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
¶ And of the horny that he then berith a bowte
The fyrst hede shaƚƚ be Iugett wyth owte
Ther in fyndyn wee suche dyuersite.
Natheles the .vi. yere euermoore at the leest
Thow shalt weƚƚ Iuge the perche of thessame beest
When he hath Awntelere with owt any lett
Ryaƚƚ and Surriaƚƚ also there Isett
And that in the toppe so when ye may hym keen
Then shaƚƚ ye caƚƚ hym forchyd an hert of tenne
And when he hath in the toppe .iij. of the selue
Then ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ hym trochid an hert of .xij.
And afterwarde in the toppe when ther .iiij. bene
Then shaƚƚ ye caƚƚ hym sommyd an hert of .xvi.
And from .iiij. forwarde watt so befaƚƚ
Be he neuer of so many ye shaƚƚ hym summed caƚƚ
Ryght of the nombre euyn that he is
Callith hym from .iiii. forth summed Iwys
Also haue ye sele an hert heded weele.
An Heerde. A Beve. A Sounder. A Route.
¶ My chylde callith herdys of hert and of hynde
And of Bucke and of doo where yo hem fynde
And a Beue of Roos what place thay be in
And a Sounder ye shaƚƚ of the wylde swyne
And a Rowte of wolues where thay passin inne
So shaƚƚ ye hem caƚƚ as many as thay bene
A Littill herde. A mẏdẏll heerd A grete heerd
¶ .xx. is a littyƚƚ herde though it be of hyndis
And .xl. is a mydyle herde to caƚƚ hym be kyndis
And .lxxx. is a grete herde caƚƚ. ye hem so
Be it hert be it hynde bucƚƚe or ellis doo
How ẏe shall saẏ a gret hert & not a fair & oder
¶ A grete hert when ye hym se so shaƚƚ ye hym caƚƚ
Bot neuermore a fayre hert for no thyng that may be faƚƚ
A grete hynde a grete bucke and a fayre doo
My sonnys where ye walke caƚƚ ye hem so
So ye shulde naame sich dere: and do as I yow lere
¶ what is a beuẏ of Roos grete or small
¶ And sex is a beue of Roos on a rawe
And .x. is a mydyƚƚ beuy fuƚƚ wele I it kawe
A grete beuy is .xij. when thay to gedre be
And so caƚƚ hem sonnys woere that ye hem se
The moore nombur than ywis: the gretter the beuy is
What is a Sounder of swẏne grete or small
¶ Twelfe make a Sounder of the wylde swyne
Xvi. a medyƚƚ Sounder what place thay be inne
A grete sounder of swyne .xx. ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ
Forr geet not this lession for thyng that may faƚƚ
Thynke what I say: my sonne nyght and day
Of the Roo huntẏng. brekẏng. and dressẏng
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