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SECTION II; 



[Of the taking of Land-Fo^l. 



Chap. I. 

 Several ways of taking them hy night.* 



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Of taking Birds tfiith the Low-bell: 



THis is of ufe chiefly in Champain Countries, and that from the end of O&o- 

 ber till the end of March following. 

 About eight of the clock at night, the Air being mild, and the Moon not 

 fhining, take your Low-bell, of fuch fize as a man may well carry it in one hand, 

 having a deep, hollow, and fad found 5 and with it a Net of fmall Math, at Ieaft 

 twenty yards deep, and lb broad as to cover five or fix ordinary Lands, or more, 

 according as you have company to carry it : and go into a Stubble-field £ a" 

 Wheat ftubbleis the bell:.] He that carries the Bell muft go foremoft, and toll it as he 

 goeth along as folemnly asmaybe, letting it but now and then knock on both fides. 

 Then (hall follow the Net born up at each corner, and on each fide. Another muft 

 carry a pan of live coals, but not blazing. At thefe, having pitcht your Nets where 

 you think any Game is, you muft light bundles of Hay, Straw, or Stubble, or elfe 

 Links and Torches, and with noifes and poles beat up all the Birds under the Net 3 

 that they may rife, and entangle themfelves in it, and you take them at pleafure. 

 Which done extinguifti your Lights, and proceeding to another place, do as 

 before. 



• N. The found of the Low-bell aftonies the Birds , and makes them lie clofe$ and 

 the blaze of light dazling their eyes affrights them, and caufes them to rife and make 



to it. 



N. 2. In this paftime all muft be done with great (ilence, no noife being heard but 

 the Low-bell only, till the Nets be placed, and the Lights blazing, and then you may 

 ufe your pleafure : Which once extinguifhed, a general filence muft be again 



made. 



4. n. 



Of taking Birds with the Trammel. 



THe Trammel is much like the Lowbelling Net, only it may be made fomewhat 

 longer, but not much broader. This Net, when you come to a fit place, fpread 

 on the ground, and let the hinder end thereof, being plummed with lead lie loofe on 

 the ground, but the foremoft end at the two corners be born up by the ftrengthof 

 men, a full yard or more from the ground,a nd (b trail the Net along the ground. On 

 each fide the Net ibme muft carry great blazing Lights of fire, and by the Lights others 

 muft march with long Poles, to beat up the Birds as you go, and as they rife (o take 

 them. In this fort you may go over a whole field, or any other champain ground. 



§. III. 



How they take Birds in Italy by night with a Light and a Net called Lanciotoia. 



THis fport is moft ufed in the Champain of Rome. The Net is of the Maih of an or- 

 dinary Lark-net. It is faftned to two green fticks of pliant wood, twice fo 

 big as ones greateft finger, and *two or three [ Roman] yards long. Thefe fticks* About a 

 muft be faftned to the end of a fquarebafton of two yards and half long in two holes, y ar , d '° r J ard 

 a little diftant the one from the other,, and covered with the fame Net. [This Bafton m. £ ^ 

 ferves for a handle to carry and mannage the Net with, and may be as well round as 



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