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.

The Carpe.

THe Carpe also is a straunge and daintie fish to take, his baites are not well knowne, for he hath not long béene in this realme. The first bringer of them into En∣gland (as I haue béene credibly enformed) was maister Mascoll of Plumsted in Sussex, who also brought first the planting of the Pippin in England: but now many places are replenished with Carpes, both in poundes and riuers, and because not knowing well his chéefe baites in each mo∣ueth, I will write the lesse of him, he is a straunge fish in

the water, and very straunge to byte, but at certaine times to wit, at foure a clocke in the morning, and eight at night be his chiefe byting times, and he is so strong enarmed in the mouth, that no weake harnesse will hold him, and his byting is very tickle: but as touching his baytes, hauing small knowledge by experience, I am loth to write more then I know and haue prooued. But well I wote, the red worme and the Menow bee good baites for him in all times of the yeare, and in Iune with the cadys or water worme: in Iuly, and in August with the Maggot or gen∣tyll, and with the coale worme, also with paste made with hony and wheate flower, but in Automne, with the redde worme is best, and also the Grashopper with his legs cut off, which he wil take in the morning, or the whites of hard egges stéeped in tarte ale, or the white snaile.