4 6 THE COMPLETE ANGLER. PART i. 



Now, poor Ringwood has him: now he's gone again, and has 

 bit the poor dog. Now Sweetlips has her; hold her, Sweet- 

 lips ! now all the dogs have her, some above and some under 

 water ; but now, now she's tired, and past losing : come bring 

 her to me, Sweetlips. Look, 'tis a bitch otter, and she has 

 lately whelped, let's go to the place where she was put down, 

 and not far from it you will find all her young ones, I dare 

 warrant you, and kill them all too., 



HUNT. Come, gentlemen, come all, let's go to the place where 

 we put down the otter. Look you, hereabout it was that she 

 kennelled ; look you, here it was indeed, for here's her young 

 ones, no less than five ; come, let's kill them _all. v vjt^Ji-t^ 



PiSC. ,N^ T prny^sir, save me one, and 1*1 j^ try if I can make 

 Ixer tame^as I know an ingenious gentleman" in Leicestershire, 

 Mr. Nicholas Seagrave, has done; who hath not only made her 

 tame, but to catch fish, and do many other things of much 

 pleasure. 



HUNT. Take one with all my heart. but_let_us kill the tract^_And 

 now let's go to an honest ale-house, whore we may have a cup 

 of good barley-wine, and sing Old Rose^ and all of us rejoice 

 together. 



VEN. Come, my friend Piscator, let me invite you along with 

 us ; I'll bear your charges this night, and you shall bear mine 

 to-morrow ; for my intention is to accompany you a day or two 

 in fishing. 



PiSC. Sir, your request is granted, and I shall be right glad 

 both to exchange such a courtesy, and also to enjoy your 

 company. 



VEN. Well, now let's go to your sport of angling. 



PiSC. Let's be going with all my heart. God keep you all, 

 gentlemen, and send you meet this day with another bitch- 

 otter, and kill her merrily, and all her young ones too. 



VEN. Now, Piscator, where will you begin to fish ? 



PiSC. We are not yet come to a likely place, I must walk a 

 mile further yet before I begin. 



