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Apryll the redde worme. % In May the grene 

 worme : a lytyll breyled worme : the docke 

 canker, and the hawthorn worme. 1[ In June 

 the bayte that bredyth betwene the tree & the 

 barke of an oke. IF In Juyll a bayte that bredyth 

 on a ferfi leyf ; and the grete redde worme. And 

 nyppe of the hede : and put on your hoke a 

 codworme before. ^ In August the redde worme : 

 and a docke worme. And al the yere after a 

 redde worme. 



The barbyll is a swete fysshe, but it is a quasy 

 meete & a peryllous for mannys body. For 

 comynly he yeuyth an introduxion to ]pe Febres 

 And yf he be eten rawe : he maye be cause of 

 mannys dethe : whyche hath oft be seen. Thyse 

 be his baytes. Uln Marche & in Apryll take fayr 

 fresshe chese : and laye it on a horde & kytte it 

 in small square pecys of the lengthe of your hoke. 

 Take thenne a candyl and brenne it on the ende 

 at the poynt of your hoke tyll it be yelow. And 

 thenwe bynde it on your hoke with fietchers 

 sylke : and make it rough lyKe a welbede. This 

 bayte is good all the somer season. % In May 

 & June take ])e hawthoru worme & the grete 

 redde worme. and nyppe of the heed. And put 

 on your hoke a codworme before. & that is a 



