The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.

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Title: The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.
Author: Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721.
Publication: London :: Printed, and are to be sold by Jos. Phillips ... and Hen. Rodes ...,; 1686.
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Subject terms: Hunting -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Fishing -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Fowling -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Falconry -- England -- Early works to 1800.; Game laws -- England.
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How to fly the Wild-goose or Crane with the Goshawk.

Having mann'd your Goshawk, brought her to the Fist, and train'd her with a Goose in the Field, then seek out where Wild-geese, Cranes, or other large Wild∣fowl lie: having found them afar off, alight and carry your Hawk unhooded behind your Horse, stalking to∣wards them until you have got pretty nigh them, hold∣ing down your Hawk covert under the Horse's Neck or Body, yet so that she may see the Fowl: then you must raise them, and casting off your Hawk, if she kill, reward her. And thus she may kill four or five in a day.

In like manner, you may make her to the Crane, and may stalk to Fowl which lie in Ponds or Pits as aforesaid.

Here note, that if you can fly at great, slight the lesser Flights, which will make your Hawk the bol∣der.