The hooke of Hunting Ci 



And ivhen my Hounde^ doth fireyne 'vpon good vent^ 

 I muB confeJpSj the fame dot he me content. 

 But luhen I haue^ my couerts ivalkt aboute^ 

 And harbred faB^ the H arte for commyng out : 

 Then I retume^ to make a graue reporte^ 

 Whereas Ifinde^ th^ ajfembly doth reforte. 

 And loine I crouche, before the Lordings aU^ 

 Out of my Horne^ the feinmets lette If ally 

 And other fgnes^ and tokens do I teU^ 

 To make them hope, the Harte may like them well. 

 Then they commaunde^ that I the latnefhould tafie^ 

 So biddes mine Arte : and fo my throte I bafie^ 

 The dinner done^ I go fireightivayes agayne^ 

 Vnto my markes^ andjheioe my MaHer playne. 

 Then put my Hounde^ vpon the vievj to draiije^ 

 And roijjfe the Harte^ out of his lay re by lawe. 

 O gamffers ally a little by your leaue^ 

 Can you fuche ioyes in trijlyng games conceaue? 



Of the knowledge and iudgement which 



the Hunteiman may take, to know 



an old Harte 



The iudgement of the Slot. n The iudgement by y^fewmets. 



The iudgement of the portes fi The iudgement by his gate 



and entryes. x and walkes. 



The iudgement of the Aba- g The iudgement by an Harts 



tures and fbylles. u frayingftocks. 



The whiche I will declare in Chapiters fol- 

 lowyng, beginning firft with the iudge- 

 ment of the Slot or view 



The 



