There were bear-nets hanging in the porches of all the houses; they were made of rope, thick as reins, made from fibres from lime-trees. Each mesh was so big that it measured 18 inches when stretched out i.e. each of the 4 contiguous sides was 9 inches. The nets were the height of a man and, when they hang them together on poles with the bottom edge trailing on the ground, they stretch for about 200 yards. The local people then drive the bear into them.