Chapter XVII

Five ends make a Game by Day-light, and Three by Candle-light.

Many other Orders there are which concern the House, and thither I refer you for further Infomation; and here take leave to conclude this my _School of Recreation_.

Utrum horum Mavis accipe, _&c._

_FINIS._

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Errors Noted by Transcriber:

In several places the first line of a change-ringing chart was damaged or missing; since these lines always read "123456" they are not separately noted. Brackets in the body of the text are in the original.

_Infirmity_, _Age_, _Station_, _Degree_, may render
[_"may" printed in emphatic type like preceding words_]
Give him sharp, as well as gentle, Courses ["as as well as"]
a bag of Chaff, and thresh'd Ears ["aud"]
a-cross these Paths, hollow, ["Paths ,ollow,"]
your Rods about twelve Inches long [_"a-/about" at line break_]
To sharpen your _Hook_, carry a little _Whetstone_.
[_"a / a" at line-break]
curiously Flourishing their several Orient and bright Colours
["Flourishng"]
without breaking or circling the Water
[_"the / the" at line-break]
Oyl of _Aspray_, _Coculus India_, and _Assa Foetida_ ["Faetida"]
and skilfully argue and dispute its Excellency, _&c. [, for .]
Warm and well lined [_"and / and" at line-break]
whose _Lord Mayor_ annually appears ["annnally"]
This will go a 120 _Changes_, and by making _Bobs_, 240, 360, 720.
[_text has "270" for 720_]
for the Use _Bells_ in Sacred Offices
[_text unchanged: "the Use of Bells"?_]
_Colledge Triples_ ... 2415367 [2415357]
and 4, 8 for the _Fourth_ ["for for"]
Thus much shall suffice for my treating of Ringing ["Riging"]
_i. e._ not striking your Ball cleanly ["i,e,"]
The great Point of Succession, in _Folio_. [, for .]

Invisible letters:

"Invisible" means that the letter does not appear, but there is an appropriately sized blank space.

_Names_, _Degrees_, _Ages_, and _Seasons_ [_a of "Seasons"_]
and the _Lim'd_ straws, lapping under their Wings [_d of "Lim'd"_]
seek _where to find_ that he prepared for [_w of "where"_]
The _greatest Eels_ lurk under Stones [_g of "greatest"_]
At the opening of _Mill-dams_ or _Sluces_ [_l of "Sluces"_]
lest you make his Limbs sore [_e of "lest"_]
the general Method of the whole Peal [_second e of "general"_]

Period (full stop) missing or invisible:

_Madness._ Lastly, If your Hound be Mad
Rub him with a _Brush_ of _Bristles_ over again.
Chaffinches_, _Goldfinches_, _Yellow-Hammers_, &c.
with _Gray_, or _White Feathers_.
render a Practitioner _Excellent_.
_Secondly_, Learn to apprehend the Places of the _Notes_.

Missing words or letters supplied from 1696 edition, with supplements shown in {braces}; full lines as printed:

Thus much for their Names, Degrees{,}
and Ages: Now let us next obser{ve}
their _proper Seasons_ for Hunting.
The _Hart_ or _Buck_, beginneth _fift{een}_
Days after _Mid-Summer-Day_, and l{ast-}
eth till _Holy-Rood-Day_.
The _Fox_, from _Christmass_, and l{ast-}
eth till the _Annunciation of the bless{ed}
Virgin Mary_.

self all over, but his Nose, keeping the
middle, least by touching any Boughe{s}
he leave a Scent for the Hounds; And {by}
his Crossings and Doublings he will e{n-}
deavour to baffle his Pursuers: In th{ese}
Cases have regard to your _Old Hou{nds_,}
as I said before. When he is _Imbost_ {or}
weary, may be known thus: By {his}
Creeping into holes, and often lying

{N}ow for the _Place_ where to find her,
{you} must examine and observe the Sea-
{sons} of the Year; for in Summer or
{Spring} time, you shall find them in
{Corn-}fields and open places, not sitting
{in Bushes}, for fear of Snakes, Adders,
{_&c._} In _Winter_ they love Tuffs of
{Tho}rns and Brambles, near Houses:
{In} these places you must regard the _Old-
ness_ or _Newness_ of her _Forme_ or Seat,

rected: In any _Cross-Peal_ {the _Whole}
Hunt_ may move either up or down at

_Peal{e}s_, as indeed needless; {and my}

And thus with little Variatio{n, there}

Missing letters stuck to following page:

them together to inge{n}der in _January_,
_February_, or _March_, as {the} properest