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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For the Barbyll.

THe Barbell is a subtill and a straunge fish to take, and very daintie to take his baite: these are commonly his baytes, in March and in Aprill ye shall angle to him with fresh chéese laide on a borde, and so cut it in small péeces square, the length of your hooke: then take a candle and burne it or smeare it on the end at the point of your hooke tillit looke yelow: then binde it on your hooke with Flet∣chers silke, and make it rough like a welbede worme, and this is verie good for all somer season: but in May and Iune ye shall take the Hawthorne worme, and the great redde worme before: in Iuly the red worme for a chéefe baite, and the Hawthorne worme together, and also the worme that bréedeth in the water dog leafe, and the yong Hornet worme together: in Angust and for all the yeare, take the tallow of a shéepe and soft chéese of each alike, and grinde or scrape them well and small together, till it waxe fine and tough, then put a little wheate flower, and make it into little pellets, and this is a good baite to angle at the bottom, and sée that it doe sinke alone in the water, or els it is not good for this purpose.