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No person shall fasten any nets over rivers, to 

 stand continually day and night; on pain of 

 100s. to the king. 2 H. 6. c. 15. 



We have now completed our undertaking ; 

 and having led our Readers through a regular 

 course of Instruction, founded on experience; 

 teaching the true art of making artificial and 

 selecting natural baits, with a plain and com- 

 prehensive account of the true mode of so ar- 

 ranging all the necessary appendages of the art, 

 as to secure to the adventurous Fisherman the 

 pleasures of his favourite amusement, in all 

 seasons, regularly as they succeed each other ; 

 we have deemed it expedient to add to the whole 

 a succinct and correct account of the Laws re- 

 lating to Angling, and take leave of our Readers 

 and Pupils by quoting an extract from "Songs 

 of theChace." 



"The Angler envies no man's joys, 

 But his, who gains the greatest sport; 



With peace, he dwells far from the noise 

 And bustling grandeur of a court." 



