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all together about this ripping and unripping�察 �and so loud�察 �that not one
heard what the other said�此 �but�察 �at last�察 �one beggar craved audience�察 �and
told them that old father Clause�察�whom Ben Jonson�察�in his Beggar's Bush�察�
created King of their corporation�察�was to lodge at an ale´house�察�called ;
Catch´her´by´the´ way�察─�not far from Waltham Cross�察�and in the high road
towards London�察 �and he therefore desired them to spend no more time
about that and such like questions�察�but refer all to father Clause at night�察�
for he was an upright judge�察 �and in the meantime draw cuts�察 �what song
should be next sung�察�and who should sing it。 They all agreed to the motion�察�
and the lot fell to her that was the youngest�察 �and veriest virgin of the
company。 And she sung Frank Davison's song�察�which he made forty years
ago�察�and all the others of the company joined to sing the burthen with her。
The ditty was this�察�but first the burthen�此�
Bright shines the sun�察 �play�察 �Beggars�察 �play�察 �Here's scraps enough to
serve to´day。
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What noise of viols is so sweet�察�As when our merry clappers ring �拭�
What mirth doth want where Beggars meet �拭�A Beggar's life is for a King。
Eat�察�drink�察�and play�察�sleep when we list Go where we will�察�so stocks be
mist。 Bright shines the sun�察�play�察�Beggars�察�play�察�Here's scraps enough to
serve to´day。
The world is ours�察�and ours alone�察�For we alone have world at will We
purchase not�察�all is our own�察�Both fields and streets we Beggars fill。 Nor
care to get�察 �nor fear to keep�察 �Did ever break a Beggar's sleep�察 �Play�察�
Beggars�察�play�察�play�察�Beggars�察�play�察�Here's scraps enough to serve to´day。
A hundred head of black and white Upon our gowns securely feed If
any dare his master bite He dies therefore�察�as sure as creed。 Thus Beggars
lord it as they please�察�And only Beggars live at ease。 Bright shines the sun�察�
play�察�Beggars�察�play�察�Here's scraps enough to serve to´day。
Venator。 I thank you�察�good master�察�for this piece of merriment�察�and this
song�察�which was well humoured by the maker�察�and well remembered by
you。
Piscator。 But�察�I pray�察�forget not the catch which you promised to make
against night�察�for our countryman�察�honest Coridon�察�will expect your catch�察�
and my song�察�which I must be forced to patch up�察�for it is so long since I
learnt it�察�that I have forgot a part of it。 But�察�come�察�now it hath done raining�察�
let's stretch our legs a little in a gentle walk to the river�察 �and try what
interest our angles will pay us for lending them so long to be used by the
Trouts�察�lent them indeed�察�like usurers�察�for our profit and their destruction。
Venator。 Oh me� �look you�察 �master�察 �a fish� �a fish� �Oh�察 �alas�察 �master�察 �I
have lost her。
Piscator。 Ay marry�察�Sir�察�that was a good fish indeed�此�if I had had the
luck to have taken up that rod�察�then 'tis twenty to one he should not have
broken my line by running to the rod's end�察�as you suffered him。 I would
have held him within the bent of my rod�察�unless he had been fellow to the
great Trout that is near an ell long�察�which was of such a length and depth�察�
that he had his picture drawn�察 �and now is to be seen at mine host
Rickabie's�察�at the George in Ware�察�and it may be�察�by giving that very great
Trout the rod�察 �that is�察 �by casting it to him into the water�察 �I might have
caught him at the long run�察�for so I use always to do when I meet with an
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over´grown fish�察�and you will learn to do so too�察�hereafter�察�for I tell you�察�
scholar�察�fishing is an art�察�or�察�at least�察�it is an art to catch fish。
Venator。 But�察�master�察�I have heard that the great Trout you speak of is a
Salmon。
Piscator。 Trust me�察 �scholar�察 �I know not what to say to it。 There are
many country people that believe hares change sexes every year�此�and there
be very many learned men think so too�察�for in their dissecting them they
find many reasons to incline them to that belief。 And to make the wonder
seem yet less�察 �that hares change sexes�察 �note that Dr。 Mer。 Casaubon
affirms�察 �in his book ; Of credible and incredible things�察─ �that Gasper
Peucerus�察 �a learned physician�察 �tells us of a people that once a year turn
wolves�察 �partly in shape�察 �and partly in conditions。 And so�察 �whether this
were a Salmon when he came into fresh water�察�and his not returning into
the sea hath altered him to another colour or kind�察�I am not able to say�察�but
I am certain he hath all the signs of being a Trout�察 �both for his shape�察�
colour�察�and spots�察�and yet many think he is not。
Venator。 But�察�master�察�will this Trout which I had hold of die �拭�for it is
like he hath the hook in his belly。
Piscator。 I will tell you�察�scholar�察�that unless the hook be fast in his very
gorge�察�'tis more than probable he will live�察�and a little time�察�with the help
of the water�察�will rust the hook�察�and it will in time wear away�察�as the gravel
doth in the horse´hoof�察�which only leaves a false quarter。
And now�察�scholar�察�let's go to my rod。 Look you�察�scholar�察�I have a fish
too�察�but it proves a logger´headed Chub�此�and this is not much amiss�察�for
this will pleasure some poor body�察 �as we go to our lodging to meet our
brother Peter and honest Coridon。 Come�察�now bait your hook again�察�and
lay it into the water�察 �for it rains again�察 �and we will even retire to the
Sycamore´tree�察 �and there I will give you more directions concerning
fishing�察�for I would fain make you an artist。
Venator。 Yes�察�good master�察�I pray let it be so。
Piscator。 Well�察�scholar�察�now that we are sate down and are at ease�察�I
shall tell you a little more of Trout´fishing�察�before I speak of the Salmon�察�
which I purpose shall be next�察�and then of the Pike or Luce。
You are to know�察�there is night as well as day fishing for a Trout�察�and
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that�察�in the night�察�the best Trouts come out of their holes。 And the manner
of taking them is on the top of the water with a great lob or garden´worm�察�
or rather two�察�which you are to fish with in a stream where the waters run
somewhat quietly�察�for in a stream the bait will not be so well discerned。 I
say�察�in a quiet or dead place�察�near to some swift�察�there draw your bait over
the top of the water�察�to and fro�察�and if there be a good Trout in the hole�察�he
will take it�察�especially if the night be dark�察�for then he is bold�察�and lies near
the top of the water�察 �watching the motion of any frog or water´rat�察 �or
mouse�察�that swims betwixt him and the sky�察�these he hunts after�察�if he sees
the water but wrinkle or move in one of these dead holes�察 �where these
great old Trouts usually lie�察�near to their holds�察�for you are to note�察�that the
great old Trout is both subtle and fearful�察�and lies close all day�察�and does
not usually stir out of his hold�察 �but lies in it as close in the day as the
timorous hare does in her form�察�for the chief feeding of either is seldom in
the day�察 �but usually in the night�察 �and then the great Trout feeds very
boldly。
And you must fish for him with a strong line�察�and not a little hook�察�and
let him have time to gorge your hook�察�for he does not usually forsake it�察�as
he oft will in the day´fishing。 And if the night be not dark�察 �then fish so
with an artificial fly of a light colour�察 �and at the snap�此 �nay�察 �he will
sometimes rise at a dead mouse�察�or a piece of cloth�察�or anything that seems
to swim across the water�察�or to be in motion。 This is a choice way�察�but I
have not oft used it�察�because it is void of the pleasures that such days as
these�察�that we two now enjoy�察�afford an angler
And you are to know�察 �that in Hampshire�察 �which I think exceeds all
England for swift�察�shallow�察�clear�察�pleasant brooks�察�and store of Trouts�察�they
used to catch Trouts in the night�察�by the light of a torch or straw�察�which�察�
when they have discovered�察�they strike with a Trout´spear�察�or other ways。
This kind of way they catch very many�此�but I would not believe it till I was
an eye´witness of it�察�nor do I like it now I have seen it。
Venator。 But�察�master�察�do not Trouts see us in the night�拭�
Piscator Yes�察�and hear�察�and smell too�察�both then and in the day´time�此�
for Gesner observes�察�the Otter smells a fish forty furlongs off him in the
water�此�and that it may be true�察�seems to be affirmed by Sir Francis Bacon�察�
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in the eighth century of his Natural History�察�who there proves that waters
may be the medium of sounds�察 �by demonstrating it thus�此 ─ �That if you
knock two stones together very deep under the water�察�those that stand on a
bank near to that place may hear the noise without any diminution of it by
the water ; 。 He also offers the like experiment concerning the letting an
anchor fall�察�by a very long cable or rope�察�on a rock�察�or the sand�察�within the
sea。 And this being so well observed and demonstrated as it is by that
learned man�察�has made me to believe that Eels unbed themselves and stir
at the noise of thunder�察 �and not only�察 �as some think�察 �by the motion or
stirring of the earth which is occasioned by that thunder。
And this reason of Sir Francis Bacon has made me crave pardon of one
that I laughed at for affirming that he knew Carps come to a certain place�察�
in a pond�察�to be fed at the ringing of a bell or the beating of a drum。 And�察�
however�察�it shall be a rule for me to make as little noise as I can when I am
fishing�察�until Sir Francis Bacon be confuted�察�which I shall give any man
leave to do。
And lest you may think him singular in this opinion�察�I will tell you�察�
this seems to be believed by our learned Doctor Hakewill�察 �who in his
Apology of God's power and providence�察�quotes Pliny to report that one of
the emperors had particular fish´ponds�察 �an