Item Information | 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. | Early English Books Online | University of Michigan Library Digital Collections

To the righte noble Sir Henry Clinton Knight Lord Clinton and Saye, Maister of the Hart Houndes to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, long life, with encrease of honor to the pleasure of the Al∣mightie

¶ THE TRANSLATOR to the Reader.

George Gascoigne, in the commen∣dation of the noble Arte of Venerie.

T. M. Q. in prayse of this booke.

Of the race and Antiquitie of Hovvnds, and vvho first brought them into Fraunce. Chapt. 1.

Of the nature and complexions of whyte dogges, called Baux, and surnamed Greffiers. Chap. 2.

Of Fallow houndes and their nature. Chap. 3.

Of the complexion and nature of dunne Houndes. Chap. 4.

Of blacke hounds aunciently come from Sainct Huberts abbay in Ar∣dene. Chap. 5.

The tokens vvhereby a man may knovve a good and fayre Hounde. Chapt. 6.

Howe a man maye choose a faire Bitche to beare whelpes: and the meane to make hir goe proude: also the signes vnder the which she may best be lined to bring foorth dogge whelps which shall not be subiect vnto diseases. Chap. 7.

Of the seasons in which it is best to haue yong whelpes, and howe you may best gouerne them. Chap. 8.

The signes and tokens which a man ought to regarde, in iudging whether the whelpes will be good or not. Chap. 9.

That it is best bringing vp of whelpes in villages in the countrey, and not in shambles. Chap. 10.

In vvhat time men ought to vvithdravve their VVhelpes from their Nursse, and vvhat kynd of bread and flesh is best to giue vnto them. Chap. 11.

How a Kennell ought to be situate and trimmed for Houndes. Chap. 12.

Of the Hunte, and how he ought to dresse, gouerne, and attend his dogges. Chap. 13.

How a man should enter his yong houndes to hunte the Harte, and of the quaries and rewardes that he shall giue them. Chap. 14.

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Of the Nature and Subtilties of Hartes. Chap. 16.

Of the Rut and vault of Hartes. Chap. 17.

In what season the Hartes mewe and take them to the thickets. Chap. 18.

What is the cause that Hartes do hyde themselues when they haue mewed. Chap. 19.

Of the coates and coloure of Harts. Chap. 20.

Of the heades and braunches of Harts, and of their diuersities. Chap. 21.

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Of the iudgement and knowledge by the few∣mishing of a deare, and of the tenne in the top, and of old harts. Cap. 23.

Of the iudgement of the breache or bea∣ring downe of the Spring or Boughes. Chap. 24.

Of the iudgement of the gate and goyng of an Harte. Chap. 25.

Of the iudgement of the Abatures and bea∣ting downe of the lowe twigges and the foyles. Chap. 26.

The iudgement to be taken by the places where he frayeth. Cap. 27.

How the Huntesman ought to seeke the Harte in his feeding places according to the monethes and seasons. Chap. 28.

Howe the huntesman should go drawing with his hound in the Springs. Chap. 29.

How the huntsman should seeke in the springs, or feede, to finde an hart by the eye. Chap. 30.

How the Huntsman should go to seeke an Harte in small groues or hewts, beyng priuily en∣closed within the greater springs in the Forests and strong couerts. Cha. 31.

How the Huntesman should seeke an Harte in his feedes. Chap. 32.

Hovv a huntesman shall go to find out an Harte againe, vvhen he hath bene hunted and lost the night before. Chap. 33.

How a Huntesman may seeke in the highe vvoods. Chap. 34.

Of the place where and howe an assembly should be made, in the presence of a Prince, or some honorable person.

The report of a Huntesman vpon the sight of an Hart, in pride of greace. Chap. 36.

Of the vvords and termes of hunting, vvhich the huntsman ought to vnderstand when he shall make his reportes, and when he shal speake before good masters of Venerie. Chap. 37.

How to set Relayes. Chap. 38.

Howe a huntesman should rowze an Harte, and cast off his hounds to him. Chap. 39.

Certaine obseruations and suttleties to be vsed by Huntesmen in hunting an Harte at force. Chap. 40.

Howe to kill an Hart when he is at bay, and what is then to be doone. Chap. 41.

Howe to breake vp an Harte after the French manner, and to rewarde the houndes. Chap. 42.

Howe to rewarde the houndes, and fyrst the bloud hound. Chap. 43.

Of the hunting of the Bucke. Chap. 44.

Of the hunting of a Rowe. Chap. 45.

Of the Raynedeare. Chap. 46.

The hunting of the wild Goate. Chap. 47.

How to hunte the wilde Goates. Chap. 48.

Of the wilde Bore, his properties, and the maner of hunting at him. Chap. 49.

Of the nature and subtiltie of the Bore. Chap. 50.

The iudgement vvherby you may knovv a great Bore, and first by the foote. Chap. 52.

The iudgement by his rowtings. Chap. 53.

The iudgement by the soyle. Chap. 54.

The difference betwene wilde Svvyne, and our hogges. Chap. 55.

The difference betweene the male, and the female. Chap. 56.

Howe to hunt the Bore with houndes at force. Chap. 57.

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Of the subtilties of an Hare, when she is runne and hunted. Chap. 59.

Howe to enter yong hounds to the Hare. Chap. 60.

At what time of the yeare it is best hunting of the Hare, and how to seeke hir, starte hir, and chace hir. Chap. 61.

How you shall rewarde your houndes when they haue killed an Hare, which the Frenchman calleth the reward, and sometimes the quarey, but our old Tristram cal∣leth it the hallow. Chap. 62.

The Hare, to the Hunter.

Of the nature and propertie of the Conie. Chap. 63.

How to hunte and take Conies. Chap. 64.

Of the hunting of the Foxe and Badgerd. Chap. 65.

Of the nature and properties of a Foxe and a Badgerd. Chap. 66.

Of the nature and properties of a Foxe, out of another Author. Chap. 67.

Of the nature of a Badger, out of the same Author. Chap. 68.

The hunting of the Badgerd, out of the same Author. Chap. 69.

Of the hunting of a Foxe aboue the ground out of the same Author. Chap. 70.

Howe to digge for a Foxe or a Badgerde, and what instrumentes are meete for the same. Chap. 71.

Howe to enter your Terriers according to the ground, & how to trench, & dig. Cha. 72.

An aduertisment of the Translator.

Of the hunting of the Otter. Chap. 75.

How to hunte and take an Otter. Chap. 74.

The Otters oration

Of the hunting of the Wolfe: and first of their nature and properties. Chap. 75.

How to hunte them. Chap. 76.

Of the Hunting of the Beare, and first of hir nature and properties. Chap. 77.

The manner of hunting the Beare. Chap. 78.

Receipts, to heale sundrie diseases and infirmities in houndes and dogges. Chap. 79.

Of the Termes of Venerie.

A short obseruation set dovvne by the Translatour, concerning coursing with Greyhoundes.

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The measures of blowing set downe in the notes for the more ease and ready help of such as are desi∣rous to learne the same: and they are set downe according to the order which is obserued at these dayes in this Realme of Englande as followeth.

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