144 ^'^^ hooT^e of Hunting 



with the bowels, the bloud, and the feete flit in funder and boy- 

 led altogether, it is not called a rewarde but a dole : of all other 

 things neceflarie to be vnderftoode for the huntyng of a Row- 

 deare, I haue fufficiently fpoken in the hunting of an Harte, and 

 the hunting of a Bucke. 



Of the Raynedeare. Chap. \6 



THe Raynedeare is a beaft like vnto an Harte, but great di- 

 uerfitie in their heades, for a Raynedeares head, is fuller of 

 antlyers and much bigger and wyder in compafle : he beareth 

 foure and twentie braunches or more, according to his age : he 

 hath a great pawme on the Toppe like a Harte : and his antliers 

 before are pawmed alfo : he flieth endwayes when he is hunted 

 by reafon of the great weight of his head : but when he hath ffoode 

 vp a great whyle and hath crofled, doubled, and vfed all his pol- 

 licies, then he fettes his backe and haunches agaynfl fome Tree 

 that no thing may afTayle him but onely before, and holdes his 

 head lowe to the grounde : and then fewe dare come neare him, 

 and his head couereth all his bodie. If any man come in to helpe 

 the houndes behinde-him, then whereas a Harte will ftrike with 

 his antlyer, he itriketh with his feete, but not fo great a blowe, 

 yet he wilbe fure neuer to turne his head, for that is hischiefe de- 

 fence : He is terrible to fee bothe for hounde and greyhounde by 

 reafon of his great huge head, he is not much higher than a bucke, 

 but he is greater and thicker : when he rayfeth vp his head, it is 

 much wider and broder than his bodie is : he feedethlyke a Hart, 

 and maketh his fewmets, fometimes round and fometimes flat, 

 he liueth very long, and is killed with houndes, bowes, nettes, 

 and other fuch engines : he beareth fatter venifon when he is in 

 pryde of greace than any other Deare doth: he goeth to Rut af- 

 ter the Harte like a fallow Deare, and fawneth like as other 

 deare fawne : he is feldome hunted at force, nor with houndes, 

 but onely drawen after with a bloudhound and forefl:alled with 

 nettes and engines, and that in the thicke and greatefl: holdes if 

 you can, for fo fliall you fooneft ouercome him by reafon of his 



great 



