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myerie and dyrtie, the which will leaue markes vpon the leaues 

 and branches, of his heigth, thickneffe. Sec, Sometimes when he 

 commeth out of the foyle, he will rub him againft a tree, by the 

 which you may fee his heigth : and alfo he will commonly giue 

 two or three blowes with his tufkes vpon the tree, as it were the 

 ftabs of a dagger, whereby the huntefman may take iudgement 

 and knowledge as well of his heigth, as alfo of the greatneffe of 

 his tufkes. You may knowe and iudge alfo by his denne : for a 

 great Bore when he is at pryme of his greace, wil make his den 

 deepe : and at his going out thereof, will make his lefTes (which 

 is his ordure) and by the greatnefTe and length thereof you maye 

 iudge the Bore. Thefe leffes flial neuer be brought to an aflem- 

 bly, but let the huntfman content himfelfe with the fight of them 

 in places where he findeth them. 



The difFerence betwene wilde Swyne, and 

 our hogges. Chap, yy 



THe difFerence betwene wylde fwyne and our hogs is great, 

 and that in fundry refpeds. Firft they are commonly blacke, 

 or grifled and ftreaked with blacke : whereas oures are whyte, 

 fanded, and of all coloures. Therewithall the wylde fwyne in 

 their gate, doe alwayes fet the hinderfoote within the forefoote, or 

 very neare, and ftay them felues more vpon the toe than vpon the 

 heele, fliutting their clawes before clofe : and commonly they ftrike 

 their gardes (which are their dewclawes) vpon the grounde, the 

 which fway outwards : and the fides of their hoofs do cut and pare 

 the ground, the which our fwyne do not, for they fpreade and open 

 their foreclawes, leaning ground betwene them : and they be com- 

 monly round and worne, leaning and flaying more vpon the heele 

 than vpon the toe. Againe, they fet not their hinderfoote within 

 their forefoote, and their gards fall ftraight vpon the ground and 

 neuer fhoyle or leane outwards : and they do beate down and foyle 

 y Aground, and cut it not. Alfo the foale of their feete is flefhy, and 

 maketh no plaine print vpon the ground as the wilde fwine do. 

 There is likewife great difFerence in their rowtings : for a wild 

 fwine doth rowt deeper, bicaufe his fnowt is longer : and when 



they 



