ADDITIONAL NOTES AND APPENDIX 



TO THE COMPLETE ANGLER. 



P. 3. The first edition of Walton's Angler appears, from the original 

 advertisements, to have been published at eighteenpence. It was thus 

 advertised in " The Perfect Diumall : from Monday, May <)th, to Monday, 

 May idth, 1653," p. 2716, London, 4to:— 



"The Compleat Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation,. being 

 a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers, 

 of 18 pence price. Written by Iz. Wa. Also the known Play of the 

 Spanish Gipsee, never till now published : Both printed for Richard 

 Marriot, to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstan's Churchyard, Fleet 

 street. In the Mercurius PoUticus -.from Thursday, May 12, to Thursday, 

 May 19, I^p3,/- 2470; London, 4A?, the Complete Angler is thus noticed : 

 " There is newly extant, a Book of l%d. price, ca,lled the Compleat Angler, 

 or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, being a Discourse of Fish and 

 Fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most Anglers. Printed for Richard 

 Marriot, to be sold at his shop in St Dunstan's Churchyard, Fleet street. " 



P. 14. Alexander Brome also edited Fletcher's .comedy of " Monsieur 

 Thomas " in 1639, which he dedicatedtq Charlej Cotton, Esq., the father 

 of the author of the second part of " The Complete Angler." 



P. 18. The following translation of Dr Duport's verses to Walton is 

 from the pen of the Venerable Archdeacon Wrangham, and was first printed 

 in his edition of Dr Zouch's works, vol. ii. p. 441 : — 



Haii,, Walton, with that^jA^r-skill, Reading, on no inglorious theme, 

 Which whilom Peter's tribute paid ; Deep lectures to a listening host. 



And cheer'd Augustus earlier still ^„^ ^^^^ ^^ ^„j ^^^„,^^ j 

 Mid empire s toils in Tibur s shade 1 ^ ^^^^^ associate ma,; record 



Thee, friend, next Caesar now we deem (For I, too, watch the mimic fly) 

 Of fishing-rod and race the boast ; — A fisher was great nature's Lord. 



Among more recent verses in praise of Walton, the following which 

 occur in a poem edited by N. Tate, entitled "The Innocent Epicure, or 

 Angling," published in 1697, the author of which is not known, merit 

 insertion from their commemorating Walton, Cotton, and Venables : — 



Hail, great Triumvirate * of Angling I hail, 

 Ye who best taught, and here did best excel I 

 Play here the Gods, play here the Hero's part. 

 Yourselves the Proto-Poets of the Art ; 

 My humble Breast with ppw'rful fiames inspire, 

 To teach the World what justly we admire : 

 Joys fraught with Innocence, of Danger free ; 

 Raptures which none enjoy so full as we. 



* Walton, Cotton, and Venables. 



