Say an hawke hath a long wyng. a faire long tayƚƚ with vi barris owt. and stondith vppon the .vii. This hawke is entirpenned That is to say when the federis of the wynges bene bitwen the body and the thighis. This hawke has an hudge legge or a flat leg. or a rownde legge. or a faire enserid legge ¶ To knawe the maill of an hawke Hawkes haue white maiƚƚ. Canuasmaiƚƚ or Rede maiƚƚ. And som caƚƚ Rede maiƚƚ Iren mayƚƚ. white maiƚƚ is soone knawe. Canuasmaiƚƚ is betwene white maiƚƚ and Iron maiƚƚ. And Iron maiƚƚ is varri Rede. ¶ Plumage. and Caste ẏowre hawke. ¶ A Goshawke nor a terceƚƚ in thare sore aage haue nott thau mayles named. bot it is calde their plumage. and after the cote. it is calde theyr Maiƚƚ ¶ And if yowr hawke reward to any fowle by countenance for to flee ther to ye shaƚƚ say cast the hawke ther to. and not lett fli ther to. ¶ Nomme or seesid. ¶ And if yowre hawke Nomme a fowle. and the fowle breke a way fro hir. she hath discomfet mony federes of the fowle. and is brokyn a way for in kyndeli spech ye shaƚƚ say youre hawke hath Nomme or seesid a fowle and not take it ¶ werfore an hawke is calde a Rifelere. ¶ And oft tyme it happith mony an hawke for egernesse when he shulde Nomme a fowle he seesith bot the federis. and as ofte as he doos so he Riflith. therfore such hawkys been called Rifeleres if they doo ofte so. How ẏe shall naame the memberes of ẏowre hawkis in conuenient termes. Now ye shaƚƚ vnderstande the naamys off the membries of hawkys: to begynne at hir fete and goo vpwarde as knyghttis been harnesside and armeed. & so we shaƚƚ enarme her ¶ Talons. Fyrst the grete Clees behynde. that strenyth the bake of the hande. ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ hom Talons ¶ Pownces. The Clees with ī the fote ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ of right her Pownces ¶ Longe Sengles. Bott certaynly the Clees that are vppon the medyƚƚ stretcheris ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ the loong Sengles. ¶ Petẏ Sengles. And the vttermest Clees ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ the Pety Sengles ¶ The keẏ or Closer. Vnderstond ye also that the longe Senclees be calde the key of the fote. or the Closer. For what thyng som euer it be y^t yowre hawke strenyth: open that Sengle. and aƚƚ the fote is oppen· for the strength ther of fortyfieth aƚƚ the fote. ¶ Seris of waterẏ or waxẏ colowre. Knawe ye: that the skynne a bowte yowre hawkys legges & his fete is calde: the Seris of hir legges and hir fete. whether thay be watery hewed or of waxy colowre yolowe. ¶ The Beme feder. Full Sommẏd and Reclaẏmede.