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it is a common Obfervation in this Country, that, when the 

 Lyon perceives himfelf in danger, nay fometimes the very 

 Moment he is rouzed, he will feize directly upon the Perfon 

 who is the neareft to him, and, rather than quit his Hold, 

 fuffer himfelf to be cut to Pieces. 

 The Arabs Hawking is one of the chiefeft Diverfions among the ^r^Z^j 

 tuZvl and Gentry of the Kingdom of Tunis. Their Woods afford 

 them a beautiful Variety of Hawks and Falcons ; for which 

 this Kingdom feems to have been remarkable Two Centuries 

 Their Method 2i^p \ Thofc who dclight in Fowling, do not fpring the Game 

 cfs/oooti.g ^.^j^ Dogs, but iliading themfelves with a Piece of Canvafs 

 itretched, upon two Reeds, into the ihape of a Door, walk 

 through the feveral Brakes and Avenues, where they expeot to 

 find it. The Canvafs is ufually fpotted, or painted with the 

 Figure of a Leopard ; and, a little below the Top, there is 

 one or more Holes for the Fowler to look through and obferve 

 what paffes before him. It is remarkable, that the Rhaad, 

 Kttmviah, Tartridge, and other gregarious Birds, will, upon 

 the Approach of the Canvafs, covey together, though they 

 were before at fome Diilance from each other : the Woodcoch, 

 §lMail and fuch Birds like wife, as do not commonly feed in Flocks 

 will , upon Sight of the fame, itand ftill and look aitoniihed. 

 This gives the Sportfman an Opportunity of coming very near 

 them, and then refting the Canvafs upon the Ground, and di- 

 refting the Muzzle of his Peice through one of the Holes, 

 knocks down fometimes a whole Covey at a Time. The yirahs 

 have another , though a more laborious Method of catching 

 great Numbers of Tartr'tdges : for obferving, that after thefe 

 Birds have been haftily fprung twice or thrice, they become 

 languid and fatigued, they immediately run in upon them, and 

 knock them down with their Zerwattys^. 

 The Manvers With Regatd to the Manners and Cuftoms of the Bedoweens. 



end Cujloms . . . ~ , - . i~ . 



efthe Bedo-it IS to be obfcrved that they retam a great many of thofe we 



weens. , , * . 



read of in facred as well as profane Hiftory ; being, if we except 

 their Religion, the fame People they were two or three thou- 



I K<;^,ciTunetenfes C^farea Majeftati ejufque fucceiToribus Htfpanu regibus, fingulis annis 

 in aequum, lex equos Mauros coique exquifitiffimos ac duodecim eximios falcones in s^viter- 

 nam bcncticioriim ab ejus Majcftate acceptorum memoriam danto& offerunto. Etrob. Diar. 

 Expcd. Timet, a Carolo V. Imp. mdxxxv. 2 Thefe arc ihort Sticks, iuch probably as the 

 antient ^^.^Ιτίρβ were, which being bound round the End with Iron or inlaid with Pewter or 

 Brais, fcrve thofe ylrabs who are not Mailers of a Gun, for an offcniive and defenfivc 

 Weapon. 



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