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elusions, and is industrious to improve the art. And now, my 

 honest scholar, the long shower and my tedious discourse are 

 both ended together ; and I shall give you but this observation, 

 that when you fish for barbel, your rod and line be both long 

 and of good strength, for, as I told you, you will find him a 

 heavy and a dogged fish to be dealt withal, yet he seldom or 

 never breaks his hold if he be once strucken. Andjf you would 

 knojvy_morjof fishing for the umber or barbel, get into favour 

 withJDoctor Sheldon, whose j&UHsjibove others ; and of that 

 the poor that^dwell about himhave a comfortable expenettuer 



And now let us go and see what interest the trouts will pay 

 us for letting our angle-rods lie so long and so quietly in the 

 water, for their use. Come, scholar, which will you take up ? 



VEN. Which you think fit, master. 



PlSC. Why, you shall take up that, for I am certain, by 

 viewing the line, it has a fish at it. Look you, scholar ! well 

 done ! Come, now take up the other too : welM jiow you may 

 tell my brother Peter, at night, that you have caught a leasliof 

 trouts this day. And now let's move towards our lodging,jind 

 drink a draught of red cow's milk as we go ; and give pretty 

 Maudlin and her honest mother a brace of trouts for their supper. 



VEN. Master, I like your motion very well ; and I think it is 

 now about milking-time ; and yonder they be at it. 



PlSC. God speed you, good woman ! I thank you both for 

 our songs last night : I and my companion have had such for- 

 tune a-fishing this day that we resolve to give you and Maudlin 

 a brace of trouts for supper ; and we will now taste a draught of 

 your red cow's milk. 



MlLK-W. Marry, and that you shall with all my heart ; and 

 I will still be your debtor when you come this way. If you^vyDl 

 but speak the word, I will make you a good syllabub of new 

 verjuice ; and then you may sit down in a haycock and eat it ; 

 and Maudlin shall sit by and sing you the good old song of the 

 Hunting in Chevy Chase, or some other good ballad, for she 

 hath store of them ; Maudlin, my honest Maudlin, hath a not- 

 able memory, and she thinks nothing too good for you, because 

 you be such honest men. 



