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to bad Feeding, and it is become very common 

 to condemn the Feeder when it is the Breeder' 

 Fault only ; for if Cocks are good in Natui 

 and quite healthful, they feldom bring Difgrac 

 to the Feeders. I have already Ihewn the Dan- 

 ger of breeding out of Fowl that are tainted in 

 Conftitution, and to fulfil my Defign of defcrib- 

 ing the true Game Cock, obliges me to make 

 uie of the fame Caution with regard to Genealo- 

 gy, that there be no Deficiency in it fo long as 

 Memory can extend, for it is quite a parallel 

 Cafe ; if there be a Taint, whether in their Na- 

 ture or Conftitution, it will clifcover itfelf for 

 two or three Generations, and fometimes to the 

 fourth ; therefore it behoves Breeders to be 

 ftrictly curious whenever they have Occafion for 

 a Crols, to make Choice of fuch as will rather 

 add than diminifli in any of the before-mention'd 

 Particulars ; thus when a Cock is form'd of an 

 a&ive Shape, and full of Youth and Vigour 

 without a Tinfture of bad Blood in his Veins, 

 he may properly be call'd a true Game-Cock, 

 and inflead of having long and tedious Battles, 

 occafion'd by Breakings out of Heat for Want 

 of Strength, thofe will difpatch one or the other 

 in very few Blows, if thoroughly fed and proper- 

 ly weapon'd. 



What different Forts there are that excel in 

 thtir reffe&ive Ways of Fighting. 



Arious are the Sorts of Cocks which go un- 

 der the Denomination of Game-Fowl, 



that 



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