¶ What beest yit mayster I ax it for non yƚƚ That moost hoole aƚƚ houndes rennen vntiƚƚ And also sone the slowyst shaƚƚ hym ouer take As the swyftist shaƚƚ do what way so euer he take That beest a Bausyn hight a Brok or a Gray Thees .iij. namys he hath the sooth for to say And this is cause therof: for he wiƚƚ by kynde Go thorugh thornys a way the thykest he may fynde Ther as the swyftist houndes may no forther goo Then the slowest of foote be he neuer so thro Whẏ the hare fumaẏs and croteis. ¶ yit mayster wolde I wete whi that men sayn That the haare fumays and croteys booth playn And aƚƚ other maner beestys that huntid be Femyon̄ or fenon̄ as we wele hit se That shaƚƚ I weeƚƚ teƚƚ the quod the mayster then For why that he femays and crotis weeƚƚ I ken He femaith for he beryth talow. this is no lees And he croteis men sayn for he beerith grees And Roukis on his houghis when he lettis it go And beestys of sich kynde fynde wee no moo How mony beestis femayen̄ mayster fayn̄ I wolde lere And how many fenon̄ that ware goode to here Aƚƚ this to teƚƚ quod the mayster I holde hit bot lihgt Aƚƚ beestis that beere talow and stonde vpright Femayen when thay do so say as I the kenne And aƚƚ oder fenon̄ that rowken downe thenne. How nonẏ maner beestis of venerẏ Releue ¶ How many maner beestis yit mayster me teƚƚ Off venery Releuen by fryth or by ffeƚƚ To this quod the mayster I shaƚƚ the answare Off aƚƚ beestis bot .ij. the hert and the haare From the Annunciacion of owre lady day The hert then releues the sooth for to say Tiƚƚ saynt Petris day and paule. and the haare right: From the Purificacion of owre lady bright: Tiƚƚ the translacion Releuys: leue ye me Off saynt Thomas tide of Caunturburie. To vndo the wẏlde Boore. ¶ Yit my chylde of the boore for to speke moore When he shaƚƚ be vndoon I teƚƚ yow be foore xxxij. bredis ye shaƚƚ of hym make Now wiƚƚ yow my sonnys wit weere ye shaƚƚ them take The fyrst of theym is the hede what euer be faƚƚ An oder is the coler and so ye shaƚƚ hit caƚƚ The sheldys on the sholderis: therof shaƚƚ .ij. be Then eyder side of the swyne depertid in .iij. The peestellis and the gambons deꝑte theym .ij. And .ij. feleteys he hath: forgete not thoo Then take is legges and is feete & shewith yowre sleght For they shaƚƚ of his bredys be countid for .viij. Departith the chyne in .iiij. pecis and nomoo And take ther yowre bredis .xxx. and .ij. And fayre put the grece whan it is take a way In the bledder of the boore my chylde I yow pray For hit is a medecyne: for mony maner pyne ¶ how ẏe shall breeke an Hert.