134 THE MASTER OF GAME 



full of slime, or sharp at both ends, or at one end, 

 these are the tokens that he is no deer chaceable. 

 But if it be when they burnish that they crotey 

 their fumes more burnt and more sharp at the 

 one end, but anon when they have burnished, 

 they crotey their fumes as before, and for that 

 the fumes be good and great ; if they be slimy it 

 is a token that he has suffered some disease. 

 From the end of August forward, the fumes are 

 of no judgment for they undo themselves for 

 the rut. 



