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Breed of Cocks, I thought it might be neceflary 

 to lay down Rules for the more immediate At- 

 tainment of them ; therefore, of Neceffity, En- 

 quiry muft firft be made into a Man's Judgment 

 who recommends Fowl ; Secondly, into his Prin- 

 ciple, for tho' the Principle be ever fo good, if 

 Judgment is wanting, itavaileth nothing* they 

 may bear the Charader, like a great many that 

 I have known, of having good Fowl, and in two 

 or three Years quite run out ; therefore, it is not 

 altogether having Fowl from People, who are 

 reported to have fuch by Men of no Judgment, 

 that will anfwer the End, but rather from thofe 

 \vhofeConduft and Diligence in Breeding is fuch 

 as can propofe a Certainty every Year, which 

 may be done by proper Trials ; and tho' the 

 belt Judges may be deceived in Crofles hitting, 

 yet they may be fo far upon a Certainty as not 

 to injure any young Beginner ; and there are 

 but two certain Ways that I can propofe for it, 

 the firft of which relates a good deal to what I 

 have already laid, which is, having Fowl from 

 Men of approved Honour and Integrity, as well 

 as Judgment ; and who, if they thought, had 

 not a good Crofs within themfelves, would ra- 

 ther ftnd them none, than fuch as would do 

 their Frieni Injury : The Second Way is by 

 'frequenting great Matches, where, in all Proba- 

 bility the belt Cocks are fought; for by this 

 Means you have an Opportunity of feeing a 

 Number of .Brothers -fight, of feveral Sorts fo 

 that if you havefo much Intereft in the Own- 

 ers, or can make a Friend to procure a frelh 



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