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mull be put in at the back of the .i//«ww betwixt the 

 fifliand the skin, that the Mimow may fwim up and 

 down ahve, being buoyed up with a Cork or Qui)!, 

 that the Mimww may have liberty to fwim a foot off 

 the ground Let thefe diieaions be carefulhy ob- 

 ferved and followed, and the Angler need not fear the 

 fruftration of his expedations. 



Of the RUD. 



TH E Rftd hath a forked Tail,and is fmall of fize : 

 fome fay he is bred of the Roach and Bream.^nd 

 is found in Ponds ^ in fome they are in a manner in- 

 numerable. 



There is little lefs difference between the -^//^ and 

 JRoach,th;)n there is between the Herring and Pilchard^ 

 their fh pe being much alike, onely difrering in bulk 

 or bignefs. Since the Rud is but a Bollard Roach, I 

 fnai] fpeak no more of him, but difcourfe of the ge- 

 nuine Roach onely. 



Of the ROACH. 



TH E Roach is not looked on as any delicate Fifh 

 at all j iftherebeany thingpiizable, it is his 

 Spiwn. 



The Roach is a very filly fifh, being every whit as 

 ^mpie as the Carp is crafty. They are more to be 

 eiteemed which are found in Rivers than in Ponds, 

 although thofethat breed in the latter are of a much 

 larger fize ; yet the Thante.f below Bridge abounds 

 with very hrgc hi Roach, fuchaslmay confidently 

 affirm exceed in magnitude ali others either in Ponds 

 or Rivers. 



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