The booke of Hunting iojr 



And neuer eate more than may do them good, 



Where men be ficke, and furfet thorough foode , 



Who fees a Beaft, for faurie Sawces long ? 

 Who fees a Beaft, or chicke or Capon cramme ? 

 Who fees a Beaft, once luld on (leepe with fong ? 

 Who fees a Beaft make venfone of a Ramme ? 

 Who fees a Beaft deftroy both whelpe and damme ? 

 Who fees a Beaft vfe beaftly Gluttonie ? 

 Which man doth vfe, for great Ciuilitie. 



I know not I, if dyuing be my fault. 

 Me thinks moft men can diue as well as I : 

 Some men can diue in Seller and in vault. 

 In Parlor, Hall, Kitchen and Buttery, 

 To fmell the roftc, whereof the fume doth flee : 

 And as for gaines, men diue in euery ftreame. 

 All frawdes be iiflie, their ftomacks neuer fqueame. 



So to conclude, when men their faults can mend. 

 And fhunne the fliame, wherewith they beafts do blot, 

 When men their time and treafure not mifpende, 

 J3ut follow grace, which is with paines ygot. 

 When men can vice rebuke and vfe it not : 

 Then fliall they fhine, like men of worthy fame. 

 And elfe they be but Beafis well worthy blame. 



Of the hunting of the Wolfe : and firft of 

 their nature and properties. Chap, js 



THe Wolfe is a beaft fuflRciently knowen in Fraunce and 

 other Countries where he is bred : but here in England they 

 be not to be found in any place. In Ireland (as I haue heard) 

 there are great ftore of them : and bycaufe many Noble men 

 and Gentlemen, haue a defire to bring that Countrie to be in- 

 habited and ciuilly gouerned (and would God ther were moe 

 of the fame mind) therefore I haue thought good to fet downe 

 the nature and maner of hunting at the Wolfe according to 

 mine Author. The Wolfe (fayeth he) goeth on clicketing in 

 February, in fuch fort as a Dogge lineth a bitch when Hie goeth 



faulte. 



