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elusion that fly-fishing had been long practised in 

 England previous to the appearance of the Book of 

 St. Alban's. " Thyse ben the XII flyes wyth 

 whyche ye shall angle to the trought and graylling, 

 and dubbe lyke as ye shall now here me tell. 

 ([ Marche. The donne flye, the body of the donne 

 woll, and the wyngis of the pertryche. A nother 

 doone flye, the body of blacke woll, the wynges of 

 the blackyst drake, and the jay under the wynge 

 and under the tayll. (L Apryll. The stone flye, the 

 body of blacke wull, and yelowe under the wynge 

 and under the tayle, and the wynges of the drake. 

 In the begynnynge of May a good flye, the body of 

 roddyd wull and lapped abowte wyth blacke sylke, 

 the wynges of the drake and of the redde capons 

 hakyll. ([ May. The yelow flye, the body of yelow 

 wull, the wynges of the redde cocke hakyll, and of 

 the drake lyttyd yelow. The blacke louper, the 

 body of black wull and lappyd abowte wyth the herle 

 of the pecok tayle and the wynges of the redde 

 capon w l a blewe heed. ([ June. The donne cutte, the 

 body of blacke wull and a yelow lyste after eyther 

 syde, the wynges of the bosarde bounde on wyth 

 barkyd hempe. The maure flye, the body of doske 

 wull, the wynges of the blackest mayle of the wylde 

 drake. The tandy flye at Saynt Wyllyams day, 

 the body of tandy wull and the wynges contrary 

 eyther ayenst other of the whitest mayle of the wylde 

 drake. ([ Juyll [July]. The waspe flye, the body of 

 blacke wull lappid abowte with the herle of the pe- 

 coks tayle, wynges of the bosarde. The shell flye at 

 .Saynt Thomas daye, the body of grene wull and 



