Leonard Mascall, A Book of Fishing and a Book of Engines and Traps for Polecats, Buzzards, Rats, and Mice (1590)
Date
1590
Author
Book title
A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime
Publication place
London
Printer
John Wolf
Publisher
Edward White
Transcription source
EEBO/TCP
Text type
printed book
Genre
Other
Subject area
fauna
Language
headwords: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
explanations: English
Word-group
type: undifferentiated
Word-entry
type: other
sample: The Basket fall. THis Engine is called a fall or trappe to take Buzardes and Kytes, which is after this sort, ye shall set a hurdell on the ground where ye thinke good. Which hurdell is holden vp before with a crooked sticke, and that crooked sticke holden vp with a forked stick put vnder him, which forked sticke must stand loose on the ground, without the neather bridge or forked sticke. Also in setting vp the neather end of the crooked stick that holdes vp the hurdell, must be made small and slightly put into the clift of the forked bridge and sticke: which forked sticke is made fast, and tide with two thréedes to the ground, vnder the backe of the hurdell, as ye may easely perceiue: and when yee doe tile or set it vp, it shall be good with the crooked stickes end, to let the bridge stande a handfull hie from the ground, and put therein the ende of your crooked sticke as tickle as yée can, that when any thing comes to take the baite and treades it downe, the hurdell falles suddenly on them. (i1v-i2r)
sample: The Basket fall. THis Engine is called a fall or trappe to take Buzardes and Kytes, which is after this sort, ye shall set a hurdell on the ground where ye thinke good. Which hurdell is holden vp before with a crooked sticke, and that crooked sticke holden vp with a forked stick put vnder him, which forked sticke must stand loose on the ground, without the neather bridge or forked sticke. Also in setting vp the neather end of the crooked stick that holdes vp the hurdell, must be made small and slightly put into the clift of the forked bridge and sticke: which forked sticke is made fast, and tide with two thréedes to the ground, vnder the backe of the hurdell, as ye may easely perceiue: and when yee doe tile or set it vp, it shall be good with the crooked stickes end, to let the bridge stande a handfull hie from the ground, and put therein the ende of your crooked sticke as tickle as yée can, that when any thing comes to take the baite and treades it downe, the hurdell falles suddenly on them. (i1v-i2r)
STC
17572
