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Manuscripts. Continued. 



Trolling. A treatise on the art of taking pike, perch, chub r 

 etc., with the trimmer, to which is added a description of 

 the necessary tackle, together with directions for its use, etc., 

 with pencil drawings. 



[ Prepared for publication and dated Nov. 1820. At Prince's 

 sale, ys.j 



Venatio. De venatione et piscatione. 



[A MS., apparently of the 17th century, formerly in the col- 

 lection of Barori Graiidjean d'Alteville, dispersed April, 1862.] 



White (William). The compleat troller by Robert Nobbes 

 with additions, etc. 



[ A copy of the first Norwich edition of "The Compleat Troller," 

 wii.h large manuscript additions, concerning the nature of the pike 

 and " the various ways of fishing for that fish as practised by the 

 antients, with those improvements (since Mr. Nobbes wrote) as 

 the hand of time is apt to add to the most accomplished art or 

 science. ..with notes and observations upon the whole made at 

 sundry times from my own practise and experience. Wm. White, 

 Woodford, Essex. 1772." The work appears to have been pre- 

 pared for the press. The MS. additions are divided into nine 

 chapters, with drawings of "the instruments made use of at 

 present." In the collection of Mr. Grego.] 



Williamson ( James). Memoranda of the expenses, etc., 

 incurred during several fishing excursions in North and 

 South Wales, in the years 1794-95-06 by Ed. Banner, Wm. 

 Smeathman, and James Williamson, Esqrs., giving also the 

 number of fish caught, and other curious details. 4. 



[ This MS. is referred to by Yarrell, in his " British Fishes." 

 It was purchased ly Burn at Tayleure's sale for 2 I2S., and sold 

 at Prince's sale for 9$. 6d. On the former occasion it was cata- 

 logued as " The journal of a fishing party in 1794-7, etc."~] 



Original collections and extracts from various 



authors relative to fishing. By James Williamson, of 

 Liverpool. 13 vols. 4. 



[ At Taylieure's sale, 6 8s. 6d.] 



Original collections relative to fishing, containing 



biographical accounts of several eminent piscators. By 

 James Wi.liamson, of Liverpool. 

 [At Taylieure's sale, ,2.] 



March (J.) The jolly angler; or water-side companion. 

 Contain! ig an account of all the best places for angling, the 

 means used to obtain permission, as well as an account of 

 the different sorts of fish contained therein ; the tackle, baits, 

 and other requisites to form an expert angler : with a 

 correct description of tying hooks, making artificial flies, 

 repairing tackle, etc. The whole illustrated with eighty wood 



