144 The boohe of Hunting 



with the bowels, the bloud, and the feete flit in funder and boy- 

 led altogether, it is not called a rewarde but a dole : of all other 

 things neceffarie to be vnderftoode for the huntyng of a Row- 

 deare, I haue fufficiently fpoken in the hunting of an Harte, and 

 the hunting of a Bucke. 



Of the Raynedeare. Chap. ^6 



THe Raynedeare is a beaft like vnto an Harte, but great di- 

 uerfitie in their heades, for a Raynedearcs head, is fiiller of 

 antlyers and much bigger and wyder in compafTe : he beareth 

 foure and twentie braunches or more, according to his age : he 

 hath a great pawme on the Toppe like a Harte : and his antliers 

 before are pawmed alfo : he flieth endwayes when he is hunted 

 by reafon of the great weight of his head : but when he h ath ftoode 

 vp a great whyle and hath eroded, doubled, and vfed all his pol- 

 licies, then he fettes his backe and haunches agaynft fome Tree 

 that no thing may afTayle him but onely before, and holdes his 

 head lowe to the grounde : and then fewe dare come neare him, 

 and his head couereth all his bodie. If any man come in to helpe 

 the houndes behinde him, then whereas a Harte will ftrike with 

 his antlyer, he ftriketh with his feete, but not fo great a blowc, 

 yet he wilbe fure neuer to turne his head, for that is hischiefe de- 

 fence : He is terrible to fee bothe for hounde and greyhounde by 

 reafon of his great huge head, he is not much higher than a bucke, 

 but he is greater and thicker : when he rayfeth vp his head, it is 

 much wider and broder than his bodie is : he feedcth lyke a Hart, 

 and maketh his fewmets, fometimcs round and fometimcs flat, 

 he liutth very long, and is killed with houndes, bowcs, nettcs, 

 and other fuch engines : he beareth fatter venifon when he is in 

 pryde of greace than any other Dcare doth: he goeth to Rut af- 

 ter the Harte like a fallow Dcare, and fawncth like as other 

 deare fawne : he is feldome hunted at force, nor with houndes, 

 but onely drawen after with a bloudhound and forcftalled with 

 nettcs and engines, and that in the thicke and greateft holdes if 

 you can, for lb fliall you foonefb ouercome him by reafon of his 



great 



