The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

How to Unharbour a Hart, and cast off the Hounds.

When the Relays are well set and placed, let the Huntsman with his Pole walk before the Kennel of Hounds: Being come to the Blemishes, let him take notice of the Slot, and such other marks as may be observed from the View of the Deer, to the intent he may know whether the Hounds run Riot or not. Then let the Huntsmen cast abroad about the Covert, to discover the Hart when he is unharboured, the bet∣ter to distinguish him by his Head or otherwise. The Huntsman having unharboured him, all the Hounds shall be cast off, they crying one and all, To him, to him; That's he, that's he, with such words of encourage∣ment.

If the Blood-hound as he draweth chance to over∣shoot, and draw wrong or counter, then must the Huntsman draw him back, and say, Back, back, Soft, soft, until he hath set him right again: and if he perceive that the Hound hath mended his fault, by his kneeling down, and observing the Slot or Ports, he must then che∣rish him, by clapping him on the Back, and giving him some encouraging words. Thus let him draw on with his Hound till the Deer be descried.

Now some are so cunning and crafty, that when they are unharboured from their Layr, they will coast round about to finde some other Deer, whereby the Hounds may be confounded in the change of hunts.

If the Huntsman have the Hart in view, let him still draw upon the Slot, blowing and hollowing until the Hounds are come in. When he seeth they are in full cry, and take it right, he may then mount, keeping under the Wind, and coast to cross the Hounds that are in chase, to help them at default, if need require.