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fo, he had, as the rule is, put in 

 three Mel ters for one Spawner) he 

 has, I fay, after three or four years 

 found neither a young nor old Carp 

 remaining: And the like I have 

 known of one that has almoft watch- 

 ed his Pond, and at a like diftance 

 of time at the fifhing of a Pond, 

 found of feventy or eighty large 

 Carps,not above five or fix: and that 

 he had forborn longer to fifh the 

 faid Pond, but that he faw in a hot 

 day in Summer, a large Carp fwim 

 neer to the top of the water with a 

 Frog upon his head, and that he up- 

 on that occaiion caufed his Pond to 

 be let dry: and I fay, of feventie or 

 eighty Carps, only found five or fix 

 in the faid Pond, and thofe very 

 fick and lean, and with every one a 

 Frog {kicking fo fail on the head of 

 the faid Carps, that the Frog would 

 not bee got off without extreme 

 force or killing, and the Gentle- 

 man that did affirm this to me, told 



me 



