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and of worms I think the bluish marsh or meadow 

 worm is best ; but possibly another worm, not 

 too big, may do as well, and so may a green gen- 

 tle. And as for pastes, there are almost as many 

 sorts as there are medicines for the toothache ; 

 but doubtless sweet pastes are best, I mean 

 pastes made with honey or with sugar, which, 

 that you may the better beguile this crafty fish, 

 should be thrown into the pond or place in which 

 you fish for him some hours or longer before you 

 undertake your trial of skill with the angle-rod ; 

 and doubtless, if it be thrown into the water a day 

 or two before, at several times and in small pellets, 

 you are the likelier when you fish for the carp to 

 obtain your desired sport. Or in a large pond, to 

 draw them to any certain place, that they may the 

 better and with more hope be fished for, you are 

 to throw into it, in some certain place, either 

 grains or blood mixed with cow-dung or with 

 bran ; or any garbage, as chicken's guts or the 

 like ; and then some of your small sweet pellets 

 with which you purpose to angle ; and these small 

 pellets being a few of them also thrown in as you 

 are angling, will be the better. 



And your paste must be thus made : Take the 

 flesh of a rabbit or cat cut small, and bean-flour ; 

 and if that may not be easily got, get other flour, 

 and then mix these together, and put to them either 

 sugar or honey, which I think better ; and then 

 beat these together in a mortar, or sometimes 

 work them in your hands, your hands being very 



