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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Here shall be shewed a care of lauing your pondes in sauing the water where it is scant for to saue your fish aliue.

IN lauing your pondes and pooles, the greatest care is (if there be any scant of water) to kéepe and bestow it so, that the water which is cast foorth, may remaine nie the sides of your pondes and pooles, that ye may recouer it soone againe to saue the rest of your fish, while ye clense forth the wéedes and mudde, which will let the water to come quick∣ly to the scoopes. Therefore it shall be best to clense the sides and bankes first of all: in hauing all such tooles readie, as shall be néedefull thereunto: as mattockes, spades, shoules, scauelts, scoopes, and such like: to dispatch it as quickly as ye can. And when the water is lower then the Rat-hole in the bankes, ye may set such engins afore their holes to kill them at their comming out as aforesaide, for they will lye alwaies in the holes aboue the water, to smother them in their holes ye shall hardly doe, if ye then let them scape, they will soone conuay them selues away in the night or before night, and will runne very swift. Thus much for lauing your pondes.