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They were some of those Bonitoes, which being 

 galled by a fisgig did follow our ship comtning out 

 of Guinea 500 leagues. 



There is a sea foule also that chaseth this flying 

 fish as wel as the Bonito : for as the flying fish 

 taketh her flight, so doth this foule pursue to take 

 her, which to beholde is a greater pleasure than 

 hauking, for both the flights are as pleasant, and 

 also more often then 100 times : for the foule can 

 flie no way but one or other lighteth in her pawes, 

 the nomber of them are so abundant. There is an 

 innumerable yonge frie of these flying fishes which 

 commonly keepe about the shippe, and are not so 

 big as butterflies, and yet by flying doe auoyde 

 the vnsatiablenesse of the Bonito. Of the bigger 

 sort of these fishes, we tooke many, which both 

 night and day flew into the sailes of our shippe, 

 and there was not one of them which was not 

 worth a lionito : for being put vpon a hooke drab- 

 ling in the water, the Bonito would leape thereat, 

 and so was taken. Also, we tooke many with a 

 white clothe made fast to a hooke, which being 

 tied so short in the water, that it might leape out, 

 and in, the greedie Bonito thinking it to be a flying 

 fish leapeth thereat, and is deceiued. . . . 



The manner of hunting and hawking represent- 

 cth that which we reasonable creatures use, saving 

 oncly in the disposing of thf: game. For by our 

 industry and abilitie the hound and liawkc is 



