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and interlaced with Thorns and Branches ; with i 

 quadrangular inclofure of Stakes at the end of it^ 

 the entry of which was very narrow. They gave 

 me to know, that they ufed to hunt Harts in that 

 place, and promis'd to divert me with the fhew, asi 

 loon as the Inclofures were a little mended. In ef- 

 fed, they carry'd me two or three Leagues off, up- 

 on fuch Roads as had nothing on either fide but 

 Fens and Marfhes ; and after they had difpers'd them- 

 felves, fome on one hand and feme On the other 5 

 with a Dog for every Man 5 I faw a great many 

 Harts running to and ^gain, in queft of places of 

 Safety. The Savage that I kept company with f 

 affur'd me, that he and I had no occafion to walk 

 very faft, becaufe he had took the ftraighteft and 

 the neareft Road. Before us we faw above ten 

 Harts, which were fore d to turn back, rather than 

 throw themfelves into the Marfh, of which they 

 could never get clear. At laft, after walking £ 

 great pace, and running now and then, we arrived 

 at the Park, and found the Savages lying flat upon 

 the Ground all round it, in order to fhut up the 

 the entry of the ftake Inclofure as foon as the Harts 

 enter'd. We found thirty five Harts in the place.* 

 and, if the Park had been better fene'd, we might 

 have had above fixty ; for the nimbleft and lighteft 

 of 3 em, skip'd over before they came to enter the 

 Inclofure. We kilfd a great many of 'em, but 

 fpar'd the Dams, becaufe they were great with young. 

 I ask'd of the Savages the Tongues and the Marrow 

 of the Harts, which they gave me very readily* 

 The Flefh was very fat, but not delicious, except- 

 ing fome few bits about the Ribs. But after a!!, 

 this Was not our only Game j for two days after 

 we went a Bear-hunting, and the Savages whofpend 

 three parts of four of their life in Hunting in the 

 Woods, are very dexterous at that Exercife, efjpeci- 

 i\]f ifl firigling out thg Trunks of the Trees up&ri 



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