The hoohe of Hunting ^ 



THe white Howndes haue bene brought in eftimation in 

 Fraunce, by the Lord great Senefchal of Normandie that 

 was, and before him they were in fmall eftimation, princi- 

 pally amongft Gentlemen, for afmuche as they ferue not gene- 

 rally for all chaces, but onely for the Harte. The firft of the race 

 was called SouyUard^ the which was giuen by a pore Gentleman 

 to the King Lewes deceafled, who made no great accoumpt of 

 him, bycaufe he loued the Dunne houndes aboue ail other, of 

 the whiche all his kennell was, and he made none accoumpt of 

 others, vnlefle it were to make Bloodhoundes. The Senefchall 

 GaHon beyng prefent with the Gentleman, whiche ofFred this 

 Dogge, knowing well that the King Joued not the hounde, did 

 begge him of the King to make a prefent vnto the wifeft La- 

 die of his Realme, and the Kyng afked him who that was, that 

 is (quod he) Anne of Bourbon your daughter, I agree not with 

 you (quoth the KingJ in that you haue named hyr the wyfeft, 

 but you may fay lefle foolifli than others, whereas there is fewe 

 wife women in the world. Then the King gaue the Dogge 

 vnto the Senefchall Gafton^ who ledde him not farre before he 

 was begged of him, for the Lord great Senefchall of Norman- 

 die did io importunately craue him, that he was conftrayned to 

 graunt him, afterwards the Lord great Senefchall gaue the 

 Hounde in keeping to a hunter called lames of Brese^ and 

 from that time forwards they beganne to haue bitches lined by 

 that dogge, and fo to haue a race of them : the next yeare fol- 

 lowing, the Ladie Anne of Bourhon which loued hunting ex- 

 ceedingly, vnderftanding of the beautie and goodnefTe of this 

 dogge, fent a bitche to be lyned by him two or three times, 

 whervppon they engendred fiftene or fixtene dogges, and amongft 

 the reft fixe that were excellent, called Clerault^ loubard^ Ml- 

 raud^ Meigrett^ Marteau^ and Hoyfe the good bitche. Sithens 

 the race did dayly encreafe, as it is at this prefent, although at 

 the beginning the dogges of that race were not fo ftrong as 

 they be at this prefent time. For the mightie King Frances did 

 renfbrce them by a fallow dogge called Myrauld^ the whiche 

 Monjieur Anyhauld the Admyrall did giue him, and afterwardes 



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