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take the four legs thereof and carry them into the 

 I Woods and Forefts adjoyningi then let four men take 

 every nnah a leg of the beaft and draw it at his Horfe- 

 tail all along the paths and ways in the Woods, until 

 they come back again to the place where the Carcafs 

 of the faid Beaft lieth s there let them lay down their 

 trains. Now when the TFolves go out in the night to 

 prey, they will follow the fcent of the train till they 

 come to the carcafs where it lieth. Then let thofe who 

 love the fport, with their Huntfmen come early and 

 'privately near the place i and if they are difcernable as 

 they are feeding, in the firft place let them confider 

 which way will be the faireft courfe for the Grey- 

 hounds, and place them accordingly, and as near as they 

 can let them forefial with their Grey-hounds the fame 

 way (hat the TFolves did or are flying either then or 

 the night before i but if the Wolves be in the coverts 

 ; near the carrion that was laid for them to feed upon, 

 ! then let there be hewers fet round the coverts to make 

 a noife on every fide, but orely that where the Grey- 

 hounds do ftand ■-, and let them (land thick together, 

 i making what noife they can to force them to the Grey- 

 , hounds : Then let the Huntfeman go with his Leara- 

 hound, and draw from the carrion to the thickets- fides 

 where the IFolves have gone in, and there the Huntl^ 

 I man (hall caft off the third part of their beft Hounds \ 

 for a Wolf will fometimes hold a covert a long time be- 

 fore he will come out. 



The Huntfinen muft hold near in to the Hounds 



blowing hard , and encouraging them with their 



voice : for many Hounds will firain courtefie at this 



chafe, although they are ftrorg and fit for all other 



\ chafes. 



' When the Wolf cometh to the Grey-hounds, they 

 who hold them will do well to fuffer the Wolf to pais 

 by the firft rank until he ccme lurther, and kt the lali 



rank 



