He hereth the melodyous armony of foules. He 
seeth the yonge swannes: heerons: duckes: 
MArcH 17, 1906.] 
iye2e fololvpth the over nave to all thofe \ohiche tall 
che pndeaitonopiige of this foxlapde neatpfe e vfe ic fo3 on 
: € thar cay angle ¢ tale fpihe to pour plefures asthis 
foofapn teeatpie tethprh @ arene pou: Jj charge eres 
qupre pou iy the nante of alle noble mey chat pe fpithe 
not fg noo poowe mannes fene2all water:as his ponde:felbe:o2 
other neceffarp thpnges to kepe Epithe iy opthour bis Ipcence 
@ good pill. @[fo2 that pe vfe nor to breke noo mannps gpn- 
nps Ipenge in rhepe \weares @ iy ober places due vnto thepry. 
fRe ta take the fpfthe albape that is cahey iy thepm.fo after a 
fpithe is tahey ig a mannps gpnne pf the gpnne be laped in the 
compy \Waters:02 elles in fuche Waters as he birechit is his ot 
ne prope goodes, And pf pe take it alvape pe robbe hpm:\ohp- 
che is axpgye (bamfull bede to onp noble may tooo F that the 
ups ¢ brpbours done:\bhpehe ace punpihed fo2 thepe enpll de 
pes bp the neche ¢ other\vple hay thep mape be afpped ¢ ta: 
hey.Ano alfo pf pe doo in phe manere as this teeatite (helopth 
ou:pe fhalhaue no nede to take of other mefips:\obiles pe thal 
aue pnough of pour alone fakipng pf pe lpfte to labour therfo 
re. \bhpche fall be to pou a ve2p pleafure to fe the fapr brpghr 
(hpnpnge fealpa fpfhes opfecpued bp pour aaftp meanes anv 
pralvey vpoy londe.@ Alf that pe breke noo mannps heggps 
ip gopnige abolbte pour opf{po2tes:ne oppy noo mannes gates 
but that pe fhptte thepm agapy. @ Alto pe Chall not vle this for 
fapd eaftp ppfpete for no couctpfenes to thenrealpnge efpa 
rpnge of pour monep bontpibue yepneppallp for pour folace @ 
co caufe the helthe of pour bodp.and {pecpallp of pau foule. 
fPo2 \Whanne pe purpoos to goo on pour dilportes iy fpiihpng 
pe oll not defpre gretlp manp peofones \ptly pou.\obiche mp 
ghtelette pou of pom game.And thenne pe mape ferue god de 
uolbtlp iy fapenge affectuoullp poure cuftumable paper. And 
thus dopnge pe fall efcheWwe e vopve manp vices.ae popines 
Whpche is prpneppall caufe to enduce may co manp other vp 2 
ces.as it is epght ell knolwey.@ Allo pe fhall not be to raueno 
us iy takpng of pour fapd game as to mocle ac one tpme: Wohi 
che pe mape Ipghtlp doo pf pe doa iy euerp popnt as this pee 
fertt teeatple Chelopth pou wy euerp popnt.vohpche tholoe Ipght 
FAC-SIMILE OF THE LAST FULL-PAGE OF THE “TREATYSE.” 

ORES IeAND STREAM. 
angling, keep thee ever from the water from the 
sight of the fish, other far on the land or else 
cotes, and many other foules wyth theyr brodes: 
whyche me semyth better than alle of noyse 
of houndys: the blastes of hornys and the crye 
of foulis that hunters, faukeners and foulers can 
make. 
And yf the angler take fysshe: surely thenne 
is there noo man merier than he is in his 
spyryte. 
Also who soo woll vse the game of anglynge: 
he must ryese erly, whiche thyng is prouffytable 
to man in this wyse. That is to wyte: moost 
to the heele of his soule, for it shall cause him 
to be holy; and to the heele of his body, for it 
shall cause him to be hole. Also to the increase 
of his goodys, for it shall make him riche. As 
the olde englyshe prouerbe sayth {| who soo 
woll ryse erly shall be holy, helthy, and zely. 
And for the first and principal point in 
behind a bush, that the fish see you not, for if 
they do they will not bite. 
Also look that you shadow not the water as 
much as you may. For it is that thing that will 
soon frighten the fish, and if a fish be afraid he 
will not bite long after. 
The third good point is when the fish biteth 
that ye be not too hasty to smite nor too late, 
for ye must abide till ye suppose that the bait 
is far in the mouth of the fish and then abide 
no longer. 
And if by fortune you do smite a great fish 
with a small harness, then ye must lead him to 
the water and belabor him there till he be 
drowned and overcome. Then take him as 
well as ye can or may, and ever beware that ye 
hold not over the strength of your line; and 
as ye may, let him not come out of your line’s 
429 
end straight from you, but keep him ever under 
the rod and evermore hold him straight, so that 
your line may be sustained and bear his leaps 
and his plunges with the help of your crop and 
of your hand. 
[We append this modern type rendering of 
the page which is here reproduced, together 
with the concluding paragraphs of the Treatyse.] 
[Here followyth the order made to all those 
whiche shall haue the vnderstondynge of this 
forsayed treatyse & vse it for theyr pleasures. 
Ye that can angle & take fysshe to your 
pleasures as this forsayd treatyse techyth & 
shewyth you: I charge & requyre you in the 
name of alle noble men that ye fysshe not in 
noo poore mannes seuerall water: as his ponde: 
stewe: or other necessary thynges to kepe 
fysshe in, wythout his lycence & good wy/ll. 
{Nor that ye vse not to breke noo mannys 
gynnys lyenge in theyr weares & in other places 
due vnto theym. Ne to take the fysshe awaye 
that is taken in theym. For after a fysshe 
is taken in a mannys gynne yf the gynne be 
layed in the comyn waters: or else in suche 
waters as he herith, it is his owne proper 
goodes: and yf ye take it awaye, ye robbe hym: 
whyche is a ryght shamefull dede to ony noble 
man to do yt that thevys & brybours done: 
whyche are punysshed for theys evyll dedes by 
the necke & otherwyse what they maye be 
aspyed & taken. And also yf ye doo in lyke 
manere as this treatyse shewyth you: ye shall 
haue no nede to take of other menys: whiles 
ye shal haue ynough of your owne takynge yf 
ye lyste to labour therefore: whyche shall be 
to you a very pleasure to se the fayr bryght 
shynynge scalyd fysshes dyseeyved by your 
crafty meanes & drawn vpon londe. {Also that 
ye breke noo mannys heggys in goynge abowte 
your dysportes: ne opyn noo mannes gates but 
that ye shytte theym agayn. f{/Also ye shall not 
vse this forsayd crafty dysporte for no 
covetysenes to thencreasvnge & sparynge of 
your money oonly: but pryncypally for your 
solace & to cause the helthe of your body, and 
specyally of youre soule. For whan ye purpoos 
to goo on your dysportes in fysshynge, ye woll 
not desyre gretly many persones wyth you, 
whyche myghte lette vou of your game. And 
thenne ye maye serue God devowtly in sayenge 
affectuously your custumable prayer. And thus 
doynge ye shall eschewe & voyde many vices, as 
idylness, whyche is pryncypall cause to enduce 
man to many other vyces, as it is ryght well 
knowen. 
Also ye shall not be to rauenous in takyng 
of your sayd game as to moche at one tyme: 
whiche ye maye lyghtly doo yf ye doo in euery 
poynt as this present treatyse shewyth you in 
euery poynt: whyche lyghtly be occasyon to 
dystroye your owne dysporte & other mennys 
also. As whan ye haue<suffycyent mese ye 
sholdc coveyte nomore as at that tyme. {[Also 
ye shall besye yourselfe to nourysh the game in 
all that ye maye: & to destroye all such thynges 
as ben devourers of it. And all those that done 
after this rule shall haue the blessynge of God 
saynt Petyr: whyche he theym graunte that 
wyth his precyous blood vs boughte. 
Florida Fishing. 
Miami, Fla. Feb. 16.—Editor Forest and 
Stream: I have been interested in the com- 
munication from A. F. under title of “Florida 
Fishing” in your issue of 1oth inst. I have prob- 
ably visited Jupiter Inlet forty to fifty times since 
1885, but have never known of any “Lake North” 
in the vicinity. I conclude it must be a mis- 
print of Lake Worth, eleven miles south of 
Jupiter, by canal or the Atlantic Ocean. Many 
years ago I have caught many bluefish trolling 
and still-fishing, but during the past five years 
have caught but few. I have tried it on my 
cruising south in November, and my return cruise 
in latter part of April. Lake Worth is fished 
heavily by the market men, so the angler has poor 
success usually. -Quite a number of pompano are 
caught in the lake late in the fall and early in 
April and sometimes up to May 1. 
I am also interested in the article “Florida 
Game Fishes” in same number of my paper, espe- 
