by Sir Thomas Cockaine. 119 
I haue my selfe prooued all manner of other feedings, but used this as the 
purest and best, for this fiftie two yeres: during which time I haue hunted the 
Bucke in Summer, and the Hare in Winter, two yeares onely excepted. In 
the one, hauing King Henry the viii. his letters to serue in his warres in Scot- 
land before his maiesties going to Bulleine. And in the other, King Edward 
the vi. his letters to serue under Francis the Earle of Shrewsburie his Graces 
Liutenant to rescue the siege at Haddington : which Towne was then kept by 
that valiant Gentleman Sir James Wilford Knight. God send England many 
such Captaines when it shall haue neede of them. 
Flow to hunt the Roe. 
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Hen you haue hunted the Hare al winter, and made your hounds very 
perfect, you may at the beginning of March giue ouer the hunting 
thereof, and then begin to hunt the Roe in manner and forme following. 
You must get a Huntsman who hath a good hound wherewith he usually 
findeth the Roe, to find you the Roe bucke: then must you cast off nine or 
ten couple of your hounds, and hunt the Roe bucke three or foure houres, and 
then relieue them with fiue or sixe couple more of your slowest sort. All 
Huntsmen are to helpe any hound that is cast out to relay him in againe, and 
also are to hewe the Roe bucke in both with voyce and horne. And if he haue 
béen hunted with other Huntsmen before, he will prooue to make a strong 
chase, and therefore you may not hunt your hounds past twise a weeke 
at the Roe. 
When your hounds haue kild a Roe, the best man in the companie is to take 
the assay, which he must doo crosse ouer the tewell. Then must the hounds 
