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eggs�察�the flowers of cowslips and of primroses�察�and a little tansy�察�thus used 

they make a dainty dish of meat。 

     The LOACH is�察�as I told you�察�a most dainty fish�此�he breeds and feeds 

in little and clear swift brooks or rills�察�and lives there upon the gravel�察�and 

in the sharpest   streams�此  �he   grows not   to be   above   a   finger long�察  �and   no 

thicker than is suitable to that length The Loach is not unlike the shape of 

the Eel�此�he has a beard or wattles like a barbel。 He has two fins at his sides�察�

four   at   his   belly�察  �and   one   et   his   tail�察  �he   is   dappled   with   many   black   or 



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brown spots�察�his mouth is barbel´like under his nose。 This fish is usually 

full   of   eggs   or   spawn�察  �and   is   by   Gesner�察  �and   other   learned   physicians�察�

commended   for   great   nourishment�察  �and   to   be   very   grateful   both   to   the 

palate and stomach of sick persons。 He is to be fished for with a very small 

worm�察�at the bottom�察�for he very seldom�察�or never�察�rises above the gravel�察�

on which I told you he usually gets his living。 

     The   MILLER'S´THUMB�察  �or   BULL´HEAD�察  �is   a   fish   of   no   pleasing 

shape。 He is by Gesner compared to the Sea´toad´fish�察�for his similitude 

and   shape。   It   has   a   head   big   and   flat�察  �much   greater   than   suitable   to   his 

body�察�a mouth very wide�察�and usually gaping�察�he is without teeth�察�but his 

lips are very rough�察�much like to a file。 He hath two fins near to his gills�察�

which   be   roundish   or   crested�察  �two   fins   also   under   the   belly�察  �two   on   the 

back�察  �one   below   the   vent�察  �and   the   fin   of   his   tail   is   round。   Nature   hath 

painted the body of this fish with whitish�察�blackish�察�brownish spots。 They 

be usually full of eggs or spawn all the summer�察�I mean the females�察�and 

those eggs swell their vents almost into the form of a dug They begin to 

spawn      about    April�察  �and�察   �as  I  told  you�察   �spawn     several    months     in  the 

summer。 And in the winter�察�the Minnow�察�and Loach�察�and Bull´head dwell 

in the mud�察�as the Eel doth�察�or we know not where�察�no more than we know 

where   the     cuckoo   and     swallow�察    �and   other    half´year   birds�察   �which     first 

appear   to   us   in April�察  �spend   their   six   cold�察  �winter�察  �melancholy   months。 

This   BULL´HEAD   does   usually   dwell�察  �and   hide   himself�察  �in   holes�察  �or 

amongst stones in   clear water�察  �and in   very hot days   will lie   a long   time 

very still�察�and sun himself�察�and will be easy to be seen upon any flat stone�察�

or any gravel�察�at which time he will suffer an angler to put a hook�察�baited 

with a small worm�察�very near unto his very mouth�此�and he never refuses to 

bite�察  �nor    indeed    to   be  caught     with   the   worst    of   anglers。    Matthiolus 

commends   him   much   more   for   his   taste   and   nourishment�察  �than   for   his 

shape or beauty。 

     There is also a little fish called a STICKLEBAG�察�a fish without scales�察�

but hath his body fenced with several prickles。 I know not where he dwells 

in winter�察�nor what he is good for in summer�察�but only to make sport for 

boys   and   women´anglers�察  �and   to   feed   other   fish   that   be   fish   of   prey�察  �as 

Trouts in particular�察�who will bite at him as at a Penk�察�and better�察�if your 



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hook be rightly baited with him�察�for he may be so baited as�察�his tail turning 

like the sail of a wind´mill�察�will make him turn more quick than any Penk 

or Minnow can。 For note�察�that the nimble turning of that�察�or the Minnow is 

the perfection of Minnow´fishing。 To which end�察�if you put your hook into 

his mouth�察�and out at his tail�察�and then�察�having first tied him with white 

thread a little above his tail�察�and placed him after such a manner on your 

hook as he is like to turn then sew up his mouth to your line�察�and he is like 

to turn quick�察�and tempt any Trout�此�but if he does not turn quick�察�then turn 

his tail�察�a little more or less�察�towards the inner part�察�or towards the side of 

the hook�察�or put the Minnow or Sticklebag a little more crooked or more 

straight on your hook�察�until it will turn both true and fast�察�and then doubt 

not but to tempt any great Trout that lies in a swift stream。 And the Loach 

that I told you of will do the like�此�no bait is more tempting�察�provided the 

Loach be not too big。 

     And now�察�scholar�察�with the help of this fine morning�察�and your patient 

attention�察   �I  have    said   all  that  my    present    memory      will  afford    me�察�

concerning   most   of   the   several   fish   that   are   usually   fished   for   in   fresh 

waters。 

     Venator。 But�察�master�察�you have by your former civility made me hope 

that you will make good your promise�察�and say something of the several 

rivers that be of most note in this nation�察�and also of fish´ponds�察�and the 

ordering of them�此�and do it I pray�察�good master�察�for I love any discourse of 

rivers�察�and fish and fishing�察�the time spent in such discourse passes away 

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                The FIFTH day´continued 



                     Of Rivers�察�and some Observations of Fish 



                                     Chapter XIX 



                                           Piscator 

     WELL�察  �scholar�察  �since   the   ways   and   weather   do   both   favour   us�察  �and 

that   we   yet   see   not   'Tottenham´Cross�察  �you   shall   see   my   willingness   to 

satisfy your desire。 And�察�first�察�for the rivers of this nation�此�there be�察�as you 

may   note   out   of   Dr。   Heylin's   Geography   and   others�察  �in     number   three 

hundred      and   twenty´five�察    �but  those    of  chiefest   note   he   reckons    and 

describes as followeth。 

     The chief is THAMISIS�察�compounded of two rivers�察�Thame and Isis�察�

whereof the former�察�rising somewhat beyond Thame in Buckinghamshire�察�

and   the   latter   near   Cirencester   in   Gloucestershire�察  �meet   together   about 

Dorchester      in  Oxfordshire�察     �the   issue  of   which    happy    conjunction      is 

Thamisis�察  �or   Thames�察  �hence   it   flieth   betwixt   Berks�察  �Buckinghamshire�察�

Middlesex�察�Surrey�察�Kent and Essex�此�and so weddeth itself to the Kentish 

Medway�察  �in   the   very   jaws   of   the   ocean。   This   glorious   river   feeleth   the 

violence and benefit of the sea more than any river in Europe�察�ebbing and 

flowing�察  �twice   a   day�察  �more   than   sixty   miles�察  �about   whose   banks   are   so 

many fair towns and princely palaces�察�that a German poet thus truly spake�此�

     Tot campos�察�&c。 We saw so many woods and princely bowers�察�Sweet 

fields�察  �brave   palaces�察  �and   stately   towers�察  �So    many   gardens   drest   with 

curious care�察�That Thames with royal Tiber may compare。 

     2。   The   second   river   of   note   is   SABRINA   or   SEVERN�此  �it   hath   its 

beginning   in   Plinilimmon´hill�察  �in   Montgomeryshire�察  �and   his   end   seven 

miles from Bristol�察�washing�察�in the mean space�察�the walls of Shrewsbury�察�

Worcester�察�and Gloucester�察�and divers other places and palaces of note。 

     3。 TRENT�察�so called from thirty kind of fishes that are found in it�察�or 

for   that   it  receiveth   thirty   lesser  rivers�察  �who    having    his   fountain   in 

Staffordshire�察  �and   gliding   through   the   counties   of   Nottingham�察  �Lincoln�察�

Leicester�察�and York�察�augmenteth the turbulent current of Humber�察�the most 



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violent stream of   all the   isle This   Humber is not�察 �to say  truth�察�a   distinct 

river   having     a  spring´head     of  his  own�察   �but  it  is  rather  the   mouth    or 

aestuarium of divers rivers here confluent and meeting together�察�namely�察�

your   Derwent�察  �and   especially   of   Ouse   and   Trent�察  �and�察  �as   the   Danow�察�

having   received   into   its   channel   the   river   Dravus�察  �Savus�察  �Tibiscus�察  �and 

divers   others�察  �changeth   his   name   into   this   of   Humberabus�察  �as   the   old 

geographers call it。 

     4。 MEDWAY�察�a Kentish river�察�famous for harbouring the royal navy。 

     5。 TWEED�察�the north´east bound of England�察�on whose northern banks 

is seated the strong and impregnable town of Berwick。 

     6。   TYNE�察     �famous    for   Newcastle�察    �and   her   inexhaustible     coal´pits。 

These�察�and the rest of principal note�察�are thus comprehended in one of Mr。 

Drayton's Sonnets�此�

     Our floods' queen�察�Thames�察�for ships and swans is crown'd And stately 

Severn     for   her  shore    is  prais'd�察 �The   crystal   Trent�察  �for  fords   and   fish 

renown'd�察�And Avon's fame to Albion's cliffs is rais'd。 

     Carlegion   Chester   vaunts   her   holy   Dee�察  �York   many   wonders   of   her 

Ouse can tell�察�The Peak�察�her Dove�察�whose banks so fertile be�察�And Kent 

will say her Medway doth excel�此�

     Cotswold commends her Isis to the Tame�此�Our northern borders boast 

of Tweed's fair flood�察�Our Western parts extol their Willy's fame�察�And the 

old Lea brags of the Danish blood。 

     These observations are out of learned Dr。 Heylin�察�and my old deceased 

friend�察�Michael Drayton�察�and because you say you love such discourses as 

these�察�of rivers�察�and fish�察�and fishing�察�I love you the better�察�and love the 

more to impart them to you。 Nevertheless�察�scholar�察�if I should begin but to 

name   the   several   sorts   of   strange   fish   that   are   usually  taken   in   many   of 

those rivers that run into the sea�察�I might beget wonder in you�察�or unbelief�察�

or both�此�and yet I will venture to tell you a real truth concerning one lately 

dissected by Dr。 Wharton�察�a man of great learning and experience�察�and of 

equal   freedom  to   communicate   it�察�one that   loves   me   and   my  art�察  �one   to 

whom I have been beholden for many of the choicest observations that I 

have imparted to you。 This good man�察�that dares do anything rather than 

tell an untruth�察�did�察�I say�察�tell me he had lately dissected one strange fish�察�



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and he thus described it to me�此�

     ;This fish was almost a yard broad�察�and twice that length�察�his mouth 

wide enough to receive�察�or take into   it�察�the head of a man�察�his stomach�察�

seven or eight inches broad。 He is of a slow motion�察�and usually lies or 

lurks   close   in   the   mud�察  �a

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