The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting
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The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting

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The Master of Game - The Oldest English Book on Hunting

About this book

First published in the early 15th century and reprinted with a foreword by American President and hunting fan Theodore Roosevelt. Considered the very first book in English on hunting. Full of information on how to hunt hare, hart, buck, roe, boar and wolf, fox, badger and otter. Not just a historical guide to hunting there are still good honest tips to maintaining and caring for your dogs. Including a specially commissioned introduction to deer stalking and hunting.

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Publisher
White Press
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781473342019
Print ISBN
9781473332133

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Deer Stalking and Hunting
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Introduction
  8. Foreword
  9. I. The Prologue
  10. II. Of the Hare and of her Nature
  11. III. Of the Hart and his Nature
  12. IV. Of the Buck and of his Nature
  13. V. Of the Roe and of his Nature
  14. VI. Of the Wild Boar and of his Nature
  15. VII. Of the Wolf and of his Nature
  16. VIII. Of the Fox and of his Nature
  17. IX. Of the Grey (Badger) and of his Nature
  18. X. Of the (Wild) Cat and its Nature
  19. XI. the Otter and his Nature
  20. XII. Of the Manner and Habits and Conditions of Hounds
  21. XIII. Of Sicknesses of Hounds and of their Corruptions
  22. XIV. Of Running Hounds and of their Nature
  23. XV. Of Greyhounds and of their Nature
  24. XVI. Of Alauntes and of their Nature
  25. XVII. Of Spaniels and of their Nature
  26. XVIII. Of the Mastiff and of his Nature
  27. XIX. What Manner and Condition A Good Hunter should have
  28. XX. How the Kennel for the Hounds and the Couples for the Raches and the Ropes for the Lymer should be Made
  29. XXI. How the Hounds should be led out to Scombre
  30. XXII. How A Hunter’s Horn should be Driven
  31. XXIII. How A Man should LEAD his Groom in Quest for to know A Hart BY his Trace
  32. XXIV. How A Man should know A Great Hart BY the Fumes
  33. XXV. How A Man should know A Great Hart BY the Place WherE HE HATH Frayed his Head
  34. XXVI. How the Ordinance should be MADE FOR the Hart Hunting BY Strength and HOW the Hart should be Harboured
  35. XXVII. How A Hunter should go in Quest BY the Sight
  36. XXVIII. How AN Hunter should go in Quest between the Plains and the Wood
  37. XXIX. How A Hunter should go in Quest in the Coppice and the Young Wood
  38. XXX. How AN Hunter should go in Quest in Great Coverts and Strengths
  39. XXXI. How A Hunter should QUEST in Clear Spires and High Wood
  40. XXXII. How A good Hunter shall go in Quest TO HEAR the Harts bellow
  41. XXXIII. How the Assembly that Men call Gathering should be MADE BOTH Winter and Summer After the GUISE of beYOND the Sea
  42. XXXIV. How the Hart should be Moved with the Lymer and Run TO and Slain with Strength
  43. XXXV. How An Hunter should Seek and Find the Hare with Running Hounds and Slay her with Strength
  44. XXXVI. Of the Ordinance and the Manner of Hunting when the King WILL Hunt in Forests or in Parks for the Hart with Bows and Greyhounds and Stable
  45. The Following is The Concluding Passage of The Shirley Manuscript (Add. Ms. 16, 165) In The British Museum:—
  46. Appendix
  47. List of Some Books Consulted and Abbreviations used in Text
  48. Glossary
  49. Index