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MR. J. E. HARTING ON HAWKING IN NORFOLK. 
in these ‘ Transactions,’ concerning the former practice of Falconry 
in Norfolk, it will be proper, at least for the present, to confine 
attention to this portion of the correspondence. It may here be 
stated that the Le Neve and Gawdy MSS., which are preserved 
in the British Museum, have been placed amongst the Egerton MSS. 
and not amongst the Additional MSS. 
In the following selected entries it will be seen that each has 
prefixed the year of entry if not the precise date, which is not 
always given in the original manuscript, the number of the page in 
the printed volume in which it is transcribed and, in addition, the 
number of the particular document in which it occurs : — 
1598 Jasper Meller to Sir Bassingbourn Gawdy. 
p. 63. Two days ago he caught with some labour this Tasslegentle 1 
no. 407 and afterwards found on him the Queen’s varvaile 3 and one 
Mr. Throgmorton’s name on the “mayle.” 3 Dares not disobey the Statute 
which directs the hawk to he sent to the Sheriff, hut as he “knows 
not the knight .... woidd rather hazard a touch of impudency from 
your honorable conjecture than .... from a stranger.” Asks Gawdy 
to acquaint the Sheriff, and asks “ if the letter of the law he satisfied ” 
that he may not be unregarded. 
20 Deer. 1603 Trios. Wythe, Sternfield [Suffolk] 
[to Sir Bassingbourn Gawdy.] 
p. 90 Wythe has got a good fellow to take two coveys of partridges 
no. 573 “ and yet they are but eight ” (which he sends) being the first 
taken by a long-winged hawk 4 since "Wythe came there. Although Gawdy 
has two good sling hawks yet “ the one will range, the other often miss.” 
22 July 1604 Sir Arthur Heveningham, of Ketteringham, 
to Mr. Sayer of Pulliam. 
p. 93 Did not think neighbour Sayer would have dealt so dishonestly 
no.589 with him “as to feed him with so many fair words with 
nothing but deceit in them.” If the promised cast of hawks are not sent 
Sir Arthur may have to take them. [Ends with some jocose threats.] 
1 A tiercel, or male Peregrine. 2 The varvel (Fr. vervelle) a small silver 
ring attached to the jesses (Fr. les jets from jetter to ‘cast off’ the hawk) 
on which the name of the owner was inscribed. Except for a Goshawk the 
use of the varvel has been abandoned, and superseded by the swivel. 3 The 
mail, a small silver plate, has also long been discarded. 
4 That is, a falcon, as distinguished from the short-winged Goshawk, and 
Sparrow hawk. 
