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greater note and reputation ; know therefore, that the first 

 fly we take notice of in this month, is called 



1 . The TURKEY-FLY, the dubbing ravelled out of some blue 

 stuff, and lapt about with yellow silk ; the wings, of a grey 

 mallard's feather. 



2. Next, a GREAT HACKLE or PALMER-FLY, with a yellow- 

 body ribbed with gold twist, and large wings, of a mallard's 

 feather dyed yellow, with a red capon's hackle over all. 



3. Then a BLACK ELY, the dubbing of a black spaniel's fur ; 

 and the wings, of a grey mallard's feather. 



4. After that, a LIGHT BROWN, with a slender body, the 

 dubbing twirled upon small red silk, and raised with the 

 point of a needle, that the ribs or rows of silk may appear 

 through ; the wings, of the grey feather of the mallard. 



5. Next, a LITTLE DUN, the dubbing of a bear's dun 

 whirled upon yellow silk ; the wings, of the grey feather of 

 a mallard. 



6. Then a WHITE GNAT, with a pale wing, and a black 

 head. 



7. There is also in this month, a fly called the PEACOCK- 

 FLY : the body made of a whirl of a peacock's feather, with a 

 red head j and wings, of a mallard's feather. 



8. We have then, another very killing fly, known by the 

 name of the DUN-CUT ; the dubbing of which is a bear's dun, 

 with a little blue and yellow mixed with it ; a large dun wing, 

 and two horns at the head, made of the hairs of a squirrel's 

 tail. 



9. The next, is a COW-LADY, a little fly ; the body, of a 

 peacock's feather ;. the wing, of a red feather, or strips of the 

 red hackle of a cock. 



10. We have then, the COW-DUNG-FLY ; the dubbing, light 

 brown and yellow mixed ; the wing, the dark grey feather of 

 a mallard. And note, that besides these above mentioned, 

 all the same hackles and flies, the hackles only brighter, and 

 the flies smaller, that are taken in April, will also be taken 

 this month, as all browns and duns : and now I come to my 

 STONE-FLY and GREEN-DRAKE, which are the niatadores for 

 trout and grayling, and in their season kill more fish in our 

 Derbyshire rivers, than all the rest, past and to come, in the 

 whole year besides. 



But first I am to tell you, that we have four several flies 

 which contend for the title of the May-fly ; namely, 



