i 9 o THE MASTER OF GAME 



should the Master of the Game worthe (mount) 

 upon (his) horse and meet the King and bring him 

 to his standing and tell him what game is within the 

 set, and how the greyhounds be set, and also the 

 stable, and also tell him where it is best for him 

 to stand with his bow or with his greyhounds, for 

 it is to be known that the attendants of his chamber 

 and of the queen's should be best placed, and the two 

 few ter er s ought to make fair lodges of green boughs 

 at the tryste to keep the King and Queen and ladies, 

 and gentlewomen and also the greyhounds from the 

 sun and bad weather. And when the King is at his 

 standing or at his tryste, whichever he prefers, and 

 the Master of the Game or his lieutenant have set 

 the bows and assigned who shall lead the Queen to 

 her tryste, then he should blow the three long motes 

 for the uncoupling. And the hart hounds and the 

 harriers that before have been led by some forester 

 or parker thither where they should uncouple, and 

 all the hounds that belong to both the mutes (packs) 

 waiting for the Master of the Game's blowing. 

 Then should the sergeant of the mute of the hart- 

 hounds, if there be much rascal within the set, make 

 all them of office, save the yeomen of the horse, 

 hardel 1 their hounds, and in every hardel two or 

 three couple of hounds at the most suffice. And 

 then to stand abroad in the woods for relays, and 

 then blow three motes to the uncoupling. And then 



1 To tie the couples of hounds together. 



