no 



Every member is provided with his own batteau and 

 appendages, or holds them in copartnership with a friend, 

 and furnishes himself with a large brimmed straw or chip 

 hat and apron, rods, fishing tackle, and other convenient 

 arma piscatoria, a chest, locker, angling box, &c. and is 

 especially particular to provide his own prepared bait, 

 the common earth worm, for he will most likely be dis- 

 appointed, if he expects to borrow. 



So that every gentlemen having an ample supply for 

 himself and the accommodation of visiting friends, no 

 one is dependant on his neighbour. 



In Cotton's Poems, published in 1689, is the following 

 stanza's entitled to a place here. 



" Away to the brook. 



All your tackle out look, 

 Here's a day that is worth a year's wishingj 



See that all things be right. 



For 'twould be a spight 

 To want tools when a man goes a fishing. 



The day's not too bright. 



And the wind hits us right. 

 And all nature does seem to invite us; 



We have all things at will 



For to second our skill. 

 As they all did conspire to delight us. 



