QUALITIES OF A GOOD FALCONER. 55 
Spenser almost invariably spells the word in this way.* 
To understand the allusion to the falconer’s voice, it 
should be observed that after a hawk had been flown, and 
had either struck or missed the object of her pursuit, the 
“lure” (which we shall presently describe) was thrown up 
to entice her back, and at the same time the falconer 
shouted to attract her attention. 
Professor Schneider, in a Latin volume published at 
Leipsic, in 1788,+ thus enumerates the qualities of a good 
falconer: “Sit mediocris stature ; sit perfecti ingenii ; 
bonz memorize ; levis auditu; acuti vistis; homo magne 
vocis ; sit agilis et promptus ; sciat natare,” &c. &c. 
Each falconer had his own particular call, but it was 
generally somewhat like— 
“ Hillo, ho, ho, boy ! come, bird, come !” 
Flamlet, Act i. Se. 5. 
The “lure” was of various shapes, and consisted merely 
of a piece of iron or wood, generally in the shape of a 
heart or horseshoe, to which were attached the wings of 
some bird, with a piece of raw meat fixed between them. 
A strong leathern strap, about three feet long, fastened to 
it with a swivel, enabled the falconer to swing it round his 
head, or throw it to a distance. With high-flying hawks, 
* See his ‘‘ Faerie Queene,” Book III. Canto 4. 
+ This scarce volume, of which we are fortunate enough to possess a copy, 
contains the work of the Emperor Frederic II., ‘‘De arte venandi cum avibus;” 
Albertus Magnus, ‘‘ De Falconibus;” as also a digest of Hubner’s work, ‘‘Sur le 
vol des oiseaux de proie,” and other ancient and rare works on Falconry. 
