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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A baite to kill Rattes and Mice.

TAke of Argentum sublimatum, of regall, and of Arse∣nicke, of each a dram, with twentie figges of the fattest, one ounce of hasell nuts rleane pilde and beaten, twelue walnuts pild, and halfe a pound of wheaten meale, also a pound and two ounees of hogges grease, with a little hony beaten and kneaded with the foresaide simples. First beat all into fine pouders, and then mire them all together, so done, then make them into little pellets, and lay them in your house where ye shall thinke good, for the Rattes to re∣ceiue, and set water by them. Taken out of Dutch. Or you may take swéete creame mixt with sugar, and laid in shelts and strowe the fine pouder of Arsenicke thereon.