COURSING, ETC. 



held authentic : take them thus in order, 

 according to my collection, out of Mr. Mark- 

 ham, the first greyhound courser in England. 



1. It was ordered that he who was chosen 

 fewterer, or letter-loose of the greyhounds, 

 should receive those matched to run together 

 into his leash as soon as he comes into the 

 field, and follow the next -to the hare-finder 

 till he cornes unto the form ; and no horse- 

 man, or footman, on pain of disgrace, to go 

 before them, or on any side, but directly 

 behind, -the space of forty yards, or therea- 

 bouts. ^ 



2. That not above one brace of grey- 

 hounds do course a hare at one instant. 



3. That the hare-finder should give the 

 hare three soho's before he puts her from her 

 lair, to make the greyhounds gaze and at- 

 tend her rising. 



-4. That the fewterer shall give twelve 



