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.

How men should make their Hawkes to tyre every day.

I Say further, that the good Falconers and such as haue a care to vse their Hawkes well, and to kéepe them in health, must make them to tire towards the euenings before they let them iouke. When your hawke hath put ouer and in∣dued, afterward in giuing her casting, you may well at your discretion giue her (if you list) a little Aloes Cicotrine in her casting, or else some common pyll, & that doth greatly scowre the head, and do her much good. And that must bée done eyther once a wéeke, or twice in thrée wéekes: and the said medicine is giuen diuers times by such as like not to giue their Hawks tiring. Neuerthelesse I say that tyring in the morning after the Hawke hath cast, is very good: And if the tyring bée of plu∣mage, kéepe her from eating of feathers (as well as you may) for feare least shee take casting before the euening: for to∣wards night it is no danger, for then of common course shée is to haue casting. Let her tyre against the Sunne, snyting and sewing her beake a little at your discretion, after as you find your Hawke low and poore, vntill you intend to goe to your pastime. I haue knowne many Falconers that neuer make their hawkes to tyre, saying, that it is but a custom, and néedlesse: but I say the contrary. For inasmuch as the Hawke is exercised by reasonable tyring, shée becommeth the healthier and the lighter both of body and of head, by all mo∣derate exercises, yea, and shée is the better in state also as you may perceyue. And I belieue that the opinion of such as say so, procéedeth of nothing but of sloth and of small loue which they haue to their hawkes. Therfore forget not to make your Hawke to tyre against the Sunne in the morning: for it rid∣deth them the better of the watry humors that descend out of

their heads, if eyther before the doing of it, or after, you set thē vpon a pearch against the Sunne, that they may tricke and enoyle themselues at their pleasure. This done, yée may set them in their accustomed places. And because some Falconers are so slothfull (as is said afore) that they will not make their Hawkes to tire, and othersom haue not leysure alwayes to do it: in stead of tyring, I will giue them a remedy that followeth to ease them of their watry humors which they haue in their heades for want of tyring. Take Agarike beaten into pow∣der, and Ierapigra with a little saffron, and make a pyll of it as bigge as a beane, and put a third part lesse of Ierapigra than of Agaricke to binde your pouder together. Let that pyll so made bée put into hir wrapped in Cotton, towards Euening when shée hath endued her gorge & is emptie, making her so receyue it thrée or foure dayes together. And you may vse this medicine from moneth to moneth at your discretion: And by the opinion of all Falconers yée may giue this pyll for all vnknowne and hidden diseases for which you know none o∣ther remedy.