The gentlemans recreation in two parts : the first being an encyclopedy of the arts and sciences ... the second part treats of horsmanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, and agriculture : with a short treatise of cock-fighting ... : all which are collected from the most authentick authors, and the many gross errors therein corrected, with great enlargements ... : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto published by any : the whole illustrated with about an hundred ornamental and useful sculptures engraven in copper, relating to the several subjects.

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Fig. 1. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Branch Droit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Pistolet: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Branch after y^• forme 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Pistol.

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Fig. 2. ••ne Branch à 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Conestable. A Branch after the ••Duke of Mentn̄orancy Constable of France his Fashion.

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Fig. 3. Une Branch à La Gigotte. A Branch after y^e Forme of a G'iget er. Ley & pretty well. kneed and also bruised forewards at the Iarret. or Ham.

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Fig. 4. Vne Branche à 〈◊〉〈◊〉 The Eye G'eneuil. A Branch very much kneed at the Iarret or Ham of it after y^• forme of a bent Knee. The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Branch.

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Fig. 9. Fer peur les pieds plats. The true forme of a Shee for Flate Feet.

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Fig. 10. Fer à Panto••••••e A Tanten or Tantable Shee.

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Fig. 11. Fer à Demy Pantou••ffle. A half Panton Shoe.

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Fig. 5. Vne Branche Franceise. A Branch after y^• French Fashion.

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Fig. 6. Vne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Branche à La Conestable, Mais p••is har••ie que La precedente. Another Branch after y^e Duke of ••ommoraner Constable of France his Fashion, but more strong & hardie then the preceeding Branch.

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Fig. 7. Vne autre Branche à La 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Mais qui remene 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Adeantage. qui La precedente. Auther Branch after the forme of a Gigot or Leg But which bringeth in a Herses head better then the preceeding Branch.

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Fig. 8. Vne autre Branche Francoise, Mais ••bis hardie que la' Preceedente. Auther Branch after y^e French Fashion, but more strong & hardie then the preceeding Branch.

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Fig. 12. An ••rdin: are Curb The hook which is fixed to y^e Eye of the Branch. The Esses or Chain of the Curb. The two Rings or Mailes.

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Fig. 13. A Masticadour or Slavering Bit.

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Fig. 14. A Curb more gentle then that at Figure 12. The hook w^ch is fixed to y^e Eye of the Branch. The Links. The Rings.

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Fig. 1. The Best & most modern Fashion of Carezen with its 〈◊〉〈◊〉

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Fig. 2. The Best and most modern Fashion of Great Saddle, or Selle a ••••quer.

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Fig. 3. The Best and most modern Fashion of Rope ••reizon For the Pillars. The best and most modern Fashion of Shrrups. The best and most modern Fashion of Spurrs.

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Fig. 4. The True and period Seal upon Horse-back.

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Fig. 5. The true and but way of Ordering An Unruly Colt, Before•• Bicking.

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Fig. 6. The true and best way of suppling Horses shoulders. Upon large Circles to the Right Hand.

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Fig. 7. A true & perfect Step Upon large Circles to the Left Hand.

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Fig. 8. A true and perfect Short, or Peti•• Galop, Upon Large Circles to the Right Hand.

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Fig. 9. A true & perfect Passage a lena a ••all to the Right Hand.

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Fig. 1. A true and perfect Passage upon narrow Circles to the Left Hand.

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Fig. 2. A true and perfect Terra a Terra upon large Circles or a Square to the left Hand.

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Fig. 3. A true and perfect 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the right Hand.

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Fig. 4. The true and exact way of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 A Horse before upon 〈…〉〈…〉 between the Pillars.

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Fig. 5. The true and exact waye of raising a Horse before upon Pesales or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 without the Help of the Pillars.

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Fig. 6. The true and exact way of teaching A Horse all kind of high Ayres, by the help of une Single pillar only.

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Fig. 7. The true and exact way of teaching a Horse to 〈…〉〈…〉.

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Fig. 8. The true and exact way of ••eaching A Horse to go in ••reupads.

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Fig. 9. A Back-••and. A H••se. A Side Rope. The true and exact way of ••eaching A Horse to Amble.