good Conftitution, how liable he is to be de- 

 prived of it in that Interval of Time, but if he 

 has the leaft Taint upon him, or be inclined to 

 grow out of Shape, it is incredible to think 

 \vhata great Alteration a Year will make, after 

 He is cut out of Feather. 



ERROR the Fourth. 



Of Breeding out of Tainted Fowl, alfo 



the bymftowS) and how they proceed. 



THIS Folly of breeding out of Fowl which 

 have not a perfect Conftitution, is attended 

 with worfe Confequenccs than the latter I have 

 been treating of, becaufe, as I have before ob- 

 ferv'd, if they are made the beft of they will get 

 pretty aftive Fowl, which is more than I can 

 fay of a tainted Cock ; I am rather of Opinion, 

 that feme Taints are fo deeply radicated, that 

 it will require fome Years to crofs them out, 

 for there is as much Difference and as many De- 

 grees of Taints in Fowl, as there are of Con- 

 fumptions in human Bodies ; fome difcover a 

 natural Taint from being long and loofe feather- 

 ed, having a dejected, melancholy Afpeft, fuch 

 I look upon to receive their Diforder from being 

 bred out of Fowl that are too antient on both 

 Sides, and 'through bad Ufage their Conftituti- 

 ons rather impaired withal, which if they unite, 



produce 



