Of tliis kind, that is always the beft to be chofen among 

 the Whelps, which weigheth lighteft h for it will be foon- 

 eft at the Game, and fo hang upon it, hindering Its 

 fwiftnefs, till the Wronger and heavier Dogs come to 

 help and offer their afliltance i and therefore belides the 

 marks or ncceffary good parts of a Grey - honnd al- 

 ready fpoken of, it is requifite that he have large fides, 

 and a broad midriiT, that fo he may take his breath in 

 and out more cafily : his Belly muft be fmall h if other- 

 wife, it will hinder the fwiftnefs of his courfe : likewife 

 he murt have long Legs, thin and foft Hairs. And thefe 

 tnuft the Huntfman lead on his left hand, if he be afoot j 

 and on the right, if on Horfe-back. 



The beft time to try them and train them to their 

 Game , is at twelve Months old i yet fome begin 

 fooner with them , that i$ , at ten Months if they 

 are Males, ^nd at eight if Females: yet it is fureft 

 not to ftrain them, or permit them to run a long 

 Courfe, till they be twenty Mouetjis old. Keep them 

 alfo in the Slip while they are abroad, until they can 

 fee their Courfe •, and loofen por a young Dog, until 

 the Game have been on foot for a good feafon, left be- 

 ing over-greedy of the Prey, he ftrain his limbs too 

 much. 



The Grey-homds which are moft in requeft among the 

 Germain^ are called JFmdjpil^ alluding to compare their 

 fwiftnefs with the Wind ••> but the French make moft ac- 

 count of thofe that are bred in the Mountains of Valmoir 

 tia^ or in any other Mountains, cfpecially of Turkje i for 

 fuch have hard Feet, long Ears, and briftle Tails. 



The Grey-hound (called by the Latins Leporarim) hath 

 his name from the word Gre^ which word foundeth Gra- 

 diis in Latine, in Englilli Degree s becaufe among all 

 Dogs, thefe are the moft principal, having the chiefeft 

 place, and being fimply and abf .-lately tlie beft of the 



gentle kind of Hounds. 



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