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.

Another way.

WHen ye mean to further the mewing of your Hawk, take of the Snailes that haue shels, stampe them shels and all, straining them through a cloth, and with the oyle that comes thereof wash her meate two or thrée times. Also take of the snayles that lie in running streames, giue your hawke of them in the morning: for that will both scowre her and nourish her greatly, and setteth her vp, & maketh her to mew apace. Master Michelin in his booke of the King of Ci∣pres, saith thus: Cut an Adder in two parts and séeth him in water, and with that water and wheate together féede your Pullets, Pigeons, Turtles, and other birds which you intend to allow your hawkes that are slacke to mew, and soone after they shall mew their feathers apace.

M. Cassian saith, that when a Falcon will not mew, yée must take of Backs, otherwise called Reremice, and drie them so at the fire or in an Ouen, as yee may make them into powder which you must bestow vpon your Hawkes meate. Also take little sucking whelpes, and féede your hawke with the flesh of them stéeped in the milke or renet which you shall finde in the mawes of them: afterward shred the maw it selfe

in small peeces, and force her to take it, and shée shall mew ve∣ry well and timely. Likewise all maner of liue birdes make a Hawke to mew well, for it is their naturall féeding, and ther∣fore best for them.

Martin sayeth, that to mew your Hawke well, ye must set water by her once or twice a weeke, and also rost Frogges in the fire, making them into powder, and bestowing it vpon her meate. Likewise small fishes chopped, and giuen with her meate, do further a Hawkes mewing very much. Thus doe the French Authors write, I leaue them to your experience that list to follow the French fashion.