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the wynde, he shall the soonere finde any faulte, that is 

 above hym. Also, you shoulde make an Assemblye, 

 for the Otter, as you do for the Harte, and it is a note, 

 to be observed, that all such chaces, as you drawe after, 

 before you finde them, lodge them, or harbor them, you 

 shoulde make a solemne Assemblye, to heare all re- 

 portes, before you undertake to hunte them, and then, 

 he whyche have founde of an Otter, or so drawen 

 towardes hys couche, that he can undertake to brynge 

 you unto hym, shall cause hys Houndes to be uncou- 

 plede, a bowshotte, or twyane, before he come to the 

 place, where, he thynketh, that the Otter lyeth. Be- 

 cause, they may caste aboute a whyle, until they have 

 cooled theyr baulinge and hainsicke-toyes, which all 

 Houndes do, lykely, use at the fyrst uncouplinge. 

 Then, the Varlets of the Kennell, shall seeke, by the 

 Ryversyde, and beate the bankes, with theyr Houndes, 

 untill some of them chance upon the Otter. Remem- 

 ber, alwayes, to set out, some upwardes, and some 

 doune, the Streames, and everye man hys Otter Speare, 

 or forked staffe, in hys hande, and, if they misse, them, 

 shall they runne up, or doune, the Streame, as they see 

 the Otter bende, until they may, at laste, give hym a 

 blowe. For, if the Houndes, be good Otter-Houndes, 

 and perfectlye enterede, they wyl come chauntinge, and 

 traylinge, alongst by the Ryversyde, and will beate, 

 every tree-roote, every holme, every osier-bedde, and 

 tufte of bullrushes; yea, sometymes, also, they wyl 

 take the Ryver, and beate it, lyke a Water-Spaniell, so 

 that, it shalle not be possible for the Otter to escape, 

 but that eyther, the Houndes shall lyte upon hym, or 



