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Take fresh Horse-dung, and put it into a Bag, or Net, throw it into the Water, and the Fish will gather about it.
Take Quick-silver, which put into a thick glass Vial, fasten it to a Pack-thread, and let it down to the bottom of the Water in the Night, especially when the Moon shines, and you will see a multitude of Fish come toge∣ther.
Put Oyl of Camomil into a Vial, and when you would fish, you must have some Worms and kill them in the said Vial of Oyl, and bait your Hooks with those Worms.
Boyl Barley in Water till it bursts, and boyl it with Liquorice, a little Mummy and Honey; beat all together in a Mortar, till it is stiff as Paste, which put into Boxes close stopped; when you would fish in any place, take about the quantity of a Walnut of it, and boyl in an earthen Pot, with two hand∣fuls of fresh Barley, and a little Liquorice, leaving it till it is almost dry; then throw it into the place whither you would have the Fish come, and they will gather there.
Take the Herb Dragon-wort, from which extract the Juyce, with it rub your Hands, and the Fish will come near, and suffer them∣selves to be taken, holding them in the Wa∣ter; the proper hour for fishing is from five till six in the morning.
Take some of a Herons Flesh, and put it into a Bottle close covered with Clay, or Wax, with some Musk, Amber, and Civet, put the Pot into a Kettle full of Water, and make it boil till you are sure the said Flesh is convert∣ed into Oyl, then take out the Bottle, and pour out the Oyl; with which rub your Line, and all the Fish will come to be taken.
Take fat of a Heron, Mummie, Galbanum, of each two drams, Musk one grain, Aqua Vitae two ounces, mix all together in an Ear∣then Porringer over a gentle Fire, and stir till it be as thick as if boiled; keep it in a leaden Porringer, and with it rub the Hook, or the ends of the Line, or Cork, and all the Fish will come so that you may take them with your Hands.
Take the Belly of a Heron, that is, the Bowels or Entrals, cut it in pieces, and put it into a Glass Vial, which stop close with Wax; then bury it in hot Horse-dung, and let it turn to Oyl, which will be within ten or fif∣teen daies; then take an ounce of Asa foetida, and mix it with the said Oyl, it will all
thicken like Honey, with which noynt a Line, Stick, or Rod, or else the bait you put upon the Hook.
You must kill a Cat by smothering, bleed him, and having flayed and panched, rost him upon a Spit without larding, and keep the dripping that falls, which mix with Yolks of Eggs, and an equal quantity of Oyl of Spick∣nard, which mix well together in a Mortar, to the thickness of an Oyntment; and use it as above.
Take Verdigreece, and boil it in a little Vineger, with which sprinkle the Earth, and the Wormes will come out.