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.

A consideration of the Diversitie of Hawkes Natures, acccording to Martine.

THere are some sortes of Falcons which haue this diuer∣sity of nature, that some of them will flye well, being hie and full of flesh, and some other flée best when they are kept low. Wherefore a Falconer should haue especyall conside∣ration thereunto, for Falcons are fitte for all flightes, as is before saide, but the blanke Falcons are of one nature, and the blew Falcons of another, and the Falcon of the red∣dish plume hath also her properties diuers from the rest.

Neuerthelesse to speake as I haue found, of all other Hawkes, the blancke Falcon is best. And both by reason and experience I finde that she would be kept higher, and in better plight then other Hawkes, for you shall sée the blanke Falcon kéeping a like hand vpon her, and other Falcons prooue higher and in better plight when shée is fléeing then any other Hawke. And the reason is, because shée is very gentle, and with more ease manned then any other kind of Falcon, and loueth her kéeper better, so that thereby shée kéepeth her selfe higher, & in better plight then such Hawkes as bate much, and are froward of condition.