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windowy net�察�

     Let   coarse   bold   hands�察  �from   slimy   nest�察  �The   bedded   fish   in   banks 

outwrest�察  �Let   curious   traitors   sleeve   silk   flies�察  �To   'witch   poor   wand'ring 

fishes' eyes。 

     For thee�察�thou need'st no such deceit�察�For thou thyself art shine own 



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bait�察�That fish that is not catcht thereby�察�Is wiser afar�察�alas�察�than I。 

     Piscator。     Well    remembered�察      �honest     scholar。   I  thank    you    for  these 

choice verses�察�which I have heard formerly�察�but had quite forgot�察�till they 

were   recovered   by   your   happy   memory。   Well�察  �being   I   have   now   rested 

myself      a  little�察 �I  will  make     you   some     requital�察  �by   telling   you    some 

observations   of   the   Eel�察  �for   it   rains   still�此  �and   because�察  �as   you   say�察  �our 

angles are as money put to use�察�that thrives when we play�察�therefore we'll 

sit still�察�and enjoy ourselves a little longer under this honeysuckle hedge。 



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                 The fourth day´continued 



                    Of the Eel�察�and other Fish that want Scales 



                                     Chapter XIII 



                                           Piscator 

     It   is   agreed  by   most   men�察  �that  the   Eel   is   a   most   dainty   fish�此 �the 

Romans have esteemed her the Helena of their feasts�察�and some the queen 

of   palate´pleasure。   But   most   men   differ   about   their   breeding�此  �some   say 

they breed by generation�察�as other fish do�察�and others�察�that they breed�察�as 

some worms do�察�of mud�察�as rats and mice�察�and many other living creatures�察�

are bred in Egypt�察�by the sun's heat when it shines upon the overflowing of 

the   river   Nilus�察  �or   out   of   the   putrefaction   of   the   earth�察  �and   divers   other 

ways。 Those that deny them to breed by generation�察�as other fish do�察�ask�察�

If   any   man   ever   saw   an   Eel   to   have   a   spawn   or   melt   �拭  �And   they   are 

answered�察�That they may be as certain of their breeding as if they had seen 

spawn�察  �for   they  say�察  �that   they   are   certain   that   Eels   have   all   parts   fit   for 

generation�察�like other fish�察�but so small as not to be easily discerned�察�by 

reason of their fatness�察�but that discerned they may be�察�and that the He and 

the She Eel may be distinguished by their fins。 And Rondeletius says�察�he 

has seen Eels cling together like dew´worms。 

     And   others   say�察  �that   Eels�察  �growing   old�察  �breed   other   Eels   out   of   the 

corruption of their own age�察�which�察�Sir Francis Bacon says�察�exceeds not 

ten years。 And others say�察�that as pearls are made of glutinous dewdrops�察�

which are condensed by the sun's heat in those countries�察�so Eels are bred 

of a particular dew�察�falling in the months of May or June on the banks of 

some particular ponds or rivers�察�apted by nature for that end�察�which in a 

few clays are�察�by the sun's heat�察�turned into Eels�此�and some of the Ancients 

have called the Eels that are thus bred�察�the offspring of Jove。 I have seen�察�

in the beginning of July�察�in a river not far from Canterbury�察�some parts of 

it covered over with young Eels�察�about the thickness of a straw�察�and these 

Eels did lie on the top of that water�察�as thick as motes are said to be in the 

sun�此�and I have heard the like of other rivers�察�as namely�察�in Severn�察�where 



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they  are   called Yelvers�察  �and   in   a   pond�察  �or   mere   near   unto   Staffordshire�察�

where�察�about a set time in summer�察�such small Eels abound so much�察�that 

many of the poorer sort of people that inhabit near to it�察�take such Eels out 

of this mere with sieves or sheets�察�and make a kind of Eel´cake of them�察�

and eat it like as bread。 And Gesner quotes Venerable Bede�察�to say�察�that in 

England       there   is  an   island   called    Ely�察 �by   reason     of  the   innumerable 

number of Eels that breed in it。 But that Eels may be bred as some worms�察�

and     some    kind    of  bees   and    wasps    are�察  �either   of   dew�察  �or   out   of  the 

corruption of the earth�察�seems to be made probable by the barnacles and 

young goslings bred by the sun's heat and the rotten planks of an old ship�察�

and hatched of trees�察�both which are related for truths by Du Bartas and 

Lobel�察  �and   also   by   our   learned   Camden�察  �and   laborious   Gerhard   in   his 

Herbal。 

     It   is   said   by   Rondeletius�察  �that   those   Eels   that   are   bred   in   rivers   that 

relate to   or  be nearer  to   the  sea�察 �never  return to   the  fresh   waters�察 �as the 

Salmon   does   always   desire   to   do�察  �when   they   have   once   tasted   the   salt 

water�察  �and   I   do   the   more   easily   believe   this�察  �because   I   am   certain   that 

powdered   beef   is   a   most   excellent   bait   to   catch   an   Eel。 And   though   Sir 

Francis Bacon will allow the Eel's life to be but ten years�察�yet he�察�in his 

History of Life and Death�察�mentions a Lamprey�察�belonging to the Roman 

emperor�察�to   be   made   tame�察 �and   so   kept   for   almost threescorc   years�察  �and 

that such useful and pleasant observations were made of this Lamprey�察�that 

Crassus   the   orator�察  �who   kept   her�察  �lamented   her   death�察  �and   we   read   in 

Doctor   Hakewill�察  �that   Hortensius   was   seen   to   weep   at   the   death   of   a 

Lamprey that he had kept long�察�and loved exceedingly。 

     It is granted by all�察�or most men�察�that Eels�察�for about six months�察�that is 

to say�察�the six cold months of the year�察�stir not up or down�察�neither in the 

rivers�察�nor in the pools in which they usually are�察�but get into the soft earth 

or mud�察�and there many of them together bed themselves�察�and live without 

feeding   upon       anything�察  �as   I   have   told   you   some   swallows   have        been 

observed to do in hollow trees�察�for those six cold months。 And this the Eel 

and Swallow do�察�as not being able to endure winter weather�此�for Gesner 

quotes Albertus to say�察�that in the year 1125�察�that year's winter being more 

cold than usually�察�Eels did�察�by nature's instinct�察�get out of the water into a 



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stack of hay in a meadow upon dry ground�察�and there bedded themselves�此�

but   yet�察  �at   last�察  �a   frost   killed   them。   And   our   Camden   relates�察  �that�察  �in 

Lancashire�察  �fishes   were   digged   out   of   the   earth   with   spades�察  �where   no 

water was near to the place。 I shall say little more of the Eel�察�but that�察�as it 

is observed he is impatient of cold�察�so it hath been observed�察�that�察�in warm 

weather�察�an Eel has been known to live five days out of the water。 

     And lastly�察�let me tell you�察�that some curious searchers into the natures 

of fish observe�察�that there be several sorts or kinds of Eels�察�as the silver 

Eel�察�the green or greenish Eel�察�with which the river of Thames abounds�察�

and those are called Grigs�察�and a blackish Eel�察�whose head is more flat and 

bigger than ordinary Eels�察�and also an Eel whose fins are reddish�察�and but 

seldom taken in this nation�察�and yet taken sometimes。 These several kind 

of Eels are�察�say some�察�diversely bred�察�as�察�namely�察�out of the corruption of 

the earth�察�and some by dew�察�and other ways�察�as I have said to you�此�and yet 

it   is  affirmed    by  some     for  a  certain�察  �that  the   silver   Eel   is  bred   by 

generation�察�but not by spawning as other fish do�察�but that her brood come 

alive from her�察�being then little live Eels no bigger nor longer than a pin�察�

and I have had too many testimonies of this�察�to doubt the truth of it myself�察�

and if I thought it needful I might prove it�察�but I think it is needless。 

     And this Eel�察�of which I have said so much to you�察�may be caught with 

divers kinds of baits�此�as namely�察�with powdered beef�察�with a lob or garden 

worm�察�with a minnow�察�or gut of a hen�察�chicken�察�or the guts of any fish�察�or 

with almost anything�察�for he is a greedy fish。 But the Eel may be caught�察�

especially�察�with a little�察�a very little Lamprey�察�which some call a Pride�察�and 

may�察�in the hot months�察�be found many of them in the river Thames�察�and in 

many   mud´heaps         in  other  rivers�察  �yea�察  �almost   as   usually   as  one   finds 

worms in a dunghill。 

     Next note�察�that the Eel seldom stirs in the day�察�but then hides himself�察�

and   therefore   he   is   usually   caught   by   night�察  �with   one   of   these   baits   of 

which I have spoken�察�and may be then caught by laying hooks�察�which you 

are to fasten to the bank�察�or twigs of a tree�察�or by throwing a string across 

the stream�察�with many hooks at it�察�and those baited with the aforesaid baits�察�

and a clod�察�or plummet�察�or stone�察�thrown into the river with this line�察�that 

so you may in the morning find it near to some fixed place�察�and then take 



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it   up   with   a   drag´hook�察  �or   otherwise。   But   these   things   are�察  �indeed�察  �too 

common to be spoken of�察�and an hour's fishing with any angler will teach 

you better�察�both for these and many other common things in the practical 

part   of   angling�察  �than   a   week's   discourse。   I   shall   therefore   conclude   this 

direction for taking the Eel�察�by telling you�察�that in a warm day in summer�察�

I have taken many a good Eel by Snigling�察�and have been much pleased 

with that sport。 

     And because you�察�that are but a young angler�察�know not what Snigling 

is I   will now  teach it   to you。 You remember   I told   you that   Eels do not 

usually   stir   in   the   daytime�察  �for   then   they   hide   themselves   under   some 

covert�察�or under boards or planks about flood´gates�察�or weirs�察�or mills�此�or 

in holes on the river banks�此�so that you�察�observing your time in a warm day�察�

when the water is lowest�察�may take a strong small hook�察�tied to a strong 

line�察�or to a string about a yard long�察�and then into one of these holes�察�or 

between any boards about a mill�察�or under any great stone or plank�察�or any 

place where you think an Eel may hide or shelter herself�察�you may�察�with 

the help of a short stick�察�put in y our bait�察�but leisurely�察�and as far as you 

may  conveniently�察  �and   it   is   scarce to   be doubted�察 �but   if there   be an   Eel 

within the sight of it�察�the Eel will bite instantly�察�and as certainly gorge it�察�

and you need not doubt to have him if you pull 

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