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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- 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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- Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721.
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- London :: Printed, and are to be sold by Jos. Phillips ... and Hen. Rodes ...,
- 1686.
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- 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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34843.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- illustration
- title page
-
To the Right Honourable JAMES Lord NORREYES BARON of
RICOT, His Majesties Lord-Lieutenant OF OXFORD-SHIRE. -
book - 1
- title page
- OF HUNTING. The Introduction.
-
HUNTERS TERMS.
- Which are Beasts of Forest, or Venery, or Venary, Chase, and Warren.
- The names of the Beasts of Chase according to their Ages.
- The Seasons of Beasts.
- Terms to be used for Beasts of Venery and Chase, as they are in Company one with the other.
- Terms for their Lodging.
- Terms for their Dislodging.
- Terms for their Noise at Rutting time.
- Terms for Copulation.
- Terms for the Footing and Treading of all Beasts of Venery and Chase.
- Terms of the Tail.
- Terms for their Ordure.
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Terms for the Attire of
Deer. - Terms for Flaying, Stripping, and Casing of all manner of CHASES.
- Proper Terms for the Noises of Hounds.
- Different Terms for Hounds and Grey-hounds.
- Some other Terms and Descriptions relating more particularly to Forest and Forest-Laws.
-
Of DOGSin general. -
Of Dogsfor Hunting. Of the Hound Racheand SLUTH-HOUND,so called in Scotland,and by the Germans SCHLATHUND. -
Of the BLOOD-HOUND. -
Of the
GAZE-HOUND. -
Of the GREY-HOUND. - Sic Canis illa suos taciturna supervenit hostes.
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Of the HARRIERand TERRIER. -
Of LEVINERor LYEMMER. -
Of the TUMBLER. -
Of the
SPANIEL. -
Of the WHITE-HOUND. -
Of FALLOW-HOUNDS. -
Of the DUN-HOUND. - The marks of a good and fair Hound.
- Of the Election of a Dog and Bitch for good Whelps.
-
How to enter young Hounds to Hunt the
Hart; and what Quarries and Re∣wards you shall give them.
-
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Of COURSINGwith Grey-Hounds. - Of the Stiles of Hunting different from the English both Antique and Forrein.
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Of Hart-Hunting.
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The nature of a
Hart. -
Of the Rut of
Harts. -
The time of
Harts Mewing, or Casting the Head. -
Of the Coats and Colour of
Harts. -
Of the Heads and Branches of
Hearts, and their diversities. -
How to know an old
Hart by the Slot, Entries, Abatures and Foils, Fewmets, Gate and Walks, Fraying-Stocks, Head and Branches. - The Names and diversities of Heads, according to Hunting-Terms.
-
How to seek a
Hart in his Haunts or Feeding-places according to the seasons of the year. - In what manner the Huntsman shall go drawing in the Springs.
-
The directions for Harbouring a
Stag are these: -
How to find a
Hart lost the night before. -
How to find a
Hart in high Woods. -
How to Unharbour a
Hart, and cast off the Hounds. -
What subtilties are used in Hunting a
Hart at force. -
How to kill a
Hart at Bay. -
Directions at the Death of
Buck orHart.
-
The nature of a
-
Buck-
Hunting. -
Roe-
Hunting. - Rain-Deer-Hunting.
-
Of the Nature and Properties of a
Hare. -
Hare-
Hunting. -
Of Parksand Warrens. - Of Coney-Catching.
-
Of the
Ferret. - Of Fox-Hunting.
- Of Badger-Hunting.
-
Of the
Otter. -
Of the
Squirrel. -
Of the
Martern and Wild-Cat. -
A short Account of some particular Beasts that are not Hunted in
Eng∣land, but in Forrain Countries. -
Dogs Diseases Remedied, and their Hurts Healed, according to the best Prescriptions of Ancient and Modern Huntsmen.
-
Of a Five-fold Madness in a Dog:the Symp∣toms of the Maladies, and their CVRE. -
Of the DumbMadness. -
Of the FallingMadness. -
Of the LankMadness. -
Of the
Sleeping Madness. -
Of the
Rhcumatick orSlavering Madness. -
Concerning the Madness of
Dogs, and their Venomous Bitings. -
A Remedy against the common
Mange.
-
-
A brief Discourse of the Cure of Maladies belonging to
Spaniels, with other accidents happening. - An Abstract of such Penal LAWS As relate to HUNTERS and HUNTING.
-
A further Abstract of some Penal LAWS as concern FORESTS, CHASES,
&c.
-
book - 2
- title page
- OF HAWKING.
-
Terms of Art in Faulconry, as they were used by Ancient
Faulconers, and are now by Modern Practitio∣ners, with their Explanations. -
The Names and Natures of
Hawks in general: and first of theHaggard-Faulcon. -
Rules for ordering a
Haggard-faulcon in the Luring: with the Causes and Remedies of Carrying, and other ill qualities. -
How to know the Nature and Disposition of several
HAWKS, and what must be observed from thence. -
Of the
Faulcon. -
Of the Manning, Luring, Flightsand Mew∣ingof a Faulcon,with other things pro∣perly belonging to an Ostrager. -
Of
Bathing aFaulcon lately reclaimed; how to make her Flying, and to hate the Check. -
How to enseam a
Faulcon with her Castings and Scowrings. - General Instructions for an Ostrager or Faulconer.
-
Of the Rammage-faulcon. - How to Hood a Hawk.
- How to make a Hawk know your Voice, and her own Feeding.
-
How to make your
Hawk bold and venturous. -
How to make a
Hawk know the Lure. -
How to make a
Hawk flying. -
A Flight for a
Haggard. -
How to make a
Soar-faulcon orHaggard kill her Game at the very first. -
Remedy for a
Hawk's taking Stand in a Tree. -
How to help a
Hawk froward and coy through pride of Grease. -
To make a
Hawk hold in her Head, and not mind Check. -
How to continue and keep a
Hawk in her high-flying. - A Flight for the Hern.
-
Of the
HAGGARD-FAULCON, why so called; her good Shape and Pro∣perties: And what difference there is between aHaggard and aFaul∣con-gentle. -
Of the BARBARY-FAULCON. -
Of the GERFAULCON. -
Of the
SAKER. -
Of the LANNER, LANNERET,and TUNISIAN. -
Of the
MERLIN. -
Of the Mewing of
Merlins, Faulcons, Gerfaul∣cons, andMylions at Stock or at Large: and which is the best way of Mewing. -
Of the
HOBBY. -
Of the
GOSHAWK. -
How to make the Soar or Haggard
Goshawk. -
How to make a
Goshawk fly to the Partridge. -
How to help a
Goshawk that turneth Tail to Tail, and giveth over her Game. -
How to make a
Goshawk fly quickly. -
How to fly a
Goshawk to the River. -
An excellent way to preserve a
Goshawk in the time of her flying, especially in hot weather. -
How to fly the Wild-goose or Crane with the
Goshawk. -
How to mew a
Goshawk, and draw her out of the Mew, and make her Flying. -
Some general Observations for an Ostrager or Falconer in Keeping and Reclaim∣ing a
GOSHAWK. -
Of the SPARROW-HAWK. -
How to make a
Sparrow-hawk, whether Eyess, Brancher, Soar, Mew'd, or Haggard. -
Of the Brancher, Sodr, Mew'd, and Haggard
Sparrow-hawk. -
How to mew
Sparrow-hawks. - The Duty of a Faulconer; with necessary Rules and Observations for him to follow.
-
Of
Diseases and dangerousAccidents in∣cident toHAWKS, and their severalCures. -
Of
Castings, andMewtings, either good or bad according to their several Complexions and Smells. -
Of the
Cataract. -
Of the
Pantas orAsthma. -
Of Worms. -
Of the
Filanders. -
Another approved Medicine for Filanders or Worms in
Hawks. -
Of Hawks
Lice. -
A safe and easie way to kill Lice in
Hawks. -
How to keep and maintain all manner of
Hawks in health, good plight, and liking. -
Of the
Formica. -
Of the
Frownce. -
To cure the dry
Frownce. -
Of the
Pip. -
How to remedy that
Hawk which Endew∣eth not, nor Putteth over as she should do. -
How to make a
Hawk feed eagerly that hath lost her Appetite, without bringing her low. -
How to raise a
Hawk that is low and poor. -
How to remedy a
Hawk that is slothful, and is averse to flying. -
Of Swoln Feet in a
Hawk. -
How to scour
Hawks before you cast them into the Mew.
-
Rules for ordering a
- An Abstract Of such STATUTE-LAWS As concern HAWKING.
-
book - 3
- title page
-
OF FOWLING: OR, The compleat Art and Secrets ofFowling, either by Water or by Land, according to ancient and modern Experience.- Of the Haunts of Fowl.
-
The readiest way of taking great Fowl with
NETS. - How to take small Water-fowl with Nets.
- How to take all manner of small Birds with Bird-Lime.
-
How to take Great Fowl with
LIME-TWIGS. -
Of the great and lesser
SPRINGES. -
Of the FOWLING-PIECEand the STALKING-HORSE. - How to take all manner of Land fowl by day or night.
-
Of BAT-FOWLING. -
Of the
DAY-NET, and how to take Birds therewith. -
Of taking small Birds which use Hedges and Bushes with
Lime-twigs. - How to make the best sort of Bird-lime, and how to use it.
- The best and most Experienced way of making Water. Bird-lime.
-
In what manner a man may take
Snipes with thisBird-lime: -
The manner of taking
Felfares by Water-Bird-lime. -
How to take
Pigeons with Lime-twigs. -
How to take
Mag-pies, Crows, andGleads with Lime-twigs. -
How to take
Rooks when they pull up the Corn by the Roots. -
How to take Birds with
BAITS, either Land or Water-fowl. - How to recover Fowl thus entranced.
-
A most excellent and approved way how to take the
HERN. -
How to take
PHEASANTS several ways. - The fashion of Pheasant-Nets.
-
Of Driving of
Pheasant-powts. -
Of taking
Pheasants with a Lime-bush. - The Seasons for the use of Nets or Lime.
-
How to take
PARTRIDGES several ways, either by Net, Engine, Driving, or Setting. -
Of taking
Partridges with Nets. -
How to take
Partridges with Bird-lime. -
How to drive
Partridges. -
How to take
Partridges with a Setting-dog. -
How to take RAILS, QUAILS, MOREPOOTS,&c. -
How to elect and train a SETTING-DOGfrom a Whelp till he come to perfection. -
How to train a
WATER-DOG, and the use thereof.
-
How to take, preserve, and keep all sorts of Singing-birds that are commonly known in
England. Giving also an account of their Nature, Breeding, Feeding, Diseases of the same, with their Remedies.-
Of the
NIGHTINGAL. -
How to make a Net-trap for
Nightingales. -
Of the CANARY-BIRD. -
Of the BLACK-BIRD. -
Of the THROSTLE. -
Of the
ROBIN-RED-BREAST. -
Of the
WREN. -
Of the
WOOD-LARK. -
Of the
SKIE-LARK: The several ways to take them; and when taken, how to order them. -
Of the
LINNET. -
Of the
GOLD-FINCH, orCHRIST∣MAS-FOOL, so called inNorfolk. -
Of the TIT-LARK. -
Of the CHAF-FINCH. -
Of the
STARLING. -
Of the
RED-START. -
Of the
BULL-FINCH. -
Of the
GREEN-FINCH. -
Of the HEDGE-SPARROW.
-
Of the
- An Abstract Of such STATUTE-LAWS As concern FOWLING.
-
book - 4
- illustration
- title page
- OF FISHING. The Introduction.
-
A short Encomium, or somewhat in Praise of
Fisher-men andFishing. - How to Improve Fish-ponds, and the Fish therein contained.
-
How to make
Carps grow to an extraordinary bigness in a Pond. -
General Observations to be understood by all such who desire to attain to the compleat and perfect Art of
Angling. - Astrological Elections for Angling in general.
-
What provision is to be made for
Ang∣ling-Tools. - How to make a Line after the best manner.
-
Of the
Hook, Flote, and other things worth the Observation. -
Of
Flies Natural and Artificial, and how to use them. - Of Ground Angling.
-
Of Night-Angling. - What times are seasonable, and what unsea∣sonable to Angle in.
-
Of the
BARBEL. -
Of the BREAM. -
Of the
BLEAK. -
Of the BULL-HEAD,or MIL∣LER'S-THUMB. -
Of the CHEVIN. -
Of the
CHAR. -
Of the
CHUB. -
Of the
CARP. -
Of the
DACE andDARE. -
Of the
EEL. -
Of the
FLOUNDER. -
Of the
GRAILING. -
Of the
GUDGEON. -
Of the
GUINIAD. -
Of the
LOACH. -
Of the
MINNOW. -
Of the
POPE, orRUFF. -
Of the
PIKE. -
Of the
PEARCH. -
Of the
RUD. -
Of the
ROACH. -
Of the
STICKLEBAG. -
Of the
SALMON. -
Of the
TENCH. -
Of the TORCOTH. -
Of the TROUT. -
Of the
UMBER. - Experimental Observations and use∣ful Directions for the right use of the Angle; and is a true and brief Epitome of the whole Art and Mystery of the Fishing Re∣creation.
- An Abstract of such Penal STATUTES As Relate to FISHING.
- table of contents
- illustration
- title page
-
The HUNTER.
CHAP. I. Of Hunting-Horses in general, their Ex∣cellency, and the necessity and benefit of the Art of Keeping. -
CHAP. II. Of Breeding, the Choice of aStallion, andMares, with some general Remarks on Marks and Colours. -
CHAP. III. Of theAge aHunter should be of before he be put to Hunting; of the Stable, and Groom, and of the Horse's first taking up from Grass, in order to his further Dieting. -
CHAP. IV. How to order the Hunter for the first Fortnight. -
CHAP V. Of the Second Fortnights Diet, and of his first Hunting, and what Chases are most proper to Train him. -
CHAP. VI. Of the Horses Third Fortnights Keeping, and first thorough-Sweating. -
CHAP. VII. Of making a Hunting-Match, its advan∣tages and disadvantages. -
CHAP. IX. Of the Ordering the Hunter, for a Match or a Plate. -
CHAP IX. Of the Means to judge of your Horses State of Body, and of curing all Casu∣alties that may happen after Matching. -
CHAP. X. Of riding a Hunting-Match, or Heats for a Plate, and the Advantages be∣longing to each. - ERRATA.