nd dissolved the _Grease_, give her
three or Four _Pellets_ of the Root of _Sellandine_, as bigg as a
_Garden Pease_, steept in the Sirrup of _Roses_; and you have done this
part of your Duty.
To _Enter_ your _Hawks_, for _Partridge_ or _Fowle_, observe this. Lay
an Old Feild-_Partridge_ in a Hole, covered with something, and fasten
to it a small _Creance_ (_i. e._ a Fine small long Line of strong and
even-wound Packthread fastned to the _Hawks_ Leash when first Lured,)
and uncoupling your ranging _Spaniels_, pluck off the Covering of the
Traine _Partridge_ and let it go, and the _Hawk_ after it; and as soon
as she has slain it, reward her well with it. And thus to make her fly
at _Fowle_, feed her well with the _Traine_ of the Fowle you would have;
doing afterwards as above.
The _Faults_ of _Hawks_ differ according to their Nature and Make:
_Long-winged Hawks_ faults are thus helped. If she used _to take stand_,
flying at the River, or in Champain Feilds, shun flying near Trees or
Covert; or otherwise, let several Persons have _Trains_, and as she
offers to stand, let him that's next her cast out his Traine, and she
killing it reward her. And indeed you ought never to be without some
live Bird or Fowle in your Bag, as _Pigeon_, _Duck_, _Mallard_, &c. If
she be _Froward_ and _Coy_; when she Kills, reward her not as usually,
but slide some other meat under her, and let her take her pleasure on
it; giving her some Feathers to make her scoure and cast. If she be
_Wild_, _look not inward_, but mind _Check_, (_i. e._ other Game, as
_Crows_, &c. that fly cross her) then lure her back, and stooping to it,
reward her presently.
The faults of _Short-Winged Hawks_ thus are helped. Sometimes the
_Goshawk_ and _Sparrow-Hawks_, will neither kill, nor _Fly_ the Game to
_Mark_, but will turn _Taile_ to it: Then encourage your Dogs to Hunt,
cast a Traine _Partridge_ before your _Hawk_, make her seize it, and
feed well upon it.
If a _Hawk take a Tree_, and will not fly at all, feed her then upon
quick Birds, and make her foot them, and in the plain Champaign Feilds
unhood her, and riding up and down a while let one cast out a
Feild-_Partridge_ before her, let her fly at it, and footing it feed on
it. If they be _too fond of Man_, that after a stroke or two will not
fly, be seldom familiar with her, and reward her not as she comes so
improperly: Otherwise reward her well.
As for _Mewing of Hawks_, the best time for _Long-winge
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