The hoohe of Hunting ipi 



fome drawing ftring which may fliut him in as fone as he ftrei- 

 neth the bag. Some vfe no more but to fet an Hoope in y® mouth 

 of the facke or poke, and fo put it into the hole : and aflbone as the 

 Badgerd is in the poke and ftreyneth it, the poke flippeth off the 

 hoope and foUoweth him into the earth, and fo he Jieth tumbling 

 therein vntill he be taken, and thefe men are of opinion, that af- 

 foone as y^ Badgerds head is once within the Sacke or hole, hee 

 will lie ftill and wil not turne backe againe for any thing. The 

 bagges or Sacks being thus fet, let your Huntfman cafl off hys 

 Houndes, and beate all the groues, hedges, and tufts, within a 

 mile or halfe a mile about, whiche are moft likely : and when the 

 Badgerd heareth any hunting, hee will llraightwayes home to 

 his earth, and there is taken as beforefayd. Euer remember that 

 he which ftandeth to watch the pokes, do ftand clofe and vpon a 

 cleare wind, for elfe the Badgerd will foone find him and then wil 

 forfake that earth to feeke fome other, or elfe to efcape fome other 

 way: but ify® hounds chance to encounter him, or to vndertakey- 

 chace before he be gotten into his earth, or recouered neare vnto it, 

 then wil he ftand at bay like a Bore, and make you good paftime, 



O? the hunting of a Foxe aboue the ground 

 out of the fame Author. Chap. 70 



HE that would hunt a Foxe aboue the ground, fliall do well 

 to beate with his houndes in the thickeft queaches, and tufts or 

 groues neare vnto Villages, and in thicke hedgerowes and fuch 

 other places. For commonly a Foxe will lurke in fuch, to pray 

 or efpie his aduantage vpon dame Pertelot, and fuch other damfels 

 that kepe in thofe Courts, and to fee yong pigges well ringled 

 when they are yong, for feare least they fliould learne to turne vp 

 Gentlemens paftures, and to marre their meadowes w* rowting, for 

 furely M. Raynerd is a very well difpofed man, and would be 

 loth to fee youth fal into fuch follie in any common wealth where 

 he may ftrike a ftroke. Alfo in y** countries where wine is made, 

 he will lie much in the Vineyards, and (as fome hold opinion) will 

 eate of y^ Grapes. Ones he lieth always in couert and obfcure pla- 

 ces, like an honeft plainmening creature, which careth not gretly 

 for to come at y® Court. Wei, the Huntfman which would haue 



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