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in Efteem ; nor can a Cock poffibly be active 

 that has a long Thigh, and, generally fpeaking, 

 long Legs and Thighs go together ; but tho' a 

 Man be ever fo curious, it is a difficult Matter 

 to bring Shape to Perfection as well as other 

 Qualifications, but neverthelefs, we muft endea- 

 vour to come as near it as poffible, and he that 

 judges the beft, doubtlcfs, will meet with the 

 molt Succefs. Some that I am acquainted with 

 have attempted in vain to breed Fowl of a true 

 Shape, and now, like the Fox, think it a trifling 

 Qualification, but Activity ought to be the Stu- 

 dy of every Breeder, and if Strength be added 

 to it, together with a proper Length, it is my 

 Defcription of a true Ihap'd Cock. 



Having fhewn, as near as I can, the proper 

 Shape that a true Game-Cock ought to be form- 

 ed with, I fliall next endeavour to fhew the 

 Neceffity of a good Extraction. Moft Breeders 

 are fond of Game, and make it their chief Aim 

 and Study of Breeding, without confulting 

 whether there be Mettle with it or not, or 

 whether they fight in a handfome Manner, or in 

 a proper Place or not, if the Conftitution has 

 net been impair'd by bad Management, or whe- 

 ther they be of an aftive Shape or not ; all thefe 

 Requifites ought to beconfulted, or elfe Breed- 

 ing of Cocks becomes very expenfive : I have 

 known feveral keen Sportlmen contented with 

 mere Game-Fowl for feveral Years, and tho' 

 they could not win above two Fights of them, 

 yet would they not cenfure them fo ftridly as to 

 forfake them, but generally imputed their lofing 



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