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. Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton, a sketch of their lives and family connection. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683. TOTTENHAM LOCK, RIVER LEA EPILOGUE '\X7'E know that Izaak Walton was born in 1593, and we know that he was " born, not made" an angler—ergo, I, for one, have no difficulty in believing that during the unknown first sixteen years of his life much of his time must have been spent on the " banks and braes and streams around" the old Castle of Stafford ; there he must have served his" first apprenticeship, and laid the foundation of a knowledge of
. Thomas Ken and Izaak Walton, a sketch of their lives and family connection. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711; Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683. TOTTENHAM LOCK, RIVER LEA EPILOGUE '\X7'E know that Izaak Walton was born in 1593, and we know that he was " born, not made" an angler—ergo, I, for one, have no difficulty in believing that during the unknown first sixteen years of his life much of his time must have been spent on the " banks and braes and streams around" the old Castle of Stafford ; there he must have served his" first apprenticeship, and laid the foundation of a knowledge of the gentle art which has made his name famous for so many generations. We can guess that Izaak Walton found his way to London when he was about sixteen years old. (The present writer has guessed that he may have been taken there much earlier.) We know that he was apprenticed to one Thomas Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Marston, E. (Edward), 1825-1914. London, New York [etc. ] Longmans, Green, and co.
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