178 *he Complete Angler. 



Medicines then for meat: but for the 

 firft,! am able to fay little; and for 

 the later, can fay pofitively, that 

 he eats pleafantly ; and will there- 

 fore give you a few , and but a 

 few directions how to catch him. 



He will bite at a Pafte made of 

 brown bread and honey, or at a 

 Marfh-worm, or a Lob-worm; he 

 will bite alfo atafmallerworm/with 

 his head nip'd off, and a Cod- worm 

 put on the hook before the worm ; 

 and I doubt not but that he will al- 

 fo in the three hot months (for in 

 the nine colder he ftirs not much) 

 bite at a Flag-worm, or at a green 

 Gentle, but can pofitively fay no 

 more of the Tench, he being a fifli 

 that I have not often Angled for ; 

 but I wifh my honefl Scholer may, 

 and be ever fortunate when hee 

 fillies. 



Viat. I thank you good Mafter: 

 but I pray Sir, fince you fee it flill 

 rains May butter, give me fome ob- 



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