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cannibal ! ) and also "that he was often led to church, but never" 

 "(heterodox fish !) "showed any sign of adoration." 



This, work drew down on its author an indignant protest from 

 Ray the Naturalist, in his preface to Willughby's " Ornithology," 

 (1678). " Here," he says "I cannot but reflect upon the author of 

 a late English book, entituled The Gentleman^ Recreation. For 

 having had occasion to examine and compare books on these 

 subjects, I find that all he hath considerable concerning Fowling is 

 taken out of the aforesaid book of Markhams ["Hunger's Prevention 

 or the Art of Fowling "] and yet hath he not to mv remembrance 

 made any mention of his author : what he hath of Hawking is like- 

 wise an epitome of Turbervill's collections, with some addition out of 

 Lathams Falconry, without acknowledgement that all was borrowed. 

 I doubt not but I could have traced him in his other discourses 

 of Hunting and Fishing had I had leisure or will to compare his 

 book with Turbervill's, Walton's and other treatises of those subjects. 

 I do not blame him for epitomizing, but for suppressing his authors' 

 names, and publishing their works as his own, insomuch that not 

 only the vulgar, but even learned men have been deceived by him, 

 so that they have looked upon him as a considerable writer of 

 extraordinary skill in such arts and exercises, and one that had 

 advanced and improved them. By the way therefore it may not be 

 amiss to caution learned men that tl^ey be not too hasty or lavish 

 in their public commendations of new books before they have taken 

 the pains to compare them with former treatises on those subjects, 

 lest they render themselves ridiculous by publishing those for 

 advancers of knowledge, who are indeed meer plagiaries and 

 compilers of other mens' works." 



Here is righteous indignation ! But we fear most makers of 

 angling manuals deserve the severity of Ray's strictures to the full 

 as much as Master Nicholas Cox. They are dishonest borrowers, 

 as we have had occasion to prove. Old Burton's motto to his 

 "Anatomy of Melancholy," oinne meum, nihil meum, might be em- 

 ployed by the fraternity at large.] 



Crawhall (Joseph). A collection of right merrie garlands for 



North Country anglers, continued to this present year. 



George Rutland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1864. pp. xv. 312. 8. 



[This is a republication of the celebrated "Newcastle fishers' 



garlands," with a continuation up to 1864.] 



Chaplets from Coquet-side ; by Joseph Crawhall. 

 (Robert Robinson, Bewick's Head, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle- 

 on-Tyne). 1873. 8. 



[100 copies printed, 16 being illustrated with etchings, etc., solely 

 for presents. Contains : " The Hunt ys up," " Worm-fishing," " In 

 memoriam : Izaak Walton," and a selection from the author's 

 contributions to the " Newcastle fishers' garlands," 1864.] 



The com pleat est angling booke that euer was writ, 



being done oute of y e Hebrewe and other Tongves, by a Person 

 of Honor. Adorn'd with scvlptvres. (Imprynted by ande for 

 y e Authour, dwellyng nigh unto y e riuere Coquet yn North- 



