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except It be one brought up from the Neft^ 

 which I have known to be brought up to 

 the Pipe. 



This is a hot-mettled Bird, and breeds 

 very foon in the Year; I have had- th(^n 

 fly by the 25th of March-, If you have a 

 n:ind to bring them up. you may feed 

 them with Nightingale's Victuals, putting 

 in a fmall matter of Hemp-Seed bruifed 

 or grvDund, or a little Sweet-Alm.ond, and 

 mix amongft itj let them ba very well 

 feather'd before you take them, or eUe you 

 will find it very difficult to bring them up. 

 When you take them, tie themi down in a 

 Eafket, and give them four, five or fix Bits 

 at a Time, once in two Hours, according 

 as their Stcm?xh will bear it •, they are 

 very much fabjedto the Cramp, and very 

 hard to moult, but if you will raife them, 

 give them good Store of Nightingrde's 

 Food, or any other Fleili-Meat. i find 

 that is the b^lt Food to m.ake them moult. 

 In my Opinion, it is not v/orth while to 

 bring them up from the Neft, unlefs they 

 be brought up to the Pipe, their own Song 

 being fo verv go-od, and exceeding ail o- 

 ther Sorts of Birds fo much. I have known 

 thofe fo tame that were taken at Mich el- 

 mas Time, tkat would eat Vicduals out of 

 a Man's Fingers, and play- with them as 

 if he was brought up from the N eft. 



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