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IS the leiutenant of dogs, and foe to Haruest: He is frolick in a faire morning fit for his plea∣sure; and alike reioyceth with the Virginians, to see the rising Sun: He doth worship it as they; but worships his Game more then they: And is in some things al∣most as barbarous. A sluggard he contemnes, & thinks the resting time might be shortned; which makes him rise with day, obserue
the same pace, and proue full as happy; if the day be happy. The names of Foxe, Hare, and Bucke, be all attracting sillables; suffici∣ent to furnish fifteene meales with long discourse in the ad∣uentures of each. Foxe, drawes in his exploits done against Cubbes, Bitch-foxes, Otters, and Badgers: Hare, brings out his encounters, plat-formes, en∣gines, fortifications, and night∣worke done against Leueret, Cony, Wilde-cat, Rabbet, Weasell, and Pole-cat: Then Bucke, the Captaine of all, pro∣uokes him (not without strong Passion) to remēber Hart, Hind, Stagge, Doe, Pricket, Fawne, and Fallow Deere. He vses a dogged forme of gouernement, which might bee (without shame) kept in Humanity; and yet he is vnwilling to be gouer∣ned
with the same reason: either by being satisfied with pleasure, or content with ill fortune. Hee hath the discipline to marshall dogs, and sutably; when a wise Herald would rather meruaile, how he should distinguish their coates, birth, and gentry. Hee carries about him in his mouth the very soule of Ouids bodies, metamorphosed into Trees, Rockes, and Waters: For when he pleases, they shall eccho and distinctly answere; and when he pleases, be extreamely silent. There is little danger in him to∣wards the Common wealth: for his worst intelligence comes from Shepheards or Wood∣men; and that onely threatens the destruction of Hares; a well-knowne dry meate. The Spring and he are still at variance; in mockage therefore, and reuenge
together of that season, he weares her liuery in Winter. Little consultations please him best; but the best directions he doth loue and follow, they are his dogs: If hee cannot pre∣uaile therefore, his lucke must be blamed; for he takes a speedy course. He cannot be lesse then a conquerour from the begin∣ning, though he wants the boo∣ty; for he pursues the flight. His Man-hood is a crooked sword with a saw backe; but the badge of his generous valour is a horne to giue notice. Battery and blowing vp, hee loues not: to vndermine is his Stratageme. His Physick teaches him not to drinke sweating; in amends whereof, he liquors himselfe to a heate, vpon coole bloud; If hee delights (at least) to emu∣late his dog in a hot nose. If a
kennell of hounds passant take away his attention and compa∣ny from Church; do not blame his deuotion; for in them con∣sists the nature of it, and his knowledge. His frailties are, that he is apt to mistake any dog worth the stealing, and neuer take notice of the Collar. Hee dreames of a Hare sitting, a Foxe earthed, or the Bucke cou∣chant: And if his fancy would be moderate, his actions might be full of pleasure.