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PERCH. Good except in April and May. 



BREAME MACKEREL. Good in February and 

 March. 



MULLET. Is good in March and April. 



KULLINCK. Is best at Candlemas day, and 

 continues good in April. 



RUDD. Good in February and March, falls off in 

 'May. 



GUDGEONS. Good February, March, April, until 

 May only the young gudgeon is always good with 

 parsley. 



BLEAK. Best in autumn. 



STICKLEBATS. Are good in March and the 

 beginning of May ; when they are full they shall be 

 stirred with eggs. 



EEL. Eel is good in May, till the day of the 

 Assumption of our Lady. 



LAMPHREY. Is never better than in May. And 

 LAMPHERN, its brother, is good from the 13 Mass 

 to the day of our Lady's Annunciation. 



CRAYFISH. Best March and April, particularly 

 when the moon increases they are best. 



Here ends this little book, that is very profitable. 



And this book was caused to be printed by 

 Matthias Van der Gose. 



7. 'Hc-LiNSHED CHRONICLES.' 1586. HOOKER. Hooker, 1586. 



Vols. /., //. Third book, chap. 3. 

 " Of Fish value taken on our Coasts" 



There is no house, even of the meanest houses, 

 which hath not one or more ponds, reservations of 

 water, stored with some of them (fish), tench, carp, 



