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than the authors of "The Treatyfe of 

 Fyffhynge wyth an Angle" and of "The 

 Complete Angler." 



To thofe, then, who confider that the 

 idea which has juft been hazarded poffeffes 

 fome foundation, this little volume is an 

 almoft indifpenfable companion to their 

 favorite Walton ; whilft to fuch as deny its 

 juftice, it will be fcarcely lefs acceptable ; 

 for what zealous angler can be indifferent 

 to the manner in which the art was prac- 

 tifed by his forefathers ? 



January, 1827. 



