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Icen up their quarter towards Veuvayi The 

 FikeszwA. Pearches havealfo their Habitations 

 apart. But fome other Fifli, that are but Paf- 

 fengers, not living conftantly in the Lake, 

 fpread themfelves almofl: every where indif- 

 ferently. 



The great Trouts pafs out of the Lake for 

 four Months of the Summer, and are taken 

 in Autumn when they are returning thither. 

 The Fi filing is farmed out at Geneva*^ and 

 there are Conferva tories where many of thofe 

 big Trouts arekept^ among which there are 

 fome that weigh fifty pounds. " Sometimes 

 they catch Pikes there of eighty pounds 

 weighty and a pound weight at Geneva ^^o^ 

 know to be eighteen Ounces. 



In the Months of July and Auguft they - 

 fifh there for the Fry of Pearches, at a time 

 when they are no bigger than the fmallefi: 

 Taggs. Thefe are a very delicious Dilh, there 

 called Mille Cantons. 



I fhall add no more than put you in mind of 

 that Duke of S^w^',who renounced his Crown 

 and the Pontificat it felf, to pafs delicioufly 

 the reft of his Days at Riplalles^ where he 

 made fo good cheer to all that vifited him, 

 that to exprefsa very merry Entertainment, 

 they fay Ilill^ frire Eipia/ks. 



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