Their Kinds.
1. THere are four forts of Eels, the Silver Eel, the greenish Eel, the blackish Eel which hath a broader, flatter and larger head
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1. THere are four forts of Eels, the Silver Eel, the greenish Eel, the blackish Eel which hath a broader, flatter and larger head
then ordinary, and the Eel with red Fins, the blackish Eel is the worst. They live about 10 years, and after they get into the Sea they ne∣ver return: They are always in season, and the older the better; They are impatient of cold, for in the 6 cooler months they stir not up and down, neither in Rivers or Ponds, but get into the soft earth or mud, and there many of them bed themselves together, they seldom stir in the day time, unless the water be mud∣ded and raised a little by rain, but is most usu∣ally caught in the night.