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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Turberville, George, 1540?-1610?
Publication: At London :: Printed by Thomas Purfoot,; 1611.
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Subject terms: Falconry -- Early works to 1800.
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Of common pylles that are given to Hawkes for laxatiue medicines or downe∣ward scowrings.

NEuerthelesse in stead of the said Aloes, yée may at your discretion vse common pylles, such as Apotecaries giue men to make them loose bodied. And many are of opinion that they be much better than that other of Aloes: for the pils driue downeward, and scowre more strongly and with greater Ef∣fect. Yet notwithstanding yée may vse eyther of those two, making thē at your pleasure. Of the said pilles you shall giue your Hawke one or two after as the quantity of them is, and when shée hath taken them, set her by a fire, or in the Sunne, and féed her not for the space of two howres after, at which time yée shal giue her some quicke and liue thing to féede vpon: For the taking of the pylles, will set all her body out of tem∣per and tune. And so yée shall kéepe your Hawkes in good plight, state and health.