For their meat give them lean Beef, Sheeps-heart, 

 or Bullocks-heart, taking awayfirft the fat Skin that 

 covereth it, and take away the Sinews » after this, 

 foak the like quantity ot white Bread in water, and 

 fqueeze out fome of the water i then mince it fmall i 

 then feed them with a Stick, taking upon the point 

 thereof the quantity of a Grey Pea, and give every one 

 of them three or four fuch gobbets in an hour, as long 

 as they (hall endure to be in the Neft : when they are 

 able to flie out of the Nell, then put them into a Cage 

 with feveral Pearches for them to fit upon, and line 

 them with fome green Bays, for they are very fubjed: 

 to the Cramp at firft i and at the bottom of the Cage 

 put in fome Mofs or Hey, as well for other Birds as 

 the NighmgaU : it is fafe to line their Cages againft 

 Winter, or keep them in fome warm place. Wheri 

 they are firft Caged, continue for a while to put fome 

 of their Meat by them mingled with Ants, which will 

 induce them to feed themfelves. y, ..^ i „ . ,, , i . 



In the Summer you muft feed them every day 

 with frefh Meat, otherwile it will quickly grow ftalc. 

 or ftink. When they begin to moult, give them half 

 Egg hard boiled, and halfSheeps-heart mingled with 

 Saffron and Water. Here note , Duck-eggs will kill 

 them : you may give them fometimes red Worms, 

 Caterpillars, and Hog-lice i Meal-worms make theni 

 familiar, fuffering them to take them out of your 

 hand. 



The way of taking Old and Young is thus : For 

 the Young, obferve where the Cock fings j and if he 

 lings long, the Hen is not far from that place, who 

 oftentimes betrays her Off-fpring by being too careful y 

 for when you come near her Neft, Qie will Sweet 

 and Cur : if notwithftanding this, you cannot find 

 her Neft, ftick a Meal-worm or two upon a Thorn, 

 and then lying down or ftanding, obferve which way 



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