CHAPTER X. 



OBSERVATIONS OF THE BREAM, AND DIRECTIONS TO 

 CATCH HIM. 



Pise. The Bream, being at a full growth, is a large and 

 stately fish : he will breed both in rivers and ponds ; but 

 loves best to live in ponds, and where, if he likes the water 

 and air, he will grow not only to be very large, but as fat 

 as a hog : he is by Gesner taken to be more pleasant or 

 sweet than wholesome. This fish is long in growing, but 

 breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him ; yea, in 

 many ponds so fast as to over-store them, and starve the 

 other fish. 



He is very broad, with a forked tail, and his scales set in 

 excellent order ; he hath large eyes, and a narrow sucking 

 mouth ; he hath two sets of teeth, and a lozenge-like bone, 

 a bone to help his grinding. The melter is observed to 

 have two large melts ; and the female, two large bags of 

 eggs or spawn. 



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