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Covreth^ and if he come out againe, he Difcovreth him felfe. 

 When he feedeth in fieldes, clofes, or corne, he feedeth : otherwife 

 he Brovjfeth, In the heate of the daye he withdraweth him felfe 

 for the flyes, and then we fay, he goeth to the Steppe. His heade 

 when it commeth firft out, hath a ruflet pyll vpon it, the whiche 

 is called Veluet^ and his heade is called then a veluet heade^ the 

 toppes thereof (as long as they are in bloude) are good meate, 

 and are called Tenderlings. When his heade is growne out to 

 the full bygnefTe, then he rubbeth of that pyll, and that is called 

 fraying of his heade. And afterwardes he Burnrjheth the fame, 

 and then his heade is fayde to be full fommed. His ftones are 

 called his doulcets, and the caule about his paunche is called his 

 KelJ, When he ftayeth to looke at any thing, then \atftandeth at 

 gaze. When he bounceth by vpon all foure, then he tryppeth^ and 

 when he runneth verie faft, then htfireyneth. When he fmelleth 

 or venteth anye thing, then we faye he hath {this or that) in the 

 ivinde. When he is hunted and doth firft leaue the hearde, we 

 fay that he is Syngled or emprymed. When he is foamy at the 

 mouth, we faye that he is emboH, And when he holdeth out his 

 necke, we fay he is ^ent or done. And when he is deade, we 

 faye that he is downe. The rewarde to the houndes, is called a 

 'Re'warde or quarrey. 



Termes generall of the huntefman, in 

 hunting of any chafe 



WHen hunt ef men doe beate any Couerte with kennell 

 houndes for any chafe, it is called dra^wing of the Couert, 

 When they caft about a groue or wood with their Liamhound, 

 then they make a ryng. When they finde where a Deare hath 

 pafTed, and breake or plafhe any boughe downewardes for a 

 marke, then we faye, they blemijhe^ or make blemijhes. When 

 they hang vppe any paper, clout, or other marke, then it is to be 

 called SeiveUing or fetting of Se^wels, When they fet houndes in 

 a readynelle whereas they thinke a chafe will pafle, and caft them 

 off before the reft of the kennell come in, it is called a vaunt laye. 



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