114 A Discourse on Hunting, 
A short Treatise of Hunting: compyled for the delight of 
Noblemen and Gentlemen, by Sir Thomas Cockaine, 
Knight. 
A very good note for any yong Gentleman, who will breed Hounds 
to hunt the Foxe. 
a 72 Ou must breed fourtéene or fifteen couple of small Kibble hounds, 
“§ lowe and swift, and two couple of Terriars, which you may enter 
in one yeare, by this rule following. 
The order to enter yong Hounds at the Foxe. 
2720U must borowe one couple of old Foxe hounds of some Gentleman 
y or Yoman, who vseth to hunt the Foxe : and when your Hounds bee 
full twelve moneth and a quarter olde, and that your Huntsman hath 
chastized them surely from sheepe, then may you take your seruants with you, 
and goe to some Couert, where you heare there is a litter of Foxe Cubbes ; 
where stopping all the holes, sauing two or three, which must be set with 
Foxe pursenets, to take a yong Cubbe, to make your Terriars withall. Then 
must you cast off your couple of old Hounds to finde the Cubs, which being 
found, you must cast off all your whelpes to them foorth of the couples, and 
foresee that none of them haue hunted either the Hare or Conie before. 
