$z% <ff Summary of Falconry. 



Chap. IX. 

 Of the reclaiming and manning of port-winged Hawks, and firft of the Gojliawh* 



Of the Gojfjaw^ in general. 



HAwks of all Creatures are moft fearful of man, and the Go[hawJ^ as coy, nice, 

 and hard to be dealt with as any. She may be won by gentle ufage 5 and will 

 as foon perceive and unkindly refent any rough or harfh behaviour. 



The Oftringer muft bring his Hawk to love and be familiar with the Spaniel. 



Some Gojhawks are fwift of flight, which in purfuing and catching their prey truft 

 to the fwiftnefs of their Wings, others fly flow, and win what they get by policy : 

 None of them but by induftry may be trained up to, and made good for fbme- 

 what. 



The Go(ha.wkjso£ a hotter temper and ftronger conftitution than any other Hawk 5 

 the firft appears, in that her mutings are always liquid 5 the fecond, in that the is fel- 

 dom troubled with thofe difeafes, which be incident to moft other Hawks, viz. to be 

 liver-fhotten, and to theFilanders. And though the Lannerbe accounted the har- 

 dieft Hawk in ufe among us, and longeft-lived 5 yetthereafon is not the firmnefs of 

 her conftitution above the Gofriawkf, but becaufe the Gojhawkjn time of her pride and 

 fulnefs is a fro ward and unruly bird, and when fhe is infeamed very prone to extreme 

 bating ( wherefore fhe requires more labour and attendance of her Keeper than any 

 other Hawk) and by thefe extremes (he often fhortens her days: Whereas the Lan- 

 ner is a meek and gentle Creature, and will feldom bate or be unruly in the time of her 

 infeaming -, which is thereafon (he lafts longer. 



§. n. 



How to order a Gofiawk. taken from the Mew. 



BEcaufeit is likely that (he will be fat and full in the higheft degree with reft and 

 frank feeding in the Mew, therefore it is neceflary that fhe be fed in the Mew 

 twice every day with clean dreft and waftit meat for fixteen or twenty days before the 

 intended time of her drawing, that fhe may be well infeamed of her body, and have 

 fcOured forth of her pannel and guts all glut and fatnefs, and fo fhe will be in no dan- 

 ger through her bating, ftrugling, or other forcible motion of her body at the time 

 of her drawing. Then draw her, having a rufter-hood in readinefs very fit for her, 

 from which time fhe muft be continually fed on the Fift, and have cafting every 

 night. This courfe with continual carriage on horfe-back and on foot muft be taken 

 with her in her rufter-hood fome eight or ten days longer 3 and then take it off, when 

 you (hall find her to be well reclaimed and infeamed, and free from all danger, and 

 ready to be called j and with diligence and pains fhe will be next week as ready to 

 fly : And after two or three flights at her firft entring may be put to hard flying, and 

 fhe will receive no harm thereby, &c. 



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How to reclaim and order a GoJIwwJ^ taken from the Cage. 



FEw of thefe are fo fat or full-bodied as to take harm by any reafonable bating. 

 Give your Hawk fweet meat, clean dreft, and reafbnably wafht, and moderate 

 gorges of the fame: By this diet you muft bring her to a good ftomach before you 

 profer her cafting, and then fhe will not be nice or curious in taking it. Let it be no 

 more than fhe-may well and eafily fwallow, and when fhe hath done fo, prefently put 

 on her Hood, then fuddeniy give her one bit or two of meat to pleafe her withal 3 

 then make a little ftay, until you perceive afluredly that fhe hath put it down into her 

 Pannel, which being perceived put on her Hood again,and give her a reafonable fupper. 

 By this courfetaken, the Hawk will foon come to be in love with her cafting, hafting 

 to take it without nicenels in expectation of her fupper. For 



