i'72. The hooke of Hunting 



forme, and call in the houndes into it, crying : Here^ Haw^ here 

 Jhefat^ here Jhe fat ^ To hyr agayne. The Huntefman fhall do well 

 also to haue a peece of the fatte of Bacon or fuch like thing in his 

 wallet, wherewith he may anoynt the end of his hunting ftafFe, 

 and then when foeuer he woulde poynt his houndes to a Mufe, 

 or to any place, he fliall neede to do no more but ftryke on the 

 grounde with the ende of his ftafFe, and his houndes will go 

 through the mufe, or come into any place where he fliall poynt 

 them, and hunt it much the better. But if the huntefman when 

 he hath caft aboute, do not finde that the Hare is gone out be- 

 yonde the compafle that he cafteth, then lette him call backe his 

 houndes to the place where they firft came at default, and let him 

 confider which way it feemeth that the Hare bent hyr head when 

 jQie came into that way or place, and if flie helde on head, then 

 let him beate with his houndes ftill onwardes on bothe fides of 

 the way : for oftentimes the Hare followeth the high wayes very 

 farr e, to double, crofle and vfe pollicies, and will neuer fleppe 

 from the way in a myle together. And in fuch places the houndes 

 can haue no fent, by reafon of the dufte and other fuche things as 

 I haue before alledged, and yet they will fquatte vpon the out- 

 fides of the wayes or very neare to them : and therefore let the 

 huntefman beate the fides of the high wayes well. But if al these 

 pollicies cannot helpe the houndes to make it out, then may the 

 Huntefman well iudge that the Hare hath turned backewardes 

 vpon the houndes : and then let him take his compafle greater 

 and beate backe with his houndes, and it fliall hardly be poffible 

 but at the laft he mufl make it out. And yet fome Hares there be 

 that will fit vntill you treade vpon them before they will ryfe, 

 and fome wilbe taken in the Forme. Now although I haue fo 

 much fpoken in prayfe of trayling of an Hare from the relief to 

 the Forme, yet me thinks it is more payne than needeth, and lelTe 

 pleafure than might be defired : bycaufe the houndes while they 

 trayle, do call on but coldly one after another : and that it fliould 

 be much fliorter and better paftime to feeke and finde hyr as fol- 

 loweth. 



When three good huntefmcn are met, and perceyue that theyr 



houndes 



