1 8 jSDf fiftins. 



' Of Flies Natural a?id Artificial^ and hoip 

 to fife them. 



'^ IfJriiral Flies afe inniim€rable,there being asma- 

 t ^ ny kinds as there are different forts ofFiuits .- to 

 avoid prolixity, I fliall onely name fome of them,i^/;^ 

 the Dm-fly^ the Stone or May-fly^ the Red Fly^ the 

 Moor-fly^ the Tavony-fly^ the Shel-fly^ the Cloudy or 

 Blacki(l]-fly^thG Flag-fly, the yine-fly ^ ^IfoCaterpillers, 

 Car^l\er-flies^ and Bear-flies^ with Tfhoufands more 

 which frequent Meadows and Rivers, for the con- 

 templation of all, but particularly the recreation of 

 Anglers. 



Thefe.come in fooner or later, according to the 

 feafon of the year, that is, fooner, or later according 

 tothcforwardnefs or backwardnels of the Spring ^ 

 for Flies being bred of PutrefaLlion, commence their 

 being according as the Heat doth further their feminal 

 vertue unto animation 



I cannot prcfcribe you Rules to know when each 

 Fly comcth in, and is moft grateful to every fort of 

 Fifli ^ and therefore 1 fhall leave the knowledge hereof 

 to your own obfervation. ^ 



Moreover, there arefeveraJ forts of Flies according 

 TO the feveral natures of divers Soils and Rivers, or 

 diverfityof Plants^ yet fome there are common to 

 all, although but few. 



AU Flies arc very , good in their fcafons forfuch 

 Ftfli as rife at the FJy •, but tome more peculiarly 

 good,as being better beloved by fome fort of llfti. 



Filh generally rife at thcfe Flics moft eagerly when 

 mofb forts of Flies refort to the Water-fide, hang- 

 ing in a manner in clufters on Trees ani Bufhcs, 

 delighting themfelves to skip thence and play upon 



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