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cannibal ! ) and also— "tliat he was often Icil to church, but never" 

 (heterodox fish !) "showed any sif,ni of adoration." 



This work chew down on its author an indignant prf)test from 

 Rav the Naturalist, in his preface to Wilhighby's "Ornithology," 

 (1678). " Here," he says " I cannot but reflect upon the author of 

 a kite E/ijif/ish book, entituled 77ie Gentlnnan'^ Recreation. For 

 having had occasion to examine and compare books on these 

 subjects, I find that all he hatii considerable concerning Fowling is 

 taken out of the aforesaid book of Markhnms ["Hunger's Prevention 

 or the Art of Fowling"] and yet hath he not to my remembrance 

 made any mention of his author : what he hath of IJawkin)^ is like- 

 wise an epitome of T^/ri^^rr'/y/'i collections, with some addition out of 

 Latham's Falconry, without acknowledgement that all was borrowed. 

 I doubt not but I could have traced him in his other discourses 

 oi lluntinir 2i\\i\ Fisliiuf^ had I hatl leisure or will to compare his 

 book with Turherrili's, Walton' s^^nd other treatises of those subjects. 

 1 do not blame him for epitomizing, but for suppressing his authors' 

 names, and pul)lishing their works as his own, insomuch that not 

 only the vulgar, but even learned men have been deceived by him, 

 so that they have looked upon him as a considerable writer of 

 extraortlinary skill in such arts "and exercises, and one that had 

 advanced and improved them. By the way therefore it may not be 

 amiss to caution learned men that tliey be not too hasty or lavish 

 in their public commendations of new books before they have taken 

 the pains to compare them with former treatises on those subjects, 

 lest they render themselves ridiculous by publishing those for 

 advancers of knowledge, who are indeed meer plagiaries and 

 compilers of other mens' works." 



Here is righteous indignation ! But we fear most makers of 

 angling manuals deserve the severity of Ray's strictures to the full 

 as much as r^laster Nicholas Cox. They are dishonest borrowers, 

 as we have had occasion to prove. Old Burton's motto to his 

 " Anatomy of Melancholy," o)n)ie meum, nihil meum, might be em- 

 ployed by the fraternity at large.] 



Crawhall (Joseph). A collection of right merrie garlands for 



North Country anglers, continued to this present year. 



George Rutland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1864. pp.xv. 312. 8°. 



[This is a republication of the celebrated "Newcastle fishers' 



garlands," with a continuation up to 1864.] 



Chaplets from Coquet-side ; by Joseph Crawhall. 



(Robert Robinson, Bewick's Head. Pilgrim Street, Newcastle- 

 on-Tyne). 1873. 8°. 



[100 copies printed, 16 being illustrated with etchings, etc., solely 

 for presents. Contains : " The Hunt ys up," " Worm-fishing," " In 

 memoriam : Izaak Walton," and a selection from the author's 

 contributions to the " Newcastle fishers' garlands," 1864.] 



The compleatest angling booke that euer was writ, 



being done oute of y* Hebrewe and other Tongves. by a Person 

 of Honor. Adorn'd with scvlptvres. (Imprynted by ande for 

 y^ Authour, dwellyng nigh unto y« riuere Coquet yn North- 



