The booke of falconrie or havvking for the onely delight and pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen : collected out of the best authors, aswell Italians as Frenchmen, and some English practises withall concerning falconrie / heretofore published by George Turbervile, Gentleman.

Of diseases that happen to Hawkes feet, and first as tou∣ching the swelling of a Hawkes foot.

SOmetimes the arme and foot of a Hawke doth swell, by means of ill humors that descend and drop down through weakenes of the foot or arme, through ouer great trauel & toile, through age, by reasō of some blow or bruise receiued long be∣fore. This mischiefe may easily bée discerned aswell by view of eye, as touch of hand: for besides that you shall plainely per∣ceiue it in sight, you may feel a very great heat in the member, so as sometimes the Hawke is vnable to stand on her legs for paine and auguish thereof. Wherefore it is necessary to looke to it with all care that may be, and to vse the matter, as the humor bréed not the goote, or the pinne, which oftentimes hap∣neth to those poore birdes to their great and continuall plague.

The way to cure it, is to giue the humor a vent by launsing it, and after that to recomfort the member, by oftē annointing it with the white of an egge, vinegar, and rosewater, well bea∣ten and coyled together, or else with very good olde oyle of o∣liues, such as you can come by out of a bottle wherein oyle hath béen long time kept: for those drops that hardly come out of the bottle, are farre better than any new fresh oyle, and are more medicinable in this case.

Moreouer, besides the ceasing of the paine, to delay the swel∣ling, you shall find it very excellent good, to take the powder of Acacia, & terra Sigillata, of eyther foure drams, incorporating them with vineger, the white of an egge, Rose-water, and the iuyce of Nightshade, as much as will suffice to make this vn∣guent soft and delicate, and with this receite to annoint the

hawks foot or arme oftentimes for a space: for this vnguent no question, will both take away the immoderate ach and paine, as also mollifie and delay the swelling, and so restore your hawke to her former plight againe. [But aboue all there is none more certaine then to take oyle of bay, and beating it wel with aqua v tae,* 1.1 annoint the hawks féet or legs therwith.]

An other approued medicine is, to annoint the swelling of your hawkes foot with Oleum Petraelium (which is the oyle of a Rocke) and with oyle of white Lillies, taking of each of these like quantity, the blood of a pigeon, and the talow of a candle, heating all these together a little at the fire. This vnguent wil throughly resolue the mischief, or at the least, by resoluing the thinnest humors, bring it to that passe, as you shall sée the gros∣sest parts well digested which you shal perceiue by the white∣nes and hardnes thereof. Then must you make an issue by lā∣cing finely with a knife the skinof the hurt place, & afterwards annoint it for certaine dayes with the vnguent aforesaid, and it shall recouer.

Besides this, a very good remedy for the swelling in a hawks foot after a rupture made, is to vse this cerot that followeth. Take Gumme Arabicke, Armoniack, Sagapeum a gumme so called, of eyther two drams, Gréeke Pitch, and ship pitch, of each a reasonable quantity, powder of Masticke thrée ounces, of oile of Iuniper, or of the Firtrée, new wax as much as wil suffice to make a Cerot according to art: dissolue your gums in vineger, which done, spread of this vpon a plegga••t of linnē cloth, applying it hansomly both within the foot and without, making certaine holes where through to conuey the hawks stretchers or talons: Alwayes remembring if the swollen part be broken before the application of your Cerot, to mundifie & clense the water and slime that is in the wound, and so euerie two or thrée dayes to change and renue your Cerot.

The vertue of it, is to deficcat, comfort, & mundifie the filth and quitture that is in the hurt member, wherby the hurt must of force be recouered.

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