M dfifttng. 2^ 



lay at the bottom where they always bite, and when 

 he takes your bait the Plummeti^ill lye and not check 

 thcfifh, and you may know by the bending of the 

 top of your Rod when he bites, and likewife feel 

 him with your hand make a ftrong fnatch, then ftrike 

 and you rarely fail, if you play him well and tire 

 him i for as he is very fubtile, fo is he extraordinary 

 ftrong and dogged to be dealt withal, and will fo 

 ftruggle, that if you manage.him not dextroufly, he 

 will break your Line, 



His beft time of biting is about nine of the Clock, 

 and the chiefeft time of fiftiing for him is at the latter 

 end of A/ayy Juncy Jdy^ and the beginning of At^ 

 gun. 



Of the EPvEAM. 



THere are two forts of Bre/tm^^ the one a frelh and 

 the other a fait water-Fifh, yet neither differ 

 much in Ihape, nature, or tafte. 



I Ihall onely fpeak of the frefh- water- fiy^w, which 

 at full growth is a large and {lately Fifh, and breeds 

 either in Ponds or Rivers ^ but chiefly delights in the 

 former, which if he likes, he will not onely grow 

 exceeding fat, bnt will fill the Pond with his iflue, c- 

 ven to the ftarving of the other Fiili. 



As for his Ihape, it is very broad, and thick fcaled 

 very excellently, with a forked Tail j his Eyes are 

 large, but he hath a very little fucking Mouth,difpro- 

 portionate to his Body, 



The flelh of this Fifti is accounted more plcafant 

 than wholefome by fome : but as for my part, I am of 

 the judgement of the French^ who have a great efti- 

 raation for it; and if you will but tafte his BeJiy or 

 Head, you will fay it is moft excellent food. 



