break Herd. Finding himfelf fpent, he will break herd, 

 and fall a doubling and croffing in fome hard High-way 

 that is much beaten, or elfe in fome River or Brook, in 

 which he will keep as long as his breath will permit 

 him : and if he be far before the Hounds, it may be 

 then he will ufe his former device, in gathering his 

 Legs up under his belly as he lies flat along upon fome 

 hard and dry place. Sometimes he will take foil, and 

 fo cover himfelf under the water, that you (hall perceive 

 nothing but his Nofe. 



In this cafe the Huntfman muft have a fpecial regard 

 to his old Hounds, who will hunt leifurely and tear- 

 fully J, whereas the young Hounds will ovcr-ftioot their 

 Game. 



If itfo chance that the Hounds iire at a default, and 

 hunt in feveral companies, then it may be gueffed that 

 the Hart hath broken herd from the frelh Veer., and 

 that the freOi Veer have feparated themfelves alfo: then 

 regard how the old Staunch-hounds make it, and obferve 

 the Slot i and where you fee any of the old Hounds 

 challenge, cheriih and encourage him, haftcning the reft 

 in to him, by crying Hark^to (uch a Hound, calling him 

 by his Name. 



Here is to be noted, that they cannot make it fo good 

 in the hard High-ways as in other places, becaufe they 

 cannot have there fo perfect a fcent, either by reafon of 

 the Tracks or Footing of divers (orts cf hearts, or by 

 reafon of the Sun drying up the moifture, fo that the 

 durt covereth the Slot : now in fuch places (fuch is the 

 natural fubtilty of that beaft for felf-prefervation) the 

 Hart will make many Croffcs and Doublings, holding 

 them long together, to make the Hounds give over the 

 Chafe. 



In this cafe , the firlt care of the Huntfman is, to 

 make good the Head, and then draw round apace, firft 

 down the Wind, though ufually Veer go up the Wind : 



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