The mayster to his man makyth his Roys That he knowith be kynde what the hert doys Att huntyng euermoore when he goys Quod the man to his maister that were good loore For to knaw what he doos the houndes befoore What dooth he mayster quod the man He dooth quod he eeuyn as thow mayst se Brekyth. and so dooth no beest bot he When brekyth he quod the man what is that to say With his feete he opynys the erth ther he gooth a way What is the cause quod the man maister I the pray That the hert be foore the houndes when thay hym hunt ay That then to the Ryuer he wellis for to goon Quod the maister to the man ther ar causes toon For .ii. cawses the hert desirith to the Rẏuer. & note wele theis termẏs foloẏng descende & oder ¶ Oon cause for the Ryuer descende he is ay And so is he to the water when he takith the way Why callist thow hym .descende. mayster I the pray For he payris of is myght the sooth I the say A nother is to the water whi he gooth other whyle The howndes that hym sewen to founde to begyle ¶ Yit of this hert quod his man maister wolde I ken In to the water when he leppys what he makes then He proferith quod the mayster and so ye shaƚƚ say For he wot not hym selfe yit how he wiƚƚ a way Whether ouer the water he wiƚƚ for passe Or turne ayen thessame way ther he fyrst was Therfore hit is profre as theys hunteris sayne And Reprofer iff thessame way he turne ayene At that oder side of the water iff he vp sterte Then shaƚƚ ye caƚƚ hit the .soule. of the hert And that is for the water of his leggee weete Downe in to the steppis ther fallyn of his fete Ayen the water his way eeuen iff he hent Then brekyth he water ther to take yow tent And iff with the water go algate yow hit shaƚƚ Defoulant the water an hert so hym caƚƚ Now of the Nomblis merke wele the termẏs ¶ The man to his mayster spekyth fuƚƚ blyth Off the nomblys of the hert that he wolde hym kith How mony endys ther shaƚƚ be hem with inne Quod the mayster bot oon thyk nor thynne And that is bot the Gargilon to speke of aƚƚ bi dene And aƚƚ theys oder .crokes and Roundulis. bene The Auauncers. the Forchers ¶ Yit wolde I wit and thow woldest me leere The crokes and the Roundellis of the Nomblys of y^e dere Oon croke of the Nomblis lyth euermoore vnder the throote bolle of the beest be foore That callid is .auauncers. who so can hem kene And the hyndermost parte of the Nomblis thene That is to say the Forchers that liggyn euer betwene The .ij. theys of the beest that oder crokis euene In the Mydref that callid is the rondeƚƚ also For the sides rownde a bowte coruen it is fro My deere sonnys bolde: say of game I thus yow tolde