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debate where he myghte haue any occa- 

 fyons of malencoly. And yf he woll haue a 

 labour not outrageous he muft thenne or- 

 deyne him to his hertys eafe and pleafaunce, 

 wythout ftudye, penfyfneffe or traueyle, a 

 mery occupacyon, which may reioyce his 

 herte : and in whyche his fpyrytes may 

 haue a mery delyte. And yf he woll be 

 dyetyd mefurably, he muft efchewe all 

 places of ryotte whyche is caufe of furfette 

 and fykneffe : and he muft drawe him to 

 places of fwete ayre and hungry : and ete 

 nourifhable meetes and dyffyable alfo. 



Now thenne woll I dyfcryue the fayd 

 dyfportes and gamys to fynde the befte of 

 them as veryly as I can. Alle be it that 

 the ryght noble and full worthy prynce, the 

 duke of Yorke, late callid mayfter of game, 

 hath difcryued the myrthes of huntynge 

 like as I thinke to difcryue of it, and of alle 



