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tiim a Crofs-bow, or a Lof-g bow, and a bundle of 

 Staves. Thefe Staves had an Iron-fpike at the bot- 

 tom, and their Head is bored, with a Cord drawn 

 through all ot them ■-, their length is about four foot : 

 Being thus provided, they come to the Herd, and there 

 cafiing themfelves about into a large Fling, they fur- 

 round the Veer ••, and then every one of them receives 

 a peculiar Ihnd, and there, unbinding his Faggot, ties 

 tlrc end of his Cord to the other who is fet in the next 

 ftation •■, then to fupport it, flicks into the ground each 

 Staff, about the dilhnce of ten foot one from the other. 

 Then they take out Feathers, which they bring with 

 them, dyed in Crimfon for this very purpofe, and fa- 

 ftned upon a Thred which is tied to the Cord, fo that 

 with the leaft breath of wind they are whirled round a- 

 bouf. Thofe which kerp :Ue feveial Stands, withdraw 

 and hide themfelves in the next Covert. After this, 

 the chief Ranger enters within the Line, taking with 

 him onely fuch Hounds which draw after the Herd \ 

 and coming near with their cry, rou7ethem: Upcui 

 which the Veer fly till they come towards the Linc^ 

 where they turn off towards the left, and ilill gazing_ 

 upon the (baking and lliining Feathers, wander about 

 them as if they wtre kept in wirh a Wail or Pale. The 

 chief Ranger purfues, and calling to every one by^ 

 name, as he paffeth by their Stand, cries to them, that 

 they (hoot the hrft, third, or lixth, as he fhall pleafe v 

 and if any of them mifs, and ii/igle out any other than 

 that which was alfigned by the Ranger, it is counted 

 a difgrace to him : by which mcatis, as they pafs by 

 the feveral Stations, the whole Herd is killed by (everal- 

 hands. This Relation is of undoubted truth, as you 

 may hnde it in Pkrius his Hierog!)fbick^f^ Lib. 7. Chap» 



Eocjyvhunting is very ufual in franre^ and they calt 

 \i Sanglier. In this fort cf Hunting the way is to 



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