Moreover, fomc Hares have naturally a greater fcent 

 than others, as the great Wood-Hares^ and fueh as are 

 foul and mcafled, having their grcateft refoit near the 

 Water and Plafhes. 



The little finall red Hare^ not much bigger than a 

 Cnicy^ is very teeblc, and not much coveted by the 

 Hounds, having a bad fcent : but fuch as feed on the 

 fmall. branches of wilde Time are commonly very fwifr, 

 and will Hand up a long time before the Hounds. 



The Does are much craftier than the Bucks, doub- 

 ling and turning oftner and Hiortcr, which is very 

 vexatious and troublefome to tli£ Hounds. Now for 

 fuch Hares as double and crofs fo often, it is requifite 

 at a default to call: the greater compafs about when you 

 draw to make it out i fo (liall you find all their fubtil* 

 ties h though it is needlefs to ftick upon any, but where 

 they went onwards : by fo doing you will abate the 

 force of a Hare, and force her from crofting and doub- 

 ling, 



Some Hares hold the high beaten ways onely, whete 

 the Hounds can have no fcent : wherefore when the 

 Huntfman finds his Hounds at a default in the High- 

 way, let him hunt on until he find where the Hare 

 hath broken from the High-way, or hath found fome 

 Dale or frelh place where the Hounds may recover fcent, 

 looking narrowly on the ground as he goeth, if he can 

 find the Footing or Pricking of the Hare, 



There are otiier places wherein a Hound can finde 

 no fcent •, and that is in fat and rotten ground, and it 

 rtickcth to the Foot ot the Hare^ which is called Car^ 

 rying^ and fo confcquently (he leaves no fcent behinde 

 her. So likewife there are certain Months wherein 

 a Hound can find no fcent, and that is w the Spring- 

 time, by rcafon of the fragrant fmell of Flower?, and 

 the like. 



Shun, as much as you can, hunting in bard frofty wea- 

 H a ther. 



