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A Summary of Falconry. 395? 



The Pill and pelf of a fowl is that broken remains or refufe, which are left after 

 the Hawk hath been relieved. 



TheP/**/tfeisthe general colour or mixture of feathers in a Hawk,which (heweth her 

 conftitution. 



A Pearch is that whereon you fet down your Hawk when you put her off your 

 fift. 



The Pannel is that part of the Hawk next her fundament. I take it, they meat} the 

 ftomach {jventriculm j by this word. 



He guarry is the fowl which is flown at, and (lain at any time, efpecially wheii 

 young Hawks are flown thereto. 



R. 



ARamage-Uawhjx Brancher is a young Hawk that hath juft left the Neft, but flies 

 not far from it, only leaping from bough to bough, and following the old 

 one. 



Ramage is alio faid of a Hawk that is wild, coy, or difdainful to the man, and hard 

 to be reclaimed. 

 Reclaiming is to tame, make gentle, or bring a Hawk to familiarity with the man. 

 A Rttfter-hood is the firft hood a Hawk wears, being large, wide, and open be- 

 hind. 



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THe Sarcel is the extreme pinion feather in a Hawks Wing. 

 Seizing is when a Hawk takes any thing into her foot, and gripeth or holdeth it 

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Slicing, is when a Hawk muteth from her long-ways, in one entire fubftance, and 

 doth not drop any part thereof. 



' Stmpng is when a Hawk being on her Wings at the height of her pitch,bendeth vio- 

 lently down to ftrike her prey. 



Summed'^ when a Hawk hath all her feathers, and is fit to be taken out of the 

 mew. 



Setting down is putting a Hawk into the mew. 



A Sore-harvkjs from the firft taking her from the Eyrie till (he hath mew'd her fea- 

 thers. 



To Seel a Hawk is artificially to fow up her Eyes, fo that (he may fee but little. 



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*"T* He Train of a Hawk is her Tail. 



J- TruJJing is when a Hawk rafeth a fowl aloft, and fo defcendeth down with it to 

 the ground. 



To trufi a Hawk is to tye her Wings fo as (he cannot ftir them. 



UNfaufa/edU when a Hawks feathers are not come forth, or not come to their 

 full length. 

 Varvels joyning the Jejfes to the Leafe. - 



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Eathering is fetting abroad your Hawk to take the air either by day or by 

 night, in thefroft or in the Sun, or at any other feafon. 



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