and during seven years in which the work has been in progress, his ardour never for a moment abated. It is now for the public to judge of the result of his efforts; and the Editor, who has so often benefited by his bibliographical knowledge, cannot deny himself the pleasure of expressing a hope that he to whose taste and exertions these volumes owe nearly all their value, may derive from them the credit which he so well deserves. N. hARRIS NICOLAS. CONTENTS. pACK Memoir Of Izaak Walton ..... xvii Notice of Sir Henry Wotton's Fishing-house, near Eton cxxix Appendix To The Memoir Of Walton. Pedigrees of the Families of Walton, Hawkins, Hawes, Extracts from Wills, Probates, and Letters of Administration of Persons of the name of Walton . . . cxxxvii Entries from Izaak Walton's Copy of the Book of Common Copy of the Will of Dr Donne the younger . . . cxli Walton's Memoranda respecting Jobn Hales . . . cxliii List of the Books formerly belonging to Izaak Walton, now in the Cathedral Library at Salishury .... cxlvii Account of Walton's Charities to the Town of Stafford . cxlix List of Portraits of Walton's Family, in the possession of his Descendant, the Rev. Dr Hawes . . . cli Notices of Izaak Walton, from the Parish Books of St Dun- stan's in the West ...... clii Memoir Of Charles Cotton ..... clix Walton's Dedication of the Complete Angler ... I His Epistles to the Reader in the First, Second, and Fifth Editions . . . . . . . 3, 4, 6 Commendatory Verses, addressed to Walton on the Publica- tion of the Complete Angler ..... 9 Containing the First Chapter, being "A Conference betwixt Containing the Second Chapter, "On the Otter and the Containing Part of the Second Chapter, "On the Otter and the The Third Chapter, containing Directions "How to Fish for and to Dress the Chavender or Chub'' . . 66 The Fourth Chapter, " On the Nature and Breeding of the Trout, and how to Fish for him" . . .71 And Part of the Fifth Chapter, "On the Trout" . . 84 Containing the remainder of the Fifth Chapter, " On the Trout" 9o The Sixth Chapter, "On the Umber or Grayling" . 1ao The Seventh Chapter, " On the Salmon" . . .1aa The Eighth Chapter, "On the Luce or Pike" . .1a9 The Ninth Chapter, "On the Carp "... 14o The Tenth Chapter, "On the Bream" . . .148 The Eleventh Chapter, "On the Tench" . . .153 The Twelfth Chapter, " On the Perch" . . 155 The Thirteenth Chapter, "Of the Eel, and other Fish that The Fourteenth Chapter, "Of the Barbel" . . 166 The Fifteenth Chapter, "Of the Gudgeon, the Ruffe, and The Sixteenth Chapter, "Of Nothing, or of Nothing Containing the Seventeenth Chapter, "Of Roach and Dace " . 181 The Eighteenth Chapter," Of the Minnow or Penk, Loach, Bullhead, or Miller's-Thumb, and the Sticklebag" . 19a The Nineteenth Chapter, "Of Rivers, and some Observa- The Twentieth Chapter, "Of Fish-ponds" . . 198 And Chapter Twenty-first ..... ao1 A short Discourse, by way of Postscript, touching the Laws of THE SECOND PART OF THE COMPLETE ANGLER. Letter from Charles Cotton to Izaak Walton . . .a17 Walton's Reply thereto . . . . . .218 The Retirement, Stanzes Irreguliers to Mr Izaak Walton . . a19 Additional Notes And Appendix To The Complete Angler a74 PLATE 1. Portrait Of Walton, from a Picture by Housman, in the Possession of the Rev. Dr Hawes, of Salishury, copied by' 2. Vignette Of The Device Of Walton, impaling the Arms of his two Wives, viz., Fludd and Ken ; and the Arms of Cotton, 3. View Of Sir Heney Wotton's Fishing-house on the Banks of the Thames, near Eton, drawn by Mr Edward Hassell, engraved by J. Adcock ..... cxxix 4. View From The Lawn Of Sir H. Wotton's Fishing-house, with Windsor Castle and Eton College in the distance, drawn by Mr Hassell, engraved by Adcock . . . cxxxi 5. Portrait Of Charles Cotton, Esq., from a Picture by Sir Peter Lely, in the Possession of Jobn Beresford, Esq., at Ash- 6. Portrait (whole length) Of Izaak Walton, from a Painting by Mr Inskipp, engraved by H. Robinson . . I 7. Engraved Title, designed by T. Stothard, R.A., engraved by A. Fox ....... I 8. Madeley Manor, the Seat of Jobn Offley, Esq., engraved by Augustus Fox ...... I 9. Facsimile of the Title-page of the First Edition of the Com pleat Angler, 1653 ..... 5 1o. Vignette Of A Mill-dam, drawn by Delamotte, engraved by Fox ....... 8 11. The Gereting At Tottenham High Cross, drawn by T. Stothard, R. A., engraved by Fox ... 19 1a. Vignette, Head-piece, drawn by T. Stothard, R.A., engraved by W. H. Worthington ..... 19 13. Interior Of Theonalds, from a Print by Sparrow, from an Original Picture then in the Collection of Earl Poulet, at 14. Exterior Of Theonalds, from a Picture by Vinkenboom, in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, engraved by J. Rich- |