Now of the hare.

¶ Now for to speke of the hare my sonnys secureli

That beest kyng shaƚƚ be calde of aƚƚ venery

For aƚƚ the fayre spekyng and blawyng lerf sere

Commyth of sechyng and fyndyng of the hare

For my leif chylder I take it on honde

He is the meruellest beest that is in ony londe

For he fymaes and crotis and Roungeth euermoore

And beerith talow and gris: and a boue teeth hath be foore

And other while he is male: and so ye shaƚƚ hym fynde

And other while female and kyndelis by kynde

¶ And when he is female and kyndelis hym with in

In .iij. degrees he hem berith or he with hem twyn

Too Rough and .ij. smoth who wiƚƚ hem se

And ij. knottis also that kyndelis wiƚƚ be

When he is female so teƚƚ I my tale.

¶ When yowre houndis by strenath hath done her to dede

The hunter shaƚƚ rewarde hem then with the hede

With the shulderis and the sides and with the bowellis aƚƚ

And aƚƚ thyngꝭ with in the wombe saue onli the gaƚƚ

The paunche also: yeue hem noon of thoo.

Wich rewarde when oon the erth it is dalt.

With aƚƚ goode hunteris the .halow. it is calt

Then the loynes of the hare loke ye not forgete

Bot bryng hem to the kechyn for the lordis meete

And of this ilke hare speke we no mare.

¶ Now to speke of the bestes when thay be slayne

How many be strypte and how many be flayne

Aƚƚ that bere skyne and talow and Rounge leue me

Shaƚƚ be flayne safe the hare for he shaƚƚ stripte be

And aƚƚ that berith greece: and piles ther vppon

Euer shaƚƚ be strypte when thay be vndoon

On̄ theys maner play: thus ye shaƚƚ say.