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 her talons broken.

A Hawke doth somtimes breake a talon by some mischāce and often by the rudenesse and churlishnes of the Falco∣ner in vnseazing her roughly from her prey, insomuch that her talon tarrieth behind in the thing that shée seazed on, and som∣times is quite broken or sliued from the flesh, by reason wher∣of shée is in danger of spoyle, or at least wise of lozing her ta∣lon. When a Hawkes talon is so sliued off, as there remaineth nothing but the tender part that was within it: make a little prety lether gloue of the bignesse of her stretcher or clea, and fil it with Capons grease and dr••w it on, tying it handsomely to her leg with two prety strings, renuing it euery other day till the point of her stretcher be well hardned againe.

And if a Hawke happen to haue but a péece of her talon

broken off, so as some part of it remayneth still behind, let it be annointed with the fatte of a snake, and it will grow a∣gaine as the others. And if the Hawke be hurt by violence, so as the talon is becom loose from the flesh, and fals to bléeding: then first of all cast the powder of Sanguis Draconis vppon it, and it will stanch the bloud out of hand: and if it swell or rancle after it, then dresse it and anoint it with Capons greace or hony of Roses till it be throughly recured.

In these hurts of hawkes talons, Martine giueth this coū∣sell following. Make little matches of paper, and sere there∣with the stretcher that hath lost his talon, and bind the cindre of the same paper with a little hony to it, and let it so rest nine dayes together. And if the talon be quite bereft, put on the foresaid gloue with Capons greace, till the pownce be grown againe, and let the Hawke rest till shée be throughly sound. And if the Hawkes foot or leg chance to ranckle and grow to further inconuenience, confect the vnguent of Capons grease, Oyle of Roses, Oyle of Violets. Turpentine, powder of Frankinsence, and Mastick, and annoint the swelling ther∣with, and let her rest till shée bée throughly recured.