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A65208	A necessary family-book both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.	R. W.	1688 (1688)	Wing W100; ESTC R217643	17,312	95

the String on the aforesaid Pin as you may see by the Figure The top of your Stick must be made sharp that no Fowl may light thereon and when any lights on the Pin it drops out and the String takes them by the legs You may set many such about your Grounds or you may make them on the boughs of your Trees CHAP. IV. Of WEASELS 1. To gather Weasels together TAke the Gut of a Lizard and beat it with Spring-water and pour it on the ground in such places where the Weasels usually come and they will in an instant gather together to that place 2. How to kill Weasles Take Sal-armoniack and Wheat-flour mix it into a Paste with Honey and throw it in such places where the Weasles usually come they will greedily eat it and it quickly killeth them 3. To prevent Weasles from sucking of Eggs. Take Rue and lay it about tho places where the Hens lay and the Weasles will not come near them 4. To drive Weasles away You must catch a Hedg-Weasle alive and cut out his Stones and cut his Tail short so let him run and all the other be they never so many will run away to other places CHAP. V. Of ADDERS and SNAKES 1. How to gather Snakes and Adders to one place TAke one handful of Onion and ten River Crab-fish pound them together and lay it in the places where the Snakes and Adders are and they will all gather together 2. To kill Snakes and Adders Take a large Rhadish and strike the Adder and Snake with it and one blow will kill them 3. To drive Adders and Snakes out of Gardens Plant in several places of the Garden Wormwood and they will not frequent the Garden 4. Another Take Dears Suit and strow it up and down where they usually come and they will depart from the place 5. Another Take the Roots of Centaury and lay it in the place where they come and they will depart 6. How to touch and handle Snakes and Adders without harm Wash your hands with the Juice of Rhadishes and you may freely touch them without danger or take in your hand the Herb Sidretum and the Snake or Adder will not hurt you CHAP. VI. Of the CATERPILLER 1. How to kill Caterpillers TAke Ox-Piss and Lees of Oyl and boil them together it kills the Caterpiller infallibly if you cast it upon the Trees or Bushes where they are 2. Another Take Sheeps Dung and a small quantity of Tar mix it with Chamber-lye and apply it Morning and Evening to the Root Stalk or Branch infected with Caterpillers and in a very short time it will kill them 3. Another Take Fig-leaf Ashes and cast it on the Root and it destroyeth the Caterpillers Or take a Gallon of Crabs and steep them ten days in Water and sprinkle the Trees with the Water and it killeth the Caterpiller CHAP. VII Of FROGS To gather together and kill Frogs TAke Ox Sheep or Goats Gaul and bruise it by the Water-side and the Frogs will gather to it and so will quickly die CHAP. VIII Of the MOLE 1. How to gather Moles together to one place TAke a living Mole and put her in an Earthen Pot stop it close and make a Fire in the place where you would gather the Moles together and set the Pot on the Fire and immediately all the Moles will gather to the Pot hearing the Mole in the Pot cry 2. How to kill Moles Take an Earthen Jug or Pot that hath a full Body and narrow Neck and put Brimstone Cedar-wood Bees-wax and Rosin cut into small pieces mix them together then stop the Mole-holes that are near with the Earth that the Moles have cast out all but one and into the hole that is open put the Neck of the Earthen Pot after the combustible matter is set on fire so that the smoke of the Pot may enter into the Earth where the Moles passeth and they will immediately be choked 3. Another Take white Hellibore bruised very small mix with it Wheat-flour the Whites of Eggs Milk and Wine and lay little Cakes of it in the mouth of the holes and the Moles will greedily eat of it and it certainly killeth them or take the Juyce of wild Cucumber and pour it into their holes and it killeth them CHAP. IX Of the PISMIRE 1. How to drive away Pismires TAke half a Pound of Brimstone melt it in an Earthen Pot on a slow fire mix with it the Salt of Wine Stone three or four Ounces mix it so long till it become red then take it from the fire and beat it on a Board with fair Water and it will cool immediately then let it dry and beat it to powder in a Morter then put it into a Glass of Water and let it stand till it hath coloured the Water sprinkle the Water on the Pismires Banks and it kills them 2. To kill Pismires Take the Roots of wild Cucumbers and set them on fire where the Pismires are and the smoke will kill them Or take Cirenicum and melt it in Oyl and pour it on the Pismire-banks and it will kill them 3. Another Take Musk-shells burn them with Storax and beat them to a small Powder and strew the Powder where the Pismires usually are and in the great Banks and it will kill them CHAP. X. Of FLIES 1. To gather Flies together TAke a deep Earthen Pot and lay in it beaten Coriander and all the Flies in the House shall be gathered together 2. To kill Flies Take Allum and Origanum beat them and mix them with sweet Milk and sprinkle the Room and places where the Flies come and they will all die 3. To keep Cattel from Injuries by Flies Anoint the Beast with Oyl wherein Bakeler hath been boiled and the Flies shall not come near him or anoint the Horse Ox or Cow with the Juyce of Carwoerden-leaves in the beginning of Spring and the Flies will not come at them any more that Year CHAP. XI Of BVGGS 1. To kill Buggs TAke the Gall of an Ox and mix it with Vinegar and rub the Cracks and Joynts of the Bedstead with it and all the Buggs will suddenly die Or take a quantity of Brimstone beat it to Powder then mix the Powder with old Oyl and use it as before 2. Another Take a convenient quantity of fresh Tar mix it with the Juyce of wild Cucumbers let it stand a day or two stirring it four or five times a day then anoint the Bedsteads with it and all the Buggs will die Or take strong Glew and boyl it with Vinegar and rub the Bedsteads with it and the Buggs will certainly die 3. Another Take Wormwood and Rue of each a good handful and mix them with common Oyl and put to them as much Water as Oyl that the Oyl and Water may cover the Wormwood and Rue then boyl it till all the Water is boyl'd away then strain the Oyl out from the Herbs and mix it with Sheeps Suet as

much as the Oyl anoint the Bedsteads with it it is an infallible Remedy 4. Another Take Brimstone and Wax and burn them under the Joynts of the Bedsteads and Creases where the Buggs are and they will immediately come out of their holes and you may kill them Or take Quicksilver and mix it with Hoggs-grease of each a like quantity and anoint the Bedsteads with it CHAP. XII Of FLEAS 1. How to kill Fleas TAke Sope-Lees and boyl two or three Onions in it let it cool then sprinkle the Room with it and it kills the Fleas Or this Take Mustard-seed and boyl it with the Herb Daphines in Water and sprinkle the Room with it 2. Another Take Wormwood Lavender and Nut-leaves and boyl them in Vinegar a good while then sprinkle the Blanket with it it certainly kills the Fleas 3. Another Take an Earthen Platter that is broad and shallow fill it half full with Goats Blood and set the Platter under the Bed and all the Fleas will come into it like a swarm of Bees Or take the Blood of a Bear or Badger and put it under the Bed as before and it gathers the Fleas to it and they die immediately CHAP. XIII Of LICE 1. How to kill Lice TAke Hogs-Lard Quicksilver and Sage as much of each as is needful and mix them together to a Salve and anoint the afflicted place 2. How to kill Nits and Lice in the Head Take three Ounces of Oyl of Olives one Ounce of Wax three Drams of Stavosaee and as much Quicksilver of these make a Salve and anoint the Head all over it certainly kills the Nits and Lice 3. Another Take red Orpiment and Salt-Peter of each a Dram and Lice-Herb two Drams mix these together with Oyl and Vinegar and anoint the Head with it and it kills them 4. How to kill Crab-Lice Take a roasted Apple and take the Skin and Core from it and beat it in a Morter with as much Quicksilver as will make it into an Oyntment and therewith dress the afflicted place CHAP. XIV Of RATS and MICE 1. How to gather together all the Rats and Mice into one place in a House or Barn and to kill them TAke a Brass or Copper Pot as big as you can get and fill it half full of the Dregs of Oyl and then set it in the most convenient place in the House about the middle and all the Rats and Mice will make their appearance as if it were an Assembly of an Army of Rats and Mice and you may then strew about the place Pot-ashes and it kills them all 2. Another Take two or three living Rats or Mice and put them into an Earthen Pot then stop the Pot close that the Rats or Mice may not come forth then make a fire of Ashen-tree-wood and place the Pot on the fire and when it burneth moderately all the Rats and Mice in the House hearing the cry of those in the Pot will run immediately to the place where the Pot standeth on the fire as if they did intend by force to deliver the Rats and Mice in the Pot. 3. Another Take Hemlock-seed and cast it into the Holes where they usually come and they will eat it greedily and it certainly killeth them 4. Another Take very small Filings of Iron or Steel which you may have at any Smiths that worketh with small Files mix the File-dust with Wheat-dow and when you lay it into the holes the Mice will greedily eat of it and it is present death to them 5. How to make Rats and Mice blind Take Tithimalum beaten to Powder sift it through a fine Sieve then mix it with a like quantity of Wheat-flour then put to it a sufficient quantity of Metheglin to make it into a stiff Paste and lay it in the usual places where the Mice and Rats come and in a short time after they have eat it you will see the effects for they will become Beetle-blind And thus much I think may be sufficient for these Vermin Insects and Raveners that infest the House Field Park and Warren from which I shall proceed to give you Directions how to Take and Destroy such as haunt Fish-Ponds and Rivers devouring an infinite number of Fish c. PART II. By WATER Directions how to take and kill the Hern Dob-Chick Coot Cormorant Sea-Pie Kings-fisher Otter Water-Rat and Ospray c. all great destroyers of Fish 1. How to take the Herne THE Herne destroys much young Fish and others if they come nigh the shallow Places or Banks she is fearful and difficult to take therefore some do bait a Hook with a Minow or other small Fish or with a piece of an Eel then make your Line green or like the Water where she haunts in a shallow place there put your Pin in the Earth of the shallow Water and lay your Bait so that she may wade half a foot deep unto it for else the Kite or Crow will soon have it she will soon swallow it and so be taken 2. How to take the Dob-Chick The Dob-Chick is a Water-fowl they are commonly on Rivers and Pools they are near as large as a Theal and are black they will commonly dive under water to take young Fish To take them the Fishermen do lay on the Water long Lines of small Thread knit full of little Corks a handful asunder on the Line and cut four-square like big Dice as you may see by the fore-going Picture and where they see them haunt they will spread the said Line before them on the water then with their Boots on drive them to the said Line and by this means many are taken 3. How to take or kill the Coot or More-hen The Coot or More-hen lives likewise on Waters and also are great destroyers of Fish To kill or take these the only way is with Lime or Gun 4. How to destroy the Cormorant The Cormorant is a great destroyer of Fish also he useth the fresh Waters and will dive under the water and take Fish of three or four Years growth The only way to destroy them is by destroying their Nests in breeding-time they breed in Islands and Rocks by the Sea Some may be destroyed in Rivers and Pools with a Cross-bow or Hand-gun 5. How to take Sea-Pies The Sea-Pie is a Fowl that useth the Seas and breeds in Islands in the Sea and lives most by Fish Where they use in fresh Rivers they destroy much young Fry and such as swim near the top of the water One way to take them is by liming two small Oziars and bind the ends that are next the Bait almost cross-wise then take another short stick and bind the one end unto your ends of cross Twigs as you may see by the Figure and put that short stick through the Fish or Bait then lay it on some Water-leaf Rushes or such like in the midst of the River and as soon as they see it they will take and fly away with it in

their Bills but are immediately lim'd and taken Another way of laying these Lime-twigs is You must put a small short Stick in the Bait as you may see by the Figure and at the lower-end tye a Thread an Inch long and to that Thread tye your limed Twigs and when she takes and flies away with it she cannot fly far but she will be limed for the Twigs will turn and touch her Wings and then she will fall Thus you may take many Sea-Pies both in Summer and Winter and the same way you may take both Crows and other Birds 6. How to take the Bird called the Kings-fisher This Bird is likewise a great destroyer of young Fry and small Fish he is about the bigness of a Lark and doth commonly breed in Banks of Rivers and Brooks his Feathers are green and Blew he always haunts about the sides of Rivers and Brooks where small Fish are and as soon as he hath caught a Fish he will fly to the next Bough and there sit on a Twig and eat the Fish To take this Bird you must mark where his haunt is and there set down a Bush or Branch and put a Lime-twig under the said Bush for so soon as he hath taken a Fish he will fly thither and light on that under Twig lim'd and so you take him This Bird being dead if you hang him up by the Bill with a Thread in your House where no Wind bloweth his Breast will always hand against the Wind whereby you may know perfectly in what Quarter the Wind is at all times both Night and Day 7. How to take the Otter To take the Otter or Water-Woolf in a Wee l made for that purpose is as followeth This Wee l is not made in all points like unto other Weels where he eateth the Fish and comes forth again safe but is made with a double Teme or Tonuel and against the utmost Teme within is set an Iron like a Grid-iron with four holes staying and sliding upon two round Sticks which must be set upright in the Wee l before the Teme to hold up the Iron which two Sticks must be fast bound to the Wee l both above and beneath then must you have a good stiff Rod the one end must be set over the Wee l to hold up the Grid-iron or Grate and the other end of the Rod must reach over the inner Teme and a small Ozier ty'd at that end of the Rod which small Ozier must be made with a round knot and so put down upon the end of the lowermost Ozier in the middle of the inner Teme but a very little way put on that when the Otter is within the first Teme he comes to the second where the Fish is and there he puts off the Ozier and the Rod flirts up and the Gridiron falls and stops the outmost Teme where he came in as soon as he hears it fall he will turn back without touching any Fish gnawing the Grid-iron and so is drown'd This Description shews the setting of the Grid-iron before the Teme of the Wee l and when he falls to rest on two stiff Oziers as you may see above but when you shall Set or Tile the said Grid-iron it must be plucked up above the mouth of the Teme all the Oziers must be cut even by the wreath except those two that must hold up the Grid-iron beneath which Mouth of the Teme must be betwixt six and seven Inches deep so that a pretty big Dog may creep therein for if it be too little the Otter will gnaw the Wee l also the Gridiron must fall easily on the two sticks that stay it and must be broader than the mouth of the Teme and put in when the Wee l is a making The Grid-iron is made with five flat Bars weighing about two Pound weight because it may fall the sooner 8. How to take the Water-Rat The Water-Rat is a hurtful Vermin that kills Fish especially Crevis Loches Culles and Trouts lying in holes of Banks They do destroy much other Fish and Spawn in shallow Rivers and Brooks It is hard to kill them but where you see their Paths on Bank-sides there set a Dead-fall for they range abroad at Nights like other Rats and will frequent Corn-mills and Fulling-mills to eat Corn and gnaw Cloaths The only way to take them is to pin square Boards against the holes where they haunt which Boards must have a great hole in the midst and set just against their coming in or out fastned to the Banks then make a Latch and set it on the out-side of the Board tiled as you tile the Fox-Latch as you have seen before in its proper place on the lower part of the hole before mentioned you must put three or four Pricks of Wyer to hold any thing that comes out or in This Experiment is easily try'd 9. How to kill the Ospray The Ospray is a Bird like a Hawk near as big as the Tarcel of a Goshawk he is a great destroyer of Fish he will take Fish in the midst of a great Pond he hath one Foot like a Duck and the other like a Hawk as he flies over the water the Fish will come up unto him The best way to kill him is to watch where he eats his Fish for he will eat it on some Tree near the place where he takes it and there kill him with a Gun 10. How to make Lime Take the Berries of Misletoe gathered in Autumn in the full of the Moon for then they are in most force and bruise them letting them lye for a space to rot then wash them in running Water till they be clean like other Lime and therewith you may take Birds as with other Birdlime made of the Bark of Holly 11. To make Bird-lime that will serve in Water Take a Pound of Bird-lime cleanse and wash it in running Water very well that no Knots be left therein then beat out the Water and dry it again then put thereto two Spoonfuls of sharp Vinegar and as much Goose-grease as will make it run add thereto half a Spoonful of Lamp-Oyl and a little Venice Turpentine then boyl all these together in an Earthen Pan and stir it well so take it off the Fire and reserve it and warm it when you use it And thus much for the Taking and Killing of those ravenous Destroyers of Fish From which I shall proceed for the Reader 's divertion to Natural and Artificial Conclusions c. both pleasant and profitable Natural and Artificial CONCLUSIONS Both Pleasant and Profitable 1. How to Take Kites Ravens Crows or the like alive BUY at the Apothecaries two Penny-worth of Nux Vomica beat it to powder or slice it as you do Ginger then take raw Flesh or Liver and cut it into little pieces that they may swallow them whole then cut holes in the same and put your Powder or Slices therein then lay the pieces where they haunt as soon as they

have swallowed down the same they will fly to the next high Tree they come at this presently makes them so drunk that they will fall down from the top of the Tree to the Ground where you may take them up alive You must be sure to watch them for they will soon recover and fly away 2. To make a Cat Piss out a Fire A merry Fellow coming into an Ale-house in cold weather and finding a sorry Fire said he would make the Cat Piss it out and watching his opportunity he getteth his Hostesses Cat putting her Head betwixt his Thighs and holding her four Feet fast in one Hand with the other held up Tail near the Fire and she did piss such abundance that she quite quenched the same 3. How to Write a Letter secretly from one Friend to another that it cannot be discovered Write your Letter on one side with common Ink then turn your Paper and write on the other side with Milk that which you would have secret and let it dry but observe your Pen be clean when you would read it hold that side which is written with Ink to the Fire and the Milkey Letters will then shew blewish on the other side which may be easily discerned 4. To make pleasant Sport with Ducks and Poultrey Take a Yard of strong Thread and a little red Rag tye it to one end of the Thread at the other end fasten a bit of Cheese somewhat less than a Bean which you may throw amongst a company of Ducks when immediately one of them will greedily swallow it down the rest of the Thread and Rag dragging after her which when she perceives she will be so affrighted that running from place to place and finding it still follows her will take wing and fly into some Pond or Water there perceiving the Rag to swim after her will dive into the water and up again for many times together and at last being still affrighted will fly out of the water and run up and down until the String catches hold of something that either breaks it or pulls the Cheese out of her Belly and then she will be at quiet 5. How to break a Staff upon two Glasses of Water Place the Glasses being full of Water upon two Joynt-stools an equal distance from the ground and distant one from the other the length of the Staff then place the ends of the Staff upon the edges of the two Glasses so that they be sharp this done with all the force you can with another Staff strike the Staff that lies on the Glasses in the midst and it will break without breaking the Glasses or spilling the Water 6. How to make a Glass of Water seem to Boil Take a Glass near full of Water and setting one hand upon the Foot of it hold it fast turn slightly one of your fingers of your other hand upon the edge of the Glass having before privately wet your finger and so passing softly on with your finger in pressing a little the Water will seem to boil and leap over the Glass by drops 7. How to make two Images one of which shall light a Candle and the other blow it out Upon the side of a Wall make the Figure of two Images in the Mouth of each put a Pipe or Quill so artificially that it be not perceived in one of which place put Salt-Peter very fine and dry and pulverized and at the end set a little Match of Paper in the other Paper put Sulphur beaten small then holding a lighted Candle in your hand say to one of those Images by way of command Blow out the Candle then lighting the Paper with the Candle the Salt-Peter will blow out the Candle immediately then go to the other Image before the Snuff of the Candle be out touch the Sulphur with it and say Light the Candle and it will immediately be lighted 8. How to make a Six-pence seem to fall through a Table You must have an Handkerchief about you having a Counter neatly sewed in one of the corners of it take it out of your Pocket and desire somebody to lend you a Tester and seem to wrap it up in the midst of the Handkerchief but retain it in your hand and instead of so doing wrap the corner in the midst that hath the Counter sewed in it and then bid them feel if it be not there which they will imagine to be no other than the Tester that they lent you then bid them lay it under a Hat upon the Table and call for a Basin of Water hold it under the Table and knock saying Vade Come quick and then let the Six-pence fall out of your hand into the Water then take up the Hat and take the Handkerchief and shake it saying It is gone then shew them the Money in the Basin of Water 9. How to seem to blow a Six-pence out of another Man's hand Take a Six-pence blow on it and clap it presently into one of your spectators hands bidding him to hold it fast then ask of him if he be sure to have it then to be certain he will open his hand and look then say to him Nay but if you let my Breath go off I cannot do it then take it out of his hand again and blow on it and staring him in the face clap a piece of Horn in his hand and retain the Six-pence shutting his hand your self bid him hold his hand down and slip the Tester between one of his Cuffs then take the Stone that you shew feats with and hold it unto his hand saying By Vertue hereof I will and command the Money to vanish that you hold in your hand Vade Now see when they have looked then they will think it is changed by vertue of your Stone then take the Horn again and seem to cast it from you retaining it and say Vade and anon say You have your Money again he then will begin to marvail and say I have not say then to him You have and I am sure you have it Is' t not in your hand if it be not there turn down one of your Sleeves for it is in one I am sure where he findeth it and will not a little wonder 10. How to convey Money out of one of your hands into the other First you must hold open your right hand and lay therein a Tester or some big piece of Money then lay thereupon the top of your long left finger and use some words of Art and upon a sudden slip your right hand from your finger wherewith you held down the Tester and bending your hand very little you shall retain the Tester therein and suddenly drawing your right hand through your left you shall seem to have left the Tester there especially when you shut in due time your left hand which that it may more plainly appear to be truly done you may take a Knife and seem to knock against it so as it shall make a great