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ili>^,iCos. It was a j::;oodlic sij^ht(> to soo yo lioundcs j^oc thorou<,'h yc bushes, and 

 ln)\ve one fellowe fell oner anotlicr, tniiil)(ll\ n.^^e oute into ye dyke, and thenne 

 on at:;aino. And ye nicnn Icapyiific oner, didde sonu- fall on yc toppe, and snmc 

 on ye bottom, butte didde soone fjette uppe and awaye aj^ainc. And ye 

 huntsniann. though following:; hotly, didde allwayes keepe coolc, and ncare to ye 

 honndes, to steady and courat^e thenunc ; forr att tynies some of ye yonger 

 do}:;f:;es would s:;ettc wide awaye, and thenne didde this coole master of yc 

 houndcs fjette warme, and whippe ye truantes well to teachc thcmme better. 



Nowe, although theyre were not more tlian, ma\hai)i);'. fifty menn, and 

 butte some score and half houndes att moste. that didde hunt ye wylde beaste, 

 yette after going some miles and tourning often, hee was ouretaken and done to 

 death. Then ye whippcr-inn didde \\ iiippe hyni oute hys bugle and blnwe a 

 lilaste till alK' w.is blue, and hys faee was redde as hys coate ; and ye menu inn 

 greene coming uppe. yc King didcK' alls > blowe hys silver horn, lyke as hee 

 would straightwaye blowe it straightt'. And alle didde gather round yc wylde 

 beaste. that, thanks to ye goode King and hys bra\e nicnn. is nowe att lastc 

 ouercome inn hys mightie strength, and slaine. 



Thenne hys scutte was cutte off and gi\en toe ye King as a token of yc 

 ouercoming. And ye King didde stick hys scutte inn hys hatte. and ye yeomann 

 didde cutte hys stick, to beare ye dead beaste awaye, forr that it was h^'s, bye 

 custome, beeing killed on hys holdynge. And afterwarde, ye beaste beeing first 

 stripped of hys hyde, and thenne stuffed with sweete herbes and ye lyke, hee 

 was roasted whole, and ye fearmer and hys folke didde greatl}' rejoyce. 



Such was ye ende of ye beaste of ye Uppetowne wylds that hadd plagued 

 vc whole nighborhoode, and hadd beene hunted forr yeares, butte hadd hitherto 

 gettan awaye. And ye King and hys friendes didd retourne greatlie rejoycing 

 att theyre fyne sporte, and ye chronicler didde thenne come awaye. 



And the name of ve beaste was H-A-R-E. 



Xicut.=Col. 1kiiu3 as Doluntcer. 



■' I do believe, 

 (Statist tl)ou:ili I am none, nor like to be) 

 That this will prove a war ; and you shall hear 

 The le(;ions, now in (iailia, sooner landed 

 III our not-fc.irins; liritain, than have tidings 

 Of any psnny tribute paid. Our countrymen 

 .Are moil more order'd, than when Julius Cae-sar 

 Smiiea at their l.ici; of skill, Imt found their courage 

 Worthy his frowning at : their iii^cipline 

 (N'ow mingled with their courage) will m.\ke known 

 Til their approvers, ihey are people, sucii 

 That iiiend .ipjii the worlii. " 



Cyiiri'/'/inf, net ii, scene 4. 



About the year 1859 England had i;ecn rouseci by a scare of invasion. 

 N'anoleon III, the Eniperor of tlie Frenc'.i, was suspected of assembling 

 tioops at Boulogne with the idea of a descent upon the shores of Britain. 

 Til's roused the military instincts of the nation to a feverisli pitcii of excite- 

 ment ; and companies of rifle volunteeis were formed all over the kingdom. 



In May, 1859, the present volunteer force was originated, and amongst 

 the earliest formed com[)anies was the :rnd Ch;rs!ii'e, or Oxton Company, of 

 which \ . A King was tlie promoter and fir.st captain ; his captain's com- 

 mission being dated 30th .August, 1859. 



