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THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



cathedral church of St. Paul's in London, where his monu- 

 ment stands yet undefaced : a man that in the Reformation 

 of Queen Elizabeth, not that of Henry VIII., was so noted 

 for his meek spirit, deep learning, prudence and piety, that 

 the then Parliament and Convocation both, chose, enjoined, 

 and trusted him to be the man to make a catechism for 



public use, such a one as should stand as a rule for faith 

 and manners to their posterity. And the good old man, 

 though he was very learned, yet knowing that God leads 

 us not to heaven by many nor by hard questions, like an 

 honest angler, made that good, plain, unperplexed catechism 

 which is printed with our good old service-book. I say, this 

 good old man was a dear lover and constant practiscr of 

 angling, as any age can produce ; and his custom was to 



