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back, drawing them tight together by cords placed 
at the ends. 
When the chase is over, the company reassemble 
at the general rendezvous, and return home in their 
respective boats as soon as the rivers become naviga- 
ble by the melting of the ice. 
Furs were an article of luxury in Wales, even as 
early as the reign of Howel daa, about 994 , when 
they sold for a high price. They soon afterwards 
became fashionable throughout Europe ; but in the 
year 1337 the luxury had got to such a head, that 
it was enacted by Edward the Third, that every per- 
son who could not spend a hundred a year should 
absolutely be prohibited the use of this species of 
finery. 
