HAWKING. 



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" Now riding fast, we soon came by the side of the meadows 

 adjoining the warren, where the ' markers ' of M. de Ligne dis- 

 covered three Herons, and at once came to tell him of it. Making 

 up his mind to attack them, the Sieur de Ligne did me the favour 



of giving me a white Gyrfalcon, named ' La Perle/ to let fly ; he 

 himself took another, called 'Le Gentilhomme/ and one of his 

 people took a third, named ' Le Pinson/ When the Herons heard 

 us approach they became alarmed, and took wing while we were 

 yet some distance off; seeing this, we let fly the birds, which were 



