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other well mixt Soyls, where the Champaign and Covert are equally large,
produce the _Middle-sized Dog_; of a more nimble Composure than the
fore-mentioned, and fitter for Chace. _Yorkshire_, _Cumberland_,
_Northumberland_, and the _North_ parts, breed the Light, Nimble, _swift
slender Dog_. And our open Champaigns train up excellent _Grey-Hounds_,
hugely admired for his Swiftness, Strength, and Sagacity. And lastly,
the _little Beagle_ bred in all Countries, is of exceeding Cunning, and
curious Scent in Hunting. All these Dogs are highly set by in all remote
Parts, whose Princes and Lords tenderly cherish them as _Excellencies_,
and ambitiously sue for as _Rarities_.

For the _Choice_ of Hounds we are to rely much on their _Colours_, and
accordingly make our Election. The Best and most Beautiful of all for a
general Kennel, is, The _White Hound_, with black Ears, and a black spot
at the setting on of the Tail, and is ever found to be both of good
Scent, and good Condition, and will Hunt any Chace, but especially the
_Hare_, _Stag_, _Buck_, _Roe_, or _Otter_, not sticking at Woods or
Waters. The next is, the _Black_, the black-tann'd, or all Liver-hew'd,
or the milk White Hound, which is the true _Talbot_, is best for the
_String_, or _Line_, as delighting in Blood; the _Largest_ is the
comliest and best. The _Grizled_, usually shag-hair'd, are the best
Verminers, and so fittest for the _Fox_, _Badger_, or other hot Scents;
a couple of which let not your Kennel be without, as being exceeding
good cunning _Finders_.

For the _Shape_ of your _Hound_, you must consult the Climate of his
Breed, and the natural Composition of his Body; but by these following
Characters you may know a good _Hound_. If you like a large, _heavy_,
true _Talbot-like_ Hound, See

His _Head_ be round and thick. _Nose_ short and uprising. _Nostrils_
wide and large. _Eares_ large and down-hanging. _Upper-Lip-Flews_ lower
than his Nether Chaps. _Back_ strong and rising. _Fillets_ thick and
great. _Thighs_ and _Huckle-bones_ round. _Hams_ streight. _Tail_ long
and rush-grown. The _Hair of his Belly_ hard and stiff. _Legs_ big and
lean. _Foot_ like a _Fox_'s, well clawd and round. _Sole_ dry and hard.
All these shew an _able Hound_.

If you would choose a swift _light Hound_, the _Yorkshire_ one in the
generality will please you; for that (as these have) he ought to have a
_slenderer_ Head, _longer_ Nose, _shallower_ Ears and Flews, _broad_
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