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him meat morning and evening. Lastly, the Holy Ghost, when 

 he descended visibly upon our Saviour, did it by assuming the 

 shape of a dove. And to conclude this part of my discourse, 

 pray remember these wonders were done by birds of the air, the 

 element in which they and I take so much pleasure. 



There is also a little contemptible winged creature, an in- 

 habitant of my aerial element, namely, the laborious bee, of 

 whose prudence, policy, and regular government of their own 

 commonwealth I might say much, as also of their several kinds, 

 and how useful their honey and wax are both for meat and 

 medicines to mankind; but I will leave them to their sweet 

 labour, without the least disturbance, believing them to be all 

 very busy at this very time amongst the herbs and flowers that 

 we see nature puts forth this May morning. 



And now to return to my hawks, from whom I have made too 

 l^nS" a ^ig^ssion ; you are to note, that they are usually dis- 

 tinguished into two kinds ; namely, the long-winged and the 

 short-winged hawk : of the first kind, there be chiefly in use 

 amongst us in this nation, 



The Gerfalcon and Jerkin, 

 The Falcon and Tassel-gentel, 

 The Laner and Lanaret, 

 The Bockerel and Bockeret, 

 The Saker and Sacaret, 

 The Merlin and Jack Merlin, 

 The Hobby and Jack: 



There is the Stelletto of Spain, 



The Blood-red Rook from Turkey, 

 The Waskite from Virginia : 



And there is of short-winged hawks, 



The Eagle and Iron, 

 The Goshawk and Tarcel, 

 The Sparhawk and Musket, 

 The French Pye, of two sorts. 



