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ceaseth nntill he haue wearyed the Beast to death. Our countrey 

 men call this dogge Agasceum. A gasehounde because the beames 

 of his sight are so stedfastly setled and vnmoneably fastened. These 

 Dogges are much and vsually occupyed in the Northern partes of Eng- 

 land more then in the Southern parts, and in fealdy landes rather then 

 in bushy and wooddy places, horsemen vse them more then footemen to 

 th' intent that they might prouoke their horses to a swift galloppe (wher- 

 with they are more delighted then with the pray it self e) , and that they 

 might accustome theyr horse to leape ouer hedges and ditches, without 

 stoppe or stumble, without harme or hassard, without doubt or daunger, 

 and so escape with safegard of lyfe. And to the ende that the ryders 

 themselues when necessitie so constrained, and the feare of further mis- 

 chiefe inforced, myght saue themselues vndamnifyed, and preuent each 

 perilous tempest by preparing speedy flight, or else by swift pursute made 

 vpon theyr enimyes, myght both ouertake them, encounter with them, 

 and make a slaughter of them accordingly. But if it fortune so at any 

 time that this Dogge take a wrong way, the master making some vsual 

 signe and familiar token, he returneth forthwith, and taketh the right 

 and ready trace, beginning his chase a fresh, & with a cleare voyce, and 

 a swift foote followeth the game with as much courage and nimblenesse 

 as he did at the first. 



Of the Dogge called the Grehounde, in 

 Latine Lepoi-ariiis. 



THere is another kinde of Dogge which for his incredible swiftnease 

 is called Leporarius a Grehounde because the principall seruice of 

 them dependeth and consisteth in starting and hunting the hare, which 

 Dogges likewyse are indued with no lesse strength then lightnes in main- 

 tenance of the game, in seruing the chase, in taking the Bucke, the 



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