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A fliort Account of fome particular 

 Bcafts that are not Hunted in Ertg-^ 

 landy but in Forrain Countries. 



The Nature and Properties of a Wolf, 

 and the manner of its Hunting. 



HEretofore I read that there were many Wolves m 

 'England^ but now there are none \ however they 

 are ftill vn Ireland, but their number is very mueh de- 

 creafed within thefe thirty years i and that they may 

 more and more decreafe, being fo pernicious to all forts 

 of Cattle, I thought good to publifh the nature and man- 

 ner of their Hunting. 



Firrt, as to their Nature i they go a Clicketing in 

 February^ and continue in that manner ten or twelve 

 'days. Where many Wolves are, many will follow one 

 Bitch, as Dogs will follow a Bitch that is fait, but (he will 

 be onely lined with one. 



A notable ftory 1 have heard when I was in Inland, 

 and attefted for a truth by the Inhabitants : That a 

 Bitch- K^o// proud, will fufFer a great many of the Male 

 to follow her, and will carry them after her fometimes 

 eight or ten days without Meat, Drink, or Relt \ and 

 when they are fo tired that they cannot travel farther, 

 (he will firrt lie down, then will the rert follow her ex- 

 ample : when (he perceives that they are all aileep, and 

 through wearinefs fnore, then will (he arife and av;ake 

 that Wolfvi\\K\\ (he obferved to follow her moft, and 

 having fo done, entice him with her far from the reft, 

 and futfer him to line her : the rell awaking and find- 

 ing her miffing, purfue her by the fcent, and finding, 



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