¶ Yit wolde I witt maister whi theys houndes aƚƚ Bayen and cryen when thay hym ceche shaƚƚ For thay wolde haue helpe that is thayr skyƚƚ For to slee the beest that thay renne tyƚƚ ¶ Teƚƚ me mayster quod the man what is the skyll Why the haare woolde so faynne renne ayenest the hiƚƚ Quod the mayster for her leggys be shorter be foore Then be hynde: that is the skyƚƚ of yoore ¶ What is the cause quod the man y^t men say of y^t beest That the haare sittith aye when she takyth heir reest And oder beestys ly: as communeli men sayne For .ij. causes quod the mayster I teƚƚ the playne Oon is for she hurcles vppon hir houghis ay And aƚƚ other beestys: can the side to the grownde lay An oder cause ther is and that is noo lees For she beerith booth sewet and pure greece ¶ yit wolde I mayster quod the man fayne witt more Where lyth the suet of the haare be hynde or befoore Ouer the loyne quod the mayster of iche haare thow take By twix the tayle and the chyne euen oon the backe ¶ yit wolde I mayster quod the man thees at the leer What thow walkest in the felde with thy lymeer Ther as an hert pasturred hath: or y^t thow hym se To knawe faatt or lene whether that he be I can quod the mayster weeƚƚ teƚƚ the thys caas Whaite wele where he lay: and where he fumeyed haas Yolow and englaymede iff that it be Then is he fatt I the teƚƚ lerne theys of me And iff it be booth blacke and harde and clene Then he is meegre larbre and leene And of thys ilke thyng iff thow leue not me Take heede in the wyntre and then thow may it se ¶ Yit mayster of the haare fayn wolde I wit moore What he dooth when he gooth the howndys befoore He sorth and resorth ther he gooth a way Pryckyth and repryckyth the sooth for to say Bot wat is that quod the man when thay so doone That shaƚƚ I quod the mayster teƚƚ the fuƚƚ soone In the feeldes wheer he gooth no ways beene Ther he sorth when he steppyth and hit may not be seene And after when he dowblith and turnyth agaynne Then he resoorth as goode hunteres saynne And when he rennyth in the way dry or weete Then men may fynde fostalx of clees or of feete That pryckyth the haare aye when he dooth soo And repryckyth then iff he agaynne goo