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killed with a hawk. The last-named mode is indicated 
from another source *:— 
“ Item, a Fesant kylled with the Goshawke. 
“A notice, two Fesants and two Partridges killed with 
the hawks.” 
As a rule, they are only referred to as being “ brought 
in,” the bearer receiving a gratuity for his trouble. 
“Janv 1536-7. Itm. geuen to Hunte 
yeoman of the pultry, bringing to 
hir gee two qwicke {i.e. live) phe- 
sants ...... vijs. vjd. 
“Ap L 1537. Itm. geuen to Grene the 
ptrich taker bringing a cowple of 
Phesaunts to my lady’s grace. . iijs. ixd. 
“Jan. 1537-8. Itm. geuen to my lady 
Carow’s s’ufit bringing a qwicke 
Phesaunt ..... ijs. 
“Jan. 1543-4. Itm. geuen to Hawkyn, 
s’unte of Hertford bringing a phe- 
sant and ptrichesj* .... iijs. iiijd.” 
In a survey of the possessions of the Abbey of 
Glastonbury made in 1539, mention is made of a “game" 
of sixteen pheasants in the woods at Meare, a manor 
near Glastonbury belonging to the Abbey. 
* “Extracts from the Household and Privy Purse Accounts of the L’estranges 
of Hunstanton 1519—1578.” (Trans. Roy, Soc. Antiq. 1833.) 
f “ The Privy Purse Expenses of the Princess Mary, 1536—1544.” (Edited by 
Sir F. Madden, 1831.) 
