Genteel JfiUcvtation, 9 



Surrounding Rivers sometime over-flow, 

 And wash the Walls of that most Antient Fa- 

 brick so 



As if they Homage paid to Streatfields Fame, 

 And tendred without trouble their abounding 



Game. 

 Pike, Pearch and Roach, the greedy Chub and 



Bleak, 



With several others Men Ingenious seek, 

 That use the Angle or Laborious Trowl, 

 Morning or Night the Fishes to Cajole, 

 And ther's a Fish peculiar to that place, 

 If Jove wou'd Angle 'twould his God-head grace ; 

 Roach-like he's made, his scales of burnish'd 



Gold, 



That shine like Mettle from Pactolm Roll'd, 

 Nameless he is, till some more fruitful Pen, 

 Describes his wonderous make, like Adam when 

 Baptizing Creatures with Immortal Names; 

 The Glory of great Medway and more Silver 



Thames. 

 From thence o'r verdent Meads, 



Our Joys supream exceeds, 

 When Heaver* Castle to our eye, 

 Congratulates our coming nigh, 



* Mr. William titreatjield. 



Where 



