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Circumference about them, walk a good round pace with a carelefs eye, rather from 

 than toward the Partridge, till you have fitted your Nets, and then draw in your 

 Circumference lefs and lefs, till you come within the length of your Net, where, as 

 you walkabout, (for no ftop or ftay muft be made) prick down a ftick of about 

 three foot long, and to it faftenone end of the Line of your Net : Then letting the 

 Net flip out of your hand, fpread it as you go, and fo carry it and lay it all over the 

 Partridges. If they lie ftragling, that one Net will not cover them, draw out ano- 

 ther, and do in like manner 5 and alike with a third, if needs be. Then rulh in up- 

 on them, and with an affrighting voice force them to fpring up, aad prefently they will 

 be entangled in the Nets. 



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3. Horn to take Partridges with Lime. 



TAke of the largeft and ftrongeft Wheat-ftraws, or for want thereof Rie-ftra ws 9 

 and cutting them off between knot and knot, Q the loweft joynts are the 

 ftrongeft and beft] Lime them well over, and coming to the Partridge-haunts, after 

 have called a little, and find that you are anfwered, prick down your ftraws round 

 about you in rows, as above directed for Lime-twigs, not only crofs the Land, but 

 the Furrows alfo, taking in at leaft two or three Lands 5 and that not very near,but at 

 a pretty diftance from you, yet fo as to difcern when any thing toucheth them. Then 

 lie clofe, and call again, not ceafing till you have drawn them towards you, whither 

 they cannot come but they muft pafs through the limed ftraws, which they fhallno 

 fboner touch but they will be entangled 5 and by reafon they come flocking together 

 like fo many Chickens, they will be fobefmear and dawb one another, that if there be 

 twenty, hardly one will efcape. 



This way of taking Partridge can only be ufed in Stubble-fields, and that from Ah- 

 gufi to Chriftmas : If you would take them in Woods, Paftures, or Meadows with 

 Lime, you muft ufe the ordinary Lime-rods before defcribed, and prick them down, 

 and order them in all points like as is directed for your Lime-ftraws. 



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Hoxo to drive Partridges and grails, and take them in tunnelling Nets. 



FIrft. provide you a ftalking Horfe, or an Engine made like a Horfe or Oxe, luchas 

 we have defcribed Sedt. 1. Chap.^. Then go with your Nets to the Partridges 

 haunts, and having found the Covey, pitch your Net in the fecreteft and likelieft 

 place, fo as to drive them down the wind. Lay not your Net flat on the ground, but 

 let it flopewife, and fo over-ftiadow it with boughs, fhrubs, weeds, or forae other 

 thing that groweth naturally on the ground it ftandeth on, that nothing may perceive 

 it, till it be entangled. Then having covered your face with fomehood of green or 

 dark blew (tuff, ftalk with your Horfe or Engine toward the Birds by gentle and flow 

 fteps, and fo raife them, and drive them before you ( for it is their nature to run be- 

 fore a Horfe or Beaft out of fear left it tread on them. ) If they chance to run any by- 

 way, or contrary to what you would have them, thenprefently croft them with your 

 ftalking Horfe, and they will foon recoil, and run into any track that you would have 

 them, and at laft into your Net. 



The Net they ufe in Italy fox this purpofeis called Butrio or Cnculo, and made with 

 two wings and a tunnel ftretcht with hoops, See Figure f. $ti 4The Fowler ftalks 

 with a Bell in his hand, which he now and then rings. 



With the fame Net they alfo take Quails, pitching juft before the tunnel of the Net 

 two Poles, with Eve Cages hanging upon each, having live Quails in them, which 

 ferve to call and entice the wild ones. Before the Nets they caft Millet or Panic feed 

 to invite them in. The drive them forward a man walks on each fide the Net with a 

 jingling Inftrument [ Sonagliera ~] in his hand firft one, then the other founding 

 from hand to hand. The Net is to bepitcht three or four hours before day, and the 

 Birds driven early in the Morning : If the Moon fhines you may drive at any time of 

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