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gracious order by means of Dref-Skalls to get bears on 

 foot, as well here as in the province of Gestrikland, and after- 

 wards to ring and watch the beasts until his Majesty came 

 and shot them, I immediately set out for that purpose, and 

 caused such Skalls to be arranged ; and in divers places and 

 districts succeeded in rousing fourteen bears. 



"The Skalls commenced on the above-named day in his 

 gracious Majesty's high presence, here in Wahla, where five 

 bears were ringed in three several parts of the forest ; and 

 the first was shot by him early in the morning within the 

 space of an hour." 



No. 28. " Bear Skall same day, in the same tract of 

 forest. Circumference of the Ring, two thousand two 

 hundred and thirty-six paces. 



" There lay a capital bear here ; but as this beast, when 

 the hunt was about half driven, ran on the people, and 

 severely wounded four or five men, the King ordered that all 

 the dogs, in number about sixty, should be let loose upon 

 the beast, which was accordingly done, when he at once 

 killed six or seven of them ;* but he was afterwards mastered 

 by the rest, so that I was enabled to give him a couple of 

 thrusts through the body with my hanger, which, together 

 with his life, put an end to his fury and ferocity." 



No. 29. " Bear Skall, same day, in the same line of 

 forest. Circumference of the Ring, two thousand and twenty- 

 five paces. 



" After that his Majesty had been graciously present at 

 the two above-mentioned Skalls, which had afforded him 



* Mention was made of this Skall in my former work; but I have intro- 

 duced it here, to show the treatment high-couraged dogs are likely to meet 

 with from the bear. 



