88 ANCIENT ANGLING AUTHORS 



two Flies, and make all : that is, the Palmer ribbed 

 with silver or gold, and the May Flie ; these are the 

 ground of all Flies. 



Wee will begin to make the Palmer Flie : You 

 must arm your Line on the inside of the hook ; take 

 your Scisers and cut so much of the brown of the 

 Mallards feather as in your own reason shall make 

 the wings, then lay the outmost part of the feather 

 near the hook, and the poynt of the feather towards 

 the shank of the hook, then whip it three or four time 

 about the hook with the same silk you armed the 

 hook ; then make your silk fast ; then you must take 

 the hackle of the neck of a Cock or Capon, or a 

 Plovers top, which is the best ; take off the one side 

 of the feather ; then you must take the hackle silk ; or 

 cruell, gold, or silver thred ; make all these fast at the 

 bent of the hook then you must begin with cruell, 

 and silver, or gold, and work it up to the wings, every 

 bout shifting your fingers, and making a stop, then 

 the gold will fall right, then make fast ; then work up 

 the hackle to the same place, then make the hackle 

 fast ; then you must take the hook betwixt your 

 ringer and thumb, in the left hand, with a neeld or 

 pin, part the wings in two ; then with the arming silk, 

 as you have fastened all hitherto, whip about it as it 

 falleth crosse betwixt the wings, then with your 

 thumb you must turn the poynt of the feather 

 towards the bent of the hook : then work three or 

 for times about the shank ; so fasten ; then view the 

 proportion. 



Having described how to tie the " May flie," the 

 author gives the reader the following invitation : 



If any worthie or honest Anglor cannot hit of these 

 my directions, let him come to me, he shall read and 

 I will work, he shall see all things done according to 

 my aforesaid directions ; 



