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ter be very thycke : whyte or redde of 

 ony floode late fallen. The fyxthe, yf the 

 fyffhe ftyre not for colde. The feuenth, yf 

 that the wedder be hote. The eight, yf it 

 rayne. The nynth, yf it hayll, or fnowe 

 falle. The tenth is, yf it be a tempefte. 

 The eleuenth is yf if it be a grete wynde. 

 The twelfyfth yf the wynde lye in the Eeft, 

 and that is worfte, for comynly neyther 

 wynter nor fomer y e fyffhe woll not byte 

 thenne. The wefte and northe wyndes 

 ben good, but the South is befte. 



And nou I haue tolde you hou to make 

 your harnays : and hou ye fhall fyffhe 

 therwyth in al pointes. Reafon woll that 

 ye knowe wyth what baytes ye fhall angle 

 to euery manere of fyffhe in euery month 

 of the yere, whyche is alle the effecte of 

 the crafte, and wythout whyche baytes 

 knowen well by you alle your other 



