3 5 The hoohe of Hunting 



giueouer, but you may enter them and rewarde them in this 

 manner. Firfte you ought to haue regarde that the Harte be in 

 pryme of greace, bycaufe then he cannot fo eafily conuey himfelf 

 nor eJoygne himfelf before the houndes, as he would do in May 

 or in Aprillj bicaufe they are heauier then, and cannot ftand upfo 

 long, then may you choofe out a Forefb wherein the Relaies be of 

 equal! proportion, and for your purpofe, after place al your yong 

 houndes togither with foure or fiue old houndes to enter them. 

 And then leade them to the furdefl: and liHRelayej and caufethe 

 Harte to be hunted vnto them, with fome good kenell of hounds 

 whiche may keepe hym from refting or ftaying by the way, to 

 the ende that when he flialbe ariued and come vnto them, and 

 waxeth now wearie and almofte fpent, you may then vncouple 

 your olde Houndes firfte, and when they haue well beaten and 

 founde the tracke or fent of the Harte, beyng well entred in crie, 

 you may alfo vncouple your yong houndes, and hallow them in 

 to the olde houndes, and you mulle haue three good prickers, or 

 Huntefmen on horfebacke at the leaft, to the ende that if there be 

 any yong hounde whiche woulde carie or hang behind, beyng 

 opinionate or mufing and ploddyng by himfelfe, the Horfemen 

 may beate him well and make him come in to the reft: and you 

 fliall vnderftand that in what place foeuer you kyll the Harte, 

 you ought to flea his necke, and to rewarde your houndes ther- 

 with vpon the grafle all hote as it is, for fo it flialbe muche bet- 

 ter and more delicate and profitable for your houndes, than 

 when it is colde : you may alfo rewarde them in another manner. 

 Take a Harte in nettes or ftalles, and cleane or fplit one of 

 his forefeete from the twifte of the cleas, vnto the ioynte of the 

 foote, or els cut off one of his feete or cleas altogither, afterwards 

 vntang'e him out of the net or ftall and let him go, a quarter of 

 an hour after, you may biyng all your yong hounds and aflemble 

 them togither, then take your Bloudhoundes and with them 

 finde out the view or Slotte of the Harte or Bucke, and 

 followe them with your yong Houndes, and when you haue 

 followed them a Croftebowe flioote, you maye then hal- 

 lowe and blowe for your yong Houndes : that done you 



may 



