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or couer him felfe in the thycke quickly, or fhake fome boughe 

 rudely and boyfteroufly before him. Or elfe when you fee an 

 Hart at Baye, take vp the houndes, and when the Harte turneth 

 heade to flee, galloppe roundely in, and before he haue leyfure 

 to turne vpon you, it is a thing eafie ynough to kyll him with^ 

 your fworde. 



Howe to breake vp an Harte after the 



French manner, and to rewarde 



the houndes. Chap. 42 



WHen the Harte is kylled, then all the huntefmen whiche 

 be at fall of him, fliall blowe a note, and whoupe alfo a 

 deade note, to the ende that the reft of the companies with all 

 the houndes may come in. Being afTembled, and the Prince or 

 chiefe hunter come alfo, they Ihall bryng the houndes to the 

 Deare, and let them all to byte and teare him about the necke, 

 then couple them vp vntyll their rewarde be prepared. Then the 

 chiefe hunte fliall take his knyfe, and cut off the Deares ryght 

 foote Before, and prefent it to the Kyng as you fee it here por- 

 trayed. And before they proceede any further, they muft cut down 

 good ftore of greene branches and boughes, and itrewe them vp- 

 on the grounde. Then fliall they lay the Hart therevpon, laying 

 him vpon his backe, with his foure feete vpwardes, and his head 

 under his two flioulders, as you maye likewife fee here por- 

 trayed. 



That being doone, make a little forke with one tyne longer 

 than any other (as you may fee alfo) vpon the which forke you 

 maye hang all the dayntie morfelles whiche appertayne to the 

 Prince or chief perfonage on field. And before that you go about 

 to take off his fkynne, the fyrft thing that muft be taken from 

 him, are his ftones which hunters call his doulcettes, and hang 

 them on the forke by a little of their fkynne : then let them begin 

 to take of his llcinne in this maner. 



Firft you muft beginne to flyt it at the throate, and fo all 

 along his bellye, vnto the place where you tooke awaye his 



doulcets, 



