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Take a pint of ftrongAle, halfa pound of Soot, 

 a fmall quantity of the juice of WalnutJeaves, with 

 the like quantity of Alum *, put thefe into a Pipkin, 

 and boil them together about half an hour : Having 

 fodone, take it offthe fire, and when it is cold put in 

 your Hair. Or thus: 



Take a pottle of Alum-water, fomewhat more 

 than a handful of Marigold-flowers, boil them till 

 a yellow fcum arifc ^ then take halfa pound of green 

 Copperas, with as much Verdegreece, and beat them 

 together to a fine powder : put thefe with the Hair 

 into the Alum- Water,and let it lie ten hours or more j 

 then take the Hair out, and let it dry. 



In the making your Line leave a Bought at both 

 ends, the one to put it to and take it from the Rod, 

 the other to hang your loweft link upon to which 

 your Hook is faftned •, and fo you may change your 

 Hook as often as you pleafc. 



Ofibe Hook, Flote, and other things 

 worth the Objervation. 



YOur Hook ought to be long in the fhank, fome- 

 what round in its circumference, the point {ban- 

 ding even and ftraight \ and let the bending be in the 

 Ibank. 



Ufe ftrong,but fmall Silk, in the fetting on of your 

 Hook, laying the Hair en the infide of your Hook: 

 for if it be on the outfide, the Silk will fret and cuf it 

 afunder. 



As for the Flotes, there are divers way of making 

 them: Some ufe yotir ^-w/ctft^-Duck-quills, which 

 arethebeit for ftill Waters ; but for ftrong ftreams 

 rake good found Cork without fiaws or holes, and 

 bore it through with a hot Iron; then put into it a 



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