138 BIBLIOTHECA PISCATORIA. 



making artificial flies for every month in the season, etc. 

 Gainsborough. Printed for the author, and sold by H. Mozley 

 etc, [1806]. port., pp. xi. 346. 8.; then as: 



The modern fisher, or Driffield angler ; in two 



parts : containing descriptions, etc. Derby. Henry Mozley, 

 (n. d.) pp. 249. and leaf of contents. 12.; [with new title- 

 page :] 1821. front., pp. 249 and leaf of contents. 



Magrath (J. W.) Authentic letters from Upper Canada; with 

 an account of Canadian field-sports. The etchings by Samuel 

 Lover. E.q. Edited by the Rev. T. Radcliff. Dublin, W. 

 Curry, 1833. front., pp. 334. 8. 

 [ Letters 3 and 19 are on fishing.] 



Maison rustique. See ESTIENXK (Charles) and LIGER (L.) 



Man. The young man's companion. ( The art of angling, or 

 the contemplative man's recreation.) London. 1703. 12. 



[This may be described as a sandwich of pastime and piety, the 

 one following the other as inevitably as ham follows beef at a pic- 

 nic. Our readers shall taste its flavour. 



"Your tackling being ready, go to the river and find a place (if 

 you can) that is between two or three yards in depth, near the 

 bank, that hath a gravelly or indifferent smooth bottom. Cast in 

 half your grains by handfulls, having first dipped the bag in the 

 water to wet them. 



Now when you happen to catch more Dace and Shallows and 

 Roches than you can spend while they are sweet, you may give the 

 rest to the poor, taking King Zebu Ion for your example ; who saith 

 (according as 1 find it written in the Testament of the Twelve 

 Patriarchs), I fished for my Father's Household, till we came into 

 Egypt ; and for pity's sake I gave of my fishing to every stranger 

 that I met with ; if there were foreigner born, or any aged person, 

 I boiled my fish and dressed it well, according 1 to every man's need, 

 and carried it to them, comforting them, and having compassion. 

 And therefore God made me to catch much fish." 



Again : " Having cast into the River half the grains, and an hour 

 being past, you have no bites of good Roches, you may conclude 

 either the season is not good, or there are Perch or Pike there. 

 Then go to some other place to angh for Roches ; if you had 

 baited the place when you came first to the river, the better. 



Honest angler, as often as thou art wearv, meditate on these 

 verses : 



' Cease then my soul to dote on or admire 

 This splendid world which is reserv'd for fire. 

 Decline the company of sinners here, 

 As thou wouldst not be shackled with them there.' " 



Also : "When you have done angling, go and see if a pike hath 

 swallowed the Roche, the bait, and if you perceive he is not a little 

 one, draw him very gently towards you, and when he sees you, 

 away he flies ; let go, and give him all the line you can, then draw 

 him' gently again to tire him. When he is weary you may easily 

 draw him to the bank-side and take him. 



