¶ Maister yit quod the man what is this to say A vauntellay a lay. and a Relay. That shaƚƚ I teƚƚ the quod he: for a littiƚƚ byȝete When the howndys ar set: an hert for to mete And other hym chasen and folowyn to take Then aƚƚ the Relais thow may vppon hem make Even at his comyng yf thow lett thy howndys goo While the oder that be behynde fer arn hym froo That is .a vauntelay. and so thow shaƚƚ hit caƚƚ For thay are than fer before thoos oder howndes aƚƚ And an hynderyng grete aƚƚ oder vntiƚƚ For thay may not that day nomore sewe at wiƚƚ And holde thyn houndes styƚƚ iff that thow so do Tiƚƚ aƚƚ the houndes that be behynd be cum therto Than let thyn houndes aƚƚ to geder goo That called is an allay. and looke thow say so And that hynderyng is yit to them that be behynde For the restede wiƚƚ ouergo the weere by kynde A relay is after when the houndes ar past Fer be fore with the hert that hiet hem fast To let thyn houndes fer after hem goon And that is then a fortheryng to hem echoon For and thyn houndes haue ouertake thees oder bi destres Then shaƚƚ they aƚƚ folue hym of oon sweftnes What is a forloẏng. ¶ Yit mayster wolde I fayn thus at yow leere What is a forloyng for that is goode to here That shaƚƚ I say the quod he the soth at lest When thy houndes in the wode sechyn any beest And the beest is stoƚƚ a way owt of the fryth Or the houndes that thow hast meten therwith And any other houndes before: than may with hem mete Thees oder houndes arn then forloyned I the hete For the beste and the houndes arn so fer before And the houndes be hynde be weere and soore So that thay may not at the best cum at ther wiƚƚ The houndes before forloyne hem and that is the skyƚƚ Thay be ay so fere be fore to me iff thow wiƚƚ trust And thys is the forloyne lere hit iff thow lust Wiche thre thẏnges cause the houndes to endure ¶ Yit wolde I weete mayster iff it ware thy wiƚƚ Whan thyn houndes renne an hert vntiƚƚ And ay the forther they goo the gladder thay bene For .iij. causes quod he oft tyme is sene Oon is when the hert rennys fast on a rese He swetith that hit rennyth downe thorogh owt his clees The houndes when thay fynde of that it is swete Then ar thay leuer to renne and lother to lete An oder cause when the hert ny no moore may Then wiƚƚ he white froth caste ther he gooth a way When thyn houndes fynde of that then ar thay glad In hope thay shaƚƚ hym haue and renne so rad The .iij. cause is of the hert when he is nygh dede Then he castys owt of his mowth froth and blade rede The houndes knaw that he shaƚƚ be take soone than And euer the forther they goo the gladdir they renne Thes are the causes .iij. that cawses hem gladde to be Wich best a slau hounde takis as sone as aswift