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case of lines, &c., into his pockets, jump into 

 the train, and be at the water-side in a few 

 minutes fish as long time as he can spare, 

 jump into the train again, bring home his fish, 

 put away his case, and no one knows that he 

 has been fishing but his wife and family ; and 

 the exercise he has taken, and the air he has 

 breathed, will do him much more good than 

 all the physic contained in any one of the 

 finest doctors' shops in the kingdom. 



The river Lea rises in Bedfordshire, passes 

 in its course through Hertfordshire, and from 

 thence runs between Essex and Middlesex, and 

 falls into the Thames at Blackwall. We shall 

 just mention the fisheries it contains in rota- 

 tion, beginning with those nearest to London. 



There is not much angling in the Lea from 

 Blackwall, until you get to Temple Mills. 

 At Bromley, Stratford, and Old Ford, fish are 

 to be taken in the summer; but the tide 

 running in from the Thames, when it is high, 

 renders it unpleasant fishing.,. But as soon as 

 you get within a quarter of a mile of the White 

 Hart, Temple Mills, the water becomes good, 

 and the scenery pleasant. The water here is 

 free, on to the posts in the water, on which are 

 placed the coat of arms of the City of London, 



