4.0 8 y[ Summary vf Falconrj. 



ther with her meat, then hood her and let her tire as aforefaid. And thus you may 

 teach her to come by degrees to a very great d(tance. 



§. VII. 



How to mah$ d Hawk, flying. 



tf J Hen your Hawk or Haggard- Falcon will come and ftoop to the Lure round- 

 V V ly without any fear or coynefs, you muft put her on a great pair of Luring-* 

 bells 5 the like you muft do to a Soar -Hawk : By Vp much greater muft the Bells be 

 by how much your Hawk is giddy-headed, and apt to rake out at Checl{. 



That being done, and (he (harp fet, go in a fair morning into fome large Field on 

 Horfeback, which Field muft be very little incurabred with Wood or Trees : Having 

 your Hawk on your Fift, ride up into the wind, and having loofned her Hood whi- 

 ttle (bftly,to provoke her to fly 5 and then you will obferve the will begin to bate,or at 

 leaft to flap with her Flags and Sails, and to raife her felf on your Fift : Then fuffer 

 her until (he rouze or mewt : When (he hath done either of them, unhood her, and 

 let her fly with her Head into the wind, for thereby lhe will be the better able to get 

 upon the Wing 3 then will (he naturally climb upwards,fly ing in a circle. 



When (he hath flown three or four Turns, then cry and lure with your voice,cafting 

 the Lure about your head, unto which you muft firft tie a Pullet : And if your 

 Falcon come in and approacheth near you, then caft out the Lure into the wind 3 and 

 if (he ftoop to it, reward her as before. 



There is one great fault you will often find in the making of a Hawk flying, and 

 that is,whenfhe flieth from the Fift (he will not get up, but take ftandon the ground j 

 a frequent fault in Soar-Falcons. You muft then fright her up with your Wand, ri- 

 ding in to her 5 and when you have forced her to make a Turn or two,- take her 

 down and feed her. But if this do no good, find out ibme Chough, Starling, or 

 fuch like bird, and making ready your Hawks Hood, draw as near them as you may 

 till they rife. Then unhood your Hawk,,and no doubt if (he will fly them, they 

 will train her well upwards. Then you muft have in readinefs a Duck feel'd fo that 

 lhe may fee no way but backwards, and that will make her mount the higher. This 

 Duck you muft hold by one of the Wings near the body in your right hand, then 

 lure with your voice to make your Falcon turn the head : Whtn (lie is at a reafonable 

 pitch, caft up your Duck juft under her, that (he may perceive it: If ftieftrike, ftoop, 

 or trufs the Duck, permit her to kill it, and reward her, giving her a reafonable 

 Gorge, life this cuftom twice or thrice, and your Hawk will leave the Stand, de- 

 lighting on the Wing, and will become very obedient. 



Here note, that for the firft or fecond time it is not convenient to (hew your Hawk 

 great or large Fowl, for it often happens that they flip from the Hawk into the wind, 

 the Hawk not recovering them, raketh after them, which puts the Falconer to much 

 trouble, and frequently occaflons the lofs of his Hawk. 



But if it fo chance that your Hawk fo rake out with a Fowl that fhescahnot reco- 

 ver it, but gives it over, and comes in again directly upon you, then caft out a feeled 

 Duck 5 and if (he ftoop and trufs it, crofs the Wings, and permit her to take her plea- 

 fure, rewarding her alto with the Heart, Brains, Tongue, and Liver. For want of 

 a quick Duck, take her down with thedry Lure, and let her plume a Pullet, and feed 

 her upon it. 



By fo doing your Hawk will learn to give ,over a Fowl that rakes out, and hearing 

 the Lure of the Falconer, will make back agai|ito the River, and know the better to 

 hold in the Head. 



f . VIII. 



A flight fir -a Haggard. 



WHen you intend a Flight for a Haggard, fo^he firft, fecond, and third time 

 make choice of fuch a place where there are no Crows, Rooks, or the like, 

 to take away all occalion of her raking out after fuch Check; 



Let her not fly out too far on head at the firft, but runafter and cry, Why lo, why lo, 

 to make her turn Head. When (he is come in, take her down with the Lure, unto 

 which muft be faftned a live Pullet, and let her tire, plume, andieed as aforefaid. 



Sometimes 



