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to be sea; and the Dove proved a faithful and comfortable 

 messenger. And for the sacrifices of the Law, a pair of Tur- 

 tle-doves or young Pigeons were as well accepted as costly 

 bulls and rams. And when God would feed the Prophet Elijah, 

 i Kings xvii. 46, after a kind of miraculous manner, he did 

 it by Ravens, who brought 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 

 labor, 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 long a disgression ; you are to note, that they are usually 

 distinguished 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-gentle, 



The Laner and Laneret, 



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. 



