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nature, take him with you where partridges 

 haunt ; there cast off your dog, and by some 

 word of encouragement which he is acquaint- 

 ed with, engage him to range, but never too 

 far from you; and see that he beats his 

 ground justly and even, without casting 

 about, or flying now here, now there, which 

 the mettle of some will do if not corrected 

 and reproved : and therefore when you per- 

 ceive this fault you must call him in with a 

 hem, and so check him that he dare not do 

 the like again for that day, and will range 

 afterwards with more temperance, ever and 

 anon looking in his master's face, as if he 

 would gather from thence whether he did 

 well or ill. 



If in your dog's ranging you perceive him 

 to stop on a sudden or stand still, you must 

 then make up to him, for without doubt he 

 hath set the partridges, and as soon as you 

 come to him, command him to go nearer, 

 but if he goes not, lies still, or stands shak- 

 ing his tail, and now and then looks back, 



