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E T T E R VI. 



Of the Default, with fome Cau- 

 tions; alfo of ^marvellous Tal^^ 

 of Hares at Default, 



THE chief con fiderat ions at default 

 are, how long the Hare has been on 

 foot, and how far the Hounds make it 

 good? If ihe has not been run half her 

 time (as near as judgment can be made), the 

 Huntfman muft try expeditiouily a wide 

 circle, changing his Dogs hard and quick on 

 the highways,- and fo perfiil in trying circle 

 within circle, till he returns to the place the 

 Dogs threw up at. On the other hand, if 

 file has been drove hard three parts of her 

 time, or is near dead run, fhe will only leap 

 off a few rods, and quat, until one or other 



of 



