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.

Of the Manning, Luring, Flights and Mew∣ing of a Faulcon, with other things pro∣perly belonging to an Ostrager.

Having taken a Faulcon, you must Seel her, in such manner, that as the Seeling slackens, the Faulcon may be able to see what provision is straight before her, which she will better see so than any other way: and be sure you Seel her not too hard.

A Hawk newly taken ought to have all new Furni∣ture, as new Jesses of good Leather, mailed Leases with Buttons at the end, and new Bewets. You must have a small round stick likewise hanging in a string, with which you must frequently stroak your Hawk:

the oftner you do it, the sooner and better you will man her. She must have two good Bells, that she may the better be found and heard when she either stir∣eth or scratteth: Her Hood must be well fashioned, raised and bossed against her Eyes, deep, and yet straight enough beneath, that it may the better fasten about her Head without hurting her: and you must cope a little her Beak and Talons, but not so near as to make them bleed.

Take notice, if you take a Soar-faulcon which hath already past the Seas, although she be very hard to be reclaim'd, yet she is the best of Faulcons.

Her food must be good and warm twice or thrice a day, until she be full gorg'd; which food must be ei∣ther Pigeons, Larks, or other live Birds: and the rea∣son is, because you must break her by degrees off from her accustomed feeding.

When you feed her, you must whoop and lure as you do when you call a Hawk, that she may know when you will give her meat.

You must unhood her gently, giving her two or three bits; and putting on her Hood again, you must give her as much more, and be sure that she be close Seeled: and after three or four days lessen her diet: and when you go to bed, set her on some Pearch by you, that you may awaken her often in the night. Thus you must do till you observe her grow tame and gentle: and when you find she begins to feed eagerly, then give her a Sheep's-heart. And now you may begin to unhood her by day-time, but it must be far from com∣pany; first giving her a bit or two, then hood her a∣gain gently, and give her as much more. Be sure not to afright her with any thing when you unhood her. And when you perceive her to be acquainted with com∣pany, and that she is sharp set, unhood her, and give her some meat, holding her just against your Face and

Eyes, which will make her less afraid of the counte∣nances of others. If you can, reclaim her without over-watching.

You must bear her continually on the Fist till she be throughly Manned, causing her to feed in company, giving her in the Morning about Sun-rising the Wing of a Pullet, and in the Evening the Foot of a Coney or Hare cut off above the joynt, flay'd and laid in Wa∣ter; which having squeez'd, give it her with the Pini∣on of a Hen's Wing.

For two or three days give her washt meat, and then Plumage, according as you think her foul within. If she Cast, hood her again, and give her nothing till she Gleam after her Casting: having gleamed and casted, then give her a beaching of hot meat in company; and towards the Evening let her plume a Hen's Wing in company also.

If the Feathers of her Casting be foul or slimy, and of a yellowish complexion, then be sure to cleanse her well with washt meat and Casting: if clean within, give her gentle Castings, as the Pinions of an old Hens Wing, or the Neck-bone chopped four or five times between the joynts, washt and steeped in fair Wa∣ter.

Having well reclaimed her, throughly manned her, and made her eager and sharp set, then you may ven∣ture to feed her on the Lure.

But before you shew her the Lure, you must consi∣der these three things: 1. That she be bold in and familiar with company, and no ways afraid of Dogs and Horses. 2. That she be sharp set and hungry, regarding the hour of the Morning and Evening when you will Lure her. 3. And lastly, she must be clean within, and the Lure must be well garnished with meat on both sides, and you must abscond your self when you intend to give her the length of the Lease.

You must first unhood her, giving her a bit or two on the Lure as she sitteth on your Fist: afterwards take the Lure from her, and so hide it that she see it not; and when she is unseized, cast the Lure so near her that she may catch it within the length of her Lease. When she hath seiz'd it, use your voice according to the cu∣stome of Faulconers, and feed her upon the Lure on the ground with the Heart and warm Thigh of a Pul∣let. Having so lured her, in the Evening give her but a little meat; and let this luring be so timely, that you may give her Plumage and a Juck of a joynt.

In the Morning betimes take her on your Fist, and when she hath cast and gleamed, give her a little beach∣ing of warm meat. Towards Noon take a Creance and tie it to her Lease, and go into some pleasant Field or Meadow, and give her a bit or two on the Lure; then unseize her: and if you find she is sharp set, and hath seized on the Lure eagerly, then give her some one to hold, to let her off to the Lure, then unwind the Creance, and draw it after you a good way, and let him which holds the Hawk hold his right hand on the Tassel of the Hawks Hood in readiness, so that he may unhood her assoon as you begin to lure: and if she come well to the Lure, and stoop upon it roundly, and seize it eagerly, then let her eat two or three bits thereon; then unseize her and take her off the Lure, hood her, and deliver her to him again that held her, and going farther off lure her, feeding her as before with the accu∣stomed voice. Thus lure her every day farther and far∣ther off, till she is accustomed to come freely and eager∣ly to the Lure.

After this, lure her in company, but have a care that nothing affright her: and when you have used her to the Lure on foot, then lure her on Horse-back; which you may effect the sooner, by causing Horse-men

to be about you when you lure her on foot: also you may do it the sooner by rewarding her upon the Lure on Horse-back among Horsemen. When this way she grows familiar, let some body afoot hold the Hawk, and he that is on Horse-back must call and cast the Lure about his Head; then must the holder take off the Hood by the Tassel: and if she seize eagerly on the Lure without fear of Man or Horse, then take off the Creance, and lure her at a greater distance. And if you would have her love Dogs as well as the Lure, call Dogs when you give her Tiring or Plumage.