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like an ancient Familie, byeitheran 

 honour, or an ornament to thisver- 

 tuous Art which I both love and 

 pradtife, Ifhall be the gladder that 

 I made an accidental mentionof it; 

 and fhallproceed to thej unification, 

 or rather commendation of it. 



Viat. My worthy Friend, I am 

 much pleafed with your difcourfe, 

 for that you feem to be fo ingenu- 

 ous, and fo modeft,as not to ftretch 

 arguments into Hyperbolicall ex- 

 preffions, butfuchas indeed they 

 will reafonably bear; and I pray, 

 proceed to the j uftification, or com- 

 mendationsof Angling, whichlal- 

 Ib long to hear from you. 



Pifc. Sir, I fhall proceed ; and 

 my next difcourie fhall be rather a 

 Commendation, then a J uftification 

 of Angling: for, in my judgment, 

 if it deferves to be commended, it 

 ismorethenjuftified; forfomepra- 

 ttices ihatmaybe juftified, deferve 

 no commendation : yet there are 



none 



