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.

How to call a Falcon that will come loose.

WHen your Falcon wil come a farre off vnto the lure, and stoope to it being thrown out, without any coy∣nes or ramagenes, then setting her sharp, you shal get on hors∣backe in a morning, and go into some fayre plaine field, and as neare as you can, where there is no wood nor trées, there gi∣uing your hawke vnto some other man to hold (which must also bée on horsebacke.) Put your cryance to your hawke in such wise, that she may not tangle her selfe therewith in com∣ming to the lure. Then drawing backe a little as much as you think méet, giue a sign to him that holdeth the hawk, to make ready her hood, and let him hold vp his fist on high. Then lure you thrée or four times, as lowd as you can, alwaies casting y^e lure abour your head, wherunto for y^e first time I would haue

Pullet fastned still. And while you so doe, let him which hol∣deth your hawke, plucke off her hoode, and if she come straight to the lure, forbeare vntill shée come within eight or ten paces of you, then cast it vnto her. And if shée take the lure, let her plume thereupon, and lure you still with your voyce, lighting off your horse, and draw néere to your hawk fayre and softly, luring and crying vnto her, & so féede her as before said. But after that she be called two or thrée dayes to the lure on horse∣backe with a criance, or more or lesse, according to the toward∣nesse or vntowardnesse of the Hawke, if shee come roundly a bow shot from you, you may then goe out in a morning, ha∣uing set her reasonably sharpe for the purpose, & call her loose on horsebacke, that is without eyther lease or criance, but loose, & in company. And ifshée come to you, féede her vpon the lure, as before said, luring still vnto her, to make her acquainted with your voyce. And the next day you may call her to the drie lure without a Pullette, or any thing vpon it. And when she is come to the lure, cast her out a quicke Pullette, breaking first the féete and legges thereof, and let her kill it vpon the lure, and féede her vp.