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differing them a while to take their pleafure together 3 which done with meat cleanly 



dreft take up your old Hawk^ but gently, left you fray your young one, and let her 



have the Quarry to her (elf, and take her pleafure thereon, with your own help on 



your knees to pleafe her, and beware (he take no pill or pelf to glut her withal, and 



fo reward her with * cleanly feed, giving her Cupper unto her as fhe fits upon the * Be careful 



Fowl : life her thus three or four times together, but let it be with good meat, clean Sebe d fi Ml 



warned and well dreft from your hand. _ whereof few 



When you have ufed this courfe, at your next coming to the brook, let your take notice 

 Make-Hawk be flown, and when (he hath (looped and is wrought to her place again, cfl 

 at your next (hewing, let your Hawk fee the Fowl thrown in, and fly for the killing of 

 it her felf with the other Hawk; Mark the manner of that flight 5 For if (he hotly 

 and kindly entertains the advantage offered her, and with attentive eagernefs follows 

 the Fowl (he faw thrown in, flying round upon that and your felf, and with good hap 

 enjoys the Fowl (he may make you a good Hawk,.: But if this courfeftay her not,there 

 is no hope of her for the River. 



But to enter a gently and lovingly difpofed Hawk, having a couple of Fowl that lie 

 fit for your purpoie, throw off your Make-Hawk, and when fhe hath once (cooped 

 them upon her point or before at the fetting in of the Fowl, let in your young 

 Hawk- If fh e nx her Eye on the other Hawk: and work her, then need you not 

 doubt, but fuffer her to fly till (he hath almoft reacht the other, but then be 

 fure to (hew the Fowl 5 and then if (he ftoop with the other Hawk, and work 

 it again with her, then if it be poffible let them kill it at the next down-come. 

 For the only content you can give to the(e kind of Hawks is to let them have their 

 defires fpeedily, before they be weary, while their courage is in them. For nothing 

 puts a young Hawkfooner out of love with the man, and drives her fboner away, than 

 fuffering her to fly too long before (he be ferved. 



He lays great firefs on this as an excellent rule, That in the time of her making no 

 fcope be given to the Haggard, neither to fly high nor wild,but that (he be held down 

 and near to you. 



Chap. VII. 

 Of the Gerfalcon, 



f B Tp N He Ger-falcott, Turbervile faith, is of a fierce and hardy nature, and therefore 

 difficult to be reclaimed, but being once won, proves an excellent Hawk. 

 •-"- Latham faith, that Ger-falcons are for the moft part very kind and loving 

 Hawks, and will fuddenly be reclaimed and made tolove the man. Their Tercels 

 or Males are called Jerkins. Thefe Hawks 4o not fly the River, but always from 

 the Fift they fly Herons, Shovelers, forked-^ail'd Kites, &c. In going up to their 

 gate they hold not that courfe which othet Falcons do. For they climb upon the 

 Train when they find any Fowl, and as foon as they have reacht her, they pluck her 

 down, if not at the firft, yet at the fecond or third encounter. The Haggard of this 

 kind is moft commendable,and eafieft to be be made for any pleafure. To reclaim and 

 make her (it to be fet to the Lure, you muft take the fame courfe as is prefcribed for 

 the Haggard Height Falcon. 



When (he (hall come to be lured loofe, then would (he firft of all be taught to come 

 unto the Pelts of Hens, Herons, or any fuch like thing, fo it be dead 3 for thereby fhe 

 will not be over-hot or eager of it, neither muft you fuffer her to touch any part of 

 the fle(h,to draw her love from your voice and your hand, but to fpend only her time 

 on it in pluming. All this time you muft be dole by her, and on your knees ufing 

 your voice to her, with her dinner or fupper clean dreft and waiht, giving ftillunto 

 her (bme part thereof in bits with your hand, that from thence only (he may be la' 

 tisfled, and her whole delight be in that, accounting the other in her foot but as a- 

 ftand or means to ftay her by you, while fhe receives her full reward at your hands. 

 And in ufing this courfe often to her, (he being a Hawk of never fuch ftrength and 

 ablenefs to carry, it will in the end fo reclaim and win her to your felf, that (he wilt 

 quite forget the fame : And after if you lift to train her with Doves, (he will not 

 carry one feather from you, but draw towards you, and ever defire to have her con- 

 tent at your hand. 



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