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.

To flye at the Hearon according to Martine.

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THere is another manner of fléeing, which is called the flight at the Hearon, this is the noblest slight of all others. For the Hawke ought to be well lured and well trayned to get vp to an high gate, and therewithall shee must well know a quicke fowle, and such a Falcon as is apt to flée the Hearon, should not bée flowen with to any other kind of fowle, but onely to the Hearon most commonly. For asmuch as amongst all other flights, there is no such mountey made, nor such force vsed as in the flight at the Hearon, and therefore reason would that such Falcons should not be flowen withall, or inured to any meaner or lesse prey than the Hearon. For if a Hawke be a good Hearoner, it is sufficient, and if after your Hawke haue flowen the Hearon, you should let her flée any other sleighter fowle or prey, shee will lightly (by your owne de∣fault) become a slugge and take disdaine, in such sort; that (where before shée was a good Hearoner) she wil be so no more, and will turne to her owne ease, so that shée will neuer care to flée the Hearon. For asmuch as shée will giue her selfe to prey vppon fowle, that is more easie to reach, and will forget or foreslowe her valiant hardinesse, the which is much to bée la∣mented, if a man haue once a good Hearoner, and doe so spill her. Neuerthelesse you may flée with the Sacre all manner of fowle more easily than with any other kind of Hawke, because shée is alike common to all sowle, euen so is she hard to be made, and of a hard and dull capacity, but despaire not therefore, for in the end they proue good, if the Falconer take such paines with them as he ought to doe.