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meat, then teach her to come from thence by yom- art 

 in luring and calling her, though it be but a foot at 

 first, and so by degrees further and further until she 

 will come from the nest to you, as far as she can well 

 hear you, and there must she attend on her wings until 

 you take her in. When she is full summed she must 

 have her jesses, bewits, and bells, with other usual 

 ornaments and dressings ; then must she be made 

 acquainted with the hood and carriage on your fist all 

 day; she must also be accustomed to men, horses, and 

 dogs ; and she must be trained with larks, which had 

 need to be let loose with a great deal of caution, that 

 she perceive not them let go from your hand : her first 

 train should be let loose in a creance of brown thread, 

 and mounted forty or fifty feet high before you unhood 

 her ; three or four trains thus killed will be a sufficient 

 introduction. When she is thus thoroughly made, you 

 may flee her at the lark with advantage of the wind and 

 near approach, and afterwards you need not use so 

 much care, for she will soon gain strength, and under- 

 stand her business. At such times when you do not 

 use nor flee her, you need to look after her only at feed- 

 ing times, remembering to draw her by your lure and 

 voice at least a quarter if not half a mile from home, 

 and then feed and leave her ; for when she hath once 

 fed, feaked and rejoyced, she will soon find the way home 

 to the place where she was bred and trained up. On 

 resting days, when she is gorged, you may find her in 

 the heat of the day flying and soaring aloft, whereby 

 she becomes acquainted with the adjacent places. — - 

 (" Grentleman's Recreation.") 



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