H 



A Summary of Falconry. 4.07 



Take this Obfervation by the way, that it is the duty of a Falconer to be endowed 

 with a great deal of Patience 5 and in igSe next place he ought to have a natural love 

 and inclination to Hawks .* without thefe two qualifications all the ProfelJors of this 

 Art will prove Mar-Hawks inftead of good Falconers. 



But to return where I left off: If your feeled Hawk feeds well, abides the Hood 

 and handling without ftriking or biting, then by Candle-light in an Evening unfeel 

 her, and with your finger and fpittle anoint the place where the Seeling-thread was 

 drawn through $ then hood her, and hold heron your Fift all night, often hooding, 

 tinhooding, and handling her, ftroaking her gently about the Wings and Body, giving 

 her fometimes a bit or two, alfo Tiring or Plumage. Being well reclaimed from 

 ftriking and biting at your hand, let her lit upon a Pearch 5 but every night keep her 

 on the Fift three or four hours, ftroaking, hooding, and unhooding, &c. as afbre- 

 faid : And thus you may do in the day-time, but in a Chamber apart, where (he may- 

 fee no great light, till (he feed furely and eagerly without dread. 



§. IV. 



How to make a HawJ^know your Voice ;and her own Feeding. 



JAving mann'd your Hawk fb that (he feeds boldly, acquaint her with your 

 Voice, Whiftle, and fuch words as Falconers ufe : You may do it by fre- 

 quently repeating them to her as {he is feeding on your Fift, &c. But I think the beft 

 way of making her acquainted with them is by your experience and practice. If 

 your Hawk be not eager or (harp-fet, wafti her meat fometimes in fair water, and 

 other whiles in Urine, wringing it a little, and feeding her with it for two or three 

 gorges, intermitting a day or two. 



When' fhe feeds boldly, and knows your Voice and Whiftle, then teach her to 

 know her Feeding, and to bate at it, in this manner. Shew her lbme meat with your 

 right hand, crying and luring to her aloud: if (he bate or ftrike at it, then let her 

 quickly and neatly foot it, and feed on it for four or five bits. Do thus often, and 

 Ihe will know her Feeding the better. 



After this give her every night fome Cafting either of Feathers, or Cotton with 

 Cloves or Aloes wrapt up therein, e^r. Thefe Caftings make a Hawk clean and 

 eager. 



§. V. 



How to makgyour Hawk, bold and venturous. 



IN the firft place, to make her hardy, you muft permit her to plume a Pullet or 

 large Chicken in a place where there is not much light : Her Hood inareadinefe, 

 you muft have either of the aforefaid alive in your hand 5 then kneeling on the 

 ground, luring and crying aloud to her, make her plume and pull the Pullet a little - y 

 then with your teeth drawing the Strings, unhood her foftly, lufTering her to pluck it 

 with her Beak three or four times more 5 then throw out the Pullet on the ground, 

 and encourage her to feife it. When you perceive fhe breaks it and takes bloud, you 

 muft lure and cry aloud to her, encouraging her all the wayes imaginable : Then hood 

 her gently, and give her Tiring of the Wing or Foot of the faid Pullet. . 



,/*• VI. 



How to make a Hawk, know the Lure. 



yOur Hawk having three or four times thus killed a Pullet or large Chicken in 

 fome fecret place, then thus teach her to know the Lure. 

 Having faftned a Pullet unto your Lure, go apart, giving your Hawk unto ano- 

 ther, who muft drawloofe the %i$ngs of her Hood in readinefs : Being gone a little 

 way, take half the length of the String, and ca'ft it about your Head, luring with 

 your voice at the fame time 5 then let your Hawk be unhooded as you are throwing 

 your Lure a little way from her, not ceafing luring all the while. If fhe ftoop to the 

 Lure and feize, fufferher to plume the Pullet, ftil! coying and -luring with your voices 

 then let her feed on the Pullet upon the Lure : After that take her on your Fift toge- 

 ther 



