flrength, the caules whereof have been already cle- 

 clar'd. 



The next Chafe propos'd was that of the Fox, 

 which although it be a Recreation much in ufcy and 

 highly applauded by the generality of the Nobility and 

 Gentry^ yet with fubmUIion to their judgment I ne- 

 ver could find that pleafare in it which has been re. 

 prefented to me by fome oi its Admiren : and Tarn 

 fure it is inconvenient for the training of a young Horle, 

 fince It is /«;//> without refpite, aud of Z^??;^ continu- 

 ance, both which, as 1 have already fliewM, are dif- 

 taitful to himii but the greatelt Inconveyiience that 

 happens to a Horfe in this Chafe is this \ that when 

 a Fox is ftnkennel'di he feldomor never betakes him- 

 felf to a champion Countrey , but remains in the 

 ftrongeft Coverts^ and in the thickeft Woods ^ fo that 

 a Horfe can but feldom enjoy the pleafure o^accompa- 

 nying the //(3w;<a!j, without hazarding hQingf^iihb'd^ or 

 other as dangerous Accidents. The fitteft Horfes for 

 this Chafe arc Horfes of great firength and ability, 

 flnce this Chafe begins at Chrifimof, which is the 

 . worji- time of Riding, and ends at our Lady-day^ v;hen 

 the Ground is beft for it. 



The next Chafe to be fpoken of is the Otters^vjhich 

 although it may feem delightful to fome, yet I can- 

 not by any means think ic convenient for a Horfe : 

 for he that will truly purfue this Jwphibiotiri fport, 

 mufl: often fmmhis Horfe to the equal hazard both of 

 the^/Wfrand the Horfe. 



But to conclude with the lafl:, and the befi^ of Cha- 

 fes, and that is the Hare. It is in my opinion the 

 mofl: pleafant and delightful Chafe of any whatfoever, 

 and the moft beneficial for training a ymng Horle. It 



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