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shewes plaine they were taken from the seas, which fish are raueners, or they haue 

 come from riuers nigh the seas, but the fish in pondes are restraint fi-om these 

 liberties. Therefore continually they must be fedde. 



Of tJie taking of fish diuerse wayes. 



There is diuerse raaner of wayes in taking fish, in some places according to the 

 Countrie, and the nature of great waters is one, and of riuers and pooles, is an other 

 where they inhabite : so likewise is the diuersitie of the fish. Also in fishing, some 

 manner of fishing is in the Seas, an other manner is in sweete waters, an other 

 manner for great fish, an other manner for yeeles, other wayes for Roches and small 

 fish, an other way for the Carpe, and such like. Now seeing there is so many 

 diuersities in taking fish, it will be hard to expresse and long to write. Wherefore 

 here I leaue that knowledge to those that vse to fish, and sell in markets. In 

 speaking here in generall of the commodities for the father and his famehe, in taking 

 of fish for the common wealth, whereof the principall maner is, with nets, weiles, 

 lines and hookes. Thus I haue shewed of replenishing your pondes to haue plentie 

 of fish, and clensing your pondes from weedes, and a care for your emptie pondes, 

 and how to maintaine your pits and stues T;\dth fish. Also to nourish the fish in your 

 standing waters, and declaring of diuers waies in taking of fish. Thus much taken 

 of Stephanus in French. 



Pour Ainorcer, or gather Tortues. 



Take Salarmoniacke eight drams, of Scalion Onions one dram, the fat of veale 

 ten drams. So beate them together, and being made in pellets like beanes, cast 

 them by their haunt to the Tortues, and they will come themselues to the smell 

 thereof, and so ye may take them. 



