¶ Ther is a Fawken peregryne And that is for an Erle ¶ For a Baron. Also ther is a Bastarde and that hauke is for a Baron Hawkes for a knẏght ¶ Ther is a Sacre and a Sacret. And theis be for a Knyght. Hawkis for a Squẏer. ¶ Ther is a Lanare and a Lanreƚƚ. And theys belong to a Squyer. For a ladẏ ¶ Ther is a Merlyon. And that hawke is for a lady An hawke for a ẏong man ¶ Ther is an Hoby. And that hauke is for a yong man And theys be hawkes of the towre: and ben both Ilurid to be calde and reclaymed ¶ And ẏit ther be moo kẏndis of hawkes ¶ Ther is a Goshawke. and that hauke is for a yeman ¶ Ther is a Terceƚƚ. And that is for a powere man. ¶ Ther is a Spare hawke. and he is an hawke for a prest ¶ Ther is a Muskyte. And he is for an holiwater clerke And theis be of an oder maner kynde. for thay flie to Querre and to fer Iutty and to Iutty fferry. ¶ Explicit. Lyke wise as ī the booke of hawkyng aforesayd are writyn and noted the termys of plesure belongyng to gentiƚƚ men hauyng delite therin. In thessame maner thys booke folowyng shewith: to sych gentiƚƚ personys the maner of huntyng for aƚƚ maner of beestys. wether thay be Beestys of venery. or of chace. or Rascaƚƚ. And also it shewith aƚƚ the termys cōuenyent as weƚƚ to the howndys as to the beestys a forsayd. And in certayn ther be many dyuerse of thaym. as it is declared in the booke folowyng. Bestẏs of venerẏ. Wheresoeuere ye fare by fryth or by feƚƚ My dere chylde take hede how Tristram dooth you teƚƚ How many maner beestys of venery ther were Lystyn to yowre dame and she shaƚƚ yow lere Fowre maner beestys of venery there are The first of theym is the .hert. the secunde is the hare The boore is oon of tho. the wolff and not oon moo Bestẏs of the Chace. ¶ And where that ye cum in playne or in place I shaƚƚ yow teƚƚ which be beestys of enchace Oon of theym is the .Bucke. a nother is the Doo The Fox and the Martron. and the wilde Roo And ye shaƚƚ my dere chylde other beestys aƚƚ. Where so ye hem fynde Rascaƚƚ ye shaƚƚ hem caƚƚ In fryth or in feƚƚ: or in forest I yow teƚƚ. Note here the aage of an hert. ¶ And for to speke of the hert iff ye wiƚƚ it lere Ye shaƚƚ hym a .Calfe. caƚƚ at the fyrst yere The secunde yere a .Broket. so shaƚƚ ye hym caƚƚ The therde yere a .Spayad. lerneth thus aƚƚ The fowrith yere a .Stagge. caƚƚ hym by any way The fithe yere a .grete Stagge. youre dame bide yow say The vi. yere caƚƚ ye him an .hert. Doth so my childe wylis ye been in quart To knaw the hede of an hert. & that is dẏuerse