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A44818	The school of recreation, or, A guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, fireworks, military discipline, the science of defence, [brace] [brace] hawking, tennis, bowling, ringing, singing, cock-fighting, fowling, angling by R.H.	Howlett, Robert.	1696 (1696)	Wing H3195; ESTC R41004	93,643	192

Mouth with your Right-hand put it into the Barrel with a swift Motion holding the big end of your Scowrer near the Muzzle of your Musket 22. Ram down Powder and Ball. Grasp full with your Thumb and Fore-finger from the Muzzle your Thumb on the Top of the Scowrer reserving a handful in your Hand 23. Withdraw your Scowrer Your Hand Thumb and Fore-finger turned towards the Muzzle clear your Scowrer at three Motions and hold it up even with your Forehead extending your Arm as if you were about to dart it 24. Shorten it to an Handful Turn the Butt-end of your Scowrer towards you sink it till within an Inch of the End letting it rest against your Body a little below your Right-breast the Scowrer sloping 25. Return your Scowrer Put it up in its proper place grasp the Muzzle of your Musket with your Right-hand extending your Thumb upon the Scowrer keep it half a foot distant from your Side 26. Poise your Musket Here before you bring up your Musket with your Left-hand Grasp it under the Cock with your Right falling with your Right-leg to your Left Keep it Poised against your Nose and when faced to the Front let your Right-elbow rest upon your Body 27. Shoulder your Musket In this do as has been taught in the like case before 28. Order your Musket Sink a little your Right-hand and take hold on the Stock on the top of the Scowrer with your Left-hand then suffer that Hand to sink and take hold on the Muzzle with the Right-hand letting the Butt-end easily sink near the Ground then let it after a little Pause come down As many as Exercise grounding them together then close to the Right-foot and place the Butt-end about the middle of it your Right-hand an Inch below the Muzzle the Lock being outward 29. Lay down your Musket Turning it with the Back upwards step forwards with your Left-leg so with your Right-hand place it on the Ground that it may lye with the rest in a strait Line This some call grounding a Musket 30. Quit your Musket Here stand upright with a quick Motion rising with a falling back of your Left-leg to your Right 31. Handle your Musket With your Left-leg step forward and lay your Right-hand on the Muzzle 32. Order your Musket Raise the Muzzle and fall back with your Left-leg to your Right turning the Lock outwards by the middle of your Foot And thus much for the Exercise of the Musket by it self which may be much advantageous to young Trainers who have occasion to be called or sent out upon Duty in the City or Country and Country Militia of the Trained Bands or for any other who is desirous to be knowing in and entring upon Military Affairs from whence I shall proceed to the brief Exercise of the Pike and Musket jointly as they are Exercised in Companies Battalions c. The Exercise of Pike and Musket jointly We now supposing the Muskets shouldred and the Pikes advanced the Word next is 1. Musketiers make ready Hereupon you must perform all the Postures and Motions together till you stand Cock'd and guarded with your Musket before you and for the better Security your Thumb on the Cock whereupon the Pikes are to be recovered before the Pike-men The Butt-ends in the Palms of their Hands and the Spear upright on their Left hands to the height of their Mouths when the Commander gives the Word Charge Then the Muskets and Pikes must be brought at once by turning the Left-toe that way the Charge is made and the Left-heel against the middle of the Right-foot in every Charge charging directly forward not at the first Charging closing the Pikes to your Breasts but in bringing down the Pike charge a little way distant and when they are brought down then close them The Charge is To the Right four times then to the Right about and so As you were Then to the Left Charge four times then to the Left about and so As you were Furthermore the Pike-men must turn as the Musketiers bearing up their Right-heels to their Left-insteps their Arms being extended as they turn so that they bring their Muskets straight before them carrying their Left-hands as high as their Mouths bearing back their Arms and when they Face fall back with their Right-legs not bringing down their Arms till the word Charge is given and then it must be done with a decent quick Motion not suffering the Pikes to clatter After this the Words of Command are viz. Recover your Arms. Half bend your Muskets Poise your Muskets Shoulder your Muskets This Exercise is to be observ'd as is before laid down in the Exercise of the Musket The Musketiers upon this being at Shoulder and the Pikes that stood recovered falling out with their Right-legs whereupon the Pikes are brought to their Thighs in their Advance Then the next is Poise your Muskets Upon this the Pike-men with their Left hands must grasp their Pikes over against their Shoulders after which the Words are Order your Arms. Pikes to your inside Order Lay down your Arms. Quit your Arms. To the Right about March You must observe these as directed in the Exercise only over and above when you are clear of your Arms you must disperse and upon the beat of Drum close hastily together with a Huzza your Swords unsheathed with their Points upwards Then further observe the Words of Command viz. Return your Swords Handle your Arms. Order your Arms. Pikes to your out-side Order Advance In ordering your Arms observe you make a little stop before you let the Butt-ends come to the Ground so that each one may bear you company and they may fall together at once and after they are laid down and quitted you must stand up together so suddenly as all your Risings may appear as it were but one Motion When you March from your Arms step Front and Rear at once with the Left-feet Marching but a little distance Then lay your Right-hand on your Sword taking hold of your Scabbard with your Left and then drawing hold your Swords upright before you after you have held them there a while bring them down at one Motion and when by Command your Swords are returned stand upright to your Arms facing to your proper Front and if any thing is to be further known consider the Excercise of the Pike and Musket distinctly and you will be informed to your Satisfaction Of the Match-Lock These Locks were formerly in more use than Fire-Locks and at this day they are sometimes mixed among them wherefore I shall speak some what relating to the Words of Command that seem to differ from the Fire-lock viz. 1. Lay down your Match 2. Handle your Match 3. Blow your Match 4. Cock and try your Match 5. Return your Match All these chiefly consist in keeping your Match in order with a good hard and well lighted Coal fastning it on Command advantageous in your Skrew blowing the Coal and so by pulling

Pike Here extend your Fingers on the Left-hand and lay it on the Pike level with your Shoulder make your Right-heel come up even with your Left-instep your Pike right before you fall back with your Right-leg and as far as may be put back your Right-arm keeping your Pike about half a Foot from your Side your Eye fixed on the Spear directly to the Rear your Pike sloped Then forsake it with your Left-hand and bring in your Right-leg laying your Pike on your Right-Shoulder closing your Elbow to your Body the Butt of your Pike being about half a Foot from the Ground in the middle of the distance 12. Charge to the Front In doing this fall back with your Right-leg keeping as much as may be your Arm back and the Spear exactly to the Rear sloaping the Pike to the same height as Shouldering then bring with your Left-hand the Butt-end backwards turning the Head with your Right so quit it with that Hand then taking hold on the Butt-end Charge Breast high keeping the Palm of your Hand open against the Butt-end your Left-Elbow under the Pike and your Left-toe in Line with the Spear and when you Charge it must be directly forward your Left-heel being just against the middle of your Right 13. Shoulder as you were Here raise your Pike with both Hands so quit it with the Right and with the Left turn the Head backwards the Spear even with the Rear so with your Right-hand seize it again as high as you can reach with little straining and stand with it from your Body aslope bring up your Right-leg and then forsake your Pike with your Left-hand and lay it on your Shoulder ever keeping the Spear in a direct Point to the Rear not crossing your Fellows 14. Charge to the Right In this Case fall back with you Right-Arm and Leg the Spear being kept in the Rear sloping at the height of Shouldering then turn your Left-Toe to the Right suffering the Right to fall behind the Left-foot so that the middle of your Right-foot may be over against your Left-heel then bring up your Pike in this Action and turn backwards the Butt-end by your Right-side then pressing it in your Right-palm Charge 15. Shoulder as you were Make your Left-toe come to the Left and the middle of your Right-foot come also against your Left-heel with your Pike up and then turn the Head to the Right that is directly to the Rear doing it at one Motion So take hold of your Pike with your Right-hand and keep it sloped with both Hands a little distance from your Body as in Shouldering at what time bring up your Right-leg and lay your Pike on your Shoulder 16. Charge to the Right about In this Case give back with your Hand and Leg then stand with your Pike a little distant from your Side and turning your Left-toe to the Right about bring the Butt-end of your Pike to the Right-side falling back with your Right-leg and Charge keeping the Spear all the while to the Rear a Shouldering height and when you are to Face to the Right about level your Pike and Charge 17. As you were In this turn your Left-toe to the Left about advancing your Right-foot a moderate Step that the middle of it may stand against your Left-heel then with your Left-hand bring the Butt-end by your Left-side taking notice the Spear be exactly with the Rear a Shouldering height then lay on your Right-hand as high as you can easily reach and stand with it in Form after which bring up your Right-leg and Shoulder 18. Charge to the Left Here fall back with your Left-arm and Leg as in the former Chargings Turn the Left-toe and the Butt-end of your Pike with your Left-hand to the Right after which bring up your Left-leg and Charge 19. As you were Raise the Spear with both your Hands turn the Left-toe to the Right and so fall back with your Left-leg and Arm keeping your Pike from your Side the Spear to the Rear then bring up your Left-leg and Shoulder 20. Charge to the Left about Here fall with your Arm and Leg back bringing the Pike over your Head with both your Hands the Spear directly to the Rear at a Shouldering height Turn your Left-toe to the Left about then bring up your Right-toe that the middle may come with your Left-heel and Charge 21. Port. Observe here as in Charging in the Front being wary that you sink not the Spear of your Pike rest it between the Thumb and Fore-finger keeping your Elbow close to your side 22. Comport As far as may be bring your Left-hand backward at the same time stretching out the Right make thereupon a step forward with the Right-foot grasping fast the Pike as high as you can reach with the Right-hand not tossing the Spear too high then forsake it with your Left-hand and bring back your Right-leg even with your Left then close it to your Side keeping the Spear the height of your Head 23. Charge to the Front Here extend your Right-arm advancing at the same time your Right-leg drawing back your Left-hand as far as may be and bringing your Pike forward give a step back with your Right-leg and take hold of the Butt with your Right-hand then Charge and in all Chargings observe it be done Breast high 24. Fire Herein face to the Right about suffering the Spear of your Pike to fall behind you after which quit your Right-hand from the Butt-end without any motion of the Left and be cautious not to strike upon the Spear 25. Charge as you were Here turn to the Left about place the Butt-end in the Palm of your Right-hand and Charge the Spear being kept an even height 26. Advance your Pike In this Exercise bring your Right-heel to your Left-Instep your Pike directly before you to the Recovery and so fall out with your Right-foot that it may come even with your Left and so bring the Pike to your Right-thigh 27. Order your Pikes Raise your Left-hand so that it may come even with the upper part of your Shoulder place it on your Pike stretching out your Fingers then sinking your Left-hand raise your Right and then raise the Pike that when the Butt-end your Right-hand may be against your Eye keep the Pike near your Head by clapping the Butt-end to the Latchet of your Shoe and here all the Butt-ends of as many as are exercised must fall to the Ground at one and the same time 28. Pikes to your Inside Order Place the Butt-end on the Inside your Right-foot to the middle not moving your Foot but only your Pike 29. Lay down your Pikes As many as exercise in this case must step altogether with their Right-legs stoop together with a very Quick Motion and Lay their Pikes down very strait with their Right-hands 30. Quit your Pikes Fall back with your Left-leg bringing it even with your Right Then quit your Pike absolutely and rise up with a quick Motion

shewn you the Defensive part I shall now proceed to the Offensive or how you may offend your Adversary when necessity requires it but before I directly enter upon it let me speak some thing of the Counter-caveating Parade though some there are who refuse to use it yet it is the safest of all The Counter caveating Parade c. When you observe your Adversaries Thrust coming home within your Sword then immediatly slope your Point and bring it up again with a quick Motion on the other side of your Adversaries and Parie his Thrust without your Sword that he intended to give within your Sword holding your Nails neither in Terce nor in Quart but so hold them as when you presented your Sword and observe further to do this Parade with a Spring and if you perceive he is about to give in his Thrust without your Sword instantly slope your Point and bring it up again with a quick Motion upon the inside of his Sword and so Parie his Thrust that was to be given without your Sword within your Sword and if you do this very quick you will rarely be hit with a home Thrust and in this Parade there is great advantage because by it all Feints which in other Parades cannot be so well noted or shunned are by this baffled and Confounded Lessons Offensive 1. Of Approaching or Advancing Observe here when you are standing to your Guard and your Adversary without your measure so that without Approaching you cannot reach him that you lift your Right-foot about a Foot forward and presently let your Left-foot follow close by the Ground your Left-knee a little bowed taking notice at the end of every step that your Feet be at the same equal distance as when you first presented your Sword or if in any thing you vary let it be in bringing them something nearer and so your Elong will come as much nearer to your Adversary as you brought your Left-foot nearer to your Right Always then remember to redouble this Step or any other that is to be used on this Occasion till you think your Adversary is within your measure This step must be always made on plain Ground lest you Trip and fall which is very dangerous but if it be on rugged uneven Ground there is another suitable to it called the Double Step after this manner In the first place throw your Left-foot before your Right which may be done by raising your Body a little on your Right-foot about a Foot then bring your Right-foot forward again as far before your Left as when you presented your Sword these two Motions must be done immediately after the other or else doing of this Step will appear ungraceful and here you must keep a thin Body as possible because the throwing your Left foot before your Right lays your Body open and so redouble this step as the former according to the distance you are from your Adversary till you approach within his measure Lesson 2. Of Retiring This may be done three ways first with the single Step the same way you approach with it only whereas in approaching with the single Step you lift your Right-foot first here you must lift your Left-foot first and the rest observe as in the Approach with the single Step. The second is that with the double Step and is done the same way as in the Advance only in approaching you throw your Left-foot before your Right when in retiring you must throw your Right-foot backward behind your Left and the rest is done as in Advancing with the double Step. The third is done by a sudden jump backwards on the strait Line with both your Feet in the Air at once but you must lift your Right-foot first and after your jump is done stand to your Guard again unless you find occasion to redouble your jump to be farther out of reach Lesson 3. Of giving in the Thrust To Thrust or make an Elong observe when you stand to your Guard and your Adversary be within your Measure that your Sword be as you please either within or without your Adversaries Sword and suppose within then stretch out your Right-arm and Step forward with your Right-foot as far as may be keeping the Point strait forwards and let the Motion of your Arm begin a thought before you move your Foot so that the Thrust may be given home before your Adversary can hear your Foot touch the Ground and when you are at your full stretch keep your Left-hand stretched and ever observe to keep a close Left-foot which must be done by keeping your Left-heel and broad side of your Foot close to the Ground without any drawing it after you for keeping a close Foot is one of the chiefest things to be observed in this Science When you give in your Thrust throw your Left-hand behind you or so place it on your Left-side that your Sword and both your Arms may make a strait Line from your Adversary This must be when you design not to make use of your Left-hand for a Parade but if you do then in the very time of giving in your Thrust throw your Left-arm forward as far as you can without putting the rest of your Body into disorder turning the Palm from you by turning your Thumb down and your little Fingers up and so Parie your Adversaries Thrust if you find he will Thrust upon the same time you make your Thrust always remembring when you Thrust within the Sword to do it with your Nails in Quart or upwards and Quart well your Hand and Shoulder but when a Thrust is made without the Sword then give it in with your Nails in Terce or downwards and keep your Hilt much lower than your Point and your Head as clear as may be from you Adversaries Sword Take notice in all Lessons in which you do not first secure or bind your Adversaries Sword that you are to Thrust close by the Feeble of his Sword with the Fort of yours But there is a difference when you first secure your Adversaries Sword for after your securing or binding you quit his Sword and give a strait home Thrust without touching it after it is bound In these Rules there is great advantage as in the Quarting of your Hand when you Thrust within the Sword preserves them from your Adversaries Counter-Temps Thrusts in the Face so likewise does your Thrusting close by the Feeble of the Sword and keeping your Hilt lower than the Point when you Thrust without the Sword as also the holding of your Head to the contrary side your Adversaries Sword is on preserve you from Counter-Temps ever observing as a general Rule to keep your Head on the contrary side of your Adversaries Sword on what side soever you Thrust for this will frequently preserve your Face from being hit Lesson 4. Of Caveating or Disengaging In this case when your Sword is presented within your Adversaries Sword and you would have it without keeping your Nails in

the Roots of his Ears or Lashing Assoon as you find he approaches the Haunt of the Partridge known by his Whining and willing but not daring to open speak and bid him Take heed If notwithstanding this he rush in and Spring the Partridge or opens and so they escape correct him severely Then cast him off to another Haunt of a Covy and if he mends his Error and you take any by drawing your Net over them swiftly reward him with the Heads Necks and Pinions As for the Water-Dog the instructions above for the Setter will serve only to fetch and bring by losing a Glove or the like keep a Strict Subjection in him and Observance to your Commands The longest Barrel is the best Fowling Piece Five and half or six foot long with an indifferent Bore under an Harquebuse and shooting with the Wind and side-ways or behind the Fowl not in their Faces is to be observed having your Dog in Command not to stir till you have shot A Stalking-Horse for shelter to avoid being seen by the shie Fowl is an old Jade trained on purpose but this being rare and troublesome have recourse to Art to take Canvas stuft and painted in the shape of a Horse grazing and so light that you may carry him on one hand not too big Others do make them in the shape of Ox Cow for Variety and Stag Trees c. The great Fowl or those who divide the Foot reside by shallow Rivers sides Brooks and Plashes of Water and in low and boggy places and sedgie Marish rotten Grounds They also delight in the dry parts of drowned Fens overgrown with long Reeds Rushes and Sedges as likewise in half Fens drowned Moors hollow Vales or Downs Heaths c. Where obscurely they may lurk under the Shelter of Hedges Hills Bushes c. The lesser or Web-footed Fowl always haunt drowned Fens as likewise the main streams of Rivers not subject to Freeze the deeper and broader the better tho' of these the Wild-Goose and Barnacle if they cannot sound the depth and reach the Ouze change their Residence for shallow places and delight in Green Winter Corn especially if the Lands ends have Water about them Small Fowl also frequent hugely little Brooks Ponds drowned Meadows Pastures Moors Plashes Meres Loughs and Lakes stored with unfrequented Islands Shrubs c. How to take all manner of Fowl or Birds For taking the first I mean the greater Fowl with Nets observe in general this Come two hours before their feeding hours Morning and Evening and Spreading your Net on the Ground smooth and flat stake the two lower ends firm and let the upper ends be extended on the long Cord of which the further end must be fastned to the Ground three Fathoms from the Net the Stake in a direct Line with the lower Verge of the Net the other ten or twelve fathom long have in your hand at the aforsaid distance and get some shelter of Art or Nature to keep you from the curious and shy Eye of the Game having your Net so ready that the least pull may do your work strew'd over with Grass as it lies to hide it A live Hern or some other Fowl lately taken according to what you seek for will be very requisite for a Stale And you will have sport from the Dawning till the Sun is about an hour high but no longer and from Sun-set till Twilight these being their feeding times For the small Water Fowl Observe the Evening is best before Sun set Stake down your Nets on each side the River half a foot within the Water the lower part so plumb'd as to sink no further the upper Slantwise shoaling against but not touching by two foot the water and the Strings which bear up this upper side fastned to small yielding sticks prickt in the Bank that as the Fowl strike may ply to the Nets to intangle them And thus lay your Nets as many as you please about twelve score one from another as the River or Brook will afford And doubt not your success To expedite it however a Gun Fired three or four times in the Fens and Plashes a good distance from your Nets will affright and Post them to your Snares and so do at the Rivers when you lay in the Fens Winter time is the most proper for taking all manner of Small Birds as flocking then promiscuosly together Larks Lennets Chaffinchee Goldfinches Yellow-Hammers c. with this Bird-lime Put to a quarter of a Pound of Birdlime an ounce of fresh Lard or Capons-grease and let it gently melt together over the Fire but not Boyl then take a quantitiy of Wheat-ears as you think your use shall require and cut the straw about a foot long besides the Ears and from the Ear lime the straw six Inches the warmer it is the less discernible it will be Then to the Field adjacent carrying a bag of Chaff and thresh'd Ears scatter them twenty Yards wide and stick the lim'd ears declining downwards here and there Then traverse the Fields disturb their Haunts and they wili repair to your Snare and pecking at the Ears finding they stick to them mount and the Lim'd straws lapping under their Wings dead their flight they cannot be disengaged but fall and be taken they must Do not go near them till they rise of their own accord and let not five or six entangled lead you to Spoil your Game and incur the loss of Five or Six dozen Lime-Twigs is another Expedient for taking of great Fowl being Rods that are long small strait and pliable the upper part apt to play to and fro being besmeared with Bird-lime warm Thus to be used Observe the Haunts of the Fowl have a Stale a living Fowl of the same kind you would take and cross pricking your Rods one into and another against the Wind sloping a foot distant one from the other pin down you Stale some distance from them tying some small string to him to pull and make him flutter to allure the Fowl down If any be caught do not run presently upon them their fluttering will encrease your Game A well taught Spaniel is not amiss to retake those that are entangled and yet flutter away Thus likewise for the Water consult the Rivers depth and let your Rods be proportionable what is Lim'd of them being above the Water and a Mallard c. as a Stale placed here and there as aforesaid You need not wait on them but three times a day visit them and see your Game if you miss any Rods therefore know their Number some Fowl entangled is got away with it into some Hole c. and here your Spaniel will be serviceable to find him For Small-birds a Lime-bush is best thus Cut down a great Bough of a Birch or Willow-tree trim it clean and Lime it handsomely within four Fingers of the bottom Place this Bush so ordered in some quick-set or dead Hedge in Spring time In Harvest or Summer in Groves

Bushes Hedges Fruit-trees Flax and Hemp-Lands In Winter about Houses Hovelle Barns Stacks c. A Bird-call is here also necessary or your own industrious skill in the Notes of several Birds And because Gentlemen who have Fish-ponds wonder they lose so many Fish and are apt to Censure sometimes undeservedly their Neighbours when it is the insatiable Hern that is the true cause I shall next lay down the best and most approved way of taking the great Fish-devouring Hern whose Haunt having found observe this Method to take him Get three or four small Roaches or Dace take a strong Hook not too rank with Wyre to it and draw the Wyre just within the skin from the side of the Gills to the Tail of the said Fish and he will live four or five days If dead the Hern will not touch it Then have a strong Line of a dark Green-silk twisted with Wyre about three Yards long tie a round stone of a pound to it and lay three or four such hooks but not too deep in the Water out of the Herns wading and two or three Nights will answer your Expectation The several wayes of taking Pheasants You must learn and understand the several Notes of a Natural Pheasant-Call and how usefully to apply them In the Morning just before or at Sun-rising call them to feed and so at Sun-setting In the Fornoon and Afternoon your Note must be to Cluck them together to Brood or to chide them for straggling or to notify some danger at hand Thus skilled in their Notes and by the Darkness Solitaryness and strong undergrowth of the place assured of their Haunts closely lodge your self and softly at first call lest being near you a loud Note affright them and no Reply made raise your Note gradually to the highest and if there be a Pheasant in hearing he will answer you in as loud a Note Be sure it be Tunable As soon as you are answered creep nearer to it if far off and a single Fowl as you call and approach so will the Pheasant Having gotten sight of her on the Ground or Perch cease calling and with all silence possible spread your Net conveniently between the Pheasant and you one end of the Net fastned to the Ground and the other end hold by a long Line in your hand by which you may pull it together if strained then call again and as you see the Pheasant come under your Net rise and shew your self and affrighting her she will mount and so is taken Thus if on the contrary you have divers Answers from several Corners of the Coppice and you keep your place and not stir they will come to your Call and then having a pair of Nets spread one on each side and do as before Your Nets must be made of Green or Black double-twin'd Thread the Mesh about an inch square between Knot and Knot the whole Net about three Fathom long and Seven foot broad verged with strong small Cord on each side and ends to lye hollow and compass-wise The next way of taking Pheasant-Powts is by Driving thus Having found the Haunt of an Eye of Pheasants known by the Barrenness of the Place Mutings and loose Feathers then in the little Pads and Wayes like Sheep tracks they have made place your Nets taking the Wind with you a-cross these Paths hollow loose and circularly the nether part fixt to the Ground and the upper side hollow c. as aforesaid Then to their Haunt and there call them together if scattered then with a Driver an Instrument like that of Cloath-dressers rake gently the Bushes and Boughs about you the Powts will run and stop and listen then give another rake and so you will drive them like sheep into your Nets Observe in this Secrecy Time and Leisure or you spoil your Sport Secrecy in concealing your self from being seen by them and Time and Leisure by not being too hasty Lastly for taking Pheasants with the Lime-Bush or Rods order these as I have before prescribed your Rods about twelve inches long and your Bush containing not above eight Twigs with a pretty long Handle sharpned to stick in the Ground or Bushes Shrubs c. and let it be planted as near the Pheasants pearching Branch as may be Place your Rods on the Ground near the Bush for when some are taken below by they Rods the will scare up the others to get on the Bushes to seek what 's become of their Fellows and there become your Prey themselves For taking Partridge You must first find the Partridges Haunt Which is mostly in standing Corn-Fields where they breed as likewise in Stubble after the Corn is out especially Wheat-stubble till it is trodden and then they repair to Barley-stubble if fresh and the Furrows amongst the Clots Brambles and long Grass are sometimes their lurking places for Twenty and upward in a Covy In the Winter in up-land Meadows in the dead Grass or Fog under Hedges among Mole-hills or under the Roots of Trees c. Various and uncertain are their Haunts And tho' some by the Eye by distinguishing their Colour from the Ground others by the Ear by hearing the Cock call earnestly the Hen and the Hens answering and chattering with Joy at meeting do find Partridge yet the best easiest and safest way of finding them is as you do the Pheasant by the Call or Pipe Notes seasonable as before prescribed and they will come near to you and you may count their Numbers and to your sport Surround your Covy prepare your Nets and pricking a stick fast in the ground tye the one end to it and let your Nets fall as you walk briskly round without stopping and cover the Partridge then rush in upon them to frighten them and as they rise they are taken For taking them with Bird-Lime thus Call first near the Haunt if answered stick about your Lime-straws a-cross in ranks at some distance from you then call again and as they approach you they are intercepted by the Straws and so your Prey This way is used most successfully in Stubble-Fields from August to September And Rods in Woods Pastures c. as for the Pheasant The most pleasant way of taking Partridge is with a Setting-Dog who having set them use your Net and by these Rules and Method the Rails Quales Moorpoots c. are to be taken and are for Hawks flight too And here I must make an end of the most material part of Fowling Of FISHING IT has been the Method of this whole Treatise to divide the several distinct Heads of each Recreation into three Parts to render the Observations and Rules the more plain and easy for the prosecuting the Recreation we treat of 1. What it is we pursue 2. Where and When to find that we would delight our selves in 3. With what proper Mediums or Measures we may obtain the desired Effects of our endeavours therein First then What we pursue is Fish distinguish'd according to their