204 CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



to be used by huntsmen in hunting a harte at 

 force ' : — 



' Now I have treated of suche judgements and 

 markes as the huntesman may take of an harte, and 

 how they should behave themselves in harbouring 

 a deare, I think meete likewise to instruct (according 

 to my simple skill) the huntesman on horsebacke 

 how to chase and hunte a harte at force ; and that 

 as wel by authoritie of good and ancient hunters as 

 also by experience of my own hunting ; and because 

 in these dayes there are many men which beare 

 horns and bewgles, and yet cannot tell how to use 

 them, neyther how to encourage and help their 

 houndes therewith, but rather do hinder than furder 

 them, having neither skill nor delight to use true 

 measure of blowing ; and therewithal seying that 

 princes and noblemen take no delight in huntyng 

 having their eyes muffled with the scarfe of worldly 

 wealthe, and thinking thereby to make their names 

 immortal, which indeed doth often leade them to 

 destruction of bodie and soule, and oftener is cause 

 of shortening of their lyfe (which is their principal 

 treasure here on earth), since a man shall hardly see 

 any of them reygne or live so long as they did in 

 those days that every forest rong with houndes and 

 homes, and when plentie of flagon -bottels were 



