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.

The manner of taking Hawkes in the Eyree.

FIrst you must beware that you take them not before they are somewhat waxen: for if yée doe so, and bring them into a cold and moist place, they will haue a disease in the backe, so as they shall not bée able to stand on their féet, and moreouer they shall bée in danger of vtter spoyle. Therefore they must not be taken till they be somewhat strong, and can stand well on their féet. And you must set them vppon some pearch or bayle of wood, that they may by that meanes the better kéepe their feathers vnbroken, and eschue the dragging of their traines vpon the ground, for so shall they bée the better sun∣ned. Michelin sayth further, that to kéepe Eyesse hawks from that inconuenience, specially when they be taken ouer little, they must be kept in a drie and cleane place, & yée must strew euery where vnder them the hearbe that in (French is called Yeble) which hath a seede like Elder. This hearbe is of nature hote, and good against the gowte, and the disease of the reines which might befall them: Wherefore if ye will kéepe hawkes well that are new taken from out of the nest, if yée take them in the morning, yée must let them stand empty till noon: and if

yée take them in the euening, yée must not féede them till the next morrow. And when yée féed them, giue them tender flesh, and after that, let them not stand empty any more too long for hindering their feathers, and tainting them.