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faithful_a translator_n nothiâ—…_n change_v the_o word_n of_o my_o author_n but_o suffer_v 〈◊〉_d proceed_v in_o the_o french_a manner_n but_o because_o i_o find_v it_o differeâ—…_n from_o our_o order_n in_o some_o point_n therefore_o i_o have_v think_v good_a here_o to_o set_v down_o such_o observation_n of_o difference_n as_o i_o have_v note_v therein_o lest_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v draw_v in_o opinion_n that_o the_o error_n proceed_v only_o in_o my_o default_n this_o be_v do_v we_o use_v to_o cut_v off_o the_o dee_a head_n and_o that_o be_v common_o do_v also_o by_o the_o chief_a personage_n for_o they_o take_v delight_n to_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n with_o their_o woodknyve_n skein_n or_o sword_n to_o try_v their_o edge_n and_o the_o goodness_n or_o strength_n of_o their_o arm_n if_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o to_o reward_v the_o hound_n withal_o than_o the_o whole_a neck_n or_o very_o near_a be_v cut_v off_o with_o it_o otherwise_o it_o be_v cut_v off_o near_o to_o the_o head_n and_o 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must_v be_v to_o fasten_v or_o hardle_z as_o some_o hunter_n call_v it_o the_o haunch_n to_o the_o side_n and_o the_o two_o forefoot_n be_v leave_v to_o hang_v up_o the_o shoulder_n by_o we_o use_v some_o ceremony_n in_o take_v out_o the_o shoulder_n for_o first_o he_o which_o take_v it_o out_o cut_v the_o thin_a skin_n of_o the_o flesh_n when_o the_o dee_a skin_n be_v take_v off_o round_o about_o the_o leg_n a_o little_a above_o the_o elbow_n joint_n and_o there_o he_o raise_v out_o the_o sinew_n or_o muscle_n with_o his_o knife_n and_o put_v his_o forefinger_n of_o his_o left_a hand_n through_o under_o the_o say_a muscle_n to_o hold_v the_o leg_n by_o if_o afterwards_o he_o touch_v the_o shoulder_n or_o any_o part_n of_o the_o leg_n with_o any_o other_o thing_n than_o his_o knife_n until_o he_o have_v take_v it_o out_o it_o be_v a_o forfeiture_n and_o he_o be_v think_v to_o be_v no_o handsome_a woodman_n then_o with_o his_o shoulder_n knife_n he_o cut_v a_o hole_n â—…etweene_n the_o leg_n and_o the_o brysket_n and_o there_o put_v in_o his_o knife_n and_o loosen_v the_o shoulder_n from_o the_o side_n go_v about_o with_o his_o knife_n nearâ—…_n to_o the_o outside_n of_o the_o skin_n until_o he_o have_v quite_o take_v out_o the_o shoulder_n and_o yet_o leave_v the_o skin_n of_o the_o side_n fair_a and_o whole_a and_o if_o he_o do_v it_o not_o at_o three_o boot_v it_o be_v also_o a_o forfeiture_n we_o use_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o brysket_n bone_n as_o far_o as_o ever_o i_o can_v see_v but_o clive_v the_o side_n one_o from_o another_o direct_o from_o the_o place_n of_o assay_n unto_o the_o throat_n there_o be_v a_o
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past_a they_o put_v thenâ—…lues_n in_o herd_n and_o come_v down_o from_o the_o mountain_n &_o rock_n where_o they_o abide_v all_o the_o summer_n and_o that_o aswell_o to_o eschew_v the_o snow_n as_o also_o because_o they_o find_v no_o food_n on_o the_o mountain_n any_o long_o and_o yet_o they_o come_v not_o very_o low_a into_o the_o plain_n but_o keep_v about_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o there_o seek_v fooâ—…_n until_o it_o be_v towards_o easter_n then_o they_o return_v to_o the_o mountain_n and_o every_o one_o of_o they_o take_v he_o to_o his_o hold_n or_o strong_a covert_n upon_o the_o rock_n &_o crag_n even_o as_o the_o heart_n keep_v the_o thick_n then_o the_o he_o goat_n part_n from_o the_o female_a which_o be_v call_v geat_n and_o the_o buck_n goat_n and_o the_o geat_n draw_v near_o to_o some_o little_a brook_n or_o water_n to_o fawn_v &_o to_o abide_v there_o all_o the_o summer_n when_o the_o goat_n be_v so_o part_v from_o the_o geat_n attend_v until_o the_o time_n 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marvellous_a great_a he_o have_v such_o a_o property_n that_o although_o he_o fall_v ten_o pole_n length_n down_o from_o a_o high_a he_o will_v take_v no_o hurt_n thereby_o and_o he_o go_v as_o sure_o upon_o the_o top_n of_o a_o rock_n as_o a_o horâ—…e_n will_v go_v in_o a_o high_a way_n they_o climb_v marvellous_o for_o their_o feed_n and_o sometime_o they_o fall_v then_o can_v they_o not_o hold_v with_o their_o foot_n but_o thrust_v out_o their_o head_n against_o the_o rock_n and_o hang_v by_o their_o horn_n until_o they_o have_v recover_v themselves_o up_o again_o that_o kind_n of_o they_o which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d or_o saras_n be_v of_o like_a proportion_n to_o this_o which_o i_o have_v already_o describe_v and_o be_v not_o much_o big_a than_o the_o tame_a goat_n his_o nature_n and_o property_n be_v in_o manner_n all_o one_o with_o the_o wild_a goat_n sometime_o he_o will_v skrat_v his_o thigh_n with_o his_o soot_n and_o thrust_v his_o hoof_n in_o so_o far_o that_o he_o can_v draw_v they_o back_o again_o but_o fall_v and_o break_v his_o neck_n for_o his_o hoof_n of_o his_o foot_n be_v crooked_a and_o he_o thrust_v they_o far_o into_o the_o skin_n and_o then_o they_o will_v not_o come_v out_o again_o when_o they_o come_v from_o their_o feed_n they_o go_v to_o the_o rock_n &_o lie_v upon_o the_o hard_a place_n that_o they_o can_v find_v the_o gaul_n both_o of_o this_o sort_n and_o that_o other_o be_v very_o good_a for_o sinew_n that_o be_v shrink_v up_o when_o they_o be_v great_a &_o old_a they_o be_v but_o too_o too_o fat_a venison_n especial_o within_o the_o body_n the_o geates_n have_v horn_n like_o the_o goat_n in_o all_o respect_n but_o not_o so_o great_a both_o sort_n of_o they_o have_v their_o season_n &_o grease_n time_n like_v unto_o the_o heart_n go_v to_o rutilio_n at_o alhallantide_n than_o you_o may_v hunt_v they_o until_o their_o rut_v time_n come_v for_o in_o winter_n they_o be_v very_o lean_a feed_v upon_o nothing_o but_o pine_n &_o fyrretree_n or_o such_o other_o wood_n as_o be_v always_o green_a how_o little_a nouriture_n soever_o they_o yield_v their_o leather_n be_v warm_a when_o it_o be_v carry_v in_o season_n for_o neither_o cold_a nor_o rain_n will_v pierce_v it_o if_o the_o hairy_a side_n be_v outward_o their_o flesh_n be_v not_o very_o wholesome_a but_o breed_v the_o fever_n through_o the_o abundant_a heat_n that_o be_v in_o it_o nevertheless_o when_o they_o be_v in_o season_n the_o venison_n of_o they_o be_v reasonable_a delicate_a to_o eat_v how_o to_o hunt_v the_o wild_a goat_n chap._n 48._o the_o best_a time_n to_o hunt_v the_o wild_a goat_n be_v at_o alhallontide_n and_o the_o huntsman_n must_v tic_o by_o night_n in_o the_o high_a mountain_n in_o some_o shepherd_n â—…abane_n or_o such_o cottage_n and_o it_o be_v good_a that_o he_o lay_v so_o seuâ—…n_v or_o eight_o day_n before_o he_o mean_v to_o hunt_v to_o see_v the_o advantage_n of_o the_o coast_n the_o rock_n &_o place_n where_o the_o goat_n do_v lie_v &_o all_o such_o other_o circumstance_n &_o let_v he_o sct_v net_n &_o toylc_n or_o forestalling_n towards_o the_o river_n &_o bottom_n even_o as_o he_o will_v do_v for_o a_o heart_n for_o he_o may_v not_o look_v the_o his_o houâ—…s_n will_v follow_v the_o goat_n down_o every_o place_n of_o the_o mountain_n if_o he_o have_v not_o hewer_n nor_o huntsman_n enough_o to_o set_v round_o about_o then_o let_v he_o place_v his_o copanion_n on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rock_n that_o they_o may_v throw_v down_o stone_n and_o shoot_v with_o crossbow_n at_o the_o goat_n a_o huntsman_n shall_v seek_v they_o and_o draw_v after_o they_o with_o his_o bloudhounde_n even_o as_o he_o do_v after_o a_o heart_n and_o then_o cast_v off_o four_o or_o sive_fw-la couple_n of_o hound_n to_o maintain_v the_o cry_n &_o shall_v make_v three_o or_o four_o relay_n to_o refresh_v those_o hound_n which_o be_v first_o cast_v off_o for_o when_o his_o hound_n have_v once_o or_o twice_o climb_v up_o the_o mountain_n &_o cliff_n they_o will_v be_v so_o hot_a and_o so_o sore_o spend_v that_o they_o can_v hunt_v no_o long_o then_o the_o goat_n go_v down_o to_o the_o small_a brook_n or_o water_n in_o the_o bottom_n and_o therefore_o at_o such_o place_n it_o shall_v be_v best_o set_v of_o relay_n and_o let_v the_o relay_n never_o tarry_v until_o the_o hound_n come_v in_o which_o be_v first_o cast_v off_o for_o it_o will_v be_v long_a sometime_o before_o they_o come_v in_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v some_o lusty_a young_a hound_n which_o will_v never_o give_v over_o a_o goat_n nor_o suffer_v he_o to_o take_v soil_n this_o chase_n require_v no_o great_a art_n nor_o follow_v neither_o can_v a_o man_n follow_v on_o foot_n nor_o on_o horseback_n the_o best_a help_n be_v in_o the_o relay_n which_o shall_v be_v set_v in_o the_o bottom_n and_o for_o the_o reward_n it_o may_v be_v do_v at_o pleasure_n and_o devise_v of_o the_o huntsman_n always_o provide_v that_o he_o reward_n not_o the_o hound_n with_o the_o best_a morsel_n of_o the_o wild_a boar_n his_o property_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o hunt_v at_o he_o chap._n 49._o have_v describe_v the_o hunt_n of_o a_o heart_n and_o all_o other_o dear_a according_a to_o my_o simple_a skill_n i_o have_v think_v good_a to_o set_v down_o here_o a_o little_a treatise_n of_o the_o hunt_a at_o the_o wild_a boar_n and_o of_o his_o property_n although_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v count_v amongst_o venery_n the_o beast_n of_o venery_n which_o be_v chasable_a with_o hound_n for_o he_o be_v the_o proper_a pray_v of_o a_o mastif_a and_o such_o like_a dog_n for_o asmuch_o as_o he_o be_v
whereof_o the_o print_n or_o form_n ought_v to_o be_v great_a and_o large_a the_o toe_n round_o and_o thick_a the_o edge_n of_o his_o hoof_n wear_v and_o blunt_a without_o cut_v or_o pare_n the_o ground_n so_o much_o as_o a_o young_a swine_n do_v the_o heel_n great_a the_o guard_n which_o be_v his_o hinder_a claw_n or_o dewclawe_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o open_a one_o from_o another_o upon_o the_o which_o he_o bear_v and_o stay_v he_o all_o the_o way_n when_o he_o go_v upon_o hard_a ground_n his_o foot_n behind_o shall_v be_v tread_v sidewarde_n and_o more_o outward_o than_o his_o forefoot_n to_o show_v the_o thickness_n between_o his_o thigh_n the_o pleyte_n or_o wrinkle_n which_o be_v between_o his_o heel_n and_o dewelawe_n shall_v leave_v print_n or_o form_n on_o the_o ground_n show_v the_o stiffness_n and_o thickness_n of_o his_o hair_n his_o step_n great_a and_o long_o the_o tread_v of_o his_o foot_n shall_v be_v deep_a and_o great_a to_o show_v the_o weightiness_n of_o his_o body_n the_o judgement_n by_o his_o rowting_n chap._n 53._o when_o a_o boar_n rowt_v in_o a_o hedge_n for_o a_o root_n which_o some_o call_v the_o park_n then_o may_v you_o perceive_v the_o greatness_n and_o length_n of_o his_o head_n by_o the_o depth_n and_o largeness_n of_o his_o rout_v so_o may_v you_o also_o know_v in_o soft_a place_n where_o he_o worm_v or_o in_o such_o other_o place_n the_o judgement_n by_o the_o soil_n chap._n 54._o when_o he_o soil_v and_o wallow_v he_o in_o the_o mire_n then_o be_v it_o easy_a to_o know_v his_o greatness_n by_o the_o length_n &_o largeness_n of_o the_o soil_n or_o else_o at_o his_o departure-from_a the_o soil_n you_o may_v perceive_v it_o where_o he_o have_v go_v into_o some_o thick_a by_o the_o leaf_n and_o braundr_n which_o he_o shall_v touch_v for_o he_o go_v out_o of_o the_o soil_n all_o myâ—…rie_n and_o dyrtie_n the_o which_o will_v leave_v mark_n upon_o the_o leaf_n and_o branch_n of_o his_o height_n thickness_n etc_n etc_n sometime_o 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difference_n between_o wild_a swyne_n and_o our_o hog_n chap._n 55._o the_o difference_n between_o wild_a swine_n and_o our_o hog_n be_v great_a and_o that_o in_o sundry_a respect_n first_o they_o be_v common_o black_a or_o grissed_a and_o streak_a with_o black_a whereas_o we_o be_v white_a sand_v and_o of_o all_o colour_n therewithal_o the_o wild_a swine_n in_o their_o gate_n do_v always_o set_v the_o hinderfoote_o within_o the_o forefoote_a or_o very_o near_o and_o stay_v themselves_o more_o upon_o the_o toe_n than_o upon_o the_o heel_n shut_v their_o claw_n before_o close_o and_o common_o they_o strike_v their_o guard_n which_o be_v their_o dewclawe_n upon_o the_o ground_n the_o which_o sway_n outward_o &_o the_o side_n of_o their_o hoof_n do_v cut_v &_o pare_v the_o ground_n the_o which_o our_o swine_n do_v not_o for_o they_o spreaâ—…e_v and_o open_v their_o foreclawe_n leave_v ground_n between_o they_o and_o they_o be_v common_o round_a and_o wear_v lean_v &_o stay_v more_o upon_o the_o heel_n than_o upon_o the_o toe_n again_o they_o set_v not_o their_o hinderfoote_o within_o their_o forefoote_a and_o their_o guard_n fall_v straight_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o never_o shoyle_v or_o lean_v outward_o &_o they_o do_v beat_v down_o &_o foil_v the_o ground_n and_o cut_v it_o not_o also_o the_o sole_n of_o their_o foot_n be_v fleshy_a and_o make_v no_o plain_a print_n upon_o the_o ground_n as_o the_o wild_a swine_n do_v there_o be_v likewise_o great_a difference_n in_o their_o to_o wâ—…ings_n for_o a_o wild_a swine_n do_v rout_n deep_o because_o his_o snout_n be_v long_o and_o wâ—…en_o they_o come_v into_o corn_n field_n they_o follow_v a_o furrow_n rout_v and_o worm_a all_o alongst_o by_o some_o balk_v until_o they_o come_v to_o the_o end_n but_o tame_a swine_n rout_n here_o and_o there_o all_o about_o the_o field_n and_o never_o follow_v their_o rout_v as_o the_o wild_a swine_n do_v likewise_o you_o may_v know_v they_o by_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o feed_n in_o corn_n grow_v for_o the_o wild_a swine_n bear_v down_o the_o corn_n round_o about_o they_o in_o one_o certain_a place_n and_o tame_a swine_n feed_v scatter_v here_o and_o there_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o male_a and_o the_o female_a chap._n 56._o although_o some_o hunter_n hold_v opinion_n that_o there_o be_v small_a judgement_n to_o be_v take_v of_o the_o difference_n between_o male_a and_o female_a be_v young_a swine_n that_o yet_o do_v keep_v the_o sound_a yet_o have_v i_o observe_v diverse_a difference_n in_o my_o time_n whereby_o you_o may_v know_v the_o male_a from_o the_o female_a yea_o be_v they_o but_o pig_n of_o a_o year_n old_a follow_v the_o dam_n whereof_o i_o will_v show_v my_o opinion_n in_o this_o sort_n the_o male_a pig_n follow_v the_o dam_n do_v common_o scatter_v further_o abroad_o than_o the_o female_n do_v and_o will_v nouzle_v and_o turn_v up_o the_o ground_n ten_o or_o twelve_o pace_n further_o of_o from_o their_o dam_n than_o the_o female_n do_v and_o that_o think_v i_o be_v because_o they_o be_v hardy_a than_o the_o female_n be_v for_o they_o follow_v the_o dam_n as_o close_o as_o they_o can_v and_o dare_v not_o scatter_v abroad_o as_o the_o male_n do_v you_o may_v judge_v they_o also_o by_o their_o gate_n for_o every_o male_a pig_n or_o hog_n go_v brother_n with_o his_o hinder_a leg_n than_o the_o female_n do_v and_o common_o they_o set_v the_o track_n or_o print_n of_o the_o hinder_a foot_n upon_o the_o outer_a side_n of_o the_o print_n of_o the_o forefoote_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o thickness_n that_o he_o bear_v between_o the_o thigh_n more_o than_o the_o female_a for_o the_o female_a be_v lean_a between_o the_o leg_n and_o go_v close_a in_o her_o gate_n you_o may_v also_o know_v they_o by_o their_o guard_n for_o the_o male_a have_v they_o common_o great_a and_o near_o to_o his_o heel_n than_o the_o female_a which_o bear_v they_o high_a short_a and_o loose_a one_o be_v near_o unto_o a_o other_o and_o therefore_o she_o 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loger_n wherefore_o if_o a_o huntsâ—…an_n do_v go_v to_o rear_v a_o boar_n of_o four_o year_n old_a he_o shall_v do_v well_o to_o mark_v well_o whether_o he_o go_v timely_a to_o his_o den_n or_o not_o for_o common_o these_o boar_n which_o tarry_v till_o it_o be_v day_n light_a before_o they_o go_v into_o their_o coâ—…ches_n or_o den_n follow_v their_o path_n or_o way_n long_a time_n especial_o where_o they_o find_v fern_n or_o beech_n whereupon_o they_o feed_v be_v great_a murderer_n of_o dog_n and_o very_o hardy_a the_o huntâ—…man_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o be_v afraid_a to_o come_v over_o near_o unto_o such_o a_o boar_n for_o rear_v of_o he_o for_o
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