A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.

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Title: A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.
Author: Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589.
Publication: London :: Printed by Iohn Wolfe, and are to be solde by Edwarde White dwelling at the little North doore of Paules at the signe of the Gunne,; [1590]
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Subject terms: Fishing -- Early works to 1800.
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The Googing.

THe Googing is a good and a holesome fish, he is a readie byter, and byteth commonly at the ground, & his bayts through out the yeare are these: the red worme for the chie∣fest, also the codde worme and the gentell: and ye must an∣gle to him with a flote or eorke, and let alwayes your bayt be within two fingers or an inch of the bottome or lesse, or else for to dragge on the grounde, for so it is best and most soonest to take them. He vseth in déepe places with cleane sand or grauell ground at the bottome, as at wayers, brid∣ges, and miltayles.