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5. To these we have this month a flesh-fly; the dubbing of a black 

 spaniel's fur, and blue wool mixed, and a grey wing. 



6. Also another little flesh-fly; the body made of the whirl of a 

 peacock's feather, and the wings of the grey feather of a drake. 



7. We have then the peacock-fly; the body and wing both made of 

 the feather of that bird. 



8. There is also the flying-ant or ant-fly; the dubbing of brown 

 and red camlet mixed, with a light grey wing. 



9. We have likewise a brown-gnat, with a very slender body of 

 brown and violet camlet well mixed, and a light grey wing. 



10. And another little black-gnat; the dubbing of black mohair, 

 and a white grey wing. 



1 1 . As also a green grasshopper ; the dubbing of green and yellow 

 wool mixed, ribbed over with green silk, and a red capon's feather 

 over all. 



12. And, lastly, a little dun grasshopper; the body slender, made 

 of a dun camlet, and a dun hackle at the top. 



JULY. 



First, all the small flies that were taken in June are also taken in 

 this month. 



1 . We have then the orange-fly ; the dubbing of orange wool, and 

 the wing of a black feather. 



2. Also a little white-dun; the body made of white mohair, and 

 the wings blue, of a heron's feather. 



3. We have likewise this month a wasp-fly ; made either of a dark 

 brown dubbing, or else the fur of a black cat's tail, ribbed about 

 with yellow silk ; and the wing, of the grey feather of a mallard. 



4. Another fly taken this month is a black hackle ; the body made 

 of the whirl of a peacock's feather, and a black hackle-feather on 

 the top. 



5. We have also another, made of a peacock's whirl without wings. 



6. Another fly also is taken this month, called the shell-fly ; the 

 dubbing of yellow-green Jersey wool, and a little white hog's-hair 

 mixed, which I call the palm-fly, and do believe it is taken for a palm, 

 that drops ofF the willows into the water ; for this fly I have seen 



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