Târ.

haste yaine he gooy to zolde hit. et soide hit to come gre
et synce. et doun time he seyal faide don pe wathal a
myle or more or he come to londe in euy sode. et þe
top for y. resoines, þe done is for to be him selfe colde
and to refreist the hir selfe of pe grete. Grit to þe bod
de. Orat op is, for þe homines et pe homines may
come aftir we se huse fues in pe wath of þe don: Dis
as per done in londe. And if in pe cunlie is so great
vynere he gop païne to pe little et stwal bete up pe iss
ter or forle don pe wattle as him lykely best we may
tate of a mile or more or he come on londe. et he is.
kepe hit þe stwal to the voo of pe kumkes ne
brinches but albepe in pe middle of pe wath.
cause þe homines schulde not sente of him
al þe top for y. resoines bisfoferde. And if he
he may paide no vynes païne he drayep hit to a
stunkes & fues or to grete in ersthes. et he sleep
ne minstely et fer from pe homines it is to done. pe
he be a great ibeie from him. et païne he ivole
to pe stank et stwal forle him vynne doue
et tisene in al pe stank et peine he is
szen in pe same as he way y. he come
use azem in pe same as he way þe com
nike. et païne he stwal use of
he or quitt to veste hit. et þe
þe homines stwal come

conert uay & pe strengest pat he may for he was
de uozt be ory & alsp for he tistey not wel miche
on his vennige but donely on his defens & gise
dispitons dedes & ofte he abidep & turnepe sin
to a bay & specially whaue he is at pe bemyng
& hap illicl a danitage afoze pe gound of pe fi
rste veninge for per sthullen neue on it ale li
but if oy neive goundis be vu coupled to him
the sthal wel venne & fle from puune visinge in
to pe aumue gonge don if he be a zonge booz of
up zeere olde & comtinge from pe monep of
chare the pat hiss favoived pune & ptep fro his
mod tmay wel gande af up zezes ende Thea
han up trusthes & in pe chanel abone & up in
pe ney' chanel of pe a male teep oppe not if
pe tofiche ben ly ke anop boores teey Thee tivo
trusthes a done puen of no ping saine for to
make stharpe gise tivo ney trusthes & make
hem wel kittinge & men bizonde pe ove cal
ten pe ney trusthes of pe booz gise amues o2
fyles up pe tofiche pei done gveet hawne
and alsp pe pe callen gise trusthes abone
grees for pe ne puen of na ping but for to
make pe op stharpe as i hane seide & tchue
pei ben at pe banes ene more pei aumite her
trusthes to gerro for to make hem stharpe &

Cà.

bettir to kitte /s/haïne men huiten pe booz commonly
pei goone to pe odile. /s/olenn hem in pe dirt. /s/if
pei hen hunte. pe odile /s/ her medietine /s/ he booz þ'
/s/ in his pre zeeze or little more passed. /s/ more pi
/cons /s/ more onyifte /s/ more hawne dop pan an olde
booz. /s/ as a zonge man more pan an olde. /s/ but anolde
booz ivole /i/ þ/ be deed pan a zonge. /s/ for he /s/ pondez
/s/ more heny /s/ demey not to fle. /s/ for vay/ þ/ he ivole ve-
ne Dippon à man. /s/ pan fle. /s/ mittep grettez stuokf/
but not so þ/ous /s/ as a zonge booz /s/ a booz hesterth
/ibondir /i/ bel /s/ cleerly. /s/ ivhaïne he /s/ hitted and
comey out of ye forest or of pe huffish. /s/ /s/ so hù
ted /þ/ he muste volde /pe/ cintve. /s/ païne /s/ he ful
foze aðrad to take pleine cintve /s/ lene /pe/ fizest.
/s/ þ/ fore he pittep his heed out of pe ivood /s/ he
putte out his body. /s/ païne he /s/ bidep /þ/ /s/ herk
nep. /s/ lokep a bointe /s/ takep /pe/ ivpinde in euþ
ode. /s/ /s/ þ/ time he /s/ e euþ pung /pe/ ivhacpe uif-
te /s/ lette him of his /s/ vere /þ/ he ivolde /go/ /s/ païne he
tuep him azem in to pe ivood /s/ païne ivole he
ueile more come out. pogh alle /pe/ hnevs /s/ al /pe/
halons ìnge /s/ of pe ivorlde /s/ vere /þ/ but ivhaïne he
hap undirtake /pe/ neye to go dirt. /s/ he ivole ppare
for no pung. /þ/ he ne /s/ fegulde holde /s/ his way por-
gh ouite /s/ haïne he fleep. /s/ makep but feive tu
ynges. /s/ but it he /s/ haïne he ivole tue to ahay /s/

Attw. t. h. tte

T.

pāne he vennep vffpon pe homides & vffpon pe
men. 4 for no stwok ne for no lboinde p'tme don
to h't. he pleine p'not ne t'ep not/but ishāne he
veniep vffpon pe men. pāne he manacep stongh
gronvinge/bitt ishile p'the may defende gi'ulf
he defendep hin 18'outen pleininge/ & ishāne
he may no leng' defende gi'ulf. p't ben feire boores
p't ne'pleinen he + ein ishāne pei beu o'ne come
to pe deep as op' sibyn some. + aft'p't hez pastuy
1beren hawde oz neishe/ ajen bezen hem not to pe
firre. neip' pei ben not juged as pe hez + op' beest
is of veney pe/ 18'greet peine abooz a booz may
lyne. xx. zeeze, he neile capsep huse teep neip' huse
tu s'shes ne neile lesep hem but it be 18' twokes pe
boores grete is good as of op' tāne sibyn. & her fla
she also. some men seun p't by pe fore legge of pe
booz. men schilde hnowe hon manie zeeze he is ol-
de. for he sthal hāne as manis malo intis i pe
for leg as he hap zeezes/but it make non affirniacūn
vffpon p't he odises leden aboute hez pigges 18' he.
m to pe tyme p't pei han favoibed tivo tymes + no
leng. + pāne pei chacen hez fust'e pigges alSEP
froin hem. for bi p't tyme pei beu. i' zeeze olde tu.
mauches courtinge pe fust'e ajant he' p't pei zeeze
favoibed ynne. + sthort h' pei han a'ne pe natives
of tāne odises. fane p't pei ne favoibed but dones

nò.

Cæ.

in pe zeeze. t pe tane fauoiu. tisise/10 gane pei ben wo-
op pei rennen Uffon mei & ou gomides. 4 Uffon beest
as pe ivide goor/4 if pei caste done a man. pei abiden
going Uffon hui. yau dop pe goor. but the may not fle
a man as some as pe goor. for sike lay 10 siche tussijes
as pe goor. but autynie pei done iuchse hainne 45 bi-
tynge/300es & 400es gone to soule. 4 gladly 15 gne
pei gone to her pastives al day. 4 gliche pei come az ei
peiakin sthaupe her tusshes & fittinge azem pe tives
ugliane pei footen 4 ben comen azem from pe soule/
5 men called a truppe of tane 41 upn is called of 100
de 41yn a mindre. 5 is to see. if pei passe 10 42. 43 to gridzen
ibolf is a common beest 45 mon. 45 ifore Of pei wulf 4 of
me nedep not to telle of his makinge 45 nate. 44 45
do feivemen ben ljonde pe ore. pe 45 hiche ne hane
gem some of he/ pei ben in her done in ffenerere 45
pe fenelles 5 han ben 45 ly. 4 done in pe mane 5 han
bis done. 4 ben in her gree hete of lone 47. 48. 49. du-
es. And 45 gne pe hiche of hem is moost hoot. af 5
be enp Wolues in pe citive. pei goone alle aft hir
as gondis done aft a hiche 45 hane sthe 45 ly. but
the sthal not be alpnes 45 noone of pe Wolies same
done/ done dop in siche a wisse 5 the sthal lede pe Wol-
ies a bunte. 49 48. 49. danes 15 outen niete 45 drake
and ifouten skeep. for pei han so gree coage torande
hir. 5 pei hau no thikke to ete ne to drinke. And 45 gne

4

V.

pei ben fully wery. sthe latep hem wel vest. in to pe ty-
me pt pei be astepe. & pañe sthe clarep him 18 hir
foot + wakep li pt hir omepe hap lued hir woost &
moost hap tranauled for hir lome. + peñe pei gone a-
greet weye penes + þe he alynep hir. + þere men
sem byonde pe see in some conutrees. whanne eny
Woman dop a muys. þ sthe is lyke pe wolf buche for
sthe takep hir to pe werske & to pe foulest + tope moost
breathe. And it is dop. þ pe buche of pe wolf takep
hir to pe foulest & to pe moost werske for he hath
moost tranauled. moost goone. + fastest for hir. pan
eny as þane. & he is moost poore. moost leue. + must
breathe. + þ is pe cunpe bis þ men sem. þ pe wolf
gave neve his fadir. + it is dop. somtime & not
alway, iff or it fallep þ is haine sthe hane houste þ
wolf þ sthe lonep moost as þ hane adis. + haine pe
as þ volues awaken. pei putten hem andon in pe fo-
ot of hir. + if pe may fride pe wolf + pe buche lyl-
dinge to gidre. alle pe as schullen venne lupon li
+ oðe hi. + al pis is dop as in pis cas. But whaine
in al pe cuntee is but oo wolf + oo buche of his ki-
de pañe may not pe vaille be dop. & somtime by au-
tine pe as volues be so soone awaked or so late. pt
pit þ wolf is not fast as pe buch. or by aventure
he hap lefte hir. + pañe he sleep a wep from pe oppe
volues. + so pei sden him not. + od in pis cas the

Ca.

fust opinion is not both, pei may gete jonge isolies at
pe seeres ende. & pañc pei pte al bay from her mod & fio
her fabr & donityme oz pei ben tibelinonep olde.
do p[ro] her trep he weyen up al at her might aft pe op
male teep whiche pei hadde fumste. for pei to open twi
te in pe seeze ivhaine pei ben whelpes pe fumte teep yr
caste ivhaine thei ben half seeze olde telle her houkes
& pañc op teep come to he al weie pe whiche pei bere
al her lyf tine & not castep. And ivhaine pei be wey
up hem at her might. pañc pei leuen her fabr & he mod
gop at her Anenture, but not in stondinge p[ro] pei go
fer. pei a bide not longe from e[mp] op & if it falle p[ro]
mete in har fabr & in her mod pe whiche han nouf-
ches hem. pei wole make hem tope & gretve venience
alibay. And also I do so to bite. p[ro] ivhaine a wolfe +
a biche of har kinde han take felans steyn to gidre
pei a bide commonly einmoze to gidre. & so p[ro] pei som-
tyme ga seeke her fesinge p[ro] one fom p[ro] op pe wol be
to gidre at might if pei may. oz at pe pe ferest. oz up
dares ende, and fuchc ivolues od in felans stype to gi-
dre. Gete mete to her whelpes as weel pe fabr as pe
mod. Orane only p[ro] pe wolv etep furst al his fille and
pañc he berep, pe venenant to pe whelpes pe buch
of hem. Dop not do. for fthe bezep har whelyes al
har mete & etep in hem and af pe wolv be in p[ro] wha-
pes ivhaine pe mod comep & sthe bringe eny p[ing]. &

pe wolv

U. 1.

pe wold hap not pnow, he tafep pe fedinge from hir and from
hir whhelpes etep hir fille fieste, et peue he denep hir
pe vemenauut if þe lene ouzt, at if þe benoist ylefte,
die for hning if per wold, for he weathep but little, so þe
has dely be ful, And whaue pe modu seep þe hap be
fer to seehe her nuote, sthe l'enep pe mete agreeet were
peues for hir whhelpes, + paue sthe comep to se if the
wold is is þe, et if he be pere, sthe abidep so longe til
he be go, + paue sthe bringep hem her nuote, Vint pe
wold is o malions whaue he seep hir come to eute
fedinge, þe gop + ibidep at hir moseel, et if he wiste
þe sthe chane konste emp pning, he tafep hir is his tep
et beetep hir so, þe sthe nuist sthepe him where sthe
hap lefte hir fedinge, And whaue pe suche pcey-
nep þe pe wold dop od whaue sthe turnep to hir
whhelpes, sthe comep al in concert + stheis ep hir not
in to pe time þe sthe pceerne if pe wold be is þe, et if
he be þe, sthe hidep hir, in to pe time þe he be go to
his vaneuut for hning, þe hap, and whaue he is a go
paue sthe bringep hir whhelpes her fedinge for to eue,
and pis is dop, done men dem þe sthe batheo hir bo-
dy + hir heed, because þe pe wold sthinde erte no pning
of hir fedinge whaue sthe comep ajen, but þe
of make, et non affirnation, þhez ben oþe seup wal-
nes of her naté, pe whiche ben not in felaþstip,
per helpe not pe whiche to noisthe her whhelpes, but

J. 1.

T. A.

WHAME a buche et a wolf be in felanschuyt to endre + þ
be no mo woldes in þ + mature by vrey nativel piel-
lunge. he wote wel þ pe whelpes ben gse. + þ fore he
helpey to noristhe hem. but no ping goodly in pe
tine þ sthe hap whelpes. pe wolf is fattest of al pe
zeere. for he ete al þ he takep. + al þ pe buche et
pe whelpes schilde erte The buche of hem beze p ny.
wekes hire whelpes. + domptyne 11. az. 111. daies tno-
ve. Dones in pe zeere pei goone in hoz lone + ben 10 ly.
gome men seien. þ pe buche of he beze p no whelpys
pe wghle Gur modw lynep. Gitt þ of make j non af-
firmacion The buches of he han her whelpes as
op tame buches. domptyne mo + domptyne lesse.
pei han strengthe uariely bisore. + piel bitinge
pei ben + stronge. for domptyne a wolf sthal wel
ode a konse or a meze. + he hap greet strengthe in
pe monthe. domptyne he sthal beze in his monpe
A goot or a stheep. or a jong hogge. + not touche
pe grounde. + sthal venne so fast þ but if
chastifes or men on hors bak gappe to venne bis-
ve st. pe heerdis ne noone op men afoote sthulde
not oilitake him, pei lyneu by al manne of fleiste
et alle fareypes. + of al manne vinyne. And þ lyne
not longe. for pei lyneu not but. þyr az. þuy. zeere.
pei han piel bitinge + venypions. for pe toodes et
op vinyne þ pei eten. pei go so fast whame pei ben

Ly...

Vande pat men hau late venne at hi. iij. lees of gray-
hondis echone aft op. pe vohiche inzte not o'take
him. for he vennep also fast as euy beest in pe vondel
et diuep longe vennyuge. for he hap a longe fleep.

Whaue he is longe huietted 18 vennyuge hondis/
the ne fleep but little from him. but if pe gierhondis
de op hondes haster him pe fast, the fleep al pe count
as a booz. & commonly bi pe gize waues. A commonly he
goop to gete his lyfloode by might & countpine by
day 18 haine he is o're au lyningred. And some p ben
p huiiten at pe hert et at pe vilde booz. et at pe bo-
bucke. et hindep as fer as a chapif. A takep hondis
whaue pei may. Thez ben some p eten childeou and
men. & eeteu non op fleisthe. for p pine pei ben a
charned 18 manes fleisthe. for raf pei wolde be de-
ed. & pei ben cleped 13 houlines. for men st hulden
be ivare of hem. & pep be so cautilons pt whaue
pei asseu a man. pei haine au holdinge vignon he
oz peiman de hem. & if men de hem. pei vole come
bignon hi so gymonifly. p 18 gveet peyne pe man way
astape p he ne be take & olaine. for pep can vond-
dir wel kepe he fioni euy hawneis p euy ma bezey/
Tivo causes ben principally. 18 hi per goone vignon
men. p oone is whaue pei ben oolde et lesen her
toop et her strengthe. A may not beze her vaneyn
as pep 13 euen 13 ounte to do. & paine huiiten pey

110.

D. 11.

Tâ.

300 to children pe inliche ben not strange p:ace as to
hem. for the nedep not to behe a bont: but onely
for to ete hem. + pe chyldes fleisthe is. + tendre
pan pe styn oz pe fleisthe of a beeſt/ þ op/ reso:ni is !
hat: ne pei ac:paruen in a citre of iverwe þe as batu:is
han be/ þe pei ete of bede mien. oz of mien þ ben hang-
ed. if pei be so la:ve hanged þ pei may weche p:it. op/
18 hane pei be falleu from pe gallons. And mannes
ſleisthe is so andoy + so plesaunt. þ 18 hane pe y
han take hem to mannes fleisthe. pei wbole ne:ne
ete fleisthe of o þ beeſt. pogh þ pei sti:ulde die for
hing. ffor manne men han odie h:ane pei han lefte
pe s:heep. pei han taken + eten pe sti:ep p:arode. if it is a
18 ond/ gynons beeſt + ki:ninge + fols moze pan
any op þ beeſt for to take alle hige a bannitago: for
he 18 bole ne:ne flee but alitil. s:ane 18 h:ane he p:th-
al h:ane nede. for he 18 bole a l:vep a bide in his f:egy:
the + h:ane good b:ee: for e:ny day it is nedefu:l
to h: + ffor e:ny man þ s:ep h:r chas:ep him al:ay. +
ch:ep aft: h:rt 18 h:ane he is h:int:ed. he 18 bole fl:ee al:ve:ye
but if he be on:ſet 18 greych:ou:dis. gla:ly he 18 bole be
take in some vilage. oz in a brook. he 18 bole be alitil
at day. but it be so þ he may go: no fer þ. come:
ne pe 18 olies h:comen w:ode. + p:ane 18 h:ane pey
biton a man. 18 greet p:ene p:hal he be hool for hez
bitinge is 18 ond: w beny:nons for pe toodes þ pei p:ro:

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Vij.

etc. as if gave feide. And also for hez Ibaonnesse. And if she
pei ben ful or olle. pei feden he is gras as an honde
dop for to Vonde he. pei a biden longe 15 oure mete.
for a Iboſſal 13 el a bide 15 ouren mete. Dy. Oues
or more. And if she ane pe Iboſſal huithe hap give whelues.
commonly the Ibole do no hawne noisheze. pike hate
he for feze pishie hap to leſe he. And if a Iboſſal come to
a fulde of ſuſeep. if he may a bide eny 13 houſe he Iboſſe
ſle he a lle. or eue he biguine to ette euy of he. a euen take
he bigonde pe see 15 gomidis. 15 greihondis. 15 cuettis
+ 15 cuordes. he kettep he Iboſſe fast 15 gis teep. but
men be fast bi he for to ſle he. And men taken he t
pittes + 15 uedeles or 15 hauces. or 15 venemous pou-
dres. þauen zenen he in fleisshe & mannie op þa-
nés. Ihaüne pe beſtaule comen a donne from pe guil-
lis. pe Iboſſues comen a don also for to gave hez hy-
land/pei folomen commonly aft men of awnes for pe
Bampnes of pe beſtis or of pe dede guages or op pings/
pei gonken as pe gomidis. And pei ben but twp pei
Ibole make ſuiche a nopſe. as if þere were a vontte of biy.
or 12. Vuy. + þis by might Ihaüne pe Ibelee 15 ceeze and
bright. or Ihaüne pei be longe Iboſſues than not zit
passed pe firſte seeze. or Ihaüe men leue twoames
for he to acharue he to take he is greeſt pyne ſchal-
len pei eue come azem þe as pei hau ete pe fleissig
þ men hau leide for to acharue he is. And specially,

S. Vuy.

Tá.

uú.

olde wolues at pe last weye at pe firste tyne þ pey
stchúllen ete, but wthane pei hau ete twys or pre ty
mes þ pei be asswved þ no man do he hawm. pañe
sowntyne pei a biden. But sone wolues beu so ma-
plions þ wole ete in pe miste + n pe day pei sthúllen
be alweie peñes tivo imle or more. + specially if
pei twite þ pei hane be a gwened ú place. or if þ
sele þ men hau made for hem emp twane úf flesh
for to hunte at heq pei pleynen not wthane men sde
en hem as houndis done. but of op natnes. pey
ben woost lyke hem. wthene men late venne
gweyhondis at a wolfe. he do kep azen twaynde
he. + wthane he seep he come. he knowepe anou
ht þ sthal take hyn. + pañe he hastep hti for to
go wthyle he may. + if pei be gweyhondis pe wigh-
che dare not take hti. he no wep he anou. + pyne
pe wolfe sthal not hast hti of this firste goynge
and if men lat venne at hyn at pe ode or bisfore
moo gweyhondis pe wthiche wole sese hti wthha-
ne pe wolfe seep þ the be ful. he woldpe bope by-
fore + byhinde al in his vennynge for to be more
light + more ombife. And men may not wrizthe
a wolfe pogh he wosse take neue so yonge + chaf-
tis og + bete + þ hovde undir dispyne. þ he ne
sthal do hawne if he hane tyne + place for to
do it. ne neue sthal he be so prine if me lede

Ca...

Ishane thes is with ieshelyes, for Ishane thes is wip
ieshelyes + thes be heny, thes holdep hir eimmore in
hie hoole, for somtime thes ieshelyep in a fans
hoole, + somtime in gorte bies, + somtime
in holowe trees, + p'foze thes duelley eimmore ny
hie bies, + if thes heere eny prug, anoon thes
goop p'ime or eny homdis may come to hir
Othe is a fals beest + a malicion as a bolf, pe
huitinge for pe fop is faire for pe good cove
of pe homdis þ folomen hir sony, + as od go
od anbille, alisey pei renten of th. for he fleep bi
pucke opes + also for he stinkep eimmore + wip
greet peine he ivole lene a conite is ghane he
is p'ime, he takep not pe pleu cintre, for he
tinkep not on his vemynge, neip in his defen-
ce, for he is to feble, + if he so, it sthal be by dke
strengthe of men + of homdis, + eimmore he
ivole desire to holde pe conite, pough he may
not come hir but w'abiere zit he ivole lene hir is
þ, And ishane thes sep þ he may not sure pa'ne
he goop to pe erpe where he may nexte eny fyde
pe ieshiche he knoisep wel, + peine men may dig-
ge hir out + take hir, so if he be in epy digge,
but not a monge volkes, And if greychomdis
sené hir manye temitis + oie sette hir, pe laste
vemedie of hir is if he be in pleu cintre, he

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bischtrep gladly pe grechoundis· for cause pat
per schilde lene hi· for pe stichte of pe drat
et also for pe feer þ· the hap/oo litle grechonde
dop gweet hauðnesse· to haine he takep a ffoxy
by hi· self for men han seyn manpe girete gley
houndis· pe whiche miste take ibel pe hert et
a vilde WOOZ taibolf· et ibolde late pe ffoxy go/
And to haine pe fivene is a saut et gop in hir lo-
ne· et the seechep pe dogge ffoxy· sthe cuyep in
an hoos boas as a wood homide dop· et also to hā-
ne sthe callep hir to helpes to hene sthe nysseþ
eny of he· sthe clepep him in pe same wisse· pe
ffoxy ne pleinep hi not to haine men steen hy·
but eue he defendep him at his poyere to hie-
le he may lyne to the lynepe of al inane vynyn
of alle kaveynes et capons· dokes· zonge gees·
and op wilde fontes to haine he may gete hem
et also butterflues· gesopes· mylke· these· et
botw· per done gweet haine in kaveynes· of
comynges· et of haves pe whiche per eto· et
taken he so gymnously et to greeet malice et
not to· vempnge/ þ· ben some þ· ben highten
as pe ibolf· et some þ· gone uonghere but to
pe villages to seeche hez vanen for hez fe-
dinge as to hane seide· the ben so gymnous
and so adtil þ· neþ men ne houndis may put

Tà...

Unij.

no veniedie p'to, ne may not kepe he p'w hez falb ti unnes/
also ffoyes suellen comonly in grete hegges, or i g'te
coutrees, or in beries, up odome tomes or villages for to
do e'more garne to pe hemnes, to op' pinges, as j'ha'
ue seide. The ffoyes sp'imes ben wond lyoot for to
make cuffes or ffurves, & also pei stynken e'more b't
if pei be wel ytaised. The grete of pe ffox + pe marie
is good for pe harsinge of pe dyntes, of pe op' ma-
nes of pe ffox + of lyse dyntes, sthal + speke more
opuly heze a'fe, ajen taken he 1s't gondis 1s't greihou
dis. 1s't hales, + 1s't p'senettis, but he lattep 1s't lyse
tuey pe mastles as alvolf dop, but nonzt od one.

The Grep is acomou beest ynons Of pe Grep and of his
and p'foze une nedep not to telle nature. Tà... viij.

of his makinge, for p' ben feive men p' ne hau deu
syne of he, + also I take noon hede to speke miche
of him, for it is no beest p'uedep emy goeet maistie
to deuise of pe hittinge of lyne to hitte hi, his strength
for Agrep ne sleep not but a litil marie. P' he ne is ou-
take 1s't gondis a noon, or Ellis he puttep, bi to pe bay
t paue he is plaie anoon. Hy is moost duellinge is in
pe erpe. + namely in grete beries, + if he be onty pop.
he ivoles not walle fez pènes, the lynep al 1s't vynyn
& karneues, + of alle fontes, + of alle pinges as pe
fox, but he draw not aint hi so fez by day as pe fox,
f'or he cannot ne may not fle the lynep more by

## Ca.

A loone, for pei ben as miche as a bole, & almoost ben
formed a made as aleopde, but hez talle is not so
longe, a grephoinde a loone myste not talle oone of
he to make it abode, for a grephoinde sthulde 199 tali-
ke & holde fast, & more fede fast, an bole, pum he sthulde
oone of hem, ffor he hap trees as a lybord, & fer pum
more vist vuel sittinge, ayen gunten at hi but seide,
but if it be by Anentive, ishampe pe groundis fyn,
de by amite ouche a Cante, he isole not be longe
hunted, for a noon he putte hi to his defence, or
hevennep dippone at re, & it cause þe fleep not
longe, þore sthal i not opeke but alatiel of his
huntinge, for in his guntinge we dep no greeet
mastine, pei benen hez kptons & ben in his oone
as op Cattes, same pt pei hane but tisoo kptons
at oones, pei duedden in holowe trees & þe pei ma-
ken hez aigginge & hez beddes of feezen of gras,
pe Catt helppe vuel to nonthe hise kptons, as pe
wolf dop hise ishelyes, as of comon vilde Catt,
we we dep not to opeke to miche of he, for euy
hunte in england, duoldep he, & he felinesse &
hez malice 18el pnois, but do ping dave i dene,
þe if euy beest hap pe deneles opuit in hi, as ouste
doute, it is pe tat, & þe bope pe vilde, & pe tame,
the otere is a comon Of pe otere of his
beest pnois, & þore me we dep naté. Ca. p.

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Ca.

Is chur teep. A delynep hir onlf out he leng wole j ma-
ke uo mencon of hir ne of hir nature for pe hantig
of hir is pe beste þ men may se of hir. sanf oonhy
þ sthe hap a foot as a goods, for sthe hap alitil stin
from pe oo clee to pe top. A sthe hap non heele.
Sane þ sthe hap a little compe und je foot et me
clepen it pe steppes or pe marches of pe boter as
men clepen pe trace of pe hert. A huse fumes tive-
deles or sprautis. The boter ouelley but alitil
in oo place for is haine sthe gooy door affianed pe
fisth / domtyme sthe styal ouvintie / spintande or di-
ward. acclunge pe fisth a myle or two. but if it
be in a stank. of pe venemant of his nature. I
venitte to chilborne pe kings boter huntez And
as of al op' vinnyn I speke not of. þ is to drie of
jastins of polcattres. for no good hunte gooy to
isode is huse hound in entent to hunte for he ne
for pe wilde catt neþ nepes of his hale as men
schechen a counte for pe ffoxy an anapnoon fnde pe
hounnf happe to fnde lze. et paine pe huntez vewy-
cep huse hound for pe expleit of huse houndes
and al so for it is vinnyn þ pei venime to of co-
yngres preke I not neþ for no ma huntep for hem
but if it be butche huntez. A pei hunteu he is
ferettis and is þ longe o間e hays / is what vacthe
þ vennep to a coupnge in eny tynne. hi ought

to be asured, seynghe to st. londe. war not war for non
of whom beest in england is called not, ame pe con-
vinge al aoneh Of pe maie tathes + condicionis of hondis.
AFTER þi hane spoke of pe nathe of beestis of ve-
nere + of chace, pe whiche men stihullen chitete-
nors wole, i telle + of pe nathe of pe hondis pe whiche
hunte + hymme ge. A fust of her noble condi-
cion, pe ben od gветe + od nere beilons in some
hondis. þi þis no man þi may leede et, but if he
were a good sufficient chyt + weel knowninge + þi hap
yhauitid he longe, for eu hondie is pernoot vespo-
nable beest. þi eue god made. A pit in some cias
i neop onake man ne non op ping / poz wu finde
it in some maneres. A green od which noh lees in
hond of alis ay from day to day. þas i hane seide.
þis no man þi may leene ne puke et / nepeles nathe
of me + of alle beestis. goone eu more dispendinge
A deceasinge hope of his + of goodnesse, of steng-
the + of alle op pinges. od wondrously as pe eke.
offfonx pefemn seip in his book. þi hane he sey
pe hond + þe ben non at chitonge. + penke ou pe
hond þe hap y sey in tyme þis passed. A also
ou pe goodnesse + pe toment pe whiche was sonn-
tyme in orde of pe world + op comen mie. and
seep þi non is in he at pus tynne, twenly he sey
þi þis no compisoun. And he seip eno sey al the

Tâ. Æt.

Tà.

World pat eny good vespù/but uors lat good ordeyne p'of
what his good ibille is/But for to deale to my matez
& telle pe noblesse of pe bond/pe ishche han y bene.p'of
we goode tales & thal telle zon/pe ishche j finde in
Vrey watinge/And firste of pe ring claudonens of
ffranice.p' deute oones aftw his greet courte isherof
were op' ring es p' helde londe of hi. a monge pe ishche
was ring Apollo of l'pioniors p' bronze ub' hi to pe cour-
te his isyf & a gevalonde p' he hadde p' was lope good
& faire/pe ring claudonens of ffriuice hadde a seineh
zonge anu to his one of yx yeere age. And aldo one
as he vey pe quene of l'pioniors. he loned hir & prede
hir of lone pe quene was a good lady & loned wel hir
lord. forsoke hir & isolde hi uot. & seide hir p' if he paue
to hir eny more p'of. p' the soldante it to pe ring of
ffriuice & to hir lord. And afte p' pe pedagogy wappene
ring Apollo of l'pioniors tued aseu hir & the niggere
he. c'tre. And ishche pei weren po tued as he was of
lyf. pe ring claudonens some of ffriuice was vifore
him 15't agree felanshipe of men of lones for to va-
ueisthe his isyf foo in him. The ring Apollo of ly-
onnors. p' was a bondful good king of hise bond.
nous'tis strandinge p' he was unnued. Deffend't hi
& his isyf ui pe beest isise p' he unizte. ni to pe tynue
p' he was wounided to pe deep. paue he is dronigh hir
calf & his isyf ni to atoune. & pe ring claudonens

rone

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sonne pe ischiche wolle not leene pe lady. ibente intooke pe
lady + Wolde hane defouled his / And paime sthe fide to get
ze hane clayn my lord + noys ze wole disfoude me. cert
j hadde leene be deed, paime sthe dreise gir self into a
tyusoibe + lepe in to pe vyile of leyre þ van vnd pe
tonyre. + andon stige ivas drent / And aftir þ ibynte
alitil wbole. pe ring apollo of lyonnys dies of hise
wound is þ he hadde vestepned. + pe paime day he was
cast into pe vyile / And pe gweihound þ j hane spoken of
pe ischiche aliveye ivas ib pe ring his maist. iva hane pt
he caste ivas in to pe vyne. he leep aft in to pe Tiner-
in so nuche. þ ib hise teep he dzoingh his lord out of
pe vyile + made a gveet ptte ib hise cles in pe best
vise þ he miste. + ib his mofel + so pe gruohide aliveye
kepte his lord from alittenne beest + foyles / And if
ev
of he hnes. j sone þ he lyned ivry
of fedinge oucke as he miste come to / so
pe ring Clandonens of ffince wod to be
pe + art of his reamine / And it bifel þ pe ring pas-
fed þ by as pe gweihounde ivas þ kepte his lord +
his maist. + pe gweihounde voos azemiste he + bigam
to zon le vapon he. The ring Clandonens of ffince
ye ishiche ivas a good man + apconynge. anoon
ty hane he soy pe gweyhonde. fineve a noon þ it
ivas pe gweyhonde þ ye ring apollo of lyonnys
hadde y drounte to his comte. ish of he hadde get

C.n.

Tâ.

Woude. et he wente it selfe pe as pe grechouide was et
aigh qupe pittc et paue he made of thise men a lift
from her hores for to loke it what was it prie. et prie
pei fonde pe sing affollons al hool And an don as
pe ring Clarendons of ffince sep hi. Andon he
kneve þ et was pe ring of lyonmoys. et þ of was
right oore agreed and ordered acy poriz oute
bis realme. pt ivbo so ivolde telle hi pe saop of þ
dede. he ivolde jene hi it what he ivolde aske Thane
come p a danny sel þ was in pe tonre l工商pe pe fig
A pollo of hinnmoys it was deed. et pns sthe ordre to
pe ring Clarendons of ffince. Oue ch sthe if je ivole
giunte me aboonp pt q styal aske. et stive me to hane
it a fize alle zonne men. q styal stheive zon hi pt
hay done pe dede. And pe ring owoore to har vi so
re huse men. And it po bifel pt ye ring Clarendons
sone of ffince was bisde his faue. Oue sthe seide
here as zonne sone pe iv hene hap done pis dede now
i vopure zon as ze kane pwore to me þ se jene hime.
for i ivole noon oy jifte of zon The ring Clando-
nens of ffince turned hi paue toivaw des his sone.
+ seide pns Thon curses hawlot you hаст sthawnd
and sthente me. a trenely q styal sthende pee. &
poughi q hane no moo children zt styal p nonnt
opave. p:ane he commande to huse men to make
a greet fire. et let cast his sone in to pe mide of

Yat fire. And païne he turned ly toisand pe damisel
lygaïne pe fire ibas greet y lighyt i pils to fur σειδε/
Damisel nows take ze lyt for i delyné ch to zon as i zons
bylighiste i j affixed pe damisel ne direste nowyt
come wygh lyt for by þi tyne he was al y gzent.
Thus ensaimple hane i hzonzte forpe for pe no
blesse of homdes i aldo of lordis þe han ben in
olde tyne but i twoive þe feive lardes ben uors
þi wolden do σo euene i σo wyp justicie An honde
is treive to his lard σz his maist. A of good lone
i Æzep An honde is of greet undurstonding
and of greet kuorbeleche An honde hap greet
strength i greet bonute An honde is a wive be
eft i a linde An honde hap greet uynde and
greet amelinghe An honde hap greet bisines
se i greet miste An honde is of greet wortyines
se i of greet sotilde An honde is of greet liztuer
se i of greet pinnance An honde is of good o be
fance. for he wole leme as aman al þa ma wole
techse ch An honde is ful of good σpæte/ houdis
ben σo goode þi unmepes þis is uo man commonly þ
ne wole hane of he σomne for σo crafte i σomne for
anor/ houdis ben hardy forz done honde dar
wel kepe his maisters hons i lyse bee stis i aldo
he wole kepe althe lyse maisters good is i vay þe
wole be deed pen euyl ping be loost in his kepege

Tà.

And zit for to afferme pe noblesse of hominis. I sth
al yn telle atale of a greihonde þ was Auberies of
chondiere. pe whiche men way se peinted in pe
leanne offfince in manye places, þ auberie
was a ornuere of pe kinges hons offfince. and
lippon a bay he was goinge fro pe court to his
to his oibene hons. And as he passed by pe woode
of Bondis pe whiche ben nygh pavise. et led ı̇s ı̇th
a wel good a faure greihonde þ he hadde noys
ched. et amau ı̇hated ı̇t for greet enie ı̇s oute
eny of þ veson þ was cleped machary vanne uippo
huiu ı̇s ynne pe woode et olough ı̇t ı̇s oute ivan
ynge. for Auberie was not ı̇bar of him. And ı̇shá
ne pe greihonde sey his maist deed. he kened ı̇t
ı̇s keenes ı̇s ezpe ı̇s his clees ı̇s his muusel. in
pe best ivise þ he miuste. And ı̇s gane he hadde se pe
dales deed. pe greihonde miuste no leng a bide for his
but tined azem to pe kinges court. At þe fonde
macharye ı̇s was a greet gentil ma pe whiche had
de slayn his maist. And alpo sone as pe greihonde
haddè ptenied machavie. he vanne uippo ı̇t. et sful
de gane maymed ı̇t. but if men hadde let ı̇t pe
king offfince whiche ı̇s as ı̇bys et pseuynge ased
ı̇s hat it ı̇s as. et men teden ı̇t al pe sloop pe greihonde
tooke from pe giorcis ı̇s what ı̇s he miuste et zonste
to his maistw. and putte miete in his moupe. et

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in pe same wuse pe greychonnd di德. np. oz. uij. daues,
and paue pe kung made men to foloive pe greychonnde
for to se ighidze he bare pe mete þ he tooke in pe co-
mete. & paue pei fonde aubens deed þe as pe grey-
honnde honste pe mete and paue pe kung as j fa-
ue seide. made come manye of pe men of his co-
inte & made hem strike ye greychonnd is sides &
cheuffen hi & made híse men lede hiun bi pe coles
enlonges pe hons. but he ftered nele and paue
pe kung comandid acha chary to take a gobet of
fleist he & profre to pe greychonnde and also soone
as pe greychonnde sey acha chary. belefte ye fleisthe
and ibolde gane viuue wpon acha chary. & whaue
pe kung sey þ he hadde gweet suspecon wpon acha-
ry. & seide he y he miiste nedis fighte 15 pe gre-
ychonnde. & acha chary bygan to londre. But anoon pe
king made hi bitake in dede. and done of pe kynnes
men of aubere sanghe pe gweet miervaile of pe
greychonnde. & seide þ he ibilde cirene wpon the
dacivament. þ is cuftinnes in such a caas for
pe greychonnde, and acha chare tworod on þ oð side/
and paue izezen pei led iuto onne ladies yle at pa-
vyde. & þe faiste pe greichonde/a cha chary hadde a
gweet tiboo gandid staf. & so pei faiste þ acha-
ry was stonfited. & pe kung comandid þ pe
greychonnde pe ighiche hadde acha chary und hi

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Ithulde be take up. & pene made pe ling enqiere the
oddy of aychare. ye whiche knonblethes þe gesat play
Aubery in treson. & þfore he was hanged & dranbe.
The butches ben 10 ly in her lone commonly tisset
pe zeere. but pei hau noterne of her geete. for in
eily tyme of pe zeere some ben 10 ly in haine pei be
atikeluemonep olde pei biconne 10 ly. & ben 10 ly in hig
le þe pei abiden pe hond in 3 ey defense. xy daies or
lasse. & sounctyme. xy daies. aftir þe pei ben of hoot
nature or of colde. pe some more pan pe op. or aft þe
some in hie plizte pene odime. And also men may
Ibel gepe he pito. for if pon zene he nuchse mete. pa
abiden leng in hie hete. pan if pei haddé but litel.
And also if pei were cast in acynt tisse ou pe day. pei
sthulde be pe vap out of hie 10 lyte. pei bezen hie 10
helpes. xy. 1bekes or more. pe whelpes ben onde
1b hene pei ben 1b helped til pei ben. xy. daies olde.
pei may 1bel or t lape 1bel. 1b hane pei ben aumonep
olde. but pei hau greet nede of hie daime. in to pe
tyme þe pei ben tivoo monepes olde. & paine pei sthul
den be fedde in 3 gootes mulke & cromes of breed y
made oual & putte pynne. & specially in pe more
& at uizte. bi cause þe pe uist in more colde pan pe day
And also men sthulde zene hie in cromes in fleisthe
broth. & in pis wisse men may norasthe he til pei
be half zeere olde. & by þe tyme pei sthal caste hiez

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hookes and whanne pei hane caste her hookes. paue men
sthal teche be to ete dne breed + lape wat litle + litle
for an homde þ is nozisthed of gvere + of fatte broye.
whanne he hap cast lide hookes. but he hane alisey supps
or bauis. he is as this homde + of yuel ibaide. at also
pei ben not so iuel breed as pei þ eten alisep gvere
+ wat? whanne pei bithes ben alyned pei leeu her
tyne. + also ivaile þ pei ben greeet 1s ivahelpes + also
ivaile her ivahelpes onke. + but pei ben alyned soone
uppon. pei sthullen lese her tyne. for her teetis abide
grete + iexen ful of ibynde. in to pe tyne þ pey
sthilden hane bad her ivahelpes. + bi cause þ pey sth
ilden uot lese her tyne. men makeu yspaned. faue
pis. men wole kepe oone to hir ivahelpes. + also oone
spaned buthe lestep feng in hir homte. than of tisso
þ ben not spaned. late pe buthe faste ald ap hool + zene
hir paue is + altil grete pe pus of an her be pe which me
clepen titimal. pe ivaiche poticularies enoisen i Bel. At he
sthal caste hir ivahelpes. nepeles it is greeet pulle i name
ly if pe ivolues be grete + founnes iva yinne pe buche/
The mooste desante of homdes is þ pei lyen not
longe ynois. for mooste commonly pei lyen but xij.
zeere. + also pei nuy bauite but ny zeere att pe moost.
+ also men sthulde late venne no homde of iva that co-
dion þ pei be of ne nonst bauite 1s he. in to pe tyne
þ pei iere of tibelvemonep alde.

Of bynes of

B • ny.

Ta.

The hominis han manye Goumdis & of her
omise oyknesse & pe grentet oyknes
10 pe cage, wherof þ ben ip. mailes of pe
whiche þ ibole telle, apte. The fuste is cleped fum
iboodnesse. Ye homines þ ben woode of þ iboodnesse
cuen & iboult en ibon bothe boys & not in pe wisse pt
pei wezen ibonte ibhane pei wezen in hele. Ibhane pei
may astape pei gone onal bitinge bope meu & lyvne
& al þ pei biforen he finde. & pei han a ibond pilons
bitinge. for if pei bitinge eny ping. ibt greet peme
it sthal astape p of if he strongh blood þ it ne sthal
ibey woode ibhat ping ene it be. A tookenynge for
to knowe he & pe bigpinynge is pis. þ pei ete not od
wel as pei wezen ibonte. & pei bete pe op hominis
makinge he there ibpe taile. & fuste ouellinge
Vipon he & lykkep he. & paue he blowep a greet blast
ibt his nose. & paue he lokep ferseby & bigoldep huse
obene sides. & makep deuBLamit as he had flies
aboute ht. & paue he cune. And ibhane a man kunde
knowe piche tokenyingingis. men sthulde take it
from þ op in to pe fourte day. for pene men may se
hez oyknes al opnuly. or elles þ he is not woode/
ffor sonityme manye men ben bigited in þ ibise.
& if þ eny homide be ibood of eny of ye. ip. iboodenes
ses. he sthal neile be hool. & hez iboodnesse may not
last but ip. daies þ pei ne sthullen be deed. That op

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maneze of isoodnesse is enoiven bi pise dignes/in
pe bigynnynge. he dop as i hane seyd bifore. same
p̂ pei ne bitten neip man ne bee fuis sauf douely the
houndis. as pildis is his bitinge as pe fumpe/ et eimore
pei gone up & downe iesouten eny abidinge/ et pis iboo-
ne fſe is cleped venunyge isoodnesſe. tope pise tisoo
isoodnesſe to fore ſeid. takey pe op houndis p̂ pe be ies
pough pei bitten he nonzt/ if op isoodnesſe is cleped uige
unnote. for pei ne bitten not ne pei ne venne not. eſe pey
isole not ete. her monyp is omdel gapinge. as if pei the
emuſed in his pzaute. 4 od pei die ies pe termie before ſeid
ies oute domge of eny gavne/ and some me ſeu p̂ tt cay
to be of alborne p̂ pei hau und pe toninge/ And ze pchulſe
fuide bit ſene houndes p̂ pei ne hane a borne und pe
toinge/ And manye men ſeu p̂ if p̂ isooe izeen take
ſio he pelluſen neue wey isoode. bit p̂ of make i
non affiruacion/ nepeleees it is good for to take it ſio
he. + me pchullen take a wep in pis mane/ djen pchul-
de take pe houide ighane he is paſſed half a eeze. 4
golde faſte ghe ſonne feet. 4 puitte a staf oimnante ges
monyp bi cause p̂ he pchulde not bite. 4 aſe take pe tinge
4 je pchal ſinde pe borne und pe tinge. paime pe pchal
o latte pe tinge und niepe 4 puitte anedele ies preed bi-
tibene pe borne 4 pe tinge. 4 puitte it 4 daime pe
borne out ies preed. 4 ellis ies a omal pynne of
tree, and not ies standinge p̂ men callen it a borne.

["Tè.", "It is but a greater woe than houre, when we have done our wood-wesse, desiring not to be thought of, but when we have it best. That is, when our wood-wesse is cleped fallinge, for it haueth no woe to go, nor forp vices, nor for fallen, nor for gone, nor for any of them. And so, when we have it best, that is, when our wood-wesse is cleped fallinge, for it is so forlieve, so forlieve so, so forlieve, so forlieve, so forlie

xij.

In sole ete fleissig oz eny op ping. And if the sole not ete it
pune pre daies steep ch as for a boode hominde. The veme
dies for men or bee fris þen betteu 15 boode hominde.
unste nedis be done in a short tyne aft pe bitinge
ffor if it were passed an good day, it were harde to un-
dertake to bele him of tisoo puste boode auisses þ of
opake at pe bigynnynge, for alle pe oð may so noon
hauu, & pe remedies ben of sinke maides. Some go-
one to pe oð & þ is but a little help, & make up. Whatso
of pe oð to passe oðe ch þ is so bite. Some take an oode
boc & pille alle pe feyres from al a boute his eð. &
hangge ch ch pe legges & ch pe wynges. & døtte pe foces
eð vpon pe goode of pe bitinge, & make a longe pe
boc ch pe necke & ch pe sholders. By cause þ pe colles eu
schulde souke pe vempn of pe bitinge, & come do
longe vpon ellyche of pe hominde. And if pe woody
ben to little, pe muste be made 18 deζ 18 a har bos
lanuncet & maume men seyu, but þ of make & uouu
affirmacion. þ if pe hominde were boode, þ pe colle
sthal obelle & ch, & the þ was bite 18 pe homde sthal
be gool, & if pe colle ne die not, it is a tokene p[er]pe
hominde was not bood. Theð is anoy helpe, for men
may cause of salt & vined & stronge garlyke y purled
& stamped netles to gide, & as houte as it may be suf-
fued to bele vpon pe bitinge, & pus is a good medietyne
& averse for it hap be p[er]ued, & eely day schulde it be

Ca

leide vffou pe bitinge tivooy tynnes also hoot as it may
be ouffred in to pe tynne þ it be hool or ellis by ny. daies
and it þ is anoy medycyne bett pan alle pise. Take lee
bes & stronge garlck & chubols & rewe & wetlis & halke
ual 18 a linfe. & paue medle hê 18 oylc dolif and
tynnes & boile hê to gidre. & paue take alle pe herbes as
hoote as pen may be ouffred & leue vffou pe tsonnde euln
day tisoo tynnes til pe tsonnde be 18 hool or at pe
leeft by ny. daies/but at pe bigynnuge þ pe tsonndes
ben tored op' garred vffou pe tsonnde for to drasbe
oute pe venyn oute of pe tsonnde ( cause þ hê
goop not to pe herzte / & if an hounde is bite of
a noy' tsoode hounde. it is a good thing for to ha
loue it al aboute pe bitinge 18 an hoot yzeuse
hounidis also hane a noy' oy kuesse þ is clepede
pe maniere. & þ comep to hê for cause þ pey
be malencolions. The is forve manes of chy
teveuesse. þ come is cleped quite maniere
pe whiche pilley pe hounidis & brekpe hez ok pu
nes nimaue places & pe oke n wexp e gveet a
piche. & pis is tsond ynuel to hele for pons the
hounde may be hool. it comep to be commonly
To pis mane of cjauneve is pis pe beest oynemot
þ men inay make þ to, nepes mane meu wo
we putte manye op' toff & ste take se. of. lt. of
hony. & a quartuon of vestegvece. & þ pe hony be

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of Talamynt de Bugilla of veve of ajncre & of sauge & hulde
pe homdis nose Uppon pe pottes mounpe wghynne pise pigf
schullen boyle. od p'he may vesteyne 15 ynne gis noseyzelles
pe Smoole þ comep out of pe potte. & in pus wisse fine fia
longe wshile ny. or ny. tymes every day. in to pe tymne þ he be
hool. & pis is good for an hours wghaue he lzap pe clauiders
stwoughly comynge out of pe nose. Also þis a nop' wyknos
of homd pe wghiche comep to he in hez pootes. & od time
comep od to men in suche a wisse. þ per may not gane do-
ne hez mete. & od pe unsten capte it oute azem. And
comtyne pe wyknesse is po fionge Uppon he þ per mo-
wen no ping hane done is pime her body. & od Queen pe
beste medieyne is to late hem go wshè eue per wole. and
late he ete al þ eue per wole. for somtime pe contnions
ping tynep he to good. And pame jene he to ete fleisthe
wel final y litte. & antite it in bzope o þ in Gootis milke
or cowes milke a litile. or cowes milke a litil. And jene
he a litil because þ per mounen pelbelonve it done with
oute tnaule. & zene he not to suche at oones þ per mowe
defie it better. and alpo eggf buttons dop he micche good. &
comtime pe homd hitten hem felue in hez feete
& in hez leggf. & in hez breeft. & wghaue it is in pe wynt
of hez feet þ ben rime out of hez places. pe beste heche þ
þ is to bringe he azem to pe wynt of such a num pat
can wel do it. & pame leue Uppon pe place flex wetered in
pe wghite of eggf. & late he veste in to pe tymne þ he behol

ff.

Ca.

And he be my brooke boone, men sthulde snit it azem in the
beste wisse þone boone azem þoþ. And bide it wif dyd also
ue as I hane seide 18th. spintes wel y bouse þro þone
azem þoþ by cause þe pe boones sthulde not vnmay-
ne, and men sthulde remeive pe bondis fide. Dames to many
Danes al hool, and jene he drinke jus of her bes þe be clapped
consolida maior & minior & media in broth or in mete
& sthial make pe boones to pue to gridre Also manye go-
and ben y lost by pe feet, and sovintyme pei be achauf-
ed, take vinedr of snot þe ben in thymeneves, and
vassh give feet prist in to pe tynne þe pei ben hool, and
if pe odoles of her feet be curbated, by cause þe pa vette
pei hane vinne in harte cintre, or a monge stones,
take wath and final salt 18th pune, & prist, vassh her feet
pe same day þe pei han cintred. And if pei hane cintred
in puel cintre, a monge porines or bzeeres þe pei be harte
in her legg or in her feet, vasshe her legg in sheeps
talonde wel pboled in wyne, vasshe it and cuode, &
fwote ge wel, upward azem pe heez. The beste þe men
may do 18th homd, þe pei ne lese not her clees, and pitt
pei sionne not to miche, for in longe sionne pei lese
her clees, & her feet, & pfoze pei sthulde be la dde. many
tynes in peyke on cintinge, and at pe leest wisse,
If pei hane sionne to miche, bute jea litle of pe clees
endes 18th pionnes or pei go on cintinge, so þe pei ino-
neu not keke her clees in reempige. Also vasshe pei

XII.

ben at doninne, men schulden lede hem oute euy day
anmyle or tiboo Uppou gneul, or Uppou vizt an hond pach
by a vyne pide bi cause þe hez feet may be pe hardeze,
hound, countyne hep vesrnes, as hozs whaue pei ha
vunne to longe, comen hoot in some isat, or effus
whaue pei comen to veste he in some colde place pa-
ne pei goone alforaione, & may not ete ne may not
wel goo, paue men schulde late he blod on pe fome
legg, of pe fize legg in pe ioynte wyne pe legge,
of pe binde legg men schulde late he blod in pe
bennes þe goone oupsarte a bone pe hoo in þe op pide,
& mi pe binde legges, men may wel we clezly pe ben-
nes þe 7 spake of, & alsom pe foze legg, & pus he chal
be hool, & jene hit oo day copis or some op pingi com-
fortable to pe moroive or anop day, houm his also han
a pihues in hez zeerde þmen callen canive, & manpe
ben lost þby, men schulde take outhe au hounde and
holde hit fapte & upaztes & binde his onoyte & huse
foure legg also, & paue men schulde take pe zeerde
backivard ny pe ballkes & putte hit vipsavde, & anop
man chal orave wel pe stin in manne þe pe zeerde may
al come oute, & paue a man may take auey pe cimive
n huse fungs, for if he have take auey it a knif, men
mizten chende him, & paue men schulde wasshe it
n tyu impke ivanne, & paue putte þynne kouy &
salt by cause þe pe oynesse fal not come azem, &

ff. 14.

Tâ.

pâne putte azem pe zeerde یرynne his pyn as it was before,
And euly weke it aite þ pe pines come not azem. And if it were
it albeve onte if onte come p'to. in to pe tyne þt be
hoold. And in pe paine is is a man sthulbe so to a buche
if ouche asiknesse weze y take in his nature. In pis pines
mame hominis et buatres dieen for defaute of puse cures
whereof alle huittezs haue not ful knoivinge. Ouintie
pei hau a chnuesse þ pei may not pisse. Et beu y loost þ by
and alvo یرaue pei may not stoubre. pâne take the
wote of a coole ivorte + putte it in oyle dolys + putte
it in his foundement. So þe leene o'th of pe ende یر
oute. So miche þt it may be or anye out یرaue it is uede.
And if he may not be hool þ by. Make hi a clisterne as men
done to a man of maloises & beets & of mercure an
handful of eunghoone & of voice & of deus. Et þe alle
puse ming' be boiled in y at + putte zemne یرynne &
late passe al þivat poriz aftremio & p'to putte t hoo
dragines of agart & of heny & oyle dolis. At al pis to
riders putte in his eers & he stjal sonez. & pâne take
v. cornes of Tatapnia & stampe he & tempe he یرy
gootes milke oz یرy crop & putte it in pe homides p'so-
te pe monitanice of a verwe ful. And if he may not
pisse. take pe leenes of leekes & of an herbe þ is cleped
mavenb't albit & of mosez ivort & of pezitoie & mor
sus galline & of netles & perly leenes as miche of þ
oone as of þ op. & stampe he & olvines givees pris. and

xii.

make a planſt þorf it make it a little hoote & fene it Vippon je
hounſt zeerde & a longe his bely/ & þ pat is farde to Vind
ſtonde ze pthullen finde at pe apoticaues pe uthiche
knorbè nel alle pfe pinges/ Also to pe hounſis come
boakes þ come to him/ Und pe ptoote or in oppties
of pe body paue take ze of pe manys & of pe Vinnamys
& of pe uthitte liues & little he onal یرip a finf & put
te in aadel of yzen & wiedel pfe hervée p[é] of Spade
& Que hem Vippon pe boakes & p[é]thal make he ipe/ and
Whaue pei ben type. Oute he w[á] p[é]harepe finf & W[é]lhe
pei ben so p[é]bake. Leue Vippon hi[é] some goos drawinge ſal
ue. & he p[é]thal he hool / Comitvne pe hounſis f[é]ſten
& bitten & Gurten ech of[é] & paue ze p[é]hullen take p[é]heep
es Iolke dinan p[é]he. & oyle dol[é]f alitil & Ibete pe Iolke
I[é]hune pe oyle & Leue Vippon pe hounſis wouide & blunk
it p[é]dippon & do so iij. Dales. & peue aft[é] tilbooy vnues eul[é]
che day anovute it i[é] oyle dol[é]f & Leue neping p[é]dippon
& he p[é]thal haffe it i[é] his timge & hele hi[é] olſ/ pe hounſ[
é]
tonige bezep meditvne. & a[pe]cially for him olſ/ & if p[
é]
anent[é]n pe i[é]bouide come euyl [é]bormes & i[é] game sem
comitvne. euyl day ze p[é]hullen pike he out i[é] a[ſ]tyke. &
ze p[é]thal p[utte in pe hounſe pe jus of pe leenes of a pee[
é]
tree & wiedel it i[é] h[é]ne. in to pe tyne þ pei he hul
Also it haffe p[ot]o manye hounſis þ pei a[mi]ten pe fore
legge a[ze]nſt pe h[é]nd/ Und h[é]zfoze her pieces duen & ben
y[lo]oſt þ[é]by. & paue if ze or þ it laſte he leug[é] pan[ú]d[é]es

ff. 111-113.

Tà...

p'tpeii oette not hez feet to peezpe. païne flittepe pe pigh a longe
et ointisarte i'stynne pe pigh. crosse nase uippu pe lioon. p'is uippou
pe tine of pe ence by hinde. et païne puite p'uppon. Bolle ybet
in oyle dool if as before is peide. u. daies al houll. et païne aftura-
noynte pe t'ouinde i'style i'ouitten bindeinge as i'gutue oade.
The pthal hele bit olle i'st his tinuge. oontynne au hinde is
ynel aftisted. oo p'je sotynne abide hale azeere o'moze o'ge be
wel ferme. et but if he be so teute meule revoile. et païne et
ne dep. p'je late lit longe sponne in to pe tynne p'it be al go-
ol. et til p'he hane lefte his haltinge. et p'he is oo pigh be no
hrett pan his op'And if he may not be hool foza l p'is do
to he as men done to au hors p'is spangled in pe sfulde y-
ozalve p'ough ouite acede of hors heez. the pthal be hool
oontynne ge difallen au ynel in pe balake p'ins. sotynne
foz to longe huitnige + foz longe jounieres + foz beofige
or oontynne uthaine buthes hen wly + pei may not come
to he at hez ease as pei wolde. et p'huinno venne p'unto the
ballokes. et oontynne foz huitnige uthaine pei hen oontte
sonne in huitnige or in o' places. To p'is olfuesse + to
alle op' of p'maule. pe beste helpe is to make a p'ins of sop
of u. or imp. oude. + take lymed + p'itte it u'tynne. and
p'itte it in a potte. + lat uode tt is n'pu a late hem ivel lu-
le to gid ze. + uode ge al is epe i's a stle + uthaine et is wel
boiled. p'itte it i'stynne pe p'ins p'is + oake of al so hout
as pe honde may diffire it. + p'itte p'ynne hise ballokes +
hinde it i'st a honde bitibene pe pighes. + a houe pe bak

xij.

make wel faſte pe bālak upbawr. & lene an hoole in pe claw
for to putte oude pe taile & his eze & anop hoole biſoze for pe
zeide. ou p he may ſrombze & pide. & venneke p ping euwy
claw cones or tivise in to pe tynne p he be hool. Also it is a wwel
good ping for a man or for an hooz p hap pue pake neſſe/

**R**emynge hominis is a fine Of pe eacches pat
of homdes. p ben feive men p men ctepen remyge
ne hane reyn some of he. nepelees j p hial chond is. Tā.
demise hon avenynge homde p hial beholde for p yw.
good & faire. & aldo j p hial deme of hez manes of alle henes
of remyge chond ighiche be goode & ighiche ben puel as
p be of grethond. But pe beste gue of remyge homde
& moof common for to be good. is cteped zoone tanne. Aldo
pe goode neſſe of remyge homdes & of al op manne of
chunde of goode homdes comep of wrep cozage & of pe
good nat of hez good fad & of hez mod. And aldo as
tonchinge greychound. men may wel helpe to make
he goode techinge as to lede hem to hoode & in to feeld
& to be aye ny he. in makinge manye goode quiures wha
ue pei ham wel ydone. & astinpinge & betinge he ighane
pei done a myſ for pei beef. & p fore pei hane nede to be
leud to p ping. j men wole p pei chynne do. Aft avenyge
hounde chynde be wel bore & wel givne of body & p chynl
de hane givete nose purlles & open & longe puent. but it
onal. & givete papes & hanginge & adome givete yen
vede or blake. greeft forheed & greeft hied & lange veres

ff. iii.

T.

Ibe longe + wel gehongne a dome + broode + ny pe keed a greeet
nede + a greeet keeft + grete schuldes + grete legges + stringe
+ not longe + grete feete + wuide + grete eles + pe foot alh
til alvalos + swal by pe flankos + longe andes + little putal.
+ little hougiige orale halloves + wel transfed to gideres + a
good chinebonie + a greeet bak + goode pieces + grete find
legges + pe hoghes streight + not boised + pe taile greeet +
the + not cronyngte upon pe bak but streighte + altal
cronyngte upland + nepeles + hane oen dome vennynge
bont + grete horees tailes pe blanche wereu wel goode
ve: vennynge hont + huiten in dilse mailles + faiz + dome
folomen pe hert fast at pe first at pe bigynnynge + and
thostep an herte at pe firste for pei goone laely + faste +
the hane + pei hane venn + so an herte + pei hane ges + pe + fast
+ pei + be velinced + breeplees + a bi den pille + lemen pe
gerte + hane + pei schulden encheve him + This manner
of vennynge hondes + ten schulden pinde commonly in
pe londe + of + in Opland + pei ben vist goode for pe
welke + war + but pei ben not goode for pe herte + for pe be
not goode for to encheve at alouge flerte + but only
for to a preft gi + for pei reche not wel + ne pei vetraine
not wel + ne pei huiten not longe + for pei be custuned
to huite ny + at pe bigynnynge + pei han scherived pe
bee ste + of + manie of vennynge hont + þen pe wiche
huiten + somedel more ponely + henely + but as pei
bygynnen + pei hoden on al day + pe + hondes a prestep

xui.

not so done an herze as pe op'. but pe bringe lyt beest by maistre
& strengthe to his ende. for pe vetriven & senten pe fues
bett & fez? for bicause þ per ben ponwede sone pe minde
hunte pe herzte fio fez? & þfoze pe sente bett pau pe op
þ goone so hastely it outen a bindinge in to pe time þ per be
besy/ Aboolde homde sthulde neue pleynne nep zonble.
but if he beze out of pe vistis. & also hesthulde azeyn
scheche pe vistis. for an herze fleep & valsey commonly.
Aboolde homde huntep it pe mynde iche he fleep his
tyne & drep bis maist & und ponde lyt. & dop as he
bisde him Aboolde homde sthulde not leene pe hest
neþ for mynde ne for vyn. ne for heete ne for colde ne
for noon ynel igheder. but in pus tyme þ ben fene suche
and also wel sthulde he hunte pe herzte lyt olf it outen
helye of man. as if pe man beze al ighede it but all as
I kene noon suche homde. þ ben pe ighuche ben boalbe
& orped. & ben cleped bolde. for pe ben bolde & goode for
pe herzte/ for ighaune pe hest comep in daing per stinl-
den enchante lyt. but pe sthullen not open ne questive
lighile þ thes anonge pe change for dze de to enboyse
& to do anups. but ighaune pe ham disspeed lyt. patne þ
sthullen opene & hunte lyt. & sthullen oillonne pe hest
wel & pfitth & maist fully porugh out al pe change
pfe homdes ben not do goode ne so gafte as pe bol-
de homdes bifore to meve men by tisso seynis, pat
one veden it for pe hunte in so beest but pe herze/hand

## Tâ.

pe firſe bolde homnde huittep alle maïe beestes pat his
maſſe ivole vntoiple hin to, the openep althee prough
alle pe chainges, & pe bolde homnde foz pe herte ne open-
ep not as I hane ſend, whaïe pe herte is an inde pe chau-
ge, he dredep whê he goop but men seen hi left he do
anps oz en hopy ſe, but men may not althee at hi Of
ſuche maïe houſt hane I ſere in aupe oone, p[ro]h[ui]
maies of wife houſt pe wihche men clepeu b[ou]nde pe ore
herte homides goode & vesteied. D[est]e houſt ne huiten
noou op[er] beest but pe herte, & p[ro]ſore pei ben cleped bolde
honts, f[or] pei ben bolde & goode, & p[er]ſe f[or] pe herte, pei
ben cleped vesteied, b[ica]use p[er] ſe an herte falle an uuge
pe chainge, pei ſchullè a bide ſtille til pe huit come, &
whaïe pei oden hez maſſe, pei bolde make hi chere and
bagge her tailes upon hi & ivole b[ap]ſſe pei weies, &
pe a]ſſhes, V[it] in England men waken he not do p[er]ſe
ben goode houſt, but not p[er] goode as pe bolde homdes
b[ap]ſe come, pei ben iuel iu[n]p[er] f[or] pei knoive iuel p[er] pei ſch-
ilde not G[inte] pe chainge, & pei ben not do iu[n]p[er] f[or] to
differe pe herte p[ro] pe chainge f[or] pei abiden ful, &
vestif. Th[is] homides j[oh]de ful goode, f[or] pe huitte,
p[er] knoive p[er] he may iuel helpe he to ſlde pe herte, noo
of alle p[er]ſe iu[n]. maies of houſt ne huiten not at pe
herte in Putpon tymie, but if it be pe goode bolde
homnde pe wihche is best of alle op[er] houſt, pe best p[er]
ite p[er] men may hane is of venninge houſt, f[or] if he

xuiij.

hinite at pe hane oz at pe foo oz at pe buck oz at pe hezt.
oz at eny oj beest ib oute greihomde it is a faire ping
& ap le fanuit to him þonep þe/pe sechinge & pe fuldige
is also afare ping & gveet lyk wige to pée hi ib strength
And for to see pe witt & pe knowleche þ god hap jeneu to
gooe hond & for to see pe good vekelynge & pe veare
vemge & pe maistes & odtiltees þ ben ui goode hound.
for of greihomde & of oj nature of hounds what eile
þ pei be ne lastep not pe d'isfort for anson a good greihunde
or a good alanuit takep oz falep of a beest & so done alle
mane of hond saine vennynge hound is pe wchiche wuif
hinite al pe day questinge & makinge gveet melodie ui
hez langage & seninge gveet vulenye & chidnige pe beest
þ pei eunceice And pfoze j holde me ib þe bifoze ace oj
nate of hond for pe gan mow vntes as me semep
pan eny oj beest. Oj mane of houndis þis pe wchiche
openep & laughep wchante pei ben vuncompled & as ib wel wha
ne pei ben not ui hez fines And zit wchante pei ben in hez
fines pei questeuen to miche ui sechinge hez chace what
þ eile it be & zit pei leznen þ caathep wchante pei ben jo-
nge & ben not chafised þof pei phal eimnoze be lauey
& ibilde & namely wchante pei sechen hez chace ffa what
ne pe chace is founde pe hounds may not questeve to
miche od þ pei be ui pe fines & for to ente & make hon
dis þ ben manye vemedies þ ben also vennynge hound
sone lesse a sone more & pe lesse ben yate þu ved

## Tâ.

benettis et puse homines vennen vel to almane tyne. et iep
fuen for al game ayen clepen houers. et eny hominde p
hap p compage. iche to be an heweze of natte is atil
makinge. but pinedep greet makinge in zonpe et get
tuene to make an hominde venne boldely to a chace je
as to gr本期 change or op chaces. homindis pe welch
ben not pfitly ivaes. changinge commonly from may in
to oent John. for w homne per fiden pe change of lyu
des pe hundes iche not fle fez bifize pe hound. for
per han hez callues. but per tuene aboute. et pe hound
feden hem vel ofte. et pize pei vennen to he is a
bet wille. And for per holden hem up herz callues
pe her hiche may not fle. et pize pei huiten at he
gladly & commonly. Also w homne pe heztis gone to
huite hound changinge commonly for pe hiztes & pe
hundes ben alkepe commonly foundinge to gide or in
herde. et for per fiden he & vennen to hem van pan to
eny op tyne of zeeze. Also pe hound oenten wezs fio
chay in to oent John pan in eny op tyne of al pe zeeze
for as I sthal seepe. pe blemprige heeth & pe blemynige
feelles takep alpey pe oente from pe hound of the
beste p peri huiten. Also in p tyne pe hezbes ben beft
in flowres. & in hez swellinge enychoone in her fide
& w homne pe hundes lepen to seute pe beef p peri huite
pe weet swellinge of pe hezbes takep in che fvo he
the aen. seute of pe beef. A of pe w homindis

xuij.

The Gzeihomnde is a manne of, and of her nature.
And of hominis, p[ro]b[ea]t fene me, Tā xuij.

pe vghiche ne hane ceu odine nepeles for to devife gon
a gveihomnde sthulde be Golden for good toz faire;
ithal demife of her mannes Of alle manne of greey-
homdes p[ro]b[ea]t bope goode aynel nepeles pe beste
heveis veed falolve 18[3] ablak muisel Gardenesse of
gveihondt comep of vzt torvage of pe good nat
of hez good fa[de]t hez good modt. a[ls]o men may ivel
helype to make him good in pe enchatonmpnge of he 18[
op] goode gzeihondt a feede he ivel in pe beest p[ro]pe
ham take The good Gzeihomnde sthulde be of penid-
le o[ne] neip[ro] to nuchte ne to litle. a[lt]paue he is good toz
alle beestis for if he veze to nuchte he ne veze not
for pe finale beestis. a[lf] he veze to litle he veze
not for pe greete beestes nepeles 18[3] so may may-
tene he. it is good p[ro]b[ea]t hane bope of pe greete of
pe finale of penide. A gveihomnde sthulde hane
alonge heed a somdel greet ymade in pe manere
of a luce a good lange monpe goode resdudes pe
done a[zeu]n pe op[de]t p[ro]b[ea]t chanle passe not be a
bone ne p[ro]b[ea]t pulke a bone passe not hem b[em]ep hez
yen sthulde be vede or blake as of a op[de]hais ke pe
eezis o[n]al an h[is] in pe man of a f[or]pent, pe necke
gveet a longe boives as a sibannes necke lixe
pappes dvete a open pe heez und h[is] b[em]p ivel

Tâ.

hang ynge a donne in pe manne of a liyon inge schuldes as a
voo lues pe fore leyd stweete & greet puors. & noghte to ghe
legges pe seet stweete & onnide as a cait & grete cees Alonge
lied as a combe & nel a valde pe boon & joyntes of pe chyue
greet & havde as pe chyue of an herte, eade by vesu'l ges chyue
schulde be a litle hye, for it is bett pan if it be reze flat
A litle puntil & alittle langinge, litle ballocke & wel ytruy-
sed up pe ers, onal isombe & stweerte ny pe bak as alainpreve
pe pieces grete & squared as an hare pe houghes stweert + nogt
comynge as of an oxe, A cattis take making aonge at
pe ende + not to hre/pe tisoo bones of pe chyue bilnide
leode of a large pawne + more, Also y ben mayne goode
Grazenindis 18 longe taples uzt wuerte/A goode goey-
honne schulde go so fast y if he be nel late venue, he
schulde ointake eny beeft + pe as he ointake hare he schu-
nde take hir where he muste vapeft come to, nepeles he
stal laft pe lengt if he bite infoze az hi pe side/ye schul
de be cuutepe + not to fel, nel foloysinge his manft. A
donge 18 hight ene he li comaindep, the schulde be kinde
+ goodly + clene + glad + iopful + pleynge, nel willige
and goodly in alle mannes pane to isalde beeft is, uppo 18 yo
he schulde be felle, optons. + ere
A Of pe alamitis
n alamite is a manne of nat
+ of her nat
of homdis. + pe good alamitis ben
A Tâ yd.
pe ishche men clepen alamites gentile, op y ben y
men clepen alamites ventveres, op y ben y be cleped

yd.

Alamites of Bochezye, pei pat ben gentils sthulden be
made + sthapen as a Greihomde enene of alle pingf
oaf of pe heed, pe whiche sthulde be greet + sthort/
And ponz þe alamitis of alle hervés, pe vize huse
of pe goode alamitis + þ is moost comon sthulde be
white ies a blak spot abouite pe eezes, omale yen +
white stondinge eezes + sthappe abone/ ajen sthulde
teche alamites better + to be of bett custines pan eny
op' beest for þe is bett sthape + stveng for to do havute
pan eny op' beepe/And also commonly alamitis be sthu-
dy of hez onbene naté + hane not so good witt as ma-
ure op' houndis hane, ffaz if amsu pize an hors, pe A-
lanuite iesole gladly venne + brite pe hors Also pe ve-
uen to oyen + to stheep + to iesyne + to alle op' beeft
or to mien or to op' hound + ffaz mien gan oem alamit'
ot hez maft, + in alle maie iesse alamitis ben ily fel-
le + yneel und stondinge + more foolache + more stundy
pan eny op' maie of hound + men seen neile pre iesel
condicionet + goode, for a good alamite sthulde venne
als fast as a greychouide, + eny beest þe he may come to.
He sthulde holde isel ies grise sepoirs, + nonizt lene it,
ffoz an alamite of his naté, holdep fast his bitinge
pan sthulde pre greychouide, pe best þe en man may
funde + þ forze it is pe best hounde for to holde +
for to iesyne alle maie beestis + holde he inzily +
visine he is iesel condicionet + pfsizthy, men holde þe

Ca.

he is good amonge alle op houndes, but men finden but
feibe p is p fide. A good alamut p chulde lone his mast, a
folonde bi a helpe him in alle caas, a what ping his mast
wolde comande hi. A good alamut p chulde goo faste
a be hardy to tyne alle maniere beestis, vs ontoki tanyge
and holde faste, a vouzt lene it, a wel condicionde. A
wel at his mastis comande ment, and whan he
is suche, men golden hi as j gane pei de, p he is oone
pe good homde p may be for to take alle maniere of
beestis. That op nate of alamitis is cleped den
toeres, almoost pei be sthapen as a grey homde of
ful sthappe, pei hau grete heed es, greete lappes,
& grete cezes. A suche men helpen him wel at dantige
of pe boole, & al buttinge of pe vilde booz, for pe hol-
de faste of his nate, but pei bei heny & fouile & be play
vs pe vilde booz, oz vs pe boole, & it is not ful greeet lappe
of oone of his & whan he pei may ontake pe beeste, pey
biten & holden hiv stille, but bi he palf pei p chulden
nene holde pe beest, but if givelomdis i uerem vs his
for to make pe beest tavie. That op nate of alamits
of bouchey pe is suche as ze may alway be in good
tommes, p beu called greete bouchers dogg. The
bouchers golden holden he for to helpe hem to bringe
his beestis p pei bien in pe cuntive, ffaz if an opea-
stape fiv he p leden hi. His honde wole goo take
& holde hi in to pe tyne p his mast be comen to

gelde hi

xvj.

heve hi to bringe hir azem to pe toune. Thei ben of latal coste.
for pe eten pe foule pugis in pe buchene. And so pe fen hez
maistres hons/pei ben goode for pe bantinge of pe (bole).
A bantinge of pe wulde (Booz... is hep? it be is gweilhondis)
at pe tristre az it vennynge hond/ at pe bay it yne pe
conest/ffoz wshane a wulde (Booz is in a stranunge hatte of
boode. panteigne of al pe day he wulde not vende peimes
for pe vennynge hond/ And wshene meulatè puche
mastines vennè at pe woz. pei taken he in pe pinte
spes & make some man sée hi. or pei make hi come
out of pe stveng the. þe gene sthal a bide not longe at alay.

A
noy maie of hond? is it
þen yeleped hond for pe
hanske & opavuoles. for penteigne of he comep foo opame.
not is standinge p. þen maeye in op' cuitives and
puche hond. hane manie goode cuitines & piel also.
A faire honde for pe hante sthilde hane a greect heed and
sweet body & of faire heve & ishte oz talsne. for pe be
pe fairest. & of puche heve þen commonly best. A good
opamel sthilde not be to vongh. but his taule sthilde
be vongh. pe goode cuitines þe puche hond. hane ben pke.
for pe iuen wel hez maistres & folowbe he is oure le-
singe pough for be in greet pzees of iuen & commonly
pei gone before hez maist vennynge & pleynge is hez tu-
le. & veisepep oz stveng foules & wulde beeftis. But hez
vist crafte is of pe penteche & of pe quale. it is agaw

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Ta.

ping to a man þe hap a good Gosstanke or terſel or þez-
hanke for þe porche to hanne suche houſt. et alſo utha-
ne pei ben y tanzte to be concherez/pei ben goode for to
take þe porche et pe quale ıſ pe nette. et alſo pei ben go-
ode for þe vpiſe et for ſoules whaſne pei ben diues/ 3
in ytoſonde pei hanne manpe yuel condicion aſto
pe cuitve þ pei ben comen of. for a cuitive diſep to
tiwoo natures of men of beestis + of ſoules and as
men clepen greifonnd of england. of Scotlonde. et
of Bretayne. eighte of pe Alainutis et pe houſt for
pe hanke comen oute of Spaine. et pei izaibé aftw
pe naſt of pe gennacion of pe uthiche pei comen ſynd
for þe hanke ben fisters + gветe baffers. et if þe lede
ge ou huitinge a monge venmpnge houſt. what beest
þe þe hinte to. pei ſthullen make hir come out for
pei bole goo biſore uors gid + uors pnd as wel whaſe
per falen as whaſne pei goo vight. et leden pe houſt
aboute + make þe onſithete + faile. alſo if þe lede grei
houſt ıſ zon + þe be au houſe for pe hanke. þ is for to
tue a spainel. if þe be geest of eyen. or hoz. or hen
nes or eyen or of beest. he bole venne a uoon + bigy-
ne to baffe at þe. et because of gr. ay pe greifonnd
ſthullen venne pto for to take þe beest por ghe his eg-
dinge for þe bole make al þe vute + al þe hanne/
The houſt for þe hanke han so manye yuel tacches
pat but if þe hadd be agosstanke or a faucont. or hambes

Tä:

nates stortep + distendep. for euy man fuorwey wel þa
childe of vii. geeze age cau uore in pis tyne þ. nois 16
of suche pinges as hi likep to lerne: pau fontine con-
de a childe of xii. geeze. + þfere þe þutte ly od puge þto.
for oo cr afte repreep al a maines lyf. or he be þfite þos
ans also men oðu þa mani lerned in zonthe. 1wole hol
de it in his elde. And fer þimore to pis childe longt ma-
nye pingf. ffurste þ he lone his maist in his herte. and
bisinesse be on pe homdes. + he minste take hi + bete
lyt 1chane he 1wole not do þ his maist comaindep hy.
in to pe time þ pe childe be a brode for to faile. + furste
f sthal teche hi for to take him by hisit alle pe names
of pe homdes + of pe homdes heives. in to pe tyne
þt pe childe fuorwe he. bope by herte + by name. Afe'
þ 1wole teche hi to make clene euy day in pe moruyge
pe hond fenel of alle foule pinges. aft þ 1wole lerne
hi to putte bisore he t wisse on pe day. freisth clene wat
of a 1belle in a dessel þe as pe hond drinken or faue ve-
uynge wat in pe moruynge + in pe enemunge. aft þ 1wole
techhe him þ oones in pe 1belle þe vonde pe fenel + make
al clene + vemeive her straive. + putte azem freisthe
neive straive a gveet dele + uzt pide. + þe as he leep
it pe hond sthulden he + pe place þe per sthuld e re.
sthilde be made of tre a foote hie foo pe ezpe. + pe stra-
we sthulve be leide uppon. by cause þ pe moystene þe
of pe ezpe sthilde not make hem more fomide ve enged.

XJP

of your knespe, by pe blanche pei miſte be pe 13ers for huitig,
and also þe be bope ou ſeelde + in tboode deine + wel
yes + wel a bisde of his ſpeche + of his tezmes + eue
had to leme + þe be no bope ne ungelere Of pe
the houndes kenel ſchulde penel where pe
de of x. ſednes of length + hond + be kepe
and of brede + of þe be manie houndis pez Ca. yip.
ſchulde be oo doore byſore + anop þi ſchulde + a faire
ſrene where pe ome pchimep al pe day foo moroibe
to euene + þe grene ſchulde be closed aboute 12th
paale or 18ta walle of esthe or stoon of pe ſame lenge
+ breede þe hound kenel is of + pe hond doore of pe ke-
nel ſchulde alvepe be open by cause þe hond may go
18th oure to play ge ighne he lykpe. for it is agree ly
Bynge to pe hond ighane pei may go in oure at thez
luste. for pe maniere comep to he pe lat + in pe kenel
ſchulde be pinte o male ſtakes ybraped a bonte 18th
ſtware of pe hond + luter in to pe nonnre of vi. pat pe
hond + miſte piffe + azem. Also kenel ſchulde gane
agotez or twoo is ger by al pe piffe of pe hond + alle
of waters may venne onte + noone abide in pe kenel/
pe kenel ſchulde also be in aldive houſ + nonſt in a
dolere. but þe ſchulde be aloſte aboute gr. by cause p+
it miſte be pe more hoot in wint + cold in some. +
alivepe be miſt + be say + bole þe some childe lie or
be in þe kenel 18th pe hond + for to kepe he foo fiftiige/

·G. 111·

Tâ. XXI.

Tâ. XXII.

Hornes. Fnetes. small forsters Hornes + meene Hornes
of tisoo mailes. þo mailes is wexed is greene wex + gret
of oon. at for pe ben beste for goode huiters. þifore i wole
dewe hon + of ishat fasson pe thynne be dyne ffirste
a goode huiters Horne thynne be dyne of tisoo dyanne
of length + nonnt unche more neip unche kaffe. + nonnt
to crobinge neip to straunte. but þe fleis be up. or up.
fingor vppezmore pan pe heed þeised huiters talle pe
greet ende of pe horne. at alsu þit be as grieke + hylowe
dyne as it may to pe length. + þit be thist at the
side to pe gallydrakeised pan at pe neip side. + þe
hees be as wide as it may be. at ay dryuen small er
smaller to pe fleis. + þit be wel wrayed puchez or pan
nez. aft as pe huitt pumke þit wole best some. at þit
be half pe lengthe of pe horne from pe fleis to pe
bindinge. at alsu þit benoist to final dryuen from
pulle bindinge to pe fleis. for if it be pe horne wol
de be to meene of some. as of hornes for feuters &
wood men 1 opeke nonnt of. for eily final horne + op
meene hornes virwayed ben goode ynors for hem

Hou an huit thynnde lede his grome in quest:

hene thynnde his may to wnope an hezt by pe
do his grome lede his pyner 4 trace. Tâ. XXII.

in quest aft hi in pe mornynge & teche hi to wnope what
differenc is brizene an heztis trace + an hinde as
I hane seide bifore/pis iboz de queste is a terme of hezt

T. imp.

Tà.

hinter by zeide pe oee. & is as niiche to oere as wwa
ne pe hinter goth to finde of an hert & to herborize
hi. a for to knoibe a grete hertis trace fro azonge &
for to knoibe pe trace of azonge deez of anutelere
fro an hund. & hou manye puggementis & knoibe
lechis p' bep. And for to make hi more certyne p'of
he phylde hane hane an oolde hertis foote. & azonge
hertis. & an hund foote also. & he phylde putte it in
hane ertge & in neisthe. & oones putte it faste i pe
ezthe as p'onz pe herte were hinter. & anop' tyne so
fte. as if pe hert were apaas. & p'by he may auffe
hi to knoibe pe deffenzce of pe hertis foete. & he phal
wel finde p'p' is noo deez so zonge if he be fro a broket up
warde p' his talon uys more large & bett & more gre-
et argus pan hap an hinde & commonly leng tra-
tes/nepeles p' ben soine hund' wel traced. pe wthi-
che hane pe soule of pe foote as a staggard or a final
stagge. but pe talon ne pe argus beep not so gree
ne so large. And also a gveet hert & an oolde hap a
bett sole of his foote & abett talon & bett oones
& more gveet & more large pan hath a zonge deez
or an hinde. & so ni puttinge in pe ezthe. pe her-
tis foote & pe hund foote as i hane feide. he phal
noibe knoibe pe deffenzce. bett pan i can deme
t also an hinde commonly hap giv traces more hold-
we pan a staggard or a stagge. & more openey pe

xxii.

clee bifoze pan an hert of x. for of o þ reche que neue
pe juggement is in pe talon is hane he is greet & law
ge & ni pe sole of pe foote is haine he is greet & broode
& pe boones greete & broode. & pe ponite of pe foote bro-
ode. And men hane y sey agveet herte & an olde pe
vichche gadde holowe traces. & þ may not gveue so
þ he hane pe of oignues bifoze y seide. for an holowe
tvace & achavpe clee. bitokenep non of þ ping. pan
pe cintve þ pe herte hap hanted neiffhe cintve oz hende
& is hewe bep but feise stooines. oz þ he ne hap be bün-
ted but alatil. And also if a man finde suche an hée
& if men ay e ginn is hhat herte it is. he may answere
þ it is an herte chasable of x. þ schulde not be refused.
and if he ove an hert foote þ hap pe oignues bifoze seyd
pe vichche bep gweete & broode. he may ayve þ it is an hée
þ sountryne gadde y boze y. tindes & if he ove þ pe fore
seide oignues be givet & broode. he may see þ it is ag-
et herte & an olde. & pis is al þ he may see of pe hert
also he schulde clepe pe foote of pe hert. pe trace. & of
a tyilde booz. Also hinterz bezonde pe ove calle of an hée
oz of a bar. pe wintes & pe paas & bope is oone. nepeles pa-
as pe clepen pe gooingris is hée a beest groop. & pe wout
is hée as heis passed. nepeles jibole not sette pis in my
book. but for as much as is olde englishe hinterz cou-
pen somedel alle pe tines þ hinterz usen bezonde
pe ove. but nowt in intent to calle it so in england.

Tà...

XXII.

Kon a man schilde knoive a greet herz by pe finnes.
Affer, if fiscal teche son to knoive to deme Tà. XXII.
pe finnes of an herz, for sounyne per coteiep, i. tokepos
and sounyne flat, sounyne y fomed, et oduntynne sth. ape
at bope endes, et sounyne y p.iffes to giders, et oduntynne
in manye op' mannes as if hané seid before his hané they
coteiep flat, et it be in anelle oz in may, u. to puy, if
pe crotones buthe grete + picte, it is tokeynuge þ. it is an
herz chasable, et if he finde pe finnes y wrezeth, et it
be fro mydd' pyn, u. to middel angust of greet fomé
et in grete torepes, et wel neisthe, it is tokeynuge þ. it
is an herz chasable, et if ze finde pe finnes þ. be fomed
et noont holdinge to giders, as it is fro pe bigynanige of
fuyl u. to pe ende of angust, if per bep grete + blak
et louge + ben not sthanpe at pe endes, et ben heny, et due
et oute gleynynge, it is a tokeu þ. it is an herz chasable,
et if pe finne be feint + lizt + ful of gleynynge oz sthanpe
at bope endes oz at pe oon ende, pire ben tokesnes þ.
he is no dez chasable, but if it be in hané per oneisþe
þ. þei cotepe herz finnes moze y brent + more sthanpe
at þ. oone ende, but anooone in hané per hané binnyskes
per coteiep her finnes as before is seid, et for al þ. þ.
pe finnes ben goode + grete, if per ben gleynynge, it
is a tokeynuge þ. he hap suffred some dissepe, fro pe ende
of angust for isande pe finnes ben of no jyggetiment
foz per undone he silf foz pe vutte,

DonAMAN

DonAMAN

Tà

xxiii.

A
thulde knoive a greeet hert bi pe places w here he hap
du more se pthul knoive a greeet fraied at his
hert by pe frawinge of his heed for heed. Tàxxuij.
if ze finde w hê pe hert hap fraied ze se þ pe woode be
greeet w hê he hap fraied & he hap not boised it. & pe tive
be foawed ivel hie. & hap y fraied pe barde of pe tive aus
& y brooke pe branches & ivrethes he ivel hize. & if pe kra-
niches be ivel gветe it is a cigne þ it is a greeet hert &
þ he thulde beze au hie heed & ivel y troched for by pe
twochinge he zekep so hize pe boives þ he miste not fol-
de hem und hi for if pe frawinge w ere bare & he
had y fraied pe boives und hi. it is no to benynge pat
it be a greeet hert & specially if pe trees w hê le hadde
y fraied w ere sinale nepeles men hane y fem some
greeetdez frawe sontyne to alitil tre. but noizt
comonby but asonge dee pthal neilmore frawe to a
greeet tve. & þ fore thulde se pañe lobe aneize fray-
ynge. & if ze se pe forzeide tokenes oft dipon pe
gvete trees paui dipon pe sinale. ze may deme hi
foz a greeet hert & if pe frawynges ben contpimel
by in sinale trees & boive. he is not chafable & pthul-
de be refusèd. Also ze moisen knoive a greeet hert by
huse leyres ivhaine a greeet hert sthal come in pà
moenpuge fro his pasture & sthal so to his lepre. &
pañe a greeet while aft he sthal vise + goo elles
w here pe as he isobe a bide al pe day pañe ivhaine

Ca.

je sifullen come to pe leyze p'è as pe hert hap y ley y-
vest. if je ore tt gweet & brode & webel ytrede & pe gras
wel y'p'ssed a doni. & at pe visinge whaune he passeth
out of his leyze. if je se p' pe foote & pe knees hane y-
pristed doni webel pe erpe y p'ssed pe gras a doni. it is
atoken p' it is a greet deez & au heny. And if at pe in-
singe he make not suche tookenes because p' he hap
by p'è but altil whike do p' his leyze be longe & bro-
de. je may deme li forz au hert chasable. Also ze mo-
ben kvoive a greet hert bi pe beringe of pe woode/
foz whaune a greet hert hap. an lyze heed & alarge &
goop poziz a pichte woode. & he findep pe jonge wo-
de & pe tendre boives. his heed is gand pan pe woode.
& he kekep pe woode a orde. & meengep some boives
pe done vappou pe op'. forz he bezep he & prittep he op'
visé pan pe bereu vonte for to be by her oivene ky-
de. & whaune pe gladnesse of pe woode beu lye & brode.
paine he may deme lit a greet hert/foz but if he had-
de an lye heed & a wide. he miiste not make hise weel
es lye & large. And if it happe so p' je finde suche glad-
nesse. & hane no lymer it zon. if ze visite of it hat ty-
we pus gladnesse were y made. ze miiste d'ette zoe
visage in pe midel of pus gladnesse & kepe p' cheth
in pe best visé p' je may. & if ze finde p' pe avance
hane y made him webel by pe midel of his. it is atoke
p' it is of no longe whike. or at pe leest it is of the

xxiii.

mydel o'ne noone of pe day lufore/nepeles ze schulden
fealese jo lyiere for so ze schulden worte pe bett/ Also ze
morsen kynne agreet heert bi pe steppes. òm in Engton
is called pe tunce. A ò is cleped steppinge in haine he
steppeth in place òe as pe gras is wel piched so ò amaa may
not se þyne ye fòme of pe foote. az in haine the steppen in
of places òe as no gras is but dust or sande and hane en-
tive lyne as fallop keenes az of pingis lettinge to se the
fòme of pe foote/ and haine pe heert steppen wapou pe ges
ze morsen not ore pe steppes ly jen. pime je schul-
len puitte youne grounde in pe fòme of pe foot p chere
callep pe tunce/ And if ze or òe fòme of pe foote be of
my. fings of brede. ze may jugee òt as a greeet heert by
pe tunce/ And if pe sole of pe foote be of my. fings of bre-
de. ze morsen jugee hii au heert of x. And if òe he fath
broken wel pe ezpe ey tueded wel pe gras it is at keene
þ it is a greeet heert and heuy deez. And if ze morsen not
ore it wel for pe hauennesse of pe erthe az for pe duste.
pime je maiste stoppe adone for to take aibey pe duste
et blowe it alway foin pe fòme of pe foote. in to pe time
þ ze morsen clearly pe fòme ò called is pe tunce/ And if
ze morsen not or it in no place ze schulle folowe pe tin-
ce in to pe time òe morsen wel or it at òepe/ And if
ze morsen ore non uino place ze schulle puitte youve
honde in pe fòme of pe foote. for pene ze schullen finde
hon pe ezpe is broke w pe claes of pe foot in eip side/ A

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beestis feete of pe hertes. he sthal oaye pe trace of an
hezt a eke of pe bieke. a y* of pe sthulde bor oz of pe tolf
efe pei clepen traces by zonde pe oee. a þ of pe stnuk
vinge beestis. þ men cullen beznyn. he sthal clepe
he strepes as j hane seide. a if he hane seyn an hezt
is þen. þ is up. maue of heizes of he/þ oone is clep-
ed broni. þ op zelone. a pe pôde dime. a od he may cle-
pe he as a punkep. þ pei beren hez heizes. And if me
aske is that heed beerep pe hezt p* he hap oey. he sthal
alibepe anizeze by enene. a not by odde/foz if he
be forged ou pe vist oide a laffe noynt of hise vistis
bi nepe. a pe lefte oide aintel bere. t'ialt t'ureil and
noynt fourche bit oonely pe hem. he sthal oene it is
an hezt of y. at defante. for pe moost apte berep pe
nobre eumore in enene. a eily hertis tunde sthal.
de be vekened as soone as a main may hange a bant-
drake oz alees þ dipon. a noon op is hise. And is hane
an hezt berep as manye tind in pe oode as in
þ op. he may oey if he be but fourched þ he is
an hezt of y. a if he be twched of up. he is an hezt
of xii. a if he be twched of up. he is an hezt of xvi.
if he be so altgate þ he hane hise vistis bi nepe as by
forned oede. a if he lalkep eny of hise vistis by
uey. ze unisten a bate so manye in pe tope. foz
an heztis heed sthulde bygynne to be distyned
from pe mule opivarde. a if he hane mo by tisso.

## Tâ.

in pe as pan in pe of, ze unpe take from pt sone to count up pt of, pt ibt, as j sthal more clerly spfe in a clupt hez aft of dis anige of an hezt heed, & he se p pe heztis trate hap op tokenes yan j hane seid, & it pinke hi an hezt chasable, & men aspen hi what hezt it is, he may see it is an hezt of y, & of nomore, & if it sone hi a greet hezt & men aspe hi what hezt it is, he sthal see p it is an hezt p ferizere ibas of y, p sthulde not be refused, & if he hane ivel y sey hi is chise pen, oz bi pe foreseid tookenes so p fully he kome p it is a greet hezt, as an hezt may be, if men aye him what hezt it is, he may see a greet hezt & an olde deez & p is pe grettest word p he may see, as j hane seid bi-foze, And if men aspe hi w her by he komep it, he may see for he hap goode boones, oz goode talones, oz good doole of foote, for pise in, pning, makep pe twace greet, oz faue lenes, oz pe gias oz pe espe ivel piffed, oz bi pe the heed, oz by the funnes, oz alle pe op tokenes p he sthal kome as j hane seid by fore, & if he see an hezt pe ivhiche hap a wel affeed heed aft pe heighte & pe sthap, & pe tind ivel pvenged by goode meswve pe sone from p of, & men aye hi what he bezep, he may an si se p he bezep a greet heed & afave of bem, & of alle chise viytis & ivel opened, & if men aye him what heed he bezep, he sthal an si se p he bezep a fave heed bi alle tokenes & ivel y givse, & if he se an hezt p hap a lonse heed oz an hge, oz greet oz gual, & it be pike y sotte hge & lonse, & men aye hi what heed he bezap, he

may

xxv.

may ansiveze þt he berep a picke sette heed aft his makinge p
he hap londe or final or of op maine what eue it be / et if he se
ansiert þ hap a diuise heed or þ pe antreleres ben biminde or
þ he hane double beemes or op diuise trees pan op getis he
edt common ly bep vonte to bere. A men ayet it what heed
he berep he may ansiveze a diuise heed or a count feted.
foz he is so count feted / et if he se an hert þ berep an lyse
heed þ is wide & pyne y tined 15 longe beemes & me
aye gi what heed he berep he pthal ansiveze afawe he
ed + alde + longe beemes. but it is nowt picke cette
neþ wel a fered / And if he se an hert þ hap a dive heed
& a greect & a picke y cette. A men ayet what heed he berep,
he may ansiveze þ he berep afawe heed & wel affeted / et if
men ayet bi pe heed 1 hez by he knottsep þ it is a greect
hert & an olde dez he may ansiveze þ pe tokenes of the
greect hert ben by pe heed / et so pe furste knowlechte is what
ne hap gerte beemes al a vonte. As if per se vere sette lyke
As it beze 15 smale stoones. A pe mules neygh pe heed
A pe antreleres pershiche ben pe firs te tindes. be gerte 4
longe + neygh pe mules A 1 bel apperinge / A pe reals pe
Whiche ben pe secounde tindes ben nygh pe antreleres
A of pichche forme. pame þ pe sthullen not be so gerte.
and alle pe op tindes gerte & longe 1 bel sette & 1 bel venged
A pe twochinge þ 1 hane sende before lyke & gerte. A alle pe
beemes alle alonge bope greect & stoony. As if per se vere en
ful of guel. A þ al alonge pe beemes. þ ben smale ba-

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les yt men clepen goteres, pañie he may seie yt kuanst
it, it is agreeet hert by pe heed. Aft pibole telle zon hon
he schullen knoive, siveet isilde gooz, & for to finne
speke a monge limiters of bisonde pe ore, And if a
man ore a bilde gooz pe whiche seme hat greet ynow
as men seie of pe hert chasable of y. he sthal seie
a bilde gooz of pe pridde zeere þ is it oute vefuse/
& ishene pei bennot of up zeeze, men callen hen
fisynne of sounde, And if he dve pe grette tr eies
þ jsthal vehez se heraſe, he may seie þ it is a greet
gooz of pe erpon & naté of bores, & of op beestis cha-
ne & spoken gere before, & if men axe hat of pe boores
fedinge, it is purly cleped after of vores beringe &
binmaſt. An op feedinge pei gane of pe vernyn
& rootes þ pei vrooten oute of pe erpe, & fedet he
it op maile fedinge of corne & of op pingſ þ com-
ep op of pe londe & of flowres & of op herbes, pat
op maile of fedinge is ishene pei maile grette pitt
& goone to seche pe rootes of pe feeue & of opinge.
It ymme pe erpe, & if men aske isher by he knoivey
a greet gooz, he sthal ausibere þ he knoivep hat by pe
tvaces & bis den & by pe soyle, And if men axe
isher by he knoivep aweet gooz fio a zonge, & pe
gooz from pe soive, he sthal ausibere þ a greeet gooz
sthal gane longe traces & pe cées 15 minute before &
boode soles of pe feet & a goode talon & longe boones

xxv.

t whome he steppep it goop in pe erpe deep & makep givete
hooles t large + longe pe oone from pe op. foz commonly
a man sthal noutz see pe traces of pe booz but if he se
also pe traces of pe boones. a so sthal he not do of pe
heert/foz a man sthal se manwe ty'nes bi pe foote. p†
he sthal not se bi pe argus. bit so sthal he not se of pe
booz pt. j clepe pe boones of pe booz/of pe heert j clepe pe
august. t pe cause p† a man sthal not knoibe as bel bi
pe august of pe heert as bi pe boones of pe booz as pis. foz
pe boones of pe booz ben more nygh pe talon pen pei be
of an heert. + also peي beyy more longe + more givete +
more stharpe bifoze. + p† fore anwon as pe fome of hape
traces of his foote ben in pe erpe. also pe fome of hir
boones is p†e/+ commonly a givet booz makep aleng tce
us oone of hape clees. pan is† pe op. bifoze of chifinde. a
counlynne bope. a ishere a man seep pe tookenes bifoze
seid givett. he may deme him chyse ttes givette. + of
lesse tce lesse booz. The soise from pe booz he may kno-
ve. foz pe soise ne makep not so goode talon as nout
a zonge booz dop. + also a zonge clees ben more longe
+ more stharpe bifoze. pan a zonge boones. + also hez ttes
ben more open bifore + stvext chifinde. + pe sole of pe
foote is not so large as of a zonge booz. ne hez boones
ben not so longe ne so large ne so feez pe oone fui pe op
as pe ben of a zonge booz. ne pei oone not so depe in
pe erpe. foz pei ben finale + stharpe + sthort. + more nygh

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pe oone to pe op' pan of azong booz / + pise ben pe tookenes
whez by anen knoissen azonge booz su p'he ben / zeeze olde
fió alle soives bi pestraces / foz p'je seie j not by yonge
boores of soundre / + if men aske hi gon he p'hal knoive
agveet booz bi his den. he may answere p' if pe den of
pe booz is lunge + depe + brode it is atoken p'it is a
zveet booz. so p'pe den benewely y made. + p'he we gap
y leie pynne but aones, + if pe boores den is so
is outen bete + pe booz ly upgh pe ezpe. it is a
kempinge p' it is afatte booz / + if men axe hi + he
knorsip agveet booz bi pe soil. p'ane may be answere
p'commonly wghane a booz gap to soile or in pe com
ynghe ynne or in pe goinge antte men may knoive by
pe twace. + so he may be demed as j hane + de +
his wvalousynghe in pe soil nepeles somtyne he
+ it fio oone p'pe to anop' + op + done. but a man sli
elumize knoive pe fome of his body. Also somtyne
wghane pe booz p'tep fio pe soile. he fotep hi to at se
+ leuep pe tee al weet of pe ditt of pe soile se as
he gap footed hi. + se a man may knoive his greetnes
+ hise grnes. + somtyne he fotep his pnoiste + his
geed inore ly pan he is. but a man may weel p'ceyue
wghiche is of pe chine + wghiche is of pe geed / foz bi ge
lesses. p'is to seie p'gap fio hi bishide ne by op' juge
ment. a man may not knoive a greeet booz but a man
se hi. p'ane p'he makep grete lepes + pis to kenyge

1er he hap a greet bowel & 1er he be a greet booz. A alvo by pe
tuskes ughaue he is deed, for ughaue pe tuskes of a booz
geu greete as of half enitte az moze & geu greete & lau-
ge of 11. finge's az moze & 12. geu finale gritters alonst
bope a bone & ginep. pize geu tuskenes 12. he is a greet bo-
or & a vende. & of alesse booz pe juggement is lesse &
also 18. geu chise tuskes a bone geu boive & piveied of
geu tuses. it is a token of a greet booz.

**Only in English**

1155. p 146

at unme childe go in quest by pe eight. Taxjoj.

A. pe finge az eny lond. pe pize or eny oys of
a good whole chide for pe hest 18. strength. pe
pe grane minste gane a forne hi onleuen pe
fiant of pe office & pe jomen berneres at hoz and
eleve a lomere. & pe lome he must az deyne ughiche of he
in a fail go for to herborive pe hest. & 18. him the
minime. & ve nust moroise. & charge pe forstees &
ve jom a parke. pe paveres to be entendant to he
scheune az pe tisvime pei minste a corde ughere pe
minne. & phal be ou pe moroise. & he minste charge
pe fiant az cone of pe tivepe jomen if pe fiant
be not pe for to isarne alle pe jemen & gromes of pe
office to be at pe metinge at pe oinme vinsinge. & 12.
pe jemen berneres ou foote & pe gromes 12. hatten
chacechien. bringe 18. he ye hest homid & pno
done aye pe ivyn & late he go. After minste he 12. is
changed to herborive pe hest. acorde 18. pe forste of

12. III.

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pe banle yt pe schullen se de hi yne wche pe schullen
mete in pe grey dailnyuge neyeles it were good re-
dynesse to loken if pe myte se eny deez at his metige
on the enene to write pe more vedely wher to sekel and
herboros ge it on pe morolbe on pe morolbe is hanne
pe ben mette pe fäst y nulle onst to fuore of his e
sveta deers hauutis phal lede pe huitt + pe hui-
mer pid as he best hopep to se hit oz to finde of on
ut + outa noyse + if pe may se hit + pe ben an pe
wynde pe ouzte to is draise he in pe sone
y + pe hirre for dzeede of foampige he out of the hant
+ pe nee go prinely til pe be undr perside it as he
fizep + pe fep forp metinge he pe to draise he nee hit
as vedely + as searly as pey may so y pe deez finde
he not til he draise to his coulte and to his ligringe/
And if he nee he is entyd his coul. pe onst to hirre
til pe ams + he be entred to sefulf bolysotes
+ þaue ouz + pe hynner by beddinge of pe hende
oudbac + is his hynner pe quar + pe deez is yne
to if it be in an linge coul + if it be a litle coul
+ pe deez is yne + pette al pe coulte to write in his
he be doidis oz a lide stille And if he al de þaue
schulde pe hynner so pid as pe hest zede + take pe
pantilon of pe trace pe wiche he schulde butte
of his voddes and + lere it in pe talon of pe tice
pe as he zede in hardest grounde eneu in pe dotye

XXvii.

p'of, so p'pe stantifon dinnepes touche p' neuf en de,
And p'done be schulde hene a boive of givne de-
nes. + fene it p'e as pe hert zede, a futre anop sti-
tilon p'ast to take to pe ginte. p'he may take it
to pe lord oz to pe maist of pe game at pe metig.
p' som men callen assemblé, but ou pe ope pide if
it so bay pe may not se it as he have seid before pe
forst oozte to bringe he ish e as maiest defoile is of
greet ingale deez 18 ynne hisande. + pe as best ha-
uit is, + soft lictly for an hert And is hene pe hoz-
borogh + pe hynet ben p'e, pe hynnet if he croise
pe fues of a deez, he wole anooue challenge it paie,
shulde pe hynnet taikoede to hise fioete to is it by
pe trace it hat deez it is p't pe hynnet findep of,
+ it he se p' by it is non hert. he schulde take up
hise hounde, + seie to hi softe + not to lave de, mar
rastule mar And if it de an hert p't pe hynnet findep
of, + pat ben epe, hi ouzte to serve it as lital noy-
se as he may pe controvogle to bu do al his metige
til he finde hise finnes pe ishiche hi ouzte to put
te in pe greet ende of his horn + stoupe it is gras
for fallinge out. + a lital veis arde his houde, + p'
done, come azem p'e as he higau to serve. + serve
forp pe vizt til he come to pe entvinge of pe quart
p'he tronep pe deez ynne, + ay w lital noyse.
+ dinbecast pe quart if it be in a greet concert

LJ. 111.

Ca.

xvii

as I seid biforze, And also if it be in alitil court to do stan-
tilon & of al pinge uzt as I hane seid biforze, & if he be
boidid op' quan't az woode & p' be any op' court my ay to
seide forth, & vincaft quan't biquan't woode bivode til
he be redily hez borowed, & bhatane he is hez borghed of
frantilon, & of alle op' pinge, do as biforze as seide &
paine d'raive he fafte to pe metinge p'men callen af
reuble, And it is to write p'ofte tynne a deez as herlo
voght in besteinge of mannes ye, but in go fulde,
do it wel, Chi chouned to be a skilful & a wel a vised qui't
nepeles to tecthe qui'ts pe more redily to enquire & hez
vogh an he't aft' pe contre p' he is yne, I hane de
nised it in a certein chap't as ze may heere hize aft'

Hou an hunte schulde go in quest: bittene pe pleines
ffe' i sthal stheve 'hou a man skilful and pe woode :
de go in quest for pe hezt in his lynes al a Ca. xxi

If he is silf, pion borde queste for pe hez is a terme of hunte
of oronde pe see, & is to mene bhatane a man goep to
finde of a deez & to hez borogh hi. & it is a faire tene
& a fadozt seide pan onwe tine of englond to my senyge
and paine sthal pe givne queste in pe cuitre p' sthal be
dvised to hi pe nizt bifore, & the sthal vise in pe danben
pinge, & paine he must go to pe metingis of deez for to
loke if he may se any pinge at his lydnyge, & lene his
lynes in actene place, pe as he may make noon af
pray, & pennes he schulde go to pe jonge woode neive

Cā.

XVIII.

y heve of pe forset or in op' places is he go'd be's for to o're
an gert. & kepe th' abey þ' he ne come nonst in pe iv'nde of pe
hert. he sthulde alpo chynhe vpon at've by cause þ' pe gert.
sthulde iv'nde no pig of th' a þ' he minste or so pe fer?/t
if the see im gert stondinge stably. he inost loke ivel what
contre he sthal go to his love. or prively d'rause th' to some
place ivg' he may be'st or th' & pe bzeke abongh for to ma
be a merke/ But he minste abide a gree't iv'hale aft. for sonu
t'pue an gert ivole stalle & loke aboute a gree't iv'hile or
he ivole go to his lyre. & nannely ivhaue a gree't d'raue is
fable. or elles sonit'pue he he comep on'te a hem for to
loke a gorte. & for to gertken & for to d'rie/ & þ'foze he sthul
de a bide louge þ' he affeave th' not. & peue he sthulde for
che his lymer & dimbuct as is bisforte sen'de in pe cha
pit' of gert-borzog'inge of pe gert. & lype ivel ay þ'he
me his homde make but alitil nop'ze as yey may.

for d'rie left he vorde. A you an hir sthulde go in quest in copnes or in zonge woode. Tā. yyyliij.

A

also a man may go in quest. in feelds in corn i
vines in gardeynes & in op' places is he pelfe't
gone to hez pastures in pe feeldes oute of pe ivæde.
& he minste go for-p ivel eld so þ' he may se pe lyre &
ivel pugge. & if he ore a mp pig- þ' alep th' he may lye
ke bores to leve his e mawkes. & dimbuct as before

I so a man you an hir sthulde go in quest is d'rie.
may go in his quest i grete conti + i strengthes

Tā. yyyiij.