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with Earth or Gravel, that fo they may not eafily be 

 iifcovered. 



Thofe who Iceep Coneys tame for profit, may give 

 them to eat Vine- leaves, Fruits,Herbs, Grafs, Bran,Oat- 

 meal, Mallows, Milk-thiftles, Apple-parings, Cabbage, 

 Lettifc, or Garret- tops. In Winter they will eat Hay, 

 Oats, and Chaff, being given to them thrice a day ; 

 but when they eat green things, they muft not drink at 

 all, becaufe of the Dropfie which will follow : At all o- 

 ther times a little drink muft ferve their turn, and that 

 muft be always frefti. Here note, give them not too 

 much green juicy meat, unlcfs you entermix there- 

 with what is dry, as Oats, Chaff, &c. otherwife they 

 will be Cathed^ or tun-bellied. 



Now the way of taking them is either by fmall Curs 

 or Spaniels bred up for that fport i and their places for 

 hunting are among Bufties and Hedges j or elfe by 

 courting them with fmall Grey-hounds. In their de- 

 fault they are commonly driven into their Burrows *, 

 and therefore it will be- very requifite to fet Purfe-nets 

 on the Holes, then put in a Ferret dofe muzzled, and ftie 

 will make the Coneys^ bolt out again into the Purfe-nets, 

 and fo you may take them. Some fay the Drone of a 

 Bag- pipe, put into a Co«c)»-borrow, and blown on a fud- 

 den, will make Coneys bolt. 



For want of a Ferret, you may take the powder of Or- 

 pine and fome Brimftone, and therewith make a fmother 

 in the Burrows, and fo rhey will bolt out. But this 

 way is not to be approved of, for by that means the 

 Coneys will forfake thofe Burrows, and fo in a little time 

 a Warren will be dcftroy'd, Ihould this courfe be ufed frs^ 

 quently. 



But above Nefs and Ferrets, Hays are to be preferred 

 for the raking oiComys\ neither is the drawing Ferret 

 10 be defpifcd when they are young. Likewjfc there is 

 excellent Iport to be made u'ith our Tumblers, who vvill 

 kill Coneys abundantly. Let 



