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TO féed a Sparowhawke orderly, you should giue her good meates, as thighes of chickens and pullets, yong Spar∣rowes, Martlets, and other small birds. Also shéepes hearts, or Lambes hearts: all these be excellent meat for a Sparow∣hawke. And those you must giue them cleane and hote, if it
be possible: for with hote meates you shall kéepe her alwayes in best plight, and least danger to abate. And to preuent dis∣eases, you shall giue her euery night casting of Cotton or lynt, or such like. And yet some are of opinion, that it is not best to giue a Sparowhawke casting so often: But by their leaue I thinke it méet: and my reason is, that when you giue her ca∣sting, you shall alwaies perceiue the disposition of her gorge, and pannell from time to time, by the signes which you shall sée vpon the casting, and in it: As sometimes it will be white, sometimes blacke, sometimes yellow, sometimes gréene, and of other colours: and by this meanes knowing the infirmity of your Hawke, you may the better prouide remedy for the same. Therefore I thinke it best to giue a Sparowhawke ca∣sting, and it shall not bee amisse to put therein sometimes a whole Cloue, in a pellet of Cotton, which is a tryed medicine to draw euill humors from a Hawkes head: Or sometimes you may put a chiue of Saffron in her casting. And aboue all things, giue her water once in thrée or foure dayes: For Spa∣rowhawkes doe much couet the water, and it is the best thing (with other good dyet) that can be, to kéepe a Sparowhawke al∣waies sound and in good case.* 1.1 [The hearts of Pigs are very good for a Sparowhawke, and euer after her féeding, let her plumbe vpon a handfull of Parseley.]
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