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leaded ; let not the Mcfhes from the Crown to a full 

 yard and a half be too fmall •, for then if the Pond be 

 any thing of a depth, the fifli will ftr ike away before 

 the Net comes to the ground : the whole Net ought 

 to have a large Mefli, well leaded, and deep Tuc- 

 ked. 



Thefecond thing to be dene is, to make the place 

 clean from Stakes and Buflies, and try with the Net 

 before you intend for the fport : if your Net happen 

 to hang, then all your pains will prove ineffe(ftual j 

 therefore you mull be lure before you caft in your 

 ■ Net that you clear and cleanfe the place very well 

 twice or thrice with a Rake. Then take a quarter of 

 a peck of Wheat, baking it well in an Oven, putting 

 in near three quarts of Water ; when it is well baked, 

 take five pints of Blood, and incorporate the Wheat 

 and Blood together, adding thereto as much Bran as 

 isfufficientto makeaPafte thereof: and that it may 

 the better hold together, put fome Clay to it ^ after 

 this,knead it well together with a quart of Lob worms 

 chopt in pieces, and worked into Pafte as aforefaid : 

 then roll it into balls as big as a Goore-egg,and throw 

 it into the Pond within the circumference of your 

 Cafting-net; and between whiles throw in fome 

 Grains^ and when you think the fifh have found out 

 the Baiting-place, then come in the clofe of the Even- 

 ing fhaving baited very early in the MorningJ and 

 caft your Net over the baited-place -. then take a long 

 pole with a large Fork made for the purpofe, and ftir 

 all about the Net •, for the Carps and Tench are ftruck 

 up beyond their Eyes in Mud, and ftand exacl'y upon 

 their Heads : let the Net lie near an half hour, lliH 

 ftirring with your Pole, if the place be not too deep .• 

 when you have covered the Fifh, you may go into the 

 Pond, and take them out with your hands ^ but if the 

 water »bejdecp, when you find the Carps begin to ftir, 



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