4 1 4 <*A Summary of Falconry. 



to her before you take off her Hood, and all the while fhe is feeding, and no longer 

 that as (he reclaims the may learn to know, that when fhe hears your voice (he (hall be 

 fed. 



When you have brought her to feed boldly, then teach her to jump to your Fift in 

 this manner. Set her on a Pearch breaft-high [if it be lower, you muft be on your 

 knees 3 for being fo high above her at firft, till (he be better acquainted, will be apt to 

 fright her. ] Then unftrike her Hood, and lure her, ufing your voice, with a bit or 

 two of meat beftowed on her as the is unhooded, which will make her to love your 

 voice, being careful that (he take nofudden fright or diflike; for it is hard to work 

 fuch impreffions out again. Be fure to keep her ftomach perfect, fharp, and well 

 edged. For venter magijier arte, it is that only that guides and rules her 5 That is the 

 curb and bridle that holds her in fubje&ion to the man, and it is the fpiir which pricks 

 her forward to perform her duty. 



By this time you may pull off her Hood, and let her fit bare-faced, keeping your 

 felfasyetclofe by her. And as you perceive any untoward humour in her, profer 

 her abit of meat with your hand, and ufe your voiceto her, to draw her to you, till 

 you have brought her boldly to attend, willingly to receive bits at your hand,' and 

 jump readily to your Fift : Then fet her to the Lure garnifht with meat, to which when 

 (lie will readily come in the Creance: 'ftay 'not long in that kind, for (he will foon be- 

 gin to fcorn it,and look another way : But let her fee a live Dove at the Lure,and lure 

 her to it : Which when fhe hath killed, and eaten up the head, take her up very gently 

 with a bit of meat, and put on her Hood : Then lure her again to the dead pelt, and 

 fo ufe her two or three times, and no more 3 for fhe will quickly grow loth to be ta- 

 ken off, and her defire to keep the pelt will caufe her to drag and carry it from you, 

 than which there cannot be a worfe quality in a Hawk; 



Often luring at one time at her firft entring is good to make her perfect quickly 5 but 

 ufe it not longer than I have directed, especially to a Field-hawk : For the reafon 

 given. 



Now it is full' time to lure her loofe to live Pigeons, which you muft let her fee at 

 your Lure ( to draw her you with love and courage ) and alio let her feize on them, 

 and kill them at your foot, one after another, for fix days together, being fure that he 

 that holds her have skill to let her in with her head right towards you 5 and lure not 

 far till her ftomach be perfec~r,for otherwife file may fpy fomething by the way which 

 fhe hath more liking to, and.fo for that time be loft, which would be very hurtful to 

 her though (he fhould be recovered again. 



Likewife forget not all this time of her making ( while fhe is on the ground either 

 pluming or feeding) to walk round about her, ufing your voice, and giving her many 

 bits with your hand, till you have won her even Pb lean and bend her body to your 

 hand, and to bring what fhe hath in her foot toward you. By this time it will not be 

 amifsto fpringherup feme live Dm\r, as fhe comes unto you between the man and 

 the Lure : And be fure they be given in a long Creance, that fhe may not kill them 

 far from you, but that always fhe may trufs them over your head, and fall near you; 

 For otherwife it may ftrike a timorous conceit into her, making her fit and flare at 

 you, or carry from you, and fometimes fbrfake what fhe hath got, and go her way, 

 when file fhall fee you coming fo far from her. 



By this time you may be bold ( at a convenient hour in the Evening, when file hea- 

 reth your voice, and hath you in her fight) to hold in your Lure, and fuffer her to fly 

 about you, holding her with your voice and lure as near you as may be, to teach 

 her to do her bufmefs, and work it on your head. Then call: her up a Dove with a 

 loud voice, &c. 



§. III. 



How to remedy carrying in a Hawl^ 



THe reafon of the Hawks carrying is not the lightnefs of the Dove, as fbme pre- 

 tend, but the unskilfulnefs or negligence of the Keeper in not dealing gently 

 and kindly with them in their reclaiming, or giving them little or no content in their 

 luring, giving them for a reward only the pelt of a Pigeon, or fome other dead thing, 

 whereas their delight is in fuchasare living. For the prevention of this coynefs or 

 fugitive defire in your Hawk, at her firft luring unto live Doves, you muft reftrain 

 her,anddraw her gently to you with your Lure or Creance,not fuddenly orrafhly,but 



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