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Baits for Fishes.

For the Pike.

A Roach layed in a dry linnen cloath that no scales go off it.

A Frog layd in a pot with honey five daies, then taken out and washed in Oleum Benedictum the space of an hour: this is a soveraign bait for a Pike all the year long.

For the Pearch.

The red Worm without a knot.

The writhen Worm that lyes in the Clay, on a round heap▪

The Worm that lyes in an old Tree, having a white body and a red head.

For the Trout.

The Hasel Worm that lyes under the hasel root.

The Dock-worm that lyes under the Dock-roots, a Canker.

For the Roach.

The straw Worm that lyes in the Ryne. The Cod-worm, Maggots, &c.

April.

For the Roach.

TAke the Worm that lyes among the ashes on a dunghill, he is red with a green tail.

The straw Worm he is green:

The Maggot of new Cheese.

The Fly with a long tail.

May.

THe baits for al fresh water Fishes be in manner the same that be before, for May, Iune, Iuly, and August.

September.

For the Roach:

THe Warbub put in the pouder of Assa fetida one night and one day, then taken out and put in Oleum Benedictum, and so put next your dubbing.

The Butter▪flye that hath four colours, that is to say, the body yellow, the wings red, black, and green.

For the Pearch.

Take the writhen Worm, put him in Oleum Benedictum.

October.

For the Roach:

THe Worm that is amongst Skinners shavings, he is white and shorr.

The Worm that is among Barkers shavings, he is red.

The green Fly.

November.

For the Roach and Pearch.

TThe green Cod-worm which hath yellow wings, he is com∣monly found sitting upon Oke-leaves.

The green Fly, the Maggot.

Take Asurbis and slime of Caper honey, and Saffron, mingle all these together with a pint of stale Ale, then take a penny∣weight of Assa fetida, put all these in a glass, and let it stand nine daies and nine nights.

Also take the Cassell Worm, or the Bryer Canker, or the green Fly that sits on the Ivy berry.

Begin to fish on St. Valentines day if the weather be cleer.

How to take Fish.

SEeth Neats Oyle, skum it, make a ring of a Rush, lay it up∣on the water, put of the Oyle into the Ring, and you shall see the Fish that is in the Pool.

Annoint your hands with juice of Nettles and Sengreen, put them in the Pond, and the Fish will come to your hand.

Take Assa fetida, He nbane seed. Quick-silver, and Vinegar, fry it together in a pot▪sherd, put it in a linnen bag, tye it with a line to a Pole; Dip it it in the water, the savour wil make all the Fish to be above the water, that you may take them, as long as the bagg is in the water.

Take honey, soft Cheese, C. oculus Indiae, crums of white bread▪ make all in past like Maggots, the Fish eating therof wil swim above the water that you may take them.

Take C. oculus Indiae twelve berries, Henbane seed a spoonful, hard Cheese, Sheeps-tallow, of each as much as a Walnut, a quantity of Wheat-flower, a little honey, beat all in a Morter, make Bals therof and cast it into the water.

Take honey one ounce, Cheese two ounces, C. oculux Indiae 24, berries, Comfits two ounces, make it in past, and cast where the Fish is.

Burn Hors-leaches called Blood▪suckers, make fine powder of them, annoint the back of your hand with Oyle of Osprey, strow the powder upon it, put your hand into the water, the Fish will come to it.

Take the Glow-worm that shineth by night, put her in a Vi∣all of glass close stopped, hang it in a bow Net or Stalker.

Make Fagots of new Pease-straw, bind them in three places, bind stones in them to make them sink.

To take a Pike.

FLey an Eel•• to the Navel, fill the skin with Tar &c.

Baits for Fish at all times.

TAke VVheat-flour, new killed Sheeps-tallow, the white of an Egg, a little honey, make a past therof and put upon your hook.

Take the juice of Valerian, Vervine, and Rueberb, ana put in a Box, put red worms to it three hours before you use them, bait your hooks with them.

For Birds, and Fowls.

TAke seeds of Henbane, Poppy, Lettice, Hemlock beaten in fine powder, boyl all in dregs of strong Wine, then boyl whole Wheat in it, strow the wheat where the Fowl do haunt, and if they eat of it they will be drunk and cannot flye.

Likewise for Conies with Oats

An order for the encrease and keeping of Carps.

1. THe Female must be eight or nine years old ere ever she wil multiply.

2. For the Female you must put in twelve or more Males of three or four years old.

3. The Female must be kept from year to year, though it be forty years, or more.

4. Put in two Females least one dye.

5. The Pond must be drawn about Holland-tide, and the Fish put into a less Pond til March, and then put forth some of three years, some of two years, and some of one year, so many as the Pond wil feed wel; this must be done every year, and kil all that are four years old except the Female aforesaid.

6. A Pond of an acre wil feed every year two hundred of three years old, and three hundred of two years old, and four hun∣dred of one year old.

7. And to feed them fat and make them encrease in great∣ness, you must put them in Pits and Puddles, in Pastures.

And from stealing in Winter you may have them home, and put 500. in a Pond of the breadth of a Parlour, for a Carp ne∣ver feedeth but in Sommer.