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Dr. Brookes was at one time rector of Ashney, in Northampton- 

 shire. The edition of 1766 is said to have been edited by Moses 

 Browne. There are other Dublin pirated editions besides those 

 mentioned above. One of these is entitled : " The complete fisher- 

 man, or every man his own angler, being a dictionary of all the arts 

 made use of in fishing. The fifth edition, with great improve- 

 ments."] 



The natural history of fishes and serpents, including 



sea-turtles, crustaceous and shell fishes, with their medicinal 



uses... The third edition, corrected. To which is added an 



appendix, containing the whole art of float and fly-fishing, the 



best rules for choice of tackle, and a description of natural and 



artificial baits. London, printed for Power and Co, 1790. 8. 



[ The piscatory notes appended to the natural history are mostly 



extracted from the " Art of angling," but the angling treatise in the 



appendix is not the same. The illustrations are engraved and are 



again roughly copied from Willughby. They, as well as the natural 



history portion of the letter press, had appeared in the author's 



''System of Natural History." 6vol. 1763. I2mo.j 



Brousse (M.) Code de la peche fluviale, avec 1'expose des 

 motifs, la discussion des deux Chambres et des observations 

 sur les articles. Paris, Bechet, 1829. 8. (250 pp.) 



Brown (John J.) See AMERICAN angler's guide. 



Brown (Thomas). A manual of modern farriery.... With 

 instructions in racing, hunting, coursing, shooting, fishing and 

 field sports generally, together with a summary of the game 

 laws. London, George Vertue, (n. d.) 8. 



Browne (Rev. Moses). Piscatory eclogues : an essay to intro- 

 duce new rules, and new characters, into pastoral. To which 

 is prefix'd, a discourse in defence of this undertaking. With 

 practical and philosophical notes. London, John Brindley. 

 1729. vii. 129 pp. 4.; next with : 



Poems on various subjects. (Piscatory eclogues : a 

 new attempt in pastoral, on the plan of its primitive rules and 

 characters. To which is prefixed an essay in defence of this 

 undertaking. The second edition, corrected and enlarged.) 

 By Mr. Moses Browne. London, Cave, 1739. 8.; 'then as : 



Angling sports : in nine piscatory eclogues. A new 



attempt to introduce a more pleasing variety and mixture of 

 subjects and characters into pastoral, on the plan of its prim- 

 itive rules and manners... With an essay etc. The third 

 edition, corrected and very much improved. London, Dilly, 

 J 773' 8. xl and 136 pp. 



See Walton (I.) The compleat angler. 1750, 1752 



and 1772. 



[The Piscatory Eclogues of Moses Browne are nine in number. 

 Their subjects are as follow : 



