1 84 THE MASTER OF GAME 



" La douce la est il venuz " and therewith thrice 

 " 50-howe " and no more. And if he thinks he is 

 sure to find her in any "place then he shall say : 

 " La douce how-here^ hozv-here, how-here^ how-here^ 

 douce how-here how-here^^ and when she is found 

 and started he shall blow a mote and rechase^ and 

 holloa as often as he wishes and then say loud: 

 " Oyez, I a Beaumond " or what the hound is 

 named, " le vailaunt oyez, oyez, oyez, who-ho- 

 lowe,^^ and then " Avaunte assemble, avaunte.^"* 

 And then should the horsemen keep well to one 

 side and some way to the front with long rods in 

 their hands to rneet with her, and so blowe a mote 

 and rechace and holloa and set the hounds i7i the 

 rights if they see her, and also for to prevent any 

 hound following sheep, or other beasts, and if they 

 do to ascrie (rate) them sorely and dismount and 

 take them up and lash them well, saying loud " Ware 

 ware ha ha ware " and lash them back to their 

 fellows, and if it happens that the hare be seated in 

 her form in front of the hounds, and that they 

 cannot find her as soon as they would, then shall he 

 say : " How-sa amy sa sa acouplere, sa arere, so- 

 how,^"^ but not (blow) the stynt too soon. And if 

 he seeth that his hounds cannot put her up as soon as 

 he would, then shall he blow the stynt, and say loud : 

 " ho ho ore swef a la douce, a lui, a lui, so how 



* To call back the hounds from a wrong scent, the same as 

 " recheat." 



