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The russet line is best to angle withall in winter, and serueth best all the winter, 

 vnto the end of Aprill, as well in riuers, as standing pooles. 



The browne coulered line to angle withall, serueth for any water that is blacke, 

 or of dedish couler, be it in riuers or standing waters. 



Anglers and fishers. 



The tawny coulered line to angle withal, serueth best for those waters that are 

 heathy, or moorish couler. Thus much for your lines and cullers, practised 

 according to the couler of waters, wishing that all anglers would not angle in 

 vnseasonable times, as from midde March to mid May, for then is the chiefest 

 spawning time, and increase of fishe. A great number there is in this realme which 

 gouerns waters that spares no time to kill, nor cares for no time to saue, but takes 

 at all times, which maketh fresh fishe so deare, and so scant in riuers and running 

 waters. There is so many tillars, but few that seekes to saue and preserue them, 

 they will not suffer the fishe so long as the time to spawne, but troubles the waters 

 with nets and weles both night and day, and many Gentlemen lets their Avaters (as 

 it should appeare) without any exception of times in the spring, for they make all 

 times alike, not so much as sparing the spawning time, as March, Aprill, 



and May. 



Thus much touching anglers, and all other fishermen, for these three moneths 

 aforesaid, which I will speak more hereof in their places. 



To order the red ivorme. 



When ye gather them, put them into a boxe or bag, with wet mosse vnder and 

 aboue, and they wil store therein, then take and put them in parcely, fenell, 

 margeram, if ye change them ech night and put them in new dung or earth, yee 

 may so keepe them good to angle sixe weekes. 



