Fowl that excel refpe&ively, I ftiall leave it for 

 the Curious to difpute which of them deferves 

 the Superiority, 



Of the Attainment of Good FO W ' L, and the 

 Continuance of them. 



Without a great deal of Caution ufed, 

 when a Gentleman firft lets out to be a 

 Cocker, he is liable to meet with great Difap- 

 pointments, for as very few at the firft are wil- 

 ling to rely upon their own Judgment, they 

 are apt to accept of fuch as Sportfmen are pleat- 

 ed to put into their Hands ; fome will prefent 

 him with Fowl, and commend them for the 

 beft in the World, for want of Judgment to 

 know better; Others, through a Vie w of Inte- 

 reft, will impofe any upon him, fo they are not 

 mereDunghills, purely to ferve their own private 

 Ends ; Others may fupply him with really 

 good Fowl, but having no better Opinion of 

 his Judgment than of the former Perfons, in all 

 Probability crofles one with the other, and fo, 

 confequently, will have a promifcuous Breed ; 

 Thus I have known Gentlemen go on for feve- 

 ral Years, till the Expence of it became fo great, 

 without Succefs, for want of taking proper 

 Meafures, that they were almoft weary of it, 

 tho* the Inclination has been ever fo ftrong, be- 

 fore they could arrive at a good Breed ; and as 

 it is not a very eafy Matter to fall into a good 



Breed 



