T()6 The hoohe of Hunting 



vermyne, it might make them to bolt into fome other angle, and 

 to enforce the Terryer to giue them place. Therfore you flial dig 

 right ouer the Terryers with a round hollowed fpade, the which 

 will conuey the earth with it, and is made principally for fuche 

 a purpofe. And when you haue digged fo long that you be come 

 to the angle, then thrull your fpade betweene the vermine and the 

 Terryer, fo that the vermine can not by any meanes come out 

 vpon your Terrier. For in fome chamber you may chance' to find 

 fiue or fixe vermin together, which might hurt your poore terrier, 

 and difcourage him. When you haue ftopped them in thus, then 

 work with your broad fpades and other tooles, and make a large 

 trench if you will haue good fport, and put in your Terryers to 

 the vermine, and you fliall fee bold fight of all fafliions. You 

 mufb take heede to the fubtleties of the vermine, efpecially of 

 Badgerds. For fometimes they will ftop vp the trench betwene 

 them and the Terriers, and worke themfelues further in, fo that 

 your Terriers fliall not be able to find them, nor to know what 

 is become of them. Somtimes when you haue found their Caf~ 

 mat and chiefe ftrength, you may take them out aliue with your 

 holdfafts or clampes, and therein vfe this policie and forefight. 

 Take them with your tongs or clampes by the lower chappe, 

 the one clampe in the mouth, and the other vnder the throate, and 

 fo draw them out. For if you fliould take them out by the body 

 or necke, they fliould haue libcrtie to byte and fnatch at the Ter- 

 ryers, which wil be doing with them as you take them out. Being 

 thus taken, put them into a facke or poke, to hunt with your 

 Terryers in your gardens or clofe courtes, at your 

 pleafure. He that will be prefent at fuch paftimes, 

 may do well to be booted : For I haue lent 

 a Foxe or a Badgerd ere nowe, a piece of 

 my hofe, and the fkyn and fleflie 

 for companie, which he neuer 

 reflrored agayne. Let thefe 

 fewe precepts fuffife 

 for the hunting 

 of Foxes and 

 Badgerds. Of 



