(L/f Summary of Falconry. 4.0 1 



The. Soar- Falcon,, which hath been timely taken, and already ,pafied the Seas, is 

 held by fome to be the bell: Falcon^nd alfo hard to be won and manned : Such an one 

 you muft feed with warm meat, as Pigeons, and fuchjike quick birds, until the be full 

 gorged, twice a day for three days. For you muft not all at once break her off her 

 accuftomed diet, which was warm meat. 



When you feed her you muft whoop and lure as you do when you call a Ha wk^that 

 fhe may know when you will give her meat. 



You muftunhood her gently, giving her two or three bits, and putting on her 

 Hood again give her as much mo/e. Be fure that (lie be clofe feeled. After three 

 days, if you perceive her feed with a good appetite, begin to abate her meat, giving 

 her but little at once and often till Evening, and bear her late on your fift before you 

 goto bed, fettingher near you, that you may wake her often in the night. Be- 

 fore day take her on your fift again, with fome quick bird. After two or three 

 nights, when you find (he begins to grow gentle, and feed eagerly on good meat, 

 change her diet, giving her (heeps heart, often, but little at once. 



Late at Even let her feeling thread a little loofe, fpouting water in her face, that 

 fhe may jeouk the lefs, and watching her all night hold her upon your fift unhooded. 

 But if Ihe fee any thing fhe miflikes, and makes (hew of being afraid, carry her into 

 fome dark place, where you have no more light but to hood her again. A f terwards 

 give her fome beaching of good meat 5 and watch her divers nights together till (he 

 be reclaimed, and jeouk upon the fift by day. Although to let her jeouk alfo fome- 

 times in the night will make her the fooner manned. In the Morning by break of day 

 give her warm meat. When fhe begins to be acquainted you may unhood her in the 

 day time far from company 3 at taking 0% and after putting on the Hood, giving her 

 a bit or two of meat. For to unhood her in a place where (he may be frayed is 

 euough to mar her at firft. When fhe begins to be acquainted with company,- and is 

 fharp-fet, unhood her, and give her a bit or two, holding her right againft your facej 

 for that will caufe to dread no company. At night cut the thread wherewith fhe was 

 feeled. You need not watch her, but only let her by you, and wake her two or three 

 times in the night. For over-watching is not good, if Ihe may be reclaimed other- 

 wife. When you have brought her thus far, then give her wafht meat, laid in clear 

 water half a day, and beach her in the morning, that {he may always have fomewhat 

 in her gorge. Caufe her to feed in company, giving her about Sun-rifing the wing of 

 a Hen or Pullet, and at Evening take the foot of a Hare or Coney, chopt off above 

 the joynt, and flay it, cutting away the Claws 5 fteep the skin in fair water ( preffing 

 and wringing it a little J the which you (hall give her with the joynt of the pinion of 

 a Hens Wing. Give your Hawk no feathers till {he be throughly reclaimed : For till 

 then {he dares not caft on the fift : and on the fift you muft bear her till {he be through- 

 ly manned. When (he makes femblance to caft, unhood her gently by the taiTel of 

 the hood. [ You may give her two days wafht meat, and the third Plumage, as fhe 

 is clean or foul within.] When (he hath caft, hood her again, giving her nothing to 

 eat till {he hath gleamed after her cafting 5 but when (he hath caft and gleamed give 

 her a beaching of hot meat in company, by two or three bits at once : And at Evening- 

 make her plume a Hens wing, being in company alfo. 



If the feathers of her cafting be foul or flimy, and of a yellowifh colour, be fure 

 to cleanfe her with wafht meat and cafting : If ftie be clean within, give her not fo 

 ftrong cafting as Hares feet, but the pinion of an old Hens wing, or the neck-bon© 

 chopt four or five times between the joynts, walhed and fteeped in fair water. 



§. II, 



How to lure a Hawk, lately manned. 



HAvingwell reclaimed her, throughly manned her and made her eager and {harp^ 

 fet, then you may venture to feed her on the lure. 

 But before you {hew her.the lure you muft confider thefe three thines : 1. That (he 

 be bold and familiar in company,and no ways afraid of Dogs and Horfes. 2. That fhe be 

 lharp-fetand hungry, regarding the hour of the Morning and Evening when you will 

 lure her. 3 . That fhe be clean within. The Lure muft be well garnifhed with meat 

 on both fides, and you muft abfeond your felf when you would give her the length 

 ot the Leafe. You muft firft unhood her, giving her a bit or two on the Lure, as (he 

 Utteth on your fift: Afterwards take the Lure from hej, and fo hide it that fhe fee it 



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