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MR. J. E. HARTING ON HAWKING IN NORFOLK. 
An interesting analysis of some of the entries under these heads 
is given by Mr. Eye in his preface to the volume of correspondence, 
hut attention must here he confined to those only which relate to 
the subject of this paper. The following are worth quoting : — 
19 Oct. 1693 Luke Singleton, Custom House London 
to Oliver Le Neve Witchingham. 
p. 20 “ The ships coming into Bristol detained Luke ; he is only 
no. 1314 just, back and is at Le Neve’s service. Does not hear of any 
hawks late imported from hence.” 
From this it would seem that the falconers of Norfolk were 
wont to inquire from time to time at the Custom House regarding 
the importation of foreign Hawks. The writer, Luke Singleton, 
had written in the previous month of March from “ Willys Coffee 
House, near the Custom House, London ” that he would let 
Le Neve know when any hawks are brought into the port ot 
London, and would like to know what sort (p. 17, no. 1292). 
7 January 1694 — 5 John Millicent of Barham, 
to Oliver Le Neve, Witchingham. 
p. 28 “Cannot get a deep mouthed hound for Le Neve. 
no. 1372 Mr. Stubbin’s small pack is the only .one about there. A short 
trussed slow beagle can be got at Cambridge, or the hound in Surrey 
through Peter Le Neve’s interest with Mr. Shertrudge. Wonders 
Le N eve wishes to set up a pack, as he , can hunt at so many other men’s 
charge, and might himself enjoy the rarer and less expensive sport of 
Hawking. Still if Le Neve can get good store of flesh or other dogs 
meat ’tis near as cheap hunting hounds as hawks, and more pleasure to 
hunt with one’s own pack.” 
It is doubtless owing to Oliver Le Neve’s greater love for 
Hunting that we find fewer allusions to Hawking than are to be 
■met lyith in the Gawdy papers. Mr. Eye, in his preface to the 
Le Neve correspondence, hints that possibly similar calendars of 
the Knyvet and Hare families, which form the remainder of the 
series, “ may some day see the light.” It is to be hoped that this 
intention may be speedily realised. 
