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.

There is also a care alwayes to maintaine your pits and stuis with fish.

HOw your pits and stuis should bee vsed to kéepe fish in, your stues and pits ought to bee oft renued and helpt with great and small fish from time to time, and refreshed often with small fish among: for if ye doe alwaies take, and none put to, your store shall soone decrease. It shall be good also to put carefully your fish therein, both small and great, and sée that none be hurt if ye may, to put 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Tench with them it shall do well. And it shall be very good husbandrie, to pricke and set about the handes, of willow, sallo, or al∣der, which will be good to defend the heate in sommer, from your fish, and to auoide the colde in winter: but the falling of leaues will increase mudde greatly, and also stinch your pondes.