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(From A Letter: wkearin, Part of the Entertainment 

 untoo the Quecnz Majesty, at Killingwoorth Castle in 

 Warwick Sheer, in this Soomerz Progrest -1575, iz 

 signified : From a freetid office attendant in the Coourt 

 [A\ Laneham], unto his free/id a Citizen and Mer- 

 chaunt of London) 



T^HURSDAY, the foourteenth of this July, and 

 -*- the syxth day of her Majestyez cumming, a 

 great sort of Bandogs whear thear tyed in the 

 utter Coourt, and thyrteen Bearz in the inner. . . . 

 The Bearz wear brought foorth intoo the Coourt, 

 the Dogs set too them, too argu the points eeven 

 face too face ; they had learn'd counsel also a both 

 parts. Very feers both ton and toother and eager 

 in argument : If the Dog in pleadyng woold pluk 

 the Bear by the throte, the Bear with travers 

 woould claw him again by the scalp ; Confess an a 

 list, but avoyd a coould not that waz bound too 

 the bar. . . . Therefore thus with fending and 

 prooving, with plucking and tugging, skratting and 

 byting, by plain tooth and nayll a to side and 

 toother, such expens of blood and leather waz 

 thear between them, as a month's licking, I ween, 

 will not recoover : and yet remain as far out az ever 

 they wear. It was a sport very pleazaunt of theeze 

 beastz ; to see the Bear with his pink nyez leering 

 after his enmiez approch, the nimblness and wayt 



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