The booke of faulconrie or hauking for the onely delight and pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen: collected out of the best aucthors, asvvell Italians as Frenchmen, and some English practises withall concernyng faulconrie, the contentes whereof are to be seene in the next page folowyng. By George Turberuile Gentleman.

For the disease of the eares, whiche commeth of the Rhewme and colde.

SOmetimes there happeneth another disease to hawkes, by reason of moysture of the heade, whiche is called the disease of the eares, bycause there yssue out certaine humors by them. And ye shall know the disease by this, that the hawke will oft times wrythe hir heade backe, and maketh not so good cheare, as she shoulde do, and is more vnlustie. Wherefore search and peruse hir eares, and you shall finde the disease there. The remedie whereof, by Master Amé Cassians deuise, is this.

Take a little long yron, rounde at the ende as a peaze, and Oyle of sweete Almonds, or for lacke of that, Oyle of Roses, whiche is muche better, if you can come by it. Then heat your yron in the fire, neyther glowing red, nor very hotte, and put

it into the Oyle, and of that oyle so heat with the yron, droppe a little into your hawkes eares, putting the yron a little into them, that they be not stopped. For then of suche incon∣uenience happeneth oftentymes the Canker to the brayne, which is incurable, & killeth the hawke. And beware of thru∣sting the yron to farre in, or of beeing too hotte, for else you may kill hir. You must continue the ministring of this Oyle, foure or fiue daies, alwaies wiping away the humors gently, that yssewe out of hir eares, & alwaies respecting hir casting, whither it be cleane or no. And if you list to skowre hir with a common pyll or twaine, they wil ease hir heade maruelously well, and doe hir exceeding muche good: or if you do it with the sayde balles of Larde, Suger, and Marow of Beefe, it is good likewise, for you may vse eyther y^e one or y^e other at your pleasure.