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The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking ... with an abstract at the end of each subject, of such laws as relate to the same ...

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Main Author:	Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed by J.C. for N.C. and are to be sold by Tho. Fabian ..., 1677.
Edition:	Second edition /
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Hunting > England > Early works to 1800. Fishing > England > Early works to 1800. Fowling > England > Early works to 1800. Falconry > England > Early works to 1800. Game laws > England.
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