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ingenious and fearful, who although they have krgj 

 Horns, yet their defence againft other four-footed Bealh 

 is to run away. 



And now if you will credit Gefner as a Huntfnnan; 

 pray here obferve what account he gives of Hunting 

 the Hart : ThU wild deceitful and fuhtik Beaji ( fay: 

 he ) by windings and turnings does often deceive it. 

 Hunter , as the Harts of Meandros flying from the ter 

 rible cry of Diana'j Hounds, Wherefore the pruderi ! 

 Hunter muft frame his Dogs as Pythagor^ did hi I 

 Scholars, with words of Art to fet them on, and taki I 

 them off again at his pleafure v wherefore he mul | 

 firftofallcompafsintheBeaft (enfongi^e) inherowij 

 Layr, and fo unhaibour her in the view of the Dogs | 

 that fo they may never lofe her Slot or Footing : nei ■ 

 ther muft he fet upon every one, either of the Hen I 

 or thofe that wander folitary alone, or a little one 

 but partly by Cght, and partly by their Footing ani ; 

 Fumets, judge of their Game > alfo he muft obferv \ 

 the largenefs of his Layr* Being thus informed, the: ; 

 Vifcokples les chiens, take off your Dog - Couplings 

 and fome on Horfe-back, others on foot, follow th 

 Cry with greateft art, obfervation and fpeed, rcmen: 

 bring and preventing (cerjruze) the fubtile turning 

 and headings of the Hart s ftraining with all dexterit 

 to leap Hedge, Pale, Ditch, nay Rocks j neither fearin 

 Thorns, down Hills, nor Woods, but providing frel 

 Horfe if the firft tire, follow the largeft Head ( 

 the whole Herd , which you muft endeavour t 

 llngle out for the Chafe \ which the Dogs perceivin 

 muft follow, taking for a prohibition to follow any ( 

 ther. 



The Do^ are animated by the winding of Horn 

 and voices of the Huntfmen, like Souldiers to th 

 battle, by the noife of Trumpets and other Warlit 

 Jnflruments. But fometimes the crafty great beaft fef 



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