lOO CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



When he hath well considered what manner of 

 hart it may be, and hath marked everything to judge 

 by, then let him draw till he come to the covert 

 where he is gone to ; and let him harbour him if he 

 can, still marking- all his tokens, as well by the slot 

 as by the entrees, foyles, or such-like. That done, 

 let him plash or bruse down more twigges, some 

 aloft and some below, as the art requireth, and there- 

 withal whilest his hound is hote, let him beat the 

 outside and make his ring walkes twice or thrice 

 about the wood.' 



I am induced to add another description of the 

 proceedings of the harbourer from the same 

 work : — 



' I went this morning on my quest ; 

 My hound did stick, and seemed to vent some beast ; 

 I held him short, and, drawing after him, 

 I might behold the hart was feeding trymm ; 

 His head was high, and large in each degree, 

 Well paulmed eke, and seemed full sound to be ; 

 Of colour browne, he beareth eight and tenne, 

 Of stately height and long he seemed then. 

 His beam seemed greate, in good proportion red, 

 Well barred and round, well pearled near his head ; 

 He seemed fayre tweene blacke and berrie brownde 

 He seemes well fed by all the synes I found ; 

 For when I had well marked him with eye, 

 I stept aside, to watch where he would lye ; 



