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regular government of their own common-wealth, I 

 might say much, as also of their several kinds, and 

 how useful their honey and wax are both for meat 

 and medicines to mankind ; but I will leave them 

 to their sweet labour, without the least disturbance, 

 believing them to be all very busy at this very time 

 amongst the herbs and flowers that we see nature 

 puts forth this il/oy-morning. 



And now to return to my Hawks, from whom I 

 have made too long a digression ; you are to note, 

 that they are usually distinguished into two kinds ; 

 namely, the Long-winged and the Short-winged 

 Hawk : of the first kind, there be chiefly in use 

 amongst us in this nation, 



The Gerfalcon and Jerkin. 



The Falcon and Tassel-gentle. 



The Laner and Laneret. 



The Bockerel and Bockeret. 



The Saker and Sacaret. 



The Merlin and Jack Merlin. 



The Hobby and Jack. 

 There is the Stelletto of Spain. 



The Blood-red Rook from Turkey. 



The Waskite from Virginia. 

 And there is of Short-winged Hawks, 



The Eagle and Iron. 



The Goshawk and Tarcel. 



The Sparhawk and Musket. 



The French Pye of two sorts. 

 These are reckoned Hawks of note and worth, but 



