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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Another compound for Rattes.

TAke swéeté creame, and mixe it well with sugar, then take the crummes of white bread, with small péeces, and put therein, and make it somewhat thicke. Then make it séeth, and stirre it still till it be as thicke as pappe, then take it off the fire, and put therein of scraped chéese, and stirre it all well together: so doue, take the fine pou∣der of regall, and pouder of Arsenicke, and put it therein, and stirre it well all together: so ye may lay it on shelts, or tyle stones, where ye shall thinke best: yet some herein, will but strow the saide pouders thereon, when they haue layde it, and it will serue so very well, or make the herbe Pedelion in pouder, and lay it on your meate, which herbe is the field clof.