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half of the liquor from him, not the top of it; put then into him a convenient quantity of the best butter you can get, with a little Nutmeg grated into it, and fippets of white bread: thus ordered, you wil find the Chevin and the fauce too, a choice dish of meat: And I have been the more careful to give you a perfect direction how to dress him, because he is a fish undervalued by many, and I would gladly reftore him to fome of his credit which he has loft by ill Cookery.

Viat. But Mafter, have you no other way to catch a Cheven, or Chub?

Pifc. Yes that I have, but I must take time to tel it you hereafter; or indeed, you must learn it by obfervation and practice, though this way that I have taught you was the easieft to catch a Chub, at this time, and at this place. And now weare come again to the River; I wil (as

the

the Souldier fayes) prepare for skirmish; that is, draw out my Tackling, and try to catch a Trout for fupper.

Viat. Truft me Master, I fee now it is a harder matter to catch a Trout then a Chub; for I have put on patience, and followed you this two hours, and not seen a fish stir, neither at your Minnow nor your

worm.

Pifc. Wel Scholer, you must indure worfe luck fometime, or you will never make a good Angler. But whatsay you now? there is a Trout now, and a good one too, if I can but hold him; and two or three turns more will tire him: Now you ee he lies still, and the fleight is to land him: Reach me that Landing net: So (Sir) now he is mine own, what fay you? is not this worth all my labour?

Viat. On my word Master this is a gallant Trout; what shall

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we do with him?

Pifc. Marry ee'n eat him to fupper: We'l go to my Hoftis, from whence we came; she told me, as I was going out of door, that my brothet Peter, a good Angler, and a cheerful companion,had fent word he would lodg there to night, and bring a friend with him. My Hoftis has two beds, and I know you may have the best: we'l re

and I

joice with

my brother Peter and his friend, tel tales, or fing Ballads,or make aCatch,or find fome harmless sport to content us.

Viat. A match, good Master, lets go to that house, for the linnen looks white, and fmels of Lavender, and I long to lye in a pair of sheets that smels fo: lets be going, good Master, for I am hungry again with fishing.

Pifc. Nay, ftay a little good Scholer, I caught my last Trout with a worm, now I wil put on a Minow

and

and try a quarter of an hour about yonder trees for another, and fo walk towards our lodging. Look you Scholer, thereabout we shall have a bit presently, or not at all: Have with you (Sir!) on my word I have him. Oh it is a great loggerheaded Chub: Come,hang him upon that Willow twig, and let's be going. But turn out of the way a little, good Scholer, towards yonder high hedg: We'l fit whilft this showr falls fo gently upon the teeming earth, and gives a fweeter fmel to the lovely flowers that adorn the verdant Meadows.

Look,under that broad Beech tree I fate down when I was last this way a fishing,and the birds in the adjoining Grove feemed to have a friendly contention with an Echo, whose dead voice feemed to live in a hollow cave, near to the brow of that Primrose hil; there I fate viewing the Silver streams glide filently towards

their center, the tempeftuous Sea, yet fometimes oppofed by rugged roots, and pibble ftones, which broke their waves, and turned them into fome: and fometimes viewing. the harmless Lambs, fome leaping fecurely in the cool fhade, whilst others fported themfelvs in the cheerful Sun; and others were craving comfort from the swolne Udders of their bleating Dams. As I thus fate, thefe and other fighs had fo fully poffeft my foul,that I thought as the Poet has happily exprest it:

I was for that time lifted above earth;
And poffeft joyes not promif'd in my birth.

As I left this place, and entered into the next field, a fecond pleasure entertained me, 'twas a handsome Milk-maid, that had caft away all care, and sung like a Nightingale; her voice was goal, and the Ditty fitted for it; 'twas that smooth Song

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