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Hart leaped, and there flood aloft the Boughs fprea- 

 ding from one another, and there rennained till he 

 was thruft through by a Huntfman, rather than he 

 would yield to the angry and greedy Hounds. Ytt 

 their manner is when they fee themfelves every where 

 intercepted, to make force at him with their Horns 

 who firft comes unto him, except prevented by Sword I 

 or Spear i which being done , the Hunter with his 

 Horn windeth the fall of the Beafl, and then every 

 one approacheth, luring with triumph for fuch a con* 

 queft, of whom the skilfulleft openeth the Beaft, re- 

 warding the Hounds with what properly belongeth 

 unto them for their future encouragement •, and for 

 that purpofe the Huntfmen dip Bread in the Skin and 

 Blood of the Beaft, to give unto the Hounds their full 

 fatisfai^ion. 



Veloces Spart£ catulos^ aeremq; MolloJJum 

 Fafce fero pingui, dec. 



Much more might be faid of this prcfent fubjed*, 

 which is not proper in this place i wherefore I Ihall 

 refer you to what foUoweth, and your own experi- 

 ence. 



Of the Kut of Harts. 



The time of their Rutting is about the mid ft ol 

 September^ and continues two nronths : the older they 

 are, the hotter, and the better beloved by the Hindcs i 

 and therefore they go to Rut before the young ones 5 

 and, being very fiery, will not fuffer any of them to 

 come near the Hindes till they have fatisfied theit 

 Venery. But the young ones are even with the old ^^ 

 for when they perceive the old are grown weak by 

 cxcefs of Rutting, the young will frequently attaquc 



them, 



