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Updated: September 6, 2025
CHETHAM'S HOSPITAL, or, as it is more properly termed, "College," was founded by Charter in the year 1665, by Humphrey Chetham, a Manchester citizen and tradesman, who had, during his lifetime, brought up, fed, and educated fourteen boys of Manchester and Salford. He paid a heavy fine to Charles I. for persisting in his refusal of a baronetcy, and in 1634 was appointed Sheriff of his county.
A few other notable books of the century call for enumeration, The Gentleman's Recreation by Nicholas Cox , Gilbert's The Angler's Delight , Chetham's Vade-Mecum , The Complete Troller by Robert Nobbes , R. Franck's Northern Memoirs , and The True Art of Angling by J.S. . Of these Chetham, Nobbes, Franck and J.S. have the merit of considerable originality.
In the third edition of Chetham's Vade-Mecum, already cited, appears an advertisement of the "East India weed, which is the only thing for trout, carp and bottom-fishing." It is probable, however, that vegetable fibre was used too; we believe that in some parts of India it is used by natives to this day. Land-locked Salmon.
But as she touched on the matter of Louie, and they were now at his own steps, he said to her hurriedly 'Walk a little further, and I'll tell you. John's in there. She opened her eyes, not understanding, and then demurred a little on the ground of his health and the rain. 'Oh, I'm all right, he said impatiently. 'Look here, will you walk to Chetham's Library?
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