His Head be round and thick.  Nose short and uprising.  Nostrils wide and large.  Ears larger 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 clawed 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 Back, gaunt Belly, small Tail, long Joynts, round Foot; and in fine of a Gray-Hound-like Make.

Thus much to direct the choice of Hounds; now something ought to be spoken of the Composition of Kennels, wherein I must appeal to the Affection of the Gentleman, the Lover of this Sport, and let him tell me the Reasons that induced him take pleasure in Hounds, whether it be he fancies Cunning in Hunting?  Or Sweetness, Loudness, or Deepness of Cry?  Or for the Training his Horses?  Or for the Exercise of his Body only?

If for Cunning Hunting; breed your Dogs from the slowest and largest of the forementioned Northern Hounds, and the swiftest and slenderest of the West Country, of both Kinds, approved to be not given to lie off, or look for Advantages, but staunch, fair, even running, and of perfect fine Scent.  These will make a Horse gallop fast, and not run; being middle-siz’d, not too swift as to out-run, or too slow as to lose the Scent; are the best for the true Art and Use of Hunting.

If for Sweetness of Cry; compound your Kennel of some large Dogs, of deep solemn Mouths, and swift in spending, as the Base in the Consort; then twice so many roaring, loud ringing Mouths, as the Counter-Tenor:  And lastly, some hollow plain sweet Mouths, as the Mean:  So shall your Cry be perfect.  Observe that this Composition be of the swiftest and largest deep Mouth’d Dog, the slowest and middle-siz’d, and the shortest Legged slender Dog.  For these run even together.

If for Loudness of Mouth, choose the Loud clanging (redoubling as it were) Mouth, and to this put the roaring, spending, and Whining Mouth, which will be loud, smart, and pleasant:  Such are for the most part your Shropshire, and Worcestershire Dogs.

If (lastly) for deepness of cry, the largest dogs having the greatest Mouths, and deepest flews, are the best; such are your West-Country, Cheshire, and Lancashire Dogs.

But if you have your Kennel for Training Horses only; then compound your Kennel of the lightest, nimblest, and swiftest Dogs, such as your Northern Hounds are.  For the strong and violent Exercises of their Horses, through the Natural Velocity of their Hounds, in the North parts, have render’d them famous for Truth and Swiftness above all other parts of England.