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 a confirmed Rhewme that commeth of colde.

NOw that I haue spoken of the disease of the head which commeth oftentimes of giuing too great a gorge, or of fowle féeding, I will speake of the Rhewme or pose which bréedeth of the coldnesse of the braine and vpper part of the head. The hawks that haue this disease, endure such paine as they cannot holde open their eyes. And of this disease spring many other griefes, as the pinne and the webbe in the eye, whereby they loose their sight: and sometimes they loose their sight without hauing the pinne and the webbe in theyr eyes. Besides that, there followeth the Hawe in their eyes as in the eyes of a horse, and sometimes also the pyp in their tongs, and another disease which is called the Eff••••••••yllous in the French tong, (I know not what english terme to bestow vpon it.) And moreouer the swelling of the roofe of their pal∣late which is called the Ʋvul••, an ill disease, whereof bréedeth

the Canker. All these diseases are very dangerous, and put hawkes in great hazard, if there bée not skill to remedy them betimes. And Master Amé Cassian saith, that such diseases bréede of flegme which is in the bodies of Hawkes, as I sayde afore of the other Rhewm: and that flegme commeth of setting them in moist and colde places. Also sometimes it commeth of bringing them home cold and wet out of the fieldes, and of setting them downe vpon their pearches with∣out drying or warming them at the fire or in the Sunne.

The remedy of those diseases is first and formost to cau∣terize them in manner following. Fashion a little yron with a round head like a peaze (which is called a button) and make it in manner redde hote in the fire, but yet not ouer∣hote (for yron is very violent if it bée too much heat.) Caute∣rize her therewith on the toppe of her head, because the griefe and disease is there grounded. Cause your hawke to be well cast that you may cauterize her at your ease and pleasure, for you must beware of burning her too déepe, and therefore that yée may be sure to do it well, mayle your hawk fast, and pull off a few of her feathers. As soone as you haue done so, take another yron with a point as sharpe as the tooth of a combe, and put it in the fire as afore saide, and therewith pierce her nares in the mids. Thē two or thrée dayes after take another flat yron of a finger broad, heat likewise red hote, and cauterize your hawke againe therewith handsomely as it were betwéene the eye-lidde and the horne of the beake, & do it with the sharper side of the yron: not that the yron ought in∣déede to haue any edge, but rather by all reason to be blunt. And take good héed that the fire touch neither the ball of her eye nor her nares, and therefore sée that yée gard her eye with a wet clout to kéepe it from the smoak. All such maner of fires must bée giuen towards the euening before hawkes are sup∣ped, when they are empty, for otherwise the handling of them would make them cast their gorges. When all is done as it

should bée, halfe gorge your Hawke, or somewhat lesse with warme meate. And the same day make prouision of such Snayles as are among vines, or among Fenell, and such as haue gray shelles, they are the best, for men are wont to eate of them. Stéepe fiue or sixe of them in the milke of an Asse, or of a Gate or else (for want of that) in womans milke, and let it be done in a good large glasse well couered, that they créepe not out.

The next morning breake the shelles, and wash them in new milke as it commeth from the Cow, then giue foure or fiue of those Snailes to your hawke, after that they bée of bignesse. And as soone as that is done, set her against a fire or the Sunne, and remoue her not away til she haue muted four or fiue times. And if shée can abide the heat well, let her alone still for it doth her much good. After noone féed her with a hens legge or with some small birds, or with a Ratte or a Mouse, which are best of all, and then set her in a warme placa, and giue her not too great a gorge. When euening comes that shée hath indued & put ouer her meat, take fiue or sixe Cloues of Mace, broken a sunder, and wrapped in a péece of flesh, or a pellet of Cotton, and make her to receiue it by faire meanes or fowle by opening her beake, and conueying it into her. Con∣tinue this medicine fowre or fiue dayes, and your hawk shall recouer. Afterward make her to tyre euening and morning and let her féeding bée stéeped in milke as is said afore of the Snayles, for the milke scowreth her body within, as is very nutritiue, and will quickle bring her to be hie, and in flesh againe.