. A Summary of Fakonry. 4,2 1 



Her Mew being thus provided, in May go in to her in an evening by Candle-light, 

 and taking her up foftly, pull out all her Train-Feathers one after another : This Qiall 

 make her mew thefafler, efpecially if you feed her with hot meat and Birds, obferving 

 a certain hour to feed her in. 



Once in fourteen days fet water before her in the Mew : If you perceive (he hath 

 any Feathers or Down which fland flaring upon her Back, fitting as if fhe would 

 rouze, then fet her water fooner. If you put water by her continually, it delays her 

 Mewing 5 and to keep it always from her caufeth her to mew her Feathers uncleanly : 

 But water once in a fortnight is the befl medium for her Mewing between thofe two 

 extremes. 



PART II. 



Of Difeafes and dangerous Accidents incident to Hawks, and their federal Cures* 



IT is necefiary for a skilful Falconer not only to know how to man, reclaim, keep, 

 fly, imp, and mew his Hawks, with other things pertinent to that purpofe, but 

 alio ro know their Difeafes, with the proper Cures of them, and other Acci- 

 dents frequently befallingHawks, both in their Flights and otherways. 



Before we fhall characterize their Maladies, andprefcribe rules for their Cures, it 

 will be requifite to tell you that Hawks, as wellasmen, (which feems Ibmewhat 

 ftrange) have four complexions, the true Indicators of their natures : And as in man 

 his natural Complexion and Conflitution is known by his Skin,fo is the Temperament 

 and natural Difpofition of a Hawk by her "Coat and Plume. This opinion hath not 

 been only averred by the Ancients, but confirmed by the modern experience of the 

 skilful in the noble Art of Hawking. Take it in this manner. 



Falcons that are blacfave Melancholic, and are to be phyficked with hot and moid: 

 Medicines, becaufe their Complexionis cold and dry 5 for which purpofe Aloes, Pep- 

 per, Cocb-ffcft), Pigeons, Sparrows, Goats-fleih, and the like, are very good. 



Falcons blanket Phlegmatic^ and mult have Phytic hot and dry, becaufe Phlegm is 

 cold and moiftj to which purpofe Cinnamon/ Cloves, Cardamum, Goats-flefh, 

 Choughs, &c. are very good. 



Falcons rujfet are Sanguine and Chelerick. indifferently mixr* and their Phyfic mud: 

 be cold, moderately moift and dry, as Myrtles, Caffia fiftula, Tamarinds, Vinegar, 

 Lambs-nefh, and Pullets. 



Thus much for the Complexions : now for the Difeafes and their Cures. 



Chap. I. 



Of Caftmgs and Mewtmgs, either good or had y according to their [eVerd 

 Co?nplexions and fmells. 



SJftingf are of two forts, Plumage, or Cotton :, The latter is moll: commonly gi- 

 venin Pellets, which muft be about the bignefs of an Hazel-nut, made offine 

 * foft white Cotton ; After {he hath fupt you muft convey this into her Gorge. 



In the morning diligently obferve how (he hath rolled and call it, whereby you 

 inall know whether the be in a bad or good condition : For example, if fhe caft it 

 round, white, not (linking, nor very moid or waterifh, you may conclude her found} 

 but if (he roll it not well, but caft it long, with, properties contrary to the former, 

 then fhe is unfound and full of Difeafes. 



Befides, if her Calling be either black, green, yellowifb, flimy, or ftinldng, it de- 

 notes your Hawk to be difeafed. The. former Calling is remedied by hot meats 3 the 

 latterly feeding her well, and wafting her meats in cool water, as of Endive, &c. 

 and give her one or two Callings of Cotton, incorporating therewith Incenfe and 

 Mummy. But if fhe continue notwithstanding in this condition, give her an upward 

 Scowring made thus : Take Aloes pulverized one fcruple, powder of Cloves four 

 grains, powder of Cubebs three grains, incorporate thefe, and wrap them in Cotton, 

 and give it your Hawk empty, having no meat in her Pannel • Cafting 



