CHAPTER VIII. 



OBSERVATIONS ON THE LUCE OR PIKE ; WITH 

 DIRECTIONS HOW TO FISH FOR HIM. 



[fourth ag.] 



PlSC. The mighty Luce or Pike is taken to be the tyrant, 

 as the salmon is the king, of the fresh waters. It is not to 

 be doubted but that they are bred, some by generation, and 

 some not, as namely, of a weed called pickerel-weed,* unless 

 learned Gesner be much mistaken, for he says, this weed 

 and other glutinous matter, with the help of the sun's heat, 

 in some particular months, and some ponds apted for it by 

 nature, do become pikes. But, doubtless, divers pikes ai 

 bred after this manner, or are brought into some pond< 

 some such other ways as is past man's finding out, of whic 

 we have daily testimonies. 1 



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