tenth Part of the Psrfons, which have come 

 \vithin my Knowledge, that have iuffered by 

 this Practice, therefore, I hope, an Inftance will 

 not he thought amifs to detect the Folly of it. 



JVilkins of Grantham, deceafed, was known 

 by moft of the Lincoln/hire Sportfmen to be a 

 very great Cocker, and more particularly famed 

 for his 'Plimouths and Buttons *, the former of 

 which was bred from a Cock of Lord ?//- 

 mouth's, which came out of the Duke of Rut" 

 land's Pens, when his Grace fought againft Lord 

 -Exeter, the latter from a Strain of Colonel Lefa 

 by the Cock, and out of the Hen of Mr He- 

 neag&s^ yet WtLkins could not content himfelf 

 with his own, but fuffered his Though rs, like 

 a great many others, to wander after Cqnquefts 

 made in various Parts of the Country, thinking 

 thereby to meet with fomething fuperior to 

 thole he had already got, whereas, had he been 

 content with making the beft of his own, no 

 Fowls in England could have beat them. 



It happened at a certain Cocking in the Neigh- 

 bourhood that one more particular than all the 

 reft came off with great Honour, by beating his 

 Adverlary after a handfome eafy Manner, which 

 gain'd IPilkmss Favour fo much as to put him 

 upon intreating for a frelh Brother of him to 

 breed from, which he effefted, and bred out of 

 two Years together, without making Trial of 

 the firft Year's Product, except one fhatter'd 

 Stagg, which proved very indifferent ; but not 

 meeting with a terrible Cock againft him, he 

 refign'd his Life without running away : That 



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