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.

When Hawkes are low brought, a remedie.

IT happeneth sometimes that Hawks are brought so low, that a man shall haue much a do to set them vp again. And that commeth through the fault of vnskilfull keepers, rather than any other thing. For some giue them ill meat, cold, & vn∣washed. Also Hawks do happen to grow poore by some dis∣ease that their keepers are not ware of. Again, sometimes it hapneth that a Hawke soares away, and is lost foure or fiue dayes, and so becommes poore for want of prey. M. Cassian saith, that if ye will set her vp again, ye must feed her a little at once and with good meat, such as rattes and mice are, for they

they be light of digestion, or else with small birds which are good likewise, and of great nourishment. Poultrie also is good but it nourisheth not so much of his owne nature as Mutton doth.

Againe, yée may set her vp (when she is low) in this maner following. Take a spoonefull or twaine of hony, thrée or foure of fresh butter, boyle them together in a new pot of water, thē take Porke well washed, & steepe it in that water, giuing your hawke a good reasonable gorge of it twice a day, warming your said water when you intend to féede your Hawke. And if yée can find any Snailes that bréed in running waters, giue her of them in the morning, and they will both scowre away the grosse slimie humors that are in her panell, and also bée a great helpe to set her vp againe, (for they nourish very well.) And if yée mind to make your hawke eager, and sharpe set, without bating her selfe, take the heart and liuer of a Pie, and when ye haue made it into powder, make your hawke to eat it, and it will set her sharpe and eager. These are the opinions of the French Falconers. You are to consider of them all, and to vse the most probable at your election and pleasure.