io8 The hooke of Hunting 



the running, are neither fo well difgefted nor fo foft. For as much 

 as al y^ night a Deare goeth and trauelleth to feeke his feede, and 

 hath neither had reft nor leyfure todifgeft hisfeede fo well. And yet 

 they will be like of forme and proportion, vnlefTe the chaunge of 

 feeding be the caufe of it. Or if the huntefman finde the layre of 

 the Deare, he fhall lay his cheeke or his backe of his hande vpon 

 it, to feele if it be warme or not. Or he may know by his hound, 

 for he will ftreyne and lappyfe, or whymper, or fometime call 

 on plainely. All thefe tokens giue a huntefman to vnderftande, 

 that the Harte is rowzed and on foote. Some Harts be fo fubtile 

 and craftie, that when they rowze and go from their layre, they 

 coaft round about, to feke fome other Deare wherby the hounds 

 which foUowe them, might finde change to hunt. Or elfe per- 

 chance they haue fome yong Brocket with them in company al- 

 wayes, whereby the huntefman may be beguyled. And therefore 

 he fhall not blowe to caft off more houndes when he rowzeth 

 him, but only crye, ware, ware, ware, come neare with the houn- 

 des. And let him drawe after him ftill that way that he went 

 fyftie or threefcore paces: And when he flial perceiue that the Hart 

 prepareth to flee, if he feeme to be fure thereof, let him blowe for 

 the houndes, and crye to them, thats he^ thats he^ to hlm^ to htm. 

 And let him drawe ftill vpon the Slot or viewe, blowing and 

 hallowing, vntill the houndes be come in and beginne to take 

 it right, and therewithall he muft goe amongft them, with his 

 hounde in the lyam to encourage them, and to make them take 

 it the more hotely. Afterwardes when he feeth that they are in 

 full crye, and take it right, he may go out of the thick e, and giue 

 his hounde to his boy or feruant, and get vp on horfebacke, kee- 

 ping ftill vnder the winde, and coafting to crofTe the houndes 

 which are in chace, to helpe them at default if neede require. But 

 if it fhoulde happen that the Harte turning counter vppon the 

 houndes in the thicket, had come amongeft chaunge, then let all 

 the huntefmen menace and rate their houndes, and couple them 

 vp againe, vntill they haue gone backe eyther to the layre, or to 

 laft blemifli made vpon any Slotte or viewe, and fo hunt on a- 

 gaine vntill they may finde the Harte. For fome beaten Deare 



will 



