20 8 The Complete Angler. 



Peter and Coridon to you both ; 

 come drink, and tell me what luck 

 of fifh : we two have caught but ten 

 Trouts, of which my Scholer caught 

 three; look here's eight, and a brace 

 we gave away : we have had a moft 

 pleafant day for fifhing, and talking, 

 and now rerurned home both weary 

 and hungry, and now meat and reft 

 will be pleafant. 



Pet. And Coridon and I have not 

 had an unpleafant day, and yet I 

 have caught but five Trodts; for in- 

 deed we went to a good honeft Ale- 

 houfe, and there we plaid at fhovel- 

 board half the day; all the time that 

 it rained we were there, and as mer- 

 ry as they that fifh'd, and I am glad 

 we are now with a dry houfe over 

 our heads, for heark how it rains and 

 blows. Come Hoftis, give us more 

 Ale, and our Supper with what hafte 

 you may, and when we have fup'd, 

 lets have your Song, Pifcator, and 

 the Ketch that your Scholer promi- 



fed 



