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ys a gentyl fyche but he ys cuwzburs to take for 

 co;«mynly he ys but yn ryght dep waturs and 

 greyt Ryu^res and for the moyr p^rte he holdet 

 Jie mydul of Jse streym J)«t a man may not cum 

 to hym easly and he ys in season from pe moneth 

 of Marche vn to Mychehnas In wyche seson ye 

 schall angul to hym wi't/t ])ys bayti^j' when ])ey 

 may be had fyrst \vj\/i a bleke like as ye do to ])e 

 trowt wj\/i a menowe and \vz"t/z a red worme in 

 f>e begynny;/g and \>e endyng of j^e seyde season 

 and also w?'t// a worme pmt bredyt yn a donghyll 

 and especially w/t// a sou(?rent bayt pat bredyt yn 

 pe watur sokul but hyt bydyt not at pe grounde 

 but at jje floot. Also ye may hap to take hym 

 but hyt ys seldim seyn w?'t/z a dub at hys leping 

 lyke as ye do a trowyt or a gralynge 



For pe Trowte. 

 The trowyt ys a deyntet fyche & a fre bytyng he 

 ys in f)d season as fie season ys he wyl not be but 

 yn cleyn grauel grounde watur and yn a streme 

 and ye may angle to hym at all tymys wz't^ a 

 grownde lyne lying and rennyng sauyng yn 

 lepy/zg tyme a pen wA/i a dubbe and erly wyth 

 a erly grounde lyne and iorper moyr yn pe day 

 with a floyt lyne ye schall angle to hym marche 

 wzth a menew hangud by jowr hoke by pQ neper 



