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Otter too, it may be : now have at him with Kil- 

 buck, for he vents again. 



Ven. Marry so he does, for look he vents in that 

 corner. Now, now Ringwood has him : now he's 

 gone again, and has bit the poor dog. Now Sweet- 

 lips has her ; hold her, Sweetlips ! now all the dogs 

 have her, some above and some under water ; but 

 now, now she's tired, and past losing : come bring 

 her to me, Sweetlips. Look, 'tis a Bitch-Otter, and 

 she has lately whelped, let's go to the place where 

 she was put down, and not far from it you will find 

 all her young ones, I dare warrant you, and kill 

 them all too. 



Hunt. Come, gentlemen ! come all ! let's go to 

 the place where we put down the Otter. Look you, 

 hereabout it was that she kennelled ; look you, here 

 it was indeed, for here's her young ones, no less 

 than five : come let's kill them all. 



Pise. No, I pray Sir, save me one, and I'll try if I 

 can make her tame, as I know an ingenious gentle- 

 man in Leicestershire, Mr. Nich. Seagrave, has done ; 

 who hath not only made her tame, but to catch fish, 

 and do many other things of much pleasure. 



Hunt. Take one with all my heart, but let us 

 kill the rest. And now let's go to an honest Ale- 

 house, where we may have a cup of good Barley- 

 wine, and sing " Old Rose," and all of us rejoice 

 together. 



Ven. Come my friend Piscator, let me invite you 

 along with us. I'll bear your charges this night, and 



