42 To Take Sea-Pies, Crows, etc. 



a halfe long, and bound with three bandes 

 not hard, two bandes a foote from the 

 endes, and another band in the middest, 

 and lay them as I have afore declared. 



" Also some doe use to hedge in 

 corners in rivers and pondes with willow, 

 and thereon fish doe cast their spawne 

 and so breedes." 



AN INGENIOUS " MANNER OF WAY TO 

 TAKE SEA-PIES, CROWS, AND OTHER 

 PYES." 



Mascall gives an illustrated description 

 of this. He says if you take two small 

 "oziars" and bend them together crosswise 

 near the end, and tie a bait to the twigs 

 with a short thread, then lime the twigs 

 and place them on some water weed 

 or rush, or suchlike in the midst of the 

 river, the birds will " flie away with it in 

 their bylles, and soon they shall be lymed 

 therewith ... for the twigs will turne and 

 touch her wings, and then the pye will 

 fall." He adds that " you may take sea- 

 pies, crowes, and other Pyes therewith, 

 but that you will hardly catch the Kyte, 

 because he takes the bayte in his feete, 

 and the other takes it in their billes." 



"Thus much for the taking of the 

 Sea-pie." 



