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leaving the upper to fhew the fury of the Beaft, al- 

 though it can do no harnn therewith. Then dig an 

 Earth in feme convenient place in your own grounds, 

 and be careful to make it wide enough', to the intent 

 the Terriers may turn therein the better, and that there 

 may be room enough for two to enter together : then 

 cover the Hole with boards and Turf, putting the Fox 

 or Badger tirft therein, and afterwards put in your Terri- 

 ers both young and old, encouraging them with words 

 that are the ufual terms of Art. When they have bay'd 

 fufficiently, then begin to dig with Spades and Mat- 

 tocks, to encourage them againli fuch time as you are to 

 dig over them : then take out the Fox or Badger with 

 the Clamps or Pinchers, killing it before them, or let 

 a Grey-hound kill it in their tight, and make them 

 reward thereof. Here note , that inftead of cutting 

 away the Jaw, it will be every whit as well to break 

 out all his Teeth, to prevent him from biting the Ter- 

 riers. 



Now to fay the truth, there is not much paftime or 

 pleafurc in Hunting of a Fox under ground v for as 

 foon as that fubtle creature perceiveth the Terriers, il 

 they bay hard, and lie near unto them, they will bolt 

 out immediately, unlefs it be wfien the Bitch hath 

 young Cubs, then they will fooner die than ftir. 



They make their Earths as near as they can in 

 ground that is hard to dig, as in Clay, Stoney-ground. 

 or amongft the Roots of Trees > and" their Earths have 

 commonly but one Hole, and that is ikaight a kmg 

 way in before it come at their Couch. Sometimes 

 craftily they pofTefs themfelves of a Badger^s old Bur- 

 row , which hath variety of Chambers, Holes, and 

 Angles. 



When a good Terrier doth once binde th^ Fox^ he 

 then yearns, and defends himfelf very notably, but not 

 fo (trenuoufly as the Badger, nor is his biting half fo 



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