148 The hooke of Hunting 



nor Huntefmen ynow to fet rounde aboute : then let him place 

 his companions on the toppes of the Rockes, that they may throw 

 downe ftones, and fhoote with Croflebowes at the Goates: a 

 Huntefman lliall feeke them and draw after them with his bloud- 

 hounde, euen as he doth after an Harte, and then caft oiF foure or 

 fiue couple of houndes to maynteyne the crie, and fhall make three 

 or foure relayes to refrefli thofe houndes which are firft caft oiF: 

 for when his houndes haue once or twice climed vp the Moun- 

 taynes and clifFes, they wil be so hote and fo fore fpent, that they 

 can hunte no longer ; then the Goate goeth downe to the fmall 

 brookes or waters in the bottomes, and therfore at fuch places it 

 flialbe beft fetting of relayes, and let the relayes neuer tarie vn- 

 till the houndes come in, whiche were firft caft off, for it wilbe 

 long fometimes before they come in : and yet there are fome lu- 

 ftie yong houndes which will neuer giue ouer a Goate nor fuf- 

 fer him to take Soyle. This chafe requireth no great Arte nor 

 following, neyther can a man follow on foote nor on horfebacke. 

 The beft help is in the Relayes which flialbe fet in the bottoms, 

 and for the reward, it may be done at pleafure and deuife of the 

 Huntefman, alwayes prouided that he rewarde not the houndes 

 with the beft morfelles. 



Of the wilde Bore, his properties, and 



the maner of hunting at 



him. Chap. 49 



Auing defcribed the hunting of an Harte, and al other deare 



.according to my fimple fkill, I haue thought good to fet 



downe here a little treatyfe of the huntyng at the wilde Bore, 



ret our Try- and of his properties, although he ought not to be coumpted a- 



^ne^the^'ore "^^^g^ ^^^ Bcafts of Vcncrie which are chafable with houndes, 



flonelfthe ^OT hc is the propcr pray of a Maftif and fuch like dogges, for af- 



foure 6eafis of much, as he is a heauie beaft, andof greate force, trufting and afty- 



Venene. jj^g himfclf in his Tufkcs and his ftrength, and therefore will not 



fo lightly flee nor make chafe before houndes, fo that you cannot 



(by hunting of the Bore) know y® goodneffe or fwiftneflc of them, 



and 



B 



