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
Who so puttith a Goshawke or a Terceƚƚ or a spere hawke in to mew so
high that she may be no higher. she wiƚƚ holde hir longe in the poynt:
or that she lese or lent any federis. And who so puttith hir in mew
lene. it will be long or she be remounted and who so puttith hir in mew
to hungry and to lene: if she haue meete at hir wiƚƚ she wiƚƚ eete to
moch. be cause of hungre. and ꝑauenture she may be dede ther by. as hath
ofte be sene
Bot who so wiƚƚ that an hawke endure and mew kyndli. myn counceƚƚ it is
that she be not to high noder to low. noder in grete destresse of
hungre. bot like as she wolde flee best then take hede the first day of
to moch eetyng. vnto tyme that she be stawnchid and after that a man may
take her sich mete as I shaƚƚ teƚƚ more playnli here after
In what maner and how a man shall fede his hawke in mewe.
Loke with wat meetis she hath bene most vsed to be fedde and fede hir
therwith .viij. days contynualli. and tho .viij. days yeue hir birdis
Inow. both morow and euyn. and let hir plomme vppon hem wele. and take
castyng of the plomage. and that shaƚƚ talawnt hir wele. and cause her
to haue goode appetide and it shaƚƚ clense wele hir bowillis and whan
she is weeƚƚ clensed. ye may yeue hir what meete that ye wiƚƚ so it be
clene and fresħ
¶ Bot the beste mete to make an hawke to mewe moost sone wyth owte any
medecyne is the fleshe of a kydde and of a yong Swanne and of a chikyn
and especiaƚƚ Ratonys flesħ so thei be not assaughte Noon like to hit
and of a yong goos for sich meete is hote of it selfe.
¶ And take gobittis of grete fresħ Elis. and specialli the colpon next
the Naueƚƚ. and weete it in hote blode of moton it is goode to make her
to mewe. bot specialli it shaƚƚ make her wight after hir soore aage
¶ Thees sayd fleshes bene goode to mewe an hawke: and to kepe hir in
state bot loke she haue goode plente euery day. so that she Rather leue
parte then lacke any. and euery .ijj. day let hir bath if she lyst
¶ And when she waxith nygh ferme yeue hir hennys and fatt porke and of
an hounde is passing good.
¶ An hawke is neuer fuƚƚ ferme nor redy forto drawe owte of mew vnto
tyme hir serceƚƚ be fuƚƚ groyn. yet haue I sene sū folkys take hem owte
of mewe when the sarceƚƚ were bot halfe ispronge. and that is parlous.
for they are not then harde penned.
¶ Som folkys vsen when an hawke has cast hir sarceƚƚ to begynne and wasħ
hir meete. and fede hir so in mew with wasħ meete a monyth or .vi.
weekys or euer thay drawe thaym.
¶ Bot of aƚƚ fleshes after she is mewed. a resenable goorge of an hoote
haare is beest. and also of a crowe hoote. bot it moste be wasħ in
water: and then it is the better. For that wiƚƚ not benymmen hem hastely
theyr grece. ner put hem in no grete febulnes. for it durith sumwat with
hir.
¶ To make an hawke to mew tẏmeli with owt anẏ hurtẏng of hir.
Now I shaƚƚ teƚƚ yow verray true medecynes for to mewe an hawke hastyly
that ye shaƚƚ beleue for trowthe and ye wiƚƚ as-say theym.
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