BOOKS ON FALCONRY. 



Science, and Agriculture, of which the following contain sections 

 on Hawking : — 



4. MARKHAM (Gervase). Country Content- 

 ments : or the Husbandmans Recreations. Contayning 

 the wholsome Experiences in which any man ought to 

 Recreate himselfe, after the toyle of more serious 

 businesse. As, namely, Hunting, Hawking, Coursing 

 with Greyhounds, and the lawes of the Lease, Shooting 

 in Long-bow or Cross-bow, etc. By G. M. London, 

 161 1, sm. 4to. 



No less than fourteen editions of this work were published, to 

 all of which (except two) the dates may be here supplied : 

 ist, 161 1 ; 2nd, 1615; 3rd, 1623; 4th, 1631 ; 5th, 1633; 6th, 

 1649; 7th, 1654; 8th, 1656; 9th, 1660; loth, 1668; nth, 

 1675; i2th, (?); 13th, (?); and 14th, 1683. The fifth chapter 

 of this work treats " of the Hawking with all sorts of Hawkes, 

 and the whole Art thereof." 



5. MABKHAM (Gervase). Cheape and Good 

 HvsBANDRY for the well-ordering of all Beasts and 

 Fowles, and for the generall Cure of their Diseases. 

 Containing the Natures, Breeding, Choice .... of 

 all manner of Cattell .... Shewing further the whole 

 Art of Riding great Horses, with the breaking and 

 ordering of them .... And diverse good and well- 

 approved Medicines for the Cure of all the diseases in 

 Hawkes, of what kind soever .... Gathered together 

 for the generall good and profit of this whole Realme 

 by exact and assured experience from English practises 

 .... By G. M. Printed by T. S. for R. Jackson. 

 London, 1614. sm. 4to. 



Other editions of this book, which contains a treatise " On 



