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long to be at it�察�and indeed to rest myself too�察�for though I have walked but
four miles this morning�察�yet I begin to be weary�察�yesterday's hunting hangs
still upon me。
Piscator。 Well�察�Sir�察�and you shall quickly be at rest�察�for yonder is the
house I mean to bring you to。
Come�察�hostess�察�how do you �拭�Will you first give us a cup of your best
drink�察�and then dress this Chub�察�as you dressed my last�察�when I and my
friend were here about eight or ten days ago �拭�But you must do me one
courtesy�察�it must be done instantly。
Hostess。 I will do it�察�Mr。 Piscator�察�and with all the speed I can。
Piscator。 NOW�察�Sir�察�has not my hostess made haste�拭�and does not the
fish look lovely�拭�
Venator。 Both�察�upon my word�察�Sir�察�and therefore let's say grace and fall
to eating of it。
Piscator。 Well�察�Sir�察�how do you like it�拭�
Venator。 Trust me�察�'tis as good meat as I ever tasted。 Now let me thank
you for it�察 �drink to you and beg a courtesy of you�察 �but it must not be
denied me。
Piscator What is it�察�I pray�察�Sir�拭�You are so modest�察�that methinks I may
promise to grant it before it is asked。
Venator。 Why�察�Sir�察�it is�察�that from henceforth you would allow me to
call you Master�察�and that really I may be your scholar�察�for you are such a
companion�察�and have so quickly caught and so excellently cooked this fish�察�
as makes me ambitious to be your scholar。
Piscator。 Give me your hand�察 �from this time forward I will be your
Master�察�and teach you as much of this art as I am able�察�and will�察�as you
desire me�察�tell you somewhat of the nature of most of the fish that we are
to angle for�察 �and I am sure I both can and will tell you more than any
common angler yet knows。
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The third day´continued
How to fish for�察�and to dress�察�the Chavender of Chub
Chapter III
Piscator and Venator
Piscator。 The Chub�察 �though he eat well�察 �thus dressed�察 �yet as he is
usually dressed�察�he does not。 He is objected against�察�not only for being full
of small forked bones�察 �dispersed through all his body�察 �but that he eats
waterish�察�and that the flesh of him is not firm�察�but short and tasteless。 The
French esteem him so mean�察 �as to call him Un Villain�察 �nevertheless he
may be so dressed as to make him very good meat�察�as�察�namely�察�if he be a
large Chub�察�then dress him thus�此�
First�察�scale him�察�and then wash him clean�察�and then take out his guts�察�
and to that end make the hole as little�察�and near to his gills�察�as you may
conveniently�察 �and especially make clean his throat from the grass and
weeds that are usually in it�察�for if that be not very clean�察�it will make him
to taste very sour。 Having so done�察�put some sweet herbs into his belly�察�
and then tie him with two or three splinters to a spit�察�and roast him�察�basted
often with vinegar�察 �or rather verjuice and butter�察 �with good store of salt
mixed with it。
Being thus dressed�察�you will find him a much better dish of meat than
you�察�or most folk�察�even than anglers themselves�察�do imagine�此�for this dries
up the fluid watery humour with which all Chubs do abound。 But take this
rule with you�察�That a Chub newly taken and newly dressed�察�is so much
better than a Chub of a day's keeping after he is dead�察�that L can compare
him to nothing so fitly as to cherries newly gathered from a tree�察 �and
others that have been bruised and lain a day or two in water。 But the Chub
being thus used�察�and dressed presently�察�and not washed after he is gutted�察�
for note�察�that lying long in water�察�and washing the blood out of any fish
after they be gutted�察 �abates much of their sweetness�察 �you will find the
Chub�察 �being dressed in the blood�察 �and quickly�察 �to be such meat as will
recompense your labour�察�and disabuse your opinion。
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Or you may dress the Chavender or Chub thus�此�
When you have scaled him�察�and cut off his tail and fins�察�and washed
him very clean�察�then chine or slit him through the middle�察�as a salt´fish is
usually cut�察�then give him three or four cuts or scotches on the back with
your knife�察 �and broil him on charcoal�察 �or wood coal�察 �that are free from
smoke�察 �and all the time he is a´broiling�察 �baste him with the best sweet
butter�察�and good store of salt mixed with it。 And�察�to this�察�add a little thyme
cut exceedingly small�察�or bruised into the butter。 The Cheven thus dressed
hath the watery taste taken away�察�for which so many except against him。
Thus was the Cheven dressed that you now liked so well�察�and commended
so much But note again�察�that if this Chub that you eat of had been kept till
to´morrow�察�he had not been worth a rush。 And remember�察�that his throat be
washed very clean�察�I say very clean�察�and his body not washed after he is
gutted�察�as indeed no fish should be。
Well�察�scholar�察�you see what pains I have taken to recover the lost credit
of the poor despised Chub。 And now I will give you some rules how to
catch him�此�and I am glad to enter you into the art of fishing by catching a
Chub�察�for there is no fish better to enter a young Angler�察�he is so easily
caught�察�but then it must be this particular way�此�
Go to the same hole in which I caught my Chub�察�where�察�in most hot
days�察�you will find a dozen or twenty Chevens floating near the top of the
water。 Get two or three grasshoppers�察�as you go over the meadow�此�and get
secretly behind the tree�察�and stand as free from motion as is possible。 Then
put a grasshopper on your hook�察�and let your hook hang a quarter of a yard
short of the water�察�to which end you must rest your rod on some bough of
the tree。 But it is likely the Chubs will sink down towards the bottom of
the water�察 �at the first shadow of your rod ��for Chub is the fearfullest of
fishes���察 �and will do so if but a bird flies over him and makes the least
shadow on the water�察�but they will presently rise up to the top again�察�and
there lie soaring till some shadow affrights them again。 I say�察�when they lie
upon the top of the water�察 �look out the best Chub�察 �which you�察 �setting
yourself in a fit place�察�may very easily see�察�and move your rod�察�as softly as
a snail moves�察�to that Chub you intend to catch�察�let your bait fall gently
upon the water three or four inches before him�察�and he will infallibly take
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the bait。 And you will be as sure to catch him�察�for he is one of the leather´
mouthed fishes�察 �of which a hook does scarce ever lose its hold�察 �and
therefore give him play enough before you offer to take him out of the
water。 Go your way presently�察�take my rod�察�and do as I bid you�察�and I will
sit down and mend my tackling till you return back。
Venator。 Truly�察 �my loving master�察 �you have offered me as fair as I
could wish。 I'll go and observe your directions。
Look you�察�master�察�what I have done�察�that which joys my heart�察�caught
just such another Chub as yours was。
Piscator。 Marry�察 �and I am glad of it�此 �I am like to have a towardly
scholar of you。 I now see�察�that with advice and practice�察�you will make an
Angler in a short time。 Have but a love to it�察�and I'll warrant you。
Venator。 But�察�master� �what if I could not have found a grasshopper�拭�
Piscator。 Then I may tell you�察�That a black snail�察�with his belly slit�察�to
show his white�察 �or a piece of soft cheese�察 �will usually do as well。 Nay�察�
sometimes a worm�察�or any kind of fly�察�as the ant´fly�察�the flesh´fly�察�or wall´
fly�察 �or the dor or beetle which you may find under cow´dung�察 �or a bob
which you will find in the same place�察�and in time will be a beetle�察�it is a
short white worm�察�like to and bigger than a gentle�察�or a cod´ worm�察�or a
case´worm�察�any of these will do very well to fish in such a manner。
And after this manner you may catch a Trout in a hot evening�此�when�察�
as you walk by a brook�察�and shall see or hear him leap at flies�察�then�察�if you
get a grasshopper�察�put it on your hook�察�with your line about two yards long�察�
standing behind a bush or tree where his hole is�此�and make your bait stir
up and down on the top of the water。 You may�察�if you stand close�察�be sure
of a bite�察�but not sure to catch him�察�for he is not a leather´ mouthed fish。
And after this manner you may fish for him with almost any kind of live
fly�察�but especially with a grasshopper。
Venator。 But before you go further�察 �I pray�察 �good master�察 �what mean
you by a leather´mouthed fish �拭�
Piscator。 By a leather´mouthed fish�察�I mean such as have their teeth in
their throat�察�as the Chub or Cheven�此�and so the Barbel�察�the Gudgeon�察�and
Carp�察�and divers others have。 And the hook being stuck into the leather�察�or
skin�察�of the mouth of such fish�察�does very seldom or never lose its hold�此�
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but on the contrary�察 �a Pike�察 �a Perch�察 �or Trout�察 �and so s