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(temp. Eliz.), and many of his minor poems are either addressed 

 from Muscovia or refer to his visit to that country. He was an 

 intimate friend of the poet Spenser, to whom he dedicated one 

 of his epistles. See Ritson, " Bibliogr. Poetica," p. 368. For 

 some account of the Italian and French writers on Falconry 

 from whom he borrowed, see Introduction to No. 81, pp. xxii.- 

 xxiii. 



15. TURBERVILE (George). The Booke of 

 Falconrie or Hawking : For the onely delight and 

 pleasure of all Noblemen and Gentlemen : Collected 

 out of the best Authors as well Italians as Frenchmen, 

 and some English practises withall concerning Fal- 

 conrie. Heretofore published by George Turbervile, 

 Gentleman. And now newly revived, corrected, and 

 augmented with many new Additions proper to these 

 present times. Nocet empta dolor e voluptas, [Half- 

 page cut as in first edition.] At London. Printed by 

 Thomas Purfoot, An. Dom. 161 1. sm. 4to. 



Second edition. 3 prelim, leaves, pp. 1-370; Epilogue, 2 leaves. 

 Like the first, usually bound up with "The Booke of Hunting" 

 by the same author. In the cuts on pp. 8 1 and 112 the bust of the 

 Queen Elizabeth on horseback has been cut out, and the portrait 

 of James I. substituted. By this alteration, amongst others, the 

 edition may be known of copies which have the title wanting. 

 This edition also wants the " Dedication " to the Earl of Warwick. 



In the British Museum, amongst the Additional MSS., will be 

 found No. 5750, containing (pp. 206-211) Warrants relating to 

 the Falconers' department in the Royal household, temp, Eliz., 

 Jac. I. and Car. I. 



16. SURFLET (Richard). Maison Rustique ; or 

 THE CouNTREY Farme : Compiled in the French tongue 

 by Charles Stevens and John Liebault, Doctors of 

 Physicke : and translated into English by Richard 

 Surflet, Practitioner in Physicke. Also a short collec- 

 tion of the hunting of the Hart, Wilde Bore, Hare, 



