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food (o entice him to you. And this obferve in his 

 creeping to you, if he ofTei' to raife his Body or Head, 

 you mu(i not onely thruft the rifing-part down, but 

 threaten him with your angry voice i which if he feem 

 to flight , then add a (liarp jerk or two with a Whip- 

 cord-lafh. ^ 



You muft often renew his Leffons till he be very per- 

 fect, ftill encouraging him when he does well. 



If you walk abroad with him, and he take a fancy 

 to range, even when he is moft bufie fpeak to him, and 

 in the height of his paftime make him fall upon his 

 Belly and lie clofe, and after that make him come cree- 

 ping to you. 



After this teach him to lead in a String or Line, and 

 to follow you clofe at your heels without tripuhle or 

 draining of his Collar, ' 



By that time he hath learned thefe things aforefaid, 

 I conceive the Dog may be a twelvemonth old i at 

 which time the feafon of the year being fit, take him 

 into the held and permit him to range, but ftill in o- 

 bedience to your command. But if through wanton- 

 nefs he chance to babble or open without caufe, you 

 muli then corred him (harply , either with a VVhip- 

 cord-lafti, or biting him hard at the Roots ot his 

 Ears. 



Hiving brought him tp a good temper and juft o- 

 bcdicrcc, then, as foon as you fee him come upon the 

 Haunt ot any Vartridge, { which you (hall know by 

 his greater eagernefs in hunting, as alfo by a kind of 

 whimp:ring and whining in his voice, being very dcfi- 

 rous toopen.but not daring) you (hall fpeak to him,bid- 

 ding him take heed, or the like : but if notwithftan- 

 ^ing he either ruOi in and fpring the Vartridge, or o- 

 pens , and fo the Partridge efcapeth, you muff then 

 corre<a hirn feverely, and caft him off again, and let 

 Mm hunt in (ome hiunt where you know aCovy lies, 



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