80 
From the nature of the disbursements entered in these accounts, 
it would seem that Squire Thomas Kytsoii took much delight in 
field sports. He kept his horses and his hounds, owned a deer 
park and a rabbit warren (which jdelded two hundred coneys per 
quarter), hunted the buck, shot the doe, went wild-fowling, and 
above all, loved a good hawk, and would follow a flight, if need 
be, into the next county. Indulging in these pastimes, he often 
went far afield, and from some of the entries in his ‘ Household 
Book,’ it is clear that he enjoyed many a good day’s sport in 
Norfolk. Thus in the autumn of 1573 wo find the items : — 
Aug. “ For my im- and expenses with the other gentlemen 
accompanying them and their men in their journey into Norfolk 
about hunting the buck ther xxiiijs. vjd.” 
Sept. “ In rewarde to sundrie keepers when my m’^- hunted in Norfolk 
XX vs.” 
Oct. “For bayting my m''- his horse at Brandon and for his dinner 
there being in hawking iiijs. iiijd. 
and the following December ; — 
“For my m''- his charge; in being abrode in hawking into Norff. with 
other gentlemen accompanying him iijli. xijs. viijd.” 
He kept his own hawks, and probably a goodly number, as it 
took a carpenter and his assistant a week to build him a hawk- 
house. In Februarj’’, 1573, we find the item : — 
“ To Dyser, carpenter, for vj days’ work of him and his man in making 
hawkes mews at xd. the daye vs.” 
He fed his hawks upon rooks in the spring, and these he took 
in nets. In February and March, 1574, he paid 
“ To John Cocker, for a nette to catch rooks for hawkes meate iijs. vjd.” 
No doubt these were wanted for “entering” his rook-hawks, to 
each of wdiich he would give a live rook “in the foot” before 
flying it at the wild quarry. In the autumn ho turned his attention 
to game-hawking, and kept a few spaniels to assist him. Now 
and then a neighbour, knowing his tastes, would send him over a 
brace of these useful dogs, for which the man in charge of them 
would be duly requited. Thus : — 
“To M''- Tilney his lackey for bringing my m’^' tivo spaniels .... xijd.” 
