,a ,treatyse of ,fysshynge wyth an      
,angle1 by ,dame ,juliana ,berners      
,,companion ,,volume ,,to ,,the         
8,,treatyse ,,of ,,fysshynge ,,wyth ,,an
 ,,angle40  ,in the ,press1 and shortly 
will be ,published1 uniform with 8,the  
,treatyse of ,fysshynge wyth an ,angle10
  ,a ,,facsimile ,,of  ,,the ,,book ,,of
 ,,saint ,,albans1  ,,by ,,dame         
,,juliana ,,berners4  ,,containing ,,the
  ,,treatises ,,on ,,hawking1 ,,hunting1
 ,,and ,,heraldry4  ,,printed ,,at ,,st4
 ,,albans ,,by ,,the                    
,,schoolmaster-,,printer ,,in #adhf4    
,with an ,introduction by ,,william     
,,blades1 ,author of the 8,life and     
,typography of ,caxton40   ,this        
facsimile is faithfully reproduced by   
photography2 it is being printed on     
rough hand-made paper similar to that of
 the original1 and will be bound in     
handsome contemporary binding4 ,the     
interest and value of this reproduction 
will be greatly enhanced by ,mr4        
,,blades' ,preface1 which treats at     

length1 in separate chapters1 of the    
,,authorship1 ,,typography1             
,,bibliography1 ,,subject-,,matter1 and 
,,philology of the ,work4  ,as ,,the    
,,book ,,of ,,saint ,,albans is the     
,work in which ,,the ,,treatyse ,,of    
,,fysshynge ,,wyth ,,an ,,angle was     
incorporated on its first publication1  
its possession by the ,subscribers to   
the latter should be secured1 in order  
to complete the set of 8dyuerse bokys   
concernynge to gentyll and noble men40  
,a full ,prospectus concerning the      
publication of 8,the ,book of ,saint    
,albans0 will be sent on application to 
,,elliot ,,stock1 #fb ,,paternoster     
,,row1 ,,london1 ,e4,c4                 
,illustration  ,a ,treatyse of          
,fysshynge wyth an ,angle4              
,illustration      ,a ,,treatyse ,,of   
,,fysshynge ,,wyth ,,an ,,angle   ,,by  
,,dame ,,juliana ,,berners3   ,,being ,a
 ,,facsimile ,,reproduction ,,of ,,the  
,,first ,,book ,,on ,,the  ,,subject    
,,of ,,fishing ,,printed ,,in ,,england 

,,by   ,,wynkyn ,,de ,,worde   ,,at     
,,westminster ,,in #adif4   ,with an    
,introduction by  ,,rev4 ,m4 ,g4        
,,watkins1 ,m4,a4   ,illustration       
,,elliot ,,stock1 #fb1 ,,paternoster    
,,row1  ,,london1 ,e4,c4  #ahhj         
,illustration      ,preface to  ,dame   
,juliana ,berners' ,treatyse on         
,fysshynge  wyth an ,angle4   ,the      
scholarly angler is here presented with 
an exact facsimile of the first ,english
 treatise on fishing4 ,the book is of   
extreme interest for several reasons1   
not the least curious being that it has 
served as a literary quarry to so many  
succeeding writers on fishing1 who have 
not disdained to adapt the authoress's  
sentiments to their own use1 and even to
 borrow them word for word without      
acknowledgment4 ,walton himself was     
evidently familiar with it1 and has     
clearly taken his 8jury of flies0 from  
its 8xij flyes wyth whyche ye shall     
angle to ye trought  grayllyng20 while  
,burton1 that universal plunderer1 has  

extracted her eloquent eulogy on the    
secondary pleasures of angling for      
incorporation with the patchwork        
structure of his 8,anatomy of           
,melancholy40 ,besides giving the       
earliest account of the art of fishing1 
the estimate which the authoress forms  
of the moral value of the craft is not  
only very high1 but has served to strike
 the keynote for all subsequent         
followers of the art both in their      
praises and their practice of it4 ,to   
this little treatise more than to any   
other belongs the credit of having      
assigned in popular estimation to the   
angler his meditative and gentle nature4
 ,many pure and noble intellects have   
kindled into lasting devotion to angling
 on reading her eloquent commendation of
 it4 ,such men as ,donne1 ,wotton1 and  
,herbert1 ,paley1 ,bell1 and ,davy1     
together with many another excellent and
 simple disposition1 have caught        
enthusiasm from her lofty sentiments1   
and found that not their bodily health  

only1 but also their morals1 were       
improved by angling4 ,it became a school
 of virtues1 a quiet pastime in which1  
while looking into their own hearts1    
they learnt lessons of the highest      
wisdom1 reverence1 resignation1 and     
love--love of their fellow-men1 of the  
lower creatures1 and of their ,creator4 
,nothing definite is known of the       
reputed authoress1 ,dame ,juliana       
,barnes or ,berners4 ,she is said to    
have been a daughter of ,sir ,james     
,berners of ,roding ,berners in the     
county of ,essex1 a favourite of ,king  
,richard the ,second1 who was beheaded  
in #achh as an evil counsellor to the   
king and an enemy to the public weal4   
,she was celebrated for her extreme     
beauty and great learning1 and is       
reported to have held the office of     
prioress of the ,benedictine ,nunnery of
 ,sopwell in ,hertfordshire1 a cell to  
the ,abbey of ,st4 ,alban1 but of this  
no documentary evidence exists4 ,the    
first edition of her 8,book of ,st4     

,alban's10 printed by the               
schoolmaster-printer of ,st4 ,alban's in
 #adhf1 treats of hawking1 hunting1 and 
coat-armour4 ,in the next edition1      
8,enprynted at ,westmestre by ,wynkyn   
the ,worde the yere of thyncarnacn of   
our lorde4 ,m 4 ,,cccc 4 lxxxxvi10 among
 the other 8treatyfes perteynynge to    
hawkynge  huntynge with other dyuers    
playsaunt materes belongynge vnto       
noblesse10 appeared the present treatise
 on angling4 ,the aristocratic instincts
 of the authoress prompted this mode of 
publication1 as she herself explains in 
the concluding paragraph--8by cause that
 this present treatyse sholde not come  
to the hondys of eche ydle persone      
whyche wolde desire it yf it were       
enprynted allone by itself  put in a    
lytyll plaunflet1 therfore ,i haue      
compylyd it in a greter volume of       
dyuerse bokys concernynge to gentyll    
noble men to the entent that the forsayd
 ydle persones whyche sholde haue but   
lytyll mesure in the sayd dysporte of   

fysshyng sholde not by this meane       
vtterly dystroye it40 ,the present      
publication is the 8little pamphlet0    
which was enclosed in this 8greater     
volume40 ,an edition of it as a distinct
 treatise appears to have been issued by
 ,wynkyn de ,worde soon after that of   
#adif1 with the title1 8,here begynnyth 
a treatyse of fysshynge wyth an ,angle0 
over the curious woodcut of the man     
fishing which is on the first page of   
the present facsimile1 but only one copy
 of it is known to be in existence4 ,at 
least ten more editions appeared before 
the year #afjj4 ,this shows the great   
popularity of the book at the time of   
its publication1 and considering how    
human nature remains the same1 and the  
charms of angling are equally grateful  
to every fresh generation of anglers1   
affords a sufficient reason for the     
strong antiquarian delight which all    
literary anglers of the present century 
have felt in the book4 ,it is worth     
while briefly to trace the bibliography 

of angling onwards until the appearance 
in #afec of ,walton's ,compleat ,angler1
 when the reader will be on familiar    
ground4 ,in the interval of more than a 
hundred and fifty years between these   
two names of ,berners and ,walton1 so   
deeply reverenced by every true scholar 
of the craft1 there occur but four books
 on angling1 though each one of these   
possesses a fame peculiar to itself4    
,first came ,leonard ,mascall's ,booke  
of ,fishing with ,hooke and ,line1      
published in #aeij4 ,taverner's         
,certaine ,experiments concerning ,fish 
and ,fruite followed in #afjj4 ,then    
came in #afac the ,secrets of ,angling  
of the celebrated angling poet1 ,j4 ,d4 
,john ,dennys1 whose verses have perhaps
 never yet been surpassed2 and finally1 
in #afea1 appeared ,barker's ,art of    
,angling4 ,with this fisherman and      
8ambassador's cook10 as he calls        
himself1 ,walton must often have        
conversed4  ,it is a further testimony  
to the attractions which angling has    

always possessed for contemplative      
natures that the art appears here       
systematised1 so to speak1 as early as  
the middle of the fifteenth century in  
,england1 where it has been practised   
ever since with more enthusiasm and     
skill than in other countries4 ,there is
 a sad gap in angling literature from   
the days of ,ausonius1 at the           
commencement of the fourth century1 to  
those of ,dame ,juliana ,berners4       
,fly-fishing1 indeed1 is not named      
between the time of lian and that of the
 ,treatyse4 ,it is clearly described by 
the former writer1 who alone among the  
ancients mentions it1 but in the present
 book it is spoken of under the term    
8angling with a dubbe10 as if it were   
well-known and practised4 ,not only so1 
but it is clear that the writer had     
books of angling lore before her1       
perhaps monkish manuscripts1 as ,hawkins
 suggests1 which would be of inestimable
 interest could they now be recovered4  
,thus in speaking of the carp1 the      

reader will find she writes--8as        
touchynge his baytes ,i haue but lytyll 
knowlege of it4 ,and me were loth to    
wryte more than ,i knowe  haue prouyd4  
,but well ,i wote that the redde worme  
the menow ben good baytys for hym at all
 tymes as ,i haue herde saye of persones
 credyble  also founde wryten in bokes  
of credence40 ,no better rules can be   
given for fly-fishing at present than   
the two which she prescribes for        
angling--8for the fyrste and pryncypall 
poynt in anglynge 3 kepe ye euer fro the
 water fro the sighte of the fysshe10   
and 8also loke that ye shadow not the   
water as moche as ye may40 ,the         
8troughte0 is to be angled for 8wyth a  
dubbe0 artificial fly 8in lepynge time20
 but as for the salmon1 8ye may take hym
 3 but it is seldom seen with a dubbe at
 suche tyme as whan he lepith in lyke   
fourme  manere as ye doo take a troughte
 or a gryalynge40 ,with the imperfect   
tackle and clumsy rod of those days1 it 
is no wonder that the capture of salmon 

with a fly1 which is still the crowning 
achievement of the craft1 could seldom  
be effected4  ,after the eloquent       
pleading for angling with which the     
treatise opens1 the lady at once        
proceeds to teach the making of the     
8harnays0 of it4 ,the rod she orders to 
be constructed somewhat resembles1 save 
in its larger size1 the modern          
walking-stick rod4 ,a hazel wand1 or    
failing it1 one of willow or mountain   
ash1 is to be procured1 as thick as the 
arm and nine feet in length4 ,this is to
 form the butt1 and is to be hollowed   
out by means of divers red-hot irons    
into a tapering hole1 which is to       
receive the 8croppe10 or top1 as we now 
call it1 when not in use4 ,this 8croppe0
 is to be made of a yard of hazel1      
joined to a length of blackthorn1 crab1 
medlar1 or 8jenypre40 ,all these are to 
be cut between ,michaelmas and          
,candlemas1 the lady giving very        
particular directions as to their drying
 and the like4 ,when the two portions of

 the 8crop0 are 8fretted together10 the 
whole rod is to be shaved into a shapely
 taper form2 the staff encircled with   
long hoops of iron or latten at both    
ends1 and finished with a 8pyke in the  
nether ende fastnyd wyth a rennynge vyce
 3 to take in  oute youre croppe40 ,the 
line is then to be wound round the crop 
and tied fast with a bow at the top4    
,the reader will note that there is no  
mention of a reel2 it was only used1    
seemingly until the beginning of this   
century1 for large salmon and pike4 ,an 
angler who hooked a fish when armed with
 this ponderous rod 7which must from its
 description have been nearly eighteen  
feet long1 as large as a modern salmon  
rod71 would act as ,izaak ,walton would 
have done in the like                   
predicament1--throw the rod in to the   
fish and recover it when he could4 ,but 
the lady is wonderfully pleased with    
this mighty rod1 and thus               
concludes--8,thus shall ye make you a   
rodde soo preuy that ye maye walke      

therwyth 3 and there shall noo man wyte 
where abowte ye goo4 ,it woll be lyghte 
full nymbyll to fysshe wyth at your     
luste4 ,and for the more redynesse loo  
here a fygure10 and she adds the curious
 woodcut which the reader may see       
reproduced at page #e4  ,then follow    
directions how to dye and make lines and
 hooks4 ,there were evidently no        
manufacturers of hooks in the fifteenth 
century3 each angler made his own4 ,the 
casting of plummets and forming of      
floats succeed4 ,the six methods of     
angling and the mode of playing a fish  
are next treated1 and the latter alone  
shows that ,dame ,juliana must herself  
have been a proficient in the craft4 ,no
 one but a thoroughly good fisher could 
have summed up the art of playing a fish
 in the words--8kepe hym euer vnder the 
rodde1 and euermore holde hym streyghte 
3 soo that your lyne may susteyne and   
beere his lepys and his plungys wyth the
 helpe of your croppe  of your honde40  
,the place1 the time of day1 and the    

weather in which to fish1 are next      
particularly described after the        
exactitude peculiar to fishing manuals  
of the olden time4 ,these paragraphs are
 well worth the consideration of a      
modern angler1 especially the charge1   
8yf the wynde be in the ,eest1 that is  
worste ,for comynly neyther wynter nor  
somer ye fysshe woll not byte thenne40  
,the following part of the treatise1    
with what baits and how to angle for    
each kind of fish1 together with a brief
 description of each1 certainly         
furnished ,walton with a model for some 
of his chapters4 ,this portion of her   
book is regarded by the authoress as    
most necessary to be known and          
proficiency in carrying out her rules   
8is all the effecte of the crafte40 ,she
 adds amusingly1 8for ye can not brynge 
an hoke in to a fyssh mouth wythout a   
bayte40 ,a few of the quaint receipts of
 her age succeed2 how to keep live      
baits1 to make pastes and the like1     
ending with a rule which is often given 

to flyfishers for trout at the present  
day3 8,whan ye haue take a grete fysshe 
3 vndo the mawe1  what ye fynde therin  
make that your bayte 3 for it is beste40
  ,just as the authoress rises to       
eloquence at the beginning of the       
treatise when comparing the fisher's    
happy life with the toils and troubles  
which too often fall to the lot of the  
hunter1 hawker1 and fowler1 so the end  
of these rules once more recalls her    
enthusiasm4 ,the last two pages of the  
book give us a portrait of her          
conception of the perfect angler1 and it
 is no presumption to say that a nobler 
and truer picture has never been limned4
 ,simplicity of disposition1 forbearance
 to our neighbours' rights1 and         
consideration for the poor1 are strongly
 inculcated4 ,all covetousness in       
fishing or employment of its gentle art 
to increase worldly gain and fill the   
larder is equally condemned4 ,she holds 
the highest view of angling2 that it is 
to serve a man for solace1 and to cause 

the health of his body1 but especially  
of his soul4 ,so she would have him     
pursue his craft alone for the most     
part1 when his mind can rise to high and
 holy things1 and he may serve ,god     
devoutly by saying from his heart his   
customary prayer4 ,nor should a man ever
 carry his amusement to excess1 and     
catch too much at one time2 this is to  
destroy his future pleasure and to      
interfere with that of his neighbours4  
,a good sportsman too1 she adds1 will   
busy himself in nourishing the game and 
destroying all vermin4 ,so will what    
,walton calls 8the civil1 well-governed 
angler0 escape the vices which spring   
from idleness1 and enjoy the full       
delights of an elevating and noble      
recreation4 8,and all those that done   
after this rule shall haue the blessynge
 of god  saynt ,petyr1 whyche he theym  
graunte that wyth his precyous blood vs 
boughte40  8,and therefore to al you    
that ben vertuous 3 gentyll 3 and free  
borne ,i wryte  make this symple        

treatyse folowynge 3 by whyche ye may   
haue the full crafte of anglynge to     
dysport you at your luste 3 to the      
entent that your aege maye the more     
floure and the more lenger to endure40  
,m4 ,g4 ,w4  ,illustration   #a         
,here begynnyth the treatyse of         
fysshynge wyth an ,angle4               
,illustration  ,s,alamon in his parablys
 sayth that a good spyryte makyth a     
flourynge aege _/ that is a fayre aege  
a longe4 ,and syth it is soo 3 ,i aske  
this questyon _/ 4 whi  che ben the     
meanes  the causes that enduce a man in 
to a mery spyryte4 3 ,truly to my beste 
dyscrecn it semeth good dysportes       
honest gamys in whom a man ,ioy  eth    
wythout ony repentannce after4 ,thenne  
folowyth it yt gode dysportes  honest   
games ben cause of mannys fayr aege     
longe life4 ,and therfore now woll ,i   
chose of foure good dispor  tes  honeste
 gamys _/ that is to wyte 3 of huntynge 
3 hawkynge 3 fysshynge 3  foulynge4 ,the
 beste to my symple dyscrecn why  che is

 fysshynge 3 callyd ,anglynge wyth a    
rodde 3 and a lyne #b and an hoke _/    
,and therof to treate as my symple wytte
 may suffyce 3 both for the sayd reason 
of ,salamon and also for the reason that
 phisyk makyth in this wyse 7 ,si tibi  
deficiant medici medici tibi fiant 3 hec
 tria mens leta labor  moderata dieta4  
,ye shall vnderstonde that this is for  
to saye _/ ,yf a man lacke leche or     
medicyne he shall make thre thynges his 
leche  medycyne 3 and he shall nede     
neuer no moo4 ,the fyrste of theym is a 
mery thought4 ,the seconde is labour not
 outrageo4 ,the thyr  de is dyete       
mesurable4 ,fyrste that yf a man wyll   
euer more be in mery thoughtes and haue 
a gladde spyryte 3 he must eschewe all  
contraryous company  all places of      
debate where he myghte haue ony         
occasyons of malencoly4 ,and yf he woll 
haue a labour not outrageous he must    
thenne ordeyne him to his her  tys ease 
and pleasaunce wythout studye           
pensyfnesse or trauey  le a mery        

occupacyon whyche maye reioyce his herte
 3  in why  che his spyrytes may haue a 
mery delyte4 ,and yf he woll be dy  etyd
 mesurably he must eschewe all places of
 ryotte whyche is cause of surfette and 
of syknesse _/ ,and he must drawe him to
 pla  ces of swete ayre and hungry 3    
,and ete nourishable meetes and         
dyffyable also4  ,n,ow thenne woll ,i   
dyscryue the sayd dysportes and ga  mys 
to fynde the beste of theym as veryly as
 ,i can _/ alle be it that the ryght    
noble and full worthy prynce the du  ke 
of ,yorke late callid mayster of game   
hath discryued the myr  thes of huntynge
 lyke as ,i thynke to dyscryue of it and
 of alle the other4 ,for huntynge as to 
myn entent is to laboryous _/ ,for the  
hunter must alwaye renne  folowe his    
houndes 3 traueyllynge  swetynge full   
sore4 ,he blowyth tyll his lyppes       
blyster ,and whan he wenyth it be an    
hare full oft it is an hegge hogge ,thus
 he chasyth and wote not what4 ,he      
comyth home at euyn rayn beten pryckyd 3

 and his clothes torne wete shode all   
myry ,some hounde loste 3 some surbat4  
,suche greues  many other hapyth vnto   
the hunter _/ whyche for dyspleysaunce  
of theym yt loue it ,i dare not reporte4
 ,thus truly me semyth that this is not 
the beste dysporte and game of the sayd 
foure4 ,the dyspor  te and game of      
hawkynge is laboryous  noyouse also as  
me semyth4 ,for often the fawkener      
leseth his hawkes as the #c hunter his  
hodes4 ,thenne is his game  his dysporte
 goon4 ,full often cryeth he  whystelyth
 tyll that he be ryght euyll a thur     
ste4 ,his hawke taketh a bowe and lyste 
not ones on hym rewar  de4 whan he wolde
 haue her for to flee 3 thenne woll she 
bathe4 with mys fedynge she shall haue  
the ,fronse 3 the ,rye 3 the ,cray and  
many other syknesses that brynge theym  
to the ,sowse4 ,thus by prouff this is  
not the beste dysporte  game of the sa  
yd foure4 ,the dysporte  game of        
fowlynge me semyth moost symple ,for in 
the wynter season the fowler spedyth not

 but in the moost hardest and coldest   
weder 3 whyche is greuous4 ,for whan he 
wolde goo to his gynnes he maye not for 
colde4 ,many a gynne  many a snare he   
makyth4 ,yet soryly dooth he fare4 ,at  
morn tyde in the dewe he is weete shode 
vnto his taylle4 ,many other suche ,i   
cowde tell 3 but drede of magre makith  
me for to leue4 ,thus me semyth that    
huntynge  hawkynge  also fowlynge ben so
 laborous and greuous that none of theym
 maye perfourme nor bi very meane that  
enduce a man to a me  ry spyryte 3      
whyche is cause of his longe lyfe       
acordynge vnto yt sayd parable of       
,salamon4  ,dowteles thene folowyth it  
that it must nedes be the dysporte of   
fysshynge wyth an angle4 ,for all other 
manere of fysshyng is also laborous and 
greuous 3 often makynge folkes ful wete 
colde _/ whyche many tymes hath be seen 
cause of grete ,infirmytees4 ,but the   
angler maye haue no colde nor no dysease
 nor angre _/ but yf he be causer       
hymself4 ,for he maye not lese at the   

moost but a lyne or an hoke 3 of whyche 
he maye haue store plentee of his owne  
makynge _/ as this sym  ple treatyse    
shall teche hym4 ,soo thenne his losse  
is not greuo  us4 and other greyffes    
maye he not haue _/ sauynge but yf ony  
fisshe breke away after that he is take 
on the hoke _/ or elles that he catche  
nought 3 whyche ben not greuous4 ,for yf
 he faylle of one he maye not faylle of 
a nother _/ yf he dooth as this treatyse
 techyth 3 but yf there be nonght in the
 water4 ,and yet atte the leest he hath 
his holsom walke and mery at his ease4 a
 swete ay  re of the swete sauoure of   
the meede floures 3 that makyth hym     
hungry4 ,he hereth the melodyous armony 
of fowles4 ,he seeth the yonge swannes 3
 heerons 3 duckes 3 cotes and many other
 fou  les wyth theyr brodes4 _/ whyche  
me semyth better than alle the #d noyse 
of honndys 3 the blastes of hornys and  
the scrye of foulis that hunters 3      
fawkeners  foulers can make4 ,and yf the
 angler take fysshe 3 surely thenne is  

there noo man merier than he is in his  
spyryte4  ,also who soo woll vse the    
game of anglynge 3 he must ryse erly4   
whiche thyng is prouffytable to man in  
this wy  se _/ ,that is to wyte 3 moost 
to the heele of his soule4 ,for it shall
 cause hym to be holy4 and to the heele 
of his body _/ ,for it shall cause hym  
to be hole4 ,also to the encrease of his
 goodys4 ,for it shall make hym ryche4  
,as the olde englysshe prouerbe sayth in
 this wyse4  who soo woll ryse erly     
shall be holy helthy  zely4  ,thus haue 
,i prouyd in myn entent that the        
dysporte  game of anglynge is the very  
meane  cause that enducith a man in to a
 mery spyryte 3 ,whyche after the sayde 
parable of ,salomon  the sayd doctryne  
of phisyk makyth a flourynge aege  a    
longe4 ,and therfore to al you that ben 
vertuous 3 gentyll 3 and free borne ,i  
wryte  make this symple treatyse        
folowynge 3 by whyche ye may haue the   
full crafte of anglynge to dysport you  
at your luste 3 to the entent that your 

aege maye the more flou  re and the more
 lenger to endure4  ,,yf ye woll be     
crafty in anglynge 3 ye must fyrste     
lerne to make your harnays _/ ,that is  
to wyte your rodde 3 your lynes of      
dyuers colours4 ,after that ye must know
 how ye shall angle in what place of the
 water 3 how depe 3 and what ti  me of  
day4 ,for what manere of fysshe 3 in    
what wedyr ,how ma  ny impedymentes     
there ben in fysshynge yt is callyd     
anglynge ,and in specyall wyth what     
baytys to euery dyuers fysshe in e  che 
moneth of the yere4 ,how ye shall make  
your baytes brede where ye shall fynde  
theym 3 and how ye shall kepe theym4    
,and for the moost crafty thynge how ye 
shall make youre hokes of stele  of     
osmonde _/ ,some for the dubbe 3 and    
some for the flote 3  the grounde4 as ye
 shall here after al thyse fynde        
expressed o  penly vnto your knowlege4  
,and how ye shall make your rodde       
craftly here ,i shall teche you4 ,ye    
shall kytte betwene ,myghelmas          

,candylmas a fayr staffe of a fadom and 
an halfe longe 3  arme grete of hasyll 3
 wy  lowe 3 or aspe4 ,and bethe hym in  
an hote ouyn 3  sette hym euyn ,thenne  
lete hym cole  drye a moneth4 ,take     
thenne  frette #e hym faste wyth a      
cockeshotecorde 3 and bynde hym to a    
fourme or an euyn square grete tree4    
,take thenne a plmers wire that is euyn 
and streyte  sharpe at the one ende4    
,and hete the shar  pe end in a charcole
 fyre tyll it be whyte 3 and brenne the 
staffe therwyth thorugh 3 euer streyte  
in the pythe at bothe endes tyll they   
mete4 ,and after that brenne hym in the 
nether ende wyth a byrde broche _/  wyth
 other broches eche gretter than other4 
euer the grettest the laste 3 so that ye
 make your hole aye tapre wexe4 ,thenne 
lete hym lye styll and kele two dayes4  
,unfrette hym thene and lete hym drye in
 an hous roof in the smoke tyll he be   
thrugh drye  ,in the same season take a 
fayr yerde of gre  ne hasyll  beth hym  
euyn  streyghte4 and lete it drye with  

the staffe4 ,and whan they ben drye make
 the yerde mete vnto the hole in the    
staffe 3 vnto halfe the length of the   
staffe4 ,and to per  fourme that other  
halfe of the croppe4 ,take a fayr shote 
of blac  ke thorn 3 crabbe tree 3       
medeler4 or of ,ienypre kytte in the    
same se  ason 3 and well bethyd         
streyghte4 ,and frette theym togyder fe 
tely 3 soo that the croppe maye iustly  
entre all in to the sayd hole4 ,thenne  
shaue your staffe  make hym tapre wexe4 
,thenne vyrell the staffe at bothe endes
 wyth longe hopis of yren or la  ton in 
the clennest wise wyth a pyke in the    
nether ende fastnyd wyth a rennynge vyce
 3 to take in  oute youre croppe4       
,thenne set your croppe an handfull     
within the ouer ende of your staffe in  
suche wise that it be as bigge there as 
in ony other place abo  ue4 ,thene arme 
your croppe at thouer ende downe to ye  
frette wyth a lyne of 4vj4 heeres4 ,and 
dubbe the lyne and frette it fast in ye 
toppe wyth a bowe to fasten on your     

lyne4 ,and thus shall ye make you a     
rodde soo preuy that ye maye walke      
therwyth 3 and there shall noo man wyte 
where abowte ye goo4 ,it woll be lyghte 
full nymbyll to fysshe wyth at your     
luste4 ,and for the more redynesse loo  
here a fygure therof in example4 3      
,illustration  ,a,fter that ye haue made
 thus your rodde 3 ye must lerne to     
coloure your lynes of here in this wyse4
  ,fyrste ye must take of a whyte horse 
taylle the lengest heere and #f fayrest 
that ye can fynde4 ,and euer the rounder
 it be the better it is4 ,departe it in 
to 4vj4 partes 3 and euery parte ye     
shall colour by hymselfe in dyuers      
colours4 ,as yelowe 3 grene 3 browne 3  
tawney 3 russet4 and duske colours4 ,and
 for to make a good grene co  lour on   
your heer ye shall doo thus4  ,take     
smalle ale a quar  te and put it in a   
lytyll panne 3 and put therto halfe a   
pounde of alym4 ,and put therto your    
heer 3 and lete it boylle softly half an
 houre4 ,thenne take out your heer and  

lete it drye4 ,thenne ta  ke a potell of
 water and put it in a panne4 ,and put  
therin two handfull of ooldys or of     
wyxen4 ,and presse it wyth a tyle stone 
3 and lete it boylle softly half an     
houre4 ,and whan it is yelow on the     
scume put therin your heer wyth halfe a 
pounde of copo  rose betyn in powdre and
 lete it boylle halfe a myle waye 3 and 
thenne sette it downe 3 and lete it kele
 fyue or syxe houres4 ,then take out the
 heer and drye it4 ,and it is thenne the
 fynest grene that is for the water4    
,and euer the more ye put therto of copo
  rose the better it is4 or elles in    
stede of it vertgrees4  ,a nother wyse  
ye maye make more brighter grene _/ as  
thus ,lete woode your heer in an        
woodefatte a lyght plunket colour ,and  
thenne sethe hym in olde or wyxin lyke  
as ,i haue sayd 3 sauynge ye shall not  
put therto neyther coporose ue          
vertgrees4  ,for to make your heer yelow
 dyght it wyth alym as ,i haue sayd     
before4 ,and after that wyth oldys or   

wyxin wythout copo  rose or vertgrees4  
,a nother yelow ye shal make thns4 ,ta  
ke smalle ale a potell 3 and stampe thre
 handful of walnot leues and put togider
 3 ,and put in your heer tyll that it be
 as depe as ye woll haue it4   ,for to  
make russet heer4 ,take stronge lye a   
pynt and halfe a pounde of sote and a   
lytyll iuce of walnot le  uys  a quarte 
of alym 3 and put theym alle togyder in 
a panne and boylle theym well4 ,and whan
 it is colde put in youre heer tyll it  
be as derke as ye woll haue it4   ,for  
to make a brow  ne colour4 ,take a      
pounde of sote and a quarte of ale 3 and
 seth it wyth as many walnot leuys as ye
 maye4 ,and whan they wexe blacke sette 
it from the fire4 ,and put therin your  
heer and lete it lye styll tyll it be as
 browne as ye woll haue it4  ,for to    
make a nother browne4 ,take strong ale  
and sote and tempre them togyder4 and   
put therin your heer two dayes and two  
nyghtes and it shall be ryght a good    
colour4 #g  ,for to make a tawney       

coloure4 ,take lyme and water  put theym
 togyder 3 and also put your heer therin
 foure or fyue hou  res4 ,thenne take it
 out and put it in a ,tanners ose a day 
3 and it shall be also fyne a tawney    
colour as nedyth to our purpoos  ,the   
syxte parte of your heer ye shall kepe  
styll whyte for ly  nes for the dubbyd  
hoke to fysshe for the trought and      
graylyn  ge and for smalle lynes for to 
rye for the roche and the darse4  ,w,han
 your heer is thus colourid 3 ye must   
knowe for whi  che waters and for whyche
 seasons they shall serue4  ,the grene  
colour in all clere water from ,apryll  
tyll ,septembre4  ,the yelowe coloure in
 euery clere water from ,septembre tyll 
,nouembre 3 ,for it is lyke ye wedys and
 other manere grasse whiche growyth in  
the waters and ryuers whan they ben     
broken4  ,the russet colour seruyth all 
the wynter vnto the ende of ,apryll as  
well in ryuers as in poles or lakys     
,the browne colour seruyth for that     
water that is blacke de  disshe in      

ryuers or in other waters4  ,the tawney 
colour for those waters that ben hethy  
or morysshe4  ,n,ow must ye make youre  
lynes in this wyse4 ,fyrste loke that ye
 haue an ,instrument lyke vnto this     
fygure portrayed folowynge4 ,thenne take
 your heer  kytte of the smalle ende an 
hondfull large or more _/ ,for it is    
neyther stronge nor yet sure4 ,thenne   
torne the toppe to the taylle eue  ryche
 ylyke moche4 ,and departe it in to thre
 partyes4 ,thenne knytte euery part at  
the one ende by hymself4 ,and at the    
other ende knytte all thre togyder 3 and
 put ye same ende in that other ende of 
your ,instrument that hath but one      
clyft4 ,and sett that other ende faste  
wyth the wegge foure fyngers in alle    
shorter than your heer4 ,thenne twyne   
euery warpe one waye  ylyke moche 3 and 
fasten theym in thre clyftes ylyke      
streyghte4 ,take thenne out that other  
ende and twyne it that waye that it woll
 desyre ynough4 ,thenne streyne it a    
lytyll 3 and knytte it for vn  doynge 3 

and that is good4 ,and for to knowe to  
make your ,instrument 3 loo here it is  
in fygure4 ,and it shall be made of tree
 sauynge the bolte vnderneth 3 whiche   
shall be of yren4 #h  ,illustration     
,w,han ye haue as many of the lynkys as 
ye suppose wol suffyse for the length of
 a lyne 3 thenne must ye knytte theym   
togyder wyth a water knotte or elles a  
duchys knotte4 ,and whan your knotte is 
knytte 3 kytte of ye voyde shor  te     
endes a strawe brede for the knotte4    
,thus shal ye make you  re lynes fayr   
fyne 3 and also ryght sure for ony      
manere fysshe4  ,and by cause that ye   
sholde knowe bothe the water knotte     
also the duchys knotte 3 loo theym here 
in fygure caste vnto the lyknesse of the
 draughte4  ,,ye shall vnderstonde that 
the moost subtyll  hardyste crafte in   
makynge of your harnays is for to make  
your hokis4 ,for whoos makyng ye must   
haue fetefyles4 thyn and sharpe  smalle 
beten 3 ,a semy clam of yren 3 a bender 
3 a payr of longe  smalle tongys 3 an   

harde knyfe somdeale thycke 3 an anuelde
 3  a lytyll hamour4  ,and for smalle   
fysshe ye shall make your hokes of the  
smalest quarell nedlys that ye can fyn  
de of stele _/  in this wyse4  ,ye shall
 put the quarell in a redde charkcole   
fyre tyll that it be of the same colour 
that the fyre is4 ,thenne take hym out  
and lete hym kele 3 and ye shal fynde   
him well alayd for to fyle4 ,thenne     
reyse the berde wyth your knyfe _/ and  
make the poynt sharpe4 ,thenne alaye hym
 agayn 3 for elles he woll breke in the 
bendyng4 ,thenne bende hym lyke to the  
bende fyguryd herafter in example4 ,and 
gretter hokes ye shall mabe in the same 
wyse of gretter nedles 3 as broderers   
nedlis 3 or taylers 3 or shomakers      
nedlis spere poyntes _/  #i of shomakers
 nalles in especyall the beste for grete
 fysshe4 and that they bende atte the   
poynt whan they ben assayed _/ for elles
 they ben not good  ,whan the hoke is   
bendyd bete the hynder ende abrode 3    
fyle it smothe for fretynge of thy lyne4

 ,thenne put it in the fyre agayn 3 and 
yeue it an easy redde hete4 ,thenne     
sodaynly quenche it in water 3 and it   
woll be harde and stronge4 ,and for to  
haue knowlege of your ,instrumentes 3 lo
 theym here in fygure portrayd4         
,illustration 3    ,hamour4   ,knyfe4   
,pynsons4   ,clam   ,wegge4   ,fyle4    
,wreste4     ,anuelde4  ,w,han ye haue  
made thus your hokis 3 thenne must ye   
set theym on your lynes acordynge in    
gretnesse  strength in this wyse4  ,ye  
shall take smalle redde silke4  yf it be
 for a grete hoke thene double it 3 not 
twynyd4 ,and elles for sma  le hokys    
lete it be syngle 3  therwyth frette    
thycke the lyne the  re as the one ende 
of your hoke shal sytte a strawe brede4 
,then sette there your hoke 3  frette   
hym wyth the same threde ye two partes  
of the lengthe that shall be frette in  
all4 ,and whan ye co  me to the thyrde  
parte thenne torne the ende of your lyne
 aga  yn vpon the frette dowble4  frette
 it so dowble that other thyr  de parte4

 ,thenne put your threde in at the hose 
twys or thries  lete it goo at eche tyme
 rounde abowte the yerde of your hoke4  
,thenne wete the hose  and drawe it tyll
 that it be faste4 ,and lo  ke that your
 lyne lye euermore wythin your hokys 3  
not with  out4 ,thenne kytte of the     
lynys ende  the threde as nyghe as ye   
maye 3 sauynge the frette4  ,n,ow ye    
knowe wyth how grete hokys ye shall     
angle to euery fysshe 3 now ,i woll tell
 you wyth how many heeres ye shall to   
euery manere of fisshe4  ,for the menow 
wyth a lyne of one heere4 ,for the      
waxyng roche the bleke  the #aj gogyn   
the ruffe wyt a lyne of two heeris4 ,for
 the darse  the grete roche wyth a lyne 
of thre heeres4 ,for the perche 3 the   
flo  der  bremet with foure heeres4 ,for
 the cheuen chubbe 3 the bre  me 3 the  
tenche  the ele wyth 4vj4 heeres4 ,for  
the troughte 3 gray  lynge 3 barbyll    
the grete cheuyn with 4ix4 heeres4 ,for 
the grete troughte wyth 4xij4 heeres 3  
,for the samon with 4xv4 heeres4 ,and   

for the pyke wyth a chalke lyne made    
browne with your brow  ne colour        
aforsayd 3 armyd with a wyre4 as ye shal
 here herafter whan ,i speke of the     
pyke4  ,your lynes must be plumbid wyth 
lede4 ,and ye shall wyte yt the nexte   
pbe vnto the hoke shall be therfro a    
large fote  mo  re _/ ,and euery plumbe 
of a quantyte to the gretnes of the     
lyne4 ,there be thre manere of plbis for
 a grounde lyne rennynge4 ,and for the  
flote set vpon the grounde lyne lyenge  
4x4 plumbes ,ioynynge all togider4 ,on  
the grounde lyne rennynge 4ix4 or 4x4   
smalle4 ,the flote plbe shall be so heuy
 yt the leest plucke of ony fysshe maye 
pull it downe in to ye water4 ,and make 
your pl  bis rounde  smothe yt they     
stycke not on stonys or on wedys4 ,and  
for the more vnderstondynge lo theym    
here in fygure4  ,illustration 3 ,the   
grounde lyne rennynge  ,illustration 3  
,the grounde lyne lyenge4  ,illustration
 3 ,the flote lyne  ,illustration 3 ,the
 lyne for perche or tenche4             

,illustration 3 ,the lyne for a pyke 3  
,plnbe 3 ,corke armyd wyth wyre         
,t,henne shall ye make your flotys in   
this wyse4 ,take a fayr corke that is   
clene without many holes4 and bore it   
#aa thrugh wyth a smalle hote yren 3    
,and putt therin a penne iuste and      
streyghte4 ,euer the more flote the     
gretter penne  the gre  ter hole4       
,thenne shape it grete in the myddis and
 smalle at bo  the endys4 and specyally 
sharpe in the nether ende _/ and lyke vn
  to the fygures folowynge4 ,and make   
theym smothe on a gryn  dyng stone 3 or 
on a tyle stone4  ,and loke that the    
flote for one heer be nomore than a     
pese4 ,for two heeres 3 as a beene4 for 
twel  ue heeres 3 as a walnot4 ,and soo 
euery lyne after the proporcn4  ,all    
manere lynes that ben not for the grode 
must haue flo  tes4 ,and the rennynge   
grounde lyne must haue a flote4 ,the ly 
enge grounde lyne wythout flote4        
,illustration  ,n,ow ,i haue lernyd you 
to make all your harnays4 ,here ,i woll 

tell you how ye shall angle4  ,ye shall 
angle 3 vnderstonde that there is 4vi4  
manere of anglyng4 ,that one is at the  
grounde for the troughte and other      
fisshe4 ,a nother is at ye grounde at an
 arche _/ or at a stange where it ebbyth
 and flowyth 3 for bleke 3 roche4 and   
darse4 ,the thyrde is wyth a flote for  
all manere of fysshe4 ,the fourth wyth a
 menow for ye troughte wythout plumbe or
 flote4 ,the fyfth is rennynge in yt    
same wyse for roche and darse wyth one  
or two heeres  a flye4 ,the syxte is    
wyth a dubbyd hoke for the troughte     
graylyng  ,and for the fyrste and       
pryncypall poynt in anglynge 3 kepe ye  
euer fro the water fro the sighte of the
 fysshe 3 other ferre on the londe 3 or 
ellys behynde a busshe that the fysshe  
se you not4 ,for yf they doo they wol   
not byte4  ,also loke that ye shadow not
 the water as moche as ye may4 ,for it  
is that thynge that woll soone fraye the
 fysshe4 ,and yf a fysshe be afrayed he 
woll not bi  te longe after4 ,for alle  

manere fysshe that fede by the grounde  
ye shall angle for theim to the botom4  
soo that your hokys shall renne or lye  
on the grounde4 ,and for alle other     
fysshe that fede #ab aboue ye shall     
angle to theym in the myddes of the     
water or somdeale byneth or somdeale    
aboue4 ,for euer the gretter fisshe the 
nerer he lyeth the botom of the water4  
,and euer the smaller fysshe the more he
 smymmyth aboue4  ,the thyrde good poynt
 is whan the fysshe bytyth that ye be   
not to hasty to smyte nor to late _/    
,for ye must abide tyll ye suppose that 
the bayte be ferre in the mouth of the  
fysshe _/ and thenne abyde noo longer4  
,and this is for the grode4  ,and for   
the flote whan ye se it pul  lyd softly 
vnder the water 3 or elles caryed vpon  
the water softly 3 thenne smyte4 ,and   
loke that ye neuer ouersmyte the        
strengthe of your lyne for brekynge4    
,and yf it fortune you to smyte a grete 
fysshe wyth a smalle harnays 3 thenne ye
 must lede hym in the water and labour  

him there tyll he be drownyd and        
ouercome4 ,thenne take hym as well as ye
 can or maye4 and euer bewaar that ye   
holde not ouer the strengthe of your    
lyne4 ,and as moche as ye may lete hym  
not come out of your lynes ende         
streyghte from you 3 ,but kepe hym euer 
vnder the rodde _/ and euermore holde   
hym streyghte 3 soo that your lyne may  
sus  teyne and beere his lepys and his  
plungys wyth the helpe of your croppe   
of your honde4  ,h,ere ,i woll declare  
vnto you in what place of the water ye  
shall angle4 ,ye shall angle in a pole  
or in a stondinge water in euery place  
where it is ony thynge depe4 ,the  re is
 not grete choyse of ony places where it
 is ony thynge de  pe in a pole4 ,for it
 is but a pryson to fysshe4 and they    
lyue for ye more parte in hungre lyke   
prisoners 3 and therfore it is the lesse
 maystry to take theym4 ,but in a ryuer 
ye shall angle in euery place where it  
is depe and clere by the grounde 3 as   
grauell or claye wythout mudde or wedys4

 ,and in especyall yf that there be a   
manere whyrlynge of water or a couert4  
,as an holow ban  ke 3 or grete rotys of
 trees 3 or longe wedes fletyng aboue in
 the water where the fysshe maye couere 
and hyde theymself at certayn tymes whan
 they lyste ,also it is good for to     
angle in depe styffe stremys and also in
 fallys of waters and weares 3 and in   
floode gatys and mylle pyttes4 ,and it  
is good for to angle where as the water 
restyth by the banke 3 and where the    
streme rennyth nyghe there by 3 and is  
depe and clere by the grounde #ac and in
 ony other placys where ye may se ony   
fyssh houe or ha  ne ony fedynge4  ,n,ow
 ye shall wyte what tyme of the daye ye 
shall angle  ,from the begynnynge of    
,may vntyll it be ,septem  bre the      
bytynge tyme is erly by the morowe from 
foure of ye clocke vnto eyghte of the   
clocke4 ,and at after none from foure of
 the clocke vnto eyghte of the clocke 3 
but not soo good as is in the mornynge4 
,and yf it be a colde whystelyng wynde  

and a derke lowrynge daye4 ,for a derke 
daye is moche better to angle in than a 
clere daye4  ,from the begynnynge of    
,sep  tembre vnto the ende of ,apryll   
spare noo tyme of the daye 3  ,also many
 pole fysshes woll byte beste in the    
none tyde4  ,and yf ye se ony tyme of   
the daye the trought or graylynge lepe 3
 angle to hym wyth a dubbe acordynge to 
the same month ,and where the water     
ebbyth and flowyth the fysshe woll byte 
in some place at the ebbe 3 and in some 
place at the flood4 ,after yt they haue 
restynge behynde stangnys and archys of 
brydgys and other suche manere places4  
,h,ere ye shall wyte in what weder ye   
shall angle4 as ,i sa  yd before in a   
derke lowrynge daye whanne the wynde    
blowyth softly4 ,and in somer season    
whan it is brennyn  ge hote thenne it is
 nought4  ,from ,septembre vnto ,apryll 
in a fayr sonny daye is ryght good to   
angle4 ,and yf the wynde in that season 
haue ony parte of the ,oryent 3 the     
wedyr thenne is nought4 ,and whan it is 

a grete wynde4 ,and whan it snowith     
reynyth or hayllyth4 or is a grete      
tempeste _/ as thondyr or ligh  tenynge 
3 or a swoly hote weder 3 thenne it is  
noughte for to angle4  ,n,ow shall ye   
wyte that there ben twelue manere of    
ympedymentes whyche cause a man to take 
noo fysshe4 wt  out other comyn that    
maye casuelly happe4  ,the fyrst is yf  
your harnays be not mete nor fetly made4
 ,the seconde is yf your baytes be not  
good nor fyne4 ,the thyrde is yf that ye
 angle not in bytynge tyme4 ,the fourth 
is yf that the fysshe be frayed wt the  
syghte of a man4 ,the fyfth yf the water
 be very thycke 3 whyte or redde of ony 
floode late fallen4 ,the syxte yf the   
fysshe styre not for colde4 ,the seuenth
 yf that the wedyr #ad be hote4 ,the    
eyght yf it rayne4 ,the nynthe yf it    
hayll or snow falle4 ,the tenth is yf it
 be a tempeste4 ,the enleuenth is yf it 
be a grete wynde4 ,the twelfyfth yf the 
wynde be in the ,eest _/ and that is    
worste ,for comynly neyther wynter nor  

somer ye fysshe woll not byte thenne4   
,the weste and northe wyndes ben good   
but the south is beste4  ,a,nd now ,i   
haue tolde you how to make your harnays 
3 and how ye shall fysshe therwyth in al
 poyntes ,reason woll that ye knowe wyth
 what baytes ye shall angle to euery    
manere of fysshe in euery moneth of the 
yere _/ whyche is all the effecte of the
 crafte4 ,and wythout whyche baytes know
  en well by you all your other crafte  
here toforn auayllyth you not to        
purpose4 ,for ye can not brynge an hoke 
in to a fyssh mo  uth wythout a bayte4  
,whiche baytes for euery manere of fyssh
 and for euery moneth here folowyth in  
this wyse4  ,f,or by cause that the     
,samon is the moost stately fyssh that  
ony man maye angle to in fresshe water4 
,therfore ,i purpose to begyn at hym4   
,the samon is a gentyll fysshe 3 but he 
is comborous for to take4 ,for comynly  
he is but in depe places of grete       
ryuers4 ,and for the more parte he      
holdyth the myddys of it 3 that a man   

maye not come at hym4 ,and he is in     
season from ,marche vnto ,myghelmas4    
,in whyche season ye shall angle to hym 
wyth thyse baytes whan ye maye gete     
theym4 ,fyrste wyth a redde worme in the
 begynnynge  endynge of the season4 ,and
 also wyth a bobbe that bredyth in a    
dunghyll4 ,and specyally wyth a souerayn
 bayte that bredyth on a water docke4   
,and he bytith not at the grounde 3 but 
at ye flote4 ,also ye may take hym 3 but
 it is seldom seen with a dubbe at suche
 tyme as whan he lepith in lyke fourme  
manere as ye doo take a troughte or a   
gryalynge4 ,and thyse baytes ben well   
prouyd baytes for the samon4  ,t,he     
,troughte for by cause he is a right    
deyntous fyssh and also a ryght feruente
 byter we shall speke nexte of hym4 ,he 
is in season fro ,marche vnto           
,myghelmas4 ,he is on clene grauely     
grode  in a streme4 ,ye may angle to hym
 #ae all tymes wyth a grounde lyne      
lyenge or rennynge 3 sauyng in lepynge  
tyme4 and thenne wyth a dubbe4 ,and erly

 wyth a rennynge grounde lyne4 and forth
 in the daye wyth a flote lyne4  ,ye    
shall angle to hym in ,marche wyth a    
menew hangyd on your hoke by the nether 
nesse wythout flote or plumbe 3 drawynge
 vp  downe in the streme tyll ye fele   
hym taste4  ,in the same tyme angle to  
hym wyth a grode lyne with a redde wor  
me for the moost sure4  ,in ,aprill take
 the same baytes 3  also ,inneba other  
wyse namyd 4vij4 eyes4 ,also the canker 
that bredyth in a grete tree and the    
redde snayll4  ,in ,may take ye sto  ne 
flye and the bobbe vnder the cowe torde 
and the sylke worme 3 and the bayte that
 bredyth on a fern leyf4  ,in ,iuyn take
 a redde worme  nyppe of the heed 3 and 
put on thyn hoke a codworme byforn4  ,in
 ,iuyll take the grete redde worme and  
the codworme togyder4  ,in ,august take 
a flesshe flye  the grete redde worme   
and the fatte of the bakon 3 and bynde  
abowte thy hoke4  ,in ,septembre take   
the redde worme and the menew4  ,in     
,octobre take the same 3 for they ben   

specyall for the trought all tymes of   
the yere4 ,from ,aprill tyll ,septembre 
ye trough lepyth4 thenne angle to hym   
wyth a dubbyd hoke acordyn  ge to the   
moneth _/ whyche dubbyd hokys ye shall  
fynde in then  de of this treatyse2 and 
the monethys wyth theym 3  ,t,he        
grayllynge by a nother name callyd vmbre
 ia a delycyous fysshe to mannys mouthe4
 ,and ye maye take hym lyke as ye doo   
the trought4 ,and thyse ben his bay     
tes4  ,in ,marche  in ,apryll the redde 
worme4  ,in ,may the grene worme 3 a    
lytyll breyled worme 3 the docke canker4
 and the hawthorn worme4  ,in ,iune the 
bayte that bredyth betwene the tree  the
 barke of an oke4  ,in ,iuyll a bayte   
that bredyth on a fern leyf 3 and the   
grete redde worme4 ,and nyppe of the he 
de 3 and put on your hoke a codworme    
before4  ,in ,august the redde worme 3  
and a docke worme4 ,and al the yere     
after a reddde worme4  ,t,he barbyll is 
a swete fysshe _/ but it is a quasy     
meete  a peryllous for mannys body4 ,for

 comynly he yeuyth an introduxion to ye 
,febres4 ,and yf he be eten rawe 3 he   
maye be cause of mannys dethe 3 whyche  
hath oft be seen ,thyse #af be his      
baytes4  ,in ,marche  in ,apryll take   
fayr fresshe che  se 3 and laye it on a 
borde  kytte it in small square pecys of
 the lengthe of your hoke4 ,take thenne 
a candyl  brenne it on the ende at the  
poynt of your hoke tyll it be yelow4    
,and thene byn  de it on your hoke with 
fletchers sylke 3 and make it rough lyke
 a welbede4 ,this bayte is good all the 
somer season4  ,in ,may  ,iune take ye  
hawthorn worme  the grete redde worme4  
and nyppe of the heed4 ,and put on your 
hoke a codworme before4  that is a good 
bayte4 ,in ,iuyll take the redde worme  
for cheyf  the hawthorn worme togydr4   
,also the water docke leyf wor  me  the 
hornet worme togyder4  ,in ,august  for 
all the yere take the talowe of a shepe 
softe chese 3 of eche ylyke moche 3 and 
a lytyll hony  grynde or stampe theym   
togydr longe4 and tempre it tyll it be  

tough4 ,and put therto floure a lytyll  
make it on smalle pellettys4 ,and yt is 
a good bayte to angle wyth at the       
grounde ,and loke that it synke in the  
water4 or ellys it is not good to this  
purpoos4  ,t,he carpe is a deyntous     
fysshe 3 but there ben but fewe in      
,englonde4 ,and therfore ,i wryte the   
lasse of hym4 ,he is an euyll fysshe to 
take4 ,for he is soo stronge enarmyd in 
the mouthe that there maye noo weke     
harnays holde hym4 ,and as touchynge his
 baytes ,i haue but lytyll knowlege of  
it ,and me were loth to wryte more than 
,i knowe  haue prouyd ,but well ,i wote 
that the redde worme  the menow ben good
 baytys for hym at all tymes as ,i haue 
herde saye of persones credyble  also   
founde wryten in bokes of credence4     
,t,he cheuyn is a stately fysshe  his   
heed is a deyty morsell4 ,there is noo  
fysshe soo strongly enarmyd wyth sca    
lys on the body4 ,and bi cause he is a  
stronge byter he ha  the the more baytes
 _/ whiche ben thyse4  ,in ,marche the  

redde worme at the grounde 3 ,for       
comynly thenne he woll byte there at all
 tymes of ye yere yf he be ony thinge   
hungry4  ,in ,apryll the dyche canker   
that bredith in the tree4 ,a worme that 
bredith betwene the rynde  the tree of  
an oke ,the redde worme 3 and the yonge 
frosshys whan the fete ben kyt of4 ,also
 the stone flye the bobbe vnder the cowe
 torde 3 the redde snaylle4  ,in ,may ye
 #ag bayte that bredyth on the osyer    
leyf  the docke canker togydr vpon your 
hoke4 ,also a bayte that bredyth on a   
fern leyf 3 ye cod  worme4 and a bayte  
that bredyth on an hawthorn4 ,and a     
bayte that bredyth on an oke leyf  a    
sylke worme  a codworme togyder4  ,in   
,iune take the creket  the dorre  also a
 red worme 3 the heed kytte of  a       
codworme before 3 and put theym on ye   
hoke4 ,also a bayte in the osyer leyf 3 
yonge frosshys the thre-fete kitte of by
 the body 3  the fourth by the knee4    
,the bayte on the hawthorn  the codworme
 togyder  a grubbe that bredyth in a    

dunghyll 3 and a grete greshop4  ,in    
,iuyll the greshop  the humbylbee in the
 medow4 ,also yonge bees  yonge         
hornettes4 ,also a grete brended flye   
that bredith in pathes of medowes  the  
flye that is amonge pysmeers hyllys4    
,in ,august take wortwormes  magotes    
vnto ,myghelmas4  ,in ,septembre the    
redde worme 3  also take the baytes whan
 ye may gete the  ym 3 that is to wyte  
_/ ,cheryes 3 yonge myce not heeryd 3   
the hon  ie combe4  ,t,he breeme is a   
noble fysshe  a deyntous4 ,and ye shall 
angle for hym from ,marche vnto ,august 
wyth a redde worme 3  thene wyth a      
butter flye  a grene flye4  with a bayte
 that bredyth amonge grene rede 3 and a 
bayte that bre  dyth in the barke of a  
deed tree4  ,and for bremettis 3 take   
mag  gotes4  ,and fro that tyme forth   
all the yere after take the red worme 3 
and in the ryuer browne breede4 ,moo    
baytes there ben but they ben not easy  
therfore ,i lete theym passe ouer4  ,a  
,tenche is a good fyssh 3 and heelith   

all manere of other fysshe that ben     
hurte yf they maye come to hym4 ,he is  
the most parte of the yere in the mudde4
 ,and he styryth moost in ,iune  ,iuly 3
 and in other seasons but lytyll4 ,he is
 an euyll byter4 his baytes ben thyse4  
,for all the yere browne bree  de tostyd
 wyth hony in lyknesse of a butteryd    
loof 3 and the gre  te redde worme4 ,and
 as for cheyf take the blacke blood in  
ye her  te of a shepe  floure and hony4 
,and tempre theym all togyder somdeale  
softer than paast 3  anoynt therwyth the
 redde worme 3 bothe for this fysshe    
for other4 ,and they woll byte moche the
 better therat at all tymes4  ,the      
perche is a daynteuous fysshe  passynge 
holsom and #ah a free bytyng4 ,thise ben
 his baytes4 ,in ,marche the redde wor  
me4 ,in ,aprill the bobbe vnder the cowe
 torde4 ,in ,may the slo  thorn worme   
the codworme4 ,in ,iune the bayte that  
bredith in an olde fallen oke  the grete
 canker4 ,in ,iuyll the bayte that      
bredyth on the osyer leyf  the bobbe    

that bredeth on the dung  hyll 3 and the
 hawthorn worme  the codworme4 ,in      
,august the redde worme  maggotes4 ,all 
the yere after the red worme as for the 
beste4  ,the roche is an easy fysshe to 
take 3 ,and yf he be fatte  pen  nyd    
thenne is he good meete4  thyse ben his 
baytes4 ,in ,marche the most redy bayte 
is the red worme4 ,in ,apryll the bobbe 
vnder the cowe torde4 ,in ,may the bayte
 yt bredyth on the oke leyf  the bobbe  
in the dunghyll4 ,in ,iune the bayte    
that bredith on the osyer  the codworme4
 ,in ,iuyll hous flyes4  the bayte that 
bredith on an oke4 and the notworme     
mathewes  maggotes tyll ,myghelmas4 ,and
 after yt the fatte of bakon4  ,the dace
 is a gentyll fysshe to take4  yf it be 
well refet then is it good meete4 ,in   
,marche his bayte is a redde worme4 ,in 
,apryll the bobbe vnder the cowe torde4 
,in ,may the docke can  ker  the bayte  
on ye slothorn and on the oken leyf4 ,in
 ,iune the codworme  the bayte on the   
osyer and the whyte grubbe in ye        

dunghyll4 ,in ,iuyll take hous flyes    
flyes that brede in pysmer hylles 3 the 
codworme  maggotes vnto ,mighelmas4 ,and
 yf the water be clere ye shall take    
fysshe whan other take none ,and fro    
that tyme forth doo as ye do for the    
roche4 ,for comyn  ly theyr bytynge     
theyr baytes ben lyke4  ,the bleke is   
but a feble fysshe4 yet he is holsom    
,his baytes from ,marche to ,myghelmas  
be the same that ,i haue wryten before4 
,for the roche  darse sauynge all the   
somer season asmo  che as ye maye angle 
for hym wyth an house flye 3  in wynter 
season wt bakon  other bayte made as ye 
herafter may know4  ,the ruf is ryght an
 holsom fysshe 3 ,and ye shall angle to 
him wyth the same baytes in al seasons  
of the yere  in the same wi  se as ,i   
haue tolde you of the perche 3 for they 
ben lyke in fysshe  fedinge _/ sauynge  
the ruf is lesse4 ,and therfore he must 
haue ye smaller bayte4  ,the flounder is
 an holsom fisshe  a free4 and a subtyll
 byter in his manere 3 ,for comynly whan

 he soukyth his meete he #ai fedyth at  
grounde4  therfore ye must angle to hym 
wyth a gro  unde lyne lyenge4 ,and he   
hath but one manere of bayte4  that is a
 red worme4 whiche is moost cheyf for   
all manere of fysshe4  ,the gogen is a  
good fisshe of the mochenes 3  he byteth
 wel at the grounde4 ,and his baytes for
 all the yere ben thyse4 ye red worme 3 
codworme 3  maggotes4 ,and ye must angle
 to him wt a flote4  lete your bayte be 
nere ye botom or ellis on ye gronde4    
,the menow whan he shynith in the water 
then is he byttyr ,and though his body  
be lytyll yet he is a rauenous biter  an
 egre4 ,and ye shall angle to hym wyth  
the same baytes that ye doo for the     
gogyn 3 sauynge they must be smalle4    
,the ele is a quasy fysshe a rauenour  a
 deuourer of the bro  de of fysshe4 ,and
 for the pyke also is a deuourer of     
fysshe ,i put them bothe behynde all    
other to angle4 ,for this ele ye shall  
fyn  de an hole in the grounde of the   
water4  it is blewe blackysshe there put

 in your hoke tyll that it be a fote    
wythin ye hole4 and your bayte shall be 
a grete angyll twytch or a menow4  ,the 
pyke is a good fysshe 3 but for he      
deuouryth so many as well of his owne   
kynde as of other 3 ,i loue hym the     
lesse4  for to take hym ye shall doo    
thus4 ,take a codlynge hoke 3  take a   
roche or a fresshe heering  a wyre wyth 
an hole in the ende 3  put it in at the 
mouth  out at the taylle downe by the   
ridge of the fresshe heeryng4 ,and      
thenne put the lyne of your hoke in af  
ter4  drawe the hoke in to the cheke of 
ye fresshe heeryng4 ,then put a plumbe  
of lede vpon your lyne a yerde longe    
from youre hoke  a flote in mydwaye     
betwene 3  caste it in a pytte where the
 pyke vsyth4 ,and this is the beste     
moost surest crafte of ta  kynge the    
pyke4  ,a nother manere takynge of him  
there is4 ,take a frosshe  put it on    
your hoke at the necke bytwene the      
skynne  body on ye backe half 3  put on 
a flote a yerde ther  fro 3  caste it   

where the pyke hauntyth and ye shall    
haue hym4  ,a nother manere4 ,take the  
same bayte  put it in ,asa fetida  cast 
it in the water wyth a corde  a corke 3 
ye shall not fayll of hym4 ,and yf ye   
lyst to haue a good sporte 3 thenne tye 
the co  rde to a gose fote 3  ye shall  
se god halynge whether the gose or the  
pyke shall haue the better4  ,n,ow ye   
wote with what baytes  how ye shall     
angle to euery manere fysshe4 ,now ,i   
woll tell you how ye shall #bj kepe and 
fede your quycke baytes4 ,ye shall fede 
and kepe them all in generall 3 but     
euery manere by hymself wyth suche thyng
 in and on whiche they brede4 ,and as   
longe as they ben quycke  newe they ben 
fyne4 ,but whan they ben in a slough or 
elles deed thenne ben they nought4 ,oute
 of thyse ben excepted thre brodes 3    
,that is to wyte of hornettys 3         
humbylbees4  waspys4 whom ye shall bake 
in breede  after dyppe theyr heedes in  
blo  de  lete them drye4 ,also excepte  
maggotes 3 whyche whan thei ben bredde  

grete wyth theyr naturell fedynge 3 ye  
shall fede the  ym ferthermore wyth     
shepes talow  wyth a cake made of flou  
re  hony4 thenne woll they be more      
grete4 ,and whan ye haue clensyd theym  
wyth sonde in a bagge of blanket kepte  
hote vn  der your gowne or other warm   
thyng two houres or thre4 then ben they 
beste  redy to angle wyth4 ,and of the  
frosshe kytte ye legge by the knee4 of  
the grasshop the leggys  wynges by the  
body4  ,thyse ben baytes made to laste  
all the yere4 ,fyrste been flou  re     
lene flesshe of the hepis of a cony or  
of a catte 3 virgyn wexe  shepys talowe 
3 and braye theym in a morter 3 ,and    
thenne tem  pre it at the fyre wyth a   
lytyll puryfyed hony 3  soo make it vp  
in lytyll ballys  bayte therwyth your   
hokys after theyr quan  tyte4  this is a
 good bayte for all manere fresshe      
fysshe4  ,a nother take the sewet of a  
shepe  chese in lyke quantyte 3  braye  
theim togider longe in a mortere 3 ,and 
take thenne floure  tempre it therwyth4 

and after that alaye it wyth hony  make 
ballys therof4 and that is for the      
barbyll in especyall4  ,a nother for    
darse4  roche  bleke4 take whete  sethe 
it well  thenne put it in blood all a   
daye  a nyghte4 and it is a good bayte4 
,for baytes for grete fyssh kepe        
specyally this rule4 ,whan ye haue take 
a grete fysshe 3 vndo the mawe4  what ye
 fynde therin make that your bayte 3 for
 it is beste4   ,thyse ben the 4xij4    
flyes wyth whyche ye shall angle to ye  
tro  ught  grayllyng _/ and dubbe lyke  
as ye shall now here me tell4           
,marche4  #ba  ,t,he donne flye the body
 of the donne woll  the wyngis of the   
pertryche4 ,a nother doone flye4 the    
body of blacke woll 3 the wynges of the 
blackyst drake 3 and the ,iay vndr the  
wynge  vnder the tayle4       ,apryll4  
,the stone flye4 the body of blacke wull
 3  yelowe vnder the wynge4 and vnder   
the tayle  the wynges of the drake4 ,in 
the begynnynge of ,may a good flye4 the 
body of roddyd wull and lappid abowte   

wyth blacke sylke 3 the wynges of the   
drake  of the redde capons hakyll4      
,may4  ,the yelow flye4 the body of     
yelow wull 3 the wynges of the redde    
cocke hakyll  of the drake lyttyd yelow4
 ,the blacke lou  per4 the body of      
blacke wull  lappyd abowte wyth the     
herle of ye pecok tayle 3  the wynges of
 ye redde capon wt a blewe heed4  ,iune4
       ,the donne cutte 3 the body of   
blacke wull  a yelow lyste after eyther 
syde 3 the wynges of the bosarde bounde 
on with barkyd hempe4 ,the maure flye4  
the body of doske wull the wynges of the
 blackest mayle of the wylde drake4 ,the
 tan  dy flye at saynt ,wyllyams daye4  
the body of tandy wull  the wynges      
contrary eyther ayenst other of the     
whitest mayle of ye wylde drake4        
,iuyll4  ,the waspe flye4 the body of   
blacke wull  lappid abowte wt yelow     
threde 3 the winges of the bosarde4 ,the
 shell flye at saynt ,thomas daye4 the  
body of grene wull  lappyd abowte wyth  
the herle of the pecoks tayle 3 wynges  

of the bosarde4  ,august4       ,the    
drake flye4 the body of blacke wull     
lappyd abowte wyth blacke sylke 3 wynges
 of the mayle of the blac  ke drake wyth
 a blacke heed4  ,illustration 3  ,thyse
 fygures are put here in ensample of    
your hokes4  #bb   ,here folowyth the   
order made to all those whiche shall    
haue the vnderstondynge of this forsayde
 treatyse  vse it for theyr pleasures4  
,ye that can angle  take fysshe to your 
plesures as this forsayd treatyse       
techyth  shewyth you 3 ,i charge        
requyre you in the name of alle noble   
men that ye fysshe not in noo poore     
mannes seuerall water 3 as his ponde 3  
stewe 3 or other necessary thynges to   
kepe fysshe in wythout his lycence  good
 wyll4  ,nor that ye vse not to breke   
noo mannys gynnys lyenge in theyr weares
  in other places due vnto theym4 ,ne to
 take the fysshe awaye that is taken in 
theym4 ,for after a fysshe is taken in a
 mannys gynne yf the gynne be layed in  
the comyn waters 3 or elles in suche    

waters as he hireth _/ it is his ow  ne 
propre goodes4 ,and yf ye take it awaye 
ye robbe hym 3 whyche is a ryght        
shamfull dede to ony noble man to do yt 
that the  uys  brybours done 3 whyche   
are punysshed for theyr euyll de  des by
 the necke  otherwyse whan they maye be 
aspyed  taken4 ,and also yf ye doo in   
lyke manere as this treatise shewyth you
 3 ye shal haue no nede to take of other
 menys 3 whiles ye shal haue ynough of  
your owne takyng yf ye lyste to labour  
therfo  re4 whyche shall be to you a    
very pleasure to se the fayr bryght     
shynynge scalyd fysshes dysceyued by    
your crafty meanes and drawen vpon      
londe4  ,also that ye breke noo mannys  
heggys in goynge abowte your dysportes 3
 ne opyn noo mannes gates but that ye   
shytte theym agayn4  ,also ye shall not 
vse this for  sayd crafty dysporte for  
no couetysenes to thencreasynge  spa    
rynge of your money oonly _/ but        
pryncypally for your solace  to cause   
the helthe of your body4 and specyally  

of your soule4 ,for whanne ye purpoos to
 goo on your disportes in fysshyng ye   
woll not desyre gretly many persones    
wyth you4 whiche my  ghte lette you of  
your game4 ,and thenne ye maye serue god
 de  uowtly in sayenge affectuously     
youre custumable prayer4 ,and thus      
doynge ye shall eschewe  voyde many     
vices4 as ydylnes whyche is pryncypall  
cause to enduce man to many other vyces4
 as it is ryght well knowen4  ,also ye  
shall not be to raueno  us in takyng of 
your sayd game as to moche at one tyme 3
 whi  che ye maye lyghtly doo yf ye doo 
in euery poynt as this present treatyse 
shewyth you in euery poynt4 whyche      
sholde #bc lyght  ly be occasyon to     
dystroye your owne dysportes  other     
mennys also4 ,as whan ye haue a         
suffycyent mese ye sholde coueyte nomore
 as at that tyme4  ,also ye shall besye 
yourselfe to nouryssh the game in all   
that ye maye 3  to dystroye all suche   
thyn  ges as ben deuourers of it4  ,and 
all those that done after this rule     

shall haue the blessynge of god  saynt  
,petyr _/ whyche he theym graunte that  
wyth his precyous blood vs boughte4     
,and for by cause that this present     
treatyse sholde not come to the hondys  
of eche ydle persone whyche wolde desire
 it yf it were enpryntyd allone by      
itself  put in a lytyll plaunflet ther  
fore ,i haue compylyd it in a greter    
volume of dyuerse bokys concernynge to  
gentyll  noble men to the entent that   
the for  sayd ydle persones whyche      
sholde haue but lytyll mesure in the    
sayd dysporte of fysshyng sholde not by 
this meane vtterly dys  troye it4       
,,transcriber',s ,,note 3  ,original    
spelling and grammar have been generally
 retained1 with some exceptions noted   
here4 ,long s 7801 ,unicode character   
u#jag;f7 have been replaced by 8s04     
,words that were broken at the end of a 
line using a word continuation mark1    
either hyphen or double oblique hyphen  
7u#b;e#ag71 have been rejoined4         
,supposed words that were broken at the 

end of a line1 but without a word       
continuation mark1 have been rejoined by
 inserting a vertical line 7u#g;c7 with 
thin spaces between the two parts of the
 supposed word4 ,for example1 the word  
8whiche0 was often broken after the i1  
and would then be transcribed as 8whi   
che04 ,i produced the cover image and   
hereby assign it to the public domain4  
,in the text edition1 italic text is    
marked with low lines 7801 u#e;f72 small
 capitals text is made uppercase2       
superscripted text is marked with 80    
7u#e;e74 ,original page images are      
available from archive4org--search for  
8treatyseoffysshy#jj;bern04  ,the       
blackletter pages of the original book  
had no printed page numbers4 ,page      
numbers have been inserted into these   
ebook editions4 ,if a page number would 
properly lie within a broken word or a  
supposed broken word1 then the whole    
word was moved just below the page      
number4  ,there were throughout the     
blackletter part of the printed book    

instances of a symbol that resembled a y
 with a smudge over it4 ,these are      
likely variously e over y or t over y1  
i4e4 abbreviations for the and that4    
,these symbols have been transcribed    
according to context as ye or yt4 ,on   
page #af there was what looks like a 8d0
 with a smudge over it1 which has been  
transcribed as 8dr04 ,other             
abbreviations that include a smudged    
small letter include 8wyt01 8wt01       
8togydr01 etc4 ,in all these instances1 
the superscripted mark is a guess based 
on context4  ,paragraphs or sections in 
the blackletter part were variously     
marked4 ,sections were indicated by     
either capitulum or else drop cap4      
,sparsely supported capitulum           
7u#b;e#c;f7 is replaced by pilcrow      
7ub#f7 in all editions4 ,the text was   
justified1 and sometimes a capitulum    
would be preceded by white space on the 
right end of a line of text and a       
line-break1 sometimes by only a single  
space4 ,sometimes vertical white space  

preceded a capitulum or drop cap2       
sometimes not4 ,there are three         
instances 7see pages #c and #i7 of white
 space on the right end of a line of    
text followed by a new sentence on a new
 line1 but without either capitulum or  
drop cap4 ,in these ebook editions1     
either printed vertical space or a drop 
cap is transcribed as the beginning of a
 new paragraph1 i4e4 as a new  p        
element in the html edition4 ,drop caps 
are indicated in the text edition by 80 
preceding the letter4  ,the colon       
7u#c;a7 is used liberally throughout the
 blackletter part of the book4 ,it was  
usually printed with no space on either 
side2 less often with a space only on   
the right side2 and rarely with a space 
only on the left side4 ,examples of the 
latter occur at page #d line #d and at  
page #h line #b4 ,in this transcription1
 the colon spacing has been standardized
 in the blackletter part of the book to 
narrow space on both sides4  ,likewise1 
the glyph we would call period or full  

stop 7u#b;e7 was variously printed with 
no space on either side1 or space on one
 or both sides4 ,these have been        
standardized to modern usage3 space on  
right side only4 ,this glyph seems to   
have been used variously in the ways we 
would use full stop or comma4 ,in       
addition1 roman numerals are transcribed
 with the full stop as in1 for instance1
 8wyth 4xij4 heeres0 7example is from   
page #aj74 ,in many places full stops   
seem to be missing from the end of a    
sentence2 these have not been corrected4
  ,in the following sentence from page  
#a1 8,salamon in his parablys sayth that
 a good spyryte makyth a flourynge aege 
_/ that is a fayre aege  a longe401 the 
8 _/ 0 is our transcription of a glyph  
shaped somewhat like an abundantly      
distorted 8#c01 compressed horizontally4
 ,this glyph has been interpreted herein
 as punctuation1 similar to our modern  
comma or virgule4 ,the glyph was        
variously printed with no space on      
either side1 or with space on both      

sides1 or with space on the right side4 
,in this ebook1 the glyph has been      
transcribed as solidus 7u#b;f7 with thin
 space on both sides4  ,there is one    
exception4 ,on page #bj1 line #a1 the   
following sentence appears3 8,ye shall  
fede and kepe them all in generall 3 but
 euery manere by hymself wyth suche     
thyng in and on whiche they brede04 ,in 
the html_/epub_/mobi editions1 the mark 
after thyng is shown as an image of the 
original mark4 ,this mark strongly      
resembles the glyphs that have been     
elsewhere transcribed as solidus1 but is
 bolder and more angular4 ,the text     
edition transcribes this instance as 80 
7ua#gf;d1 ,latin small letter ,,is7     
,page #b4 ,the following sentence       
appears3 8,the seconde is labour not    
outrageo40 ,in the text edition1 the    
mark following outrageo has been        
transcribed as 80 7ua#ggj1 modifier     
letter ,,us74 ,this character occurs    
only once in the text4  ,page #g4 ,the  
phrase 8,for is is lyke ye wedys0 was   

changed to 8,for it is lyke ye wedys04  
,in the phrase rendered herein as 8that 
it woll desyre ynough01 it has been     
suggested that the penultimate word     
should perhaps be 8befyxe0 instead4     
,page #h4 ,in 8,and gretter hokes ye    
shall mabe in the same wyse01 8mabe0    
should perhaps be 8make08  ,page #aj4   
,in the illustration caption1 8,plnbe 3 
,corke0 should perhaps be 8,plbe 3      
,corke04  ,page #ab4 ,in 8the more he   
smymmyth aboue01 the word should perhaps
 be 8swymmyth04  ,page #ac4 ,in 8in ony 
other placys where ye may se ony fyssh  
houe or ha  ne ony fedynge01 8ha  ne0   
should perhaps be 8ha  ue08  ,page #ag4 
,in the phrase rendered herein 8heeryd 3
  the hon  ie combe401 8hon  ie0 was    
originally printed as 8hou  ie04  ,page 
#ah4 ,a smudge after the ampersand was  
ignored in the phrase 8on the osyer  the
 codworme04  ,page #ai4 ,in 8cast it in 
the water wyth a corde  a corke 01 the  
illegible mark ahead of 8cord0 has been 
transcribed 8a 04 ,also1 the phrase 8or 

ellis on ye gronde0 possibly should be  
8or ellis on ye grode04  ,page #bj4 ,in 
8,but whan they ben in a slough01 the   
original print looked like 8benin01 with
 a thick black line between 8ben0 and   
8in04 ,in the phrase 8 ,a nother take   
the sewet01 there was a smudge after    
8nother0 that might be taken for a      
comma1 removed from this ebook edition4 
,there were no other commas in the      
blackletter section of the book4