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 meny o])er to the hunter hapeth wiche for 

 displesous of hem ])at louyth hyt I dare not report 

 all. Trewly me semyt fiat fiis ys not the best 

 disport and game of the seyd iiij"""- 



Hawkynge 

 Thys disporte and game of hawkyng is laborous 

 and ryght noyous also as me semyth & it is very 

 trowthe. The fawkner often tymes leseth hys 

 hawkes J>e hunter hys houndes pen all hys disporte 

 ben gon and don Full often he cryethe & wystel 

 tyl he be sor a thryst hys hawke taket a bowe 

 and list not onys to hym reward wen he wolde 

 haue her for to fle The wyl sche baythe w^t^ 

 mysfedyng pen. schall sche haue the frounce pe 

 Rey pe Cray and mony oper seknes pcLt brynget 

 hur to pe souce theise me semyth be good profet 

 but the be not pe best gamys of the seyd iiij""^- 



Fowlyng 

 The disporte and game of fowlyng me semyth 

 most symplvest for yn the season of somer pe 

 fowler spedyt not But yn pe most herde & colde 

 wedyre he is soyr greved for he wolde go to hys 

 gynnes he may not for colde many a gyn and 

 many a snayr he maket & mony he leset, yn pe 

 mernyng he walket yn the dew he goyth also 

 wetsctiode and soyr a colde to dyner by the morow 



