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The Sparhawk and Musket, 

 The French Pye of two sorts: 



These are reckoned Hawks of note and worth ; but we 

 have also of an inferior rank, 



The Stanyel, the Ringtail, 



The Raven, the Buzzard, 



The Forked Kite, the Bald Buzzard, 



The Hen-driver, and others that I forbear to 



name. 1 



Gentlemen, if I should enlarge my discourse to the 

 observation of the Eires, the Brancher, the Ramish Hawk, 

 the Haggard, and the two sorts of Lentners, and then 

 treat of their several Ayries, their Mewings, rare order 

 of casting, and the renovation of their feathers : their re- 

 claiming, dieting, and then come to their rare stories 

 of practice; 1 say, if I should enter into these, and 

 many other observations that I could make, it would be 

 much, very much pleasure to me: but lest I should break 

 the rules of civility with you, by taking up more than 

 the proportion of time allotted to me, I will here break 

 off, and intreat you, Mr. Venator, to say what you are 

 able in the commendation of Hunting, to which you are so 

 much affected; and if time will serve; I will beg your 

 favour for a further enlargement of some of those several 

 heads of which I have spoken. But no more at present. 



Yen. Well, Sir, and I will now take my turn, and 

 will first begin with a commendation of the Earth, as 

 you have done most excellently of the Air; the Earth 

 being that element upon which I drive my pleasant, whole- 

 some, hungry trade. The Earth is a solid, settled ele- 

 ment; an element most universally beneficial both to 

 man and beast; to men who have their several recrea- 

 tions upon it, as horse-races, hunting, sweet smells, plea- 



(I) See Turbenrille, Latham, mnd Markham, on Falconry. 



