The hooke of Hunting 2op 



vpon the dead carkafles of men whiche lie flayne in the fielde, as 

 also in other places vpon fuche as hang on the gibbets and trees 

 being executed by luftice. And the flefli of man is fo delicate and 

 toothfome, y* when they haue once tafted of it, they care for none 

 other meate. I haue feene a Wolfe forfake the fold, and kill the 

 heardefman. They are more craftie (if more may be) than the Fox 

 or any other beaft : when they are hunted they will take al their 

 aduantages, at other times they will neuer runne ouer haftely, 

 but keepe themfelues in breath and force alwayes : they haue al- 

 wayes neede thereof, for there paffe few dayes but that they are 

 courfed or cried at by as many as fee them, in the countries where 

 they haunt. A Wolfe wil ftand vp a whole day before a good ken- 

 nell of houndes vnlefTe y'' Greyhoundes cource him : moft com- 

 monly he is taken in fome village or hammelet : he will feldome 

 ftand at Baye, vnlelTe it be when he cannot longer endure : and 

 then he becomes mad : the bityng of a Wolfe wil hardly be hea- 

 led as 1 haue before fayde, for their biting is venemous and ranc- 

 leth fore. And againe, bicaufethey are oftentimes madde, and then 

 there is no curefortheir biting: when they haueouerfed themfelues 

 or are ficke in their body, they eate grafle as a dogge doth: they can 

 wel abide hunger at fome times, for a Wolfe may bide without 

 meate fixe or feuen dayes : but then wo be to y° pray that he next 

 meeteth. The bitche wolfe will neuer lightly parte farre from hir 

 whelpes when they be yong, for feare leaft fhe fhould leefe them. 

 When a wolfe findeth a litter of pigges, or a flocke of flieepe, he 

 will (by his wil) kill them all before he feede vpon any of them. 

 They are hunted at force, taken w* greyhounds or maftyfes, and 

 hanged in ginnes and fnares. But it had neede to be a ftrong 

 fnare y* fliould holde them vnlefTe helpe come in the fooner : they 

 are alfo killed in ditches where they pafTe, w* needels, venemous 

 pouders, and diuerfe fuch other things which men lay in baytes for 

 them. When y« heardes and flieepe come downe from the Mountaines 

 tografe and feede in y® valleys,then they defcend alfo to feeke their 

 pray. They follow a campe commonly, to feede on y' carion ofhorfes 

 and fuch other beaftes as men leaue behind them. They barke and howle 

 like vnto dogs, and if there be two of them togither they make fuch 



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