1 84 THE MASTER OF GAME 



" La douce la est il venu% " anà therewith thrice 

 " so-howe " anà no more. Anà if he thinks he is 

 sure to finà her in any flace then he shall say : 

 " La àouce how-here, hozv-here, hozo-here, hozv-here, 

 àouce how-here how-here^^ anà when she is founà 

 anà starteà he shall blow a mote anà rechase ^ anà 

 holloa as often as he wishes anà then say loua: 

 " Oyei, ! a Beaumonà " or what the hounà is 

 nameà^ " le vailaunt oyez^ oyez, oyez, who-ho- 

 lowe^'' anà then " Avaunte assemble, avaunteP 

 Anà then shoulà the horsemen keep well to one 

 siàe anà some way to the front with long roàs in 

 their hanàs to meet with her, anà so blowe a mote 

 anà rechace anà holloa anà set the hounàs in the 

 rights if they see her, anà also for to prevent any 

 hounà following sheep, or other beasts, anà if they 

 do to ascrie (rate) them sorely anà àismount anà 

 take them up anà lash them well, saying loud " Ware 

 ware ha ha ware " and lash them back to their 

 fellows, and if it happens that the hare be seateà in 

 her form in front of the hounàs, anà that they 

 cannot finà her as soon as they woulà, then shall he 

 say : " How-sa amy sa sa acouplere, sa arere, so- 

 how,''"' but not (blow) the stynt too soon. Anà if 

 he seeth that his hounàs cannot put her up as soon as 

 he woulà, then shall he blow the stynt, anà say loud : 

 " ho ho ore swef a la douce, a lui, a lui, so how 



^ To call back the hounds from a wrong scent, the same as 

 " recheat." 



