THE HOOD. 6 1 



" As the ox hath his bow,* sir, the horse his curb, and 

 the falcon her bells, so man hath his desires." As You 

 Like It, Act iii. Sc. 3. 



So in Henry VI. Part III. Act i. Sc. i 



" Nor he that loves him best, 

 The proudest he that holds up Lancaster, 

 Dares stir a wing, if Warwick shake his bells" 



Again 



" Harmless Lucretia, marking what he tells 

 With trembling fear, as fowl hears falcon 's bells" 



L ucrece. 



The "hood," too, was a necessary appendage to the 

 trained falcon. This was a cap or cover for the head, 

 which was not removed until the " quarry " was started, in 

 order to prevent the hawk from flying too soon. 



* His "bow," that is, his "yoke." Some editions read "low;" an evident 

 mistake. 



