<iA Summary of Falconry. 4.1 1 



§. XIV. 



To mdk§ a Falcon to the Her en* 



T His Flight hath lefsof Art in it. than.pleafure to the beholders 3 and to fay the 

 truth, the Flight is {lately and rnoft noble. 



As it is lefs difficult to teacha Hawk to fly at Fowl than it is to come unto and love 

 the Lure, thefirft being natural, and not the laft 5. fo there is lefs induftry to be ufed in 

 making a Hawk fly the Hern than Water- Fowl. To the hi ft fhe. is inftigated by a na- 

 tural propenfity and inclination 3 to the latter flic is brought with Art, pains,and much 

 diligence. 



At the beginning of March Herns begin to make their Paffage: If therefore you 

 will adaptyour Falcons for the Hern, you mull not let them fly longer at the River, 

 and withal you muft pull them down to make them light : which is done by giving 

 them Hearts and flefh of Lambs and Calves, alfo Chickens : But give them no wild 

 meats. 



To the intent you may acquaint them one with the other, fothat they may the bet- 

 ter fly the Hern and help one another, you muft call a Cafl of them to the Lure at once 5 

 but have a care they crab not together, for fo tfeey may endanger one another in their 

 flight. 



When your Hawk is fcoured and clean and (harp ^ you muft then get a live 

 Hern, upon the upper part of whofe long (harp Bill you muft place a joynt of a hol- 

 low Cane, which will prevent her from hurting the Hawk : That being done, tie the 

 Hern in a Creancer then fetting her on the ground, unhood your Hawk, who will 

 fly the Hern as foon as (he fees her. If (he feife her, make in apace to fuccour her, 

 and let her plume and take bloudof the Hern: Then take the Brains, the Marrow of 

 the bones, and the Heart, and laying it on your Hawking-glove give it your Fal- 

 con. After this rip her Breaft, and let your Hawk feed thereon till fhe be well 

 gorg'd : This being done, hood her up upon the Hern, permitting her to plume at her 

 pleafure^ then take her on your Fift, and let her tire on the Foot or Pinion. 



Becaufe Herns are not very plentiful, you may preferve one for a Train three or 

 four times, by arming Bill, Head, and Neck, and painting it of the fame colour that 

 the Hern is of: And when the Falcon feifeth her, you muft be very nimble to make inl- 

 and deceive by a live Pigeon clapt under the Wing of the Hern for the Falcon, 

 which muft be her Reward. 



The Hawk having thus feveral times taken her Train without difcovery of the de- 

 lufion, you may then let the Hern loofe in fome fair Field without a Creance, or with- 

 out arming her : When fhe is up of a reafonable height, you may call: off your Falcon 5 

 who if fhe bind with the Hern and bring her down, then make in apace to refcue her, 

 thrufting the Herns Bill into the ground, and breaking his Wings and Legs, that the 

 Hawk may with more eafe plume and foot him. Then reward her as before, withthe 

 Brains, Marrow of the bones, and Heart, making thereof an Italian Sop. 



Thus much of & Train' Hern. Now to fly the wild Hern it is thus : If you find a 

 wild Hern at Siege, win in as nigh to her as you can, and go with your Hawk under 

 the wind 5 and having firft loofed her Hood in a readinefs, as foon as the Hern lea veth 

 the Siege, off with her Hood, and let her fly. If fhe climb to the Hern and bring her 

 down, run in ( as I faid before ) to refcue her, thrufting her Bill into the ground, 

 breaking her Wings and Legs, and rewarding her as aforefaid on your Hawking- 

 glove. 



Now if your Falcon beat not down the Hern, or do give her over, then never fly 

 your Falcon again at a Hern unlefs with a Make- Hawky/tW entred 3 for the coward by 

 this means,feeing another fly at the Hern and bind with her,takes frefh courage. And 

 if they kill the Hern flying both together, then muft you reward them together while 

 the Quarry is hot, making for them a Soppa as aforefaid. This is the only way to make 

 them both bold and perfe&Herners. 



Ggg a §. XV, 



