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bowshotte or twayne before he come to the 

 place where he thinketh that the otter lieth. 

 Because they may cast about a while untill 

 they have cooled their baulting and hainsicke 

 toyes, whiche all houndes do lightly use at 

 the first uncoupling. Then the varlets of 

 the kennell shall seeke by the riverside and 

 beate the bankes with their houndes untill 

 some one of them chaunce upon the otter. 

 " Remember always to sette out some 

 upwards and some doune the streames, and 

 every man his otter-speare or forked staffe 

 in his hand. And if they perceyve where 

 the otter cometh under water (as they may 

 perceyve if they marke it well), then shall 

 they watche to see if they can get to stand 

 before him at some place where he would 

 vent, and stryke him with their speare or 

 staffe, and if they misse, then shall they 

 runne up or doune the streame as they see 

 the otter bende, untill they may at last give 



