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The Treatyse One of the very first books printed in the English language was a sporting work: "The Boke of St. Albans." , This volume was printed by Caxton in 1496 and contained, in the second edition, the famous " Treatyse of Fyshynge with an Angle," generally attributed to Julianna Berners " Prioress of the nunnery of Sopewell, near St. Albans, a lady of noble family and celebrated for her learning and accomplishments." The book contains a number of the crude drawings of that day and, as Marston points out, these old " cutts" have led many to believe that the text is equally impractical although, as a matter of fact, it contains not a little fishing sense and certainly the Good Dame's praises of angling and her advice on the ethics of the game are decidedly worth-while. The " Treatyse " mentions a number of flies (including the red hackle of iElian) that still are in use. |
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