Take thefe Rules as to the goodnefs of her propor- 

 tion or Ihajpe; 



She ought to have a fmall Head, her Face long and 

 ftraight, a large Throat, great Eyes, deep fet, the Apple 

 of the Eye black, Nares, Ears, Back, and Feet large and 

 blank i a black long Beak, long Neck, big Breail;, hard 

 flefh, long Thighs,fielhy, the bone of the Leg and Knee 

 ftiott, long large Pounces and Talons. From the Stern 

 or Train to the Breail forward (he ought to grow round: 

 the Feathers of the Thighs towards the Train (hould 

 be latge, and the Train-feathers Ihorr, foft, and fome- 

 what tending to an Iron Mail. The Brayl - feathers 

 bught to be like thofe of the Breafi: , and the Covert- 

 feath'ets of the Train (hould be fpotted and full of black 

 rundles i but (he extremicy of every Train-feather 

 (hould be black Area ked. 



The fign of force in a Go(}jatvJ{_ is this : Tye divers 

 bftheiuin feveral places of one Chamber or Me^i', and 

 that Hawk^thit doth iTife and rhevvt higheli and far- 

 theft off from her , is without quelHon the itrongcit 

 Hawk^t for the high and far mewting argues a ftrong 

 Back. 



1 might tell you theillihapeofa GoJhjn>h^i but fince 

 I have declared the good , the bad may be colledcd 

 trom thence: Contraria contratiis di^nofcunter. How- 

 ever take this general rule , That Go(han>k^t\\2it hath 

 pendant Plumes over her Eyei, the whites whereof are 

 waterilh and blank, thit is red-mail'd or bright tawny, 

 hath the moll alTuted tokens of a H^^'i^that is ill con- 

 ditioned. 



The Gofhdivk^ preyeth on the Pheafanr, Mallard, 

 "Wild-goofe, Hare, and Coney •, nay, (be will venture 

 to fcize on a Kid or Goat , vvhich declareth the inefti- 

 mable courage and valour of this Han>k- 



She ought to be kept with great care, becaufc (he is 

 very choice and dainty, and looks to have a nice hand 

 kept over her. [ e ] Ho^ 



