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stop it with grass to 'prevent them falling out and 

 reward his hound a little. And that done come 

 again there where he began to sue and sue forth 

 the right line till he comes to the entering of the 

 quarter where he thinks that the hart is in. And 

 always with little noise and cast round the quarters, 

 if it be in a great covert as I said before. And also 

 if it he in a little covert, to do of the scantilon and 

 of all other things right as I have said before. And 

 if he he voided (gone) to another quarter or wood, 

 and there be any other covert near always to sue 

 forth and cast round quarter by quarter, and wood 

 by wood till he be readily harboured. And when he 

 is harboured of the scantilon and of all other things 

 do as before is said, and then draw fast to the 

 meeting that men call assembly. And it is to be 

 known that oftentimes a deer is harboured by sight 

 of man^s eye, but who should do it well it behoves 

 him to be a skilful and wise hunter. Nevertheless 

 to teach hunters the more readily to seek and harbour 

 a hart according to the country that he is in, I have 

 devised it in certain chapters as ye may hereafter 

 hear. 



