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well, futfering her to take her pleafure thereon. Aftei 

 this, fly her at the wild Partridge > if flie take or mark 

 it at firft or fecond flight, being retrieved by the Spa* 

 niels, feed her upon it vvith a reafonable Gorge, chear- 

 ing her with your Voice jn fuch manner that (he may 

 know it another time. If (he prove not hardy at firlt 

 Train, try her vvith a fecond or third : if (he prove not 

 then, (he will prove nothing worth. 



If you fly the Merlin at Lark or Linnet, let it be wltW 

 a Caft of Merlins at once, b:caufe they love to fly in 

 company : bciides, it is a greater delight to the Spe- 

 ctators to fee them fly together i you (hall obferve the, 

 one climb to the Mountee above the Lark, and the ©then 

 to lie low tot her beft advantage. 



When your Merlin is throughly manned and made: 

 gentle, ( which you mu(t bring to pafs according too 

 the method propounded for other HxrvksJ 1 fay, when 

 flie is reclaimed, you may then carry her into the 

 fields » where having found a Lark or Linnet, get as 

 near as you can into the Wind to tb: Bijcd s and as 

 foon as the Bird rifeth from the ground, unhood your 

 Calt of Merlins and cd.[\ them off, and when they have 

 beaten down the Lark, let them feed a little thereon. 



There is a fort of Larks whicj;i 1 would not advife 

 the Faulconer to fly at, and they are called Cm-lark/^ 

 which donot mount as the long- fpur'd fleld-Lark, buc 

 fly iiraight forward, to the endangeriiigthe lofs of your 

 H^wi^ without any paftime or pleafure. 



Of the Mewing of Merlins, Faulcons, Gerfaul- 



cons, djui My lions at Stock or at Large : 



and which is tl^e heji way of Mewing. 



It is the opinion of foroe, ( but how commendable, 

 I will leave ilie Reader to judge ) that Mt///j/ cannot 



be. 



