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one shilling by G. Conyers ; to this work neither 

 the name nor initials of any author are attached, 

 but The Compleat Husbandman, also published by 

 Conyers at one shilling, and with which this book 

 was bound up, is stated on the title-page to be " By 

 G. Markham, Gent." This edition of The Compleat 

 Husbandman contains a catalogue of the books pub- 

 lished by Conyers, and among these books The 

 A ngler's sure Guide appears : it could not therefore 

 have been published before 1706. 



The following extracts are not included in Mr 

 Pearson's misleading reprint. After describing the 

 method of making an artificial cod-bait, a list of 

 " Proper Flies for every Month " is given, evidently 

 compiled from The Angler's Vade-Mecum and referring 

 to live flies : 



February. Palmer Flies, little Red Brow, the 

 silver Hackle, the gold Hackle, the great blew dun, 

 the dark brown. 



March. The early bright brown, the little whirling 

 dun, the Thorn tree Fly, the whitish dun, the little 

 black Gnat, the blew dun, the little bright brown. 



April. The little dark brown, the small bright 

 brown, the Violet Fly, the great whirling dun, the 

 Horse-flesh Fly, the yellow dun. 



May. The green Drake, the dun Cow, the black 

 May fly, the camlet fly, the Grey Drake, the yellow 

 Palmer, the Turkey Fly, the little dun, the light 

 brown, the white Gnat, the Cow Lady, the Peacock 

 Fly, the cow turd Fly. 



June. From the ist to the 24th. The Stone fly 

 and green Drake, the Barn fly, the Owl fly, the 

 purple Hackle, the Flesh Fly, the purple gold Hackle, 



