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than satisfy you ; and therefore I shall rather choose 

 to direct you how to catch, than spend more time in 

 discoursing either of the nature or the breeding of 

 this Carp, 



or of any more circumstances concerning him : but 

 yet I shall remember you of what I told you before, 

 that he is a very subtle fish, and hard to be caught. 



And my first direction is, that if you will fish for 

 a Carp, you must put on a very large measure of 

 patience ; especially to fish for a River- Carp : I have 

 known a very good fisher angle diligently four or 

 six hours in a day, for three or four days together, 

 for a River-Carp, and not have a bite. And you are 

 to note that, in some ponds, it is as hard to catch 

 a Carp as in a river ; that is to say, where they have 

 store of feed, and the water is of a clayish colour : 

 but you are to remember, that I have told you there 

 is no rule without an exception ; and therefore be- 



