^i6 A Summary of Falconry. 



and the taking them eafily at the fowce in a fhort fpace, {he will afterward remember 

 it, and look for the fame order, and without it will not fly towards the latter end of 

 the year, but if the Partridge be fprung far from her, will make as if {he few it not 

 and fly to the next tree fhe meets with. 



Some Hawks have an ill property, that when they have flown a Partridge hard to 

 any covert, and take it not at the firft flight, there will they fit ftill on the ground, and 

 not get up to any ftand for their better advantage. To amend which fault when 

 your Hawk hath flown a Partridge, make after her with all'thefpeed you can, 'taking 

 your Dogs with you by your command, and when you have found her, be fure to 

 take her up, but not on your Fift by any means, if there be either hedge or tree near 

 hand, but take her by the body or (houlders fuddenly with both your hands, and 

 throw her upon either hedg, bufh, or tree, and then beat for the Partridge, when as 

 it isimpoffiblebutihemuft feeit$ if it doth fpring then, and fhe fly after and kill it 

 well. This courfe being well followed will certainly reclaim her from that faul t, and 

 teach her to rife her felf 5 for fhe will quickly underftand that elfe fhe fhall be caught 

 and toft up, and alfo that thereby fhe fhall enjoy fome pleafure and content. This is a 

 common and lading fault of the Eyas Hawk or brancher, feldom of the Haggard, and 

 therefore you need not fear frighting or angrifig her by fo doing. 



It is in my opinion the moft commendable and lafe way after one of thefe Hawks is 

 firft entred, and only knows a Partridge, then immediately to teach her and ufe her to 

 fly from forth the Hood. Often bating at Partridges fprung to other Hawks difcom- 

 forts and difcourages her : Befides, fhe will, if carried bare-fac'd, be very ftirring and 

 unquiet on the Fift, not a Dog can ftir, or bird rife, but (he will offer to be gone. 

 Let her alfo fit and weather in the Hood, and never take it off but when fhe fhall 

 either fly, feed, bathe, or is to take her reft at night. 



§. VII. 



How to enter your Gofiaw\to the Covert. 



NO man is fit to order and manage a GoJI^wk^to the covert but he that hath a 

 ftrongand able body, and a good fpirit and courage to follow her, for in this 

 (port, and with this Hawk he muft altogether truft to his feet. 



Here becaufe the man cannot follow by view to fuccour the Hawk, you ought to 

 be chary of what place you enter her in, efpecially thatfhe may be there well guarded 

 and kept from taking any miflike or offence at the Dogs, the which if fhe fhould do 

 at the beginning fhe will never indure them again : For it is the fudden ruffling of the 

 Spaniels upon her, (their fight by means of the covert being obfcured ) that breeds 

 this offence. The beft time to enter her is early' before the leaf do ftir 3 for then 

 the Pheafant flies not far. Alfo afterwards the nature of them is to leave the young 

 fhootsand fmall groves, and draw to the high and thickeft woods. 



Having made good choice of your place, and let your Hawk go unto her flight, 

 you muft be fure to command your Dogs to you till you have found her ; then if fhe 

 have killed, you-have your defire 3 if not, and that you chance to find her on the 

 ground, (as it may well be you may, for many of them at their firft entring will be 

 very hot and eager of that fport, and oftentimes feeking for it on the ground ) if 

 there be any tree near hand, that fhe may well fee^jfrom it, put her up into the fame 

 otherwife keep her on your Fift and beat for3t ^again. The*n if fhe do fly and kill it, 

 you muft be fure to make ftay of the Dogs till you have found her: Which done you 

 fhall get gently in to her, and if you diflike the place for the uneafinefs or thicknefs, 

 draw her gently to another more open, where fhe may with more eafe and quiet en- 

 joy her prey 5 and there fuffer her to plume and take her pleafure on it a while. Then 

 call your Dogs to you, and walk and ftir gently about her, with fome moderate 

 rufling and buftling in the bufbes, the better to acquaint her with the fame noife. 

 Then when you fee it convenient ftoopto it on your knees, and rending the Chaps 

 give her bloud in the throat, where it will iffue abundantly, to her great content. 

 Then covering the body with your hat, pluck of the head, and give it her in her foot, 

 to eat on the ground: And having your Spaniels clofe by you, when fhe hath done, 

 and beginneth to look about her, throw the Pheafant as it were in their very mouths, 

 that fhe may, together with fome words of rebuke from your felf, make them give 

 way with fear unto her, yet drawing them into her fight again, Co long to remain as 

 fhe is on the ground, and till you make ready her fupper. And when you fee fhe 

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