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some of your aforesaid Beans into some River Water 

 to Boil, and when they begin to bubble, put the 

 quantity of two small Beans of Aloes-cicatrina into 

 your Pot to about a Handful of your Beans, and let 

 it boil a little ; when the Beans are cold bait your 

 Door with them, the effect will be this ; The Carp 

 will eat them as before, and withall fall a purging 

 and scouring whatever is within them ; and con- 

 sequently will be exceedingly Hungry, so as to bite 

 at any thing ; then Early in the Morning Bait your 

 Hook (which should be strong and large) with your 

 biggest Beans, and let the point of your hook but 

 just pierce the skin of your Bean (but note that the 

 Beans wherewith you Bait your Hook, must not be 

 of the bitter ones) ; your Hook must have a Foot of 

 Line to Trail on the Water, and your Line must be 

 of Green Silk, with a Device to let go store of it as 

 you see occasion. When you perceive your Float to 

 Sink, then strike him, but upright not slanting ; and 

 when once he is hit, let him have Line enough to 

 tire himself. 



An improved form of landing-net is described in 

 this book. It is of a V shape, and is strung upon a 

 forked stick ; various other kinds of nets are 

 mentioned, and an excellent description is given of 

 the method of throwing the cast-net. 



According to Isaak Walton, " He that views the 

 ancient Ecclesiastical Canons, shall find hunting to 

 be forbidden to churchmen, as being a turbulent, 

 toilsome, perplexing recreation ; and shall find 

 angling allowed to clergymen, as being a harmless 

 recreation a recreation that invites to contemplation 

 and quietness." The principles laid down in a 



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