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purest and most transparent stream that I ever yet saw, either 

 at home or abroad ; and breeds, it is said, the reddest and the 

 best trouts in England ; but neither of these are to be reputed 

 rivers, being no better than great springs. The river Wye then 

 has its source near unto Buxton, a town some ten miles from hence, 

 famous for a warm bath, and which you are to ride through in 

 your way to Manchester ; a black water too at the fountain, but 

 by the same reason with Dove, becomes very soon a most delicate, 

 clear river, and breeds admirable trout and grayling* reputed by 

 those who, by living upon its banks, are partial to it, the best of 

 any ; and this, running down by Ashford, Bakewell,f and Had- 

 den, at a town a little lower, called Rowsly, falls into Derwent, 

 and there loses its name. The next in order is Derwent, a black 

 water too, and that not only from its fountain, but quite through 

 its progress, not having these crystal springs to wash and cleanse 

 it which the two fore-mentioned have ; but abounds with trout 

 and grayling, such as they are, towards its source, and with sal- 

 mon below : and this river, from the upper and utmost part of 

 the county, where it springs, taking its course by Chatsworth, 

 Darley, Matlock, Derby, Burrow- Ash, and Awberson, falls into 



And thirty severale streams from many a sundry way. 

 Unto her greatness should their watery tribute pay." 



It is probable that all these reasons for the name are wrong, and that it 

 was given to the river before the Latin w^ord was known in Britain. 



Charles Snart, an attorney, of Newark, who had " made angling his 

 study for more than twenty years," published Practical Observations on 

 Angling in the River Trent, 12mo., pp. 130, in 1801, and his book contains 

 some good rules. — im. Ed. 



* Shipley and Fitzgibbon say of the Lathkill, that " it is famous for the 

 quantity and color of its trout. It is better adapted to minnow than fly- 

 fishing, and, notwithstanding the high pink color of its trout, their flavor 

 is not good. None but the relatives and friends of the Duke of Rutland 

 are allowed to fish in this celebrated stream." 



t The Wye retains its character as a trout and grayling stream, particu- 

 larly from Bakewell to Rowsly. Shipley and Fitzgibbon. There is a 

 river of the same name rising on the borders of Montgomery and Cardi- 

 ganshire, and falling into the Severn below Chepstow, Monmouthshire. — 

 Sir H. Ellis. 



