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you�察�and then cutting off a very little of the other end�察�that so your hook 

may enter�察�and if your hook be small and good�察�you will find this to be a 

very   choice   bait�察  �either   for   winter   or   summer�察  �you   sometimes   casting   a 

little of it into the place where your float swims。 

     And to take   the   Roach and   Dace�察  �a good bait is the   young   brood   of 

wasps or bees�察�if you dip their heads in blood�察�especially good for Bream�察�

if they be baked�察�or hardened in their husks in an oven�察�after the bread is 

taken out of it�察�or hardened on a fire´shovel�此�and so also is the thick blood 

of   sheep�察  �being   half   dried   on   a   trencher�察  �that   so   you   may   cut   into   such 

pieces as may best fit the size of your hook�察�and a little salt keeps it from 

growing black�察�and makes it not the worse�察�but better�此�this is taken to be a 

choice bait�察�if rightly ordered。 

     There be several oils of a strong smell that I have been told of�察�and to 

be   excellent   to   tempt   fish   to   bite�察  �of   which   I   could   say   much。   But   I 

remember   I   once   carried   a   small   bottle   from  Sir   George   Hastings   to   Sir 



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Henry  Wotton�察  �they   were   both   chemical   men�察  �as   a   great   present�此  �it   was 

sent�察�and receiv'd�察�and us'd�察�with great confidence�察�and yet�察�upon inquiry�察�I 

found it did not answer the expectation of Sir Henry�察�which�察�with the help 

of this and other circumstances�察�makes me have little belief in such things 

as many men talk of。 Not but that I think that fishes both smell and hear�察�

as I have express in my former discourse�此�but there is a mysterious knack�察�

which   though   it   be   much   easier   than   the   philosopher's   stone�察  �yet   is   not 

attainable   by   common   capacities�察  �or   else   lies   locked   up   in   the   brain   or 

breast   of   some   chemical   man�察  �that�察  �like   the   Rosicrucians�察  �will   not   yet 

reveal it。  But   let   me nevertheless   tell   you�察 �that camphire�察 �put  with   moss 

into your worm´bag with your worms�察�makes them�察�if many anglers be not 

very much mistaken�察�a tempting bait�察�and the angler more fortunate。 But I 

stepped   by   chance   into   this   discourse   of   oils�察  �and   fishes   smelling�察  �and 

though   there   might   be   more   said�察  �both   of   it   and   of   baits   for   Roach   and 

Dace and other float´fish�察�vet I will for bear it at this time�察�and tell you�察�in 

the next place�察�how you are to prepare your tackling�此�concerning which�察�I 

will�察�for sport sake�察�give you an old rhyme out of an old fish book�察�which 

will prove a part�察�and but a part�察�of what you are to provide。 

     My rod and my line�察�my float and my lead�察�My hook and my plummet�察�

my whetstone and knife�察�My basket�察�my baits�察�both living and dead�察�My 

net�察�and my meat�察�for that is the chief�此�Then I must have thread�察�and hairs 

green and small�察�With mine angling purse�此�and so you have all。 

     But you must have all these tackling�察�and twice so many more�察  �with 

which�察  �if   you   mean   to   be   a   fisher�察  �you   must   store   yourself�察  �and   to   that 

purpose I will go with you�察�either to Mr。 Margrave�察�who dwells amongst 

the book´sellers in St。 Paul's Church´yard�察�or to Mr。 John Stubs�察�near to the 

Swan in Goldinglane�此�they be both honest�察�an�察�and will fit an angler with 

what tackling he lacks。 

     Venator。   Then�察  �good      master�察  �let   it   be   at   for   he   is   nearest   to   my 

dwelling。 And I pray let's meet there the ninth of May next�察�about two of 

the clock�察�and I'll want nothing that a fisher should be furnished with。 

     Piscator。 Well�察�and I'll not fail you�察�God willing�察�at the time and place 

appointed。 

     Venator。 I thank you�察�good master�察�and I will not fail you。 And�察�good 



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master�察�tell me what BAITS more you remember�察�for it will not now be 

long ere we shall be at Tottenham´High´Cross�察�and when we come thither 

I will make you some requital of your pains�察�by repeating as choice a copy 

of Verses as any we have heard since we met together�察�and that is a proud 

word�察�for we have heard very good ones。 

     Piscator Well�察�scholar�察�and I shall be then right glad to hear them。 And 

I will�察�as we walk�察�tell you whatsoever comes in my mind�察�that I think may 

be   worth   your   hearing。  You   may   make   another   choice   bait   thus�此  �take   a 

handful or two of the best and biggest wheat you can get�察�boil it in a little 

milk�察�like as frumity is boiled�察�boil it so till it be soft�察�and then fry it�察�very 

leisurely�察�with honey�察�and a little beaten saffron dissolved in milk�察�and you 

will find this a choice bait�察�and good�察�I think�察�for any fish�察�especially for 

Roach�察�Dace�察�Chub�察�or Grayling�此�I know not but that it may be as good for 

a river Carp�察�and especially if the ground be a little baited with it。 

     And     you   may   also   note�察  �that  the  SPAWN       of  most    fish  is  a  very 

tempting bait�察�being a little hardened on a warm tile and cut into fit pieces。 

Nay�察�mulberries�察�and those black´berries which grow upon briars�察�be good 

baits for Chubs or Carps�此�with these many have been taken in ponds�察�and 

in some rivers where such trees have grown near the water�察�and the fruit 

customarily drops into it。 And there be a hundred other baits�察�more than 

can be well named�察�which�察�by  constant baiting the water�察�will become   a 

tempting bait for any fish in it。 

     You are also to know�察�that there be divers kinds of CADIS�察�or Case´ 

worms�察�that are to be found in this nation�察�in several distinct counties�察�in 

several little brooks that relate to bigger rivers�察�as namely�察�one cadis called 

a   piper�察  �whose   husk�察  �or   case�察  �is   a   piece   of   reed   about   an   inch   long�察  �or 

longer�察  �and   as   big   about   as   the   compass   of   a   two´pence。   These   worms 

being kept three or four days in a woollen bag�察�with sand at the bottom of 

it�察�and the bag wet once a day�察�will in three or four days turn to be yellow�察�

and these be a choice bait for the Chub or Chavender�察�or indeed for any 

great fish�察�for it is a large bait。 

     There is also a lesser cadis´worm�察�called a Cockspur�察�being in fashion 

like the spur of a cock�察�sharp at one end�此�and the case�察�or house。 in which 

this dwells�察�is made of small husks�察�and gravel�察�and slime�察�most curiously 



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made of these�察�even so as to be wondered at�察�but not to be made by man�察�

no more than a king´fisher's nest can�察�which is made of little fishes' bones�察�

and have such a geometrical interweaving and connection as the like is not 

to be done by the art of man。 This kind of cadis is a choice bait for any 

float´fish�察�it is much less than the piper´ cadis�察�and to be so ordered�此�and 

these   may   be   so   preserved�察  �ten�察  �fifteen�察  �or   twenty   days�察  �or   it   may   be 

longer。 

     There   is   also   another   cadis�察  �called   by   some   a   Straw´worm�察  �and   by 

some a Ruff´coat�察�whose house�察�or case�察�is made of little pieces of bents�察�

and rushes�察�and straws�察�and water´weeds�察�and I know not what�察�which are 

so knit   together   with   condensed slime�察 �that   they  stick about her husk   or 

case�察   �not   unlike    the  bristles   of   a  hedge´hog。      These    three   cadises    are 

commonly   taken   in   the   beginning   of   summer�察  �and   are   good�察  �indeed�察  �to 

take   any  kind   of   fish�察  �with   float   or   otherwise。   I   might   tell   you   of   many 

more�察�which as they do early�察�so those have their time also of turning to be 

flies   in   later   summer�察  �but   I   might   lose   myself�察  �and   tire   you�察  �by   such   a 

discourse�此  �I   shall   therefore   but   remember   you�察  �that   to   know   these�察  �and 

their several kinds�察�and to what flies every particular cadis turns�察�and then 

how to use them�察�first as they be cadis�察�and after as they be flies�察�is an art�察�

and an art that every one that professes to be an angler has not leisure to 

search after�察�and�察�if he had�察�is not capable of learning。 

     I'll tell   you�察  �scholar�察  �several   countries   have   several   kinds   of   cadises�察�

that indeed differ as much as dogs do�察�that is to say�察�as much as a very cur 

and a greyhound do。 These be usually bred in the very little rills�察�or ditches�察�

that run into bigger rivers�察�and I think a more proper bait for those very 

rivers than any other。 I know not how�察�or of what�察�this cadis receives life�察�

or what coloured fly it turns to�察�but doubtless they are the death of many 

Trouts�此�and this is one killing way�此�

     Take one�察�or more if need be�察�of these large yellow cadis�此�pull off his 

head�察�and with it pull out his black gut�察�put the body�察�as little bruised as is 

possible�察�on a very little hook�察�armed on with a red hair�察�which will shew 

like the cadis´head�察�and a very little thin lead�察�so put upon the shank of the 

hook that it may sink presently。 Throw this bait�察�thus ordered�察�which will 

look   very  yellow�察  �into   any  great   still   hole   where   a Trout is�察  �and   he   will 



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presently venture his life for it�察�it is not to be doubted�察�if you be not espied�察�

and that the bait first touch the water before the line。 And this will do best 

in the deepest stillest water。 

     Next�察�let me tell you�察�I have been much pleased to walk quietly by a 

brook�察�with a little stick in my hand�察�with which I might easily take these�察�

and consider the curiosity of 

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