128 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. PART I. 



Ten. Marry ! so he does ; for, look ! lie vents in 

 that corner. Now, now, Ringwood has him : now, 

 lie is gone again ; and has bit the poor dog. Now, 

 Sweetlips has her; hold her, Sweetlips! now all the 

 clogs have her ; some above and some under water : 

 but, now, now, she is tired, and past losing. Conic 

 bring her to me, Sweetlips. Look ! it is a Bitch-otter, 

 and she has lately whelped. Let's goto the place where 

 she was put down; and, not far from it, you will find 

 all her young ones, I dare warrant you, and kill them 

 all too. 



Hunt. Come, Gentlemen ! come, all ! let's go to 

 the place where we put down the Otter. Look you ! 

 hereabout it was that she kennelled ; look you ! here it 

 was indeed ; for here is her young ones, no less than 

 five : come let us kill them all. 



Pise. No : I pray, Sir, save me one ; and I'll try if 

 I can make her tame, as 1 know an ingenious gentleman 

 in Leicestershire, Mr. Nich. Seagrave, has done; who 

 hath not only made her tame, but to catch fish, and d 

 many other things of much pleasure. 



Hunt. Take one, with all my heart; but let us kiH 

 the rest. And now let's go to an honest ale-house, 

 \yhere we may have a cup of good barley wine, and sing 

 Old Rose, and all of us rejoice together. 



Few. Come, my friend Piscator, let me invite you 

 along with us. I'll bear your charges this night ; and 

 you shall bear mine to-rnorrow, for my intention is to 

 accompany you a day or two in fishing. 



Pise. Sir, your request is granted ; and I shall be 

 right glad, both to exchange such a courtesy, and also 

 to enjoy your company. 



Ven. Well now let's go to your sport of angling. 



Pise. Let's be going with all my heart. God keep 

 you all. Gentlemen ; and send you meet,, this day, with 

 another Bitch-otter, and kill her merrily, and all her 

 young ones too. 



Ven. Now, Piscator> where will you begin to fish ? 



Pise. We are not yet come to a likely place; I 

 must walk a mile further yet before I begin. 



