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by the Cock, but from different Hens, provided 

 each Sort, from a Year's Trial of each, have 

 prov'd very good ; if fo, the putting of them * 

 together in this Manner, will increafe the Blood, 

 and make them hit confiderably deeper. The 

 Second Way is by breeding from Own-Coufins, 

 whether Brother or Sifter's IfTue it is not material, 

 if they have met with equal Ufage ; and I ne- 

 ver fee better throughout the whole Courfe of 

 my being a Sportfman, than from this Way of 

 Breeding. 



Having run through all the different Ways 

 that are material for breeding out of Relations, 

 the better to keep Blood together, I ihall en- 

 deavour to fliew the Advantages that are to be 

 reap'd from it : Firft, You have it in your Pow- 

 er to choofe out of a Number, Things of an ex- 

 cellent Shape, as well as Youth and Vigour, in 

 every Method on one Side, and in leveral on 

 both. Secondly, You are upon a Certainty, 

 with Regard to Conftitution ; all which you 

 are deprived of when ftrange Fowl are recom- 

 mended and put into your Hands; befides the 

 great Advantage of raifing a Number of the 

 lame Blood, from the Truth of Breeding ; for 

 we frequently fee Crofles made by Fowl, which 

 are refpeftively good themfelves, and have been, 

 prov'd as fuch by fufficient Trials, yet the Pro- 

 duel: of them will be nothing comparable to 

 themfelves. 



Among the great many Inftanccs that I could 

 give of this Nature, I Ihall beg Leave to men- 

 tion 



