The Otters, though one in kind, haue yet two seuerall places of haunt:
some keepe the Cliffes, and there breede, and feede on Sea-fish,
others liue in the fresh ryuers, and trade not so farre downe, who
being lesse stored with prouision, make bold now and then to visite
the land, and to breake their fast upon the good-mans Lambs, or the
good-wiues pultrie.
Of Conies, there are here and there some few little Warrens, scantly
worth the remembring.
Cornwall was stored not long since with many Parkes of fallow Deere.
But king Henrie the eight being perswaded (as it is said) by Sir
Richard Pollard, that those belonging to the Duke, could steed him
with little pleasure in so remote a part, and would yeeld him good
profit, if they were leased out at an improoued rent, did condiscend
to their disparking. So foure of them tooke a fall together, to wit,
Cary bullock, Liskerd, Restormel and Lanteglos. Howbeit,this good
husbandrie came short of the deuisers promise, and the Kings
expectation: wherethrough the one was shent for the attempt, and
the other discontented with the effect.
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