The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.

Other generall termes of the Hart and his properties.

AN Hart when he is past his sixth yeare, is generally to be called an Hart of tenne, and afterwardes according to the increase of his Heade, whether it be Croched, Palmed or Crowned. When he breaketh hearde and draweth to the thic∣kets, he is sayde to take his holde. When a huntesman draweth after him with his hounde, if he goe into any groue or wood, he

Covreth, and if he come out againe, he Discovreth him selfe. When he feedeth in fieldes, closes, or corne, he feedeth: otherwise he Browseth. In the heate of the daye he withdraweth him selfe for the flyes, and then we say, he goeth to the Steppe. His heade when it commeth first out, hath a russet pyll vpon it, the whiche is called Veluet, and his heade is called then a veluet heade, the toppes thereof (as long as they are in bloude) are good meate, and are called Tenderlings. When his heade is growne out to the full bygnesse, then he rubbeth of that pyll, and that is called fraying of his heade. And afterwardes he Burnisheth the same, and then his heade is sayde to be full sommed. His stones are called his doulcets, and the caule about his paunche is called his Kell. When he stayeth to looke at any thing, then he standeth a•…•… gaze. When he bounceth by vpon all foure, then he tryppeth, and when he runneth verie fast, then he streyneth. When he smelleth or venteth anye thing, then we saye he hath (this or that) in the winde. When he is hunted and doth first leaue the hearde, we say that he is syngled or emprymed. When he is foamy at the mouth, we saye that he is embost. And when he holdeth out his necke, we say he is spent or done. And when he is deade, we saye that he is downe. The rewarde to the houndes, is called a Rewarde or quarrey.