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*^4!m£ The hoohe of Hunting ' 31 



dufte their houndes as foftely as may be: for fometimes the 

 houndes whiche hunte in the woodes and forrefts do pricke them- 

 felues, and catche thornes or haue fome fcabbes or blifters, fo that 

 the keepers of Houndes hauing a heauy hande in rubbing and 

 trimming them, might galde of the fkinne, and rather do hurte 

 than good. And furdermore it were very euill for the hounde to 

 leefe his haire or his lockes, for afmuche as he is vnceflantly tra- 

 uay]ed in Woodes and Forreftes, whereas the ryndes, the water 

 droppes, and other coldnefTe doth fall vpon him continually, and 

 therefore it may fuffize to rubbe and courrie the hounde three 

 times in a weeke, but Greyhoundes ought to be rubbed ones 

 euery day. After all thefe things done, their keepers and Huntf- 

 men muft teach them to know the Halloive afwell by the home, 

 as by the mouth, in this wife. 



First one of the Huntefmen mufte take one of the budgettes 

 full of delicates as beforefayde, and go a crofbow flioote or fiir- 

 der, according as the houndes are yong or wel entred : for if they 

 be yong, and haue yet neuer bene entred, then the Hallo'we mufte 

 be made the nearer, and they mufte not be vncoupled bicaufe the 

 old houndes may leade them to the Ha/loiUy but if they haue bene 

 begonne to be entred, then may they go further off and vncou- 

 ple them, and then when the Hunte flialbe two good Crofbow 

 fhotte from his Houndes (the whiche his compaignions muft 

 in meane whyle holde together) he {hall begin ne to Hallowe, 

 and to founde his Home, and he fhall otherwhyles crie : Hoiv^ 

 Hoiv, Hovjy thats he^ thats he^ How^ to a Deare. And How^ Hovj^ 

 that thaty or tkere^ there^ to an Hare, and he fliall neuer ceafe to 

 crye, to hallowe, and to blowe, vntill his houndes be come vnto 

 him : when his compaignions (hall heare him beginne to hallowe, 

 they fhall vncouple their houndes, and crie,/y/? hallo'we hyke halloiv^ 

 lyft^ lyH^ lyB^ then when they are come to the hallow, the Hunte 

 mufte take his bagge of vidualles, and cafte vnto them all the 

 delicates, crying and comforting them as the Arte requyreth : 

 then when he fhall fee that they haue almofte done eatyng 

 of their rewarde, hee fhall gyue figne or token to his com- 

 panions that they beginne to hallowe, the whiche (hauing not 



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