The experienc'd fowler: or, The gentleman, citizen, and country-man's pleasant and profitable recreation : Containing, I. The true art of taking water and land fowl, with divers kinds of nets, lime-twigs lime-bushes, and how to make the best bird-lime. II. Directions for bat-fowling, lowbelling, tramelling, and driving fowl, how to find their haunts, and take them with springes, snares, &c. III. An exact method for using the fowling-piece at a true level, to shoot at the water, ground, bush, or flying. IV. How to make shot, proportion the charge, and know good powder; with the proper use of the stalking-horse, bush, hedge, and how to manage them. V. Of singing birds, their diseases and cure. VI. How to distinguish all sorts of poulterers ware, whether old or young, fresh or stale, full of eggs or not. Also to well order, and speedily fat tame and wild fowl. VII. To which is added directions for destroying all manner of vermine / By J.S. Gent.
Alternate Title(s):
Experienc'd fowler
Published / Created:
London : Printed for Jo. Sprint, at the Blue bell, and G. Conyers, at the Ring, in Little Britain, 1697.
Physical Description:
[8], 159, [1] p. : ill. ; 12 cm. (12mo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BEIN Uzn71 697s Copy 1: Bound by T. Gosden, with his initials on spine.
Subject Terms:
Fowling -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Game and game-birds -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Poultry -- Early works to 1800. | Sprint, John, d. 1729 -- Publisher. | Conyers, George, d. 1739 or 40 -- Publisher. | Woodcut -- Specimens -- 1697.
Form/Genre:
Booksellers' advertisements.
Contributors:
Sprint, John, d. 1729, publisher. | Conyers, George, d. 1739 or 40, publisher.