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which_o will_v torment_v he_o if_o he_o be_v abroad_o the_o other_o for_o to_o avoid_v the_o vehement_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n which_o will_v be_v at_o none_o day_n and_o the_o huntsman_n must_v take_v good_a heed_n that_o he_o enter_v not_o over_o fast_o into_o the_o thick_a for_o that_o such_o heart_n do_v sometime_o take_v layre_a very_o near_o those_o privy_a coppyse_n because_o they_o be_v neither_o fear_v nor_o stir_v but_o it_o suffice_v for_o they_o if_o they_o be_v only_o in_o covert_n and_o also_o in_o such_o spring_n they_o come_v out_o to_o feed_v immediate_o after_o six_o of_o the_o clock_n in_o the_o evening_n and_o therefore_o let_v the_o huntsman_n be_v content_a to_o have_v see_v the_o slot_n fresh_a and_o to_o have_v take_v up_o the_o fewmish_a and_o afterward_o let_v he_o retire_v himself_o as_o secret_o as_o he_o can_v and_o never_o tarry_v to_o see_v or_o mark_v the_o entry_n but_o carry_v his_o hound_n in_o his_o arm_n with_o he_o and_o when_o he_o be_v far_o enough_o from_o thence_o let_v he_o counterfeit_v the_o shepherd_n or_o whistle_v in_o some_o pipe_n lest_o the_o heart_n have_v get_v he_o in_o the_o wind_n and_o so_o rouse_v for_o if_o he_o sing_v or_o whistle_v he_o shall_v enbolden_v he_o again_o afterward_o he_o may_v rest_v half_o a_o hour_n or_o more_o in_o some_o place_n by_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v the_o better_o assure_v and_o then_o let_v he_o cast_v about_o and_o make_v his_o ring_n and_o if_o perchance_o he_o can_v find_v any_o fewmish_v and_o that_o the_o place_n be_v so_o thick_a of_o grass_n that_o he_o can_v well_o see_v the_o slot_n then_o let_v he_o kneel_v down_o have_v his_o hound_n behind_o he_o look_v upon_o the_o foil_n and_o track_n in_o the_o leaf_n and_o grass_n and_o if_o they_o be_v well_o strain_v let_v he_o clap_v his_o hand_n upon_o the_o slot_n and_o if_o he_o find_v that_o it_o be_v four_o finger_n broad_a then_o may_v he_o judge_v he_o a_o heart_n of_o ten_o by_o the_o foil_n 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the_o slot_n or_o view_v where_o the_o heart_n shall_v have_v pass_v the_o which_o will_v be_v a_o occasion_n that_o the_o huntsman_n can_v not_o perceive_v it_o neither_o yet_o his_o hound_n can_v have_v send_v thereof_o and_o therefore_o let_v he_o in_o such_o place_n be_v stir_v very_o early_o how_o a_o huntsman_n shall_v go_v to_o find_v out_o a_o heart_n again_o when_o he_o have_v be_v hunt_v and_o lose_v the_o night_n before_o chap._n 33._o it_o happen_v very_o often_o that_o man_n fail_v of_o kill_v the_o heart_n at_o force_n diverse_a kind_n of_o way_n sometime_o by_o occasion_n of_o
chance_n to_o overshoot_v &_o draw_v wrong_a or_o counter_a then_o must_v the_o huntsman_n draw_v he_o back_o and_o say_v back_o back_o soft_a soft_a until_o he_o have_v set_v he_o right_n again_o and_o if_o he_o perceive_v that_o the_o hound_n do_v amend_v his_o fault_n &_o hunt_v right_a again_o let_v he_o kneâ—…le_v down_o upon_o one_o knee_n to_o mark_v the_o slot_n or_o the_o port_n well_o &_o advise_o and_o if_o he_o perceive_v that_o his_o hound_n draw_v right_a let_v he_o clap_v he_o on_o the_o side_n &_o cherish_v he_o say_v that_o be_v my_o boy_n that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v he_o to_o he_o knave_n and_o let_v he_o blemish_v there_o aswell_o for_o they_o that_o come_v after_o he_o as_o also_o to_o show_v they_o that_o come_v with_o the_o kennel_n that_o the_o heart_n pass_v there_o and_o if_o the_o kennel_n be_v to_o far_o from_o he_o he_o shall_v cry_v come_v near_o come_v near_o with_o the_o hound_n or_o else_o let_v he_o blow_v two_o mote_n leave_v blemish_n both_o aloft_o &_o by_o low_a all_o the_o way_n as_o he_o go_v that_o if_o his_o hound_n overshoot_v or_o draw_v amiss_o he_o may_v yet_o come_v back_o to_o his_o last_o blemish_n then_o if_o he_o perceive_v that_o his_o hound_n do_v renew_v his_o draw_n &_o that_o he_o draw_v stiff_a so_o that_o it_o seem_v he_o be_v near_o the_o heart_n he_o must_v hold_v he_o then_o short_a &_o short_a lest_o if_o the_o heart_n shall_v rouse_v for_o fear_v a_o far_o of_o his_o hound_n hunt_v upon_o the_o wind_n may_v â—…arie_v he_o amiss_o so_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o find_v the_o layre_z whereby_o &_o by_o the_o foil_n about_o it_o he_o may_v have_v certain_a judgement_n and_o if_o he_o rouse_v or_o unharbor_v the_o dear_a &_o find_v the_o layre_z let_v he_o not_o blow_v over_o hasty_o for_o the_o hound_n but_o only_o cry_v look_v ware_n look_v ware_n ware_z ware_z and_o let_v he_o draw_v on_o with_o his_o hound_n until_o y_fw-fr dear_n be_v descry_v &_o right_o mark_v before_o he_o hallow_v and_o if_o he_o 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as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o night_n a_o dear_a go_v &_o travel_v to_o seek_v his_o feed_n &_o have_v neither_o have_v rest_n nor_o leisure_n to_o digest_v his_o feed_n so_o well_o and_o yet_o they_o will_v be_v like_a of_o form_n and_o proportion_n unless_o the_o change_n of_o feed_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o or_o if_o the_o huntsman_n find_v the_o layre_z of_o the_o dear_a he_o shall_v lay_v his_o cheek_n or_o his_o back_n of_o his_o hand_n upon_o it_o to_o feel_v if_o it_o be_v warm_a or_o not_o or_o he_o may_v know_v by_o his_o hound_n for_o he_o will_v strain_v and_o lappyse_v or_o whymper_n or_o sometime_o call_v on_o plain_o all_o these_o token_n give_v a_o huntsman_n to_o understand_v that_o the_o heart_n be_v rouse_v and_o on_o foot_n some_o heart_n be_v so_o subtle_a and_o crafty_a that_o when_o they_o rouse_v and_o go_v from_o their_o layre_z they_o coast_n round_o about_o to_o seek_v some_o other_o dear_a whereby_o the_o hound_n which_o follo_v we_o they_o may_v find_v change_n to_o hunt_v or_o else_o perchance_o they_o have_v some_o young_a brocket_n with_o they_o in_o company_n always_o whereby_o the_o hunt_v man_n may_v be_v beguile_v and_o therefore_o he_o shall_v not_o blow_v to_o cast_v off_o more_o hound_n when_o he_o rouse_v he_o but_o only_o cry_v ware_n ware_z ware_z come_v near_o with_o the_o hound_n and_o let_v he_o draw_v after_o he_o still_o that_o way_n that_o he_o go_v fifty_a or_o threescore_o pace_n and_o when_o he_o shall_v perceive_v that_o the_o heart_n prepare_v to_o flee_v if_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v sure_a thereof_o let_v he_o blow_v for_o the_o hound_n and_o cry_v to_o they_o that_o be_v he_o that_o be_v he_o to_o he_o to_o he_o and_o let_v he_o draw_v still_o upon_o the_o slot_n or_o view_n blow_v and_o hallow_v until_o the_o hound_n be_v come_v in_o and_o begin_v to_o take_v it_o right_n and_o therewithal_o he_o must_v go_v amongst_o they_o with_o his_o hound_n in_o the_o lyam_n to_o encourage_v they_o and_o to_o make_v they_o take_v it_o the_o more_o hot_o afterwards_o when_o he_o see_v that_o they_o be_v in_o full_a cry_n and_o take_v it_o right_n he_o may_v go_v out_o of_o the_o thick_a and_o give_v his_o hound_n to_o his_o boy_n or_o servant_n and_o get_v up_o on_o horseback_n keep_v still_o under_o the_o wind_n and_o coast_v to_o cross_v the_o hound_n which_o be_v in_o chase_n to_o help_v they_o at_o default_n if_o need_v require_v but_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o the_o heart_n turn_v counter_a upon_o the_o hound_n in_o the_o thicket_n have_v come_v amongst_o change_n then_o let_v all_o the_o huntsman_n menace_v and_o rate_v their_o hound_n and_o couple_v they_o up_o again_o until_o they_o have_v go_v back_o either_o to_o the_o layre_z or_o to_o last_o blemish_n make_v upon_o any_o slot_n or_o view_v and_o so_o hunt_v on_o again_o until_o they_o may_v find_v the_o heart_n for_o some_o beat_a deer_n will_v fall_v flat_a upon_o his_o belly_n and_o never_o move_v until_o the_o hound_n be_v even_o upon_o he_o certain_a observation_n and_o subtlety_n to_o be_v use_v by_o huntsman_n in_o hunt_v a_o heart_n at_o force_n chap._n 40._o now_o that_o i_o have_v treat_v of_o such_o judgement_n &_o mark_n as_o the_o huntsman_n may_v take_v of_o a_o heart_n and_o how_o they_o shall_v behave_v themselves_o in_o harbour_v of_o a_o dear_a i_o think_v meet_v likewise_o to_o instruct_v according_a to_o my_o simple_a skill_n the_o huntsman_n on_o horseback_n how_o to_o chase_v and_o hunt_v a_o heart_n at_o force_n and_o that_o aswell_o by_o authority_n of_o good_a &_o ancient_a hunter_n as_o also_o by_o experience_n of_o my_o own_o hunt_n and_o because_o at_o these_o day_n there_o be_v many_o man_n which_o bear_v horn_n and_o bewgle_n and_o yet_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o use_v they_o neither_o how_o to_o encourage_v and_o help_v their_o hound_n therewith_o but_o rather_o do_v hinder_a than_o further_a they_o have_v neither_o skill_n nor_o delight_n to_o use_v true_a measure_n in_o blow_a 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the_o which_o they_o may_v perceive_v either_o by_o their_o hound_n or_o by_o mark_v which_o way_n he_o flee_v when_o he_o come_v thither_o let_v they_o make_v their_o hound_n take_v the_o water_n and_o swim_v therein_o for_o they_o may_v â—…nde_v send_v upon_o the_o bulrush_n or_o weed_n which_o grow_v in_o the_o river_n or_o otherwise_o the_o huntsman_n themselves_o may_v seek_v to_o find_v where_o the_o heart_n have_v forsake_v the_o soil_n which_o huntsman_n call_v break_v of_o the_o water_n and_o there_o they_o shall_v find_v by_o the_o grass_n or_o herb_n which_o he_o have_v bear_v down_o before_o he_o which_o way_n he_o make_v head_n when_o they_o find_v assure_o which_o way_n he_o make_v head_n then_o let_v they_o call_v their_o hound_n out_o of_o the_o water_n for_o fear_v lest_o they_o founder_v they_o with_o too_o much_o cold_a after_o their_o heat_n and_o if_o there_o be_v three_o huntesinen_n of_o they_o together_o let_v two_o of_o they_o get_v one_o of_o the_o one_o 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