NON-DOMESTICITY— BISTBJB UTION. 3 1 



furnislied by the 'Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry YIII/ 

 For example, under date xvj'^ Nov. 1532, we have : 



" ' Itm the same daye paied to the fesaunt 



breder in rewarde ... ... ... ixs. iiijd. 



" ' Itm the XXV daye paied to the preste the 

 fesaunt breder at Elthm in rewarde ij 

 corons ... ... ... ixs. iiijd.' 



" And in December of the same year : 



"'Itm the xxijd. daye paied to the french 

 Preste the fesaunt breder for to bye 

 him a gowne and other necesarys ... xls.' 



" From these entries it would appear that even at this- 

 date some trouble and expense was incurred in rearing- 

 pheasants. No allusion, however, is made to their being shot^ 

 They must have been taken in a net or snare, or killed with 

 a hawk. The last-named mode is indicated from another 

 source :* 



" ' Item, a Fesant kylled with the Goshawke. 



" ' A notice, two Fesants and two Partridges killed with the 

 hawks.' 



" As a rule they are only referred to as being ' brought 

 in,^ the bearer receiving a gratuity for his trouble. 



" ' Jan''- 1536-7. Itfii. geuen to Hunte 

 yeoman of the pultry, bringing to hir 

 gee two qwicke (i.e. live) phesants ... vijs. vjd. 



" * Ap'- 1537. Itih. geuen to Grene the 

 ptrich taker bringing a cowple of 

 Phesaunts to my lady's grace iijs. ixd. 



" ' Jan. 1537-8. Ttin. geuen to my lady 

 Carow's s'uht bringing a quick 

 Phesaunt ... ... ... ... ijs. 



"'Jan. 1543-4. Itih. geuen to Hawkyn, 

 s'uhte of Hertford bringing a phesant 

 and ptrichesf ... ... ... ... iijs. iiijd.' 



* " ' Extracts from the Household and Pri^-y Purse Accounts of the 

 L'Estranges of Hunstautou, 1519—1578.' (Trans. Roy. Soc. Antiq. (1833.) 



f'Tlie Privy Purse Expenses of the Princess Maiy, 1536 — 1544.' 

 (Edited by Sir F. Madden, 1831.) 



