Harme e but if he be holl e atte fiest tymme anoynte tym fiv -om day
es m to pe tyme pat he be holl for certeinly he shall be holl And
if ze woff make any moze of pat oynement taker of pe pines
hyforselde in pe fone dyse or moze or lesse as yous fethym put
nede is That opn man of mameb is cleped flyng mameb
for it is noght in all pe body but it comes moft comonly a
route pe hounds ares e m here legges pan m any opn places
of pe body as pe furfynne and pis is yit here to beholl And
pe beest oynement pat any man may make to pis man of
mameb is pis take pe quyk filid for as moche as ze witt
make oynement for as moth as ze haue nede to z putte it
m a dyffle With pe spatell of m. or m. fastyng men and steve
it all to gydres agayne pe botom of pe dyffle With a pot
stik m to pe tyme pat pe quyk filiev be aquenched as pe
water and pen taketh as moche vertyce as pe quyk
fylid and meng it With pe spatill alway steryng With
pe potte fyk as I haue seide hyfize m to pe tyme pat
pei be all menged to gydres And aftir take olde fetynes
grece With dute salt a gyete pece = take a day pe fyn
aldue e putte m pe dyff pat i spake of Dipe thymes
binfo: fayde a meng e stamp it all to gydres along while
pen kepe it e anoynte pe hounde pere as he is mamebi
i in none op place and certenly he shall be holl I fiv oy
nement is mucious e geod a tyed not only for pis pmis
but also agetyn pe amke e fystoles e furfyns e op quyk
eueles pe Withach ben hard to hele m op hestes That opn-
is a comon mameb Whenpei class him With here feet
I gnapp With here teeth i is m all pe body of pe house
And al manners of mamebes comen to houides of gyete
trauale a of long huntingi as Whenpei be note yel dym
ken of foule winti a endene pe Withach tori peth here
bodies And also Whenpei lynten m euel places of prik
hing of thornes oz of bores or by auent remen upon
him and be not wele tent pece aftir Then cometh pat

Stabbe upon hem and also pe stabbie cometh to hem for to wade
pxi abiden m hev bened to long, ifone not on humpynget or
ellee hev litte and couch it melen y kept or elles pe fyalke
is not remeues, hure Swatu not flessh And fworthy pe
hounds ponelen wholde, euelt y kept or long whallesse
hauen consulleth pis mamelly. Her to take ze pe root of
ane erbe pat tyo feth upon house walle pe which is
called m latyne greos a choppe it smalle, a boile it mafat
e put it to as mode of oyle y maked of nutes as of wath. When it is
Wele boiled caft oure pe erbe, tan take of blak pythe, of wofne as
morth of pe one as of pe opw Wele y stamped, caft it m pe wath
e pe oyle byfore pfeide, stere it Wele aboute upon pe fyp with a
poteftr and pen let it wole wath cold, and anoynte pe houde as
byfore is feide. Som tyme cometh to pe houdes a fihnes m here
eyen for p cometh a webbe upon hem, wath flessh ye.

Which cometh in to pat o fide of pe eye, et is cleped a nayle et
so pei Digron blynde, but if aman take kepe it to Som men
put a boute herte nek a toleire of one elne tree both of pe le
ues, of pe bark and ceyeth pat whan pat skalt be drye
pe nayle skalt full a day, but pat is but a litill help, but
pe sny help pat may be perfore, is pis, taketh pe wiste of one
erbe pat men clepe Solidine, wath porde, dw of thymet, of
pepn, et put all to tigres thures m pe say, with thyme pe eye
latte hem not class, it ne frote it a long while, And put cus
tom pe hy, ny dapes m to pe tyme pat pe houdes eye houde.
And also it is good for to putte peire m of pe fouffle of pe
which men finde ynout, atte potetaries for pe fame fiknesse.
And if pe nayle be so hard, y be, so fivong pat he wyzt
noft it behole p with, take a nediff, and kepe him m pe myddel
pat one he crokes, et take Wele, et cotech pe flessh pat it erpd
pe eye with pe nede, et swed it erp on hie, z pan lyte it est
a trasour, but take trood kepe pat pe nede ne tuth not pe
eye, pecs pmites can wole done pe snythes, for as pe naile
is Sradk oure of pe hozs eye, in pe fame wysc he moft be

Drudh oute of pe houides epe + With dute faute he shalt be
hole And also ane of seynesse cometh in to pe houides eves
pe which cometh oute of pe redyme of pe hede of pe houde for
pei clauke hem so morshe with pe lynder fete put pei make
morshe foule thing com oute pere of And so oute of here eres
cometh moch foule print and som tyme pere of pei bysome
seef. Æfore ze shust tak's dyne lewd daime and watch a cloth
basshe it wele clene. in or my tymes in pe dry. And when
it is waphe ye shalt taft þ ymme oyle a camanile myk daime
nij dropes a sufficient not lym clauke it no fiole it grete while
et doth so continuell in to pe tyme put it he hode Also hou
des hauen ane other seynesse pat cometh to hem of pe redyme
pat is to say that pe houe pe male morte in here nostrelles
as hovs hauen. Æther fore ye moch no pung smelt no abyste
and atte last som dien þ of and pei take it moste when pei
hinite in nolke. So pis seynesse boile mastik and sens in final
pondre in fuytuitur and of a pung pat men clepen estora
tes culimta oyle a camanyle of mellilot of anchos of
of culamnit de brittilla of reed a mynt of dauge and
hold pe houides nose upon pe portes mouth where ymme
pe ymges shuls boile so pat he may iespyne by ymme his
nostrelles ye morshe pat cometh oute of pe porté. And m
pis byse serue hym a long while in or my tymes every
day in to pe tyme pat he be hode and pis is good for ane
horsé when he hath pe glaundres strongly comenge
oute of pe nose Also þ is ane opn seynesse of houides
pe which cometh to hem in here twokes and som tyme
cometh so to men in such a byse pat pei may not haue
doune here mete and so pei most cast it oute atgym And
som tymeye seynesse is so farone upon hem pat pei may
no thing haue down with hymne here bodies and se dyen
the best medtyme is to go where pei wath and let hem
ete aft pat euil pei whet for som tyme ye contiounise
pung tineth hem to good and pan zue hem to ete flessh

Wele small yutte z putte m broth opm eotes mylk or kokes mylk a litill a litill by cause pat ye may sevelles it downe with oure trueil And if hem not to moch at ones yat ye moch desie it betur and also kuttred egges doth hem moche goos and som tyme ye houdes hym ten hem self m ye feet m here legges z in here brest and when it is m ye ioyntes of here feet pat beeth wome oure of here places ye best help yat p is to bring hem agenm to ye iointe of such a man pat can wele done it and pen lay upon ye place flyt ynded m ye byte of egges z let hem rest m to ye tyme pat ye be hole And if ye be any broke bone men builde lytte it ageyne m ye best wise pat o bone again pat op z lynde it with flyt a bone as if have seide with my splentes wele ykowide pere to pat one a tseyn pat opn by cause pat ye bones sulde not ymoyne and men builde remove ye bones flo mp sayes to my sayes all hole and dryf hem drinke ye ius of erbes pat he cleped consildra maior and minoz z medial m broth or m here mete and pat snall make ye bones ioyne to gesbes Also many hoides he lost by ye feet and if som tyme ye be a chaufed take ymegtive z of oote pates m ye thymees z wasse fis feet pere wyth m to ye tyme p ye be hole and if ye soles of here feet be suraced by cause y pauenture ye lyue wome m hars contre oz among sto nes take watir z small salt withymme and y with wasse here fete pe same say pat pa lyue lymted And if ye have hanted m enyll contre anonge poznes or breves jat pa he lymt m here legges oz m here feet wasse here legges m ohepes talowz hole yboled z wyne when it is tolde z frote hem wele opstand ageyn ye heev. The left pat men may do with houde jat ye lees noght here clees is pat ye sinzne not to moche for m longe horizon ye lees here clees z here feet and p for per old fadde m tyes m ye wyke on huitymg z atte lefte tiltyes qf ye hae horizon to moch litte ye a litill of ye clees ence with

pymfes oz pei ego on himpting co pat pei moiſt not hieke here
dees in remyngt Also althyn pei de at soionne men ſhuld lede
hem oute eły say a myle oz if arpon gueſt or upon right une
hird pittif by a rulė ſyde by cauſe jat pere ſeet may be har-
ſor. ſoides ſom tyme ben refrayed as hirſe aſſen pei hane
romeſong e comen hote m ſom water oz elles when pei com
to rest hem m ſom colde place pen pei ſone al forzome and
may not ete ne may not ſele tſo. Pan men ſhuld lette
hem blood on pei leggtes of pe forlegges m pe i opnte w
ymne pe legtſe of pe hinde leggtes men ſhuld lette hem close
m pe ſymes pait ſon oſtright abouen pe hokke m pat op
ſide and mpe ſimser leggtes men may ſele ſe alerlich ye
vermes pat I ſaſk of and alſo m pe forlegges and thus he
ſaſk de houle and zne ſim o day ſoppes oz ſom opn-pmges
tomfortable to pe mozoff oz ane othu day. ſoides alſo
have a chnſſe m here zers pat men callen cancre and ma
my be lost p by. Men ſhuld take eath ane houde e holde hy
ſaſt e diſrightes e bynde hie moſkte e his my leggtes alſo
and pen and pen men chuld take pe yerd bakwards m pe
balkoſes e put him opbwards e une othu man ſaſt drad
ſele pe chymne in manere pat pe yerd may alſt com oute
and pan a man nay take a day pe cancre e his fingres
for if it were take alſar w a myſe men myſht alhende ly
and pen men chuld baſſit with chyne myk varme
and pui putte p ymne hony and ſaſt by cauſe pat pe chnſſe
alſaſt not com atſeym and pan put a gain pe yerd with
ymne his chymne as it was hyfore and eły chyke pat pe
chnſſe com not atſeym and take it althay oute if ouſht
tom p to m to pe tyme pat it de houle and m pe ſame brſe
a man chuld do to a litthe if such a chnſſe wereptaſke
m hyn natup and m p[er] chnſſe many houdes e hithes
dyer for defaulte of pees aures whereof alſt hane
not ſuſt ſnoſhing Som tyme pei hane a chnſſe pat
pei may not pyſſe and beeth yloſt p[er]by. And alſo when pan

moest not scombre pen takepe pe wot of cailworte et puitay
it in oyle solyfe et putte it m his findimt do pat he leue som
of pe ende with dute so moch pat it may be snapt oude whet
it is nede and if he may not be hole p by make hym a clyftir
as men done to a man of malnes et betes - of mictuy une
handfull of euylhon et of wod et of seng and pat all pees jum
ges be hoiles to siddur in wat et putte bren with hymne et
lat passe all pat bat through a streyn p to putte ze tivo
swatmes of aftarite et of hony et oyle solyfe and al pis to the
sres putte m his ers et he shalt scomby And pon takep. S.
tornes of tataputia et stamp hem et tempre hem with tso
tes myk or broth et putte it m pe hondes prote pe mo
trince of a vfull and if he may not pyffe take of leues pe
leues et of une erbe pat is cleped marrubin albu et of mo
swrort et of peritorie et mothus tallme et of netles et ptele
leues ag moch of pat one as of pat opm et stemp hem et
swymes grece p et make a plustw p of et make it a litill
hote et ley it upon pe hondes yers et a longe his kely and
pat is hard to undwstonde ye shalt finde atte potitues
pe Which houven clele all pees puges als to pe hondes
cometh bothes pat cometh to hem m hep throte or m op
pties of pe wod. jum takepe pe of pe mamps et of pe sinmamps
et of pe white allies etitte hem smait with a kynf et put
tep m a ladill of yren et meng pees erhes put q of frak
et lay hem upon pe boches et pat shalt make hem erpe et
when pei beeth rpe olitte hem with a sharp empe and
when pei ben so ybroke lay upon hem som tsood drasryng
salue et he shalt be hole Som tymc pe hondes bysthep et
bytep erthir op and pan ze snucl take ohepe s woff anilwsh
et ople solyf a litill et chete pe woff m pe oyle et lay upon
pe hondes wonde et bynde it upon et doith som daues et
pan aftir n tymes euylhon ey anoynte it wyle solyf
et lay no pmuf upon et he shalt lyck it ch his towge et hele
hym self And if paienté m pe wonde com any wornes

as I haue sey som tyme euly duy ye othert pyke hem oure with
a sylk and ye shuik put me vonde pe use of pe leues of a
pe chittree pomonged to my mylde lyne m to pe tyme pat pei he
hole alsó it happeith to many houdes pat pei snynten pe for
legge aseynn pe lynder wher fore hey thyns driepe and heeth
ylşt þe and pen if ye se pat it last hem lenser pan m
sye s pat pei slette not here feet ut epe pan slutepe pe
thye a long or outherbert whynne pe thyn crosbysse upon
pe bone pat is upon pe thyn bone of pe knee lyhymde t pan
puttepe y upon wolle y wett m ople doth f as hy fore is
serde by m sapes al hole and yan aftir inoynte pe vonde
a oyle outherly hyndymg as I haue serde and he shalt
hele lym selfe to his tonse Som tyme ane houde is euett
a stysled so pat he som tyme a bydeth ylíf a jere or more
oz he be whele ferme and but if he be so tent nev recou
And pen it nedeth pat ye let hy long if vione m to je tye
pat he be al hole t tilke pat he haue left his svaltyng pat his
o pight he no thrett pan his oyr And if he may noight he
hole for al thuse doth to ly as men don to a hors pat is sain
led m pe chuldor hyfore ystralle progh dute a corde of hors
heer t he schaft he hole Som tyme hem lyfallep ane euett
m pe hallow purse som tyme for to long lyntyng t for
long ionees t for brekyng oz som tyme When buthes hen
woly pei may noight tom to hem at hey ese as pei wold and
pat himno tempe m to pe hallowes t som tyme for snyptyng
When pei he smyte upon m hntynt of m ope places To
pris olknesse and to al otheres of p man pe best help is to
make a purse of cloth of m oz m double t take lynde
t putte it with tyme t putteth it m a potte t let meng
it with tyme and let hem whele hole to gedres t menyle
hem althayt to a sylk and when it is whele hoiles put
tep it with tyme pe purse pat I of sylk alsó hote as pe houde
may suffre it t putteth his hallowes t lyndeth wherabonde
y to bytiby pe pithes t aboute pe haf make whele fast

pe balloک عداد و leve ane hole m pe cloth for to putte oute pe taule
a hie avs a mine op hole before for pe yerde so yat he may stombt a
pytte a venet pat pmy cuy day ones or tchyes m to pe tyme pat
he be hole Also it is a wele good pmy for a man or for ane hors
pat hut pns oeknes

Of remyge houdes and of three
remmyng houde is it kynde of nature
hondes peir be fesl men pat pei ne haue sye som of
hem natholesse a shaft senye hors arenmynit houde
shalt be holz for goods and fire and also a shulf seyn of here
maners of all haves of remmyng houdes which be good which
be badde or euett as of greihoudes but pe best heat of remmyng
houdes moste comon for to be good it yeleped broome tume
Also pe goodnesse of remmyng houdes of all op man kynde of
too houdes cometh of cry porage and of pe good nat of pei gode
fash of pei god mod and also as touchmy greihoudes
men may wele help to make hem good techeing as to lede he
to hodes and to feldes and to be up mye hem in making many
good impres when pei hyue wele ydon a stombt and beteyng
hem when pei son ampyse for pei be bestes and forze pei haue
nede to be lered to pat pmy pat men eft pat pei shulf do
Aftir a remyng houde shuld be wele hore wele grolke of
body and shuld haue gyete noftrelles open and long snowte
but not small a gyete lippes a hangynit a soum gyete yene
andede or blak gyete for hed a gyete hede a lartee eves wele
long a wele hangynit a soume a brode a mye pe hede a gyte
nek a gyete brest a gyete chuldres gyete leystes and strog
a not to long gyete feet a rounde a gyete clees a ye foot a litill
nuiles small by ye frankes a long fydes a litill pmitill a
long smale hangynit balloons a wele truffed to gysres a
good chyme bone a gyete bak good pies a gyete lymn-leystes
a ye horges streight a noistht boulde ye trule gyete a hie a
not trompynt upon pe bak but streight a litill trompyg
op vards a natholesse a haue sye som remmyng houdes with
gyete hord trules pe which they a wele good remyng houde

m
Da. xiii.

Hunten in smuse maners for som folloeden pe hert fast atte
fast for pei stome lufthlycht fast And when pei haue vome
so a chylle pei haue fied hem so fast pat pei be velmyed i brepe
lesse et aliden stall et leuen pe hert when pei athulde enchace
This man of rennyng houdes men chuld finde comonlich
in pe londe of casto et Opiamn pei de reight good for pe wilde
bore but pei be nocht good for pe hert for pe de nocht good
to enchace at a lonut flyrshyt but only for to athrest hym for
pei seche nocht wele ne pei retrene nocht wele ne pei hun-
ten nocht lonut for pei ke customes to hunte nye et atte gesy-
wnyt pei haue eschued pei best. The man of rennyng
houdes þe pe which hunte somdele more slovlich et he
nuelch but as pei bygymne pei holde on al sap pees houdes
a thristen not so sone a hert as pe othir but pei bring ly
best by maestrie et strength to his ende for pei retrene
senteth pe fuer better et ferme for by cause pat pei be som
dele floch pei must hunte pe hert fro ferthyr and þforze
pei senten betur pan pe othir pat stome so haftelich
oute abydynt in to pe tyme pat pei be very A holde houde
shuld nea pleyme neppe youle but if he were oute of pe
rightes et also he chuld atteyp seeth perryffites for ane
hert fleeth et rufeth comonlich A holde houde hunte
pe wynde when he seeth it tyme et sredeth his maestur
et under stondeth hym soth as he siddeth ly. A holde hou-
shuld nocht leue pe hert neþ for wynde neþ for veyne neþ
foz hete ne for holde ne for none ouet weder but m pas
tyme þe be seel such and also wele chuld he hunte pe hert
by hym self with dute help of man as yne pe man were
alþray this hym but allace I know none such houdes per
be pe which be holde or oped et geeth i clepes holde for pei
geeth holde i good for pe hert for when pe hert cometh
in damit pei chuld enchace hym but pei chul not open ne
pru questey chylle pat he is among pe chymge for srede
to endoise i so amys but when pei haue disteined hym

pen pei shul open 2 hunte him 3 1hul ovcom pe hert hele 2
pfitlych et maistir fullch thingh 4 orte aft pe chumte Thees
houdes ben not so good ne so pfit as pe bolde houdes hyfze
ferde to mene men 5 tybo resons 6 pat o reson is for pei hin
ten no heest but pe hert And pe firft holde houde hymeth
alt man beestes pat his maistir will 7 interple him to he
openey alibay purgh al pe chuntes and pe bold houde
for pe hert ne openeth noght as 3 hauue ferde 8 When pe
hert is a mysde pe chumte he sredeth 9 here he yeth but
men se hym left he so amys 0 enboisse but men may noght
alibay se hym 10 Of ech man houdes hauue 11 seve many
one 12 There ben op mand of bysfe houdes ye sithhly men
clepen 13 y yonde pe see hert houdes good 14 resteyes 15 hert
hounds ne hymten none op heest but pe hert and pfor pei
hen clepes holde houdes 16 for pei hen holde 17 good bysfe for
pe hert 18 Thei he clepes resteied 19 by cause pat if ane hert
falt among pe chauige pei 20 hylle albyde styff tyff pe hilt
com And 21 hen pei sfe here maistir pei woff make hym
there 22 waigte here tailes upon hym 23 will bypysse pe
layes 24 pe kuffhes 25 but m Englonde men maken hem
noght so Thees ben good houdes but not so good as pe
bolde houdes hifze ferde 26 Thei ben thele bysfe for pei
knolke hele pat pei shuld noght hunte pe chumte and
pei be not so bysfe for to dissed pe hert fvo pe chumte for
pei a byden fult 27 restyf 28 Thees houdes 29 holde full-
tgood for pe huit pat knolbeth hem may thele help hem
to see pe hert 30 None of aft pees 31 mand of houdes
ne hymten not atte hert m 32 utsou tyme but if it be pe
good holde houde pe chuth is heest of aft op houdes 33
Thee heest sport pat men may hauue is pe 34 remyng hou-
des 35 for if ye hunte atte hauue oz atte foo oz atte bluk oz
atte hert oz at any op heest 36 orte greihoude it is a
fane pming 37 a plesfaict to hym pat loueth hem The
feschmg 38 pe fmdyng is also a fane pming 39 grete likyg

to fley him with his strength. And for to se he witte, etc. he knav
lech pat his goods hath given to his goods houdest and for to se
pe his goods returning and he retreypnings of his mustries and so
tultees pat he in his goods houdests for of his houdestes and op-
nature of houdests what eulpe he ne lesteth not pe dis
porte. For an one a good greihoude or a good alaumt
taketh or fayle of pe keest and so done aft man of hou-
des sauie rennyng houdestes. pe which most hunte aft pe
say quefyingt and makyingt grete melody in here languite
and seyning grete vilonyt and chidyingt pe keest pat pei en
chace and þfize of hols me as hem byfize aft opn-naté
of houdestes. For pei hauie mo stues as me semeth pan
amp opn-keest opn man of houdestes þis pe which openey
as qengeleth when pei be ancomplied as wele as when
pei be nocht in here fues. And yete when pei be euem here
fues pei quefteiep to morch in sechming here chace what
pat euier it be and yit pei lerney to tache when pei ben
yongt and be nocht thastited þof pei chaft euemore be lauey
as vulture and namlich when pei sechen here chace for when
pe esence is yfounde pe houdestes nocht queftey to moche
do pat pat pei be in pe fues and þfoz to entur as make hou-
des þbe many remedies. As there be also rennyng houdestes
som lasse as vome more and pe lasse ben cleped fenettes a
pees houdestes rennen wele to aft man grime and pei fuen
for aft fame. Mien clepen hem houer and euem houde pat
hath pat corage and falt to be ane houer of nature that
litill makying. But þnedeth grete makying in youth and gte
tranaule to make ane houde renne boldly to a chace þas is
grete change or op changes. Houdestes pe which ben not þfyth
wyse chynge commonly fro may in to semt qoyn. For when
pei honden pe change of hyndes pe hyndes choff not flye
fer before pe houdestes for pei hauie here values but pei tnen
aboute and pe houdestes sech hem wele oft as þfoz pei rene
to hem wit a bett weft. And for pei hold hem nye here

bere values pe whiche may notfist flée And j' fer per funten at hem
yladlich a comoulith. Also when pe hertes gone to rutte
bes chüngen comoulith for pe hertes i pe hundes hem alway
moulith fonding m hertes or to yidre and so pei fmden hem
i vemen to hem rather pain ony ony tyme of pe yere Also pe
hondes fenteth were fro nay am to fent johm par m any ony
tyme of all pe yere for as i ftaft sup pe brennes heth i pe bron
nyng of fesdes tuleth a way pe cent of pe keest fro pe hondes
which pei funten Also in pat tyme pe erbes ke eft in flée
i m peur smelhing euylhon m here hynde And when pe hou
des hopen to fent pe keest pat pei funten pe foot smelhing of
pe erbes tuleth moch fro hem pe cent of pe keest

Of grethoides and of lue nature

In grethouide is a man hynde
of houides j' be fesb pe whiche ne have ſex ſom Nape
lesſe for to deysd hoff a grethouide chyld be holde
for tood a for faire q ftaſt deuysc of here maner. Of allma
n of grethouides j' keeth both tood e euelt i latheleſſe pe
keest bell is rede falor i' a blak moselt. Goodnesſe of grei
kouides cometh of right covege a of pe tood natte of her
tood fadn a of here tood moseu and alsomen may chel
help to make hem tood in pe encharmyng of hem wh of
tood grethouides a feed ſom chel m pe keest pat he takey
The tood grethouide chuld ſe of myddelt aſſife ney to
moch ney to litill and pru is the tood for all keestes for
if he kee to moche he were noght for pe fmaſt keestes
and if he were to litill he were noght for je tete keestes
i latheleſſe bliv so may mayntene it is tood to houe both of pe
grete e of pe fmaſt e of pe myddelt. A grethouide chuld have
a long hede a ſomdele grete ymaked m pe man of a bace. A tood
large mouth a tood ſesb pe one aftem pat oner so pat pe ney
taules pafſe not hem aboue ne pat pei aboue pafſe not hem by
neth i there eyen chuld be rede or blak as of a fpaſh. pe
eres fmaſt e lye in pe maner of a cvent. The not grete and

long holles as a sodaines nek. his paus grete o open pe heer. on
sne his chyn. wele hangyng a downe m pe man of a hou. lye
shuldres as a robuste pe forlegges strength. grete pnodd a-
noght to lye legges. ye feet streight a wounde as a cutte a-
grete clees. a long hese as tobe e wele auales pe bone e-
pe ioyntes of pe chynne grete e karde as pe chynne of une hert
eke by reson his chynne shuld be a litill lye for it is bett pan
it s eve platte. a litill pyntill e litill hangyng bailokes
e wele truffes mye pe eves. small bombe e streight heer
pe hoghes streight e not trompyns as of une oyp. a cattes
tale makynget a ryngre atte ende e not to lye pe tdo bones
of pe chynne se hynde brode of a large pame or moze alsop
beeth many greihoudes with long trules right sibyft. A
goods greihoude shuld go so faste pat if he be wele lat venne
he shuld oultake any beest and y as he oulaketh her he shuld
take her where he may rathest com to a zape lasse he shaff
laste pe lenger if he lyte hysfore or by pe side. he shuld be cur
ters e noght to fell wele folde ymys his maistre e doyng
what euil he lym commandeth. he shuld be hynde e goodly a-
cleene glas and joyfull playmes. wele chylynyt e goodly to
al man folkes faue to wulde beestes upon whom he shuld
be fell fritous and ettire

Of Alaintes and of hve nature

launt is a manere e nature of houdes and pe good
alumptz ben pe almenth men clepe alumptz gentile.
Dhier pere ben pat men clepe alumptz venteres
Dy be alantz o boucherp. yel pat he gentiles chyff he made
et shape as a greihoude euen of al pnyges ouie of pe
hese pe almenth shuld be grete e sfort. And poght he
alumptz of al houres. pe chy ly hest of pe good alumptz pat
is moste comon shuld he chynte with a blak spotie a
boute pe eves. small even e white stondyng eves e shap
aboue. men shuld tech alumptz bettir e to be of bettir eus
tumes pan any ope beestes. for he is bett shape e streng

al. &c.

For to do harme pan any opn beest Also commonly aluntz ben furd of here oden nate e haue not so good hatte as ma my op houdes haue for if a man prikke ane hors pe allint will tsadly renne et byte pe hors Also pei renne at oxen et at shepe at a byne et to all op beestes or to men or to op houdes for men haue sepe alintz sée haue maistur and in all man eelyse Alintz be only felt et euell kondestondyt et more folist a more furd pan any op man of houdes and men sey neul three Wele conditiounes et sood for a sood alaut chuld renme as fast as a greihoude et any beest pat he may com to he chuld hold Wele with his sefoures et nocht leue it for ane alunt of his nate holseyp faster his wytir pan chuld in greihoudes pe best pat any man may hinde and ifore it is pe best house for to holdt et for to myne all man beestes et hold myts tiluth and when he is Wele conditiouned et pfiorth men hold pat he is sood among all op houdes but men fynden but seft pat den pfiote a sood alunt shuld coae his maistur et folow him et help him all tace and what pny his maist alold him comande he shuld so a sood a limit chuld to fast et be harsy to myn all man beestes to oute taryming et hold fast et nocht leue it et Wele condiouned et Wele at his maftes comuundemt And when he is such men holde as I haue seide pat he is one pe sood houde p may be for take all man beestes That op nate of alintz is cleped ventres all moste pei be shapen as a greihou of full shape pei haue qve to houdes et ifte lyp pes et qvete eres et such men helpeth hem atte baytyt of a bole et all wyntif of pe dyce boze pei hold fast of here nate but pei ben heuy et foule et ben alpyne skt pe skilde boze et with pe bole et it is not ful qvete losse And when pei may outake a beest pei byten a holden hir full but by hem self pei chuld new hold po beest but if pe trey houdes were with hem for to make pe beest tary

That op naté of à lüntz of bouchery ie suche as ye may alway
se in goods tournes pat ben called grete bouchere doigres p' which
bouchers holde for to help hem to flye here bequestes p' par by in
pe contre for if ane op asaped flo pe bouchers p' leden him his
houdes wolds ego take et hold bym to pe tpine pat his maistere
ysome e sult help by to bring bym aufeyn to pe tour. Thei ben
of litalk cost for pei eten pe foule priges m pe bouchere ls et
ilso pei kopen here maistre house. Thei ben a good for pe by
tyng of pe bole e hunteyn of pe wylde boze when it be with
greulhoudes atte tristre or w remyng houides atte bym de
yne pe court. For when a wilde boze is e' lyme a finute
hutte of wodde pruete of all pe drye wolds not voide
pennes for pe remyng houides. And when men let such mas-
tifs vame atte boze pei taken him m pe pille freies a make
him men flee him or pei make hy com oute of pe strength y
he ne schulh abye long at abapes

Of opaynelles and
one opn man of houides p' of hwe satietye

ne opn man of houides p' of hwe satietye
is pat be cleped houides for pe hauke et sphaistnells for
pe naté of hem cometh fro opayne not w stondys
pat p' be muum m op contvees and such houides hauen ma-
my good customes et eucl also A faire wuide for pe hauke
shuld hwe a grete hede et grete body et of faire hew et white
or talline for pei ben pe saprest of such hede pei be comon,
best A good opaynel shuld not be to rough but his taule
childe be rough. Eche yoke custimes pat such houides hauen
ben pees. pei louen wele here maistés et folowhen he de w oute le
sint potz pei be in grete preees of men and comonluth pei gon
byfize here maistir remyng et pleying with here taule et tray
sen or sften foules et wilde bequestes but here rysht craft is of
pe p[etr]uth et of pe quale qt is a good pmst to a man p' hath
a good houishauk or tercelt et sphauck for pe p[etr]uth to hime
suche houides et also when pei ben ytaight to be couchers pei
ben a good for to take pe p[etr]uth et pe quale it a nette and al
so pei ben a good when pei ben taight to sdayme et to be a good

m
Ca. xlvii.

for ye kue and for foules When ye be stued but in pat othre side
pei haue many euel condicous aftir ye contre pat pei be comen
of for a contre stabbet to hido naturs of men of beestes of
foules and as men clepe their houdes in englands of scotlands
of viretayne right so ye alwayt and pei houdes for pe hauk comen
oute of spaine and pei drusben aftir ye nat of ye geatcon
of whith pei comen houdes for pe hauke ben flyhters at quite
baffers and if ye lede hem a huntpyg among remyts houdes
what beest pat ye lyinte to ya chul make fur com oute for pei
wol go lyfore nows hiddre nows yiddn as wele when pei fulen
as when pei son aright andesen pe houdes aboute and maken
hem oufheze & faule Also if ye lede greif houdes of yore it be
ane hounde for pe hauk pis to sey a flynyel if he see geet or
hen or boze or hennes or oyen or of beestes he wol verne
anone & bygynne to haffe at hem and bitauise of hym ye qui
houdes chauk reme y to for to take ye beest thurgh his eyen
for he will make al þe not at all þe hame The houdes for
pe hauk haue so many oyn euel tricheþ pat but if he hasde a
thos hauk or falbecon or hauke for pe chule or chauk or pe
nette q wold nad haue none namlich þas he should lyinte

Of maystyes and of lye nature ?

It is a man of houdes pat al man knowneth ye
mastif nat is + his office for to pepe his maistis
beestes & his maistir house & it is a good nat of houdes
for pei kopen & fenden at here parkeve all þere maistis goods · pei
ben of alwayn nat & of foule shape Natheles þe ben som þe ful
len to be beaflet and also to bring wele & fast a manace a boute
Com tymen þe ben many goods namlich for men þe hunte for a fite
of houlsolde as for to gette flessh Also of maistis & of alwayn
þe ben many goods for pe wold be wele Also of pe maistis & of hou
des for pe hauke þe ben many goods alwayone in his hinde but þy
cuse pat pei ben houdes pat men should not make moch mena
on of þe sitt nomore stke of hem for it is not gret maist
tive ne of great restnesse pe hunte pat pei son so pere nat

mys not to

is not to be tendre nozfiſſed in hauſt neuer in ſonſt neuer in diſtay
rounde
What maner to Conditions a good hinter ſhulde

hou ſire What eu'n pou haue ?

m. m.
ca. xxi.

be threte or ſutill pat diſt teche a man to be a good hinter eue
ſtrest he most be a childe passed. En or diu. yere of uge
or. ſutill eſt are And if pat any man bolde ſay pat I take a childe m
to tendre uge fo: to putte him to traueſt. I anſtere pat all nates
ſhorteth and diſſenseth. For eſu man kroſſeth Wele put a childe of En
yere of uſe can moze in p[]is tyme pat no[]w us of ſuth p[]rimes as him
laketh to lerne pan ſom tyme touſe a childe of. En yere and p[]ſo: I
putte him so yonge p[]i to. for o craft reſpireth all a mannes ſue or: Ie
be p[]ſyte p[]i of. And also men ſeyen pat u[n]man lerned in youth diſt-
it haſt in his eſſe And forthn[]m moſte to p[]is childe longen many p[]rimes
ſtrest pat he loue his maſtir. And his hert and his beſmesſe be on pe hou-
ſes and moſt take him and bete hym when he diſt not do pat his maſt
comandep him in to pe tyme pat pe childe be anſtred fo: to ſule and
ſtrest I diſt teche him fo: to take him by eſtire all pe names of pe
houdes and of pe houdes hervés in to pe tyme pat pe childe know[]d ſem
bothe by h[]aſt and by name Aſtir I woff teth him to make then eſu
day in pe m[]o[]rning. pe houdes kenelt of all ſoule p[]rimes Aſtir I
woff him lerne to putte byſoſe him to[]bres on pe diu. f[]reſſh Datur
et clene of a weſt in a yeſſet p[]i as pe houdes druken or ſere ven-
nyng Datur in pe m[]o[]rning or in pe edemning. Aſtir I w[]off him
teth pat ones in pe day he vade pe kenelt and make it all clene a
vemeue here ſtuske and putte again[]n f[]reſſh necke ſtund a g[]rere deſe
a right y[]ikke and p[]i as he leyeth it pe houdes ſhulſt ly and pe
place p[]as pei ſhulſt ly ſhulſt be made of tree a foot ſne fl[]
pe erth and pan pe straſk ſhulſt be leide upon by cause pat pe
moſtnes of pe erth ſhulſt not make him morſtounde ne engen
son or ou[]p[] f[]rinesſe by pe alth [pe]i myſſht be pe d[]eare for. f[]routyſ
and also pat he be both a folde and at houſe deli and Wele e[]yed
and Wele auſſed of his ſtech and of his times and eu'n glaſd to lerne
and pat he be no boſſere ne anglere Of pe kenelt for the hom-
des de houſt pe couples for the vaathes and pe ropes for the
lymers ſhulde bo made ?

ttenett +

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xx

The Hounds should be of y fesmes of length and of hight
if they be many Hounds and if they be a sure before
and one ot our byrnesde a ferre strene where ye some
chynesse aft ye day frope more til ye euen and yat grene should be
closed aboute with a pale or with a wath of earth or stone of ye fur
length and hiede pat ye Hounds Kenett is of and ye lynder Sore of ye
Kenett should alway ben open by cause pat ye Hounds may goe forth
oute to play hem alway hem liketh for it is a grete liknet for ye fow
des when ye may goone oute at here lift for ye moned come
to them ye latter And in ye Kenett should be pryched small fames in
dumppes aboute with fimes of ye Hounds litter in to ye nombre of
dy. stones pat ye Hounds myght pyffe if they be a Kenett should,
have a gotter of two斗斗ly al ye pyffe of ye Hounds and aft of
bates may venne oute pat none alde in ye Kenett The Kenett
childe als be in a lorb house and myght in a solare but if should be
a left a houe by cause pat it myght be more hote in wynte a colde
m somer and at leay by myght and by stay a left pat som childe he or
be in ye Kenett as ye Hounds for to kepe hem fro fyftymet alsom
pe Kenett should be a chynne for to carryne ye Hounds when yei
ben a colde or when ye be here or for paining a
feyning of hunds als he should he taught for to spynne here
of hore for to make couples for ye Hounds pe which should be made
of ye here of ane hore a tule or of a matres tule for ye ben left a leften
better pan if ye were of hore or of stoff and ye hounds couples should
be of length bettene ye Hounds a foot and ye tope of ye lymere in fis
mes and ane half and be he neu dy wysed lymere it sufficeth ye which
tope should be made of lethn of ane hore spynne chel tawdes

m
Da
xxi.

How the Hounds should be laid out to stounde

Howpe ye childe should lede ye Hounds to stombre todyes m
pe stay m pe monyset a pe beny so pat ye fone be exp
specialy m wynte pen should he let hem tend play longe
m a faire mede m pe fone and pen kemb euy houde aftur on a wyne
hem with a grete myfte of straws and pus should he so euy monyset
a pen he shall lede hem m som faire plate y as tendre grene grosteth

Hunted and ane opir tyme soft as yue pe hert edent a pace. And yfm
He may adise hy to finnd pe differente of pe hertes feet and he ftauff-
Wele fynde pat pis no dere so yong if he be fro a broket opbaird, y
bis tulou nys more large et bettir et more grete argus pan hath
ane hynde and comonly lengtines. Nathelesse pere beeth som him
seeele traced ye wlich hauen pe sole of pe foot as a staggard or
a small fragge but pe talou ne pe argus beeth noght so grete ne so large
And also a gyete hart and ane olde hath a bettir sole of his fote a
bettir talou et bettir bones a more grete a more large pan hath a
yong dere oz ane hynde. And som tymem puttyng mpe erth pe hertes
foot and pe hyndes foot as I haue seide he shall molbe knotb pe diffi-
rence bett pan i can demyse. And also ane hynde comonly hath hir
traces more holloss pan a staggard oz a fragge a more open pe clee
lyfzeze pan ane hert of y. poz of pe othir recch i neu. I he nuggemet
i8 mpe talou edhen he is grete a large et mpe sole of pe foot when
he is grete a brode a pe bones grete a brode a pe pomt of pe foot
brode. And men haue i seie a grete hert a ane olde pe wlich had
holloss traces and pat maynot greue so pat he haue pe op signes
lyfzeze i seide. For ane holloss trace a sharp clee betokne none opri-
thing pan pat wontre pat pe hert hath haunted nessh wontre oz
hard and believe bett but febb stones oz pat he ne hath he fun-
ted but a litill. And also if a man fynde such ane hert a men ye
fym What ane hert it is. He may answere pat it is ane hert thate
able of y. and slues not be refused. And he see ane hertes fote pat
hath pe signes lyfoz i seide pe wlich ben grete a brode he may
say pat it is ane hert pat som tyme had yboze. y. tyndes. And
if he see pat pe forseide signes ben grete et brodder. He may say put
it is a grete hert a ane olde and pis is aft pat he mny say of pe
hert also he chuld clepe pe foot of pe hert ye trace et of a chylse
boze also. Also himts of by yonde pe see tallen of ane hert oz of
a boze pe routes a pe pace et both is one. Nathelesse pace pe clepen
yonges Where a beste goth a pe toutes Where he is pasled neu
pe kesse i ebold not sette pis mmy boke but poz as not as i
hold. Englis humts touth som dele of pe times pat limtto ofen

Levonde ye see but noight mentent to take it so in Englyonde so
a man schulde knollbe a grete hert by the fumes

in
ca. xxxv

fyt I shal夫 tech you to knollbe to some the fumes of a ne hert
for som tympe ye croteieth in Wrethes & som tymne flatt som
tyme yfòmed & som tyme & som tyme sharp at both endes
ans som tyme ypffes to gydres & som tyme m main op main as I
haue side byfize. When ye croteieth flat & it be in auertiz of m
mayn to June if ye croteies ben grete & thinke it is tokemng pat
it is ane hert thaceable and if he hende ye fumes yWrethes & it be
fio nffes June m to mysdeft Auguſt of grete fòme & m grete eſtre
this & wele ness it is tokemng pat it is ane hert thaceable. And
if ze hende ye fumes pat beeth fòmed & not holdmet to griddres at
it is fro ye lyſymyning of qule m to ye ende of auguſt if ye ben
grete & blaſk a long I ben not sharp atte endes & ben heuye & due
the oute glemmings it is token pat it is ane hert thaceable. And if
ye fumes ben ſynt & lyſht a flatt of glemmng or sharp at both
ye endes or atte one ende peces ben tokenes pat he is no dere thace
able but if it be then ye burmiſhen pat ye croteie here fumes
more ybrent & more sharp at pat one ende. But anon then ye
haue yburmiſhed ye croteie here fumes as byſize. And for all pat
pat ye fumes bene tood a grete if ye ben glemmng it is a tokemng
pat he haue suffres som dideſe fro ye ende of auguſt for p[er]ſaunce.
ye
fumes ben of no uigement for ye undo hem ſelf for ye vutte

ſołł a manſchulde knollde a grete hert by pe places Where he hap ſprayed
vorthu more ze haſt knollde a grete hert by pe ſpraying of
his ſode for if ze hende where ye hert hath ſprayed ze
ſe pat ye endes he grete where he heth ſraues & he heth
not boſſed it & ye trees be ſprayed where he & heth yprayed pe bark
of ye tree as way & ybroke pe bimches & Wrethes hym where he and
if ye bimches be where grete it is ſigne pat it is a grete hert and
pat he chulſe kep ane ſhe hese & where troched for by pe troching
he broſe ſo he ye boſſes pat he myſſht not fold hem unwu-lm
ſſor if ye ſtraueng where bare and he haf yprared pe boſſes undu
him it is no tokemng pat it be a grete hert. And ſpecially if ye

of al bitnig beestes as of wylde bozes Bolues et op bytyng beestes
he may unsere re pe feed as i haue seide byfore And if me speke et
ay him of pe funes he shall clepe funes of ane hert cotying of a
bucke of pe voo bucke of pe wilde boze et of pe blank beestes of chal-
ues he shall clepe it lesses and of haves of comminges he shall-
pay pei troteyeth pat of pe foye dragging of pe groy pe derde
robe and of opn stynkynig beestes he shall clepe it sittte and p-
of pe otur he shall clepe falampting as hyfore is seide And if men
ustym of pe beestes feet of pe heotes he shall faye pe trace of ane
hert and eke of pe bucke and pat of pe wilde boze of pe wold
ele pei clepen traces by zonde pe se and pat of pe stynkynig beestes
pat men tallt omm he shall clepe hem steppes as i haue seide and
if he hath fye ane hert wyth eyen y is my man of hues of him y
one is cleped bromne pat op yelou and pe thirde sune and so he
may clepe hem as hy pynker p pei heven here hues and men aftir
what hede bereth pe hert pat he hath fye he shall alway an
seere by euen e not by odde. for if he be fourthed on pe right side
and lak noght of his rightes hyneth and on pe left hede amite
lere et ryall a suirall noght foch but only pe beme he shall fay
it is ane hert of y at defaulte for pe most pte bereth pe nombre
eulmore meuen and elwy hertes tynde shall be refened as one as
a man may hang a bauld ke of a keest yn pon and none op dyse.
And when ane hert bereth as many tyndee my pat o fyde as my p-
othir he may fay if he be but foched pat he is ane hert of p. et
if he be trothed of my he is ane hert of yn and if he be twoched
of my he is ane hert of yd. if it be so allgate pat he haue pe
rightes hyneth as hyforne is seide and if hym lak am of his
rightes ze most abate so many m pe toppe for ane hertes hede
shuld begynne to be disliued fro pe mule dpyard and if he haue
mo hy tede m pe o fide pan m pat opn ze most take from pat one
to comite zp pat opn with all as i shall moze cleerely speke in a
thapitre here aftir of disliying of ane hertes hede and if he be
pat pe hertes twice haue opn tokens pan i haue seide et it pynk
him ane hert chaceable and men aftir him what hert it is he

may say it is ane hert of. y and of nomoze and if it feme hym afte
hert and men aft him what hert it is he shall say pat it is ane hert
pat fernezere deas of y and sulz not be refused and if he hape
kele ysie him with his eyen or by pe forseide tokens so pat fulluch
he knothe pat it is a grete hert as a hert may be if men ay
him what hert it is he may fly a grete hert a ane ofde seire
and pat it is pe greteft edor de pat he may say as i hauie seide by
foze and if men ay him where by he knothe it he may fly for
pe good bones or good talon or good sole of foot for pees in pingf
maken pe tylate grete of faue lemys or pe gias or pe earth kele
pffes or by pe hie hede or by pe fumes or all pe op tokens pat
he shall knothe as i hauie seide by foze. And if he see ane hert pe
which hath a kele affeted hede aftir pe hight and pe shape t
pe tymdes kele prenged by good mesure pe one fro pat oppe t
men ay hym what he bereth he may anſtbere pat he bereth a
grete hees at a ſaue of beme of all his rightes t kele opened
and if men ay him what hede bereth he may anſtbere pat he
bereth a ſaue hede by all tokens and kele pigroſs. And if he ſe
ane hert pat hath a lond hede or ane hie or a grete or small at it
be pich ſette hie at lond and men ay he him what hede he bereth.
he may anſtbere pat he bereth a pich ſette hede aftir his ma
ſing pat he hath lond or small or of what op man pat eſi
it be And if he ſe ane hert pat hath a diuſ hede or pat pe amte
lens ben byhinde or pat he has double bemes or op diuſitees
pat op hertes hedes comonluch ben homed to bere and men
ay hym what hede he bereth he may anſtbere a diuſ hede or
a conturſeted for he is conturſeted so. And if he ſee a hert pat
bereth ane hie hede pat is wyde at pynne ptyndes ed longe
bemes and men ay hym what hede he bereth he shall anſtbere
a ſaue hede a wyde at long bemes but it is not thikke ſette
nethw kele affeted. And if he ſe ane hert pat hath a lond
hede a grete a thikke ſette and men ay what hede he
bereth he may anſtbere pat he bereth a ſaue hede a kele
affeted and if men ay him by pe hede where by he knothe