The hoohe of Hunting P7 



Both yong and olde, I founde of euery fyfe. 

 But as for him, I hope that ftill he ]yes : 

 So that your grace (by likelyhoode) may him finde. 

 He harbord is, according to my mynde. 



Then if flie afke, what Slot or view I found, 



1 fay, the Slot, or view, was long on ground, 



The toes were great, the ioyntbones round and fliort. 



The fliinne bones large, the dewclawes clofe in port : 



Short ioynted was he, hollow footed eke, 



An Hart to hunt, as any man can feeke. 



Oi the words and termes of hunting, which 



the huntfman ought to vnderftand when he 



fliall make his reportes, and when he 



flial fpeake before good mailers 



of Venerie. Chap. 3 7 



IHaue thought good heere to declare the termes and words of 

 Venerie, and how a yong huntfman flioulde fpeake before the 

 mafters of the game. Firft it is conuenient that an huntefman 

 be wel flayed and temperate in his fpeech : for all hunters 

 whiche haue regarde to the pleafure of their Venerie, ought 

 to be fober and modeft in talke. But at thefe dayes they 

 take more delight in emptying of the bottles, than they 

 haue regarde to their tongs. But if a yong huntfman chaunce 

 to light in company with elder mafters, and that they afke 

 him howe he calleth the ordure of an Harte, Rayndeare, Gote, 

 or fallow Deare, he fliall anfwere that they are to be called 

 the fcwmet or fewmyfliings, and that all beaftes which Hue of 

 browfe, flial haue the fame terme in that refped. But in beafls 

 of rauyne or pray, as the Bore, the Beare, and fuch like, they fliall 

 be called the Lcfles. And of Hares and Coneys, they are called 

 Croteys. Of other vermyne or ftinking chafes, as Foxes, Bad- 

 gers, 



