ANCIENT ANGLING AUTHORS 89 



The rest of the book is devoted to directions for 

 cooking the different kinds of fish. 



In 1657 tne second edition of Barker's book 

 appeared. It was now entitled Barkers Delight ; 

 or, the Art of Angling \ and was printed by J. G. 

 for Richard Harriot ; two years later a second 

 issue of this edition was printed for Humphrey 

 Moseley. 



In place of the Epistle to the Reader, there is in 

 this edition a Dedicatory Epistle to the " Right 

 Honorable Edward Lord Montague, Generall of the 

 Navy." Following this epistle there are seven sets of 

 verses in praise of Mr Barker's exquisite Book of the 

 Art of Angling. 



The portion of the book dealing with the cookery 

 of the fish is considerably enlarged. A summary in 

 verse is appended to the sections dealing with the 

 different fish, the method of angling for trout being 

 thus summarised : 



The rod light and taper, thy tackle fine, 



Thy lead ten inches upon the line ; 

 Bigger or lesse, according to the stream, 



Angle in the dark, when others dream : 

 Or in a cloudy day with a lively worm, 



The Bradlin is best ; but give him a turn 

 Before thou do land a large wel grown Trout. 



And if with a flye thou wilt have a bout, 

 Overload not with links, that the flye may fall 



First on the stream for that's all in all. 

 The line shorter than the rod, with a naturall flye : 



But the chief point of all is the cookery. 



