472 SDf JFoMitto:* 



will be a moft delightful Songfter to its Matter ^ 

 growing better and better every year even to the very 

 laft. 



Thefe Birds are very fubjedt to the Cramp , Gid- 

 dinefs in the Head, and to Loulinefs. The beft reme- 

 dy to prevent the Cramp, is to (hift the Cage often with 

 frefh Gravel,otherwife the Dung will clog to their feet, 

 which caufeth the Cramp. The giddinefs of the Head 

 proceedeth from feeding upon much Hemp-feed : per- 

 ceiving this diftemper , give him fome Gentles, ( the 

 common Bait for Fi(her-men ) Hog-lice, Emmets and 

 their Eggs, with Liquorifh, all put into water, will 

 ferve in their ftead, and will cure immediately. Louzi- 

 nefs Cwhich caufeth leannefs in this bird) is cured as I 

 faid before by fmoaking Tobacco. 



Of the S K I E-L A R K : the fever d ways 



to take them -, and when taken, 



how to order them. 



THere is a great difference tetween one Skje-lark, 

 and another i for one may not be worth two 

 pence, when another (hall be worth two pounds. 



This Bird is very hardy, and will live upon any 

 food in a manner, fo that he have but once a week a 

 TurffofThree-leav'd-gvafs. As the ^TW-WI^ hath 

 young ones in March, the S^k-larh, hath rarely any till 

 the middle of May. They commonly build in Corn, 

 or thick high grafs Meadows, and feldom have more 

 than four : take them at a fortnight old , and at firft 

 give them minced Iheeps- heart with a chopt hard Egg 

 mingled : when they can feed alone, give them Bread, 

 Hemp-feed, and Oat-meal, let the Bread be min- 

 gled 



