DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING OF A LINE 



break all together, which hairs of an unequal bigness never 

 do, but break singly, and so deceive the Angler that trusts 

 to them. 



When you have twisted your links, lay them in water for 

 a quarter of an hour at least, and then twist them over again 

 before you tie them into a line : for those that do not so, shall 

 usually find their line to have a hair or two shrink, and be 

 shorter than the rest at the first fishing with it, which is so 

 much of the strength of the line lost for want of first watering 

 it and then re-twisting it ; and this is most visible in a seven- 

 hair line, one of those which hath always a black hair in the 

 middle. 



And for dying of your hairs, do it thus : Take a pint of 

 strong ale, half a pound of soot, and a little quantity of the 

 juice of Walnut-tree leaves, and an equal quantity of allum ; 

 put these together into a pot, pan, or pipkin, and boil them 

 half an hour ; and having so done, let it cool ; and being cold, 

 put your hair into it, and there let it lie : it will turn your hair 

 to be a kind of water, or glass-colour, or greenish, and the 

 longer you let it lie, the deeper coloured it will be : you might 

 be taught to make many other colours, but it is to little pur- 

 pose ; for doubtless the water-colour, or glass-coloured hair, is 

 the most choice and most useful for an Angler ; but let it not 

 be too green. 



But if you desire to colour hair greener, then do it thus : 

 take a quart of small Ale, half a pound of Allum ; then put 

 these into a pan or pipkin, and your hair into it with them ; 

 then put it upon a fire, and let it boil softly for half an hour ; 

 and then take out your hair, and let it dry ; and having so done, 

 then take a pottle of water, and put into it two handfuls of 

 Marygolds, and cover it with a tile, or what you think fit, and 

 set it again on the fire, where it is to boil again softly for half 

 an hour, about which time the scum will turn yellow ; then put 

 into it half a pound of Copperas, beaten small, and with it the 

 hair that you intend to colour ; then let the hair be boiled softly 

 till half the liquor be wasted ; and then let it cool three or four 

 hours, with your hair in it : and you are to observe, that the 

 more Copperas you put into it, the greener it will be ; but 

 doubtless the pale green is best : but if you desire yellow hair, 



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