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hawk’s trappings. 
“ There is, sir, an aiery of children, little eyases, that cry 
out.” 
Hamlet , Act ii. Sc. 2. 
By some falconers “ haggards ” were also called “ pas¬ 
sage hawks,” from being always caught when in that state, 
at the time of their periodical passage or migration. As 
will be seen hereafter, the word “ haggard ” occurs fre¬ 
quently throughout the Plays. 
The “jesses” were two narrow strips of leather, fastened 
one to each leg, the other ends being attached to a swivel, 
from which depended the “ leash.” When the hawk was 
flown, the swivel and leash were taken off, the jesses and 
bells remaining on the bird. 
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Some of the old falconers’ directions on these points 
are very quaint. Turbervile, in his “Book of Falconrie,” 
1 575, speaking of the trappings of a hawk, says :—“ Shee 
must haue jesses of leather, the which must haue knottes 
at the ende, and they should be halfe a foote long, or 
there about; at the least a shaftmeete betweene the 
hoose of the jesse, and the knotte at the ende, whereby 
you tye the hauke.” 
