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off It, and bring them to Canary-Seed as 

 fc^jon as 1 can ; they'll fin^ very ftout with 

 Hemp-Seed, but feldom live very long, or 

 Moulr well with It ; if ycu bring them up 

 toCanary-Seed, they are a pretty Bird, and 

 will anfwer your expedation. 



jFio^* to Cure them when Sick, 



IF tliey are Sick, give t^em a little 

 Groundiel every Day, and a Blade of 

 Saffron in their Water j ifthey are lofe give 

 them a little Chalk, either i^ick it in the 

 Side of the Cage, or crumble it in the Bot- 

 tom ; likewlle give them always red Sand 

 or Gravel in the Bottom of the Cage, for 

 the Seeds being Oily, this qualifies and 

 takes the oil off their Stomachs; you may 

 likewife give them a little Lettice-Seed, or 

 a little Thiftle-Seed, which you may find 

 in the great Thiftle, at the Bottom of a 

 white Down. 



To know the Cock from the Hen. 



YO Umay know them either old or 

 young by the blacknefs of their Wings 

 the ed^^e of the Cock's Wing being black 

 up to the Shoulder, and of a very good 

 ihmlng Black ; they are likewife black over 

 the Bill, and under it red -, they have like- 

 wife a brighter Yellow and brighter Red, 

 and in all Parts gf a brighter Colour thaa 



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