ANIMALS OF THE 



willing to avoid him ; but the whole pack quickly 

 coming up, he i soon surrounded and brought 

 down, and the huntsman winds a treble mort, as 

 it is called, with his horn. 



Such is the manner of pursuing this animal in 

 England ; but every country has a peculiar method 

 of its own, adapted either to the nature of the 

 climate, or the face of the soil. The ancient 

 manner was very different from that practised at 

 present ; they used their dogs only to find out the 

 game, but not to rouse it. Hence they were not 

 curious as to the music of their hounds, or the 

 composition of their pack ; the dog that opened 

 before he had discovered his game, was held in no 

 estimation. It was their usual manner silently to 

 find out the animal's retreat, and surround it with 

 nets and engines, then to drive him up with all 

 their cries, and thus force him into the toils which 

 they had previously prepared. 



In succeeding times the fashion seemed to alter ; 

 and particularly in Sicily, the manner of hunting 

 was as follows.* The nobles and gentry being 

 informed which way a herd of deer passed, gave 

 notice to one another, and appointed a day of 

 hunting. For this purpose, every one was to 

 bring a cross-bow, or a long-bow, and a bundle of 

 staves, shod with iron, the heads bored, with a 

 cord passing through them all. Thus provided, 

 they came to where the herd continued grazing, 

 and casting themselves about in a large ring, sur- 

 rounded the deer on every side. Then each tak- 



Pier. Hieroglyph, lib. vii. cap. 6. 



