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feiie and come tumbling down to the ground both to^ 

 gethef. 



They are chiefly for the Lark, which poor little crea- 

 ture fo dreads the fight of a Uohhy foaring in the Air 

 over her, that (he will rather chufe to commit her felf 

 to the mercy of Man or Dogs, or to be trampled on by 

 Horfes, than venture her felf into that Element where^ 

 file fees her mortal Enemy foaring. 



The Hohhy makes excellent fport with Nets andl 

 Spaniels, which is performed after this manner. The 

 Dogs range the held to fpring the Fowl, and the Hob- 

 Iks foar over them aloft in the Air : the filly Birds, 

 fearing a Confpiracy between the Hawks and Dogs to 

 their utter deftrudion, dare not commit themfelves 

 to their Wings, but think it fafer to lie clofe to the 

 ground, and fo are taken in the Nets. This fport is 

 called Daring' 



Of the GOSHAWK. 



THere are feveral forts of Godjawkf , tnd they are 

 different in goodnefs, force, and hardinefs ac- 

 cording to the diverfity of their choice in Gawking: 

 at which time when Harv}q begin to fall to liking, alll 

 Birds of Prey do affemble themfelves with t\\tGo(ljar^k.. 

 and flock together. 



The Female is the bed : and although there be fome 

 Gofhawks which come from Sclavonia, Sardinia, Lorn- 

 hardy, Kufu, Puglia, Germany, Armenia, Verfia, Greece, 

 and Africa i yet there are none better than thcfe which 

 are bred in the North parts oi Ireland, as in the Pro- 

 vince of Vlfter, but more efpecially in the County ot 

 Tyrone. ' 



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