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Introduction.

Prologue to the Book of Hawking.

Prologue to Mistress Barnes’ Compilation on Hunting.

Prologue to the Book of Coat Armour.

In so moch that gentiƚƚ men and honest persones haue greete delite in haukyng and desire to haue the maner to take haukys: and also how and in waat wyse they shulde gyde theym ordynateli: and to knaw the gentiƚƚ termys in communyng of theyr haukys: and to vnderstonde theyr sekeneses and enfirmitees: and also to knawe medicines for theym accordyng. and mony notabuƚƚ termys that ben vsed ī hawkyng both of their haukys and of the fowles that their hawkys shaƚƚ sley. Therfore thys book fowlowyng in a dew forme shewys veri knawlege of suche plesure to gentiƚƚ men and ꝑsonys disposed to se itt.

The maner to speke of hawkis fro an eeg to thei be habuƚƚ to be takene.

Whan ẏowre hawke maẏ be draw to reclaẏme and the maner of hir dẏette

Merke wele ẏowre medicines here folowẏng

How ẏe shall gẏde ẏow if ẏowre hawke be full goorged and ẏe wode soone haue a flẏght.

Here shal ẏe vnderstonde furthermore other maner of termẏs that belong vn to hawkis for to cōmende them for diuerse of theẏre propirteis

How ẏe shall naame the memberes of ẏowre hawkis in conuenient termes.

How ẏe shall gẏde ẏow whan ẏowre hawke is redẏ to flie. Also ẏe shall saẏ put vp a partriche

Whan ẏowre hawke hath nomme a fowle how ẏe shall do that ẏe rebuke not the hawke.

A medecẏne for to make an hawke to cast that is a comberẏd with castẏng with in her bodẏ

A medecẏne that an hawke shall not lie ī mew for vnlustẏnese.

How a man shall take an hawke fro the Eẏrer

A medecẏne for wormẏs in an hawke wiche sekenesse is called the Fẏlaundris.

A medecẏne for an hawke that hath a sekenesse the wich is called the aggresteẏne.

Let not an hawke be put in mew to late bot in this maner as it folowth. if ẏe loue ẏoure hawke

In what maner and how a man shall fede his hawke in mewe.

Who so will that an hawke mewe not nor fall noon of hir federis. therfore here is a medecẏne

For the gowte in the hede and ī the Raẏnes.

A medecẏne for the crampe in the thigh in the legge and in the fote of an hawke.

A medecẏne for a sekenes within the bodẏ of an hauke and it shewith not outewarde how she shall be holpen and in what maner.

For the passion that Goshawkis haue fastẏng

A medecine for an hauke combred ī the bowillis

For sekenes that haukis haue ī their Entrellis.

Here is a goode medecẏne for an hawke that wyll not coom to Reclaẏme.

A medecẏne for hawkis that bene Refreẏned.

A medecẏne for hawkẏs that haue paẏne in theẏr croupes.

A medecẏne for the stoone in the fundement

Merke this terme draw

A pratẏ craft to take an hawke that is brokẏn owt of mew. and all maner of fowlẏs that sẏt in trees if a man wẏll.

Of hawkẏs Bellẏs.

For a duke.

For an Erle.

Hawkes for a knẏght

Hawkis for a Squẏer.

For a ladẏ

An hawke for a ẏong man

Bestẏs of venerẏ.

Bestẏs of the Chace.

Note here the aage of an hert.

An Heerde. A Beve. A Sounder. A Route.

A Littill herde. A mẏdẏll heerd A grete heerd

What is a Sounder of swẏne grete or small

Of the Roo huntẏng. brekẏng. and dressẏng

Now of the hare.

Whiche beestis shall be reride with the lẏmer.

The discreuẏng of a Bucke.

Of the hornẏs of a Bucke.

Of the Roobucke.

Now of the hert and of the hynde.

Of the criẏng of theẏs beestẏs.

Merke well theẏs sesonẏs folowẏng.

Of the huntẏng of the haare

The boost that the maẏster hunter makẏthe to his man now here foloẏng ẏe maẏ here.

The Auauncers. the Forchers

What is a forloẏng.

Wiche thre thẏnges cause the houndes to endure

Wich best a slau hounde takis as sone as aswift

Whẏ the hare fumaẏs and croteis.

How nonẏ maner beestis of venerẏ Releue

The propretees of a goode hors.

Merke wele theẏs .iiii thẏnges.

If theis be not directid then go thei at aventẏr

The Compaẏnẏs of beestẏs and fowlẏs.

Now of fẏsshes

Here now foloyng shaƚƚ be shewed aƚƚ the Shyreys and the Byshopryches of the reolme of Englond And ye shaƚƚ vnderstonde that the Shyres be written before and the bisshopriches of thessame ar writ folowyng next aft and then afterward ar shewed the Prouynces of this londe.

Prouẏnces of England.

Here in thys booke folowyng is determyned the lynage of Coote armuris: and how gentilmen shaƚƚ be knowyn from vngentiƚƚ men. and how bondeage began first in aungeƚƚ and after succeded in man kynde. as it is shewede in processe boothe in the childer of Adam and also of Noe. and how Noe deuyded the worlde in .iij. partis to his .iij. sonnys. Also ther be shewyd the .ix. colowris in armys figured by the .ix. orderis of aungelis. and it is shewyd by the forsayd colowris wych ben worthy and wych ben Royaƚƚ. and of rigaliteis wiche ben noble and wich ben exellent. And ther ben here the vertuys of chyualry and many other notable and famowse thyngys to the plesure of noble personys shaƚƚ be shewyd as the werkys folowyng witteneses who so euer likyth to se thaym and rede thaym wych were to longe now to rehers. And after theys notable thyngꝭ aforesayde folowyth the Blasyng of aƚƚ maner armys in latyn french and Englisħ.

¶ Incipit Liber armorum.

How longe Cote armures wer begunne afore thẏncarnacion of owre lorde Ihesu crẏst.

Nẏne vertues of preciꝰ stonẏs

Here shall be shewed the .ix. artikelis of gentilnes. v of them ar amorows and iiii soueraẏn

Nẏne maner of gentẏlmen ther bene

Diferans countertreuis

How ther be .iiii. cotarmurẏs imperfite and be borẏn wẏth owte diferans

Note here well who shall gẏue cotarmures

In how manẏ places a knẏght maẏ be made

How Gentẏll men be made of Gromis that be nott of cootarmure nether blode and theẏ be cald vntriall and apocrifate as hit shewith foloẏng

In blasẏng of armẏs be .ix. quadrattis that is to saẏ .v. quadrate finiall and iiii. Roẏall

In armẏs be ii. pinẏonẏs. also it shewẏs wat clawrẏ cownterlẏ and quarterlẏ bene with other

Here begẏnnẏth the blasẏng of armẏs

I aske here moo questionis of the crossis signe

Off a playn cros cordyd.

Off an other maner cros that is calde a cros croslet.

Now it shaƚƚ be shewed of a cros that is turnyt a gayn.

Now folowis an Ermyn cros as it shaƚƚ be shewyd

Itt shaƚƚ be shewyd first of armys quarterit playn.

Off armys quartly borne now it shaƚƚ be shewyd.

Off armys quaterit and irrasyt now I will speke.

Off armys quarterit inueckyt now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Now of armys quarterit indentyt it shaƚƚ here be shewyd.

Off armys partit aftir the long way here shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Off armys ꝑtit the long way and inueckyt now I wiƚƚ speke

Off armys partyt aft the long way clowdy or nebulatyd.

Now here I begynne to speke of armys partyt ouerwart:

Now of armys partyt ou̇wartt ye shaƚƚ haue an exemple.

Off armys the wich ar calde cheiff or an hede I wiƚƚ shewe.

Off armys palit vndatit now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Off armys barrit playn now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt.

Off armys barryt crokyt and sharppe as here afṫ is shewit.

Now it shaƚƚ be shewyd of armys that ar bendly barryt.

Here ye shaƚƚ diligently merke armys barrit and lees barrid.

Now I intende to speke of bendys in armys as here.

Off liteƚƚ bendys in armys now here is an exempuƚƚ.

Off armys bende fusillyt here now I wiƚƚ exempuƚƚ.

Here now it shaƚƚ be spokyn̄ of dyuerse borduris ī armys.

Off armys bordurit and ingraylit now here folowys exemple

Now of armys borderit and talentit I wiƚƚ shew exemple.

Off borduris gobonatit now here is an exempuƚƚ.

Off armys contrari conyt here I wiƚƚ informe yow

Off pilit armys now here it shaƚƚ be shewyt:

Off tortellys or litiƚƚ Cakys in armys.

Off fontans or wellis here I wiƚƚ speke.

Off ryngys the wich be other rounde instrumentis I wiƚƚ speke

Off a tract ingraylyt oon booth the sydys here is an exemple.

Off tractis triplatit and quatriplatit othyrwyle.

Off a tract sympuƚƚ of .ij. colowris and inueckyt an exemple

After tractis now it shaƚƚ be spokyn of fyssuris or stauys.

Now here I begynne to speke of armys hedyd as it apperis.

Off armys palit with oon quarter of an other coloure.

Now of armys chekkerit here ye shaƚƚ haue an exemple.

Off Cheuerons the wich ī englisħ ar calde cowpuls of sparris

Off a Cheurron or a sygne capitaƚƚ engraylyt here is shewyt.

Off armys fusyllit in englisħ spyndyllis now I will speke.

Off oon fusyƚƚ borne in armys here I wiƚƚ exempuƚƚ.

Off an fusyƚƚ of dyuerse colowris now here I wiƚƚ speeke.

Off fusyllis by the maner of a bende here I wiƚƚ sūwat say.

Off losyngys how and what maner of wyse they be made.

Off armys sawtrie engradit here I wiƚƚ exempliƚƚ.

Off many crossis sawtre borne in armys ingradyt an exemple

Off Crownys in armys borne by the maner of a pale.

Off crownys in armys borne barrit here I wiƚƚ informe yow

Off .iij. Cronys borne in the Corneris of the shelde.

Off armys the wich ar calde frectis here now I wyƚƚ speke.

Off armys hauyng beestis salyentyng or rampyng.

Merke ye wele theys questionys here now folowyng.