OF GREYHOUNDS AND OF THEIR NATURE

byne many greihoundis wip long tailles, Ryght
swift and good greihounde shuld go pat if he be
wel late renne he shuld ouertake eny beest and
peras he ouyrtakep hure he shuld take hure where
he may rathest come to nabelees he shal last pe
lengere 3if he bite bifore or by pe side.’ He shuld
be curtaise and nou3t to felle, wel folowyng his
maistere and doyng whateuere he hym comaundep
he shuld be good and kyndly and clene, glad and
ioyful and playeng, wel willyng and goodly to all
maner folkes, saue to wilde beestis vpon whom he
shuld be felle spitous and egre.

1 In lieu of this original passage G. de F. p. 105 has:
or bargaining ’’).

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Also there are many good greyhounds with long
tails right swift. A good greyhound should go
so fast that if he be well slipped he should overtake
any beast, and there where he overtakes it he should
seize it where he can get at it the soonest, never-
theless he shall last longer if he bite in front or by
the side! He should be courteous and not too
fierce, following well his master and doing what-
ever he command him. He shall be good and
kindly and clean, glad and joyful and playful, and
goodly to all manner of folks save to the wild beasts
to whom he should be fierce, spiteful and eager.

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‘sans abayer, et sans marchander’ (“without baying