The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour — John Shaqi
The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armourBerners, Juliana
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The boke of Saint Albans : $b containing treatises on hawking, hunting, and cote armour
Berners, Juliana
Falconry -- Early works to 1800; Heraldry -- Early works to 1800; Hunting -- Early works to 1800
Take a siluer spoone and put the smaƚƚ ende in the fyre tiƚƚ it be
hoote. Then let holde the hawke and oppyn hir beke and brin the soore
and anoynte it with the mary of a goose that hathe lyne longe. and she
shaƚƚ be hoole. And if the frounce be wex as greete as a note. Than ther
is a grubbe ther in. and then thow most cutt it with a Rasure in this
maner. Lette hoolde the hawke: and slitte ther the soore is. and thew
shalte fynde ther as it ware the mawe of a pegeon. Take it owte aƚƚ
hoole. and take a payre of sheeris and cutt the hoole of the soore. and
make it as fayre as ye may with a lynne cloth. and wipe clene the bloode
a way. and anoynt the soore with bawme .iiii. dais arewe and afterwarde
with papylyen. tiƚƚ it be hoole.
¶ how the frounce commẏthe.
The frounce commyth whan a man fedith his hawke withe Porke or cattis
flesħ .iiii. days to geyder.
¶ how the Rẏ commẏthe.
For defawte of hoote meete this sekenese the Ry commyth.
¶ how the Craẏ commẏthe.
The Cray commyth of wasħ meete the wich is wasħ withe hoote water in the
defawte of hoote meete. Also it commythe of thredis the wtch ben in the
flesħ that the hawke is fedde with. For though thow pike the flesħ neuer
so clene. yit thow shalte fynde thredes ther in.
¶ whan thẏn hawke shall bathe hẏm.
And euermore ech thridde day let thyn hawke bathe hym. aƚƚ the somer if
it be mere wether. and onys in a weeke in wynter if it be fayre wether.
and not ellis. And whan thow bathes thy hawke: euer yeue hir a morceƚƚ
of hoote meete vnwasħ though she bene a Goshawke.
How ẏe maẏ cawse ẏowre hawke to flẏe withe a currage in the morow.
Iff ye wiƚƚ that yowre hawke flye in the morowtide. fede hir the nyght
before with hoote mete. and wasħ thessame meete in vreyne and wryng owt
the water clene. and that shaƚƚ make hir to haue lyst and currage to
flie ī the morow in the best maner.
How ẏe shall gẏde ẏow if ẏowre hawke be full goorged and ẏe wode soone
haue a flẏght.
Iff yowre hawke be fuƚƚ goorged. and that ye wold soone vppon haue a
flighte take .iij. cornes of whete. and put hem in a morceƚƚ of flesħ.
and yeue thessame morcellie to the hawke. and she wiƚƚ cast anoon aƚƚ
that she hath with in her. and anoon after that she hath cast. Looke ye
haue a morceƚƚ of hoote meete to yeue hir ¶ And if yowre hawke be
ouergoorged. yeue her thessame medesyn.
¶ A medecẏne for the Rẏ
Take dayses leeuys. and stampe hem in a morter. and wrynge owt the Iuse.
and with a penne put it in the hawkis nares Ones or twyes whan the hawke
is smalle goorged. and a non after let hir tyre. and she shaƚƚ be hoole
as a fysħ ¶ Or ellis take percelli Rootis and serue hir with theyem in
thessame maner. and when she tyrith holde rew ī yowre honde with the
tyring and that shaƚƚ make hir voide. bot it is perlous to vse it often
that the Iuce faƚƚ ner spryng in to hir yghes.
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