, I observe 

 the same method almost, as on the fly side; my lines 

 made in the same manner, but shorter, with links 

 to lengthen them upon occasion. 



In the first partition, are my two lines for 

 trowling with minnow, ready for use. 



In the second partition, I have four lines of 

 different length and strength, for brandling, 

 creeper, cod-bait, and grub fishing. Which will 

 serve also for perch, dace, &c. 



In the next partition, in two parchment cases, 

 I have links ready to loop on to the lines, with 

 hooks at them, fit for the several baits I may have 

 occasion to use. 



In the fourth partition, I have two or three 

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