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 the Hawke that hath lost her appetite and will not feed to make her eager without bringing her low.

A Hawk doth somtime loose her appetite of féeding by some misfortune, as by taking too great gorges towards eue∣ning, which shée cannot well endew, because the nights are colder than the dayes. Also shée may loose her appetite by be∣ing foule in the panel, and diuerse times by coldnesse, or by some other disease which cannot bée perceyued out of hand. For remedy whereof, Master Mallopin sayeth, yée must take Aloes Cicotrine, boylde Sugar, and marrow of beefe, of each a like, sauing that there must bée least of the Aloes, and when yée haue mingled them together, and made them in little Balles or Pilles as bigge as beanes, giue of them to your hawke, and hold her in the Sunne till shee haue cast vppe the slime and filth that is within her. And if it happen to scowre downeward, lette it not trouble you,

for it will doe her much good: and féede her not till noone, at which time giue her good meat, and serue her so thrée dayes together.

For the same disease Michelus sayth, you must take com∣mon pils that are giuen to purge men withall, & giue one or two of them to your hawk in the morning, keeping her hooded by the fire, or in the Sun, looking to hir that she cast them not, (if it may be) to the intent they may cause her to scowre down∣ward. And the booke of the Prince sayth, that it is good giuing of those pilles to hawks in the beginning of September. For if they haue the Filanders, or any other inward disease, it scow∣reth them, and riddeth them of all mischiefes that may ensew. Three or foure dayes after you haue giuen your hawke these Pils, if she haue yet no lust to feed, cast the filing of yron vp∣on her meat three or foure dayes together.

M. Amè Cassian sayth, that for the same disease, when yon perceyue it you must giue your hawke a liue stockedoue, allowing her leaue to seaze and tire vpon it, & to take the bloud of it at her pleasure. And for want of a stockdoue, small birdes are good, and so be rattes and mise, so she haue them aliue. And if you will haue her to endew them quickly, giue her but halfe gorges.