Of Hawkes that haue lice, mites or o∣ther vermine.
IF yée will know whether your hawkes haue lice or mites set her in the warme Sunne out of the wind, and by and by yée shall easily perceyue it: for they will crall out vpon her feathers and swarme there. For remedy hereof, take a quan∣tity of Orpiment beaten into very fine powder, and hauing mingled it with halfe as much powder of Pepper, let your Hawke bée cast handsomly that shée breake not her feathers then powder first the one wing, and so the other gently, and finally, all the whole carkasse of her: after which, set her vpon your fiste againe, bespowt her, and squirt a little Water on her with your mouth, and set her by a fire, or in the Sunne til she be throughly wethered. Afterward when yée intend to féed her, wash her beake to take away the sauor of the Orpiment, and beware that your Hawke be not poore, when you intend to vse Orpiment. Hauing thus done, you shall sée that al the mites and lice will discouer themselues vpon ker feathers and die, either the Orpiment alone, or the Pepper alone are as good as both of them together, to spoyle the mites. But here is the oddes, the Pepper maketh the mites to shew themselues, and then the Orpiment murdreth them. When ye vse the Pepper alone, put thereto a thirde part lesse of Ashes, to abate the force of the Pepper, and so shall your Hawke bée rid of those vermine. And assure your selfe that no hawke which hath the mites (be she neuer so good) is able to do her duty and play her part by reason of the annoyance which shée féeleth in her fea∣thers by them. And if yée would ridde her of the mites with∣out washing her, then my Authour bids you take a very olde