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ling-green, in it ; and ufed to play with round 

 fand-bowls. Here too he had a banquetting- 

 room built, like a ftand, in a large tree. He 

 kept all forts of hounds, that ran buck, fox, 

 hare, otter, and badger j and had hawks of 

 all kinds, both long, and fhort winged. His 

 great hall was commonly ftrewed with marrow- 

 bones ; and full of hawk-perches, hounds, 

 fpaniels, and terriers. The upper end of it 

 was hung with fox-fkins of this, and the laft 

 year's killing. Here, and there a pole-cat was 

 intermixed ; and hunter's poles in great abun- 

 dance. The parlour was a large room, 

 compleatly furnifhed in the fame ftile. On 

 a broad hearth, paved with brick, lay fome 

 of the choiceft terriers, hounds, and fpaniels. 

 One or two of the great chairs, had litters 

 of cats in them, which were not to be dif- 

 turbed. Of thefe three or four always attended 

 him at dinner; and a little white wand lay 

 by his trencher, to defend it, if they were 

 too troublefome. In the windows, which 

 were very large, lay his arrows, crofs-bows, 

 and other accoutrements. The corners of 

 the room were filled with his beft hunting, 

 and hawking poles. His oifter- table ftood 

 at the lower end of the room, which was in 



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