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Covrethy and if he come out againe, he Difcovreth him felfe. 

 When he feedeth in fieldes, clofes, or corne, he feedeth : otherwife 

 he Broivfeth. In the heate of the daye he withdraweth him felfe 

 for the flyes, and then we fay, he goeth to the Steppe. His heade 

 when it commeth firft out, hath a rufTet pyll vpon it, the whiche 

 is called Veluet^ and his heade is called then a veluet heade^ the 

 toppes thereof (as long as they are in bloude) are good meate, 

 and are called Tenderlings. When his heade is growne out to 

 the full bygneffe, then he rubbeth of that pyll, and that is called 

 fraying of his heade. And afterwardes he BumiJJjeth the fame, 

 and then his heade is fayde to be full fommed. His ftones are 

 called his doulcets, and the caule about his paunche is called his 

 Kell. When he ftayeth to looke at any thing, then h^ftandeth at 

 gaze. When he bounceth by vpon all foure, then he tryppeth, and 

 when he runneth verie faft, then h&fireyneth. When he fmelleth 

 or venteth anye thing, then we faye he hath {this or that'j in the 

 luinde. When he is hunted and doth firft leaue the hearde, we 

 fay that he is Syngled or emprymed. When he is foamy at the 

 mouth, we faye that he is emhoB. And when he holdeth out his 

 necke, we fay he is ^ent or done. And when he is deade, we 

 faye that he is doivne. The rewarde to the houndes, is called a 

 Rewarde or quarrey. 



Termes generall of the huntefman, in 

 hunting of any chafe 



WHen huntefmen doe beate any Couerte with kennell 

 houndes for any chafe, it is called drawing of the Couert. 

 When they caft about a groue or wood with their Liamhound, 

 then they make a ryng. When they iinde where a Deare hath 

 pafled, and breake or plaflie any boughe downewardes for a 

 marke, then we faye, they blemijhe^ or make blemijhes. When 

 they hang vppe any paper, clout, or other marke, then it is to be 

 called SeiueUing or fetting of Sewe/s. When they fet houndes in 

 a readynefle whereas they thinke a chafe will padc, and caft them 

 oft" before the reft of the kennell come in, it is called a vaunt laye. 



When 



