again; but it is a little too soon yet; it were not amiss that they stayed till we hear again from the West Indies."]

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Angling improved to spiritual Uses," forms part of an octavo volume, under the title of "Occasional Reflections upon several Subjects," by the Hon. Robert Boyle, 8vo. Lond. 1665.

In "The Epitome of the Art of Husbandry," by I. B. Gent. 12mo. Lond. 1669. p. 182 to 196 are " Brief Experimental Directions for the right Use of the Angle.”

8vo. Lond. 1670. p. 182 to 196.

8vo. Lond. 1685. p. 145 to 159.

[The author's name was Blagrave.]

"The Angler's Delight: containing the whole Art of neat and clean Angling; wherein is taught the readiest way to take all sorts of Fish, from the Pike to the Minnow, together with their proper baits, haunts, and time of fishing for them, whether in Mere, Pond, or River.

"As also the method of fishing in Hackney Rivers and the names of all the best Stands there; with the manner of making all sorts of good Tackle fit for any Water whatsoever. The like never before in Print. By William Gilbert, Gent." 12mo. Lond. 1676. 12mo. Lond. no date.

[This second Edition was reprinted in fac simile, about 1780, by a Bookseller in Holborn.]

"The Compleat Troller; or the Art of Trolling," by Robert Nobbes. 8vo. Lond. 1682.

2d Edit. same date, reprinted in fac

simile, about 1770.

3d Edit. prefixed to the Angler's Pocket.

Book. 8vo. Norw. no date.

4th Edit. appended to another Edition

of the Angler's Pocket Book. 8vo. Lond. 1805.

"The Accomplisht Lady's Delight in Preserving, Physick, Beautifying, and Cookery." 12mo. Lond. 1684. p. 106 to 126. "New

and excellent Experiments and Secrets in the Art of Angling, being directions for the whole Art.'

[Taken entirely from Walton and Barker.]

"Gentlemen's Recreations: treating of the Art of Horsemanship, Hunting, Fowling, Fishing, and Agriculture." fol. Lond. 1686. fol. Lond. 1710.

"The Gentleman's Recreation: in four parts, viz. Hunting, Hawking, Fowling, Fishing." 8vo. Lond. 1674. [By Nicholas Cox.]

"The Angler's Vade Mecum: or a compendious, yet full Discourse of Angling," by J. Cheetam. 8vo. Lond. 1681.

2d Edit. 8vo. Lond. 1689.

3d Edit. 8vo. Lond. 1700.

"Northern Memoirs, calculated for the Meridian of Scotland. Wherein most or all of the Cities, Citadels, Sea-ports, Castles, Forts, Fortresses, Rivers, and Rivulets, are compendiously described.

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'Together with choice Collections of various Discoveries, Remarkable Observations, Theological Notions, Political Axioms, National Intrigues, Polemick Inferences, Contemplations, Speculations, and several curious and industrious Inspections, lineally

drawn from Antiquaries, and other noted and intelligible persons of Honour and Eminency. To which is added the Contemplative and Practical Angler, by way of Diversion. With a Narrative of that dextrous and mysterious Art experimented in England, and perfected in more remote and solitary parts of Scotland. By way of Dialogue. Writ in the year 1658, but not till now made publick. By Richard Frank, Philanthropus." 8vo. Lond. 1694.

[One of the most curious parts of this work will be found at p. 279, in what relates to the Burbolt, a Fish rarely found even in the Trent. This Fish is represented as "absconding himself in eddies, and some times in arches, not far from streams and torrents of water." "He that takes him (says the Author,) gets a reward; which a well-scowred Red-worm certainly accomplishes as soon as any thing except the Gudgeon, for that is a Charm compels him ashore."

"The Gentleman Fisher: or the whole Art of Angling." 8vo. Lond. 2d Edit. 8vo. Lond. 1727.

"The True Art of Angling: by I. S." 24mo. Lond. 1696.

"The Compleat Fisher, or the True Art

of Angling, by I.S. 3d Edit." 24mo. Lond. 1704.

"The Complete Fisher: or the True Art of Angling. Revised and Corrected by W. Wright, and other experienc'd Anglers." 24mo. Lond. 1740.

[At the back of the Title is a Recommendation of the Work signed

which asserts that "This Book has pass'd several Editions." The Places round London

for Angling, noticed in this Work, are worth Attention.

There is another Edition of the same size, title, and date, with a different wood Cut at the beginning, and with material variations.]

"The Compleat Fisherman. Being a large and particular Account

of all the several ways of Fishing, now practised in Europe, by James Saunders, Esq. of Newton Awbery, upon Trent." 12mo. Lond. 1724.

"The Genteel Recreation: or the Pleasure of Angling, a Poem. With a Dialogue between Piscator and Corydon. By John Whitney, a Lover of the Angle." 8vo. Lond. 1700. "The School of Recreation; or a Guide to the most Ingenious Exercises, by R. H." p. 158 to 182 ["On Fishing."] 8vo. Lond. 1701.

"The Secrets of Angling, by C. G." 12mo. Lond. 1705.
"Dictionarium Rusticum et Urbanicum." 8vo. Lond. 1704.

"The Angler's Sure Guide: or Angling improved and methodically digested, by R. H. Esq." 8vo. Lond. 1706.

"The Innocent Epicure; or the Art of Angling, a Poem." 8vo. Lond. 1697.

[The Preface is by N. Tate, who is supposed to have been the Author of the Book.] 2d. Edit. 12mo. 1713.

"The Art of Angling," 8vo. Lond. 1741.

[This appears to be the same Poem with the foregoing; and is likewise called the second Edition, in the Title.]

"The Whole Art of Fishing: being a Collection and Improvement

of all that has been written on this Subject: with many new Experiments." 12mo. Lond. 1714.

2d Edit. entitled "The Gentleman Fisher: or the Whole

Art of Angling." 8vo. Lond. 1727.

"A Discourse of Fish and Fish Ponds: by a Person of Honour." 8vo. Lond.

This Work is also found as an Appendage to "The

Gentleman Farmer." 8vo. Lond. 1726.

[The Author was the Hon. Roger North.]

"The Country Gentleman's Vade Mecum," by G. Jacob, Gent. 8vo. Lond. 1717, contains p. 25-31. a few pages upon Fish, Angling, Fish-Ponds, &c.

"The Compleat Sportsman," by Giles Jacob. 12mo. Lond. 1718. Part III. of which relates to " Fish and Fishing."

England's Interest; or the Gentleman and Farmer's Friend: by Sir J. Moore." 8vo. Lond. 1721. Contains (p. 99 to 157) "The Angler's Guide."

"The Gentleman Angler." 8vo. Lond. 1726..

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2d Edit. 8vo. Lond. 1736.

3d Edit. 8vo. Lond. without date.

This Work was again printed as a novel publication in 1786, viz. “The Gentleman Angler. Containing brief and plain Instructions by which the young beginner may in a short time become a perfect Artist in Angling for all kinds of Fish. By a Gentleman, who has made it his Diversion upwards of fourteen years." 12mo. Lond. 1786.

Piscatory Eclogues." 8vo. Lond. 1729.

[By Moses Browne.]