150 EARLY ANNALS OF ORNITHOLOGY 
expedition, met with a Goshawk upon the cage, or “ cadge,’* 
a sort of wooden frame on which hawks were commonly carried 
hooded. Taking a fancy to the bird, the King purchases it 
for three pounds, which is duly paid by one, Master Walche, 
who was perhaps the steward. There are many other entries 
in the King’s accounts about hawks and hawking. 
* Cadger, as applied to an itinerant hawker, is said to be derived from 
this word, of which also the epithet cad, used in an opprobrious sense, is 
considered to be an abbreviation. 
