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a_o beast_n like_a unto_o a_o heart_n but_o great_a diversity_n in_o their_o head_n for_o a_o raynedeare_v head_n be_v full_a of_o antlyer_n and_o much_o big_a and_o wide_a in_o coâ—…passe_n he_o bear_v four_o and_o twenty_o branch_n or_o more_o according_a to_o his_o age_n he_o have_v a_o great_a pawme_n on_o the_o top_n like_o a_o heart_n and_o his_o antlier_n before_o be_v pawâ—…ed_v also_o he_o fly_v endway_o when_o he_o be_v hunt_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a weight_n of_o his_o head_n but_o when_o he_o have_v stand_v up_o a_o great_a while_n and_o have_v cross_v double_a and_o use_v all_o his_o policy_n than_o he_o set_v his_o back_n and_o haunch_n against_o some_o tree_n that_o nothing_o may_v assail_v he_o but_o only_o before_o and_o hold_v his_o head_n low_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o then_o few_o dare_v come_v near_o he_o and_o his_o head_n cover_v all_o his_o body_n if_o any_o man_n come_v in_o to_o help_v the_o hound_n behind_o he_o then_o whereas_o a_o heart_n will_v 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but_o only_o draw_v after_o with_o a_o bloodhound_n and_o forestall_v with_o net_n and_o engine_n and_o that_o in_o the_o thick_a and_o great_a hold_n if_o you_o can_v for_o so_o shall_v you_o soon_o overcome_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o great_a head_n which_o cumber_v he_o i_o will_v treat_v no_o more_o of_o he_o because_o i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o ever_o hear_v of_o any_o in_o this_o ouâ—…_n realm_n of_o england_n it_o may_v be_v that_o there_o be_v some_o in_o ireland_n and_o therefore_o i_o think_v not_o aâ—…isse_v thus_o to_o place_v he_o amongst_o the_o beast_n of_o venery_n although_o he_o be_v not_o here_o in_o use_n the_o hunt_n of_o the_o wild_a goat_n chap._n 47._o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o wild_a goat_n the_o one_o be_v call_v even_o so_o wild_a goat_n and_o that_o other_o sort_n be_v call_v â—…arus_fw-la or_o saris_n and_o although_o i_o have_v not_o hear_v or_o read_v that_o there_o be_v any_o of_o they_o in_o england_n or_o at_o least_o any_o that_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 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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