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late The v'* yf the fyche styr not for colde or 

 feyr The vi"' is if fe watur be wery hote. The 

 vij'^ yf it reyne The viij* yf hyt hayl or snovve 

 The ix yf per be any tempest of any vaper The 

 X yf hyt be a greyt wynde by any coste The xij 

 yf hyt be by the northe or north est or sowthe 

 est for co;;niienly ntper by wynt£?r nor by som^r 

 yf fe wynde haue any Tpaj'te of fys costes the 

 fysche wyll not cowmynly byte ne styre The 

 weste and pe sowthe be ryght good 2et of Jje two 

 pe sowth is fe bettur 



Baytes to angle with. 

 And now y haue tolde yow how to make ^owr 

 harnes and how |e schall fysche pej' with then 

 reson wyll fat ye know with wat baytys ye schall 

 angle to eu^ry ma.ner freche watur lyche in eu^ry 

 moneth of pe ger whiche ys prj^ncipall effecte of 

 fys disport of angleyng with owt wyche baytys 

 knowen all 50 wr craft es heyr a foyr wry ton a 

 waileth litull or nowjt to pa p^rpos for ye cannot 

 brynge a hoke to a fyche mouthe but yf jj^r be 

 mete ther on to hys plesur. 



Bayt for Jie samonde. 

 And for be cause pe samond ys pe most goodly 

 fyche pat man may angle to in fresche watur per 

 for I porpos to be gynne with hym The samond 



