BERT^ S TREATISE OF HAWKS AND HAWKING 

 For the First Time Reprinted from the Original of 1619 



THE SECOND TREATISE 



Wherein the Austringer is taught to reclaim 

 his hawk from any ill-condition. 



CHAP. 111. 

 How to stay that hawk that having killed a partridge, 

 will very unwillingly suffer her keeper to come unto 

 . her, but will carry it. 



He was an'unkind keeper, and handled his hawk very ill, so 

 to get her hatred, from whom but through love he eould not hope to 

 receive any good; otherwise he was very unskilfull, to fly his 

 hawk so wild and so ill manned; for one of these must be the cause, 

 then by working the contrary in her, she is faultless and will fly 

 the better: If she will come well, then it is not merely out of 

 dislike of her keeper; and so much the sooner brought to good per- 

 fection: But it may be partly so, and partly wlldness and ramishness, 

 and there may be a third dislike, which stronglier posesses her 

 than any of the other, which presently shall be delivered lonto you. 

 before a hawk be truly manned and made gentle, she will never learn 

 good, or leave bad conditions; for so long as she is wild, ^he is 

 altogether angry, frowaed, unruly, and disorderly, therefore be 

 sure to use such patience and gentleness, as that she may understand 

 thee: then put her in cranes, and set her upon some mans fist; 

 have a dead d6veoor some other fowl, it matters not although you 

 stand about twenty or thirty paces from her, giving your voice 

 as though you would call her, throw the fowl as far from you as you 

 can, which when she hath in. her foot and doth offer to carry, which 

 the cranes forbid, then know, that it is not wlldness or ramishness, 

 for before this with carriage in company thouhadst made her gentle, 

 neither can it be that she feareth thee, for thou hast labored be- 

 fore this to a better purpose; if you have not, I have set down my 

 directions in vain: If then you have so carefully manned her, as 

 that she neither fears you, nor is in fear of any man else; yet it 

 is fear that causeth this, not fearing thee, but she feareth the 

 quarry shall be taken from her by thee, and she would be glad to 

 give herself a better reward thereupon than you will allow of, and 

 the small rewards you have given her, when you have taken her from 

 the quarry hath bred this fault; but this fault showeth the hawk 

 hath mettle and spirit enough. Well now that' she is upon the catch, 

 and so long as she stands still, fearing she know not what, stand 

 you still, not offering to go nearer than you are, until she fall to 

 be busily pluming, holding the cranes fast, and continually giving 

 her your voice: When she falls to plume, walk gently to her, still 

 giving her your voice; and whereas her fear was the quarry should 

 be taken from her, let her find altogether the contrary, let her 

 enjoy itl and take this course, whereby you shall soon win her favor, 

 that at: any other time she will not only give you leave, but lovingly 

 expect your coming to her, have in readiness her supper or break- 

 fast, or at any or every time of the day such meat as is warm and 

 good, (her taste is very good, although it cannot compare with her 

 sight) feed her therewith by little bits out of your hand. Xf - sh® 

 look at you for more, forbearing to give any more until she fall 

 again to plume, then give her your voice, and feed her again. If 



