120 A Discourse on Hunting, 
be taken away out of sight, a small space distant for troubling the Huntsman, 
who must first slit the legges and cut them off at the first ioynt: then must he 
slit the throte downe the brisket to the nether end, and take the skinne cleane 
of : which done, he must slit his little bellie, taking out the panch with all the 
bloud in the bodie, and lay it uppon the skinne with the foure feete. If any 
towne be neere hand you must send for bread, for the better reliefe of your 
hounds to be broken in the bloud, which being come, your Huntsman must 
let all the hounds foorth of the couples, and hallowe them to the paunch, who 
must be very careful, that if any of his hounds bee missing, he keepe somewhat 
to relieue them withall, and also see diligently that euery hound that be there 
have some reward. 
During all the time of this rewarding your hounds, a long note must be 
blowne by a Huntsman, and then all the rest that have hornes rechace upon it. 
You must also haue one of your companie with a sheet, that so soone as the 
féete of the Roe bee cut off, as aforesaide, he may take the bodie home, which 
will make delicate meate, if your Cooke season it, lard it, and bake it well. 
The sent of the Roe is farre sweeter to hounds than any other chase: the 
reason is, he hath in his forlegge a little hole, whereat when he is hunted 
issueth out all his moysture ; for he sweateth not outwardly as other Deare doo, 
but only runneth foorth at that hole. This chase may you well hunt till 
Whitsontide. 
Flow to hunt the Stagge. 
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Fter Whitsontide you may hearken where a Stagge lieth, either in 
Couert of Wood, or Corne field, and have him harbored for you : 
whereat bate ten couple of your Hounds, and lay a relay of sixe couple at the 
water you suppose he will goe to: for naturally when a Stagge is hot he desireth 
