clees iuode hyfze and biode soles of ye fete a good talou a
longe bones and eftsen he steppeth it gooth in pe earth Depe
& maketh grete holes & large & longe pe one fro ye othr foz
comoulucht a man shall not see pe traces of pe boze but if he
se alfo pe tées of pe bones and so shall he nocht of pe hert
foz a man shall so many tymes by pe foot pat he shall not see
by pe argus but so shall he nocht re of pe boze. That q clepe
pe bones of pe boze of pe hert q clepe ye argus and ye cause p
a man shall nocht know as wele by pe argus of pe hert as
by pe bones of pe boze is pub. for yô bones of pe boze ben more
mye pe talou pen pin ben of ane hert and alfo pe ben more
longe a moze grete & more sharpe hyfze and yfze anone as
pe fome of his traces of his foot ben in pe erpe alfo ye fome
of his bones is yeve and comoulucht a grete boze maketh a leng
trace with one of his clees pan with pe othr opr hyfoze or
byhynde and som tymme both and wherew a man seeth ye tokens
byfze fide greter he may dame fy by his trace gret and of
lasse trace lasse boze. As he falk from pe boze ze may know wele
for pe falk ne maketh not so good talou as right a yong boze
soth and alfo a fohes clees bene more longe & more sharpe
byfze pan a yonge boze and alfo hir tées ben moze open byfze
& streiter behinde and ye sole of ye fote is nocht so large as
of a yonge boze ne hir bones ben nocht so longe ne so large ne so
for ye one fro pe opr as pei ben of a yonge boze ne pei go not
so Depe m pe earth foz pei ben smale & sharpe & short & more mye
pe one to pe opr pan a yonge boze and pees ben pe tokens
As herby pat men knothen a yonge boze so pat he be tivo zere
ofde fro aft fokes by pe traces. for pat fuy q nocht by pe yonge
bozes of foundre and if men aft hyn hoed he shall knothe a grete
boze by his seme. He may anſe þat if ye seme of pe boze is
longe & Depe & biode it is a token pat it is a grete boze for
ye seme be neblucht made and pat he ne hath vyhe ymme
but ones and if pe bozes seme is Depe & oute litter and pat
pe boze lye mye pe earth it is a grete tokenis pat it is a fatte

Boze. Ind if men aft him holde knosdeth a gyrete boze by pe soile
pen may he anst boze pat comonluth when a boze goth to soile or
m ye comyng yme or m ye toying outo men may knothe by pe tée
and so he may be demed as q have seide by his waloshing m pe
soile. (Natholess som tyme he thenth hym fro o fyde to epon pat
ymr 3 xp t doum but a man shal einnoze knothe ye sone of
his body. Uso som tyme when pe boze ptyth foo ye soile he fro
teth him to a tves et leuep ye twoo althete of pe dritte of pe
soile pas he hath froted him and þa man may knothe his gret
nesse and his hienes and som tyme he froteth his knosbte or his
hede more he yan he is. But a man may wele pcepue whuch
is of pe thyme and whuch is of pe hede for by his leffes pat
is to pay pat goth from hym by hende ne by opn nithgemet a man
may not knothe a gyrete boze but a man se hym crue pat he
makes gyrete leffes and pat is token pat he hath a gyrete bothe
eft and pat he be a gyrete boze and by pe tuffes alsod when he
is deede. for when pe tuffes of a boze ben as of half cubite or
moret ben gyrete et large of h. flyinge or moee et þe be smallt
goter a longe both a boue et hyneth pees ben tokens pat he
is a gyrete boze a one olde and of a leffe boze ye qu government
is leffe and alsod when his tuffes above ben lond y warden
of pe nepn tuffes tis a token of a gyrete boze Holde am

Guinter schilde goo in quefti by the fighti

Wen pe kynge or my londe

pe priece or am opir of here bilode Dalf slint for
pe hert With strength pe maest of pe grone
most haue a forne him oul euen pe Serkeaut of pe offre & pe
yomen bawers at hozs and eke pe hynmere and yan he most
oz seyn whuch of hem pue shalf ito for to herboros pe hert
and with hem pe hynmere apen pe nept moros and charge
pe forftes and if it be m a parke pe pferis to he entendaut
to hem besbly and oz pei tis ymme pei most attor de where pe
metyng shalft bo on pe moros and he most charite pe ser
gewint or one of pe tivo yomen if pe Serkeaut be not pere

for to lurne aft pe yomen e gromes of pe office to be atte metyng atte
bone rifyngs and put pe yomen herners on foot and pe gromes pat
hitten chacechions hirng with hem pe hert houdes and ynes done
aye pe chyne and lette hem to aftir most he put us char ged to her bo
towr pe hert atozse with pe forster of pe bulby put pei seke him w
ymne chere pei shalld mete in pe gruy da dyming Nathelesse it
chere good iedmesse to loke if pei myght se any dere at his metyng
oueuen to chitte pe more redely chere to sekle e haryorke hym
on pe moine And on pe mozoil When pei mete pe forster pat chere
ougt to knaue of his chrote deves kynnte shalld chede pe hunte t pe
hynner piddne as he best hopeth to se him se chunde hym with oute
noys and if pei may se hym t pei be m pe chynde pei ought to with
suaill hem m pe softeft man pat pei kynne for chere of faymig him
oute of his hauante and pen to spueh tilf pei be endw pe chynde t
as he stereth t peseth soth metyng him pei to snald hem nere hy
as redely as soarly as pei may so pat pe chere chunde hem noght tilf
he snald to his couert and to his luttyming And chen he is entred
his couert pei ought tare tilf pei kynne pat he be entred to do skil
fult horebotes and yen ought pe hynmere by bidpyng of pe hyniter
Ambiaft with his chynere pe quarter pat pe chere is m to if it be m ane
buge coult and if it be a litill tolt pati pe chere is ymne sotte al pe coult
to chitte chesfne he be woided oz abyde stilt and if he be altyde pani
shuicd pe hynmere go piddir as pe hert chede ymne and tare pe stanti
con of pe trace pe wach he shuicd chutte of chle chesdefende and lep it m
pe talon of pe tce þas he chede in chesest chynde euen m pe potom þ of
co pat pe stantilou amethes touch atte netfynende and pat done he
shulde helb a borke of greeue leues t ley it þas pe hert chede ymne t
butte ane othir stantilou þ aftir to tare to pe hyniter pat he may
tak it to pe borde oz to pe maist of pe game atte metyng pat som men
call asfinkle But on pat of þyde if it so be pat pei may not se hy
as if haue byfze seide pe forste ought to bring hem chere as moste
defoile is of chrote male chere chuthyme his babyt þ as best himte
is as moste likely for ane hert and chen pe haryorke chy pe hynmere
be yere pe hynmere if he twife ye fues of a sere he wul anone

challunge it yen shuld pe lymere take hed to his feet to witte by
ye tince So that dere it is putt pe lymere findeth of and if he
finde þ by pat it is none hert he shuld take up his houde a fly
to hym softt a not loude. Q car taiscule War. And if it be ane
hert pat ye lymere findeth of it pat it be neve hym oght to sade
Suth as litill noise as he may pe contiounsle to am so all his me
tymig tilf he finde his fumee pe So that hym oght to putte mpe
grete ende of his rozne et stoppe it eftgras for: sallynys oute and
a litill rellawde his houde and pat done tom apem þ as he gan
to sade a sade forth pe right tilf he com to pe entymys of ye quar
ter pat he trolbeth pe hert be ymme et þe litill noyse and Ombe
tast ye quart as it be ma grete court as q sade byforn And
also if it be m a litill coyt to do of sancilou et of all pmig right
as q hauie sade byforn And if he be verded opn quart or doode
et þ he am op court me ay to sev forth pombutaft quart bypit
et doode by doode tilf he he redely herborolde and when he us
herborolde of sancilou a of all othr pmiges do as lfoen is sade
And pan drads hem fast to pe metyming pat men tallen assemblé.
And it is to witte pat of tyme a dere is herborolde vistemys
of mamest eye. but chofuld so it seele hy behoued to be a stil
full et a seele adised hunte. nathelesse to tech hunte pe moi ve
sely to enpuere et herborolde ane hert aftir pe contre pat he is
yme I haué deysed it m a certeyn chapitres as ze may her aftir
here hold an hinter schilde goo in queft by tylene pe playnes

fuer q shall you shere hord a man chal go in queft et Dade.
fo: pe hert Suth his lymere all by hy selfe thus doode
quest fo: pe hert is a time of hunte of by yonde ye se et
is to mene when a man goth to finde of a dere and to herborolde
him and it is a fauer tyme e a shorter faide pan aue time of
Englond to my senyng and pan shall pe tawome queft m pe con
tive pat shall he deysed to him pe might byfore and he shall
visom pe sallyming and pan he most yo to pe metymes of dere
for to loke if he my se any pimg m his libmes and leue his limme
m a certeyn place yere as he may make non affairy And pennes

If he shall go to ye yonge Bodde need y heede of ye forest in motion
places where he hopeth best for to be an heert of kepe hym alway pat
he ne com not right in ye Wynde of ye hert. If he shall alway thynke upon
a tree by cause pat he hert. If he shall not pight of hym and pat
he might se hym se ferthwith and if he se ane hert stondynget stabelth
he most loke wele what continue he shall go to his leyve op Juely
shulde hym to som place where he may best se hym as he brek a boke
for to make a merc but he most alwynde a gyte while for som tymc
ane hert will stalt in loke aboute a gyte while or he will go
to his leyve and namely when a gyte seeth is fallde or elles
som tymc he cometh oute altem for to loke aboute it for to herken
it for to srie him and pize he shulde alwyse long pat he affray
him not and pen he shulde fecthe his lymere & Ambitust as is
by for seide in ye chapitres of hevoraesing of ye hert. And kepe
Wele ay pat he noiz his houinde make but all tilke noyse as pei
may for seide left he wold an Hunter sylhulde goo
in quest in Copes and in yong lode

If a man may go in quest in feldes in corn in Meses in
Harbimes et opre placetes where ye hovutes isone
to have pastes in pe feldes oute of ye Bodde and he
most go forth wele alway so pat he may se ye earth and Wele
Jute And if he se any pight pat liketh him he may breke hordes
to lay his merc & Ambitust as before is seide God an Hym
sylhulde goo in quest in gyte Conertes in strengpes

If a man may go in quest among zonys Bodde & al-
thou he be go in pe mozonyng & hath notht y fer-
neuthelesse he shul not leue to quest Sath his ly-
mere When it is hie day pat all seare be gone to have leyres for
by auente som tymc pei shall rather be go in to ye Bodde pan
pe Hunter or lymere shall be com to his quest God an Hunter

sylhulde goo in quest among clere Spepes and lye

If he may go in quest et putte hym selfe with Gode
his lymere in ye gyte strengthe by his tymc of ye
day as if he were seide. So it is falleth in som tymc pat wites

ben so malicious of hem self & of here mixture put yel paften eypme hem self put is to say with yme heve touert & gone not oute ne to pe feses ne to pe topers ne to yonite wodde namlich when pe haue herd ye houdes venne a fozne m pe foesti once or twice but he most haue affoted his lymer in fuche a manere put he ne open ne questey noyft m pe mornyng for he shuld make pe hert voide and yat most be by his tyme as q haue feide when al bestes ben at here lepres. And if his lymere fnde am pmis he shuld hold hym shoet a lese hym bifynde him t loke what dere it is. And if it be pmis pat liketh him yan he shuld fesw with his lymere m to pe tyme pat he haue bifoght it m to som strengthe and þe he shuld brek his houdes t take pe famitouz. Embicaft as it is byfyn ſpyde t tne him home a item to pe assemble pat in England is talled pe metyng or pe geservng

Is q Stolt zou telle houde ane hunter shuld quest among cleere ſpees & among his trees fetydly. When it hath preyned pe myſht byſore t m pe mornyng. eſe m pe tyme put pe hedes of pe hertes bene tendre comonlich pe hysen among cleere ſpees t m pe woddes. For ſtronge contre shuld pa uenture so hem harm te here hedes pe which ben tendre. And if he mete a reyne as q byſore haue feide or when here hedes is am thyming pat liketh hem he shuld not folow it with his lymere for pe hysen m such contre as q haue feide m pe tyme pat is to say m reyne. And when here hedes ben tendre yat he make pe dere Goide m to som othir places of pe questes before feide. And who so mete him m pe wodde m flyſht of his eye. Pan he most sette his lymere m poſes of hym and if it be a dere yat entur mardeth it is to say if pe dere sette pe hynder fote m pe trace of pe forſote bath oute alpaſhing it is no good token. But if he sette his hnder foot fer ſvo pe forſote it is a good token or if pe hynder foot be krosser pan pe forſote it is a good token. For when ane hert entur mardeth it is a token pat he is a flyſht dere and wele remyng of it rete flyſht for if he hadde a flyde felth and

flankes he

flankeet he impight noght entremarche him but by pe contrairre he
shuld and some tyme so then hertes maken a long strike with
pe hymder feet commonlach pei may not wele fsee and haue he
litill huntes and if he had of pe fames he shuld putte him
his horne with giraffe or his lappe with giraffe for a man
shuld not bere him his honde for pei shuld alto breke
And when he shall mete mpe feldes amping pat him like
he shall draw him to his out for to make hym drawd pe fom
to his strength And when he fyndeth so here he gothe yne
than he shall break a bolke todbard pat plate as pe hert
is gone and take pe scantiloue folowd him no ferthir mpe
fossde yen he shall make a long turne and Ambitust aboute
by som wyves or by pathes and if he fe pat he be noght
passed oute of his tne he may turne attemp to pe geservyng
and make hem reporte if he fe pat he passe pere as he koz
Ambitust a make his turne and his hynere hyfore hym pan
he shuld loke if it were the fame hert pat he hadde Emby
cast and if he may noght wele fee at his efe than he shuld
discon ye contre m to tyme pat he may fe at his efe atte full
and that his hynere open noght And if his hynere be disflaue
lat hym bestere it with his eye and if he fe pat it be his first
hert he shuld noght folowd hym but pan he shuld take ane
other turne and Ambitust but he most loke pat he take not
the longe of pe wyves for it is pe werst gespyng pat is for
pe hynere ouer fheteth commonlach but he shuld go a litill oute
of pe wy on that o fyde m to pe tyme pat pe hert he with
ynne his turne for pan us he more fikely herborowed and
his fute shall be pe shorter but if he fe pat it he to late for
to reme to hym with strength and if he fe pat pe hert go
but soft pesyng towarde his strength hym nedeth noght
to so all pees things and qve se hym where he hath mette
with pe hert or herborowed hym m strength the or m cove
or m other strengthes that he take aft his blenches and
his vuses hyfore feide for to be more fik and for to make

short suite if he hath tyme for to do as I haue seide. Thus haue I reherſes ye redmesses pat longen to the hevbor of mynt of ye hert. Ins noſt woff q seурſ roſh men may beſt butte other to ſynſe ſinn in beloſſing tyme for it is to witte pat bei by tyme to beſoſa. yo. ſayes or grece tyme and namely old ſere. Ins also if ye eide of Augusti and ye bettymyng of ſeſte he be wſete and raymey holſ a good huntey ſchulde goo. It to a goos hunte ſhuld go in queſt fayto hys hey hyſo: ye ſay for to have ye hertes beloſ tis beloſ pe which by auenture beloſſen in pe ſoſeſt in smarſe ſpties and to loke as by pe beloſſing of hertes ye which ſe meth him greſteſt hart and alſoay herkemming ner t ner ſind the ſynde in ſuſt a wyſe that when he woff bytymne to ſell pat hym nede no myng but to ſympe pe hynere to pe ſu es and anone when he ſeeth pat it is ane hart pat he ſyndep of anctoſle pe ſynders but not to many and pib for by cause of ſallyng in drawing should he do ſtyle arethich as ſone as men wright knoſſe pe bright ſay for m pat tyme pe her tos chaten pe houndes and ſtone and dir + pistor and abiden no while in co place as pe son in right ſedon. And by cause pat a man may notſht myſh hem with ye hynere it is goos for to anctoſle pe houndes for pe houſes ſhauſt go myſh hem anone and pe helſ houſes ſhauſt anone ſuſſed the hertes ſro the houndes. The hertes heldiſen in ſuſe maners after pat pe ben olde or zonge and after pat pe be in contree pat pe haue noſhti hens pe houſes or pati ſom of hem haue hens hem. Som beloſſen with a full open mouthſe and oſt casten here hedes upaſardes and pees ben pei pe which haue hens pe houndes but a little in ſedon tyme and pat but where achiu ſes and woff and zete ſom tyme a boute his pizyme opn moze pei beloſſen as byſoſe is ſuſe. These opn beloſſen laſke + grete steiſpyng with ye hens and pe miſſed towarde ye eath and pat it is a token of a grete hert and ane olde and malitious or pat he hath hens the houndes and perſe

Huld com ye lymeres and here grones with ye hynners ye
which haue bem ye questi and everychone shall say his reporte
to ye loze of pat ye haue done and lay pe fumes by
fore ye loze he pat hath any founde and pan ye loze or ye maist
ter of ye hynnyng by pe counsel of hem all that he to pe
which ye sbot meue and reme to and which that be pe get
test hert and heuyst dere and when yeu shall haue ete pe loze
that deysse there ye relaues that yo and other pings pe which
I that say more plerneth and pan eyp man fede hym to his place
and yei also that hem pat that to ye hynnyng how t he
hert schulde be mebed with the lymer & voime to a playn st

hen ye hert is herborowed as by fore is feide strengthe
and yei by fore nomnes comen to pe metynget pat som
men tallen pe assemblé and also pe stantilou pe fu
mes wele lighed by ye loze and by ye maister of ye thame than
shalle pe maister of ye thame chese of ye Serrenutz or of ye so
men at hozse which of hem that be atte findymes or all or
som. Nathelesse if ye dere be like to that among daunger it
dere good to asfligne some of ye hozfmen among pe relaues
to helpe ye moze redere pe houdest if yei that upon stynte a
when ye himed at hozse be asfligne - pan he most asfligne.

Sohich ofi pe zomen herneres on foot that be findere and soch
hounds he that haue with him to pe hynnyng and ye hynner
and his pages to it with him and aftir pat to asfligne pe ve
lapes by pe adice of hem pat knowne pe contree et pe flyght of
pe deer and pere as moste daungt is yere sette pe rediest himed
and ye besi foters and pe boldest hounds with hem and at eyp
relay suffleteth two couple of hondes or matte moste. And it
is to do pat anyde pe relapes som dele towarz pe hynnormost
relay namby if it be in daungt yat one of pe hynneres pages be
pere as one of pe hynners and ye moze daungere ye elder et pe
redier and moste tendr nosed hounde and when all pis is pus
or seyned pan shalle the loze of ye maistee of pe thame if
hym lixe bettr to be atte hynnyng pan with a relape yei

shuld iso furth piddur as pe dere is herborolkes and slette very Bay
tes aboute pe quartere of pe Wosde pat pe dere is ynne to se what
cometh oute oz to see if ye dere pat is herborolkes Holde Sturt
and steel as Bay or pe hymere meued hym And thys done than
shuld pe londe oz pe maistur of pe game bydde pe hynmere lyrr
hym pere as he merkes pat the pe hert zede ynne and When ya
ben yere pe hynmere shuld take a Bay pe borsh pati he leide ouer
'ye trace atte herborolbymet and slette his hynmere m pe fues and
pan shalf pe londe if he can blost blost in m mote and aftir hym
pe maistev of ye game and aftir pe hunters as yet be trettest
in office pat ben atte fynsnyng and pan pe hynmere und aftir pat
if ye hynere se lke boldly a lufely. ye hynmere shalffay to hym
londe Ho mow Ho mow. hole Hole Hole and ay take yode hede to his
fete and look Alle aboute Hym And as oft as he fyndest ye
fues oz if it be m pitt fpeyes bookes oz lumwthes broken as ye
dere hath walfes he shalffay londe. cyua cy va en va. and velie
with his Horn and ay shuld ye yoman be vnevere ye Whith is oz
sermed to be fyndere folow pe hynmere oz be as myth hym as
he myght With pe vatties pat he ledeth foz pe fynsnyng And
if pe hynere as he seitheth ouerfete and be oute of ye fues ye
hynmere ap tuff hys houde be falt m azeme shalffpeke to hy
tallyng his name beit loyere oz bailemoins oz latmere oz bas
momsd aftir pat ye houde he yhteth and anone as he is falt
m azeme and fyndest pe fues or lymches as lyforn is seide
he shuld say. cyua cy va-as it lyforn and vely and so forth
ati every tyme pat he fyndest y of m to ye tyme pat ye hynere
meueth hym nathelesse i haue feye When pat ye hymere
seitheth longt a may noight so sone haue meued hym as men
boldt yel haue made take op ye hynere and uncouple one oz
tibo houdes to haue hym pe former founde. But pis twelth
no skulfull Hunter otheth to do But if pe hynere ne tan put
it forth ne bring it no forthw ethn-pat ye dep be steyrig
m pe quart a hath noight abyde pe meuyng of pe hynere
oz elles pati it be so fer dyves pat ye some hath dried up

pe fues and pat pe hauë litelt syl ymold to venne to hnn et hunte hym
With strength but now for to com azen to pe hynner it is to bitte pat
When pe hynere hath meued hnn if ye hynner may se hym he shall
blow a mote and rechace and if ye seer be soule pe barnere shulct on
couple aft pe hnders and if he be nocht soule tso houde s fuffyl
en tult he be siffued and if ye hynner saue hym nocht atte mayng
he fyns go to his lyre and looke verby whethr it be one hert or
none and if he se by pe lyve or hye fues pat it is pe fame dere
pat he hath seides and soule he fyns rechace with oute longe
mote for pe mote fyns neil be bloms byfore pe rechafing but
When a min feeth pat he hunteth fore and yen pe barnere shulct
do as I hauë byfize seide and if he be nocht soule he fyns do
as aboue is seide for it is to Seitte pat pe mote a fozne pe recha
fing shulct neil beblows but when he may see pat he hunteth
foz as I hauë seide (Nord forthumore When so is pat pis hert
is meued and pe hynere cast of- pan fyns ye hynere take
up his hounde and folow aftur pe foot im pe best lyfse pat he
can and pe barnere also and euery hoz man go pat go may so
pati pe com nocht im pe fues nothin byfore pe hoides and
 shape hem as oft as pei may to mete with hym and as oft
as any man seye hym or mette with hym he fyns go to pe
fues and bloms a moot et rechace and pan halows tilf pe hou
dee be com forth with aft and pis so fride hym fast im pe
manere pat q hauë seide to mete with hym azen and whet
relaye pat he cometh first to fyns take good hede pat he
enlaye nocht ifi other relayes be brynde for these of ben
syngs oute fro pe relayes but he fyns lette pe seer paffe t-
go to pe fues and yere bloms a moot and rechace and relue
upon pe fues and pe hunteire nocht to be abised pat his
houndes tacet the it so wele in couple or he relaye pat pe venne
nocht in contre foz pat mycht make pe houndes pat come
p with and pe hunters to be on a flynte and pauentive
nocht recover it of all ye say aftir and if it so he pat pe
hunteire pat hath relayed se pat pe seer is likly to falt m

Inimitere pat is to fly amonges opir dere and elles nedeth
noght. He shuld when he bath relaped stond stilt m pe fues
and halow pe houades pat come for th pere with and take op
pe hundrest and if it be in a park ito stonde uzen with hem at
his place And if it be oute of part in forest or othir wosde
folow aftir alt pati he may And in pis lyse oght euyl relay
to do tilt he com among ye baffe velayes for if pei atte bak
se by spesymet a fore of his clees and by settynt fast and depe
his arthus m pe earth and if pei se hym hane alsod afti me
thauile pim pei oght to winlay for aintage of pe houades for so
shust pei pe sonner hane hym at abay and fro pen he nys
but dode if ye hunte s ferue wright pe houdes Mathelesse
men hane sone atte first fynymet or sone aftir deed turne
pe hese and oftenest in rutfontyme but I mene noght of dere
pat turnen so to abay but I mene of hunte d seer when men
hane seen of hem pe tokens for sde before pati he stant at abay
And if so be pat pe houades hane enboised or he ouerlyete or pat
pat be on a stynite by any othir wayes what hunte at hore
or a foot pat pere vnieth it first shust sloth ye stynit as I shust
doyse in a chapit puti shust be of alt blyonges and aftir
pat he shust fall afor in pe houades as sone as he myght t
take hem up and if it so be put pei hane enboised two dere of amte
sere pei shust noght be astries foule but fallen afore and ta
ken vp pe forrest wyse pati men myn and if pei reme to oight
elles pei shust be fallen afore and astired and wele lasshed
And what houades pati pei may ysete op birnit hem to pe
noght trughtes if pei witte dere and elles yere pat he was
last seyn and if it be in gretede samitere pei oght to blesst a
moot for pe hynere and fette hym seeth til he hane retvened
hym or elles pat he hauie brought it oute of saing And as oft
as he findeth and seeth pat he is m pe trughtes pe hynere
shust fly loude tlyes or prics cyva cyva and rechier and
so shust ye hunte as oft as hem lust to blesst pat and if pe
hynere ouerlyete or can noght putte it forth euyl hunte

pat pere is ought for to go homedele o brode forto se if pei may fynde
pe vrightes With Gesteving perof and who so may fynde it or
pe hymen befallen in azen he shulde rechate in pe truithes and blocks
aftir pat a moot for pe hymen and seeth forthas is seide byfize and
if pe hymen zue it up may not ne wath not do his deuowe van
shulz pei blocks two moot for pe racches and cist hem of pere
as pei were last in pe vrightes and if pe hunters here pat pe
houndes verne whele and putte it lustely forth pei shulde route
and iopewe to hem lustely and oft and rechace also and if pere
be but one hounde pat andwtaketh it lustely pei shulde hue t
iopewe to hym and eke rechace and as oft as pei be on a stunt
thei shulde blocks pe stunt and so as byfize is seide And if any
of pe for seide houndes retvene hym as pat men may butte and
here it by pe doubting of pen mene but if pei here any hunte
byfize hem pat hath mette with all pat blockseth pe vrightes
and halowt elles pei shulde hait hem pider as hem pightt pe
hounde vetrened it or elles to mete with pe houndes to se ye fues
Sethethwir it be pe hunte dcer or none and if it is notcht he
pei shulz do as aboue is seide When pei ben on a stunt and if it
be he elwy man fpede hym pat fpede may and eely relaxe so as a
forne is seide And if any of pe hunte's happen whule pei ben on
a stunt to se ane hert pat hym thinketh for pe hunte dvere hym
offeth to blocks a moot and rechace and aftir pat blocks two moot
for pe houndes and stund stilt be fide ye fues til pe bernete with
pe houndes be com and if he supposse pat pei may not herto hym
he shulz straet to hem til pei hadde hert hym and When any
of pe leimeers or pe lymney here a man blocks for hem pei shulz
answere blockseng mpis dyspe m here hozne trut truti trut
but he shulz butte redely bype flues aftir pe tokens pat ben
seide afozne Sathethwir it be pe hunte dcer or none and mpe fame
wysc shulz do what hunte pat fyneth ane hert quat and
hym pinit it be pe hunte dcer and he se pat his feluches and pe
houndes be on a stunt but he shulz whele be sday pat he blocks
not to mpe hym left he ftyrt and ifo whay or pe houndes com

Mathlees soz to wute Whethir it be pe huntez dere or none pe tokene
hen rehezed hyfize And he hath he so wele vome to and enthates and
entvened and so ofte related and vaulaped to and pat he seeth pat by
betymg uppe pe huls oz brokes noz folbngs hem downe noz going to
soile noz vufngs to oz fvo upon him selfe which is to say in his ollen
fues ne may notht help lymp pan threth he his hede and stondeth at
abay and pan as few as it may be heveth eith man draseth piddw
And pe knołbymg þ of 16 pat what hunte pat cometh forft and
so hynitere aftir othir as pei com pei halow all to giddir et blothen
a moot a vechate all at ones and pat so pei neul but when he is
it abay or when pe abay is made soz ye houdes aftir he is dese
When pat pei sbaul be velbardsed or enquestreyed and when pe hyn
tes pat holden relayes be yere oppe pati pei benre pe abay pe sbaul
pull of pe couples flo pe houdes neffes and lette hem draseth piddw
and ye hyniteres breek pe abay as oft as pei myrget it for tis bo causes
pe one left pe hevrt houdes if he stond and vest long in o place
ane othir pat pe velbyes pat stonden few may com with hewe
Houdes while he is on lue and be at his ende And it is to witte
yat if any of pe huntez haue be any tyme while pe seev. hath
he vonne to oute of hervng of hounde and hozne he shuls haue
bloes pe forloyn but if he were in a park so pei shuls it neul
ben yblow And who so pat forft herd hym so bloos shuls bloos
azen to him pe pft but if it so be pat he were in pe vightes et elles
not soz by pati he be krogfit to vesdmesse et comforted pat eue ne
elyft so where pe thame noz none of his felasbes where and it so
is pat hym pought pat pe abay hath laste longt nowt pan
thuls who so where moste maufir pere bydde som of pe huntez
go sday hym euen byhinde pe shulder forthekars to pe hevrt
but pe hyniter shuls lette slippe pe rope whule he stooode on
his fete and lette pe lymere go to. soz by right pe lymere ne
shuls neul oute of pe rope pought he lette slippe flo neul so far
and when pe seev is donne a lyeth on pat o frde pan at erft
16 tyme soz to bloos ye seeth soz it shuls neuer bene y
bloos at her t hynitring tilf pe der ly on pat o frde and

pen shuld pe houndes be coupled up and first as a man may one of
pe bemeers shuld ence him that is to fly turne his houes to pe
ereth hau'd and pe throte epe hau'd and shote pe shyme of pe
throte alt enlongs pe nekke and lyte labelles on aythir fide of
pe shyme pe Which shuld heng full upon pe hede for pib lon
geth to one hev't flyne with strengthe and elles noght and
pan shuld pe himithe fleue some shyme as for as he may and
pan it a sharp trencho ente as pike as he can pe flesh
soun to pe nekke bone and pib some euy man ston o brode 7
blok pe dethe and make a short abay for to vodard pe hou
des and euy man have a small vodde in his honde to hold pe
houndes pat pay shuld pe bettir abay and euy man blok pe
seth pat blok may and as oft as any hunte re begymeth
to blok euy man shuld blok soth pe deth to make pe bett
nopsd and mak pe houndes pe bettir to knaw pe hornes and
pe abay and when pei haue abayed a lyke leto pe hou
des com to and ete pe flesh to pe hau'd bone flo a fom pe
shuld ves noght to pe hede for pat it have rellard of trut
and pan take hem fayre of and couple hem up agen
and pan bring to pe bemeers and ferue uth by hym self and
pan shuld pe lorde if hym lust of elles maistw of pe game
or if he be absent who so is grettest of pe hunters blok pe
price atte couplimg up and pat shuld be blok only of one
of pe forseide of nomo (Mathleesse it is to bitte pat if pe
lorde be noght com some pynaw to pe a bay lykely pe dere
is alue pei ouight to holde pe a bay as long as pei may
with ouite rebulyng of pe houndes to a byde pe lorde and
pe lorde a byde to longe anone a by de deer is spayed and
lapde on pat o fide or pe so ouight elles pe maistw of pe
game or which of hozfmen pat ben pere atte deth shuld
borth upon horse and euy man strak his bay blokling
pe deth til one of hem haue mette with hym or hert
of hym and brought hym pidder and if pei may not
mete with hym and pat pe haue borde pat he it gone

Home pei ought to com agyn and so who so it grettest maist
as pe lorde shulde so if he were pere and right so shulde pei so
to pe maister of pe gynne in pe lorde's aldeles. But also if pe lorde
were pere alchimie shulde be so of pe aldey and reharydyming as hy fore
is seide and pan he shulde charge when hym selfe lyft to vndo pe
der if pe houndes shulde nocht be enparrereves pevon for if pei
shulde peir nedeth nomore but ye taketh his hede aft pe duere
Jaikes stilt peir on and pe labels so seide and pan holde hym it
lay pe sphyne upon and lay pe hede atte sponnees ende right
afozne pe shuldeses. And when pe houndes ben pus enparrereves
pe hyniers shulde hauue bothe pe shuldes for pere eusthes and
elles pei shulde not hauue but pe eires and pe biryne where
of pei shulde be serues pe hortes hede lyngsyeing hordn peire seet
On pat opn seide if pe lorde hauie pat dere indone he
pat he lysseth as lyforn is fide shulde indone hym pe moste
Wodmanly and clene pat he can and ne bondireth zon nocht
pat a say Wodmanly for it is a pomt pat longeth to a wod
man craft. And pough it be wele sittynge to ane hunter for
to kynne done itr neil pe latter it longeth more to wodman
craft pan to hunters. Ind pfore as of pe manere hauh he shulde
be vndo. I pafse duere lyghth for þmys no wodman ne good
hunter in englonde pat pei ne tan do it wele i noth and wele
bettir pan I tan teff hem. a Neuthe lesse who do is pat pe
pauche is taken oute elene and hole and pe snyale guttes one
of pe gromes chaceethiens shulde take pe pauch and it to pe
nept watir with alle wits sflitte it and cast oute pe sylth and
wauff it elene pat no sylth be alwyse þpynne and pan lurng
it agen and kiute it in snyale gobettes in pe blood that shulde
be kept in pe sphyne and pe longes with aft if pei be hote and
elles nocht and alle the snyale guttes with aft and brede hote
therpynne aftir that the houndes ben fekk ez many. Ind alle
this turnes and mengled to gysdes. Imong pe blood title
it. he wele enbrikes in the blood and pan look if here a
smothe of grene is and pidn bere alle pis upon pe sphyne

Syth as moche bloos as may be stued and pere lay it and sprede
ye sbyrne pere upon ye here lyse opibard and lay pe hede pe
gysage forthibard atte olrnes ende of pe nekke and pan pe
lozse shuld take a fayre small rozde m his honde pe whiche
one of pe yomen or one of pe gromes shuld tutte for hym and
the maistur of pe game ane othir and the sergeman and yomen
atte horse and othir And pen the lozse shuld take op pe hertes
hede lytibene pe susfrealt and pe fourche or trochee whethir it be
pat he bere and pe maister of pe game the left lyse in the same
opse and holde pe hede upvicht and pat the nose touche ye erth
and pan eith man pat is there faue pe lerners on foot and pe
charechiens and pe lymmers ye which shuld be with him hou
ses albaute upon hem ma fayre greene pere as a colde shasue
where shuld stonde a foute m eithr lyse pe hede with rosses
that none houndes com aboute nopur on ye lyses but patialt-
stonde afize And when this is vedy the maistur of ye game or
the sergemannt shuld bydde pe lerners bryng forth here hou
des and stonde stulle a fozne hem a small coytes cast fio themes
as the alay is ordeyned And when pei be pere the maistur of
the game or pe sergemannt shuld epe skilfully lozde desesod.
and pan halow eith byight and eith himte bloos pe deth and
when pe houndes bene com and a bayen pe hede pe lerners shuld
pull of pe couples as fast as pei mochten and when pe lozde
thenketh pat the alay hath lasted long ynoll pe maistur of
pe game shuld pull acway pe hede and one shulde be vedy by
hynde and pulle away the sbyrne and lette the houndes com
to pe reikard and than shulde the lozde and pe maistur of
pe game and alle pe himmers stonde a voune alle aboute pe
reikarde and bloos pe deth as oft as any of hem begynneth
euery man shulde bere hym felullshipe till pe houndes ben
llele reikardes and pat pei have noght left and right thus
shall be so when pe houndes shall bene enqutred of ye
hole seer And when pere mys noght plaft pan shuld pe
lorde if hym lyst and elles pe maistur of pe game or m his

absens who se is gretest next hym shulde strake in p[ro]spite pat is
to say blod, m[ur]moot and fymt notht half ane and marie while
and blod othir foure moot a litill lengere pan the hirft foure moot
and pus shulde no soight strake but when the hert is fleyne with
strength the and when one of pe forſide bath thus bloken pan pe
gromes couple op pe houndes and sulld homedur ſeyre and
ſoſt and alle the remaunt of pe hunters ſhulde ſunke in pus sp[er]
trut true truawoll troiwoſt and ſoſe meot with alle of no length
notht to longe notht to ſhow and othir sp[er]ſe shulde none hert
hunter[es] ſunke ſio pen ſoſt tilth thei go to besse and pus shulde pe
berners on ſoot and pe gromes lede home pe houndes and ſende a
ſoſe pat the kenſt be clone and pe twos[he] ſyſles with clene sati-
and than pe touch renames with freſſh strake and the maſtir
of the game and pe ſerſteaunt and pe yomen at hoſs ſhulſ comen
home and blod the mene atte halle ſore or atte eſtere ſore as I
ſhalle zou deyſe. First the maſtir or who se is gretest next hym
ſhalle bygynne and blod the moot allone and atte ferth moot
the remaunt of pe forſide shulde blod with him and be ſtare
that none blod lenger pan othir and after pe three moot eu[n]
ſoſt with pei shulde blod tilbo recoppe as thus trut trut two
vorozorobt and that pei be aypſed pat ſio pat tyne pat pei
ſalle ymme to blod to giddn that none of hem bygynne uſoſne op
noz ende aſtar opm and if it be pe firſt hert ſlayne with strength
m pe ſeſou or pe laſt pe ſerſteaunt and pe zomen ſhulſ go on pene
officet by halue and ay pene fees the which reſporte me to pe
olde ſtataues and cuſtumes of the hynge house. And pis so pe maſt
of pe game notht to ſpeſe to pe officers that alle pe hunters ſouſive
be ſkele ordyned and thut thei drynke none ale for no thyming but
alle byne that myſht for pe good and grete labo that thei haue
hадde for the lezde game and diſpoſte and for the exploite and
makings of the houndes. And alsopat par the moze merely a
gladly telle what thei che of hem hath done of al[le] pe sap and
chiche houndes haue best vome and boldyſt bold in h[im]nt
plulde ſele ſeyndo the haye st jempyng houndes and
p[lee] h[uy]o wip fyons[th]o

Ca. xxxv.

F. I speke holt pe har shal be limited it is to witte pat
the hare is hynget of alle dene yet for alle holllying and
the faire fines of hunteyng comen of the sechyng and
fynsyng of pe hare for certeyne it is pe mercie oufesfet keefe pat
is for euer she fumpeth and trote yith and roundyeth and bereth
talbok and trees And pouthe men say pat she fumpeth in alθ
moch as she bereth talbok yit pat pat cometh fro him is noht
talle finnes but troteys and she hath teeth aboute mye fame
ynse as hyneth. It is also to witte pat pe hare othir while is
male and othir while female and when she is female som tyme
she hinde th' m. m. degrees. n. trueth and n. fyneth and alθ
n. hortees that aftir kinde shuffe he hynsles but pis happeth
but felle. a. holt for to speke of pe hare holt he shal be sought
and yfounse and enchaced with houndes It is to witte pat pe
firste word pe pat pe limited shal speke to his houndes when
he shalle latte hem oute of pe keneth when pe sone is opened
he shal say loude. ho houre for to take pat his houndes chelle
come oute to hastely and when he vncoupleth his houndes
he shalle say to hem m to pe tyme pat he is comen m to pe felle
sto mom amp sto. a trete And when he is com forth m to pe
felle he shal block three moot and vncouple his houndes
than shalle he tolkes speke to his houndes m pis speke hors
decouple aumt of aumt and than he shal say threes hors a
nomore. And aftir hars he shal say loude Sa houre aumt and
than Sa houre Sa houre. And if he se hors houndes
draken fasti fro hym and bolden fem temme he shal say pus
to hem here holt amp holt amp. and pan he shal say sikef
momm amr sikef. for to make hem go softly and ap among
block tilve moot And if am of his houndes hinde and tilde
of pe have seyer she hath be he shal say to hem m pis
speke Diez a beau mondz la boulamit oz: What pe hounde
hattereth. And if he se pat pe har hath be at paftuf m men
corn or m amr othir plek and his houndes hinde of hir

and yat thei falle wele m enquest and chace it wele ihe at oyn
than he shall say la douce la il a este and þ with sohoes with
ane he yorte and if his hounds thaten notht wele at his luft
and pat pei grede pere one and there ane othir as he hath
pastures than shall he say. Illeogs illeogs. In ye same place
alle ye while pe finden of hir and than he shulde cast a signe
all aboute the felle and look where she be pere as she hath pas
tures oz no oz what he be at his fome for gladly she will
notht be there as she hath pastured but in tyme of veles if
any hounde findeth of his pere as she hath be an is go for
thermes in to ane othir place he shall say thus to his hondes
as loude as he may. In ey douce ey est venis arre sohoes and
pam. Sa ey est soholl. And aftirwards sau paunt. And he se pat
she be gone in to pe playne oz in pe felle oz in a vable lond oz m
to ye wosde if his hounds fynde the le of hir than he shall
say la douce any il as este illeogs. And there with he shall
say so holl illeogs ey douce ey vailamit. And til yes so holl
And when he is comen pere as he suppeseth the hare holl est
than shall he say thus la douce la est il veniz and there with
thres soholl and nomore. And if he suppeseth flirly in any place
to founde his pan shall he say. La douce holl here holl here holl
here holl here douce holl here holl here. And when she is
founde and stert he shall blos amoot and rechate and haloes
as oft as hym liketh that is to do and than say loude diez a
beaumoinz oz what pe hounde hatteth. Le vailamit oez oez
oez whoboboll. And than auaint assemble auaint. And
than shuls pe hozmen holl hem wele oute on lyde and som
sele to fore with longe voddes in there hondes to mete
with his and to blos amote and rechate and haloes and
fette pe hounds in pe rights if pei se hir and also for to
pepe pat none hounde ne folow to sheep ne to othir beestes
and if pei do to astue hem fore and alight and take hem
up and byfass he hem wele styming loude. War ebar ha ha bar

ing laſſhe hem forſth to here ſelawdes and if it happen pat ſhe be ſquat to
ſore hem and pat pei reſtrene hir noſht ſo ſone as pei ſolde then ſhaſt
he ſay. Hord ſa any ſa ſa atompler ſa are ſe Hord, but noſht pe
ſynt to ſo ſone. And if he k pat his ſoundes ſunne noſht ſo wele put
it forthe as he kolls pan ſhaſt he bloſſ ye ſynt and ſay loude. Ho
ho oſe ſideſt a la ſouce almy almy ſo Hord aſſammy aſſammy ſa are ſe
Hord ſenes a complier and thuse as oft as ye forſeyd tang ſuppeth
ins as often as any ſounde taſſeth it he ſhuld ſue to hym by
his name and route hym to his ſelawdes as by ſo ſe ſaide but
noſht rechate til ſe be reſtenes or pat ſom man mete pere est
ans bloſketh ye rightees and haloweth or elles pat he ſyndeth hir
pomtynt or priſſeng whethin it be natheſſe alle is one but
that ſom callen it one and ſom other. And he ſynde that he may
thele bloſſ ye rightee and halow and iop. thre or fourt thymes
and tre loude, lege ſie le voie til ſe hir ſandes be com pidd and
hane thele tang ſit it and ſhe is reſtenes bloſſ and halowſ and
route to pe ſoundes ruyſit at it is ſaide atte ſindsyng and ſolowſ
aſtir a ſeot. The ſo may and if it hars al men hinte ſir
and ſoundes enchace ſin that he ſquat o where a ſon pe
ſoundes and pat a pittie ſinde for ſquat if pe ſoundes
den noſh aboute he ſhuld k k a meet and rechate and ſut
he and than halow and re ſte to hem as a bone is ſed. And if
he ſynde hir ſquatte and pe ſoundes bene ſer ſoo hym than
ſhuld he bloſſ as I haue ſen laſt by ſore and aſt that telo
moos ſoz pe ſoundes and evaues pat herein hym ſhulde
an ſeere hrym thug. trut. atout and drach hem to hym
thanſte earſ pe ſounde as ſast al pei may ſayng to here
how ſes ſe iu mat ſing ſo koll, and when pei bene there
and houſe bene, k k a ſorte then ſhulde make ſir
ſin that one of ſo many ſodes and when ſhe is ſtert halow
bloſſ and route to pe ſo ſe it ſe and aſtir pat ye taas re
apneth de as ſe is day ſed and when ſhe hath he thele
enchaced and dooc reſtenes noſht eſt h ſcondyng hir euil
ſing ſquaynt, and reſeut yng so pat by strengt he atte

laſt ſhe be

Last sfe ke ahyte Withd homdes who so is nepti shulde start to gette hym
hole five hem and hold him in his one honde ouer his hede hye and
blok pe deeth pat men may gesn' piddur and when pan bene comen
than shulde she be stryppes alle saue the hede an's pe gittle and pe
pauthe aft a way and the remanamt shulde be leide on a grete
staffe or on a borde who so hath it on pe earth And than it shulde
be choppes as small as it might be so pat it hang to itysdre and
when it is so syght pan shulde one of pe berners take it up and
the hede and hold it as he as he might in his hondes and than
who so is moste maistn' blok pe deeth and an one as he bygynneth
every man help forth and halowt And when pe hounds have a
bared as longe as pe forseide moste maistur that there is luft
than shulde pe bernere pulle as he as he may euery pece from
other and aft to euyl hounde his tellarde and than shulde the moste
maistur blok a moot and strike if so be pat hym thynk pe hom
des haue done ynodd and elles he shulde rest a while if pe
hounds bene hote tille pei were akeled and than lasse to ye
watir to lape And pan if hym luft owt and five moot and on
couple and speke and so as byforne is sayde And if pei holl
seke a couert for pe have an's seite itzehoundes with oure pei
shulde blok and seke and speke m epyse as is byfize seide saue
pat if pe hounds fnde what so it be he shal telpe and open
tille he haue sepen it other what it is And if it be an
have as aboute is seide and if it be oulght elles he shulde blok
drakbyng with his horne and tue londe so houde mon ame so
hous to a vere so houde so houde and seke forth a zen with my
longe moot tille pat pe have be founde zete nathelesse and
pei be hert hunters pat seke a tovert for pe have and pene
houndses fnd a foy who so meteth with hym shulde blok
oute upon hym and ebarne pe feutreves pat peveus a theef
mpe wodde and if pei venne atte have and ye have happen to
come oure to pe grephomdes afozne pe rathes and be sede
the feutreves pat lote venne shulde blok pe deeth and kepe
him as hole as he may till pe hunters be come and than

shuld pei revkaue pe fiondes as a forme is fide
Of pe oxdy
uallce and of the manie of guntynge Whan pe lyng
Wole hunte in fforest oz in park for the hest boldes
Re mafter of pe game gleyhondes & ftablee
Shuld be acordig with ye mafter forfter oz parker
Whethir pat it be where pe lyng shall finite futh
Asup Ans if pe fette be wynde pe forfande forfatore oz parker shuld
Wartne pe chyrwef of pe chyr pat pe finityng shuld be ynne
For to orderne ftable poffiteaunti anf cartes eke for to bringe pe
Seve pat shuld be playne to pe place there as poffuess at him
tynges haue hien actuftumes to be and pan he shuld chavne pe
Hunters anf feutvers chydr that shuld comen and pe foſſt
Shuld haue men redel pere to mete with him pat paito no
fozthir ne ftragle noghti aboute for adre left that priay pe game
oz pe lyng com And if pe finityng shall be a park all mon
Shuld abode atte park zate faue the ftable pat obeth to be
Fette oz pe lyng com And pe shulde be fette by the foſſers oz
parkers And pe moazng areth pe maſtir of pe game shuld
be atte badde to see pat alle be redel and he oz his lieutenamt
oz chyfch of pe hunters that hym lusti obeth to fette pe hy
Hounds and who ſo be teſours to pe lyng oz to pe quene oz
to pere leefhes as oft as any hevnt cometh he shuld when he
is paſſed bloſſ a moot and vechiate and lette perrn aftir
to teſe it forth and if it be a ftagtige he shuld latte paſſe
as it ſende and volde for to make pe feutvers auipſed chaf
cometh oude and to laſſe seer ne shuld no wight latte
venne and yit I haue chyne noght to pe ftagtige but if he
were commandes and than pe maſtir forſter oz parker
obeth to ſhech hym pe chynges Stonde if pe lyng bold
Stonde with his boſt and where all pe remaunt of pe
bollés shulde Stonde anf pe poman for pe chynges both
obeth to be pere to kope and make pe chynges Stonpits
and abode pere with oude norſe tilf pe lyng com And

ye fromes that kepen ye lynges soleyes and thysyltes gley
homdes shuld be pere with hym for pere longen to pe yomen
is office and also pe maistur of pe game shuld be enfomes
by pe foister oz parke Oz hati game ye hirn findeth with
yme hir sette and when alle this is so than shulde ye
maistur of pe game worth dyon hoz and mete with pe
lyng and byng bym to his stondynes and telle hym
what game is with yme ye sette and holl pe greihoundes
ben sette and eke ye stable and al so to telle hym whethir
he be bettir to stonde with his holl oz with pe gethoun
ses for it is to witte pat ye lees of his chaumbre and of pe
quenes shuld be hest sette and her to to feutres ollen to
make payn loges of groene borhes at heve tristee for to
kepe ye hirng and ye quene and the lades and gentill tho
men and eke pe greihoudes flo pe fone and fro euclt thesor
And when ye lyng is at his stondying oz at his tristie
whethir pat hym be leuere and pat ye maistur of pe game
oz his lieutomit haue sitte pe borhes and assigned who
shalt depe the quene to hir tristie pan he shuld blost m-
longe moot to pe encoupling and to hert pe homdes
and to pe eperes pat hyfore haue he latde by som forster
oz parke piddur as pere shulld zmcouple And al pe him
ters that longen to both mutes alysymet upon pe maist
of pe games blostkyng pan shulde pe sergeaut of the
mute of pe hert homdes if pere be moch rastanlo with
yme ye sette make al him of ye offite saue pe yomen
at hoz harselle their homdes and mely harselle suf
fitheth tiko oz thre couple of houndes atto moste and
pan to stonde o brode m pe hode for relayes and pan
blolh m. note to ye encoupling and pan shulde pe euare
encouple his homdes and blolh m. note and seek forth

Saymg loude, and longlith ho sto, ho sto mon am, ho sto. And if pei dralb far fro hyn rebellyd he shulde, say to hem in that caas as when he seeth for ye hare, and as of tla, he passeth with ynne pe sette fro o quarter to ane othir he phulde, blost sultryngs. And when he is passed, pe ztyng of pe quarter and entved m to a nael quarter, he shulde, blost in mote and sef forth but if so be pat his houndes enchace, ymg right as he holde. And if any hounde hap pen to, fnde of pe hynst he shulde, hue to hyn by his name and say loude, diez a beaumond, ouz oez, assemblé a beau mound, or if that pe hound hatteth assemblé, assemblé and iopen and vehe, and if it be ane hert and am of pe hert, fnt teve mete with all pei shulde, holde a moot and rechace and relay and go forth pev with all rechaceyng amonst And if it com to holltes or to greihoundes and he deede he shulde, blost pe deth, when he is comen juddr and vebers his houndes a lilit and couple him up and go azen to his place and if ye hert be aft, so shulde ne longe rechace but blost sultryngs and dralb ynne ozen and m pe keft by, se pat he munt grette up his houndes or falle afore hem, and aftir pat pe evens have thele ronne and thele made pe instaule to wode pan shulde pe ferteamct and ferneves of pe hert, houndes, blost in moot euern aftir othir and encoiple pere as pei suppose pe kest ligttyngs is for ane hert, and sef as byfize is seide. Saue that if it be eithre pe hertes hede is tendre yan he shal that among pe forseide houndes of sechryng to pe houndes le doulez mon am, le doulez, le doulez. And if his houndes fnde ought do as byfize is seide. And if it be ane hert do as is alone seide as he may, fitte by pe fues or by men pat mete with alle. And if it be ought elles pe herner otheth to dralb, blost sultryngs and so ho so meteeth with hem as tye hem and pe hervene shulde, say to a vare so holt so holt. And if pe hynere mete with all or se by pe fues, pat it is ane hert, pei shulde, saul p to til, it be deede if it go to ye

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Houndes be com yere as pei shalt be twopple blobb. in longt moot
und so and seke t blobb as is asone seide. And if ye bodes and
grethouses it stable shult be vemeued pen shuld he blobb a moot
and ferake with oute pe moot in pe myddelt for to drative
men to giddo and pey vy may men witte pat pe lyng wott-
hunte more or he go home. And ifhen men be com to gryddir
pan shuld ye maistir of game so of ssetteng of pe lyng t-
of ye quene of bodes of guehommes und of stable as i
haue seide before and ye limiters of here seing und of alt-
other ymges do mpe same wyse as i haue suide and if pe
lyng wott hunte nomore than shuld pe maist of his game
if pe lyng wott not blobb. blobb a mote and strake with a
moote in pe myddelt and ye sargeamit oz who so blakeeth
next hym ne noman elles ne shuld blobb pe first moot.
but ye myddelt and so euy man as oft as hym lust to stie
if pei haue hadde pat pei hunted fore and elles pe myddelt
moot shuld not sit he blobb saue of hym pat blakeeth next
pe maistir and pei ly wyse a man witte as pei here men
strake homkar. Where pei haue ekele fesde or none And
pis manere of straking shuld saue in wyse as I haue ie
hereed for alt hunteynges saue When pe hertt is slayne supp
strength and ifhen pe moot it blobb and straked than shuld
pe maistir of pe game lede pe lyng to pe qmve and shew
it hym and noman as is seide above shuld com with yme
it but euy man with oute it and pan shulde pe lyng tel
pe maistir of pe game what dert he holdt there zoue and
to chom and if pe lyng lyst abyste he may. Nathelesse
he is honned When pat he pus hath done to ito home
And pan shuld pe maistir of pe game bygymne at o wold
und so forth and tyth alt ye seev right as pei lyngte eaf
tale and othir and deluic it to pcurato of pe othir pat
ollten to haue it. And pan ye seev pati pe lyng comauzed
hym to deliue and if any of hem pat shuld haue pte of