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him self, with such things as they bre'ede in, and vppon, and so long they be quicke 

 and newe, so long they are fine and good, but when they be once dead, they are 

 then nothing worth, out of these be excepted three broodes or kindes, that is to 

 weete, of hornets, humble bees, and waspes, which ye shall take them after the 

 bread is drawen out of the ouen, and then dippe their heads in blood, and let them 

 so dry, and also for the magots when they be bred, and waxe great with their natural 

 fe'eding, yee shall continue and fe'ede them, (furthermore) with she'epes tallowe, and 

 with a cake made of flower, and hony, which ^^^ll cause them to be more greater, 

 and when ye haue cleansed them in a blanket bagge with sand, ke'epe it hotte vnder 

 your gowne, or other warme thing two howers or three, then they wil be best to your 

 purpose, and ready for to angle with, and for the frog, when ye'e angle with him, 

 yee must cutte oflf his legges by the knees, and also the grasse-hopper, his legges and 

 winges by the body, all other made baites I will here let passe, but vse them as yee 

 thinke good. ♦ 



Baites to last all the yeare. 



Here I will speake of certaine baites to last al the ye'ere. The first is made of 

 beane flowre, and leane fleshe of the hippes of a cony, or of a catte, with virgin waxe, 

 and shdepes tallow, so beate them in a morter, and then temper them at the fire, 

 with a litle clarified hony, and so make it vppe in small balles, and therewith yee may 

 baite your hooke according to the quantity, and this is a good baite for all manner 

 of fishe, that vseth the freshe waters. 



A nother. 



Take the suet of a sheepe, and cheese, of each like quantity, and bray them 

 together long in a morter, then take flowre and temper it therewith, and then delay 

 it with hony, and so make balles thereof, and this is a special baite fo[r] the 

 barbell also. 



