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me he faw it, and did declare his he- 

 lief to be ^and I alfo believe the 

 fame ) that he thought the other 

 Carps that were fo ftrangely loft, 

 were fo killed by Frogs , and then 

 devoured. 



But I am fain into this difcourfe 

 by accident, of which I might fay 

 more, but it has proved longer then 

 I intended, and poffibly may not to 

 you beconfiderable; I ihall there- 

 fore give you three or four more 

 fhort obfervations of the Carp, and 

 then fall upon fome directions how 

 you -hall fifh for him. 



1 he age of Carps is by S. Fran 

 cis Bacon (in his Hiftory of Life an* 

 Death)obferved to be but ten years; 

 yet others think they live longenbut 

 moft conclude, that(contrary to the 

 Pike or Luce) all Carps are the bet- 

 ter for age and bignefs; the tongues 

 of Carps are noted to be choice and 

 coft]y meat, efpecially to them that 

 buy hem; but Gefner fayes, Carps 

 M 7 have 



