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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To make a tawny haire.

FOr to make your haire a tawny couler, ye shall take a quantity of lime, with the like of water, and so put them together, and put your haire therein, and let it rest foure or fiue howers, then take it out, and put it in tannars ouse, for a day and it wilbe well.

Also ye shall kéepe the first part of your haire white stil, for your lines to be reserued for the dubbid hooke, to fish for the troute, and grailing, and also to make small lines, to angle for the roche, and the darce, and such.