Of Hunting, Fowling, Fishing ,, &c 4

boyled, and cast 10 them, is a remedy against the villany of Birds that eat up theCorn that it cannot grow again : the Birds that eat it are presently stupid, and arecatch’d with ones hand, if they have staid a little, as if they were asleep. But if youwill

Hunt ‘Partridge that are drunk, a

Boetitu teacheth yoa thus: You shall easily bunt such Partridge, if you cast unto themmeal wet in wine: for every Bird is soon taken with it. If you make it with waterand wine mingled,and put that which is stronger into the vessels,ib scon as they havebut sipt a little, they grow drowsie and stupid. He sheweth,

Hove to take Ducks wth jour band.

If any one observe the place where Ducks use to drink ; and putting away the water,place black wine in the place: when they have drunk, they fall down, and may beeasily taken. Also, winc-lees is best.

Ducks and other Birds being drunl^are [eon taken

With some meats, as are the Bur Dock feed,! sewed here and therein places whereBirds frequent: they arc so light-headed when they have eaten them , that you maytake them with your hands. Another bait. Tormentil boy’ld in good wine, andboyl Wheat or Barley in the fame, cast to Birds, is good to catch them: fort key willeat pieces of Tcrmcntil with the feeds, and be drunk that they cannot flic; andso are they catc’d with your hards. This is best when the weather is cold , and theSnow deep. Or else strew Barley corns in places where many Birds come , thennuke a composition like a pultis of Barley-meal, Ox-gall, and Henbane-t’eed; secthis en a plank for them: when they have tasted it, the Birds will be so liupid,thatthey cannot flic,but are catch'd with ones hand. Or mingle Barley,and mushrooms*that are to called from flies,with the feeds of Henbane,and make the pap of it,and layon a board, as before.

7 o catch %poks with jour hands,

Powd er Nttx vemica , and mingle ir with flesh. So also you may make Fish drunk- O-pian teacheth some ways. If you will

' Make Pish drunk,

Sow-bread will do it : for I said , that Sow-bread will make men more drunk. HisWords are:

Of Sow-bread-Root, thej make a paste that's whiteAnd fat , with which the recks and holes they sweet -"The wA cy's pojfon'd by it,and the mightAnd force thereof doth spread both far and neer.

The Fishes fall, the Pistes are made bltndt ,nd tremble at it: for the stinking smellThis Root thus ordered , alwayes leaves behiude ,

Doth make them drunks , as Fishers know full welL

Chap. IX.

The peculiar poyfons of Annuals are declared.

D O not think I mean, that one poy son can kill all living Creatures, but every One'harh his several poyson: for what is venome to one, may serve to preserve ano-ther ; which comes not by reason of the quality, but of the distinct nature. Wculdwe mention

The venoms that kid Dogs.

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