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in the present volume, which, in order to make it 

 conform to the series of which it forms part, had 

 to be cut down to about one-sixth of the first 

 edition. A similar fate had to befall the illustra- 

 tions, which had to be reduced materially both in 

 number and size. We would therefore invite the 

 reader whose interest in the subject may possibly 

 be aroused by the present pages, to glance at the 

 perhaps formidable-looking pages of the first 

 edition, with its facsimile photogravure reproduc- 

 tions of the best French and English illuminations 

 to be found in fifteenth century hunting literature. 



In conclusion, I desire to repeat also in this place 

 the expression of my thanks to the authorities of 

 the British Museum — to Dr. G. F. Warner and 

 Mr. I. H. Jeayes in particular — to the heads of 

 the Bodleian Library, the Bibliothèque Nationale, 

 the Mazarin and the Arsenal Libraries in Paris, 

 the Due d'Aumale's Library at Chantilly, the 

 Bibliothèque Royale at Brussels, the Konigliche 

 Bibliotheken in Munich and Dresden, the Kaiser- 

 liche una Konigliche Haus, H of and Staats Jrchiv, 

 and the K. and K. Hof Bibliothek in Vienna, to 

 Dr. F. J. Furnivall, Mr. J. E. Harting, Mr. T. 

 Fitzroy Fenwick of Cheltenham, and to express 

 my indebtedness to the late Sir Henry Dryden, Bt., 

 of Canons Ashby, for his kind assistance in my 

 research work. 



To one person more than to any other my 



