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to the hounds to come forth wlthall, and this done, 

 speed him fast in the manner that I have said to 

 meet with him again. And the relay that he (the 

 hart) Cometh to first should take good heed that he 

 vauntlay ^ not^ if other relays he behind for dread 

 of bending out from the relay. But he should let the 

 deer pass and go to the fues^ and there blow a mote^ 

 and rechace and rally upon the fues. And the 

 hunter ought to be advised that his hounds catch it 

 (the scent) well in couple^ ere he relay, that they 

 run not counter.'^ For that might make the hounds 

 that come therewith and the hunters to be on a stynt 

 (at fault), and per adventure not recover it all the 

 day after. And if it so be that the hunter that hath 

 relayed, see that the deer be likely to fall into 

 danger, that is to say among other deer, and else it 

 needeth not, he should when he hath relayed stand 

 still in the fues, and holloa the hounds that come 

 forth therewith and take up the hindermost, and if 

 it be in a park go stand again with them at his 

 place, and if it be out of park in a forest or other 

 wood follow after as well as he is able. And in 

 this wise ought every relay to do till he come among 

 the back relays. For if they at the back see by the 

 spreading of the dees (claws) by setting fast and 

 deep his ergots (dew claws) in the earth, and if 



^ Vauntlay, to cast off the relay before the hounds already 

 hunting have passed. See Appendix : Relays. 

 2 Do not hunt heel : contre, counter. 



