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J): € Duty of a Faulconer; with tie cejfary. 

 Rules and Obfervations for him 

 to follow. 



AFaukoner ought to confult and confider the 

 quality and mettle of his Haivkj^ and to know 

 which of them he (hall fly with early, and with which 

 late. 



He muft be fond of his Hawj^^ patient, and cleanly 

 in keeping her from Lice, Mites, and the like Vermin. 

 He muft rather keep his Hatvk^ high and full of fle(h, 

 chan poor and low, which makes them more fub- 

 ]td[ to infirmities than when they are in very good 

 plight. 



Every night after flying, he murt give his Han^k^Cz- 

 fting, fometimes Plumage, fcmetimes Pellets of Cot- 

 ton, and fometimes Phylick, as he fliall find her difea- 

 fcd by her Cafting or Mewr. 



Every night he mult make the place very clean un- 

 der her Pearch, that he may know by her Gafting whe- 

 ther the Hiajj^flands in need of Scourings upwards or 

 downwards. 



Let him remember every Evening to weather his 

 Haxvk^^ excepting fuchdays wherein the hath bathed j 

 after which, in the Evening flie Ihould be put into a 

 warm Pvoom on a Pearch with a Candle burning by 

 her, where flie muft fit unhooded, if flie be not ram- 

 mage, to the intent flie prune and pick her felf, and 

 rcjoyce by enoiling her felf after bathing : and in the 

 morning he ought to weather her, and let her caft, if 

 Hie hath not done it already, keeping her ftill hooded 

 till he carry her to the field. 



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