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:t them reft till next Morning j then take fome frefti 

 Vheat-ears again , and ftick them as aforefaid : and 

 /hen you bait in the Afternoon , take away all your 

 .im'd Ears, thatfo the Birds may feed boldly, and not 

 € frighted or difturbcd againft next Morning. 



How io take Great Fowl with 

 LIME-TWIGS. 



VOu muft fupply your felf with good ftore of Rods, 

 which are long, fmall, and ftraight- grown Twigs, 

 leing light and apt to play to and fro. 



Lime the upper-part of thefe Twigs, holding the 

 lird-lime before the fire, fo that it may melt, for the 

 )etter befmearing them. 



Having tirft well acquainted your felf where thefe 

 fowl do frequent Morning and Evening , you muft 

 hen obferve before Sun-fet for the Evening-flight, and 

 before day for the Morning, that you plant your Lime- 

 wigs where thefe Fowl haunt, pinning down for a 

 itale one of the fame Fowl alive C which you have 

 brmerly taken for that purpolej which you intend to 

 ratch with your Bird-lime. Round about the Stale 

 giving the Fowl liberty to flutter to and fro ) prick 

 ;our Twigs in rows a foot diftant one from the other, 

 ill you have covered all the place fo haunted, that there 

 hall be no room left, but that they muft certainly fall 

 oul with the Lime-twigs. 



Prick the Rods floaping with their heads bending 

 hto the Wind about a foot or fomewhat more above 

 ground : If you pleafe ( and 1 think it the beft way ) 

 'ou may crofs-prick your Rods, that is, one point in- 

 .0 the wind , and another againft the wind j by which 



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